The Washington times., 1913-12-10

~pR one thing, he was not entllelE
L. certain about the identification.
The man who iurked in the sha-
dow across the way had been
uri. dimly visible. For another, II was
moi likely that the Night Wind would
have posted himself in such a place
without having prearranged a means Oh
escape il he were seen and recognized
Rushton had long since abandoned the
ioea that he could be caught In the
There was still another reason. He,
also, had seen Lady Kate enter the
building in advance of him Inc pro-
pinQuity of the Night Wind, If the man
y as the Night Wind. suggested to his
mind that the much-wanted man might
b there seeking her, rather than Rush-
ton himself.
70 have the Night Wind surrounded
and taken by a dozen men under the
very shadow of headquarters would not
rebound to Rushtons personal credit,
and he very much desired to win that
personal credit If it were possible to do
so. The incident, he thought, provided
the opportunity.
A man less brave than Rushton-and
certainly ne was not coward that
accusation had never been laid against
him-would have hesitated long time
before adopting the course that ne did.
II was to lead the Night Wind, as he
vas now being led, into weli-lald trap
which he, Rushton, must have time To
prepare. Ana SO RUSNlOll LOOK CIldl4SeS'
Just as he had taken them at the time
he prepared the frame-up against Har-
ard.
He had rot lost out on that vet; he did
not mean TO lose out on it If he could
help il.
Coniglio his former side-partner, was
al headquarters awaiting him. Rushton
called him aside. told " hat he suspect
ed to be the case. outlined quickly
laid plan that had occurred TO him even
as he ascended the steps Of the stone
oull.iing. and added:
IF II is him. and If he is there
watchin' for Lady Kate. he'll likely fol-
low her when she leaves here; When
she comes out OF The shippers office
III fall in beside er n take her to the
subway. Then I'll keep an eye on him.
II he lets her go an hangs on then It's
Inc he's after-an' the restll be easy
Nants get him. and get him right-and
alive
Then. in whispered words, he related
ITS quickly laid plan.
I on chase me out to the subway en-
rance as soon as YOU have passed the
word around an fixed things" he said
IN conclusion. IF I amt there. waitin'
OU'll know that it's al off for tonight.
IoEll know that it wasn't the Night
Wind at all, or that he has gone on
Ifter Lady Kate. and that I'm chasin'
long just 10 look IN an Sc" what hap
pens. If l am there, Taitin' for you,
sOu will know that his nibs is SOME
4l0i' III SiS NJ s'Ldb IL ilit II' 1iAtA
and that I'm goin' TO let him think he's
@Oin 10 get me-"
The sided conversation between
Rushtns. Ia the man whom Coniglio
sent to report to him at the kiosk was
"Coniglio has everything fixed as You
directed, lieutenant nod from
RushtOn. He wants 20 know il YOU
have found out for certain that it's the
man you thought il was Another
nod And If you would not prefer to
have two or three Of the men trail
along behind him than 20 have them go
ahead and get there first" decided
shake Of the head. Also. ne hopes
that you will go slowly. so as 10 give
him time Still another nod, and the
last one.
Rushton, astute as he was. being 20
taken up with the matter in hand. did
not have another thought Of Lady
Kate after she disappeared into the
subway. He had said very little 10 her
during the short walk to the subway
stairs She had barely spoken TO him
lie knew that she had been summon
ed 10 headquarters by the skipper: that
= had received what he called q
'dressin' down for something she had
done or had failed to do and that she
was likely to go straight to her home
In fact, when he became certain that
the man across the way was the Night
wind he did not care where she went
But Katherine Maxwell had eyes in
her head. as well as Rushton and 9TH
eTs.
Moreover. her restless glances here
and there whenever she was abroad In
the streets were stimulated by some
thing that was new and stranger to he1
since the occurrence Of the last lie"
weeks
Unlike Bingham Harvard, when h'
had made Tom Clancy his confessor
Katherine had admitted TO herself ex
actly what that stimulus was.
Her eyes were always searching 1ol
lust one face, one tall. straight figure
Of a man, one quick k-motioned indiyid
LaI. They, too, had peered into th'