New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-16

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&JCS2 den. | amt quite wise to your orcfd-
;n-tbe-buttonhole ways. don't qulte
FOLLOW them | amt been bred IN the cup you n';is
around-they backbaed me when 'TicI 70 s o[ ~,
Vo, know that Ina rough, nude man. dOIi uliuCi
etand vour system. When ! give my Word' Keep IT, IL,
H. hat cone out of style up the avenue where
you liver? vi, u.do,
Tbe biazcs there are!" roared Cargan. "A mans
.orle he word and he keeps It TO me, or ko" v
reason why You can't come down to the Ivy ilali
with anv new deal like this. was to nave TWO i'i''
thousand Why didn't get 1t; ,..i.
oponn,s rcn1;rd HAYDEN smoothly, "thc-er-litt
favor YOU were to grant me return to be made use
Can help that the Mayor demanded did M 6 aS
there anything about that in the agreement Il my
work want my pay. III have it, Mister HAYDEN!
Havden's voice was cool and even as he spoke TO
Bland. Got the money, Joe;
Yes Bland answered.
~WcIlNwed better wait hadn't WEI BANDS voice
NO. Wen take it and get out, answered Hayden.
81 want to see YOU do it, cried Cargan II you
+b;n I've come ND here on pleasure trip, got chart
and pointer al ready for your next lesson. ana Il.
me put YOU wise: this nobby little idea Of yours tTu
Baldpatc Inn is the worst ever Inc pace - do Iu
ucope as if the regular summer rates was beiilS cIbo
THE deuce is" cried Hayden lis voice D'''!''
startled annoyance. , .Tl.
1T has worried me none" went on the Mayor Ihcy
can't touch me own the prosecutor and you know H.
R,t i amt going 10 DO YOU any good on the avenue
, i" ~ ecr here with me. Is it. Mr. Haydcn|
The more reason replied Hayden. "ior getting the
money and leaving at once I'm not afraid OF YOU Car
gan: I'm armed D Eel, o,c,,;
site from your set with his little airgun ever scared me-
You try to get away from here with that bundle anu
youn find yourself al tangled up IN the WORST scrap
'. where's the money Ioc," asked Hayden.
You won't ait" Bland begged
Wait to get my own money guess not. 9ho" me
where it Is.
Remember" put in Cargan that moneys mine
And don't have any pipcdrcams about the law: the Ia"
amt called into things Of this sort as rule que
You'd be the last TO call it. Youl never get away from
\Iagrc oncncd the car,lroom door farther and
the figure OF the stranger Hayden confronting the May
or Cargans title Of Exquisite best described him.
The newcomer tall, fair, fastidous IN dress ana
manner. revolver cleaned IN his hand %,
Zoe" he said firmly, take me 10 that money.
ITS out here replied Bland.
He and Hayden disappeared through me cning room
door into the darkness. Cargan and Max followed
close behind.
lot with excitement. Magcc slipped from his place
IL # conccalincnt battle III for the gods was IN
the air He must bee in the midst Of it-pcrhaps again
in ,hrcc-corncrcd fight i would be- the third man who
would emerge victorious.
In the darkncss Of the dining room he bumped into
limp, ClInging figure. l. proved Z" De the HERMIT Oh
got to talk To- you Mr. Mag,c~ he whispered in a
frightened trcm,o. 81 got To- have "a word with YOU
this minute
The hermit wildly seized hi arm. NO now, he SAID.
@Thcrc's strange goings on, here Mr.. Mage ! go,
something to tell you-abou' q package Of money !
found in the kitchen.
Mage stood very still Beside him in the darkness
h. heard the hcruits excited breathing
CHAPTER XIV. The Sign of the Open Window
TTNDFCIDED N4occ looked toward the kitchen