The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-07-15

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sons and ironworkers who were COM
pleting the installation OF the new
Golden vault returned from their mid
day meal far-from-attractive stranger
| stole into the house at their heels.
And when David Manley happened to
catch sight of this stranger deep in
talk with Count Da Espares, he
promptly jumped to the conclusion
that he had at last discovered some
1 thing on which to concentrate all his
earlier Scotch-mists of suspicion.
For Da Espares' visitor unmistak-
ably bore the earmarks of the un.
kempt denizen of the hotpoint and
the Bowery saloon.
What is this man doing here?" he
asked as he confronted the intruder.
| This man Is here at my request.
| And the happiness of this house de-
ponds much on his visit" was Da Es-
pares' retort.
What las crook like Red Egan
got to do with the happiness Of this
house?" scoffed the irate Manley.
And what right have you to bring a
tool of Legar's into this room?"
But still Da Espares remained out
/ wardly calm.
Pardon" he replied. But this
man you call Red Egan is no longer
a crook and no longer a tool of Le-
gars!"
Then what is he doing here?"
THAT, monsieur, concerns mostly
the young lady for whom have sent!"
The soft-spoken foreigner swung
about as Margery Golden stepped a
little wonderingly into the room.
This, Miss Golden" said Da Es-
pares, rs the man of whom spoke
to you. AS your friend here protests,
this man has been tool Of Legar's.
But he has tired Of being the serv-
ant of so evil man. He now seeks
to have the state extend its pardon
to him. And as price for this par
don he Is willing to deliver into our
hands Jules Legar!"
But what is the plan@ asked the
girl, with a touch of Impotence.
Da Espares, with upthrust shout
ders, looked from the one to the other.
1T Is a plan which we had thought
It wise to keep a secret" he suavely
explained.
"Mr. Marley has earned the right
to be included in any secrets which
may involve the capture Of Legar,
Margery Golden quietly assured the
family smiling count, who bowed in
acquiescence. And realizing the note
OF authority in that reply, he outlined
the plan in as few words as possible
That plan, with Red Egan as their
emissary, was not a complicated one
This renegade from Legar's gang was
to 60 to his old-time chief and report
that Margery Golden might be found
at such and such spot, at such and
such a time. She would be alone. And
to Legar and his men, waiting there
1t would seem simple enough matter
to recapturo the, girl. But that cap
ture would never be- effected. For q
squad of police would be held there
in hiding, and when the moment ar
rived, they would promptly surround
Legar and his men and put them
where they belonged.
I'm other words, monsieur. what we
propose to do is to set trap, and
when this Iron Claw Is about to gather
in his prey. he himself will be gath
4 cred in"
You propose to set trap" repeat
i ed the incredulous Manley, "and vol
also calmly propose to take this un
protected young girl and use her al
the bait for that trap!"
ION the contrary, monsieur, she will
not be unprotected. Many duly ap
pointed officers of the law will be
there. And, as I have already ex
planned to her, / also will be there
And Miss Golden, think, knows thai
I would readily give up my life for the
sake of keeping her from harm"
rs that the way you feel about it?'
demanded Manley, swinging about Il
the slightly frowning girl.
Count Da Espares and ! will carr,
out this plan, and we will carry i
out. I hope. quite as successfully a!
we may carry out still other plans
And in the counts hands l shall al
WAYS feel that am fully protected!'
David Marley, thus dismissed, hat
the dubious satisfaction Of KNOWING
that he had once more made a mes
of things.
Yet he did not remain altogether In
active. He watched his chance ant
quietly Installed dictaphone In tn
room. attaching the transmitter-disl
to the underside OF the desk ledg'
where Da Espares did most Of his talk
ing, and running his well-hidden wire
, down through the floor to linel
closet which the everdependable WI
SON threw open for him. There Man
| ley made the discovery that polio
: headquarters had actually been com
municated with and that the feint TO
, ILegar's capture. however its end, va
; Intended to carry every sign Of Gin
cerity.
II Before another hour slipped BY. how
ever, MAnley made two further dii