The Mena weekly star., 1913-11-13

me now, sir. It was Takoma. That was it. Takoma. CTS Takomal"
 "67S Takoma," repeated Mark, while Van Dyke ran a searching finger down the list he held. "You are quite sure. Miss Kelly, that it was CTS Takoma ?' "Oh, yes, indeedi" Wanda assured him in eager triumph. "67S TaIoma. remember"
 Tt wasn't S76 Takoma?"
 "Oh, no, sir, 67S." Mark glanced at Van Dyke, who shook his head. The cross-examiner'e 'e tone grew all at once as cold as death
 You have been playing with us long enough, Miss Kelly" said he. q let It go on until 1 was certain you meant 10 lead us on wild-goose chase. Now, | if you please. we'll get down to busi-
 "Why?" asked Wanda in marverne innocence. Wasn't that number th |. right one, after all?"
 No. And you knew 1t was not. N such number was called from thil | hotel"
 "Ob! Then you got the duplicate slips from central? Perhaps, if you let me look over them, could" Could send us on the wrong track ! l have no doubt you could. No, thank you. You see, we can investigate these numbers without you. It's mere | ly a question of Investigating each of | them and"
 "Then," demanded Wanda, "wky did you bother to ask me?" "To save time"
 "Oh! And we've been saving time have we, sir?"
 No" he returned with ominout calm, I've haven't. But we've found out exactly whore you stand in the matter, Miss Kelly. We" | Then" flashed Wanda, shaking her manifold afectations from her like a garment, then you know 1 won't tell And if don't. you know you can't find out. You haven't time. You said so yourself. You've only got . few hours at most. And before you can strike another trail the Woman will be on her guard!" l Mark glowered at her in silence Then he picked up tho list that Van Dyke had just laid down.
 Many of these nunhers,~ he said half to himself, can be eliminated ai once. For instance, hers's my own call to New Ysrk-1e01 Plasa-"
 They've charged you for two calls Mark" eeAnsnted Van Dyke, .aano ing at the hst over Roksrtssa's skesl der. See! PiAsA 1ee1-twiSa. One directly sAAsr sAs sthsr."
 Yes" sa< Mark. they mast have rsp~~tst k in copying the n&t- T'Aat makes two lsss ter as ss lssk sp. Well rses the Hs@Ssr ws wsat, sse4sr si haesr. wAy vsat yss ss ssastsas Miss Kelly. sad tsfk tsrmsr'
 "Hssas sss l AAat kks tAs wsrt. l. lesks tss rsAk ssr AaysAs bet . seates HAss. Tn Ast ts be hszsht fer tAa Aaaa ct"
 T ssA," seSA kk.Ek rsAssttrsav. -sssx ist zs sst back ts ths ssAsr naktar; ., year iassrfses~ss wfsA ear wire"
 Ne kssssAtsA. lsaasS aereas ts Va. Dyhs AAA whispered. Vsa Dyks HS4 dsd. rsss sad crossed es . ease usrsS oeikRghiga witA law kS~tz.
 "Yos spsks tast BOW, kiaa Kelly psasiazs& RSbertsea, -et taktAG you n asdsclas. And I asked yoa f yos kasw what ssrt sf msdiaAns it mlsh bs."
 going ts lose my tos. Let 1t Ss st that A bunch of tAs natiea's rssrsssasAtiv nea lave combined. Ia An su-pish session. to throw R tsLsphens epNrate out of work. And they've succeeded ven take thAt fer EraRted. I'll lAav, you to do your celebrating of th' mighty victory without me. I'm go ing. congratulate you all Yoh'Vi lost the Mullins bill light. But, instead you've won in your great light [, make ms lose my job. That ought t' help some. And it proves that even i you cant lick a man like StsndiSl you're stlll live wires"
 "Ons moment. Miss Kelly" inter vened Mark, opening the calfskin vol ums Van Dyke had just brought hin from the book-shslveS. "Yoa spoke Q losing your job. I'm afraid thAt ism sll vor1l lcss."
 No" she agreed, 'I'll lose the blood money could have raked in if I'd sold you the Woman's name"
 And your liberty"
 "My-my-whAtf"
 Your liberty, Miss Kelly" repeated Mark, eying the startled girl witl stormy unconcern.
 You mighty finance juggiers live SC long on the raxor edge of jail" she scoffed with a bravado that somehow would not ring true, that you ough to be experts on all the stunts people can be locked up for. But this time the bluffs too thin"
 Robertson did not answer at once Indeed, he did not seem to hear. H. was turning the pages of the law bool before him. Presently he found wha he wanted.
 Miss Kelly" he said, "as tele phone operator, you must have haC your attention called to Section 64, of the Penal Code. Have you not?"
 Yes" she returned denanly, '' have"
 Then" resumed Mark in the man | ner of a magistrate of the old school you must realize that by refusing. a an operator. to transmit our message over the telephone, you broks tn law"
 sBut I--"