The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-28

I He shuddered. trembling with a sud-
| den access OF WEAKNESS and fear. How
| changed this man from the imperiOus
/ figure Of two months before,
] He paused a moment then went on
/ rapidly: Thousands Of eyes, every
! where. All this time ] have eiud6d
] them. One country after another grew
/ TOO hot for ne. / came back home. IA
/ America Through an agent 1 bought
/ this remote bungalow. 40 place could
be more out of the world. For a time
/ ] thought myself safe-but that was not
/ 10 last long A letter came to me-you
| remember when Two days ago, an
| other ! shall receive them now regu-
so your whereabouts is known? II
/ so. how can you stay? Why are you
/ not liable 20 arrest at any moment
The only man who knows cannot
7 come, yet a while. He dare not tell
anyone else. for he is after bIackmaiI.
and TO give up his secret"
Yes. / understand. But why can't
h. Gomez
"Because-we3I his sentence doesn't
expire till June ] Of next year. After
which we may expect TO see him"
All, so: / see nOwi The marked cal
endar the haste 10 have this work go
You found that bit Of paper? Ny
Lord, how have hunted for that, Give
| IL TO met
NO, III keep it, thank you It's quite
safe with me. But. let me ask, who is
this Matchmaking individual2'
Lawlor's face twitched painfully He
raised himself on one elbow WHAT
/ he exclaimed. "Can YOU not guess?"
"Syme2 The butler2''
LaWlor nodded. He got three years
and half for completely, you remem-
| Der The pape.s were fun OF a."
WAS he guilty.
mot in the least He simply happen
ed 10 come in just as-iust afterward
~ fr# hn
there, at SandersOn's, saw me aud-the
body. Denounced me, but too late; I
| was in Buenos Ayres before they got
any trace. The wireless wasn't used so
freely then"
We'll, go on"
They took his information and the
/ fun, detailed. careful description Of me
| that he gave, Csed him To help Identify
photographs o. .ue They've got those
/ photographs at Mulberry Street. Scot
I land Yard, and & dozen other ideniica-
l ton bureaus today, and then. on cir
cumstantial evidence. sent him up as
accessory befc-c the fact"
so. then, there's revenge as yell as
! blackmal in Synie's threats2'
| "RevenSc, yes, and 5000 reward. Of
/ fered Dy Lieutenant Sherman Of the
/ Bureau OF Observation-Disclosures the
man who never, no matter how many
years have passed, forgets man once
| seen go
''AIc.:,5 enough. surely. for a man OF
| SymC's type, as 7 should judge from
! having read about him in the press at
! the TIVE Of the trial I followed the
/ case rather closely. It's mystery. ITS un-
] usual character, drew my attention
/ The complete disappearance Of-of --
Say il, OF the murderer, myselfl'
| quite so. Yes, and the conviction OF
/ this Syme- ] felt Il 10 be unjust, some
/ how, the whole time. Rather a low
! fellow, Syme, Ell? BUtler2"
Groom Secretly infatuated with
you know"
! with Miss Van CIeave HERSELF Pre-
| sUmptuous individual as well as veuse-
! full. scheminE end dishonest. A certain
/ low cunning i'm his makeup, too W The
! doctor wrinklCd a puzzled brow Now
| that 7 think OF it, he went on, he
must be clever 10 have found ont where
you are. when Sherman of New y Ork.
! N-DOnouEh. Of London, and Leclaire, Of
! I aris, all have failed, He'd make a
| good detective, on nay word, How on
! earth did he ever manage IL
. That I can't tell It's puzzled me hal'
10 death. Next 10 my fear OF the man,
7 this ineXplicabIe discovery Of lis has
! worn on me. Night after night I've lain
/ awake, sweating blood, almost; racking
/ what brain / have, too
{ There, there, you're getting aEltated.
4 Dismiss IL from your mind, for the time
! being" HarEreave commanded. What
! I don't understand Is this: Why you
I didn't simply plan 20 wait mere till
/ Symc arrived, then let Cash handle him,
or give him TO Samson for q playmate,
/ or something Of that kind Not that
I would for an instant suggest such a
| thing. only. 10 seems quite logical, YOU
/ see, 10 suppose IL might have occurred
} 10 YOU
J What exclaimed Lawlor. painful
/ ly raising himself 10 a sitting posture
J on The couch What Have another
! murder on my sOul?'