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bag and laid II down upon the table
Then she left the room and went up
stairs. Mrs. Hardin, Weicher's foster
mother. shifted the air.
kitchen. Joey" she exclaimed. III
right back" she. too. disappeared.
And Joey-essy-m Joey Welch-
err. was left alone with the handbag
instant. then tiptoed forward. seized
the handbag and drew forth the roll
OF bills. lie needed money badly
he had tc pay a debt Of honor. which
the roll OF bills and peeled of q few
where their absence would least he
noted. and then restored the balance
q the bills To the MISUNDERSTANDING
his snare into his pocket
Ines Castro. seated halfway up the
stairs. Watching through an inch OF
opeE doorway. smiled 10 herself
Then she trippee a bit noisily. and
irreguiarly--to show her limp--down
the stairs and giided gracefully into
the room; Joe liz a cigarette and
watched her He was nervous. but
game. lie watched her closely. She
took up me- bag and once rgain took
out the bills
My charming hostess. she ex-
claimed. where should she bey
she should he here" said Joey,
evadinE her glance. wait a bit. I'll
lie &C her. and Inex resumed her
former corversation--once more In
Stating upon payment for her board,
Her orer waa quite az instatsntly de-
ciined. She sighed prsstily and click
ed shut her bag. Weichcr also sighed
with unmistskab'e relief. She
"Thc one horse vehicle" she asked.
outside" said weicher. Offering
his arm boys -eady--time that you
were of
once n. the station Inez bought a
ticket for New York. But when the
train--a iocal--drew up at Lonesome
Cove. three miles north Of Seaport.
Inez dropped on the rear platform OF
side OF the track until the train was
out OF sight. There Was no station
At Lonesome cove-merely shed.
swiftly Tnex crossed the track and
passed th!s station and then sped on
a narrow strip OF beach. stepped
down to the waters edge and looked
about her. Suddenly she Jaw what
she was looking for,--a bandsnna
Of bushes. on the sea side 81 this
clump ~ bushes was n rock. Inex
raised her parasoi and sanntered
gracefully toward this rock; and
In the shadow ~ the rock. Before
doing so she peered into the bushes.
noted the presence there OF three
shadcwy ngures, and nodded slightly.
In recognition. man with for
what prosress1" ne queried anx-
lousy.
Best in the world. she answered.
I'VE have n new recruit"
She changed her position. man
thrust his head and face for a mo-
ment out OF the bushes---a face
across which was saher cut: livid
scar For a moment. with their
The man with scowl OF satisfsc-
ton. finally withdrew his head. Inez
rose 10 her feet and looked about
her.
Where IL this Lonesome Cave Inn.
them she aueried.
Half a mile farther up the beach
| follow the shore line-turn In at
the cove. Follow the water line-it
takes you there Good luck"
CHAPTER XIII.
The Honor slip.
crowd OF so---more or iess--con-
Gregated about the steps Of the
Was there. Some Of the 80 ne knew
and some he didn't
Neal started suddenly. A hand was
AID ugen hi. shoulder. He turned.
faced him: Joey smiled
Meal" he said. II Think III take
. back at this Annapolis cram my
For a momen, Neal was taken back,
turned. I'm glad Of that When did
Before you did, replied welcher
I've had this Up my sleeve for a
year or SO, rye been bcnins on the
q vas quite true that ne mad been
bonins hard--snd also or The quiet.
re had been studying the exam.na-
ton paper dropped accidentally by
nee. and he had mastered every an
awer by heart "Yoa bet your life
I'm going in," he said.
Ten minutes later Neal and we'ch-
In the old-tashioned little school
room.
The examination questions had
been written on the ample black
-oom. The examiner had copied their
rom hir printed list Of questions.
There vas knock on the door and
the congressman came In. The ex.
aminer eft his desk and met che con
gresham half wsv. He whispered
to him.
How goes - asked ;ne ION
gresham.
I've only had tn. coac,c to look
over young Hari'n's papers as they
They .ook good 20 me. They're
weli-nigh perfect There he 10 new
Hes all through"
May the best nsa vir." saio The
conErossnnsr. Se looks the par; at
any rate He glanced about the
roor he s1cneG 10 ~ tr,inn &c re-
member. then he remembered. Say.
look here" he said. "P~echer's let
ter says no mailed n'e - duplicate ~
those questions mi anawers. and
I'll swear ! saw duplicate when
read his no.e-- did hand rot two or
one?"
One" rs.urnsd ,hS examiner. lie
stepped back - his desh Ten. nand-
ed IA hts final PAPER. he examiner
thrust IN front e Nea. si.p ~ pa.
per and pen. Sign :his. please. /"
he said This ~ what II said and
Neal signed u as requested.
~ do soiemnly declare or. M honor
as gentleman tha. 7 haze neither
obtained nor s,ven ait 80 any kind
dur.rg the course Of this eNamina-
ton. Neal Hnri.u. Candidate"
He hsd no sooner finished sianing
thnr Joe weich"r approached the
desk
'TArovSh. a.oey7" suer,.d Neal. "In
wal. fcr you"
Weicher signed hts own honor siip
Nesi wa.ted--and while he waited. he
thruss bis hand Into his coat pocket.