The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-17

pended from the cstiins o. naoau1
through the shades Of many Iam0a
whitney Barnes bllnked for . moasat.
and then started ~ HE 0ase wss u.
rected to the walls hung with moSeos
pieces.
TIE work Of Rubens. RsmbrandI o.
rot. Melssonier. Lsiy. Caxxin. vsGAS.
Frasonard. Reynolds and . score others
OF the worlds greatest masters leaped
across his vision 40 he turned from wali
to wall. revolving on his nsei.
whsw" he calculated. 7 dso1t
know that Travers went IN for this sort
Of thing. He certainly 10 the sscrse1ve
little oyster wheu he wants TO b."
skill studying the portraits and lana
soaps and allssoricai groups. he valcss
to BAtsato . sudden thought.
by the way. Batsato. do you know
what II Was that brought your master
hack IN this strange fashion and the
reason for an this secrecyr'
Here Mr.. 0iadwin now y.-au-se,
How DO you know that. Bslsatcr"
QuisDsd the yvung man absenoy. n;
AShrodits rising from me sea In : glory
Of nudity aud ,rsinbows. -.. a
The Jap paused q second on his way
- the door. and replied:
"'Causs no one know ne homo bat
Mr.. Barnes. Thees house close up usucs.
long time ana Mr.. 0iadwin make papsrs
say he In Egypt"
In the same breath in wssich ne MAJ.
lined this voilsy OF words the little Jao
projsctiled himself from the room.
His deductions are marvsilous." sa1A
whitney Barnes. solsmnly addrasotng
. bronze bust OF Philip Of AAcsdou. -
turned in time TO meet the brisk -
trance OF Travsrs Gadwin. aiiaa TAo0r
~ Smith. Of the Rits.
The two shook hands wsrmov -
looked Into each others faces M
qsnzsicai smiles. They we're about g q
age. both unusually good iooking -
bearing themselves with that SrooaR
confident manner thai 10 ehAeaoees1uo1D
OF young men VINO have bssn Ge1AloA
In gwan's-down all thsir iveA
WELL wal. we'll. Travsrsr'
'tHsllo. whitney. osd boyt'
The greeting sprang from Shsr ~
simultaneously. and aftsr h0 he 49,
bis hat and cane - hts valse SeaVu1D
0iadwin continues
'ptdn.t expect 70 - M - sssAs1o
you. old scoutr'
q should say DIDN'T WV. wA~O
eot that telegram Of you're 70 sau -
was soms 3ar 70 my delicate uHgvVo
system."
Tr,vers ofadwin isushsd asa rsnAss
his hands
. real thrill. chr
Exact and specinc-a real ra,rlA.s
well you're lucly-a surprise and q
thrill. I'd give anything for Q real IN.
pr1se--Ivs hunted this little planets
four corners for one and failed 10 co..
meet"
IF you can't achieve EN- you sssu
70 be In the business Of Manufacturing
EN- Come along now what's all this
numbering mystery. I'm shot to pieces
with curiosity. What's happened 10
make YOU come hone like this?'
"Watkinsr' replied rravers Gladwin
CURLY.
"wstkins' What wa.xinsr whose
Watkins"
Watkins Is my mani mean. Wet
kins was my man before I found on,
mat he was systematically rohhing me"
Oh l remember now. A Jolly good
servant though so he robsad you. did
he' But they all DO"
yes, but hey don't always get found
out-caught with the goods, as the po-
lice say. | caught Watkins with the
goods and sacked him."
But you don't mean to tell me tina;
you came kitlnr home from TIE pyra-
mids and the lovely Sahara desert Just
because this chap Watkins was dIshon-
est' said Whitney Barnes. In tones OF
incredibly.
mo. Whitney" replied Gladwin. drop
ping Into a chair and pickering his
forehead with frown. Watkins was
only the start of IT, got rid Of him
six months ago, But while I waS on
my way 10 Egypt learned that Wet
kns and my lawyer had been m some
sort OF a secret correspondence osfurs
l gave Watkins the bounce"
what lawyer3 Not old RsllabSe'
Forbes' Why. thought no wore . -.
titled halo"
80 did I. but I've Tot news - -
contrary, and you know he has cAAsgs
OF everything tor me--keeps all my o..
curities-has q power OF attornsy-Sasns
checks and all that"
THAT sounds bad" said WAitDo,
Barnes. sympathsticst1y. The OLD saAIe
could come pretty close to rutnl10 49,