Putnam patriot., 1915-09-03

 door the Master Mind called again to the westerner:
 "oh. Blount. And tell Parker also 10 send MT. Marshall here"
 Lucene sank down wearily in chair But Walter approached Andrew az. gressively
 Now, look herer he exclaimed true ulently. "I don't scare worth a cent. and I'm advising you that you'd better ga light too. know thing or two.s He grinned evilly
 Andrew regarded his rebelIious tool with undisguised disgust
 "Nery well. Waiter. When Mir Mar shall comes We are going to allow you 10 eonhde in him ut your pleasure"
 sAw. let him comer Walter deoiaim- ct valiautly. What do care for him2 Where does be get OF, anyhaNg1
 Then Andrew replied in a whisper "8lr. Marshall is detecuve-in the Pinkerton service.
 Walter was unable ta controi 9 start. and d cigarette fell from ungess chat tremhled. Andrew stepped sad picked fl up and as he returned il to the young man he added in his most sub serxieut manner.
 Pardon me. sir Was it my awk- wardness. or are you perhaps a little nervous. sirs" Again. he changed his tone and spoke now as the Master Mind. turning toward the watching girl. T think that it is possible Walter win. after all. decide to depart before morning" He faced his victim and lashed the thief with scornful eyes q said. Walter l should have said Diamond Vii "
 The thief's hand caught at his tor mentors arm in agonized appeal.
 No. no, Andrewy' he cried huskily. '1n dc anything you say
 1t may be too late.
 Walters face was white wth terror new.
 Don't give me up, Andrew" he beg ged. '-Oh, for Gods sake don't give me up Lueenef' he called in despair.
 Her heart was moved.
 Let him go, Andrew, she interced- ed. T don't want any trouble, for my own sake.
 The Master Mind made no direct an- swer to her plea. Instead he turned and spoke to Parker, who appeared in the doorway. following the message he had received from Riount.
 q think it was AIr Walter who wanted you, Parker" Andrew said in an expressionless voice.
 Walter assented with feverish haste
 "Yes. Parker. I'm going away in the morning early. 1 want you to help me pack"
 Lueene, left alone with Andrew. gazed at him with miserable eyes
 "Oh, those dreadful peopler' she cried distractedly "t can't under stand how you She checked her outburst with an effort out of respect for the man she esteemed so highly.
 Andrew walked to her and stood looking down commiseratingly at the daicate face, in which just now the blue eyes shone little more dimly than was their wont He regretted profoundly that the necessities of his vengeance must thus involve in suffer ing the girl whom lie had come to cherish very fondly-more fondly than any other living thing. Sometimes even there stirred in the mans heart a suspicion that perhaps he was growing to lavish on her love like that he had borne his brother But always he crushed back the thought as something Wickedly disIoyal 10 that brother who was dead-dead at the hands of an en- emy who must pay the penalty though it were to wiring this girls heart, though it were to destroy her every , hope of happiness.
 'Tm sorry you have been annoyed. more sorry than l can say. But don't waste a thought on Walter He's not worth it."
 "It is all horrible" the girl exclaim- cd Sometimes I-giYe up-hope. IL is all so false.
 Andrew viewed this emotion with alarm. At whatever cost this instru-