The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-25


acteristic of all his kind. That's one
Of the new Maxim silencers With
smokeless powder in the cartridges,
and the silencer on. can make shot
from my coat pocket, and you wouldn't
even know 1t had been done. And I'm
some shot. believe me-" aa,.4 81
" .'Impossible!' Mary calculated.
"No, it amt. Here. wait, I'll show
you" ..''% ..2..
"Good gracious, not here!" Mary ex-
claimed in alarm. 1--WE would have
the whole place down on u.s." So.
Carson chuckled. -...4 !
"You just watch that dinky little
vase at the table across the room there.
'Tain't very valuable, is it?'' ,+s- .
"No," Mary answered.
In the same instant while still her
eyes were on the vase, it fell in cas-
cade of shivered glass to the table and
floor. She had heard no sound. she
saw no smoke Perhaps. there had
been faintest clicking noise. She
stared dumfounded for few seconds.
then turned her bewildered face to-
ward Carson, who was grinning In
high enjoyment.
"Neat little thing. amt it?" the man
asked, exultantly.
"Where did you get IT." Mary asked.
I'm Boston, last week. And between
you and me, Mary. it's the only model,
and it sure is cOrker."
That night in the back room Of Bin
keys English Eddie and Carson sat
with their heads close together over a
table
"a chance like this" Griggs was say
ing, "a chance that will make a for.
tune for all Of u.s.
1T sounds good" Carson admitted.
wistfully.
"wer." urged Griggs, what do you
say"
How would we split it,"
Three ways would be right" Griggs
answered. Zone to me, one to you
and one to be divided up among the
others"
Carson brought his fist down on the
table with a force that made the glass
es Jingle.
you're on" he said, strongly.
"Finew Griggs declared. and the two
men shook hands. "Now, I'll GET
Get nothingr' Carson interrupted.
'Tll get my own men. Chicago Red Is
in town. So is Dacey. with perhaps
couple Of others of the right sort. ILL.,
get them and We'll turn the trick to-
morrow night
That's the stuff Grlggs agreed.
greatly pleased. ~
But sudden shadow fell on the face
of Carson. He bent closer to his COM
panion and spoke with fierce inten-
sity that brooked no denial.
.'She must never know" n
Griggs nodded Understandings.
Mary had gone to her bedroom for
nap. She was not in the least sur
prised that Dick had not yet returned.
though he had mentioned half an hour.
At the best there were many things
that might detain him-his fathers
absence from the office, difficulties In
making arrangements for his project
ed honeymoon trip abroad = which
would never occur-or the like At
the worst there was chance Of find
ing his father promptly. and of that
father as promptly taking steps to
prevent the son from ever again see
ing the woman who had so indiscreet-
ly married him. .1 49,.
Yet somehow Mary could not believe
that her husband would Yield to such
paternal coercion. Rather, she was
sure that he would prove loyal to her
whom he loved through every trouble.
At the thought certain wistfulness
pervaded her and poignant regret
that this particular man should have
been the one chosen Of fate to be en-
tangled within her mesh Of revenge.
There throbbed in her heart torment
ing realization that. there were In life
possibilities infinitely more splendid
than the Joy Of vengeance. She would
not confess the truth even to her In
most soul, but the truth was there and
set her atremble with vague fears.
She had slept, perhaps, a half hour
when Fannie awakened her.
cts man named Burke" she ex-
planned as her mistress lay blinking.
"And there's another man with him.
They said they must see you."s
BY this time Mary was wide awake.
for the name Of Burke, the police in
spector, was enough to startle her out
Of drowsiness.
She got up, slipped into teagown.
bathed her eyes in cologne, dressed
her hair a little and went into the
drawing room. where the two men
had been waiting for something more
than quarter of an hour-to the viO-
lent indigna ton Of both.
ooh. here you are. at lastv the big.
burly man cried as she entered.
Eyes. Inspector Mary replied pleas
antly, as she advanced into the room.
She gave glance toward the other
visitor. who was Of slenderer form.
with thin. keen face, and recognized
him instantly as Demarest, who had