The Washington times., 1910-03-16

l presence. or TO me, 10 anything which
might have happened. That request
was not prompted by any desire TO be
spared humiliation-it was a part Of the
peculiar circumstances which have con-
stltuted part Of my present life.
Now lhal j have been Vindlcated IN
your eyes and in the eyes OF the world.
ask YOU 10 make 10 me no reference
/ 10 to-day happenings, nor 10 such vim
dicaton; nor, indeed, TO this letter or
the other
/ have many good reasons for making
TINS request which viii appear later I
eicse with the expression Of much re-
II. STANLEIGH STORME.
"A bit formal, perhaps" continued
STORING. but certainly imperative. This
complication with Miss DumOnt was
certainly unlocked foI-dnd yet''-he
smiled 10 himself-"not altogether un-
fortunate. for me. I don't know, after
all, but that IL is s-Od thing-a very
good thing, perhaps. aiter all"
He inclCSed IL in an envelope ad-
dressed the latter, and sealed il care
tully with wax, upon which he i'm
pressed the seal ring which he wore
lie looked At his watch.
There's plenty OF time. I'll send this
up by messenger. That's best"
Rising from the desk, he drew upon
his head soft felt hat which partly
covered his face. and stole downstairs
uealn. tie carefully opened the front
The street was deSerted-aImGst. But
not qulte-for at each end OF the block
lounSed one man. intent. apparently
on everything except the GOuVerneur or
f. Stauleigh StOrme.
Great Scott" murmured Storne 70
himself, $50 soon, again?"
lie retraced his steps, and re-entered
the hall, and, passing through to the
rear or the apartment house, made his
exit through an aIleyway.
once clear OF the place he basfrna3
toward the center OF the town and
handed his message in al local deIiv-
cry Office with instruction to send Il
out az once
IN the meantime one OF the two mon
who had stood outside sauntered mn
and aCCOSted the other
DID you see him then, jim. when he
stuck his head outside?T
Burke nodded-for @ was he
He won't come ol.t till dark. now. %
NE replied, YOU see II he does
Well returned the first man. che
saw ms all right, all right-though he
can't he sure just who we are since
were an toeEed out I'm this Wav. we
might Just as well stick together now
for a while. any way. Gimme a chav.
o tobacco, Will yOu2 That's tIe ticket %
There was silence while he carefully
adjusted the stuff 10 suit his taste.
suddenly he grasped the other man by
Gee Re exclaimed. Look a here
How the devil now did he get out2 He
gave US the slip. after all
He pointed down the street
Burke nodded his head
He's been out-blamed II he amt 90
1SSeuted he. and now he's coming
back He's a slick one. all right. Went
Uut the back way. prub'ly. an now he's
comm back a. bold as brass"
The object Of their remarks diSap-
pCared within the house He looked
neither 70 the right nor to the left Most
certainly ne did not ace the two plain
clothes men, or. II ne did. he gave no
sign.
II was now fairly late In the after
noon
"Stumpy." exclaimed Burke. "go
around the corner there and phone
headquarters. We may need another
man. An YOU keep that alieyway Un-
der YOUR eve, too"
The Coordination of This Story VIII
BE Found In TOmOrrOw's
Issue OF The Times.