Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23

and stood by the woman's chair. She
looked up, her eyes heavy with sleep, her APP
pearance more tawdry than ever in that faint
light.
Madam remarked the professor, with
the air of Judge trying a case, your daugh-
ter has tonight made her escape from this
place with a large sum of money earnestly
desired by the prosecuting attorney OF Reu-
ton County. In the name of the law | COM
mand you to tell me her destination, and
what she proposes to do with that package
of greenbacks!'
The woman blinked stupidity in the dusk.
"She amt my daughter she replied, and
Magee's heart leaped up. II can tell you
that much. l keep a boarding house in
Reuton, and Miss the girl you speak about
brought me up here as sort of chaperon;
though don't see as I'm old enough for that
yet. You don't get nothing else out of me
except that she is a perfectly lovely young
woman, and your money couldn't be safer
with the President of the United States"
The puzzled professor of comparative lit
erature caressed his bald head thoughtfully.
Ger" he remarked.
Magee could have embraced this faded
woman for her news He looked at his
watch. 1t was twelve-twenty.
THE siege is over!!" he cried. II shall not
attempt to direct your actions any
longer. Mr.. Peters, will you please 60 down
and-the Coroner
"The Coroner The Mayor of Reuton
jumped to his feet IL don't want to be in
on any inquest scene. Come on, Max, let's
get out of here!'
Bland stood up. His face was white and
worried, his gay plumage no longer set the
tone for his mood al think I'll 60 too he
announced, looking hopefully at Magee.
I'm no longer your jailer,' Magee said.
professor these gentlemen are your wit
nesses. Do you wish to detain them!"
"See here!' cried the Mayor angrily.
"There amt no question but that you can
find me in Reuton any time you want me.
At the little room on Main-st anybody
open to any reformer that has the nerve to
climb the stairs. Look me up there. Ill
make it interesting for YOU
81 certainly shall the professor replied,
"and very soon. Until then you may go
when and where you please.
Thanks sneered the Mayor. "11l ex-
pect YOU. I'll be ready I've had to get
ready to answer your kind before. You
think you got me, Ell? Well you'r fool to
think that! As for Drayton, the pup, the
yellow-streaked pupil talk to Mister
Drayton when get back to Reutoni'
Before you CO. Bland remarked Magee,
smiling, II want to ask about Arabella.
Where did you get her?'
"Some of it happened to friend of mine,
the eX-haberdasher answered, "a friend that
keeps clothing store. got this suit there.
l changed the story here and there. He
didn't write her no note; though he thought
seriously of it. And he didn't run away and
hide The last | see of him he was testing
the effect of the heart-balm on sale behind
the swinging doors
Magee laughed; but over the long, lean
face of Bland not the ghost of a smile fitted.
He was frightened through and through.
"You re fine bunch!" sneered Max. "Re-
formers, eh9 Well, you'll get what the rest
of EN- always got! Well tie you up in knots
and leave you on the doorstep of some or
phan asylum before we're through with
you'll
"Come on, Lou said Cargan. "Dray-
tons a smart guy, Doc. Where's his proof?
Eloped with the bundle of drygoods this
young mans taken fancy to. And even if
he had the money-I've been up against