Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28

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We'll in the subway game there might have been four
operatives Farson dranatized on his desk the move
nents OF the four operatives, represented by an nkwe
an agate Paperwelght box OF pins and pair OF hand
went below. Two followed YOU down to the platform.
One of these took the first train and got off at the next
station to wait for you. The other man took the sec
ond train rode the station, got off and waited
for YOU If you went back upstairs men had YOU
covered If you took train the men ahead picked YOU
up.
itives in their original positions
"How about the surface carso
perhaps you beat EN- there" conceded Farson
yet there might have been ahead, and he got
the signal to take the block beyond you. Maybe
a hawk in taxi passed the car, got off, and boarded
the car half mile down the line.
"For Heavens sake, exclaimed Leonard, "put your
expert on the job!
A S he had been warned by Farson, he began to be
subjected to the attentions not only of the shadow
but of the roper Persons of both sexes to him
plausible errands. Their manners were perfect their
stories superb. If he had not been warned if his
brain cells had not been subtlzed by his experience
he would have fallen easy victim to their shares
What's the matter, old man? You seem all broken
up. said his partner to him morning. "Too much
sociological night work. eh? Maybe widows and operas
what? Better take couple of weeks of-rabbit shoot
ing PsHo1 Yoq better sad
He had not informed his partner of what going
on for he considered it as sort of personal matter
and the relation between himself and Payton
Leonards country place had been turned into an inebr
ates' home Payton had no sympathy for inebriates
When DR. Elias Solder called at the Office months
before he asked Leonard who that geezer that looked
like church absconder.
Leonard had overpowering desire to get away.
He was hunted he wanted to escape. The cons
dormant instinct of the primitive animal to flee
when pursued revived in him. When he went in
the street he walked with quick nervous steps. He
shoulder. He listened to the footsteps behind. An in
tangible dread an expectant fear, was upon him.
He made plans to clrcumvent his pursuers, and to
leave town for rest as his partner suggested but he
found flaw in each device, possibility of being
baked by superior cunning He penned in great
city He studied map showing all the portals, avenues
of escape, under and the waters encornpassing
Manhattan Island There were not less than half
hundred exits. But all of them, tunnel and bridge
ferry and railroad seemed to him shut and guarded by
vigiant, crafty sentinels.
HE went to his apartments, after dining out rather
IL early in the evening week after the last inter
view with Farson There letter waiting for him.
1t typed signed with nulnera that stood for the
detectives
regret there results in operation and
P.S. There people can't afford go up against.
If you tip keep away from everybody you know
leave town.
Leonard stared at the letter He unlocked a liquor
cabinet and poured himself some cognac. Then he
sank into chair
What did it meano Farson had gone back him!
Farson, intrepid man. afraid! 1t could not be that
Farson clever anyone the business had results
Indeed, this statement contradcted in the second
line-"for various reasons and in the postscript.
Farson could not be inundated by any ordinary peril
he independent yield to ordinary influence;
he too honest and too friendly to be corrupted.
What vast intrigue whirling like tornado
around Leonard? How could he avoid danger that
IMMINENT
He felt impeled to do something, go somewhere. He
had another drink butoned his overcoat, and into
the street The night Without observing his
direction he walked through Grarnercy Park, down
Irving Place, and paraded the blazing proletarian
ren of asst nAinnr ict11