The Washington times., 1910-04-04
THE SKY PIRATE
BY--
GARRETT P. SERVISS
Copyrighted by the
Frank i. Munsey Co.

/ glad to hear that you are so reason
able and so open to conviction. I know
you would not like to run the risk OF :
mesalliance for your daughter It's q
great pity, too. but I see / have no
chance. against all those counts and
mo more personalities, if you please. /"
said Grayman. L prefer TO talk bust
ness"
Excellent, again." exclaimed Pavton
! infer that you have decided that the
best way Is the shortest way You haze
seen. indeed, that, IN this case. theve
is no other But. remember. no fooIina
TINS time: l won I put up with il again.
If you viii bring the money to
Wait a moment, interrupted Gray
man, mindful OF the Secrctary's in
junction. II am involved in transac-
tlcns OF the utmost importance which
absolutely forbid my absence just now.
can't tell you exactly when I can get
away, bat it viii be very soon. Suppose
you cal me up again tomorrow. Nv
that time I'll know when ! can leave
my affairs, and we can fix a date"
There was A pause before Payton' s
reply came. and Mr.. Grayman had a
GUalm OF Hisgiving. Had he been 20
ing too fast2 But the current which
had begun to set his way held steadily.
II PaytOn felt a momentary doubt he
apparently quickly dismissed il for I'M
half a minute he replied; Good /,
Eou'H hear from me tomorrow at the
same hour"
As soon as the conversation was ended
Mr.. Grayman called up the Secretary of
the Treasury in Washington.
As soon as he was in communication
with that official he recoUnted IN detail
what had tranSyired.
"Sol' he exclaimed as soon as Mr..
GTayman told him what had iuet &C.
cured. Then the nibbling has begun
again all ready, Well we must hook
the FISH this time. Only twentv-four
hours YOU say I wish II had been
longer. but perhaps il Will suffice /
man. who has been ordered TO report 10
me this afternoon. His name by the
way. is Allan-Lieutenant John Allan.
I want you 10 know that. for 7 stake
my reputation that he viii render YOU
a service that you'll never forget III
soon as we have perfected H. IN the
meantime don't worry about the result
/ never felt Surer Of anything than 7 do
that We are going 70 bring Alfonso Pay
toms career 10 a sudden end %
II the Secretary talked more conf
dentially than he felt II was only in
order 10 enhearten his friend. and in
that he succeeded. Mr.. Grayman. how
ever, had been little OyerConndent on
his part in thinking that Paytou after
all. had suspected nothing Of his fresh
subterfu-e e.
II was Payt0n's business 20 suspect
and he was an adept in suspicious that
count He knew that Mr.. GravWan was
laying another trap. but IN this case ne
had no spies 20 aid him and he CoUidu z
have guessed from Mr.. Graymar's words
what the trap would be. because the bill
uOnaire did not know himself
All that PaytOn concluded was that
the delay asked for indicated that some
body was going 20 be called into the
plot. This did not trouble him. for he
felt equal 20 any such emergeucy. Il
II had been an ordinary emergency or
anything in the line Of his previous eN-
perience probably he would have been
equal 20 II.
But IL was something new that was
now about TO confront linn
The Continuation of This story VIII
Be Found In TomOrrOyy's
Issue Of The T1mee.