Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
Seuen Keys to Baldpate
BY EARL DERR BIGGERs
Copyright by Bobbs- Merrill Coz

may be very glad to ask. I shall re.
member" She rose and moved
toward the stairs. I'VE had better
dispense now. The rocking -chaif
fleet will get us If we don't watch
out" Her small slipper was on the
first step of the stair, when they
heard a door slammed shut, and the
sound of steps on the bare floor OF
the dining-room. Then a husky
voice called BLAND"
Mr.. Magee felt bis hand grasped
by much smaller one, and before
he knew 1t he had been hurried tc
the shadows of the landing. 1.-The
fifth key" whispered a scared little
voice in his ear, and then he felt
the faint brushing of finger tips
across his lips mad desire seized
him to grasp those fingers and hold
them on the lips they had scarcely
touched. But the impulse was lost
in the thrill of seeing the dining room
door thrown open and a great bulk OF
a man cross the Hoor of the Office and
stand beside BANDS chair. At his
side was thin waif who had not I'm
justly been termed the mayor OF
Reuton's shadow.
Asleep" beloved the big man
"How's this for a watchdog, Lou?''
Right on the job, amt hep
| sneered the Thin one
| Mr.. Bland started suddenly from
slumber, and looked up into the eyes
| of the newcomers.
Hello, Cargan,"t he said. Hello
Lou. For the love of heaven, don'1
| shout so. The place Is full Of them.
Full of what? asked the mayor.
"Of spoilers, maybe-I don't know
what they are. There's an old high
brow and a fresh young guy, and
| two women"
People gasped the mayor "Peo-
| ple--here?"
Sure
You're asleep, Bland"
No, I'm not, Cargan," cried athe
haberdasher. Look around for your
| self. The inns overrun with Them
Cargan leaned weakly against q
chair.
Well, what do you know about
that?" he said. And they kept tell
ing me Baldpate Inn was the best
piace-say, this is one on Andy Rut-
ter. Why didn't you get out and
beat it?
How could II" Mr.. Bland asked
u haven't got the combination, The
safe was left open for me. That was
the agreement with Rutter."
You might have phoned us not tf
come" remarked Lou, with an nm.
easy glance around.
Mr.. Cargan hit the mantelpiect
with his huge fist.
BY heaven, no." he cried. 'TI
lift 1t from under their very noses
i've done 1t before--I can do it now
don't care who they are. They cam,
touch me. They can't touch Jim Car
gan. I amt afraid"
Mr. Magee, on the landing. whis.
pered into his companions ear. e
THINK III go down and greet oul
guests. He felt her grasp his arm
suddenly, as though in fear. but ht
shook OFF her hand and debonairl,
descended to the group below.
GOOD evening, gentlemen he sais
suaveiy. Welcome to Baldpate
Fiease don't attempt to expla n
were fed up on explanations now
You have the fifth key, OF course
welcome to our small, but CROWNS
The big man advanced threaten.
ingly. Mr.. Magee saw that his fac,
was very red, his neck very thick
put his mouth cute little cup d.
DOW That might we'll have adorned {
DAINTY baby in the park.
no are you?" beloved sth,
mayor Of Reuton in a tone meant t,
be covering
easily. BLAND. who am today
The CASTOR lover of Arabella, tn,
neeing art st, or the thief of por
traits from a New York nillionaire'
homer Really. It doesnt mattsz