Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-11-07


little while and then go out quietly"
Grenier was right A detective had
already nudged an acquaintance and
whispered:
''The pigeon seems to be upset. And
one of the hawks is In a rare temper
too. I'll keep an eye on that collec-
ton"
He watched them through a mirror.
He saw Grenier exert himself to put
his companions in a better humor.
When they went out, he followed and
ascertained from the commissionnaire
at the door that they had gone toward
Shaftesbury avenue.
by walking rapidly he sighted them
again and saw them turn into a door
way
"Grenier's chambersp' he said.
what a splendid nerve that fellow
has. Reports himself coolly at Scot
land Yard every month and lives in
style not half a mile away. How does
he manage it? l must make some in
quiry about the others"
Certainly the methods of the superior
scoundrels of London are peculiar.
Grenier knew that he was a marked
man in the eyes Of the police. He
knew that the particular saloon bar
he affected was the rendezvous not
only of others like himself, but of the
smartest detective officers Of the net
ropolitan force. Yet this was his ia
vorite hunting ground. Where the car
cass is there are the jackals. He would
never dream of honest endeavor in a
new land to begin life anew. The feast
was spread before his eyes, and he
could not resist it.
But Grenier was q careful rogue.
After boyhood of good training and
education, he drifted into a bad set
at the beginning of his adult career.
Once, indeed he endeavored to put his
great natural abilities to some reason
able use by going on the stage. The in
dustrious hardship of the early years
OF an actors striving were not to his
liking, however. No sooner had he at
tanned a position of trust as manager
of touring company than he tamper-
ed with moneys intrusted to his care.
He was not actually found out, but
suspected and dismissed. Then the reg.
ular gradations of crime came natural
ly to him. Gambling, card sharping,
company frauds, even successful for
gerry, succeeded each other in their rec
ognized sequence, until at last came
detection and heavy sentence, for the
authorities had long waited for him to
drop into the net.
Now that he was free, he did not in
tend to revisit any Of his majesty's
convict settlements if he could help it.
His wits were sharpened, his cool in
tellect developed by prison life and as
sociatiOns. He personally would keep
clear of the law and make others sup
port him.
He would depend on two classes of
contributOrs-fools, like Langdon, and
slow witted criminals. like Mason. Be
ing a really clever man, it would be
strange if his own middle path were
not kept clear of letters.
In the mystery surrounding Philip
scented interesting developments. Be-
ginning with a young rake's attempt to
ensnare a beautiful girl, he suddenly
discovered situation pregnant with
the potentiality of gain to himself 1t
did not matter TO him who paid him,
whether Arson or Langdon. He would
betray one or the other or both im-
partially.
Mason he liked. The mans rugged
strength Of character, his sledge ham
mer villainy, his logged acceptance Of
the leadership of n more skilled rascal,
appealed to him. Mason was a tool,
and a hard hitting one. He would use
him, safeguard him If he could, but
use him anyhow.
In the seclusion of Grenier's small
fat Langlon poured out his spleen
Arson was the bane of his life. His
stepfather was AnsOn's uncle, and the
old idiot recently found out certain
facts concerning the life led by his
stepson that caused a family rupture
His mother endeavored to patch mat
tiers with i'll success, and the baronet
was intent on finding his sisters son
and atoning to him for years of neg
lect by making him his heir.
Lady Louisa concealed nothing of
this from her scapegrace son. She
hoped TO brighten him by the threaten
ed loss Of supplies. but neither fright
nor hatred could bring him to leave
London ana settle down to a quiet life
in Devonshire, when perhaps the eld-
erly naturalist's fit of Indignation
might gradually wear itself out.
At this crisis came his discovery of
Evelyn Atherley and a mad desire to
win her affections. He even dreamed
of persuading her to marry him and
by this means succeed in rehabilltat-
Ing himself with Sir Philip Morland.
The girl was well born. Mrs. Ather-
ley was Lord Nanstone's half sister,
and, although his lordship had ruined
himself and his relations by his ex-
travagance, the match was in every
other respect suitable
He was NOT pOufpnt with tho Glow.