The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-22

Miss Howard. and III tell you a Secrct.
There's millions In Il n we can To-
cato the party"
"Well7' : said coldly, my curiosity
getting the better Of my judgment.
ITS a girl" he babblcd. "And she's
got some Panama bonds and don't
know the value OF thom. II we can
trace her"
Yes, Mr.. Magnifi" ! answered art.
lesely.
why, we can hold a club over the
asinine party and extract n cool half
million. You see. II she we're to meet
the old comte and no adopted her and
took the bonds-what am saying
about the comte2 4 mean a certain
elderly party" no explained craftily
why, he could pay on the mortgage
that the asinine party holds over him.
That would mean an end to the asinine
party's schemes Of revenge. Now.
Miss Mary, II we can locate this girl
and get the bonds from her at a triflng
cost, pretending that they are worth
lees, we can threaten the asinine party
that well deliver them to the other old
party unless he lays us what we de.
mand. See the point? Two birds In
tho hand; a fortune for you and me.
and n club for the asinine person
And why do you make this propo.
sition 20 met" I asked.
because ! love you, Mary" he cried,
SELLING my hand. That's nothing 10
the next trick zeuxis and I have up
our sleeves. There's millions for all
of us. think you're an angel. What
do you think OF met"
Il think you are a miserable Hcoun'
drel." ! answered furiously, rising out
OF my chair.
To my establishment he received my
outburst with n peal OF laughter.
That's what ! like" he cried. try
ins TO seize my hand again. Give me
a gid with scno spirit In her. Miss
Maryl You can't imagine how much
I've been thinking OF you since We me
aboard this old boat. acts make {
date In London. Want TO see the core
nation? Maybe ! can get you a sea-
and show you round. Let's go"
turned on him, my eyes flashing
my anger 40 furious that for a few
moments | could hardly find IN!
tongue. think | hiust have overawet
him. for he seemed 20 wilt away unde.
the blast OF my rage, and waite,
dumbly.
, Listen TO me. Mr.. Magnin." I cried
} shaking my finger at him. Some o
my friends have been good enough 4
|, tell me that ! am a mascot and brini
/. people good luck. I've brought goo
> luck to you. better than you deserve
at any rate. because | am the womsl
whom you and your servant have beaI
looking for. My name is not Mis-
, Howard ! am Anne Ives. and IN
/. father was jules DIVES. born at Cl
, chy, In Normandy"
I saw him stagger at that; the blo'
went home.
Here" ! cried. snstching II fror
my purse and holding II up to hin
| This is the key TO the box which col
tains my bonds. and ! am going I
y Paris to redeem my property. II
mine, and | shall dispose OF II to su.
=, my inclinations."
He started toward me incredulousi,
lilo made q desperate clutch at IN
key. But. with n hystegical laugh.
withdrew II from his outstretched han
and fed along the deck. down II
y stairs and locked myself in my stat
= room.
!, did not leave Il until we docssd
. Plymouth. But once. lying upon n
- bunk, ! saw a shadow fall upon a
- wall. and looking out, saw him pacir
the lower deck beside his hawk-eye
!. eagle-heaked servitor. and an involu
a tary shudder came over me.
" lie was waiting 70 accost me at Pl
mouth. but eluded him in the crow
! ran the length OF the station pla
form. dasheu into the train and o.
:. the opposite side. and had the pleasu
y. OF seeing him start Tor London wit
out me, under tho firm conviction tn
" | was In the train.
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