The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-06-24

bit too tiorid and ornate lie con
Guided; woman and lodgings alike
We're somewhat Overdona. ! Suppr
abundance of gilt and pink married the
/ color scheme Of the apartment. and
| there was OBSERVATIONS evidence of
wealth lavishly expended on its fur
uishings.
Sitting mp in bed in silken night
gown, she looked p Sybar;te up and
/ down with wide eyes overwise in She
ways Of lie, Shrewdly judiciouS or
mankind
Maybe you're telling the truth. at
I that she announced Suddanly. eyes
colo unprepossessed. You sound
/ fshy. and you're the Sickest looking
cop ! ever laid eyes on. But there are
less unlikely thiags than that a second
story man should try this route for h:>
/ getaway Wei" she demanded TN
gently, "whatre YOU standing there for
Ike stone NAM"
MY dear lady expostulated the
dismayed p Sybarite.
/ IF you're a cop 20 to it-cop some
body" she replied with a brusque laugh.
and then clear out. can use the
| room and time you're occupying. Pc
sides, you're slipping the said burglar
a fine young chance 10 make the front
/ door, unless he's under the bed"
Mechanically obedient to her suggps-
ton. down p. Sybarite pumped on his
| knees. lifted the si,ken valance at the
foot Of the bed. and pretended to ex
/ plore the darkness Hereunder
While thus occupied and bad2ering
/ his added wits to invent some plaus
ibi" way to eiude this amazon. he was
/ at once startled and still further dis.
mayed to hear the bed springs crcak.
a light double thump as two bare feet
/ found the taCr and again the woman's
voice favored with acid sarcasm.
lyon seem to find it Interesting down
there Is it the view: Or are you trr.
Ing TO hypnotic your burglar by the
power Of the human eye"
ITS pure and simple reverence for
the prophecies" = Syburite replied
/ without stirring: keeps ne emuIa,lus
the foolish ostrich don't pretend its
comfortable but I, believe me. madam
am plain man. Of modest tastes. IN
accustomed to
That" said the lady. smothennc %
glggle, will be about an from You
Get up, or III call in sure enough COP
TO search your title to that uniform"
Hastily T, Sybarite Withdrew his
head and rose An embarrassed glance
aShancc comfurted him measurable.
the lady had thrown an exquisite neg
/ liSee over her night dress and had
thrust her pretty feet into extrava
gantly pretty silken slippers.
Now, said she tersely. well comb
/ the premises for this burglar Of yours
and if We don't find hlm"-her lips
frightened, her brows clouded omiuous.
Z iy-"I promise you an interesting time
Of il Where's your nightstlckT'
/ With CONSERVATION Z. Syharite In
vestigated the vacant loop at his side
"Must'ye dropped out while was
shining over the back fence" be sur
. missed vaguely However. / shan't
need it This'-with bright and con.
fdent smile displaylu. Peadeld's re-.
voyer-"will do just AZ well-bctter
in fact"
That" she questioned That's not
police department gun Whered
YOU
"Oh, yes, 1t IS It's the new pattern
recently adopted They've Just be
gun to issue EN- I only 20; mine to
day
The lady's lips curled. Very well"
she concluded curly Il don't believe
a word you say. but Wen see warn
/ you. lind me Il hurglar-o~.' she added
with unmiStakable significance. I'll
+ find one myself.
/ Interpreting the level challenge OF
/ her glance, P. Sybaritc's heart quakcd
| But there was no use otTrrin. resist
/ ance to the demands OF this masterful
woman She was one patiently to he
| humored against more auSpicious
turn of affairs
| He shrugged gave In with gesture
Her imperative arm, uplifted. indicat
ed an inner door
Find that burglar Lead the way
/ now
Awed. r Sybarite crasped his re-
/ volver and strobe TO the door with
much dramatic manner, but paused
/ with a hand on the knob to look over
/ his shoulder The woman was there.
not foot distant. her countenance
! mask Of suspicious determination.
: He pulled the door open. flung ont
into the hallway. paused again al the
mouth of the back well of the stair
/ way
/ Behind him the woman snapped on a
switch. An electric bulb glared out %
/ the darkness behind him And = Syb
arite. peerinG down. started back. with
/ a gasp % Amusement that was instant
/ " echoed at his ear.
/ Oh th, stairs. halfway down. a man
was crnuching in a posture of frozen
| conste.N>auon. small electric pocket
lamp burning brilliantly in one hand.
the other. lifted. grasping a weapon Of
some curious sort dn the eyes of P
Sybarite more than anything else like
a small black cannon. a hatless man
IN evening clothes. his face half blotted
out by black mask that left uncov-
cred only his angular, muscular jaw