The daily sentinel., 1914-05-06

At time sound faint that nothing lived
between It and silence succeeded the departure
Of the Generals aide and the girl he loves, tn,
girl he means to marry. As the buffers fac
framed itself the threshold, the door wa
opened that led to the ball room, burst
music vibrnted there. then all silence Tbs
butler closed the door swiftly behind him and
ended across the floor. stoopirR before the safe,
his dexterous fingers manipulating the knobs
with a careless certainty that spoke OF th-
master cracksman his face against the cold
steel. his ears fairly peaked with the tensity OF
his listening for the click of falling tumbler,.
His expression betrayed no anxiety. He knew his
worth, knew the pregnability of the safe in
which his master placed great confidence and
10 which he had consigned the papers and orders
be had Just received from Washington until the
ball was over and he had time to study the in
rtrrc'ions at his leisure
The cracksman heaved n sigh Of relief as hi}
sensi.ive finger tips told him the last tumblsr
ns1 failen. The great, iron door swung open to
ns Tug. For second he waited, listened to tha
scunlc of feet the melody of the orchestra Thsn
the safe.
He was svift: ne was certain: he va. .ur..
Hot paper was disarranged. His fingers nut.
tered Ike little. white birds drifting among the
GENERALS papers with certitude that bespok.
great familiarity. With sigh Of relief he stn rcd
At the sealed packet he had just seen the ermv,
nmeer receive and place here. The butler thrust
" IN his pocket. drawing out package of bank.
notes and putting II in the tiny vault where ths
papers had been. The door closed softly, the
hroh. whirring under the mans touch
listening. he
'1nrat'ons OF the dancers feet continued for n
eecond. the strains OF music died. with the
noiseless glide Of panther the butler slipped
seross the door and closed the door behind him
Not one motion had been wasted Fo,
r7cpths no had served in his menial capacity 20,
this one opportunity. For months to CONS h..
sun might rest upon him. Quietly. an thop.,
st1nng hsi happened ha stepped TO the rre,t
tdtoh.a where The little brown servants Of ~
aeu,eboia were scurrying heedlessly about.
hA
sh"T master whom the elaborate COLLATION. for ~
sTssfs wns stu to be served
word here. hint there ard thu Fy,inI,o.
-sre on their way 20 tho Generals dininr 80
18th their burdens. All capabIlity, all del, ~.
sinfv without wasting a word. r,oye IN.
ter brought Bis underlngs back TO the .t,ts
81 psrfseffon into which he had trained th.
- unconscious Of the stolen envelope In NJ,
WesU pocket A. though such a thing ns a hr-'
EsFysd gate bad never been. Thompson aiia,
Tculny the Dude alias "Chi- Tom and ,as a.As
.Sr 1usf such Jobs In many police depa-tment. :,
she worlh went about his work onIy haayin o'
nurs siRh ef rslisi whsn General Low, ,oda..i
NJ sass ssrvsA ntsht hs cleared
.hvt. law Tie furNvs srvrc,,,,~
?sss sest - hh fss> ~ .tsafhv crouch +. M
es~s nssasssav bs a6,asl cut tie r,.r -, ~.
As~ss scusrylas asrs.. th. -.op.pl.sheI rar.ds
grssnd and losis9 himself Ia dsviou, yvipd,no,
among the c1csrs tames upon the militass,
rEnss:iop. hanil. slept noiJlv. the dronInr
AqE Of ths myriad insects ri4ins and fsluns
nth tbs sv~-rscurrins OF heat that
hoated In from ths ocean Only tho TI.,1
mansion riowed with light Vangling .tructur, |,
transformed by the eerie witcherv Of nipht irt ;,
fairy palace of gold the windows hnos AZ
ponds with each facet catching in It's heart a
s2re Of nnon-beams. Thompson nodded to him
lsb - 2sssi vs-y we'll ssasG~A 80. .,,nn..a
erws ,sr-s~ de .tr.4A Np-A VITA a,sr.,..-
lhds AsssAs 49, Leaned ~ Arunksa sns3e, u
Enrd ons another the filthy Window winkinu
hearny to their neighbors Before TIE larpest
tf these places the butler naused a second hi,
hard re7ched toward The ball-pull From ,om.
HtsAs. part Of The house came back an echo
Cew(, very slswly the door swung open evil,
kwfng up Ne fgurs Of the ef-butler
CHAPTER II.
The Finger Of Syspfcton
CryMAb UU3fPrER LovR o. A.
~ tsleraatiy - himself AZ he ovcrhssrd ~
~ vsiees q his aide and Iueills coming -,
The httls sosv corner IN which the young IL
tenant had hidden his swestheart away from thr
aid lanesrs who would have takon her ne Ae
Ds.+, ~ AarsA Nnss whioh shsoluts S,o...oo- no
sAip snl var had sculped .po, his face .lo,e,-
Gisappssr4,e bsfops the soft~ned sxpras',Iy
rstro.psetaen placed there. an expression sum.
hsssrs sssr . tAousAA Of sst lsevsa upo. n,'
JAssvG>-r dared i-tr~as ITSELF within II. ..sm
MD. befsre Lnsf1,s was born. before Lusiii...
sroth~r hrA made her choice.
Tie General sh~ok his huflky shsuldsr.
49,. noviss toward his privsts sfioe. n ne
s.lSea sseA rsusriss eeus to him ana -
l..
- p~r. tSsu u-aortss yrovideA pttjf., notn- M
,-...+i..- n. ..t.. s.:vtiy -. - h. realised :.
sased sr =. 'hr..heH = sn"ther shapx.. that
.e..yrI sp8 s,oth.r heusehoid would 500, :. 'ue-
.~visl n nfseers' Row. leaving him 49, q
shss Svsst hsusS
He wondered ~ IN fnthers felt M.
ordered II ne could gladly give hi. dauoht.r nv,
- anetAs~ man aaA ~ happy watchine ~.
oAAsr r~.suM Ir world. Ana the time 80 .na, a.
shorA TS.4 vsrv bo~t In the hsrbor now rn,,ht
h-er y. s-n.ss. .onnr%ason mat Of Young ab,on',
rrusnsttos to ths resE ana nay Of Captain Ths
-.it s- inst ana the General had 10 admit tsa,
~. stA. had ,iv.A M TO his word Rut then Gill;
son sl~av. lid that.
Again the General shook ~. shoulder. strid
M h-iskly TO his nrtvate oficc. Only in work
~or,d he ret relief from these fts OF depression
Az <h--. was ALWAYS work to he done for tn
nr,. brown peor'e loved their lighting, wore
r---- .ntisred ~ith n~sr~ and quiet. vcr . SEQ
-rs he -toed ~ the window staring ~ the great
hors IN the harbor. IT the dapPina waters, rest
srl row savA fo~ the nHintest movement when