The evening world., 1916-09-28

TO use the nnger-necklace lie Is 60
Ing TO be killed by some one else
some other way"
How ." she demanded.
I'm explain when | get there. stan
ley Is Ia be At your flat In half an
hour, Tho whole thing ear be done
to-day. stanley and all. You may
have to disappear for u while after
ward. but there's no danger. rele-
phone Lambert at once
Florence MontroSe drove slowly up
town In her little roadster. From
side to side. In such moments as she
did not need for tho guiding Of her
car. her dark eyes roved. searching
the faces OF pedestrians and other
car occupants. tn. thought that she
alone could be Of service to the man
she loved rejoiced her. And she re-
solved TO spend hours every day In
the search.
Far uptown, where street and side
walk traffic had begun 60 grow much
thinner. her gare fell upon a man
who a stTo.'ing toward her On the
left side OF the street. h a no
means OF knowing that Tanner had
FASTENED to his spot lrealixing that
she mus pass by II on her return
journey to Rivcrdale) and that he
hai btNA lSNANAAAAs AHaN NJ ~
for a quarter Of an hour waiting FOR
her.
Florence recognised the man who
had confronted her IN the Lent house
There could b. no mistake
Apparently he did not see her for
he walked straight on. with no effort
AZ conccalment. Florence let him
walk well past her. Then she turned
the roadster and slowly followed. She
had no difficulty keeping him in
sight. And then, for a halt-mIle q,
more. the pursuer and the pursued
continued their course. Then Tanner
turned in AZ a side street and
stopped in front OF an apartment
house. lie looked furtively to left
and right. as though fearful he might
be seen entering; then, cautiously. he
slipped into tho building.
Florence left her al at the curb q
halr-bluck below and went 10 the
apartment house on foot. Shs
glanced into the front hall. l,
seemed deserted. Thinking that sh,
might learn from the hAllboy tntI
which apartment the man had gOn,
she stepped into the il-lightei hall,
Instantly a coat was thrown W.
her head from behind. binding hel
and mutrling her cries Her arm
were swathed and helpless in IN,
garments heavy folds. She felt her
self picked up and carried rapid.
forward, Into Nanya ToSc9'S apart
mcnt ran Tanner with his struggling
burden, Strapptns the coat int,
place about Florencc's head an
body with a cord, he thrust her int,
a deep clothes closet. closing an
locking the door Then strtdtng int,
the living room, he came face TO lac
with Nanya
There he painted, breathless
. That's done"
, is shc"- md YOU aues
toned Nanya
!; NO" said Tanner, "She's alive
I'm leaving her there III t1errc comes
lie told mo to-"
| "Hcm ~ here amy minute" Nany,
| replied. ucrNouSly. And - will TruN
, ton Lambert Uettcr get out Of IN
, way, | wish TO heaven | could, Tn,
r pretty HAT OF mine Will b. a shambleS,
, she added. with an uncoutrollabl
: shuddSr.
. "tamherte' You mean tho damon
, k,ns chap that La Hue has been hav
ing YOU dazzle SOS he could set htr
10 whcnc We want him. He's going I
y finish him herv' II \ mans found /
{ Your HAT with the tuger-neck-la
mark IN his ,hvOat-
/, "Hc won't hc The blame will ;
a shiitcd | dou't know ius, how l,
all horrible, And Harold Stanley
u coming here. too"
D. "H'm'" commented Tanner Eve
20 a. sharp u one as rlcrcc Viii have n
n hands full, with an afternoons pr,
.c grsuumc like that. But think ~ q
u c~lcNerncss % him. lambert. Stanle
IT Florence MontroSe-all three IN 0,
Al smash, And without the finger necl
X lace Well, let Pierre play n lone har
Ia on u LIS too biS \ lob for me
r. butt IN ON, without orders I'm glad
VI Ia Of a."
p" Try the back way. not the front
iutcrposgd Maya as he started I
W ward the door IA had entered. "HeI
- I'm show YOU"
IN She led the waN down the rats LOT
uall, toward the Kitchen Robery Cla
, ton, NJ the same moment. aUriNvt
u he syAI lnent's H0at door. Ven