The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-18

style. His mothers, I expect. He
must have been fond Of his mother"
At that moment Jocky Mason, beetle
browed and resentful, was reading a
letter which reached his lodgings two
hours before his arrival, in an envelope
bearing the omlnous initials 80. III.
NJ s."
1t was from the Southwark police
station.
Sir-Kindly make II convenient to at
tend here tomorrow evening at p. m.
Yours truly, II. BRADLEY, q
Inspector.
TIE following day it was Mason's
duty to report himself under his ticket
the police to give preliminary warn
ing in this respect Failure on his part
meant arrest. That was all the Off
Gals looked after.
whats up nowT' he muttered.
Anyway, Grenier was right. This
gives me q cast iron alibi. I'll ac
knowledge it at once"
His accomplice, hoping to obtain
sleep from champagne, consumed the
contents of small bottle in his bed
room, while he scanned the columns of
the local evening papers for any ref
erence to seaside mystery" on the
Yorkshire coast.
There was none. Anson's body had
not been recovered yet.
Before going to bed he wound Phil
ip's watch. He examined it now with
greater interest than he had bestowed
on 1t hitherto.
Although silver, 1t appeared to be u
good one. He opened the case to ex-
anime the works. Inside there was an
inscription:
Presented to Philip Arson, aged fifteen
years. by the officers and men of the
Whitechapel division Of the metropolitan
police as a token of their admiration for
his bravery in assisting to arrest a no.
torious burglar.
Beneath was the date of Mason's
capture.
"Where was 1 ten years ago?" he
unused.
He looked back through the soiled
leaves Of a sordid record and found
that he was then acting In a melo-
drama entitled 1.-The Wages of SIM"
And the wages of sin is death! The
drama insisted on the full measure of
Biblical, accuracy. Altogether Grenier
lay down to rest under unenviable con-
ditions.
He dreamed that he was falling down
precipices and striking sheets of blue
water with appalling splashes. Each
time he was awakened by the shock.
But he was a hardy rogue where
conscience was concerned, and he
BwOre himself to sleep again. Rest he
must have. He must arise with steady
head and clear brain.
He was early astir. His first act
was to send for the Yorkshire morn
Ing papers. They contained no news
of Philip Arson dead, but the local
sheet chroncled his arrival at York.
This was excellent. The banker
would see It. A few printed lines car
ry great weight in such matters.
Then he signed the leases, dispatched
them in typewriter envelope and
telegraphed:
documents forwarded this morning.
Please meet wishes expressed in letter.
Surely" he reflected, Abingdon
will not give another thought to my
proceedings. Philip Arson is not q
boy in leading strings"
He wired to Evelyn:
Sorry for misunderstanding Blue Atom
must wait until my return.
Here was a way out. Whatever that
speck Of color meant, 1t could
be dealt with subsequently.
But Evelyn's prompt reply only made
confusion worse confounded:
Delay Is impossible. The man has put
Dn the duchess two days already.
So man and duchess and period
of time were mixed up with blue
atom. He must do something desper-
his plan Of alienation soon
er than he intended. He answered.:
Too busy to attend to matter further
Going to Leeds today. Letters here as |
usual.
And to Leeds he went. Residence in |
York was fever-a constant fret. In
Leeds he was removed from the arena
He passed the afternoon and evening |
In roaming the streets, consumed with
a fiery desire to be doing, daring, BRAY
Ing difficulties.
But he must walt at least another
day before he could lay hands on any
portion of Philip Anson's wealth save
the money stolen from his pockets.
At the hotel there was only one letter
and no kilograms.
The London bankers wrote:
We beg to acknowledge yours of yester-
lay. Your cash balance at date Is
R12,n0 9s. Id. Your securities in our pos
session amount to a net value at today's
prices OF about $4,000 including 100000
'onsols at par. We will forward you de-
JAILED list IL desired and will be pleased to
realize any securities as directed
Kindly note that instructions for sale
should be given In your handwriting and
not typed.
There was Joy, intoxicating almost to
madness, in this communication, but 1t
was not unleavened by the elements Of
danger and delay.
His signature had been accepted
without demur. He could control an
enormous sum without question. These
were the enhancing certainties which