The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-09-20
you mean to warn

Precisely"
Five minutes later she was In COM
munication with the bachelor apart
ment house where Dudley Wayne
lived. The young man had been out
all the evening. but while Miss Saints
bury was leaving a message that he
should call her up be came in. TO him
by telephone she told exactly what
had happened. Wayne was amazed.
Il know the fellow that Mr.. Red
mond described" said he. Il sent him
to Jail about two years ago."
@Has be got out?"
II don't know. AS l remember. it
would be about this time And it's
fact that he made some threats. but
don't worry He can't hurt me-"
BE careful Oh Dudley, be careful!
Mr.. Redmond must have information.
This fortune telling Is nonsense, Of
course
well, 1 don't know" responded
Dudley. Its the best of its kind that
ever l heard Of. How could he have
known our secret, our blessed secret
that is not twelve hours old? Have
you told your motherg"
mo, not yet. Come to me tomorrow
as early as you can. and please, please
be careful"
Wayne went up to his apartment,
having strong impression of the mi
raculous upon his mind He had spo-
ken his first word of love to Ethel
that afternoon.
When be opened the outer door Of
his little suit he noticed that all was
dark. Yet he knew that he had left
small light in the private hall and
another in the sitting room, which was
at the end of the passage. Under ordi-
nary circumstances he would not have
given the matter a second thought, but
the words which he had just heard
were still in his ears, dear voice bid
ding him preserve himself from peril.
Instead of passing through the hall
to the sitting room he softly entered
the bedroom and crept across it to the
curtained doorway. Silently he drew
aside the curtain and looked in. A
dim figure was crouching by the hall
door, and something cleaned family
in its hand
There was revolver in a drawer of
the dressing table. Wayne turned to-
ward the place. and the floor creaked
under his weight. Instantly the mai
who was lurking in the other room
rushed in upon him, but Wayne was,
ready. He evaded the knife thrusts.
and struck the assailant down with his.
cane. The man fell forward, then roll
ed heavily upon his back and lay still
Wayne sprang to the button that con-
trolled the lights, and the electric
lamps flashed. Wayne looked down
upon a face that he remembered-the
face Of a convict. a man about forty
years old. with curly gray hair and
a scar across his eye.
Perhaps if the affair had taken q less
serious turn Mr.. Redmond might have
yelled his share OF it In the mysteries
of occult science, but when summoned
to the district attorneys Office to ex-
plain his advance knowledge of an
intended homicide he told the truth
with exemplary frankness.
Shortly after landing from the steam
er he had gone to the apartments of
friend, young Englishman resident
but a few months In this country.
This mans windows looked directly
across at those of the Saintsbury's, and
he had naturally glanced over at the
pretty girl with the sprained ankle.
He had seen a man who looked like a
lawyer in the room and the signing of
legal papers; he had observer Wayne's
visits and had CHANGED to learn who
he was.
Redmond on the afternoon which
he had spent with his friend had seen
Wayne kneel beside Miss Saintsbury's
chair and kiss her hand. the gentle eli,
max Of their first love episode. Later,
on the street, he had encountered
| Wayne and had observed him with a
natural interest. And, having eyes that
were keener than an eagles, Redmond
had remarked the sinister figure of the
convict slouching upon Wayne's trail
In European capitals, as an attache O.
embassies, he had seen much of tina
sort Of thing, and he knew that il
meant mischief Therefore he wei
coined the opportunity to put the
threatened man upon his guard
through the agency Of the woman who
loved hIm.