The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-05-26
ANGEL ESQUIRE
BY EDGAR WALLACE
BY EDGAR

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looked at the girl in meditation.
i nave two propositions before me.
ne SAID, and I want your help"
fou w,!l have no help from ms
Mr. SPEEDING" she replied coldly. ITO
morrow you will be asked to explain
your extraordinary conduct"
He laughed.
tomorrow, by whom? By Angel O.
the young swell-mobsman who's hal
in love with your"
he laughed again as he saw the colol
rising TO the girls cheeks.
An! I've hit the mark. have II"
n received his speech in contemp.
tuous silence.
tomorrow I shall be away-wel
away, l trust, from the each Of either
OF lhe gentlemen you mention. l am
not concerned with tomorrow as much
as today She remembered thai they
were within an hour of daybreak. ITO
Day is a most fateful day for me-and
words. "
sne preserved an Icy silence.
II may put my case in q nutshell"
ne went on. with all his old-time sray-
n.y. l may say that 1t is necessary for
me TO secure the money that is stored
In that ridiculous safe" She checked
an exclamation. "Ah! YOU under
stand? Let me be more explicit. When
l say get the money, I mean get it for
myself, every penny of it, and convert
II TO my private use. You can have no
ioea.3 he vent ea, how comforting II
Is TO De able to stand up and say in so
many "oros the unspoken thoughts of
a year, to tell some human being the
most secret things that / have SO far
nldden here" he struck his chest. ar
MAD thought when old Reale's commits
SION was lntrusted to me that | should
aliu me legatees ordinary plain, every
DAY tools, who would have unfolaed to
me DAY by day the result of their in
reckon very greatly on you, for women
are naturally secretive and suspicious.
put 1 did rely upon the two criminals
NY experience of the criminal classes.
a fairly extensive one, led me to he.
ileve that with these gentry / should
nave no d~lfhculty." He pursed his
ups. Il had calculated without nv
Jimmy he said shortly. He saw the
llght IN the girls eye. Yes" he went
on, Jimmy is no ordinary man and
angel Is a glaring instance of bad no
mcneiature. l nearly had Jimmy once.
Dld ne tell you how he got the red en-
elope? see he did not. Well. I
tieariy a him.. | went to look for his
pody next morning, and found nothing.
Later in the day 1 received a picture
postcard from him, of q particularly
hlppant and vulgar character" He
topped as If inviting m
confessions have little interest
Tor me-" said the girl quietly. 'I am
now only anxious to be rid of yo1r
presence" 49,
L am coming to that" said the law
! was very rude to you a little
while ago. but I was busily eng ped |
and besides I desired to give YOU an
introduction to the new condi-
tlon. Now. SO far from being r,,de 7
wish to be very kind
IN spite of her outward calm. she
at the silky tone the LAWYER
mad now adopted.
Ny position is this" he said, there |
Is an enormous sum of money. which |
rightiy is yours. The law and the in
OF your competttor-we will !
exclude Conner, who is not a factor
give you the money. 1t is unfortunate
1 also, who have no earthly right
should desire this money, and We have
down the ultimate issue TO
MS: Shall 1t be SPEEDING or Kath-
zen kent! l say SPEEDING. and cir
,uiiistances support my claim, for +
ave you mere. and, IL you will pardon
ne suspicion of melodrama, very milch
n my power. If / am to take the two
million. your two millions. without In
eruption, It will depend entirely upon
Again he stopped to notice the effect
= ms words. The girl made no re-
Ter eyes ~
II could have dispensed with your
erVlces, or II I had had the sense to
'uess the simple solution of this cursed
'uzzle. l could have lone everything
yitaout embarrassing you In ths
ish.esl' u now 1T has come to this
/ have got to silence YOU"
He u rd tho YoroDocfxt.- ~,
ne utmost GOODNESS. and Kathleen felt
senses reel at all the words implied
I can silence 0 by killing you" he
alo SIMPLY, "or by marrying YOU. n
could think of some effective plan by
men might be sure Of your absolute
p~hteration Tor two days, I would glad
y adopt 1t; but you are a human wom-
n. n tina is too much to expect
of the alternatives, which do Won
refer?" W WV
she shrank back against the shut
ered window. her eyes on the man.
You are doubtless thinking of the
naufIeur,. ne said smoothly. 'sbut you
leave him out of the reckoning.
lad your ears been sharp, you would
ave heard the car going back half
n hour ago-he Is awaiting orr re-
arm half a mile away. II / return
lone he VIII doubtless be surprised.
ut he viii know nothing. Do you not
~ PiSlutS VI MIN driving me away.
me, at his side, turning round
waving a smiling farewell to an
imaginary woman Who Is Invisible fn
heNchauffers2 Picture his uneasinass
with this touch. Tive DAYS
he would be on the sea
18th me, ignorant OF the murder. and
urious things happen at sea. Come.
Kathleen, Is 1t to be marriaEe-?n
DEATH" she cried hoarsely. then
s his swift hand caught her BY the
hroat. she screamed.
Fills face looked down into hers. no
MUSCLE Of 1t moved. Fixed, rigid. and
ul of his dreadful purpose, she saw
he pupils Of his pitiless eyes contract.
hen Of q sudden he released hold OF
er. and h fell back against the wall.
She heard his quick breathing, and
her eyes, waited.
Then slowly h looked up. She saw
revolver in his hand, and In a numb
Ind Of way she realized that 1t was
lot pointed at her.
Hands 5up!" She heard Speddings
larsh shout. Hands up, both of you!"
Then h heard an insolent laugh.
There We're only two men In the
World who would laugh like that in
he ace OF death, and they were both
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