The evening world., 1912-06-15

We'll. I guess I'm dished fer tair."
groaned Phelan as he mournfully sur
veyed the deserted room and allowed
his eyes to rest on the portrait Of
woman who looked out at him from
mischlevous blue eyes.
An all fer a pair o. them eyes," he
added. wlstfuly. Its tough"
He might have gone on at some length
with this doleful soliloauy had not .
hand suddenly closed over his mouth
with the grip Of a steel trap.
ALI Wilson had come out Of the chest
as noiselessly as he had originally en-
tered It and good fortune favored him
TO the extent of placing Phelan with his
back to him while his troubled mind
WAS stepped tr q mixture If love and
despair.
As the thief pomced upon the III.
fated Oficer 666 he uttered, "Psti psf!
Watkins"
That slnuous Individual writhed out OF
the fireplace and came to his assistance.
Get his elbows and put your knee In
hts back instructed the thief. while
j reach for my ether-gun. Thank COD
Here II Is In my pocket"
Phelan struggled in a fruitless effort
TO tear himself free, but Wilson's grip
was the grip OF unylelding w1thes OF
steel and .he slim and wiry watkins
was just as muscular lot MS WtlsHt'
II was the task OF a moment for the
picture expert to bring round the little
silver device he called his ether-gun.
Phelan was gasping for breath through
his nostr!ls, aud Wilson had only to
press the bulH once or twice before
the policeman's muscles relaxed and
he fell Imply into watkins'r arms.
"That'll hold him for ten minutes at
least" brcathed Wilson. That's right.
Watkins. prop him up while | get his
bel: and coat off-then into the chest"
Phelan was completely insensible.
but his weight and the squareness OF
his bulk made II a strenuous task to
support him and Mt the same time re-
move his coat. Only Il man OF Will
sons size and prodigious strength
could have accomplished the feat in
anything like the time required. and
both he and Watkins were purple and
breathless when they lowered tho
again unfrocked Officer 668 into the
chest and piled portieres and 4 small
Persian rug on top OF him.
while Watkins held up tho lid the
thief tore OF his claw-hammcr coat
and stuffed that down into the chest.
In another instant he had forced his
shoulders into the uniform coat donned
the cap and buckled on the belt.
Vow break for 1t, Watkins" he
RaSu9u, IlEutlnk IN" DutboHs "o INV
buttonholrs. Take II easy out the
front door. I'll 70 out on the balcony
and call down to the men in the street
that it's all right. Start the engine In
the car and keep II going till ] can
make my getaway. Now"
Watkins vanished out the door at the
psychological moment. Capt stone
and Kearncy We're coming down the
stairs engaged in earnest CONVERSE
thnxF l.ns
they entered the room that they faile
10 notice the absence of officer 66G.
whose uniform was strutting on the
balcony while he himself lay anaes-
thetized in the chest.
''Uow could he have been hiding in
those portlercs. Kearney?' Capt Stone
was saving, II looked through them
Lefore left the room"
II don't know how, Captain" replied
Hearrey. but he was ana G'adwin
knew H."
"You're sure Of that''
Positive"
ct say, CAPTAIN. do you know where
Nr. Ryan ,s?" Interviewed the rowing
barnes, who seemed to have boboed up
FROM nowhere IN particular with Sadie
"fic may be in the cellar and he may
rc on the roof" snapped tho captain
'Twnt bother me now
''But | must bother YOU, by love
rers's.el the frantic Barnes. II de-
maud that YOU send that man 10 un-
lock me. I'm not prisoner or tha' sort
Of thing
Cant. stone ignored him. addressing
Kearney:
"WeIl. n he isn't out now-he can
get out without an airship' sun we iao
better search some more b'loW s.a'i y
Where's that man Phe'an sone' LOON
ont OH the balcony, kearneE'
Ko,rney stepped TO the curtains
nuI,oh them back. dropped them anc
nodded. Hes out there,
"Very well, let's go down into the eel
Inv and work up. There isn't room IN
the house now that isn't guarded
"gut, dammit. Captain" exploded
pnrnes again. rafting his handcuns.
"Don't annoy me-can't you see IN
busy" was all the satisfaction ne go
n. tho CAPTAIN and the Central once
man left the room A.,
sadie came forward shyly as th'
P .,D,d YOU md out where he is'' sh'
asked anXiously, u,,
en- the cellar or on the roof. Whei
get TO the roof he II III 'he oehar
and when ] reach the cellar ne Is on tn'
roof. He's more elusive than gnost,
"Who ever are you talking about
cried Sadie.
.Mr. Ryan. OF course
But | don't mean Mr.. Ryan, meai
the chauffeur who camo Tor Helen.
heard Mr.. Kearney speaking about hin
upstairs" a., -.
.Oh, there's chauffeur after he
TOO" said Barnes, enigmaticaliy'
Eyes, and wasn't It fortunate that M
pollce arrived Just in time to save her
.The police" shifted Barnes In dis
gust. a lot they had to d" with saw
ing her"
"DIdn't they really"
"They did not. They bunsled th
whole thing up horribly. Why they''
have brought In a parson to MARI
them II It hadn't been"--Barnes man
.ged to blush.
Then who did prevent the elope
ment?" asked sadie. eagerly. Il can
get word out OF Helen on account o
Auntie Ell"
"csnt you susssr SAID Barnes. mys