Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-07

week, year! Grains OF SAND. no
could wait Inshalla!
CHAPTER vii.
The Purlolned Cable.
George. having made his bargain
with conscience relative to the Yhior-
des rug, slept tho sleep OF the untrou-
bled, Of the just, Of the man who had
nothing in particular to get up for. In
fact, after having drunk his breakfast
cocoa and eaten his buttered toast, he
eyinced his satisfaction by turning his
face away from the attracting morn.
ing light and passing OF into sleep
again. And thereby hangs this tale.
SO much depended upon his getting
his mail as it came In that morning,
that Fate herself must have resisted
sturdily the desire to shake him BY
the shoulder. Perhaps she would have
!, done 70 but for the serenity Of his
pose and the infantfle smile that lin
gered for . while round his lips. Fate.
as with most of US, has her sentiment
al lapses.
The man next door, having no con-
science to speak Of. Indeed, he had de-
rallied her while passing his twenti-
eth meridianD was up betimes. He
had turned in at four; at six he was
strolling about the deserted Longing
room, watching the entrances. It IL
inconceivable how easily mail may be
purlolned in large hotel. There are
a. many ways ~ points to the wind.
Ryanne chose the simplest. He waited
for the mailbag to be emptied upon
the. .head,portsr's counter. Nonchal-
antly, but deity, while the porter
looked on, the adventurer ran through
the bulk. He found three letters and
. cable. the latter having been re-
ceived by Georges bankers the day
before and mailed directly to the ho-
tel. The porter had no SUSPICION that
bold theft was being committed un-
der his very eyes. Moreover, circum-
stances prevented his ever learning
Of 1t. Ryanne stuffed the spoils into
pocket.
III any one asks for mo-" he said.
Say that I shall be at my bankers.
the lo-Egyptian bank, at 10 o'clock.
Yes, SIR" replied the porter, as he
began to sort the rest Of the mail,
not forgetting to peruse the postals.
Ryanne went out into the street,
walking rapidly into town. Mahomed-
El.Gebel shook the folds Of his cloak
and followed The adventurer did not
slacken his gait till he reached Shop
heard's hotel. Upon the steps he
paused. Some English troops were
marching past. on the way to the rail.
way station; the usual number of ma
tives were patrolling the sidewalks,
dangling strings of imitation scarabs:
. caravan Of pack-camels, laden with
cotton, shuhled BY haughtily; q blind
beggar sat on the curb In front,
munching piece Of, sugar cane.
Ryanne, assured that no one he knew
was about, proceeded into the writing
room. wholly deserted at this early
hour
He sat down at desk and opened
the cable. It contained exactly what
he expected. It was call for adj
vice in regard to the rental of Mr..
George P. A. Jones mansion in New
York and the temporary disposing Of
tho loose valuables. Ryanne read It
over a dozen times, with puckered
brow, and finally balled it fiercs!y !:
his INST. Fool! He could not, at that
moment, remember the most essen.
,tial point In the game. the name and
once of the agent to whom no must
this very morning send reply. Hur-
riedly he nshed out the letters; one
chance in q thousand. He swore, but
in relief. In the corner of one of the
letters he saw that for some unknown
reason the gods were still with him.
Reynolds and Reynolds, estates, Broad
street: he remembered. He wrote out
. reply on . piece Of hotel paper, in
tending to copy 1t on 1t the cable
ONCE. This reply covered the ground
convincingly. Renting for two
months. Old friends. Leave things
Is they are. P. A." The initials
were little stroke. From some
source Ryanne has picked up the fact
that Jones business correspondents
was conducted over those two initials.
He tore up the cable into small illegi-
bic squares and dropped some into one
basket and some into another. Next,
he readdressed Georges mail to Leip-
zig; another stroke. meaning = delay
Of two or three months; from the
head once OF his bankers there to
Paris. Paris e Naples. Naples to New
York That Ryanns did not open
these letters w4s n novise due to
moral suasion: wha4sver they con-
tanned could be Of no vital Importance
to him. n
Now. Horace. We shan bend the
crook Of our elbow IN The bar-room.
The seaction warrants ~ stimulant..s s
An hour latsr the vhele aaair 49,