The Washington times., 1912-12-23
CHAPTER xIIl-(continu>l.)


lily understand how awkward It
10 to have Q daughter Of DR..
Tsarka roaming the city unprotected"
he added. with . smile. ':If once .
London crowd detected your personality.
or knew you for one OF the people
who drive steel.fronted cars over them.
there you'd bs lynch law In trafalgar
dinora talked to gain time. He wss wrsss
charge Pepio with completely In the re-
cent studio outrage would be unjust.
criminal almost; for IN his heart he
knew that the sweot-mannered JapsnsssSe @ ss
doings OF her countrymen. Il was his
business to make war on those men.
not on the women. Of their households.
Yet. he was not prepared 70 ssy how
stances. The Tssrka gang made war
upon women and men alike. and II was
only BY striking. At Pepio that he could
hope to AFFECT their movements
where P1Sce soSsnhoiF. Re @ '"sS car 81 jim ssi.:
ed outside the institute. 0inord indi-
..l.'. "A'nother q 1nouyiti,s victims: !. 4
ysnsifTaSS ysSr flaS... who never harmed one OF
The arms Of the Hapsburss emela.on.
eye; She flushed instantly:
.ofIy ri sm W.. g 81 :Grry x. dS5s %5 E:n~ek
clifford took her hands again. very
gently, and scrutinsed the stains on
doe: - your % father alloy YOU in hi.
the tiny silver scar near her her finser.tips:
Sometimes. when Horubu IL not
there" she answered without tremor.
To-day went In while he was examln-
oS: Hss Gsssd 'r r.i.ss.d ISSDfs her E.nd HI.
iips twiched slightly. What use would
your your father have for . rubber finger
The ORIGINAL belonged to Inouyi.i.
NY father 10 trying TO make him an
0ifford's heart softened At her un.
guarded manner: Does your father al
knowing Il 70 be a dangerous placer:
No: I went in to have . look ut tho
iinger model again while he WAS In the
library. came upon q glass bulb con-
ana very fooiishly 1 tried to collect the
clifford was convinced OF the truth OF
her statement. He marveled. however.
At the free and easy way In which DR..
from the city. A more astute criminal
would have kept her in . close car.
riase rather than risk the chance Of
her 0eing shadowed.
REGARDED him In tremuiouS anticipation.
Ny father thinks that am known only
to one dstsctiye-yourseif"
arrest you. Pepio?'
mo and yes. He fancie. that my
eyes are. ahsrper. than yours" she ans.
wsss6 With ,a,s sirh ,,S And yet only yss:
a s.IaHn saiinusir." ns :''' f0'''u '"A' you were
What & q saimusir" Clifford de-
n,anded with q blush.
ut 10 the Bushido equivalent for
anirnt sIs s;rtS' grant, man OF ideals and gen.
"And because your father regards me
as saimusir. Pepio. he thinks that you
may may wandsr with impunity under my
clifford was nearer to anger than he
cared to confess. To be considered q
knight errant by master criminal was
not hattering to his pride. The time
had passed when even young detectives
:,lowed IiS.Sos.% The dousn%ter' of society tsrror'
A dosen PAGES from the institute doors
he paused. his arm still linked in Pc.
pio's. A liveried attendant. the one who
had carried his card to Beatrice Mes.
quietly to the Princes chauffeur. Ter
seconds later the red.paneled car sped
from the street In the direction Of Pic
cadiily. The attendant returned to the
"The Prince has been detained. Now
Pepio. you had better consult Beatrice
about your y rsdtIm scar Suppose We
a,aord drew her gently n. towsss ';na II; Is
tight. Pepio regarded him In innocent
""Msdams will consider It very un'
usual" ....,,, L., v,v,
servant. Am rightT
tute. and the carved figure OF the Na1s'
rene looked down at them from tn
moved the youns detective to nncovsl
his head before the outstretched hand
OF Christ. Pepio's fingers tishtened OF
his arm, as though she were afraid.
"If Beatrice Messonier 10 your father
servant. she VIII not answer n.;, r,t, my cues
though unconscious OF her presence.
The liveried attendant came forwart
with q curious smile OF recognition a
he took Gifford's card.
wick. NAV I say that You viii cal
again some hour this afternoon"
Clifford retorted. "Miss Tsarka." h
added.
the order. breathing apologies. Mucl
exercise up and down the winding stair
had given edge 10 his temper.
MIME. Messonier Is engaged." he in
Hohenhofr has been attended to-no
q moment longer" Clifford spoke with
out heat as he drew Pepio Into tn
whlte-paneled waiting room.
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