The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06

alarmed 81 ~f
AHold hard, old chap he said In his
natural voice. Il am only trying an
experiment on you"
:, "What tomfo0leFy Is thisT shouted
the other, gazing al him with the sus-
nicious- side glance Of a discounted
Aox which has been startled by some
person familiar to 1t in ordinary guise.
but masquerading In Outre garments.
"A mere pleasantly. assure you
Good heavens, man, how you must
hate this fellow Arson II you are so
paady to slay him at sight! From your
Own story, he only acted ~ ninety whine
people out of hundred would have
done in helping the cop"
"What / want to know is why you
are playing tricks on me. won't
stand 1t. I'm not built that way"
SNOW. Mason. be reasonable. Can
aak anybody else IL resemble Philip
Anson when made up to represent
him?"
perhaps not, but you ought to have
warned me. Besides, ! am worried to-
Day" as
"What has happened nowr
81 went to report myself at South
wark police station. Who should find
there but Bradley. the chap we used to
call Sailor. He is an inspector now.
and of course he knew me at once"
what of thatT"
"He pretended to take an interest III
me and tried to lead me on to talk
about you"
1.-THE devil he did,
"Oh. | know their ways. They can I
do anything TO me as long as SHOW
ND regularly and keep clean slate.
"But what about me-"
at said you had been a good friend
there was no use In DENYING that was
here pretty often-and that we both
thought OF emigrating,"
Good We will"
mot me. / have score to settle
"Patience. my worthy friend Your
score shall be settled in full can
not pEsvsnt It even II I would. Do you
think have been Idle or that ! spend
Langdon's money on wild goose
chase? Not me. LangdOn has taken
my advice at last. He has met this
charmer with whom he is 80 infatuat-
I'D She almost recognized him, but he
pretended such complete ignorance or
her and even Of London that her sus-
plcions were quoted"
what good Is that to usr
Little. but II gave him the Oppor-
tunity to try and ingratiate himself
He failed most completely. and WHY
"How do know? He Is an ass any
way"
df"Txactiy. More than that; the young
lAdy Is in love with Philip Anson.'
.'I'm not"
But he is In love with her. At first
both Mrs. Atherley and the girl kept
him at arms length. She was too poor
he too rich. That difficulty was smooth
cd over quite recently, and they meet
now nearly every day. Langdon hasn't
dogs chance, and IL all goes well
the happy pair will soon be or to Nor
way or Switzerland for their honey
moon"
"Oh. indeed Then where does all
your clever scheming come in! WHY
have you held me back? He went to
SuHaex. You wouldn't let me follow
him. He was out late several nights
ON his motor car along the North road
1 would have met him and smashed
his face In with a life preserver, but
vOu held me back What are you driV'
ing ut? What's the gamer"
You shall see"
Grenier went to cupboard and took
ont a small box. From this he pro
duced a single check and several slips
of paper on which were written names
and signatures.
"That is an old check signed by Phil
IN Arson" he said co0lly. Here Is ms
signature repeated several times tol
amusement 1t only needs man OF
action like you. an accomplished actor
like myself, to possess the necessary
nerve-the nerve that risks all on
sunreme coup---and we will be not only
rolling in money. but able to enjoy lif'
pleasantly in any part of the world We
select. even in London when the vino
charges little"
"You must talk plainly II you wan
me to understand YOU" said Masol
arggedly
,"Vcry well. You think | am some
what like Philip Arson at this mo
montf"
"His Image, confound him.
mo: not his image. | would no
humhug his friends. might puzzle
thc~l for moment ut distance, bu
lcl them speak with me, and an
ranc II is sufficient that | resemble
hi,. But the handwriting = that !
gOody'
"llrst class
There agree with you. My skill II
that direction has been admitted b.
three bank clerks and an Old Bale.
nudge And now for the coup. II yo'
intend to kill this young gentleman
Won may as we'll Kill him to our mu
ual advantage. There is no gain Il
hein,y hanged for him unnecessarily