The Washington times., 1910-12-26
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Copyright The Frank A 1Iunsey Coz
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MAURICE
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lCopyright. The FranIk a. Munsey .

open. Don't let him get away. This
IS q big thing and you'll get your share
Of The cake"
That's all right. I want to know
very vel" said JaveI, noting the
mans doubts and deciding to be frank
N order not TO lose everything. It's
tne ne man who's wanted for the Boule-
FaLo LaDnsS affair.
He was not at all certain that Barton
was really guilty II was better, how
ever 20 speak positively than risk any
thing by hesitation. The prospect Of
such capture convinced the other that
tfle gaInf was worth playing
II with you He won't get away
i(ook out Don't be so cOcksure.
Hes cot eyes and legs"
20 nave / -
AT % o'clock you'll let me know.
No. &c Rue de Douai2''
All right
Barton started Of again The two fol-
lowed him for a while and then javel
turned and walked away His mind was
az ease now Barton could not escap Pc
n ne were wrong no one would know
olt tne man who had relieved him, and
L would be 70 his interest as weH as to
ridicuIe.
After he left the Luxembourg, Barton
old not venture 70 look around He
hurried straight on, warned OF his dan
80 more oy instinct than BY the glance
Wnicn ne had exchanged with the de-
tecttve- Now and then he sIackeued
ms pace In order that he might more
CieaIly hear the footsteps Of his p71r-
suer. For moment. when the tWo de-
teclVes met and couversed. he thought
tnat ne WAS saved Had there been a
cross street near him at the time he
would have taken to his heels. Soon
ne heaTd the footsteps again, this time
more distinctiy. Two men were Ehad-
owing him instead Of one
be was tortured By the same terror
tnet possessed him on the night Of the
crime The same fear OF the unknown
mastered h1m, the same unbrokeu 81
ishce- Inc more ne QuiCkeued his steps
the less ground ne seemed 10 cover
he feit the eyes Of the two men glued
upon hirnr boring into his back He
.sLa LailCied "a He heard their low voices, car
rled on the air in iupercepCfbIe ripples
OF sound 20 MS ears such was his
nervous excitement that he grfuued FIs
revolver. half determined 10 turn about
Singularly enough. Il was not HIS
common sense that stayed his hard. bat
solely the fear that he was laborinz
enaer an hallucinationr that he would
IRE AZ the empty air. Insanity had al
ways seemed % him Ike an awful
PHANTOM. and the thought that he was
losing his reason terrified him He felt
that ne had lost control Of himself
ana that horrible fear had Overpow-
cred his mind, paTaIyzed his VIII. and
warped HIS Judgment
Fatigue began 70 assert itself. that
sudden fatigue which shacy-Ies a mans
legs and arms, which weighs down hfs
Leet as II Ets shoes were made OF lea
and which causes him 70 fOrzst an his
isappointne his peril and his re-
morse He reeled on, yearni-e 70 sleeD.
tortured with hunger and thirst
At the end Of the Avenue d'or1eaus
ne saw the lamp globes OF q hotel He
rang the night beu and waited. lean
ing against the wall. painting. The
door opened az last He asked for a
room Fully dressed as he was. he
threw himself on the bed without even
taking the precautiou OF boiling the
door OF turning the key IN the lock His
head had hardly touched the pillow when
ms eyes closed iu a death-Hke sTeep.
Two minutes later JaveTs Coupanf6u
rang the same bell and. in the most
natural vOice. said 10 the man who
opened the door
Give me a room next 10 that OF my
friend who just came fu. When he gets
up ten me- but be sure not 70 breathe
word 70 him shat am here. I'm
playing a little Joke on him"
He climbed the stairs with cat-Tfke
tread When the man left him he press
ed his ear 20 the wall Barton was
breathing heavily and reg1iarIy Tie
detective threw himself on the bed and
closed his eyes
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