The Washington times., 1913-12-21
CHAPTER XXI.


rame-up had been sIaln. in all but
mystical fact.
Just how and in what manner Bing-
am Harvard and Kathai Ine Maxweii
lad made their escape from the Hotei
Mammoth within a few hours after ths
stirring interview between them does
rot matter. Ii is quite sun f.cient that
hey did SO and that their going was
% secret, SO perfectly, p.anned ana sA-
ecuted. that not one OF inc men VINO
Natched below guessed II or mag
med il.
The ingenuity of Thomas Clancy,
with the competent assistance OF MS
riend of the hotel manab bcnent, ac
,'omplished with little difficulty tnat
which had seemed to present the nm
possible.
The Night Wind had not been recog.
.ized in the streets of tht CITY that
day Three weeks and more hat eiapseo
since he had been seen and recognfZeo.
Clancy had succeeded n aSoiuIne
Rushton's eagle eyes when he lett tnaa
table In the dining-room SO Abruptly.
later. when Rushton followed kath-
ar-ine to the Mammoth ana fouhd thal
she had taken rooms tneTe. ne WAS
content to wait below fCt her reap
uearancc.
al there was to that.
Then two weeks followed upon, tne
three and more, during which notnihS
was seen or heard OF the Night Ninu
ItN-
- his nonappearance was generally
? l,clievcd 40 be the result OF one OF wv
.,assibilltjes. Either he had IL despair
made away with himself, Or-aho lhls
was the more generaiiv aeeeLlea 60. ioI o,5er
he had taken himsen en- TO sStne
part of the word. ,,oro
n is fact worth recording that mere
y aS rot a uniformed officer OF pia,
r1tbes man in all the greater city Who
rs not perfectly well satisfied tnal II
5 .oUld be so. ,r,
"a confident had the police depart
eut become o this view OF the Aiids
Q Night Wind Affair that the Wa.en W1
vas taken off OF Thomas CIancy-atIe.
T. had been established thai ne w. he
.tfily about his business preciseiy as he
! I'd always done in the past.
Tte disappearance of Lady Kate, as
y eII as OF he Night Wind, was, OF
,uurse commented upon. But the polEe
ir ,vitably discoNcf a method OF eApisii pIs y,
jny circumstances which they do not IN
NJ least comprehend; and so IL wa
6 cneraIly conceded that not only hao
. Night Wind gone away, but that ne
nd succeeded II, taking her wltn nun n,li'
a I'd. If he had DOR: that 1t was not Ike
l. that he would return
Where were they during these tno
eks? you would ask
Thomas Clancy owned q home In the
lntry-in Connecticut, where tne ioI
.raiIiy of a marriage license and other
q lTlNI1g lucllGits NSlS
And Thomas CLANCY saw TO 1t that theS
pci there safely and that they were wen
ruarded and protected while they re-
manned there.
So much for that
Their the morning OF thai ousy scene
IL the North River pier arrived
The great steamship Golgotha. giant
= nd monarch If the entire Atlantic fleet.
ives TO steam Away that morning, ana
|her going was slightly OF more tnan
ordinary interest py reason OF tne taet
that a large delegation of a-woman's
congress. to be held in Sweden, was de- |
The delegation was followed to the |
pier by hundreds of Others who were
|n7t 20 sail, but who insisted upon see
Er them off, and SO it happened, nat
h l.Iy that the ordinary quota OF police
b N were there to see that all things
IN ut quite smoothly and well
The regular detail for such occasions
II $ Increase and, in addition, there
IL, rrt. plain-clothes men from the central
10 ice standing about watching things,
d. -k2ockets might consider the sailing
Ia that delegation good opportunity
10 their activities.
N things have an ending. The time
10 voting for the departure OF the great I;
Is IL was rapidly approaching. Five |
II . utes remained before the heavy i
Il .ngway was to bS drawn out upon the /
| q *. Then three minutes. Then two. ,
Two of the policemen in Uniform stood |
II side two Of tsie plain-clothes men T,
|. on the central office, half was down !
Il pier. Their present duties were about
| @ IT. In a moment more the ship would ,
| y sam away and they could depart They
.rc gazing 1t the throng of moving
o. gple Indifferent: they were exchang-
Fl comments " CT the occasion hap
J. sardly- Then:
One Of the men in uniform seized the
Q ner one by oo,h arms, whirled him
z pund suddenly, iointed over his shoUl-
{oor e1cHedly, and helf gasped in his
.F'r the love {! Pete. look there!''
The pointing finger was directed
rough the moving throng of people
y 20 were leaving the pier. toward the
| II rapidly down 1t, toward the spot
" ere waiting longshoremen ere al
J, Idy gathered in readiness to haul the
G sway from TIC vessels side.
man and i woman were hurrying
JrR side by side. toward the ship
4 was on the J'oint OF departure.
The woman held a closed parasol part
u crross her shoulder. but in such q
siiion that 4 half concealed her rea-
es. The maa, who grasped her by
arm and set med to endeavor TO
b stem her steps. half covered his own
f. with large handkerchief which
q. heId in the other hand.
he officer xdo discovered them. and
r so eNcitedly called the other police
n 1's attention % the fact. was Comp
and Officer Compton had not for
ten a memorable night. many weeks
p ore that day, q. the corner OF Seven
h second street and Amsterdam ave-
}. le. That had been the only time he
nj ever seen the Night Wind, but he
hid not forgotten it-or the man.
= happened. tGo-both OF them had
d 90 transferred more than once since
ir unfortunate exeriences-that the
D, er policeman was Casey-he of the
c -rated-steps incident.
lis recognition OF the man who was
sng so rapid, down the pier beside
woman was as complete as Comp
t"r's: but ne merely stared. open
u uthed. and sad not a word.
he two plaiH-"lothes men who had
D. - talking with them. perceiving that
rethlng out ~ the ordinary had oc-
red. turned tfcir eyes also in the di-
J. Il on indicated
What is r.? Erat are 20, two GUYS
: .iNcTin' at? 0nr Of ihsr-l demanded.
liC man AMI woman were hurTying
" tIi all speed toward the gaugway1
upton saw tina; in another half dozen
s. onds they wollG reach il. He want
fL tfeD 20 get 10 II. and so he pu--
ely delayed his reply 10 the ques-
'Ut the plaIn-clcthcs man demanded
b a-b. and surlily:
Who Is II, ] say? what's up. Comp
10 80 Casey answered:
It's the Night Wind: that's vino &
fn.a cat