Evening star., 1912-11-20
CHAPTER XXVIII.-Continued.

With a sickening sense of helplessness
Hester opened the sheet and read the LUZ
lowing message, also made up OF lh-as-
sorted words and letters cut from news
paper:
Scotland Yard, London.
.If YOU want a line on the party VINO
stole $4,000 from the Bishop of Bunches-
ter. YOU can get it by sending man to
cambridge Manor, Ippingford, Surrey.
AS the Storm girl read these words her
cheeks blanched like the paper before her.
..You-you're going to send that?'
He nodded. I'm going to send it to-
night unless you deliver the goods Mind
this, it isn't case OF perhaps or meet
me tomorrow in the summer house or
enough of that and I've waited all I'm
going to. Either you deliver the goods
right now Or He pointed in grim
menace to the letter
What goods are you talking about
What 10 II Won want delivered?" she
asked -
My share of that money. my half.
Don't saw YOU didn't get it. l know you
did. I've found out things, little Hester
since you played me for a sucker the
other day."
she faced him steadily now If she
could only draw him into an argument.
She didn't believe the man was born that
she couldn't get the best of in talking
match.
what have you found out? Go on
tell me-
"Ahout Henderson, for one thing. You
said YOU reported to him every day over
the telephone"
"Well?"
1T was lie You never reported to
Henderson. And you said there was a
suffered. Remember"
What of it?'
You said he employed you to spy on
me. That was another lie. There WASH
any little man.
Testers mind worked quickly. 1t was
likely Anton had discovered her decep-
ton, but she mustn't acknowledge it.
Il suppose they told you that at Hen
derson's office?' she laughed. "Of course
they wouldn't spy on you. ON, no! say
you're easy boy
TT wasn't at Henderson's they told me.
1t was at the Ippingford telephone office
There are no records OF any calls 1or '14
Chelsea, except my calls
The girl started to speak, but he cut her
short. Wait. If you'll let me finish
YOU can get up better lie. Just take a
look at this-Exhibit b." He opened the
table drawer and produced the false arm
that Hester had hidden on the high shelf
of the conservatory Il found TINS wnere
Now, then, what has the dear innocent
child got to say?'
Hester sat silent for a moment. looking
him straight in the eyes: then, slowly, a
smile began to play about her mouth and
presently she burst into half-mfsch1eV-
Gus, half-impudent laugh.
Il tried to do you up, Anton.' she &C
knowledged, but 1 didn't get away with
it,
''You went through the purse while
was kissing you in the carr"
Sure l did, but the purse was empty" "
WAS, eh? Well see If 1t was. And
you lied about Henderson,"
She shrugged her shoulders careiessiy
"Oh, | was kidding about Henderson,!
Anton looked at her almost admiringly.
You're a wonder. kid, but-you're In aw-
full bad with me- 1t don't make any diff
ference what you say-after this. FL be-
lieye what I see And I'm going to have
what l told you. Pm going to have the
goods--right now-the goods or the girl
do you get me?
The Storm girl sprang to her feet, eyes
blazing. hands clinched.
"If YOU dare she defied him, but he
waved aside her immediate alarm with a
reassuring gesture.
You can cork UP the skyrockets. kid
I'm not going to touch you or-kiss you
or-anything, unless you want me to.
Want you to-" she stared at him.
well, of all the conceited-
NO. no." he interrupted. Il don't mean
that you're stuck on me, grille. l know
how you feel, but il it's a question be-
tween going to Jail and-er- now he
leered at her disgustingly, giving me 8