Charlevoix county herald., 1915-08-07

hands when that gentleman had rem
dered you hors d. combat. AS it hap
pens Nolan and / understand each
other, and being DESTROYS of sparing
you a headache, we took this means
of his carrying out his compact with
the Jap"
"Then Nolan has played me
false!" cried the consul, his face flush
ing with anger. He had his revolver
in his outside coat pocket, and as he
spoke he brought it to bear on the
deputy.
"Put it up, Mr.. Darlington" adj
vised Pierre unruffied by its appear
ance. "Jim did not play you false,
on the contrary he is keeping abso-
lutte faith with you and am helping
him do so. He will be here later,
when it is safe for him to get away.
Yami does not half trust him, and it
was up to him to make good. Quig-
sley will assure him it is all right,
and that l am to complete the elimi-
nation Of Consul harrington in any
cold blooded way may see fit, re-
membering always that dead men tell
no tales. To all intents and purposes,
you have now passed to the great
beyond"
"This is pleasant news" the consul
spoke quietly but there was an anx-
iety closely akin to fear gripping him.
"As deputy constable, fellow con-
spirator with Quigsley and Yamagasi,
how am l to reconcile your attitude
as my alleged friend"
1--WE have to fight the devil with
fire, Mr.. Darlington" replied Pierre.
81 am with you in this, heart and
soul"
"Then why are you so closely allied
with the rascals on the other side ?"
persisted the consul.
First, l hate Quigsley as said
before, and l am weaving the net
around him, second placing my neck
in jeopardy for the country of my
adoption, for l am naturalized citi-
zen of the United States, with the
conviction that l will get well paid
for that risk if ! am successful"
"You mean to say"
n inn
must you. Let it suffice for the pres
ent that I am subject to your orders.
L"
A long, low whistle was family
heard through the closed door.
"That is JIM" explained the
Frenchman as he opened the door
slightly. He did this twice, and then
sat down.
Before he comes, Mr.. Darlington"
almost whispered Pierre, "let me tell
you Washington has an inkling of
what is going on, but looks to you for
fuller details"
How"
He was interrupted by the entrance
of Nolan. The mans face was more
free from marks of dissipation than
usual, as were his eyes, but it wore a
troubled expression and he was evi-
IDENTIFY laboring under great excite
ment.
1--WE are up against it, and up
against it hard" he exclaimed. THAT
brown devil Yami, and Quigsley not
finding the report in the safe are con-
WINGED you have it on your person.
Unless it is delivered it means you,
Pierre, and l will have to come out in
the open and fight"
"That will never do" responded
Darlington. He was thinking hard
Pierre fastened his glistening black
eyes on the face of the consul as if
striving to penetrate and read his
thoughts. Darlington glancing up
caught the look, and cody and critic
ally looked the deputy squarely in the
eye. 1t was a questioning gaze, pass
ing to one of determination that
BODIED i'll to the Frenchman if trap
was being set. Too much depended
upon the ferreting out of further de-
tails and securing for the state de-
partment documentary evidence of
the plot which Darlington knew to be
in existence.
He fully realized the precarious sit
uation in which he was placed, but
it was not fear for himself, that gave
him anxiety. 1t was the possibility
that he would be done away with be-
fore being able to accomplish the task
he had set himself.
Pierre's white teeth showed beneath
the black mustache. He bore the
scrutiny of the consul unmoved, then
turned to Nolan with an expressive
shrug of his shoulders.
John, Pierre is all right" empha-
tically declared the deserter in answer
to the Frenchman's unspoken appeal"