The Washington times., 1911-10-28
TIMES DAILY
THE SCARLET SCARAB
BY Albert Payson Terhune Eass .ss
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sign. and know. moreover. that no
I%e,s.Es,. ~,i,,.. Of the order were transmitted
ut is a matter of life or DEATH" he
reiterated. "sebaste instructed me to
lie gave me no details, but commando
me to be your guide"
"The meeting is at Bosco Trecase." he
answered, "at the Brotherhood's rem
dtsvsus there. As your excellency Il
new to Naples. sebsste feared you
~ meetingl'.. aueried. interested In
I'm such cases of great extremity.as
your exeellency knows-the local Leader
be assured. would not have done so ex-
! cept uunder some terrible circum-
stances. or IL he could have had time
e instan,y SSnsa yqa yqa,hs iooahly my
solve was taken. would attend thi.
meeting! Even II I were wrong and the
fate OF the Brotherhood rested on nc
sss Of N. mine yet mss wsseS san %onS
Of use II ever In future saw way
OF exposing the organization. :.
IT will 80 with you" l answered
"Wait hye minutes until change n: ms
You wll md cigars and dscanter vi
"SBiiIy." went vent on when Gregg and |
Esse "a alone cnr I'm going 0t dee,Se msy no, Si
to come back at all I'm sorry to leave
you unceremon,ouoly like this. but
well--good-by. old chap. And good luck
As I was speaking I had already be:
gun to get out Of my evening dress and
to pull from a trunk rough tweed
travelling suit.
psts observed Se1. ,oi aress scn.nsas cslmlS !,
shake me. an you've never taken an,
You can't lose me-" =.
What do you meanT" | asked: fo,
he, too. mad begun to divest himself
Of his abhorred evening clothes.
pm not wise tc a lot OF that l!,So
they miscall Eyetalian,' he responded
rnmmaglng his trunk for day costume
| hut heard the name 'sebaste once OF
twice, an a couple of times the word
! 'morte. An 'morte' means death. Sc
baste's sent that lantern-faced dago Z
invite you to kiiiing-fest Of some kinu
Nov. I think you're, daify for eoin'
little hand In mine. Nellie darling For
dihas,,hS 5Ist happen tG be Strolin' in the same
Billy" / replied earnestly, this may
mean, as you say. death. I'm sick OF
life, and II doesn't matter much to me
what happens. But :t's different with
you. There's no sense In your running
your head into this hornets nest. keeI
out and he glad YOU can"
Pete" he retorted calmly, ITS simp
ly scandl dlous the way you waste words
Ycu heard me say was comm, didn't
you, son? Well, that goes"
In vain ! tried to shake his calm
crazy resolve. At last I told him the
whole OF Rescio's message.
BY this time We were dressed In oul
travelling suits. Each of US slipped re
volver into an inner pocket. As an after
thought ] bundled handful OF note,
Into my wallet. and Billy. watching me
did the same.
/ crossed to the dresser, where lay tn,
| scarlet scarab. Deliberately l picked J.
up end stuck It Into my tie. might Al
we'll 60 the whole figure. since l was Il
visit my flock Of black sheep for thu
first time in an official capacity.
The excitement Of 1t all acted as
tonic to my numbed brain. The misery
the hopelessnees, the heart-break, ETH
| ere there But with them was IN ugly
lighting mood had never before know n
1--WE are ready. visconte." l called t
Rescio. Mr.. Gregg goes With us. LIE
US waste no more time"