The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-13
CHAPTER Il.-Continued.

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1--WE seldom use this" said the girl,
yeading the vague %unspoken question
n his eyes. THE jewel safe is up
uairs in my room"
at doesn't matter In the least" he
replied, smiling, so long as / may
safely rid myself of these obnoxious
papers. And If you do not mind, I'll
!eave them there till Monday morning.
I've thought 1t all out, Kate. A maps
only human, after all. l could
prosecute the case myself; I'd be
thinking of you and the bread ! have
eaten. I'll turn the matter over to
Challoner, and let him do as he thinks
best. OF course, l shall be called as a
witness when the case m up in
court, II It ever does"
She did not reply, but shut the door
of the safe and rose from her knees.
The south side of the dining room
was made up of long colonial windows
that opened directly upon the lawn,
They were more like doors than win.
dows. She locked each one carefully
and drew the curtain.
"Norah is probably growing i'm
patient for u.s." she said.
With an indescribable impulse he
suddenly drew her into Ms arms and
kissed her. 1t might be the last he
could ever claim.
"John!" she murmured, gently dis
engaging herself.
Il love you," he said, "and l could
not help it. Everything looks so
dark"
The clock in the hall chimed the
quarter hour after II. ~Cavenaugh was
in his den. His desk was Uttered with
sheets of paper, Upon which were
formidable columns of figures and dol
lar signs. He sat back in his chair
and listened. He thought he heard a
door or window close; he wasn't GER
tain. 1t was probably N of the serv'
ants. He bit off the end of a fresh
cigar and resumed his work. Let the
young people play golf, if they wanted
to, and dance and frivol away the pre-
cious hours; they would never know
the joy of seeing one become two, two
become four, and so on, till the add
ing grew into the ransoms of many
kings. Ay, this was to live. Oh, the
beautiful numerals! Brigade after
brigade, corps after corps, they
marched at a sign from him; an army
greater than that of kings. To sit In
a little room, as in a puppet booth
and juggle the policies of the ma
tons! Yes, Kate should have a duke
and Norah a prince; he would show
them all some day. Recollecting Car
rington, he frowned. Did the fellow
know anything, that he felt the power
to refuse an offer such as he had
made at the dinner table? Bah! II
would be like crushing some insect
He determined that this should bt
C~arrington's last visit. His pen moved
once more. and presently he became
lost in his dreams of calculation.
But ~Cavenaugh's ears han not de
ceived him, however, for he had heart
the sound of a closing window. A
window had been closed. but none o
the servants, had been at hand.
At precisely IL a man came swift.
but cautiously across the lawn. Whel
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dining room he paused. but not irreso
lutely. There was a sharp raspinl
sound, followed by the uncertain glar'
that makes the light Of a dark-lanterl
separate and individual, and a windoy
swung noiselessly inward. The room
was in total darkness. The man was
a short mask, a soft felt hat wei
down over his eyes. He cupped hi
hand to his ear and strained to catcl
any sound. Silence. Then he droppe'
behind the screen, consulted a slip 0
paper by the light of his lantern, AM
with a few quick turns of the comb
nation knob opened the door OF tn
safe. He extracted the envelope an
thrust 1t into his pocket. without 8
much as a glance at its contents. i
making his exit, the window struci
on the sill. In pressing it the loo
snapped loudly. This was the SCUM
Cavenaugh heard. The burglar ra'
lightly across the lawn and disal
peared beyond the hedges. And non
too soon.
The Csvenaugh drag rolled over th
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