The Ordway new era., 1907-03-29
.c...,,-e, 10. by pobt, t,-n'fTiil Coz
CHAPTER vl.-con,inued.

thousand dollars worth OF sehiS VI"
your person tonight"
shrugged. The accusation was so
impossible that my confidence fe
turned.
MIR. Haggcrty. you are making
stupid mistake. IOn are losing uthe'
besides. | am not the man for whohl
YOU are hunting. My name is Richard
Comstalk."
"one name or another, 1t does not
matter"
PLENTY OF gall" murmured one oil
the mlnions of the law. whom aiier'
ward learned was the chief OF the VII
lage police.
The card by which You gained
admittance here demanded the great
Haggcrty truculently.
surrendered It. A crowd had By
this time collected curiously about us.
l could sec the musicians ON the stage
peering over the plants.
The thief you are looking for has
gone said /. HE escaped by the
coal window By this statement my
feet sank deeper still.
What did / tell you?' cried Hag-
gerty, turning to his men. They bad
an accomplice hidden in the cellars,
~ beg to inform you that you are
making mistake that Will presently
cost you dear."-thinking OF the polit-
icai pull my uncle had in New York.
'I am the nephew OF Daniel Wither-
spoon"
Worse and worse said the chief
OF police.
81 request Mr.. Hamilton to be called.
lie will prove TO you that you are
greatly mistaken" Everything looked
pretty black, can tell YOU.
You will see whom you please. but
only after you are safely landed in the
lookup. Now, Madame" - turning
swiftly upon the Blue Domino, what
is your part in this fine business?"
ut certainly has no part in yours"
-icily.
Haggerty smiled. My skin 10 very
thick. Do you know this fellow?"
She shook her head lie stood un.
decided for u space.
Let me see your card"
81 decline to produce it."-haughtily.
Haggerty seemed staggered for n
moment. Il am sorry to annoy you.
but you must be identified at once.
And why?"-proudly. Was It for
hidden to so into the club cellars for
such harmless things as apples?"
Apples! ! looked at her admiringly
Apples? repeated Haggerty.
Couldn't you have sent servant for
| them"
She did not reply.
You were with this clever gentle.
man in the cellars You may or may
not be acquainted with him do not
wish to do anything hasty in regard to
yourself, but your position is rather
equivocal. Produce your card md be
identified-if you really can.
| 81 refuse!"
Then ! shall ask you to accomrnnv
us to the room up stairs till the police
patrol arrives"
Il will go,"-quIetly.
I "Nonsense," / objected. "on my
word of honor, | do not know this
lady. Our presence in the cellar was
perfectly harmless. There is no valid
reason for OBTAINING her. II is an ont.
rage!"
Il am not going to stand here arpn.
ing with YOU" said Hagerty. lie,
the lady produce her card: let her dis.
close her identity, That is simple
enough"
nave already given You my deter.
mination on that subject" replied the
girl. i can very well explain nv nras
ence here. but absolutely decline tc
explain 1t to the police"
didn't understand her at all She
mad said that she possessed an alibi
why didn't she produce it?
30 the two of us left the gorgeous
ballroom. Every one moved aside 10,
us. and quickly, too, as If we had b,f
lhe plague, looked in vain for Ham
ilton. lie was friend in need. w,
were taken into the stewards of,c,
ana the door was shut and Iockod
me band in the ballroom went ga,
iopine through a two-step. and IN,
ga'ety was in full swing again Th,
thief had been rounded up! How IN,
deuce was 1t going to end,
i = can not tell you how sorry nm
% nave mixed you up in this" i sal,
to the girl. 'a''
fou are in no manner to blame
Ihink Of what might ha "a hannana,
mad You blown up the nosf.off1na,u
She certainly was the least emh.,
rassed Of the two OF us, / addrao.a. ua.
NY my next remark Z" the great Haa
4! rfiArd's7r p's'o' \
man in my business. J. ssid II.
~ mildly, ~ often foac1 II y. Z. 49,,