Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-26
The Shad ows.
CHAPTER III.

Shore drive. AS best he could, he
pieced together the curious adven-
lures of the day. The mystery Of the
five-dollar bill and the extreme anxi-
ETY. of Poritol seemed to be compli-
Gated by the appearance OF the Japa-
nese at the Pere Marquette. Orme
sought the simplest explanation. He
knew that mysterious happenings fire.
quently become clear when one def
nitely tries to fit them into the natural
routine Of everyday life. The jap
anese, he unused, was probably some
valet out OF job. But how could he
have learned Orme's name. Possibly
he had not known it; the clerk might
have given it to him. The incident
hardly seemed worth second thought,
but he found himself persistently turn
ing to one surmise after another con-
corning the Japanese. For Orme was
convinced that he stood on the edge Of
significant situation.
Suddenly he took notice of a figure
short distance ahead of him. This
man-apparently very short and
stocky-was also going northward.
but he was moving along in an erratic
manner. At one moment he would
hurry his steps, at the next he would
almost stop. Evidently he was regu-
lating his pace with a purpose.
Orne let his eyes travel still farther
ahead. He observed two men actively
conversing. From time to time their
discussion became SO animated that
they halted for a moment and faced
each other, gesticulating rapidly.
Every time they halted, the single fig
ure nearer to Orme slowed down his
own pace.
The oblivious couple came under a
street lamp and again turned toward
each other Their prohles were dis
tinct Orme had already suspected
their identity, for both had high hats
and carried canes. and one of them
was In sack suit, while the other
wore frock coat. And now the pro-
files verified the surmise. There was
no mistaking the long, tip-tilted nose
Of the shorter man and the glinting
spectacles of the other. The two were
Poritol and Alcatrante.
But who was the man trailing them
A friendly guard? Or menacing en-
envy? Orme decided to shadow the
! shadow.
| At corner not far from the en-
trance to Lincoln park Poritol and Al
catrante became so apparently excited
that they stood, chattering volubly for
several minutes. The shadow stopped
altogether. He folded his arms and
looked out over the lake like any cas-
ual wanderer, but now and then he
turned his head toward the others. He
seemed to be Indifferent to what they
were saying, though he was near
enough to them to catch fragments of
their conversation, if he 50 desired.
The South Americans were probably
talking in that dialect Of Portuguese
which their nation has developed.
Meantime Orme also stopped, taking
up q position like that of the shadow.
He saw Poritol, with outstretched
questioning hands, his eyes fixed on
the face of Alcatrante, who seemed to
be delivering his orders. The flashing
reflections of light from the minister's
spectacles indicated his authoritative
mods of the head.
After time Alcatrante evidently
completed his instructions. He re-
moved his hat and bowed formally
Little Poritol echoed the salute and
turning, shot off down a side street
with ridiculously rapid movements OF
his short legs. Orme inferred that he
was bound for the North Clark street
! car line. Alcatrante continued along
the drive.
When the South Americans separa