The Huttig news., 1910-09-24
SYNOPSIS.

, sa ts.ffic jam on State street. He ouys a Ny lat and Is given in change five dolIs ] wi :. Remember person you pay this to ga.ten on it. sec 9nd time he helps e4e T II the black ar and learns that in Ia; tnd Bessie l Vallingham they have mutual friends, put gets no further hint of her identity. m m la his rooms at the Pere Marquette he telephones Bessie Walingham and agrees 10 golf at Arradale on the morrow. He dlscovers another inscription the rd Iarked Dill, which, in futile attempt to In drawer.
 Amarldan naAlpIER an II-senor Poritol, South hh;nn,eilSan, h;n calls, and claims the marked li. pili. Orme refuses to give it up Por- is isoi attacks orme, is overcome and calls Tn Senor Aleatrante minister from his country, to vouch for him AIcantrante @ eites diplomacy to get the bill Orme Is srspieious srs,i s. and dismsses them with thW ,ba, morning The office clerk tells Orme lhdl Japanese has called for him. but @ sone away without leaving name or mes-
 The entrance to the Pere Marquette was massive gateway, which opened upon wide tunnel. leading to an in- teflor court. On the farther side of the court were the doors of the hotel lobby. As a rule, carriages drove through the tunnel into the court. but Orme had not waited for this for mality
 lie started through the tunnel. There was no one in sight. He noted the elaborate terra-cotta decorations Of the walls, and marveled at the bad taste which had lost sight of this op- portunity for artistic simplicity But through the opening before him he could see the fountain playing in the center of the court. The central fig ure Of the group, naiad, beckoned with hand from which the water fell in shower. The effect was not so unpleasing. If one wished to be roeoco, why not be altogether so1 Like the South Americans? Was their elaborate ornamentation plastered on to an inner. steel eonstructions orme wondered.
 Midway of the tunnel. and at the right as one entered. was door lead ing into the porter's office. This door was shut, but as Orme approached it. 1t noiselessly opened out. He ex- l peeted to see a porter appear, and when no person stepped over the sill he inferred that the door had been blown open by an interior draft
 Just as he was turning out to go around the door-whlcn shut off all view of him from the inner court-a figure shot through the opening.
 Before Orme could dodge, he was seized firmly by the shoulders and Jerked into the room, with a force that sent him staggering. He trippad over chair and went to the floor, but quickly scrambled to his feet and wheeled about.
 Two men stood between him and the door, which had been closed si- lently and swiftly. They were short and stoekily built Orme exclaimed aloud, for the light that filtered through window from the street showed two faces unmistakably ori- ental
 If this was an ordinary robbery, the daring of the robbers was almost in- credible. They ran the risk that the porter would return-if they had not already made away with him. Only the most desperate purpose could ex- plain their action.
 What do you want?" demanded Orme
 Your pocket book" replied one of the men-"queek. He smiled an elusive smile as he spoke.
 What if l refuse?" said Orme.
 Then we take. Be queek''
 call for help would hardly bring anyone; but Orme gave a loud cry, more to diseeneert his enemies than with any hope of rescue
 At the same instant he rushed to- ward the door, and struck out at the nearer Japanese
 The blow did not land His wrist was caught in grip like an iron clamp, and he found himself perform ing queer gyrations. The Japanese had turned his back toward Orme and swung the imprisoned arm over his shoulder. quick lurch forward. and Orme sailed through the air, coming down heavily on his side. His arm was still held. and in few seconds he was on his back, his assailants astride him and smiling down into his face
 Orme struggled to free himself. and promptly felt breaking strain on his imprisoned arm. The knee of the Japanese was under the back of Orme's elbow. moderate use of the leverage thus obtained would snap the arm like pipe stem This Orme realized, as he ceased struggling. The : strain on his arm relaxed slightly. but , the grip was maintained.
 ''Jiu-iitsu." explained the Japanese in tone that sounded gently apolo getic.
 The other robber now stooped and ran his hands over Orme's coat. Find ing the pocket book. he took t from