Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-01

In London had looked slight p%iei ,,l
more set and determined, DO uii,iA'
that Of a man who. strongly .'..,"eu
has made up his mind TO do ri'.ie ~
ave-, ,r,,, odu,,. - or,o 70 ~ cham.
bers during my absence IN Cd ueuie 9
said Steele at length to the p" s'eIn'
", mo one, you understa e,l,isI unuel
any pretext whatever, even IicAel
of grim humor in the deel ey es- II
he should say he was VI
mine"
The butler returned q sDuueu an
swer, and John Steele, S'et mo-
ment's thought, stepped to- iaree saIe
In the corner and, applyps some
what elaborate combiDa'oh' swung
open the door. Taking Som u COM
partment a bundle OF paFrs careIuiiy
rolled. he unfastened tbeiape, spread
them on a table and eninlihed them,
one after the other. lney maze
voluminous heap. Here inu there on
the white pages in bold fguiar script
appeared the name Of woman Her
life lay before him, therarlous stages
Of an odd and erratic caeer-at caba-
ret at Montmartra Mt casino in the
Paris bohemian quartz III LONDON
at a variety hall of anusenlent' ana
=. adj Tbrouob
afterward-wastrel nenau' Ihrough-
out the writing in mny OF the docu-
ments another naus 100 Itleu
name, a mans, otter came ana went
fitted elusively fromIear TO lear'
The reader LOOKED at this name,
wrote naqa or Fo and inserted
them. But his tasl seemed to afford
him little satisfacttn. his race wore
an expression not remote from dis
couragement Nops knew better than
he the actual vaus for his purpose,
of the material bebtre him-the chaff,
froth. bubble of thease Almost COLI
temptuousiy he reSrded IT. Had he
sought the unattaba bleE
He drew himsefIup suddenly as If
to shake Off mopf ftary doubt or de-
preston. Replacg ms documents In
the safe and iocbg 1t, he walked into
a room adjoinins In bare. square
place on the wanIung foils and broad
swords, and the@hly furnishings were
the convenuomI appointments of a
home gymnaghnJ
Here, havtg doffed his street
clothes and a4r1hed the scant costume
Of the athlete DR. an hour or more he
exercised vigopusly, every muscle re-
spending to lis task with an untiring
ease that tod of perfect system of
whtb proved Of service to
lim and his veil being, for one night
lot long thereafter he was called upon
o defend himself from a number of
'ootpads wbset upon him.
The episCde occurred in his own
street near q corner, where the shad-
,ws were back at an hour when the
narrow way seemed silent and desert
ID. For a book or more footballs had |
sounded behind him, now quickening. !
hen becoming more deliberate. in uni
ION with bis own steps, as from time |
o time be purposely altered his pace |
)nce he bad stopped, whereupon they. |
90, had paused.
John Steele seemed obivious. He !
moved into doorway and, drawing
rom his pocket cigar, unconcerned-
y lighted match. The fellows looked
t him, atthe tiny fame. 1t flickered
nd went out. They hesitated. He
elt in lis pocket, giving them time to
nove by. They did not do so. In |
loment the others from the main
ighway would join them. AS If dis
ppointed in not finding what he
ought. Seele, looking around, appear
d to See for the first time the evil
)oSing niscreants who had come
rom the direction of the Thames and,
-riding Oward them, asked brusquely
Or light. One of the fellows thus
nceremonlously addressed had actual
2 begun to feel in his shabby gar
le9ts for the article required when
is companion uttered a short derisory
lth.
john Steele's heavy stick rang hard.
he way before him cleared. But
ose behind now the others came fast.
is door, however, was near. Now he
'ached it. fitted the heavy key. Had
tutptd as usual the episode would