Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-23

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Charmed to have met ron. Mr..
Jameson" he said. pausing. We
shall see . great deal Of each other I
hope
had not yet had time to say good
BY myself when slight exclamation
ct my side startled me. Turning sud-
denly. I saw q very brisk. fussy old
| gentleman who had evidently been hur-
rying through the crowd. He had
slipped on something on the sidewalk
and lost his balance, falling near u.
We bent over and assisted him to
his feet. As took hold Of his hand.
! felt q peculiar pressure from him.
He had placed something In my hand.
Ny mind worked quickly. I checked
my first impulse to speak. and. more
from curiosity than anything else,
kept the thing he had passed to me
surreptitiously.
THANK you. gentlemen he puffed,
Strengthening himself out. 'One OF the
infrmities Of age. Thank you. thank
you"
In moment he had hustled OF quite
comically.
Again Del Mar said good-by. and
did not urge him to stay. He had
scarcely gone when looked at the
thing the old man had placed in my
hand. II was q little folded piece Of
paper. Iopened it slowly. Inside was
printed In pencil, disguised:
Be Careful. Watch Him.
] read It in amazement. What did Il
meant.
by two. q ms men IN the LOBBY ana
they RODE up TO his room.
Imagine their surprise Wnen tney
opened the door ana found tne yalet
lying bound on the MOOR
Who the deuce did thisY demand
ca Del Mar as they loosened MIN.
The valet rose weakly to his feet.
"A little old man with gray Whiskers,
he managed TO gasp.
Del Mar looked at him In surprise.
Instantly his active mind recalled ne.
little old man who bad fpiien before -
on the street.
Whc-wbat was ne
Come, ne said quickly. oeckonine
his two companions, who nad come -
with him.
Some time later, Del Mars ear
stopped just below the Dodge house.
you men 60 around back Of the
house and watch" ordered Del Mar.
As they disappeared he turned and
went up the Dodge steps.
/ walked back after my strange &.
perience with the fussy little old gen
tieman, feeling more than ever, now
that Craig was gone, that both Elaine
and Aunt Josephine needed me.
As we sat talking in the library,
Rusty, released from the chain on
which Jennings kept him. bounded
with rush into the library.
Good old fellow encouraged
Elaine. patting him.
Just then Jennings entered. and q
moment later was followed by Del
Mar. who bowed as we welcomed him.
aI,o Won know (. Ne heran. - he
Have that the lost forpedo model il
sson,eufere n this honse and have
reason ~ snficfnafa annfl,er attemnt
Of foreign agents TO fnd il. If you,ll
pardon me. I'VE taken the liberty OF
snrroundinx che place with some men
we can frust.
Whi,o Del Mar Was sneakine Elaine
n;eked m ribbou from the. table and
sfsrfsd 10 tie If about Rusty.s neck.
AZ f1sI Mar ,nroeeeded she nausea. still
holding the ribbon. Rusty. who hated
ri5bcfis. saw his chance and quietly
sfaleI ont seeking refuge In the con-
seryatory.
Al,ne IN the conservatory. Rusty
ouictlv sorynt about the ribbon and
hegar rosirr about the Mains a. last
HI came RI tl,.s NOT n which the tor.
ned, n3,,o,lei lad been hurried IN the
s.,ft eartl, ~ m, fl,ies the uieht II had
boa,, ,sfe1e,s fro,r ~. f,,,,ufain