Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19

Ell? Well, it's the front fat. two
flights up"
Thank you" said Orme. He walked
out to the street, whence a backward
glance showed him the woman again
concealed in her newspaper.
At one side of the shop he found the
entrance to a fight of stairs which led
to the floors above. In the little hall
way, just before the narrow ascent be-
gan, was a row of electric buttons and
names, and under each Of them a mail
box. ga" had a card On which was
printed:
"Arima, Teacher of Original Kama
~Jiu-Jitsu."
Should he go boldly up and present
himself as a prospective pupil? II
Artma were the who had so ef-
fectively thrown him the night before
he would certainly remember the man
he had thrown and would promptly
be on his guard. Also, the woman in
the shop had said, you are n Of the
| gentlemen he was expectin'." Others
were coming.
Prudence suggested that he on
ceal himself in an entry across the
street and keep an eye out for the
persons who were coming to visit Ari-
ma. He assumed that their coming
had something to do with the stolen
paper. But he had no way of know
ing who the athletes guests would be.
There might be no n among them
whom he could recognize. And even
II he saw them all go in, how would
his own purpose be served by merely
watching them? In time, no doubt,
they would all come out again, and
one of them would have the papers in
his possession, and Orme would not
know which one.
For all he was aware, some of the
guests had already arrived. They
might even now be gathering with
eager eyes about the unfolded docu-
ments. No, Orme realized that his
place was not on the sidewalk. BY
some means he must get where he
could discover what was going on In
the front fiat on the third floor. Stand
ing where he now was there was mo-
mentary danger Of being discovered
by persons who would guess why he
was there. Maku might come.
Orme looked to see who lived In
IA" the fiat above the Japanese. The
card bore the name:
Madam ALA, ~Clairvoyant and Trance
Medium"
"I think | will have my fortune
told" muttered Orme, as he pressed
Madam Alias bell and started up tn
, stairs.
At the top of the second fight h.
r looked to the entrance of the from
. apartment. 1t had a large square o
: ground glass, with the name "Arima
a in black letters. He continued VI
q ward another flight and PRESENT.
9 found himself before two blank door
one at the front and n a littl
at n side. The side door opene
:. slowly in response to his knock.
Before him stood a blowsy but nc
altogether unprepossessing woman c
middle years. She wore a cheap pr1n
gown. A gypsy scarf was thrown owe
a her head and shoulders, and her ear
= held loop earrings. Her inquirin
glance at Orme was not unmixed wit
suspicion.
MADAM Altar" inquired Orme.
She nodded and stood aside for hir
to enter. He passed into a cheap II
r tie reception hall which looked out o
the street, and then, at her siler
e direction went through a door at on
n side and found himself in the M
IT dium's sanctum.
The one window gave on a dim
j. lighted narrow space which apparent
d had been cut In from the back OF tt
building. Through the dusty glass
x could see the railing Of a fire-escal
platform, and cutting ~diagonally aero
d the light, part of the stairs led to II
platform above. There was a close
door, which apparently opened into I'll
it outer hall. In the room were dir
red hangings, two chairs, a couch, al
IS a small square center table.
or Madam ALA had already seated he
a. self at the table and was shutting
Is pack of cards. "Fifty-cent reading
le she asked, as he took the chair opp
ot site her.
le Orme nodded. His thoughts were
T. the window and the fire escape, and
Of hardly heard her monotonous sc
ar fences, though he obeyed mechanical
I'd her instructions to cut and shuttle.
"You are about to engage in a ne
I'd business" she was saying. you W
be successful, but there will be sor
lie trouble about a dark man. Look o
for him. He talks fair, but he mea
US mischief.-There is a woman. too.
This man will try to prejudice b
RS against you" And all the time Orr
he was saying to himself, How can | p
Is suade her to let me use the fire
cape?"
ed Suddenly he was conscious that t
woman had ceased speaking and W
IT running the cards through her inge
at and looking at him ~searchingly. "Y
are not listening" she said, as he n
ng her gaze.
be He smiled alphabetically Il know
by | was preoccupied."
"I can't help you If you don't listel
a Orme inferred that she took pr
We in her work. He sighed, and look
grave. Il am afraid" he said slow
"that my Ease is too serious for I
at cards"