The Washington times., 1913-11-30
By VARICK VANARDY

and started away. but he put out a
OBTAINING hand. She stopped again be-
fore he could touch her.
Between you'n me, Lady Kate he
said, that guy is dead-dead'n 40
herrin. You take it from me. But let's
cut him out of it. Where are you
goin'? It's early yet. Only little
past 9. Had your dinner yet?''
oh! it is only little more than an
hour since l ate heartily-thank you all
the same, Lieutenant Rushton. Be-
sides, | am on duty, you know. So are
You. for that matter, ] suppose. Good
night"
She was gone before he could detain
They had met directly in front of the
Hotel Manhattan, in Forty-second
street. Katherine crossed the avenue
when she parted with the lieutenant
and went into the subway; but she
crossed over by the underground plat
form and mounted the stairs at the
opposite side of Forty-second street.
for something told her that Rushton
intended to keep trace Of her.
Indeed that was his intention, al
though not directly so.
He had another method, quite as
available, and much more logical in
practice with such woman as kather-
inc Maxwell, than to attempt to follow
her in person. The truth was that he
had discovered her some moments be-
fore he spoke to her, and that he was
not alone when he made the discovery
of her nearness. There was with him
/ to the bureau, and, therefore, unknown
to Lady Kate. Before Rushton spoke
| to her he said to his side partner:
"I'H give you a try-out on a stunt
that won't be easy, Merton. m going
to speak to a lady in a minute. When
leave her, whether it's now or an hour
from now, you take her trail. She ain't
| livin' where 1 thought she, was and
| where the skipper thinks she is-and not
SOS you could notice 1t. She's got q
.go-bye bye some'ers else, and 1 want
a know where. Y'understand?'
Yes, sir
well, YOU trail her to it. She's one
of us, all right, but she amt on to you.
I'll hang out near the telephone INSIDE
the Manhattan, an when you've nailed
her sIeep-house. call me up an have me
passed. I'll be here all right, or III
have some other guy here representa-
me-"
VERY good. sir"
AN say, If you fall down on this.
it's yours fr poundin' pavements again;
If you happen to win out mebby III
take you on with me in place OF Cong
lilo. Wen see about that
Thus il happened that when kath-
crime ascended the stairway at the op
posite side Of Forty second street ana
peered' across that thoroughfare she oiSI i,I
standing where she had parted with MIN.
Katherine was not entirely reassured.
The lieutenant was playing the indlI
ferent much too well. She was perfect
ly aware of the partner puslueSs, =,
and she knew that Rushton was not IN
the habit of travelling alone, particularly
since he had carried his arm in sling.
She had discovered, that same day, that
Rushton had been quite frequnetly %
the house in West Eleventh street, IN
nd therefore
pect tnat she had another address. he
would try to discover It, too.
The fact that she had not seen any.
one with him did not convince her OF
his solitude, so she remained peneath
the hood Of the subway STAIRS al .ne
until at last he turned about and en-
tered the hotel-and later, that same
night, she learned a lesson In caution
which she did not soon forget
She turned back into the subway art
az the lieutenant entered the hotel. and
boarded an express for Seventy
street At that hour the cars were
not crowded. and she could inspect the
appearance Of each passenger with little
difficulty. She came to the decision be-
fore she left the train that her fears
had bene groundless and her caution
unnecessary.
Nevertheless she was watchful when
she mounted the stairs to the street
level. But nothing attracted her atten-
ton. 1t did not occur to her that the
man who walked beside her up the
stairs, almost brushing elbows, was
trailing her. and that he preferred pro
pinulIity rather than distance, in the
shadow game. Merton, the new man,
was a born shadow"
Nevertheless. she resorted to her US
ual tactics of caution in approaching the
house where she lived. and which she
called her real home. and where the
Night Wind was at that moment inn
patiently awaiting her return. For 1t
had been agreed upon between them
before her departure that he was to go
away that night, and he was anxious
to be gone.
He had been there long enough. He
was well and strong again. 1t was
necessary that he should go at once.