Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-11-26

one. In lieu of his short, fair hair he
showed a bald crown fringed round
with dark hair, coarse and wiry. He had
heavy nustache high cheek bones red
dened, and his nose grew. He had two
diamond rings on his fingers. a big size
in boots, white spatS. gold watch chain,
black frocl' coat, gray trousers instead
Of the lounge suit built in Savlle Row.
He had even in his cuff colorcd silk
handkerchi exactly like the one he had
seen Israel carry; he wore gold-rimmed
pince-nez His cards were the
cards Of John Istael. and the handker-
chief correctly initiated in silk He went
cut, abou' q o'clock, when it was dark,
and drove to Chancery Lane. While he
drove he said to himself Charles, the
toughest is to cor,c. You don't know
the geography Of The place. Israel does.
He went in. nodded to officials he met,
and said to the manager. in the fat voice
of Johr Israel. 4 lad bit of trouble
with my key last time"
The manager took it and looked care
fully. Don't see anything wrong, Mr..
Israel Shall come with you?' They
talked Of the meins Of different safes
while they went 20 Israels strong room
You're not use1 to that combination"
said the manager.
Twenty minutes later-having drop
ped the silk lar Jkttche at the door Of
the strong room as quiet bit of evil
dence Of IDENTIFY Mr.. Israel's proto-
type requested two porters to carry out
long, wido, are heavy box to his cab
The night Waterman found the hand
kerchief and gave it. in the morning
into the keeping Of higher authority
who looked at it and said it was the
leas, thin g gaudy, but like old Israel's
taste, and he wondered if it we're Mrs.
Israel who had worked those nice mi
tials
Mr. Predela. shout O'Clock, as he
sat in the lounge of Jenkins Hotel hav-
ing English tea, received ladys card: :
Miss d4no .Studrt.
He did not know the lady. The por-
ter, thus instructed, returned to her to
inuuire the nature of her business.
She smiled l;ttle, slowly and with a
hint of mischief. Then she said to the
porter: you cannot read SPANISH
Mo-" Then she wrote a few words on
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this poor Spanish gentleman. In three
minutes Mr.. Predella was in his private
sitting-room, and the young woman was
being escorted thither.
Mr.. Predella threw on her an intense
regard as she walked with perfect COM
posture into the room. She bowed. He
lips
Your errand, madam" he began
courteously.
my Grand" said Anna Stuart, SIS
entirely concerned with that part of the
state dinner service OF Spain mortgaged
by you to John Israel, the money lender,
and now in the Chancery Lane safe de-
post"
IF you will sit down madam" said
Mr.. Predella, after very long pause,
during which his face stiffened into a
masklike quiet, land repeat your very
extraordinary assertion SO that I may
try and follow you-"
Sir" said his visitor. showing slight
impotence, 81 hope that you have al
ready fully understood all may ex-
plain TO you that the affair is known TO
one other besides myself
The affair, as you call it," Predella
exclaimed. is an affair of your magma
ton. 1t would be utterly impossible for
any one, much less one in my position,
he bluffed haughtily, 80 carry any part
of the state dinner service out of Spain. F"
The visitor gave the address of a GER
tain factory in Madrid. and, with a la
comic calm. very impressive, linked up
by few facts, her chain of evidence.
Predela's face grew ghastly; his lips
twitched; his eyes Jared
She continued: Il mentioned that the
affair is known to one other besides my
self. The time is now go We have
come to certain arrangement to be
made in the event Of my not meeting
this acquaintance OF mine at : o'clock"
y am not OBTAINING you, madam" said
Predella
She smiled her slow smile. for which
the Spaniard. in spite OF her great per-
sonal charm, could have struck her.
1T would be better for you, my dear
sir, if, when l meet, ! took what have
come for.
"You probably expect me, by a mira
Gle, to produce the dinner service2"
His irony was CHASTITY; his mirth
stopped with one croak of difficult laugh
ter.
Not at all" said She You will
probably satisfy me with the trihe of
1000 pounds, in which case | shall wish
you good evening. The arrangement
between my friend and myself is that
we should by cable notify the palace au-
thorities at Madrid-if we do not meet
at o'clock"
Most of the private sitting in
Jenkins Hotel are fitted with a tele-
phone. Predella flung hmsel; toward
the instrument, but
"Stop!" she cried, and intercepted
him. Her argument was deadly; it was
none other than little revolver of hand
some workmanship.
81 can shoot said she,
you dare not risk the result" he
! snarled.