The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

''Narkom! You got him. then-sot him
after alp
NO. I did not get hiil." said Narkom
bitterly. Il did not recover these jewels
by any act Of my own. He sent them to
me; gave them up voluntarily
Gave them up? After he had rIsked
SO much to get them? God bless my soul,
what man! Why. there must be quite
half here Of what he took
There Is half-an even half. He sent
them tonight, and with them this letter.
Look at 1t, and you will understand why
sent for you.
There's some good even in the devil,
suppose, II one but knows how TO
reach IT Sir Horace read. I have lived
a ne OF crime from my very bOyhood
because couldn't help II, because I
glory In risks and revel in dangers. I
never Know where Il would lead mel
never thought never cared-but I looked
1nto the gateway OF heaven last night
ana can't go down the path to hell any
longer Here Is an even half Of Miss Wy
Vern's jewels II you and her father
would have me hand over the other half
70 you. ana would have The Vanishing
Cracksman" disappear for ever and a use
less life converted into a useful one you
have only to say SO to make IL an ae-
conplished thing. All ask in return is
your word Of honor Ito be given to me by
signaD that you will send for Sir Hor-
ace Wyvern to be at your Office at II
o'clock tonight, and that you and he
will grant me a private interview un-
known to any other living being. A red
and green lantern hung over the doorway
leading to your ofice will be the signal
that you agree, and violet light in your
window win be the pledge of Sir Horace
! Wyvern. When these two signals, these
two pledges, arc given shall come in and
hand over the remainder Of the Jewels
, and you will have looked for the fret
time in your life upon the real face OF
The Mar Who Calls Himself Hamilton
| Cleek"'''
God bless nay soul: What an astound
ing request exclaimed Sir Horace.
willing to give Up 5000 pounds worth
Of Jewels for the mere sake OF a private
interview! What on earth can be his
object?''
Y don't know said Narkor in reply
I TITS close to II now Shall We give him
tho pledge he asks. Sir Horace Nv sig
nal is already hung out; shall I give HIM
[ yours
Yes, YES. ny all means" Sir Horace
made answer. And lighting the violet
lamp Narkom ficked open the PINNED
curtains and set it in the window
For ten minutes nothing came ~ t.
and the two men began to grow, nervous
started striking II and without as much
as a warning sound the door flashed
/ open and a voice thar was undeniabIv
I the voice Of breeding ard refinement said
I quietly: Gentlemen. my compliments
, Here are the diamonds and here am To-
| And the figure OF a man. faultlesslv
dressed. faultlessly narnAr-d. with II.
slim-lotned form. the sIIn-walIod nose.
and the cIean-cut features ~ the born
aristocrat stood IN the room.
! His age might lie anywhere between
! TWENTY-FIVE and tHirty-hvs. his eyes were
| straiEht-lookinE and clear. his fresh
| clean-shaven face was undenIably hand
some.
| God bless my souI"' exclaimed 81
! Horace. amazed. What r7onstrous Jug
gle is this? Why. man alive. You're
gentleman What's driven you 10 & dogs
| life like this
! "a natural bent. perhaps: = supe-raf-
| ural gift. certainly. Sir Horace he ruads
reply. Look here, Could any man re-
| sist the temptation 10 use it when he
was endowed hv nature with the powo-
TO do this His features seemed n
writhr and knot and assume a dozen
different aspects. Gould anv man GO
straight with a fatNfuI rift like that -
tho laws of nature said that he should
! not7''
And do they say that"
That's what 7 want YOU 10 tell nv
/ 7 want YOU to examine me. Si- Horaye
n put m" through those tests Won Us
m determine the state ~ r.nd o' N"
! mentally fit and mNntalIv unfit. I'm tl~c1
! Of walIowinE in tho miro. 4 woman
eyes have lit tho vay ~ POrvo. for u.c
! 7 want to climb ur 20 her. ard - stand
beside her in the light
Her What her
That's my husrncs, NJ N4rkom
Yes. nv friend hut MarEot'- how
! about her.
| Tn done with boz W. broke ia.
! night. when returned and s-N '"a-0aH
never mind what she learned NJ We
! is changed forevN-"
| you7''
"CIeek-iust clock. '-t II - az .h..
| he made rerlv
Never mind the past: M Hch, 80
with the future. and so-"Vaufro me. g
Horace and let m" know r o- f7t"'z -
| blame for what 7 am e"
Sir Horace did
Absolutely fate h. said. whCr. ac'r-
| a long evar7inatfou the man 0u. t''~
| quC stton to him AGAIN. 'T' s tn" Crir-
! inaI brain fully Developed. horribly ~
/ rouncod. Cod he'0 vor. nv 0oor Fsil"'
| There's no horo FOR yoI You can't ~is'
It's useless 70 fight aca'rst it.
II will fight against IT, 7 will rise, 7
will wiz hs cried o.s' v"hsme0t''-.
There i wav 70 nut sch craft and
cunning :" account
"NTr Narkom''-ho whir'od and walked
IN the Superintendent. his hand out
stretched. his eager face low-"Mr Mar
kom. heir me- Give mo start-Cive Iu,
a chancc-Cive mr n lift on the way up
Good heavens, man yOu-yOu don't
mean
'I dol do. So help me heaven. 7 10
All nv life I've fought AGAINST the Law
now lot me switch over and fight with &
I'm tired OF being CIeek. the thief. Make
me CIcek the detective. and let@Is work
together for a common cause and for the
public good. Will you. Mr. NarkOm?'
viii 7? Won't T." said Narkom.
springinC forward and gripping his hand.
Bully boy, Bully boy
It's a compact. them"
It's a compact-C1eek.
Thank you. he said in a Chokcd voir"
You've given me my chance: now
watch me live up TO it. The Vanishing
Cracksman has vanished forever. Mr..
Narkom. and it's Cleek. the detective
Cleek Of the Forty Faces from this time
on Now. give me your riddlcs-Ill solve
them one by one
CNext weeks episode Is entitled The
Mystery Of the Talking Wire the wire,
in this case. tells international military
secrets The problem is unusually intri