The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

at times. However, you need not be
 afraid 1 do not write letters to stupid
 policemen for nothing. l am able and
 willing to meet with all your require
 ments l am doing this, you understand,
 not through passionate love or fear of the
 police, but because" She shrugged her
 shoulders and her eyes smoldered. well.
 one sometimes wearies of the role of
 human door mat l am nauseated with present existence
 "Kind of soured on the whole game,
 eh ?" said the man. Well, I guess you've
 been door mat long enough. Come
 up the avenue. Some of your friends may be cycling us up.'
 Don't trouble yourself" said the wom- an sarcaastocally. My esteemed conferes
 are out of the city and won't be back for
 three hours. They expect to Vacate the city tomorrow However I'm going to veto that expecta tion. l thought perhaps you would like to come over to the es- tablishment and get all the evidence nec- cesary Then you can set trap for
 them to walk into I'll show you the whole outht and where the wires come in. I know you would rather accept the n- vitation when the gentlemen aren't Vis-
 ible. You policemen are such heroic aggregation" and she sneered politely '.Expedite" she added. 'I haven't time to waste It is really too bad the captain
 was indisposed. Why didn't he send a
 man instead of you? You appear to be | nothing but one vast silence with hair on it."
 Ring off" said the man gruffly. GO 1 on Show the way By rights this ain t ! my graft-this sneaker work. I'm ward man."
 The woman shrugged her shoulders and, | in silence led the way toward Sixth ave- 1 nue. She stopped before a respectable I looking flat house.
 | In silence they made their way through | f,,,int h1ll nd n peted stairs. It was a single apartment house-one family on each floor. The man waited silently as the woman inserted the | key in the Yaes lock; then the door was
 opened After shutting the door softly
 the woman led the day down the dmly lighted hall to large drawing room at
 the end The gas was lighted and the ] man noticed that everything was in eX" uuislte taste. The carpets were costly and the pictures on the wall looked price less.
 We live pretty luxuriously. eh?" said the woman with laugh. She had re- moved her hat and jacket.
 Sure" said the man, looking carefully around the room. Where do you keep the telegraph layout? thought you were
 in a hurry?'
 T was" said the woman softly. 'I am not now"
 "No?" said the man slowly, a gleam
 of half smothered suspicion in his eyes. Well, you better make a hurry If you haven't one"
 The smile on the woman's face had suddenly become a leer. She was stand ing with her back to a pair of dark green velvet portieres that closed off the room from the parlor adjoining. Sud denly, with bow and mocking laugh she turned and flung them wide apart. Permit me to reunite two old friends. she cried dramatically. Captain Lanna- gan-Professor Brown"
 A small, well dressed man, with high bred face and glasses, was standing with folded arms in the opening. An" he said suavely, advancing into the room, " a most suspicious meeting. see. my dear Captain, that you received my billet doux How delightfully."- prompt you are as regards your enga gements. By
 the way. don't you think it's rather