The evening world., 1911-06-03

now REID, Win a curt nou VI
farewell, turned away with
AAA his companion. I stepped TO
- his other side.
''One moment" raid. II want to
know a little more about this before l
drop II; Ind right here Is - good q
place as any"
Cant Just now, Crosby" He mo-
toned me away ~ncrvously. Not pos
sibie. See you up in the country any
time. and tell you all you want. Not
here" and he move toward the door.
You can't help yourself" said I. and
I won't keep you long. SIT down again,
please" He mad iugged out his watch
You'll have to miss your train. but
there are plenty more"
! The g.ant scowled at me with obvious
w.llin gness TO begin a disturbance then
and there; and Reid glanced hesitstingly
from the one to the other of us. his I'm
pulse printed plain upon his face.
Certainly I nut In. you can set rid
Of me in o way. for the moment, 4
its worth you while. Make TIP your
mind-you're the doctor"
Hs started angrily, flushing to the
roots OF his close cropped hair: n I
thought for an instant that | had mis-
taken my man. Then the ma
ooxed out Of him. lie dismissed the I'M
willing bully with a whispered word or
two. and sat sullenly down across the
table.
"Tll make Il as short A. you please"
I retorted. "Carucci's wife Is sent down
to see that he sails. I'm sent down to
see that see makes good. Now YOU
come down'and have him shangnaied.
Was this your own idea or were YOU
mo. Ny own initiative entirely, Only
practical way OF making sure that he
went. Best to see to It personally. AL
ways better to do the thing yourself
and then you know It's done"
1T understand. then, that Mr.. Tabor
didn't suggest this to your"
Exactly. Tabor knows nothing about
u. My own idea altogether" His tri-
umph In his own efficiency was over
riding his annoyance Better say moth
ing TO him whatever. He has enough
to think OF. Always best to avoid trou-
BILE. The mans gone, and there's an end
70 t.. Is that all?"
So Reds own fear Of Carucct had
been intense enough 10 drive him TO this
dirty alternative rather than trust &c
our sending the ma safely away.
There was something unnatural hare
Not quite" l said "Of course. you
know the a nature OF tho fellow,
! DISSEMINATING storyT
Certainly. Pack Of lies. Won't dis
cuss II. Utterly absurd, the Who'll.
thing, but We can't have II 20 an,
I further"
PRECISELY, ana II won't 70 any fur
ther. now. What I want to know Is tn,
foundation for II. You must see tn,
reason for my knowing that much O
: the facts. and for trusting me wit
:. them. II there 10 any enlargement
}, Look here. Crosby" Reid leaned for
ward across the table. his face scarie
, and working. ''that'n do. 7 don't pro
g pose to sift owe my life with you. No
e for a minute. What's more. n We coul
y afford a row. I'd punch you head 70
having the assurance to repeat tina
Internal SANDER TO my face, That's all
9 YOU understand" That's all"
J. There's plenty Of time for that"
y said, lowering my voice instinctively
as felt my own temper slipping. "I'
: ask you just one more question. O
a Your word, is Miriam Tabor alive. @
& not?"
never saw a man 30 broken by
word. lie turned from red 20 greer,s'
m white. the persplration shining on hi
forehead: and for a moment II SCENE
that he could not speak. Then h
Il, dragged the words out poarselY and IN
naturally.
- you've taken a damned cowardly ad
- yantage-Miriam Tabor WAS NY VIII
:" and she's dead. Now are you satisfied
- Because I'm not"
There was nothing 10 add, ! rose I
20 silence and we made our way 70 IN
o. door. on the sidewalk he waited Z,
me TO choose my directions; then, witr
la out q word. turned pointedly IN the OF
po,ite one, and walked quickly away
~ set out for the Carucci tenement
a a state OF no great comfort, By forcin
- a scene | had gained nothing, and
had made an overt enemy ~ DR.. fel'
\. M, that I was particularly coDcerne
"a over that development; ! had never like
he the man from the frst; and ] was In
ed pressed not so much by what he la
said as by his open ana d'sproporto'
ate confusion.
Go Be Continually