Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-02
TIE e. ACK BAG
BY Louis Joseph Vance
Copyright he Merrill
Continued Yesterday
BAG
Copyright by the Bobbs-Merrill Co.

out squcal Take me-taLe her. d'you
hegrI"
IL think" mt I'm the clear. bland &C.
cents % BrentvAck. I'VE can consider
/ That matter settled. have here. my
/ m'3." noddinE 20 the advcnturcr as
! he took up the black lee her wallet
! IL have here Al little matter which may
clear up any lingering doubts rs to
| your standing which you may be dis
/ posed & present 10 entertain"
He extracted slip of cardboard and
at arms length laid II on the table
! EDGE beneath the adventurous eyes.
! The latter bewildcrcG. bent over &c for
a moment, breathing heavily. Their
| Strengthened back shook himself.
| laughed shortly with a mirthless note
! and fGced the DETECTIVE
"lt's come with you. now gucssy''
! he suggested very quietly.
The Blunister warrant IS stiI out
! for you" returned the man. That.
be enough To hold you on TN extradi
| ton papers arrive from the StltO~"
oh. Ill waive those. and won't
| give You any trouble either. ! reckon"
Unused the adventurer, j,nrllng his
mnnacles thoughtfully, I'm back
number anyway when "A half grown
girl. half baked boy. q Hub ike Mul-
ready auS n clubfooted snlpc from
Scotland Yard can put II all over me
this way, why. guess it's up to me TO
go home and retire 10 my country
place up the Hudson" lie sighed
YEARLY. yep; time TO cut II out nut
] would like to be free long enough 10
/ get ia one good lick at that i1utt Mul-
ready. My friend. you get your hands
! on him, and I'll sQueal on him tin I'm
blue I'm the face. That's "A promise"
"You'lDhave the chance before long"
replied the detective. I'VE received a
telegram from the Amsterdam police
late this afternoon. saying they'd pick
ed up Mr.. hulTeady with n woman
named Hallam and were holding them
on Suspicion. II seems" turnmo To
Brentwick, they were opening nego-
tiations for the sale Of lot uf stones
and seemed I'm such precious hurry
that the diamond merchants suspi-
| cions were reused. We're sending over
for them Miss CNlendar. 80 you can
make your mind easy about your few
days"
Thank you" said the girl with an
effort.
We'll" the adventlirer delivered his
perorntiOn. Il certainly am blamed
glad TO hear IL. 'Twouidn't we been a
square deal any other way"
Then. with an uncertain nod compre.
bending the girl, Ilirkwood and Brent.
wick. 80 long" he said thlckly arL
turned, with the detectives hand an
der his arm. and. accompanied by the
thoroughly cowsd Stryker, waddled out
Of the room.
Rirkwood. following the exodus
closed the door with elaborate csre
and slow'y, deep In thought. returned
10 the table
BrontwIck had slipped down TN his
chair, resting his silvcrcd bend upon
its back, ana was smiling scroncly up
at the low yellow ceiling Before him
on the table h.a l4ug white fingers
were drumming IN iDaudible 'urc
Presently rousinG. he caught Kirk
woods eye and smiled shecFlshly. Ike
a child caught IN iunose nt mischief.
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