The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-28

aire, admitted Britt readily to Sanos
suite.
Britt, sitting in great leather
armchair in an attitude OF sybasieic
ease. chose a panatela from his pocket
case, and then, with his eyes hxed on
the ceiling and his hands clasped az
the back of his neck, he gave hlmsea
i'm to as many moments OF unlnler-
frupted thought as the non-arrlval OF |
the unconscious host would permit.
He had reached point In his medlta-
| tons that for an instant seemed 10
omen way for an explanation, LOT
which he had come to see Sahds'
when a faint rustling in the ADJOINING
room reached his acute ear.
IN A ribbon of subdued light between
-yportieres of Moorish leather gave pas
sage to his glance. He saw q shaooW
/ autter at a far window and, IN the
next instant, rapidly and noiselessly,
he had slid out of the armchair uhtn
he was on his knees on the rug pc
hind the shelter of library taoie
niled high with books. Inch by men,
soundless, Britt lifted one knee untli
his foot rested firmly on the noof'
inch by inch, still without SOUND, ne
raised the other When he was falriy
on his feet, but in crouching attitude,
ne half walked, half craWled, around
; the table by the longer way, until ne
was close to the portieres. Brltz was
too good sleuth to make the mistake
t of looking between the portleres 70
; get a glimpse of the inner room. II
2 was no part Of his program to pc seen
> by Sands other visitor, or visitors,
t He felt justified in giving way to MS
! curiosity because it might be as much
: ia the millionaire's interests as to MS
Q own-to say nothing Of Mrs. MISSION,
er's, and that Of the public. IN fact
the. Headquarters man did not VASE
much time in such reflections ne
wanted to see and hear what was go
ing on, and he took the readles'
means OF doing So Instead OF rlsklns
the danger of being seen between the
parting of the portieres, he pierced
with his scarf pin tiny hole IN the
leather curtain behind which he stood
and applying one eye closely, ne couis
see the whole inner room IT was IN.
millionaire's bedroom, and he com
manded everything except the angi
in which was set the window Wnef
he bod glimpsed the shadow. a sligh'
" saare vigorous twist or two OF tn
mir enlarged the microscoplcal apel
tl1re. 50 that he could see even tina
detail of the interior. Br1tz almos
grunted with satisfaction at what q
witnessed in the next few minutes
The shadow man was still at the VII
dow, fluttering, fitting to and IT.
rising and falling. It crouehed on
side the window in such way
showed Britt it was on ire oscar
= or balcony of some sort. The rus
ling sound increased, and it was Il
lowed by faint "cheep," like spa
rows call. A second shadow fluttert
y from point above the window al
melted into the outlines of the fir
! Then came a slightly rasping SCUM
and the lower sash, Britt notice
trembled. BY well-nigh impercept1h
degrees the sash was lifted. The ne
instant two men noiselessly lower
themselves to the floor and glanc
hastily about the room. Reassured
the swift look, they tiptoed along t
walls from right to left; one OF the
stopped at a chiffon1er, the other CT
tinued his little journey of>investis
ton until he arrived at the porter
wsa Then it was that Britz held
s breath. He held it for seconds t
Ssas5 seemed as tedious as hours, while
nearer of the strange visitors, Sc
rated from him only by the thickn
Of the leather, peered through
parting between the curtains into
n library where the detective stood +
Britz had not obtained good v
NJ of the intruder's face, for 1t was
ex- hidden by a loose fold of the tur'
raw upon his head that indicated
torn strangers nationality. Britz's
then still were fixed at the hole,
rid" by that time the stranger
chief out of his line Of vision.
ence. such not been the case, It
possible that even the i'm
turbable Britt would have me
at least to the extent of swift re
to a side pocket in his coat. TO
was about as evil a countenance
y at ono could expect to see anyWh
llong save under the shadow OF the gall
helor In its rapacity, ferocity, blood thi
was ness and cruelty Of every de
Lieu spoke loudly II that savage face
advanced an inch or two nearer, t
aires snaky eyes would have seen the
t his from Mulberry street who shrank
IN Of himself behind the shelter Of the
more tecting strip Of leather But 1t
That not; and, after leisurely surye
vities the interior, the Oriental returne
b the the other end of he inner room
nself, re1oined his companion.
much Hardly had Britz begun to lei
rance air seep out Of his Spngs, and .
ircled he had INDUCED in the luxury
Tidow, intake OF breath, when he BEGAN
pDose Interested snectator in the gentle