The Washington times., 1908-07-19

0@riau DESERT. I gdthef. . have one
chance ~ escape. AT Singapore
through c0nuivance Of q servant But
n faint cnance a. best Ling zoos
band have long arms u you don't
near OF me aGain-COd bless you aud
goOd-Dy, This is horrible. know
that Acton Cough
Here the letter ended in a scravgI.
as Z TIE write= mad been hastily H.
leTrafted, and E5oIbrook imagined that
at this point Sinclairs friend had hur-
red che missive 20 the mail not dar-
ing 10 wait TIL the prisoner had writ
ter more He Euew there was q weird
story hidden behind the scribbIed
words Of the letter. which was crush
lngly definite I'D that il destroyed al
hope Of Sinclairs Intervention or help.
He showed the letter that night 10
Marceua Vincent
Poor PhHt" was ali she said.
Several days later HoIbrook re-
ceived another letter.
seem 10 have contracted a habit
OF getting queer letters" he Thought
srlmly, as he scanned its contents. II
ran as follows.
Have you any faith in womau's in
your success ] wish that tonight a
. o'clock YOU would can al 10. -
Fifty street. West, ana ask lor Miss
y think you viii hear something
10 your adVanJage.-
1T reads like Q personal 7 Won
der II it's hoax or a deccy.~ thought
Phil III go. however I'm BEGIN
nlng not 20 care very much what han
pens 10 me nOw-but, just the same.
III carry a revolver WITH me when /
90 10 meet Miss X Quite melodra-
matte, upon my word y stands for
the unknown, all the world over"
That evening HolbrOok went 90 His
room and secured his revolver.
II mad been a particularly DISTRESSING
day The district attorney had rested
his case some days before and Harper
Colville had brought forward his Wit
nesses for the defense The only SEN
cation HOIbroOk had imagined Col
vile would spring would be The true
history Of the painter OF THE Snake.
but. 10 his wonder and cnagrin. Col
vile, strangely enough, had not men
toned this point. HOIbrook found Al
occasion To question the lawyer sbouf
the matter
could not touch upon it, was the
answer because my client ext5rtCd a
promise from me that L would not.
he says IL Is his Whim; that he wishes
10 De loyal TO his dead uncIe-s wishes
IN me matter that ne can not con
sent 10 reveal that secret
The day closed Rith The case for The
defense almost finished. and on All
sides IL was agreed that 10 was a very
himsy and weak defense. and thsr
Cioush was, 10 all practical purposes
as good as doomed.
Most OF the papers followed Biu-
Fosters lead in the Wire ana mac
much OF the himsincss Of the derorso
The Budget stood practically, alone in
It's ninimizatio1 o. the weakness
HolbrOok made his WY uu-rovy,
halI-neartedly, and in due time ar
rived at Miss Y s residence. IL r11ra-
ed out 10 be an apartment hotel. and
upon his inquiry for Miss y. the
clerk who seemed TO have received
ms instructions, Ushered the reporter
into the reception room
Miss " ne said viii be down
/ think, immediately
HoIbrOok waited apatheticzr-- sur-
veying with Indifference the rather
olngy decorations Of the room In =
moment he heard a ruStIing Of sl1trt.
IN The hall He turned as Miss Y
entered the room.
she was bright-eyed Iilte woman.
who seemed dimIy familiar.
Perhaps you don't remember me"
she SAID TN a friend OF MsrceUz
Vincent Clara Goodman