The Washington times., 1910-11-30
THE THREE KEYS

! want TO. saw the old man look at you
as though he feared that you might in
| sist on his taking me IN i am sure that
If YOU had insisted he would have done
well. 10 tell you the truth. Iathrop
said thOughtfully, 7 think that 1 can
i accomplish il for YOU. I shall under
take 10 do IL while you are away. Now.
/ how can I get mold OF the million which
you promised him II he should wish TO
take II? According to my memoranda.
there Is not that much IN your own
particular strongbox at WestmOrelaud %
My dear fellow Muington cried
jOvially, you haven't the keys to all my
strongboXes, as you call them There
are Othersl II the things comes 10 4
head wire me the one word, correct
Within a couple Of hours you viii have
the money delivered to you .
Ard let ple add Morris; # you can do
! THIS thing for me, there is nothing viii
nct do for you in return
At this statement from the friend
whom ne had betrayed, Lathrop's heart
Jumped There was note Of sOiemnity
In his voice when he spoke again:
Jack he said sOTtiy. that is q
promise OF which some time I may re-
mind yOui"
In the billiard room Of the club they
encountered Chapman, who hooded 10
Milington, but passed LathrOp without
What is the matter between you
twOP" Aiiliington asked curiousIy
Nothing; only I discovered that Chap
man Is cad-aud I told him Of tt
Humph-' was his friends comment
Wen, in my opinion, he IS a dangerous
one He's sly. that fellow. He'd knife
You in the back IN a minute, If nobody
was looking"
game, neither paying the slightest at
teutiOn TO those at the adjoining table,
until the loud tones OF Chapman. who
was evidently telling an interesting
fla#- ne Fr1= - arrrf "
'Prettiest RiTl in New York" he was
saying I didn't suppose that Lathrop
had such good taste. And, by the
same token one would suppose that she
would have had better A regular little
Spanish beauty. with big, black eyes
and luscious lipS-ah--'
Norris LathrOp had placed his cue on
the table and he now stood transf7xed,
his face as white as the ball he had
been knocking about Those who were
listening 10 the story eyed him uneasily,
but Chapman stood with back toward
him, talking on in the same loud voice.
the man whose AFFAIRS he was discuss
YOU'D have been amused to witness
his Indignation when / asked him " no
the ChaTmer was ne continued He
save me the stony glare like a trasedian
and walked away IN nun. However, I
stole a march on him, for I followed her
and found out who she was, where she
lived. and all about her Then I waited
awhile and sent up my card"
Did she receive your somebody who
had not noticed LathrOp inquired.
back OF the card. 4 friend Of MOTHS
and she had me Up al once tell you
it's a smart establishment Nothing
is too good FOR that Seventv-ninth
street apartment, and II the senoriJa
was beautiful on the street. she was
adorable al home
"Did Norris send your she asked
II n -ne-z E--
ally made a clean breast OF the mat
ter and said No 1 confessed that I
had seen her with him and that I
could not resist the temptation TO
seen ner eyes blaze then She
He ceased suddenly, for Norris La
thrOp stood before him, his face white
and set. his eyes glittering danger
OUsly-
"Go on" Lathrop said quietly
What did she do then2 Relate your
scoundrelism to the end What did
she do then?"
Chapman laughed boisterousIy, but
the laughter was forced
4 didn't know you were here" he
sneerad. or I might have kept the
story tilI later
'Finish it now" the other com
wen. If you VIII have 1T, she kissed
He got no further. Lathrop took
one step forward, his fist shot Out-
Chapman. suitten on the point OF his
chin. went down upon the floor, sew
craI feet away, and lay there CULVER
ing
Iathrop turned away, wiped his
hands upon his handkerchief. dOuned
his coat. and without q glance at the
still Senseless Chapman, whom no.
body approached. faced the mem berS
OF the club who were in the billiard
room
Gentlemen" he said. my resiEna-
tion from this club dates from to-
night I regret that ! was compelled
TO break an invioIable rule Come.
Jack; let's go"