Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01

ahead, Mr.. Max leering at their
heels
The snow still fell, and the picture
of the world was painted in grays
and whites. At some points along the
way to the hermits abode 1t had
drifted deep; at others the footpath
was swept almost bare by the wind
For a time Mr. Max kept SO close
that the conversation of the two in
the lead was necessarily of the COM
monplaces of the wind and sky and
mountain.
Covertly Mr.. Magee glanced at tina
girl striding along by his side. The
red famed in her cheeks; her long
lashes were fiecked with the white of
tn snow. her face was such a one
as middle-aged men dream of while
their fat wives read the evening pa
per's beauty hints at their side. Far
beyond the ordinary woman was she
desirable and pleasing. Mr.. MaFee
told himself he had been a fool. For
he who had fought so valiantly for
her hearts desire at the foot of the
steps had faltered when the time
came to hand her the prize. Whye
what place had caution In the wild
scheme of the night before? None.
surely. And yet he. doIt, idiot, COW
ard, had in the moment of triumph
turned cautious. Full confession. he
decided, was the only way out.
Mr.. Max was painting along ouits
ten feet behind. Over her shoulder
the girl noted this; she turned her
questioning eyes on Magee. no fell
that his moment had come.
Il don't know how to begin" mutt
tered the novelist, whose puppets'
speeches had always been SO ant.
Last night you sent me on a sor. of
quest for the golden fleece I didn't
Know who had been fleeced or what
the idea was. But I Jared forth, az
they say. got 1t for you
me eyes Of the girl glowed hap
PLY. She was beaming.
Tn so glad she said but why
why didn't you give il to me last
night? 1t would have meant so much
If you had"
That" replied Mr.. Magee, rs what
I'm coming to--very reluctantly. DID
you note any spirit of caution in the
fellow who set forth on your quest,
and dropped over the balcony raiIe
You did not? / waited on the porch
and saw Max tap the safe. saw him
and Cargan come out. waited for
them. Just as ! was about to jump
on them, somebody--the man with the
seventh key, I guess-did 1t for me.
There was scuffie I Joined in. 7
emerged with the package everybody
seems so interested in.''
Yes" said the girl breathlessiy.
And then"
IT started to bring IL to you
went on Magee, glancing over his
shoulder at Max. was ali
aglow with romance, and battle.
and all that sort of thing.
pictured the thrill of handing you the
thing You had asked. 1 ran upstairs.
At the head of the stairs-I saw her."
The light died in her eyes. Re-
proach entered there.
YES" continued Magee. '.your
knight errant lost his nerve. He
ceased to run on schedule. She, too,
asked me for that package of money"
And you gave it to herr" said the
girl scornfully.
"Oh. no." answered Magee quickly
mot so bad as that. l simply sat
down on the steps and thought. I
got cautious. ] decided to walt until
today. IL did wait"
He paused, The girl strobe ON.
looking straight ahead Mr.. Magse
thought of adding that he had felt
it might be dangerous to place q
package so voraciously desired in her
frail hands. He decided he'd better
not, on second thought
tTo Be Continued Tomorrcwa