The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31

the alley gate. She watched him pass
through 1t, a strange cramp Of disap.
pointment in her heart because he had
resisted the temptation to look back at
his Judge.
Brooks, the footman, was speaking
to her.
Miss Christine Is i'll. ma'am. The
h~ousekeeper thinks she has tainted,
ma'am."
Colonel Grand was not afraid of the
Braddocks. but he was distinctly
alarmed over the Intervention and at
titude OF David Jenison. That agrees
sive, determined young mar had made
a threat that struck something like
terror TO his heart. He had drawn a
revolver. and he had put himself in a
decidedly uncomfortable position.
His brain was working rapidly de-
spite the fact that his daughter was
doing all In her power to distract 1t by
an unrestrained flow Of %invective
against not the Braddocks, but David
Jenison.
He suddenly broke in with the an.
nOuncement that she was to AXE the
nrst afternoon train out of the city.
He had difficulty in making it plain
that her speedy departure was neecs-
sary to her own as well to his person
al comfort.
Going to his hotel he deliberately Of
fered the cabby. who might be an evil
Witness for him 10 Iopicor nro.cnJ
matters, a large sum of money on con
dltlon that he would swear that Brad.
dock drew or attempted to draw a re
volver. The cabman thought it over.
Then he refused.
BY 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon
the colonel began to. feel reasonably
certain that Jenison had failed in his
attempt to secure a warrant, or had
been turned from his purpose by that
cool headed, %farseeing oma Mary
Braddock. He remained in his rooms
disdaining flight or sub%terfuge.
At 3 O'Clock he sauntered forth from
the hotel. Although quite comfortably
sure that there was no immediate dan
ger of arrest he was confronted by the
ugly certainty that Tom Braddock was
hard upon his heels and that no
amount of persuasion could have turn
ed him from his purpose. Braddock
would accomplish his end, of that he
was as sure as he was certain that the
sun would rise in the morning. 1t was
In the cards. He knew. He was a
tlue-born gambler, with all the in
stinct, all the wiles, all the insight Of
one who courts chance and fight it at
the same time. Such men as Rob.
ert Grand go on defying fate to the bit
ter end, but they know that there will
be an end and in the end they are
bound to lose.
The colonel entered one of the most
famous Of the sporting bars. A man
seated at one OF che little tables look
ed up and nodded. Grand took the
chair opposite to this person.
DO you know where Braddock is ."
he demanded.
Sure" said the man opposite. Hes
laying low in that dive over on"
Nothing of the kind" interrupted
Grand sharply, Fixing him with his
cold. steady eyes he went on: you
are a wonderful spotter you are, So
you've been watching that place over
there all day, have you? And you are
sure he's there. Ell? So much for your
fine detective work"
The man was an operative for one OF
the biggest private detective agencies
in New York. 1t was his duty. and
had been for years, to watch the police
in order that Colonel Grand's sub rosa
interests might be preserved from the
fatal Inconsistencies of a greedy de
pertinent.
Just now he vas devoting his time
to Tom Braddock, laying the trap for
the n man his employer feared more
than he feared all the laws of the LAND
and all the authorities behind them.
Now said Colonel Grand in con
clusion. Il want you to find out il
Brdddock has returned to Cronk's
place. Find this Cronk fellow-the re
formed one. | mean-and tell him
want to see him. Tell him it is worth
just $1,000 to him and possibly five
times that mount. Send him UP the
rear stairway at Broadso's any time
after g."
At half past s that evening Ernie
Crokn stole up the stairway In the rea,
Of Broadso's saloon. He skunk dowr
the narrow, dimly lighted hallway I'm
til he came to a door which bore the
numeral five. For a full minute he
stood there i%rresolute, held inactive BY
the two mental elements that bear
such close kinship to each other-ap
prehension and greed. Colonel Grand
opened the door and held it ajar thai
he might enter.
The door closed gently behind him
and a key was turned in the lock.
Don't be alarmed. Ernie" sale
Grand. "Sit down, my lad. Where's
your brother Dick?"
Dick? Why, he's-he's-I DOM
know where he is. He's got a place OF
his own somewheres. | don't see much
of him these days. l can't afford it
to be honest( colonel. l haven't seer
" ,~1