The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

some time, ana entered the uVlng
room.
Under your kind care" she said to
Mrs. Hardin, her hostess-and in her
tone was the slightest foreign accent
II am so well again, that I must
leave you"
She paused Joe Welcher pushed
open the door and slouched into the
room. Inez Castro glanced at him Sc
ductively from under her long lashes
and went on.
With the aid of Mr.. Joey Welcher, .
she proceeded, 81 have consulted time
tables, and / find very good connec-
tons on the next train"
She opened her handbag, and took
out bills And" she added, Il insist
on paying board"
Mrs. Hardin held up her hand. Miss
Courtier," she returned, Il can't think
of it. You have taken what we call
pot-luck with us. You have been
friendly with us, and | hope We have
been friendly with you"
Inez smiled and shrugged her pretty
ono 6ldASCo Casualty a.
Joe Welcher. She slightly raised her
eyebrows-she watched Joey as a cat
watches a mouse. And Joe-he was
watching something, too-the cash
that Inez was holding in her hand.
Inez groaned suddenly and put out her
hand.
Stupid" she said, II have forgot
My outer bandage. / must return.
She returned the money to her hand
bag and laid it down upon the table.
Then she left the room and went up
stairs. Mrs. Hardin, Welchers foster
mother, shifted the air.
There's something burning in the
kitchen, Joey" she exclaimed, IF Miss
Courtier comes down I'll be right
back" She, too, disappeared. And
Joey-easy-mone Joey Welcher, was
left alone with the handbag and the
bills. Joey listened for an instant
then tiptoed forward, seized the
| handbag and drew forth the roll
| of bills. He needed money badly-he
had to pay debt of honor, which
means a gambling debt. He opened
the roll Of bills and peeled off few
where their absence would least be
noted, and then restored the balance
of the bills to the misunderstanding
his share into his pocket.
Inez Castro, seated halfway up the
stairs, watching through an inch OF
open doorway, smiled to herself. Their
she tripped a bit noisily, and irregu
larly-to show her limp-down the
stairs and glided gracefully into the
| room. Joe lit cigarette and watched
| her. He was nervous, but game. He
watched her closely. She took up her
bag and once again took out the bills
My charming hostess she ex
| claimed, where should she be?"
"She should be here" said Joey
evading her glance, wait bit, IL
get her."
He got her, and Inez resumed hel
| former onversation-once more in
sisting upon payment for her board
Her offer was quite as insistently de
clined. She sighed prettily and clicked
shut her bag. Welcher also sighed
with unmistakable relief She turned
to him.
'The one-horse vehicle?" she asked
outside" said Welcher, offering his
arm, boys ready-time that you were
off,"
Once at the station Inez bought a
ticket for New York. But when the
train-a local-drew up at Lonesome
Cove, three miles north of Seaport
Inez dropped off the rear platform OF
| the last car, and waited on the fan
| side of the track until the train was
| out of sight. There was no station at
| Lonesome Cove-merely a shed Swift.
| ly Inez crossed the track and passed
| this station and then sped OF down
| toward the shore She reached a mar
row strip of beach, stepped down to
her Suddenly she saw what she was
| looking fora bandanna handkerchief
| thrust above a clump of bushes. On
| the sea side of this clump of bushes
was a rock. Inez raised her parasol
and sauntered gracefully toward this
| rock, and composed herself - also
gracefully-in the shadow of the rock
Before doing so she peered into the
bushes. noted the presence there OF
| three shadowy figures, and nodded
slightly, in recognition. A man with q
foreign accent spoke.
"What progress?" he Queried anx
iously.
BEST in the world" she answered
| I'VE have a new recruit"
She changed her position. A man
| thrust his head and face for a mo
| ment out of the bushes-a face across
| which was a saber cut; a livid scar
| For a moment, with their heads to
| gether, the two whispered. The man
with a scowl of satisfaction, finally
withdrew his head. Inez rose to heI
| feet and looked about her
Where is this Lonesome Cave Inn
| them she queried.
Half mile farther u2 the beach
/ follow the shore line-turn II ct the
cove. Follow the water line-it takes
you there. Good luck"