The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-18

the man McCready, whom you noted the first day
An hour later as stood at the head of the center
aisle and looked at the little seated in
the stage box watching the performance already
begun, it flashed me that had seen her in
broad daylight some time recently. l could not
say when or where, but every line of her figure
and something about her hat with its flmy
drapery about the brm was familiar.
Good evening, Mr.. Duncan" she said with a
gracious smile as l entered the box. 1t neces-
sary for me to put forth effort to repress sur
prise that she knew my name. You are Mr. Dun
can, you not? OF course you wonder how |
guessed it know Mr. Rand by sight and he
did come. who is SO likely TO take his place as
YOURSELF"
Il am extremely glad meet you, Miss De-
sarte' l began, boldly leading a trump. Il must
confess profound admiration for the manned in
which you cleared that wall the other evening One
of the officers with wanted to try a wing shot at
you. but am very glad he restrained"
Really, about to shoot at me?
she responded gleefully and without the slightest
constraint. l had not stirred her in the least by
my tactics. That was most exciting. You know
| do very great deal of work for the foreign gov
ernments, especially the French and l had made
up my mind that there were number of things in
the shops which going into the battleshps.
that the Bureau Maritime would be glad hear of,
went with my pole. 1 very sorry to
be compelled to leave 1t behind"
could scarcely keep from smiling She thought
she had hoodwinked me completely by her appar-
ent candor; at least she had established a friendly
though false basis between which would be
agreeable to both and would allow to play each
his or her own game in the background.
She very pretty and most interesting, espec-
tally her stories of experiences a spy in fact,
enjoyed the evening greatly and If there was any
constrant between us, neither showed 1t. / was
amazed at her information about the great secret
international OF late years and realized for
the first time that were arrayed against CO.
terie we'll worth the struggle. Perhaps she meant
for to this. Perhaps she was so audacious
as to be willing to let think that, in her had
my hand the medium of the transmission of the
information and to defy me to find out who the
sender and who the ultimate receiver
AS about to alight from the cab at her
door, she said,
Mr.. Duncan. it is a fad with me, this going to
the beaches, but will you meet me at Hedlers on
the walk at Far Rockaway at eleven tomorrow
morning l may have some very interesting things
to tell you.
The latter hint was bait, pure and simple. OF
course l agreed to go and it not until l got to
the club that made up my mind that she had
intention whatsoever of going but was bent only
me from the scene of action
The cabman called me back he turned away
from the club doorway.
You have left something, sir, he said.
Another cab was passing at slow speed and tall
dark man lolled indoently in it, watching by
the bright light l stepped forward and picked
from the bottom of my cab, thin, black leather
wallet closely filled with papers. Just then there
was rush from behind me- The wallet snatch
ed from my hand, and turned in time to see the
tall dark man spring back into his cab with the
agility of tiger. Before my cabby could get
dar way the other cab was lost in the trong.
OF course must tell Rand at once all that had
happened, and 1 knew 1 would have a struggle to
keep from choking him when he laughed at
And well he might be amused. Doubtless 1 had
had the whole in my hands, at least l could
have made sure of whether or not the fair Anita
was prey.
Absently 1 stood in the library bordering the
matter when of the attendants to
with note tray. Under 1t lay the thin black
wallet empty. The note read:
Dear Dunk: Go to Yorkvie Court in the morn
ing at nine and appear against the Baron
Oldenhaus, charged with larceny of your wallet
the street. Get postponement. He is in the
tody of Sergeant Creagan in the Hotel st. Auburn
and if remanded to Creagans custody may be kept
out of the game tomorrow. Join me at the navy
yard at We the finish. Rand.
1 was too tired to puzzle over the last strange
turn of events and in half hour at home
and asleep.
AT Yorkve Court I found that the Baron Won
Oldenhaus" Of Rand's note was my tall dark friend.
Of the night previous got him remanded in
Creagan's custody as suggested 1t was nearing
eleven when left the court and l hurried to the
navy yard, reading my way a note which Crea-
gan had passed me in answer to my whispered
quest to what statement the Baron had made to
him.
Creagan said that the Baron's version was that
he had been instructed by his government to come
to the United States n wit Ami ta Da-
sarte, and while maintaining friendly relation
ship between them, make that she proper
ly serving the bureau of military Intelligence
Berlin in securing some information battleship
construction. He had followed her to the New
Amsterdam Theatre. had her encounter me
and had trailed us to her home. Just after
left she had come running out in great excitement
to look for her lost wallet Hearing her story the
tall, dark man had followed ME. stepping from his
cab and bad snatched the ualIat - 49, =