Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-20
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are eagerly. since you viii have the
money anyway and the speed OF your
s-att : 50 great take NE to her."
SIZE Is 81 10 danger She doesn't
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;Ae Ky pirate lightly. WHY alarm
t,s roWiF
Lace that evening passcrsby Ii Fifth
aTeDCe were startled h. seeing huge
Zero glide silently over their heads.
Shortly afterwarj he Chameleon set
lied gently upon the grass In park
glade. and Tayton. without any sign
Of I.cr1 C-s-p.s or hurry, ceremoMously
d. missed rs guest in the very face Of
policeman.
"Goodby and Az revoir." said Pay
ton. wrineinG MT. Crayman's unwilling
hand. "You1l hear from me IN q few
days Dent forget your promise or
The need that your daughter has OF
the aid which you alone can give her."
Without replying Mr.. Grayman turn
ed on bis heel and walked rapidly
away. Payton remained on the ground
regarding his retreating form with a
dtsdainful smile. The policeman was
rapidly approaching. but Payton made
no move.
"Here, your said the officer. selling
Payton by the arm. Il arrest you.
What are you doing with an aero in
the parkY"
Looking for squirrels" said Payton-
Looking for See here, young fei-
low. come with me-"
Aren't you going 70 arrest the
aero1" asked Payton.
The question upset the policeman foe
q moment Then. thinking Of no bet
ter answer. he raised his club. In
the fraction Of second he was sprawl.
ing on the grass and Payton had leap
ed aboard the aero. Al the policeman
Jumped to his feet and blew his whis-
tie the Chameleon whirled up into the
darkness and disappeared
The reader will perhaps remember
that when Payton carried OF Miss
Grayman he re-entered her room on
the pretense Of extinguishing the light
What he really did was to tumble In
her writing desk and take possession
Of bundle Of letters, which he thrust
into his pocket Among the letters
was one written to Helen BY her II.
Their during one Of his infreQuent ab-
sences. How he employed this viii
appear presently.
Payton had NO sooner performed bis
Characteristic exploit Of landing Mr..
Grayman In the heart Of New York
with the Chameleon than he ret out
with full speed for his lodge In the
wilderness.
We left Miss Grayman weeping In
her room at the lodge over her vexa-
ton at Mrs. Williams' conduct, en-
phasized BY her own underlined sus-
picions. Susan was greatly puzzled.
but very sympathetic.
"Oh. Miss Helen" she said. "please
don't cry. They cannot be long de-
layed: they are sure to come"
II wish could get away from here"
Miss Grayman responded. wiping her
eyes. Il don't know what ais me,
but-but sometimes ! feel that they
may never come. Why does Mrs. VIII
liams treat me sol Why wouldn't she
let u 90 in the cancer / have such
q creepy feeling about that place In
the woods"
lob. it's your fancy. Miss Helen.
didn't see anything very strange there.
Come. let's 60 out and sit on the We
randa. Perhaps we shall zee them re-
turning at any moment"
But Susan was not true prophet
They descended and went out on the