Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-05-02

one at HAND, then light as cat he
darted from the room and down the
stairs, leaving the house through one
OF the tall windows In the parlor Mr.
Chamberlain was standing near the
lilac bushes. his big figure outlined
dimly in the darkness.
! Shut upl" Aleck whispered fierce
ly, as he ran toward him. He's just
got to sleep. Chamberlain, gone to
sleep, like baby. Don't lake an In
fernal racket"
oh, / didn't know. Didn't mean
to make a. racket" began Chamber
lain. when Aleck pumped into him
and shook him by the shoulders.
He's asleep--like a baby!" he re-
iterated. And Chamberlain, wise com.
rade. took Aleck by the arm and
tramped him off over the hill to settle
his nerves. They walked for an hour
arm In arm over the road that lay like
a gray ribbon before them in the
night, winding up slantwise along the
rugged country.
Dawn was awake on the hills a mile
away. and by and by Aleck found
tongue to tell the story of the night,
| which was good for him He talked
fast and unevenly, and even extrava-
gantly. Chamberlain listened and
loved his friend in a sympathy that
spoke for itself, though his words
/ were commonplace enough. BY the
time they had circled the five-mile
road and were near the house again,
Aleck was something like himself.
though still unusually excited. Cham
/ berlain mentioned casually that Miss
Reynier had been anxious about him,
and that all his friends at the big ho-
1 tel had worried. Finally, he, Cham
berlain, had set out for the old red
house, thinking he could possibly be
of service; in any case glad to be near
his friend.
And, by the way" Chamberlain
added, you may be interested to hear
that accidentally | got on the track
/ of that beggar who ate the hermft's
| eggs. Took tramp this morning, and
| found him held up at kind of sailors
inn, waiting FOR money Grouchy old
party; no wonder his men shipped.
him"
! Aleck at first took but feeble inter
/ est In Chamberlain's discoveries. he
| was still far from being his precise,
judicial self. He let Chamberlain talk
on, scarcely noticing what he said,
i until suddenly the identity Of the
man whom Chamberlain was describ-
| ing came home to him. Agatha's
| story flashed back in his memory. He
stopped short in his tracks. hating
| his companion with a stretched-out
| forefinger.
Look here, Chamberlain" he said.
1--WE been half loony and didn't take
In what you said II that's the owner
/ or proprietor OF the Jeanne Dare
/ a man known as Monsieur Chatelard,
French accent, blond, above medium
size. prominent white teeth-we want
him right away. He kidnapped Miss
Redmond in New York. and shouldn't
wonder il he kidnapped old Jim and
stole the yacht besides. He's bad
one"
Mr.. Chamberlain had the air OF hui
moring lunatic. We'll. what's to be
donef Is it case for the law? Is
there any evidence to be had?"
Law, Evidenced" cried A1eck.
| Il should think SO. You go to Big
| simon. Chamberlain, and find out
who's sheriff. and Wen get warrant
and run him down. Heavensl A man
like that would sell his mother!"
Chamberlain looked frankly skepti.
cal. and would not bulge until Aleck
had related every circumstance that
he knew about Agatha's involuntary
Aisht from New York He was all
for going to the red house and inves-
tigating Agatha herself, but Aleck re-
fused to let him do that.
"She's wore out and gone to bed:
,, Won can't see her But it's straight,
, you take my word. We must catch
, that scoundrel and bring him here for
: identification-to be sure there's no
, mistake. And If it is he. It'll he hot
J enough for him."
4 Chamberlain doubted whether 1t
|. was the same man, and put up ob1ec.
! tions sersatim to each proposition OF
! Alexis. bnt finally accepted them all
3 He made point, however. OF going
!. on his quest alone.
q "You go back to the red house and
go to bed, and I'll round up Eggs
s think l know how the trick can be
, DONE
AIeck was stubborn about accom
:. panying Chamberlain. but the English
e man plainly wouldn't have it. He TOLD
Aleck he could do it better alone, and
r led him by the arm back to the Ole
e red house. where the kitchen dool
10 stood Hospitality open. Sallie was a
It work In her pantry. The kettle wal
,r singing on the stove. and the mill