The Washington times., 1913-12-17

give tnS Saeln away. lou "
got to give the Night Win
away. You've got to lea
j. Ia into my hands. as you agreed t.
30 In the first place. 1 don't know
nat you are TO him, or what he is Il
q. ou. but there's. something betweeI
ou. take il from me- You're hand II
hlove with him, and you know it. Yol
now where he can be found at thi.
minute. too, an ( know that; an. bI
the great boot in Chatham street. yoI
ave got to tell mei''
DO not know where he IT," she re
I.ied to him, steadily.
If you was a man Id say something
mat amt exactly polite to mention tC
woman, Lady Kate
do not know whs-e he is. I have
idea where he is. I am as ignorant
Gout that as you are If you had
lave told you But now 1 do not know .
That amt true"
1t is true"
Well we'Il pass that up. You can
find him.
Il don't think So
You can f YOU want to. You have
found him before when you wanted 10
Uu can do it again IL yotn want TO. II
n hadn't been for You we'd have nailed
I'm that night at ms house. And
She took one step nearer to him and
interrupted.
II it had not been for me that night.
Lieutenant Rushton, she said. .'yoI
would NOT be here now to insult me
Don't YOU know that he followed you
lat night to kill you2 Don't YOU know
lat re means to do SO yet, if the op-
I"rtnnity is found? Hasn't t occurred
Il yoG that followed after you that
] Sht more to prevent him from killing
,Du than for any other reason?
Hun he exclaimed. You can't pull
rre wool over my eyes that way. You
idn't do ii on my account; you did il
his. l amt q boob, Lady Kate You
Cfdn't go into old man Kramer's back
nd an pull him outa there on my ac-
cunt, did YOU? You didn't take that
-IEger in there to carry him out on my
:.ucount. did you? An what 1 wanta
EnUw night now is who was that Niger
lie wasn't any COP: l know that much.
Who was he? Where's he at? There s
'ronethln' comm to him for putin on
cops coat an shield an flashin' 'em
IN that old man."
Katherine was silent
+ spose he was lust coon that you
cKed up somewheres an slipped q
- e-sDot 70 TO do the job" Rushton went
on. We'll pass that up, too. But on
8 ross. You've got TO deliver the goods.
ow. how about it? Are You goin' to
90 the act or shall pinch you an take
pu downtown
Katherine was in a quandary. She
old not know whether Rushton was in
earnest or if he were merely bluffing.
She did know that he was reckless
tIough to carry out his threat IL he
olected 10 do so. While she hesitated
re added:
vent uD the road yourself for what you
B. ave done, Lady Kate. I'm pretty sure
nat YOU could be. An your soin' TO the
skipper the way you did, an resignin'
JIis TnoInin don't help the case none.
%Vw. what's the answer"
Go ahead and arrest me. Il you think
-Ou have the right TO do so,' she defied
lin. Where is your warrant? You
10 have to get one first. won't you?'
Il was Rushton's turn to hesitate
= ncn he grinned at her.
Called me, didn't you?' he said.
We'd we'll let IL go at that for this
me. But you've got TO come across: :
nr't forget that / amt foolin, Lady
ate. On the level, now, you're Inter
ted in that chap, amt you? An you re
rFOre'n likely TO see him again, ain
.Lu2''
Katherine gazed steadily into Rush
TONS ewes for a moment before she re-
led: then she said. slowly:
On the level. as you put II, i am
sumewhst interested in him, and for the
esson that I do not believe him to be
ne man you say he is. Also on the
level. Mr. Rushton / regard it as eX-
al gain. II ne does one thing which j
anoW ne firmly intends To do, l shall
vish never to see him again. and IL he
,Ues do that thing, or attempts to do IL.
on are likely to see him yourself be
rUre / do
Huh. That means, doesn't it, that he
e goin' to croak me-if ne can2
Yes. That is precisely what it
means"
An would you care if he did,"
or course l would care"
FOR me or for him.
'For both of you"
You helped him TO get away that
night over at Kramers. didn't your
That is question which / decline to
answer, Lieutenant Rushton."
Well, you done II, anyhow. An you
could be sent up for it. But / amt
sayin' a word about it. An I'm go
now. I'm willin' that you should take
me to think over what I've said, an
= you can see your way clear to help
me out on this deal, an get that Night
Wind guy what's comm to him; yot
won't lose nothin' By it, I'll tell you
Very well" she replied calmly. 81
will think IL over, as you suggest"
Good" he beamed upon her. Say
I'll do you favor IL you want me to
I'll send them fellers out there kitin'
about their business I'll take the job
of their hands by tellin' them that
III keep tabs on you myself: an then
when they have ducked, I'll beat IT. too.
Want me to do that for you. Lady
Kate, just to prove that there amt no
hard feelin's? j will. anyhow, whether
you want me to or not" he added
An I'll go away an leave you righ:
now IL you'll shake hands. Eh?"
She extended her hand Imply. Hell
look II, held It for a moment, started
10 say sonsthing more. thought better