The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-20

guage, loosen up" enough to tell
Arnold and the colonel vital incident.
The night of the attack a telegram
was sent to Warnebod in Keatcham's
confidential cipher directing the cam
paign against Tracy to be pushed
hard. ordering the dumping of some
big blocks of stock on the market and
arranging for their dummy purchasers.
The naming Of Atkins as the man in
charge was plausible enough, presum.
ing there had been no knowledge of
the break in his relations with Keatch-
am. The message was couched in
Keatcham's characteristic crisp phrase
ology. But for the receivers knowl-
edge of the break and but for the
previous ong-distance conversation, it
had reached its mark. The associates
of Keatcham were puzzled. The hands
were the hands Of Esau. but the voice
was the voice Of Jacob. There had
been hurried consultation into which
the second long.distance telephone
from San Francisco broke like a
thunderclap. 1t decided the hearers to
keep to their instructions and disre-
gard the cipher dispatch.
"And didn't you send any answer?"
the colonel asked.
"Oh, certainly; We had an address
given, the Palace hotel, Mr.. John G.
Makers. We wired Mr.. Makers--in
cipher: Dispatch received. Will at
tend to it, signed. And wired to
the manager OF the hotel to notice the
man who took the dispatch. 1t wasn't
man, it was lady"
"A lady?"
Eyes, she had IN order for Mr..
Makers kilograms. Mr.. Makers gave
the order. Mr.. Makers himself only
stopped one night and went away in
the morning and nobody seemed to re-
member him particularly; he was a
nondescript sort Of party"
But the LADY,. The colonel's mouth
felt dry.
'The lady? She was tall, fine figure,
we'll dressed, dark hair. the telegraph
girl thought, but she didn't pay any
special attention: She had very
pleasant, musical voice."
THAT doesn't seem to be very def.
nite," remarked the colonel, with a
crooked smile.
1t didn't look like q clew to Warne-
bold. either; but he was convinced Of
one thing, namely: That 1t would pay
to watch the ex-secretary.
"And." chucklei hs. there's a cheer
full side tothe anair. Atkins is loaded
to the guards With short contracts;
and the MidlanGfis booming; II the
rise continues, hi can't cover without
losing about all 10 has. BY the way,
we got another wire later in the day
demanding what we were about, what
1t all meant thai we hadn't obeyed In
structions. Same address for answer.
This time we Thought We had laid
nice trap. But ytu can't reckon on a
hotel; somehow, before we got warn
ing, Mr.. Makers tad telephoned for his
dispatch and got t."
Where did he telephone FROM"
From his room in the Palace"
L thought he had given up his
room?"
HE had. But-somebody telephoned
to the telegraph ONCE from somewhere
in the hotel and AakMr.. Makers wire.
You can get rrstt apch everything
except moderate bill 6at Of a hotel"
II sce," said the colonel. and i'm.
medfatelydn eart compared him
self to their u blind man." for
his wits apr p him to be tramp
ing round fu \ maze; no near.
er the exit IT, ! the tramp began.
That night Tarnebold had de-
parted, 'leavi' 1t effusive thanks
and expression; et'dence, Winter
was standing - dow absently
looking at.tL. den Haintly colored
by the moonligLa shile his mind was
plying back and nth between half q
dozen contradi ions.
He went~over the night Of the At
tack on Keatcham;, he summoned
every look, every motion Of Janet
Smith; in one phase .of feeling he
cudgeled himself nfer' wooden fool
who, had been als0lutelx brutal to a