Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-08-23

~ %Ii'~I, OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
,IArIIH I-Ihomas Erirhos'n, ,""ng
fu-llshman, ha. lost the money with VIII il lac
WIS Ia pay his passage out to India He lends
Captain Elsydrs Is. the amount of his passage
money aud IN return gets worthless check,
which leaves him pcnnilrsI He confcs-es his
error 10 Claire Harding, his h"yhood sweet
heart li-Jamr- Edward illian naintrrr Is
in love with Claire. llI-1om finds out that
cap ain B!aydrs il paying attention 10 Oar"
and il to I = NJ her h"us" that might He VOWS
l., have satisfaction from B,aydc-. hut PEE niisc.
lair. that IL viii not SEEK l;lt,d's iUr two
weeks Tom meets Blayd,> few moments
lat, r aud irmtlr'~ he -. " Elaydcs draws
a sword cane On Tor, whp sIna-h.s II with a
l'sAy stack which h" carries E!ayd"s has not
the nuu.y. hut eil's i"'n his gold wair and
Tom si,n- an ai;Ic,m'nt to pawn the watch AMI
gv" tie irrart 10 Hayics. Tom leaves and Is
>t.a 10y II q, formed man. who asks the
TIM liz IA NJ morning E!ay':es Is found
htuts' n murdered hcr!'lr the stile where he had
L., t.lAm.. Ia Tom. N-l;sy i.n has Keen
lubhcd Of Cvcryth among wiich the nrws
p@Icrs meIition the gold wair!i wh'rh Wa really
given To- Tom. Tom la! >topI,d for The night
nj The house of tie man who WAS driving the
coach vt the time Tom met Bisyde-. lie j. ae-
ruscd hv the coacinian of being the murderer.
lie tscal es ana dis,suisrs himself but Is afraid
to pawn { Ec watch.
CHAPTER VI.
~SD run 10 risk OF observation
= through the dirty. bare win
dOwS. Il; We'll rs to secure
equii!stance from all possible
points Of approach or escape. the hunt
cd youth had lain him down IN tie hall.
with the bottpm stair for his pillow.
He was rewarded with the full shock
Of this ear splitting tattoo. Tom crop
ed his way on tiptoe to the garden door
and stealthily Withdrew tie bolts. The
door was One-half colored glass, show
Ing pink moon in purple sky and
a neglected. garden which by daylight
would have been sky blue with ruby
margin, but now 1t merely gave IN
other coat to night. and Tom was out
side and halfway down the flight Of
stone steps before he saw that which
made the iron balustradc grow colder
10 bis hand. The chimney pot hat,
white trousers and drawn staff of one
of the new police awaited him at the
bottom.
Come along" SAID this officer. ITS
no use turning back. Hear that"
As lie spoke the noise OF breaking
6i0oS SuHic tuIOuSu tIic open uOOT, stuu
Toms mind was made up. Suddenly
crouching. with knees and elbows at
acute angles, he sprang clean Oh top Of
the police officer. who collapsed be-
meath him like house Of cards. The
fall was bad enough for Tom. His nose
was bleeding when he picked himself
up. but the other lay motionless Oh his
back. and Tom bent over him In horror.
His eyes opened that instant. and he
made q grab at Tom. who turned and
darted down the garden just as there
was clatter Of fresh feet upon the
stone stairs behind.
The garden wall was mercifully low.
Tom vaultcd 1t and all but landed in
a cucumber frame upon the other sidc.
lie found himself In a nursery garden,
with avenues OF crystal roofs shining
to the moon in long low parallels.
Down one such causeway sped Tom ut