The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-02-13

the narrow steps and without so much
as . glance behind hurried OF toward
the aIiey gate. She watched him pass
through II. a strange cramp of disap-
pointment in her heart because he had
resasted the temptation to look back at
his Judge
Brooks. the footman, was speaking
to her.
Miss Christine is i'll ma'am. The
housekeeper thinks she has tainted.
na'am."
colonel Grand was not afraid Of the
bseodocks, but he was distinctly
alarmed over the Intervention and at
dtuee OF David Jenison. That axGres-
save. determined young man had made
threat that struck something like
tefor to his heart He had drawn Q
revolver. and he had put himself In .
escsdediy uncomfortable position.
hh Drain was working rapidly de-
spite the fact that his daughter vas
eosAs All In her power to distract 1t by
IN unrestrained flow of invective
against not the Braddocks, but David
Jenison.
he suddenly broke in with the an.
Douncement that she was to take the
nfst AFTERNOON train out OF the city.
He had difficulty In making 1t plain
that ner speedy departure was neecs-
sary to her own as well to his person
al comfort
ooing to his hotel he deliberately Of
fered the cabby. who might be an evil
Witness for him II Jenison pressed
matters, large sum of money on con-
dition that he would swear that Brad
dock drew or attempted to draw q re-
volver. The cabman thought 1t over.
Then he refused.
by or O'Clock In the afternoon
the colonel began to feel reasonably
certain that Jenison had failed In his
attempt to secure a warrant, or had
been turned from his purpose by that
cool headed farseeing woman. Mary
braddock. He remained In his rooms.
dtsdaining flight or subterfuge.
Al O'Clock he sauntered forth from
the hotel. Although quite comfortably
sure that there was no immediate dan
ger Of arrest he was confronted by the
ugly certainty that Tom Braddock was
hard upon his heels and that no
amount of persuasion could have turn
ed him from his purpose. Braddock
would accomplish his end, of that he
was as sure as he was certain that the
sun would wise In the morning. 1t was
In the cards. He knew. He was q
true-born gambler. with all the In
stinct. all the wiles. all the insight Of
one who courts chance and fight II at
the same time. Such men as Rob
ert Grand go on defying fate to the bit
ter end, but they know that there will
be an end and in the end they are
bound to lose.
The colonel entered one of the most
famous of the sporting bars. A man
seated at one of the little tables look.
cd up and nodded. Grand took the
chair opposite to this person.
DO you know where Braddock Isl"
he demanded.
"sure," said the man opposite. Hes
laying low in that dive over on"
Nothing Of the kind" interrupted
Grand sharply. Fixing him with his
cold, steady eyes he went on: You
are wonderful spotter you are! So
you've been watching that place over
there all day. have you? And you are
sure he's there. Ell? So much for your
fine detective work"
The man was an operative for one of
the biggest private detective agencies
in New York. 1t was his duty. and
had been for years, to watch the police
in order that Colonel Grands sub rosa
interests might be preserved from the
fatal inconstancies of a greedy de-
partment.
Just now he was devoting his time
to Tom Braddock, laying the trap for
the one man his employer feared more
than he feared all the laws of the land
and all the authorities behind them.
Now" said Colonel Grand in con.
clusion. II want you to find out If
Braddock has returned to Cronk's
place Find this Cronk fellow-the re.
formed one. l mean-and tell him |
want to see him. Tell him it is worth
Just $1,000 to him and possibly five
times that amount Send him up the
rear stairway at Broadso's any time
after g."
At half past that evening Ernie
Crokn stole up the stairway In the rear
Of Broadso's saloon. He skunk down
the narrow. dimly lighted hallway un,
til he came to door which bore the
numeral i've. For a full minute he
stood there irresolute, held inactive by
the two mental elements that bear
such close kinship to each other-ap-
prehension and greed. Colonel Grand
opened the door and held 1t ajar that
he might enter.
The door closed gently behind him
and key was turned in the lock.
Don't be alarmed. Ernie" said
Grand "sit down. my lad. Where's