The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-24
CHAPTER VI.

RANGE" he snarled. My girl,
haven't / just told you that | had 10
tight for my life? My boat was IN
flames. We had to swim for II I'LL
We we're picked up by a Long Island
barge tug / don't know what became
Of the motorman. lie must have
headed straight for shore. And I'm
glad he did Otherwise he'd be howl
ing for the price OF another boat
Olga. for the FIRST time I've had To
let one OF the boys have a look at
NY face. Doesn't know the name
but one OF these days he'll stumble
across II. and the result will be black
mail. unless / push him on into the
dark. IL was accidental.
The countess leaned forward, her
hands tightly clinched
But the box"
Brainc made a gesture OF despair
Leo, are you using any drug these
days.
Don't make fun 81 me. Olga i'm
patiently. Did you ever see me drink
more than a pint OF wine or smoke
more thar two cigars la an evening
Poor FOOLS What let my brain go
into the wastebasket for the sake OF
an hour or SO OF exhilaration2 NO,
and never will !, I'm keen about the
gray matter I've got. and by the Lord
Harry. I'm going 20 keep H. There =
only one dope tiend ia the Hundred
and he's one OF the best decoys We
have. so we let him have his coke
....- -. r..lfr yLaNa - ltff this
man FELTON, has seen my face Some
day he'll see It again. ask questions.
and then ~
Then what
"A burial at sea- he laughed. The
laughter died swiftly as It. came.
Threw Il into eight hundred feet OF
water. on a bar where the sands are
always shifting. Hen never End Il.
even II he took the range lie could
not have got a decent one The sun
was dropping and the shadows were
long He threw the chest into the
water and then began pegging away
AZ US. cool as you please, and fred
our tank"
II louks 10 me az II he had wasted
his time
''That depends. Between you and
me aud the gate post I've a sneadnr
iCca that this man Jones', whom no.
body has given any particular atteu.
ton Is "a deep. clever man. He may
have been honestly attempting 20 find
a new hiding place the advertisement
iu the newspaper may have drawn
him lie may have thrown the box
oyc IN pure rage az seeing himself
checkmated Again. the whole thiuf
may have been worked up for oul
benefit a blind Hut II that's tbs
ease Jones has us on the hip, for We
cent toll But We can do what In oil
probability ne expects wen cease q
do watch him just as shrcWdly as
before"
Olga caught his hand and drew hin
down beside her. u wasat going O.
bother YOU tonight. but II mey NEAR
something vital
"What2" alcrtly
For reply she sose and walked ever
10 the light button She pressed u
and the apartment became dark
Come over 90 the window. quick
She dragged him across the room
over tho way, the house with th'
marble frontage"
A man emerged. ~ a cigarette. ar
walked leisurely down the street.
No" she cried. as Blaine turned
TO make for the door doubtless viii
the Intention Of finding out who thi'
nan was Every night after yol
save he appears
Does ne follow me2'
NO And that's what bothered m,
at first / believed he was WATCHING
some apartment above. But regularlJ
when ! turn out the lights he come,
forth So there's no doubt that b,
watches YOU enter aud takes note o.
FOUR departure
"nut doesn't follow me. That's odd
What the devil Is his ideas
I'D give a good deal 20 learn"
The shadow and the glowing cigar
cite disappeared around the corner
aud the lights IN the apartment wer,
turned on again
Hes gone. You really think he'i
watching me9"
Tie a. watching this apartment.
know that much"
And even al that moment the watch
or was watching from his vantage be
hind the corner
Suspicious he murmured. tossinl
the cigarette into tho gutter They'r,
watching me for a change IN droI
out know what know It's a grea
world It's fne 10 bee alive aud kickinl
on top az u He went on withon
haste and took the subway train 10
downtown.
is there n way / could get nea
hlmg asked Brains
Tomorrow Night you might leay
by the ianitor's entrance IN kse
the lights On tan you're outside The
IN turn them on and you can fol.y
and learn Who he IT,
ITS mighty important"
"Don't soowl AZ your age a wrinkI
is apt 20 remain n you once get
aaass.N u