The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-01

and then
Then WHAT"
"A burial az sea-" he laughed
The laughter died swiftly as Il
came. Throw Il into 500 feet OF
water, on bar where the sands
are always shifting He'll never
find Il. even IL he took the range
lie could not have got u decent
one The sun was dropping and
tho shadows were long. lie threw
the chest into tho water and then
began peggiug away at us. cool ~
you please. and fired our tank"
1T looks TO me as II no had
wasted his time"
THAT depends. between you
and me and the gate post. I've a
sneaking idea that this man Jones
10 whom nobody had given any par
ticular attention, is a deep. clever
man. lie may have been honestly
attempting 60 find new hiding
place; tho advertisement In the
newspaper may have drawn him.
lie may have thrown the box over
In pure rage at seeing himself
fhNAhNNAANAt .hhAaus tAN NA'i'
thing may have been worked mp
for our benefit. a blind. hut II
that's the case, Jones has us on the
hip. for we can't tell. Hut we can
do what In all probability he ex.
poets Wen cease 10 do--watch him
just as shrewdly as before"
Olga caught his hand and drew
him down beside her. II wasn't
going 10 bother you tonight. but II
may mean something vital"
WHAT" alertiy.
For reply she rose and walked
over 10 the light button. She
pressed II and the apartment be-
come dark.
Come over TO tho window.
quick" She dragged him across
the room. over the way. the
house with the marble frontage"
A man emerged. liz cigaret. and
walked leisurely down the street.
"No'" she cried. as nralne turned
20 make for the door. doubtless
with the intention OF finding out
who this man was. "Ever~ night
after you leave he appears.
Does he follow met"
NO. And that's what bothered
me at first. believe he was watch
Ing some apartment above. But
regularly when I turn out the lights
he comes forth. So there's no
doubt that he watches you enter
and takes note OF your departure ="
But doesn't follow me. That's
odd What the devil Is his idea,
I'D give a good deal 10 learn. :"
The shadow and the glowing
cigaret disappeared around the cor.
ner. and the lights in the apartment
were turned on again.
He's gone. You really think he's
watching me-"
He Is watching this apartment.
know that much"
And even az that moment the
watcher was watching from his
vantage behind the corner.
Suspicious, he murmured.
tossing the cigaret into the gutter.
They're watching me for a change.
I'm drop out. know what | know.
It's a great world. It's fine 20 be
alive and Kicking on top OF H." He
went on without haste and took the
subway train for downtown.
is there afYy way ] could get
near hin?" asked Braine.
Tomorrow night you might leave
by the iani,or's entrance. I'll keep
the lights on I'll you're outside.
Then I'll turn them off and you can
follow and learn who he is"
It's mighty important"
Don't scowl. At your age q
wrinkle is apt 10 remain II you once
get II started"
He laughed. Wrinkles" She
could talk OF wrinkles.
They are more important thar.
you think. Every morning I rub out
the wrinkle go to bed with"
II wish you could rub out the
general stupidity which ia wrinklIng
my brain. I've made three moves
and failed In each. What's come
over me?"
Perhaps you've had too many
successes. The wheel OF chance is
always turning around"
May smoke?"
Thanks. At least II proves you
still have some consideration for
me. Yov would smoke whether Il
was agreeable or not But | like
the odor OF a good cigar. And Il
always helps you to think"
Braine lit the cigar and began his
customary pacing At length he
paused.
Suppose we have a real old-fash.
Toned coaching party out to the old
mansion we know about?"
And what shall we do there7"
Make the mansion an enchanted
castle where sometimes people who
enter can't get out. Do you think
you could get her TO go?"
Il can try"
"Olga, must have that girl: and
I must have her soon. Sometimes
find myself nightly puzzled over
the whole thing. n Hargreave ia
alive. why doesn't he turn mp. now
that It's practically known that his
daughter presides over his house
hold? | might understand II II
didn't know that Hargreave is really
afraid OF nothing. Where Is the
man with the $4,000, picked up at
sea? What was the reason for Jones
carrying that box out in Sroad day
light? Who Is the chap watching
across the street? Sometimes | be-
lieve in my soul--if have one!--
that Hargreave is playing with us,
playing! Well" flInging the half
consumed cigar into the crate. "the
Black Hundred always goes forward,
win, or lose, and never forgets"
we are fine pair" said the
woman, bitterly.
we are exactly THAT fate in
tended us 10 be. They wrote you
down in the book as a beautiful
body with a crooked mind. They
wrote me down as the devil,
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