Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05

my revolver Good Telephone Immediately
to Calendon to take the next train for Ant
werp. and meet me at the station. | don t
want to miss it." He threw himself into a
heavy overcoat. slipped the revolver into a
pocket. Jammed on his hat, and was off before
Naleska could question.
She waited in the studio, however, so alb
sorbed had she become in the mystery, so
much she feared that, when Astro did return,
IT would be with some dreadful news
TT was late in the evening when aph
boy arrived with message for her Eagerly
she tore it open. 1t read
Problem 2o4: White knight to king 5
fourth; black rock to queens bishops third
white kings rocks pawn to seventh; check
black queen bishop to king knight; third
mate. Please file A.
Naleska was never more exasperated In her
life. Only the solution to a knotty chess
problem
WHEN Calendon alghted on the platform
w at Antwerp, at eight o'clock that even
ing. he was met in the shadow of the station
by Astro and burly local constable.
Plenty of time and clear field, think, y
said Astro, his eyes dancing with the anticiPa-
ton of peril imminent, and unless I'm
very much mistaken in my understanding,
Mr. Caendon, I'll have SC &c pleasant news
for you before long.
Il hope to Heaven you I said the old
man. II can't stand this much longer. I've
sent Mrs Calendon to the hospital Her
nerves have quite given way under the strain.
| only hope that if we get the boy we'll find
the bastard that stole him as WE'LL" His look
was grim.
Il am afraid you won't get that oppor-
tunty. however, said the mystic. drawing
out his watch and pausing to inspect it under
a gas lamp. Mr.. Stacey was born under an
evil planet and in an evil House of the Heav-
ems. At the present moment he is under
arrest in the Beau Rvage Apartments. One
of his accompliCes has just left here for New
York, where she will be met by the police.
Another will soon be taken l have been
waiting for one more of the gang who is en-
gagged in a shady business hereabouts. We
need only him to solve the last shreds of
mystery in this affair. I've already seen him
in my crystals. dressed in black. 1t remains
to find him the material plane"
They walked rapidly through the outskirts
of the village, past quite a stretch of open
country
Calendon, nervously excited, spoke only
once, to say, There must be some change of
affairs, Astro for SO far l can find the gang
didn't speculate to-day In the stocks | tipped
off in The Era l had circle of my friends
attempting to influence the market; but it
got away from them altogether. We simply
couldn't sell enough to make any effect. The
Fountanet Company common stock jumped
seven points, when | sold out, and I'm about
fifty thousand ahead of the game. If my son
Is IeStoIeu 10 me, nave SOou cause W De
happy tonight" He relapsed into silence.
THEY were now approaching a lonely house
back from the road. and in utter darkness
Astro strobe up to the front door and knocked
There was response. The constable un-
locked the door with skeleton key, and all
three men entered. kerosene lamp was
found in the kitchen and lighted. Hardly
had it been brought into the front ROOM
when Calendon stopped and picked up a
child shirt.
1t is my sons, Pm sure!" he exclaimed
in excitement. Harold Harold!' he cried
aloud. and began a hasty search through the
rooms. He was followed by Astro and the
constable; but, after thorough inspection,
no living thing found except canary,
which, awakened by the disturbance, warbed
shrilly in the sitting room.
The constable threw open the cellar door.