The evening world., 1914-02-06
BY CASTOR LEROUX
before he had taken three stops from
usI.ov Of " TIE YELLOW ROOM" Ese

his table.
II forgot to say" I teiegrAphed,
using a light. rand touch 10 Initiate
Sylyia's-"I forget 10 aay that. In
case the treasure train IA held back
TO night, the Augusta must run for
the English Channel"
"Donncrwctter!" ratified the wires.
THE entire French irouclad fleet Ia
looking for her"
And ~ bope they ca,ch ber.- I
telecranbed.
Are Won craxyi" came the frantic
reniv .yVbo are vou3"
a Yankee. idiot," I replicd. run
for your life. Won hopeicss ass!"
There was. ~ courac- NO rcpiv.
though I sent a few jocuiar remarks
living after what must have been tho
most Mortified German spy south of
Metz.
Then, nj n venture. I set tho switch
on the arsenal line, got n quick reply,
and succeeded in alarming them sui.
flcientIy. I think, for In a few mo-
ments I was telcRra phing directly to
the Governor OF I,orient, and tho
wires grew hot with an interchange
Of observa tons, which resulted In my
running 10 the locker, tumbling out
ali tho signal bunting, cones and
balls, sorting f,ve flags. two red concs
and a ball. and Fastening out 10 the
semaphore.
had set the signal for tho For
do LANCE TO land in force and wipa
Buckhurst and his grotesque crew
from the face OF tho earth.
heath, I told Speed briefly what had
done-thst tho treasure train would
NOT now leave Loricnt. that az soon
ms the Fer de. Lance came In sight OF
the semaphore Buckhurst's game
must come TO an end.
As we reached thu gates OF Tre-
court. dusty and tired from our N. o.
land tramp. I turned and looked back.
My signal was still set: the white arm
of the scmaphore glistened like silver
against n brilliant sky OF sapphire
Scaward I could see no sign OF the
Fer. de Lance.
Ont ~ tho vast n ciear. greenish
-, ,,nyad with aoryron tir,s. prom l.
i.cS n no. wind Rut the mild land
hrceze was .tiii blowing and the ebb
,,da f,owInr M I entered the corri-
a. ,md y,auc.d nj tho corner where
~. snirrin o. xvheci stood. sylvia sat
nns,So a. Fading In the Lutheran
t,l,ia hv ths failing light.
aho ra,ssd hcr dreamy eyes N I
ro..od. md never scen her
,,,c',.nt,v exoress,ye face no grave.
' .Mawi snroE 10 Won alone = mo.
ment inter- dInner?" I asked.
.Js vo,, wish" she replied.
hSwaa and started on. but she
,.,,.d IN" hach
e" .,"aa '' no., %n"w TINT Monsieur Eyre
4. nor. :"
.wa,,v rvrc,"
..Nu vS rn ny, To rcturna with
nm ordcr from Tho Coyernor OF Lorient
81 az .a,,"n,
III mn. ".ton,.hed. and asked where
Evre had gone.
.tIo 40 IN vour room." she said
moaI,nr vnnr rcwo,ver. hone YOU
iii not yernit him 10 20 alone "a
a,.a
..,,'' w. .ho,. that" 7 r,uttcre6
cd h,,rr,o, nm Tho stairs and down
49," hoi,u,aw ~ nv hcdchs mbcr
wy .,'rayn Tho door mn IN :
.oraI .,i,in" mo both hand. in bovish
rr.ot;nr .ay,ny how de,ighted thcy
sreo . a.. Snms, .bo, nv injury haS
nroved no slIrht.
"That balloon robbery worried me, I"
no continued. "J knew that Speed de =
nended on INF, balloon for a living; M
ma aoon as we entered I.orIent I went
10 orr consul. and he and ! made
such n row that the Governor of
"a
hnIIoon Hero n Ia. Mr.. Scarlet"
"Yom are going IN load NV revolver.
md vo aver to Paradise and take
That To,,oon Sro,r these bardit.y"
asLea smiiinr
"Ar order i. MI r,yht INT ~ 4. ths
more formal when backed by a bull
iot ha .oId
LIr Won want IN r,sk vour Nfe-
enid' "vou have plentv Of chances IN
vo,,r nroSession Md vou ever heaI
~ nm nvcd ncronnut? Kelly. 20 back
IN America md brcnk your NECK IKE
n gcntie,n"p"
lie darted n mcrnc,np glance M me
hut there was nothiny ~ ironv in m,
sober yisaEe.
avon n nDcor here" and. "after I'M
others have smiled from I.orient. Why
To do Speed this generous favor
Yes-and to do yourself the pleasure
OF ending an embittered life undeI
tho eyes of the woman who ruined
YOU"
The boy f1tnchcd m though I had
struck him In the face. For A mo.
ment I expected "a blow: his hand,
ciinched convuisiveiy and no focused
me with blazing eyes.
Don't" ! said. quietly. II arm try.
ing to be your friend; ] am trying e
save you from yourself. Kelly. Dom
throw away your iife--as Va done
i.ife Ia good thing, Kelly. a good
ming. can we NOT be friends thougf