The Dermott news., 1913-10-23

as your wife, under the name Of Fowler at a country hotel up in New York state. That's all Hardly worth mentioning, hey?"
 As he had talked. Blake had let his gaze wander over the ceiling, the walls anywhere except at Matthew Staudish Yet he had missed not one detail of the younger mans expres- sion There was nothing however, to be read in that expression. Standish's heavy face was mask-nke blank, save for faint tinge of polite bewilder. mont
 But Blake was far too wise a reader of men to go by the sign in face. He let his mildly wandering glance shift. as If by accident. Go Standishs hands. They were tightcienched So tight that the knuckles showed white from the Conyulsiye pressure
 Another campaign yarn" smiled Staudish. and his voice was as mex prpssiNe as his face. Isn't it rather oldtashioued to spring lies of that sort The public doesn't stand for them nowadays. Proofs are needed.
 "Rcalty?' drawied Blake Why. Standlsh. sometimes your knowledge oy ap-to-date conditions simply daz- lles me That's what 1t does. Daz- zles me"
 And now" pursued Standsh. turning to so
 And now. echoed Blake. we've got you with fha goods Don't bluff maa No bluff ever won penny after the cards were laid face upward. And they're face upward now You know what mean And you know we've get you dead to rights. Five years ago you spent week with woman at a hotel whose proprietor can and will identify you Any expert can swear that the registered name Fowler is in your handwriting It VAS in March Congress VAS sttli in session But you gave out WorI that VOL gone to the mountains to rest We've got the dates We'y- got ,ysr laet proved. Man. cant yoa see I'm trying to help }ou9 Give me Il chance to#
 NtandisN h,s face stiU mask was staring at taa floor At tast he raised his eyes the dark trrd eHes ln whose depths Self and tas" and Happiness had SO long eEa burned out And uEn- ing to RlAkr, h. sad o'rHlF#
 So you ha,a dug ali taat mp haye yoBa might H5t- expected f n met has. .spsesed .t Iaat | hasn't worried mr Hseagsa E5a can harm ma s6sa ~aca#4 story
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 You know perfectly ~aH 0hH not. au48erad Staud.sh thu sters won't mount In tue paper yog would prut # aa#7aless yaa eau supply the raHe ol tHp Woman Nnd yr. can't Go thai.
 What makes you hnk NJ can't sup54 tHe Wamaa- name dsmaHd cd Blake What makes you thaak ,,e haven't found her
 Hesaase. began Staud4sh then h. checked htm>st and sald somewhat lamelY. h.caase=l have good req souS for huoVtag you haven't
 um' StHl ke"p as close tn touch With her as al, that Mark $ detectives must be foolish house graduates " H. yll admat Vc haven taHad hrr-Net- Uut w will before wduIht You Ittt some pretty el=s clues and ta9} rc be !uE followed That the trouble N th a man who has something to hide Hell luck and deahlctae una doors ta.d5see4eIy and leave the tenth wlde orrT with Il Welcome s#gu over it And that's Wst what you did Why. son ac wont on. uotluG Staudlsh $ half smile of mcroduhty it | wasn't dead sure of RettnG her. would be such fool as to tell you all this And whatever else Jim Hlake's been callet. uo ones yet tied fool te b5s name. | tell you once more weH have her name by midnight at the very latest Of course shr doesn't know We re tracking her ha# continued. ehuckilnB as at his own shreWdue live seen ta if that ~ur hasn't the slightest sus- p,cou And that makes cur work all ,le cassie. She doesn't know. AnC there's ID oue# 10 warn her. It's d cineh
 Ills voice tralled of into a solfsatis- ued laugh Nor was the laugh wholly assumed For he saV Standish's hands slowly clench agaln And few beads of sweat were beginning to rhow themselves upon the iAsurEeut'' forehead
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