The Washington times., 1907-11-24
The Grim MecesS Face of the Detective Anney and His Serr
Words Cause the Pride of Mrs Fairfax Wilt She Whispers
Softly, Are You Now Threatening Me With Arrest?"

cagerly-a lit.iz Jfo eagerly. Anneriy
thought 1t sounded quite as though
the money was matter Of indiGer-
oEcs, after Al. ard the man was only.
Tor some reason. playing for time.
Otherwise he would have doubted An
Eerly's word about the value OF the
Information which he had 10 dispose
Of. and would have tried &c drive q
harder bargain.
You will have to say what you have
10 say al once, yOu SNOW urged Au-
leriy again. Il told vou that ] could
waste Tao time upon you"
II won't keep ycu long now SIR.
Detective" There was q touch OF sat
isfaction now in the mans voice An
ner!', = little depressed and alert Tor
the threatened danger. swept a guard
I'd glance W and down the river and
tightened his hold upon ais revolver,
but he saw nothing
He glanced sharply a the face Of the
man before him again and was con-
firmed il his suspicion Whatever the
man had been waiting for-he waited
FOR no longer.
You are in = hurry7 Well, ] am IN
hurry. too. The game Is up. Mr.
Annerly. and you are a bigger fool
than I had thought you were. No
hands up above your head. pleaAst
You have bean covered by pistol for
quite i've minutes and. really.
would about IS soon have you dead as
alive. So, IS have 10 especial solicit
tude about your health. you VIII re-
main studlously quiet. please"
TIE words and the tone turned An
neriy cold. He had heard thar voice
- FaFF - 4 =.
the last few DAYS. He had been q
fool witless fool. o. he would never
nave acted in this bssotted fashion
What ID YOU wants" he asszeS
quietly. NO 7 an rot intending to
Tske any attempt 70 use my pistol.
assure you- II is two against one.
and my life Is DEER tn me II to no ons
else What is 1T you vant?-
NO nonsense now. Mr.. AnnerIy, you
know said the same man who had
spoken first -Ap1 Ve are not going
% harm YOU II ysu are reasonable
We only want look at that paper
which you were bCastina Iusy now
that you had in yoJr possession"
The paper" teFnpOrized Annsrfy
inabringIy. What do you near?
And that won't do at aIl-that
l. b
You claimed that you knew where
that VIII was, you know-that later
will-sud We mean 70 have Il And
We don't give n damn how We Est 1t.
either" hs added sRvaEsly.
Annerly was thinking earnestly. Tho
man evidently meant what Il said, and
could want the win only TO destroy e.
Whom would that act benefit Either
Helen Fairtsx-or ths four young peo-
pie IN the event 81 a failure 20 produce
that much-taiked-of later wiII-wouid
inherit the estate. Presumably. OF
course. HeIsn Fairfax But that will
also might destroyed or Myers was
as shrewd az he was unscrupuIous.
ana Reynolds was for saIe) there
might be WAYS Of invziidatinE that
earlier viii
Il ha-en't got that paper" he said
decidedly. IT would swear to that IL
II would do the least good for me 20
do so"
The stranger had the pistol By this
tins Some one behind the detective
Urip2ed him up oleveriy. and his head
struck smartly on bit OF outcropplng
rock as he went down.
Il stunned him momsntsriIy. When
he recovered consciousness he vas
aware that they had finished searching
him.
he either lied about II IN the EYst
place. and I don't believe he 6id
that''-tnis second voice vas thorough
~ unfsmiliar-'or he was smart enough
10 leave IL behind when he came Ia
meet this appointment. lie hasn't get
1t now, that's a cineh. Hes too damned
clever"
Where is 1t, do you kearv' The
first man shook him roughly Come
where did you leave it7''
DO you really expect me to be fool
enough 20 tell you thAtT-' asked An
neriy. mildly.
Co to the devf.'' Erowled the arst
msn. sourly.
lie struck the detective so brutaIIv
across The mouth with his pistol II Al
the blood spurted out IN an ugly
stream
Go slow. SAM said The first man.
warDingly- There IS nc need Of that.
you Knows yet And maybe not at
all
He jerksd Annsrly roughly into sit
ting position.
You haven't got that paper with
You he said, furiously, but II YOU
didn't lie you know just where II Is
II you are a man OF sense you will
tell us.
If you Co. one or Us-either I or ny
friend here-will stay with you while
The ether goes after il When he
br1ngs II, OF ] bring IL. you will be
taken 20 isosstOn, put on northbOund
Train, sn0 left free t. so your way.
II We don't md this paper where you
say il is. or If you are damned fool
enough 70 refuse 70 tell us. why. YOU
mus ts1e the consequences: that is
FL. Ms. be YOU will believe It when
CeN HOu that in one Of the men before
yJG o. see the I'erson v no sent Syl-
Nes,s- Fairfax 20 his last account
Dd, go 20 NELL" said the Other
dercelg- You are talking too much
You'll pr your OWL neck in the halter
next thing you will -
Inc other man looked uncertainty at
h.as, then impauently at the detec-
Ute.
We'll, what about it?' he asked.
savagely.
I can't give you any information
about the viii. SAID Annerly, steadily
In the first place
Some che will cone along, directly. -
said the second man, glancing about
him. iupE tisBtly. 1T is a short road
t. the highway from the country be-
how gs. And IL we put him out Of the
wy9<-if he will act the fooi-why. il
VIII serve our purpose about as well
as the will itself.