Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-01

working day and night? l.
Yes" accedcd Stanley. you are
You are running around in circles.
making noise like an earnest worker
and you're actually doing nothing
I've been watching YOU, MIR. Parrish
and I'VE been having YOU watched.
Stanley was interrupted by an Office
boy. who brought card to him.
CHANGING at it, he said 10 the boy:
Bring MIR. Clayton in here
Parrish, ut the sound Of the now
guests name, Eruntcd a Suriy yoou-by
and left the office as be had come. lie
slammed the door shut behind him and
stamped noisily down the hall toward
the elevator, but at the fourth stride
he halted and softly came back To the
door STOPPING with his ear close TO
the kcyholc.
I'm going up to Nanya Tosca's flat
for afternoon tea" Clayton said after
shaking hands with Stanley. Il drop
ped in TO see if you'd go there with
me"
NO. thanks" was SANKEY'S curt an
swer. Il don't care to-"
why not" demanded Clayton, Won
derins at the others manner
Frankly" replied Harold. because
l fcH IKE net ana uOn trust her.
I've been putting two and two together
this past day or so and it seems to me
there's something tishy about her pres
encc in your studio both those times
You were unconscious. She
"NonScnsc,' declared Clayton The
first time she came there after I'd been
knocked out and she found me and
brought me TO my senses The second
time / just kcclcd over from reaction.
as a result of tho brain concussion I'd
had. That sort OF thing often hap
pens She brought me to. again. |
tell you, Stanley. you're misjudging
noble woman. And tell you don't
like il. /. know her better than YOU
do. And-and I'm not ashamed to say
I'm pretty deep in love with her"
I'm sorry, old man" answered Har-
old. genuine sadness in his voice. Be
cause l don't think she's worthy of
YOU. And | don't think She loves YOU"
why don't YOU think she loves me-"
quericd Clayton, hotly
Twice this past week I've seen her
with TruNton Lambert once in his
big limousine, and once
"TruXton Lambert? Who's he?
Il thought you knew him. He's n
n-ahout-town, of peculiarly OBJ
diamond smuggling. The Diamond
King they call him. He is enormously
rich. And his reputation is about a.
rotten as any mans could he without
landing him in jail. No decent wo-
man can afford TO be seen with him"
I'm going to tell her. then" said
Clayton, what kind of a man he is
She doesn't know, I'm sure And I'm
Just as sure she isn't interested in
him. or in any other man but me
I'm going up there now. | know she
can explain. And, out of common
fairness TO her, want YOU TO come
along and hear her explanations You
owe 1t to her. And to me. i"
II can't go up there with YOU" said
Harold. I've some work downtown
that | have TO attend to before go
home. But If YOU insis, on such n fool
ish thing. I'll meet you at her apart
mcnt in about half an hour, though
don, like the idea OF doing IT, It's
useless. And she will hate me for
warning YOU against her. Cood-by. old
chap"
In an incredibly shor, time after
ward, Pierre La Rue was calling up
Vanyas apartment and issuing curt
directions.
I've sent word to Tanner" he said.
TO let Florence Montrcse get a glimpse
OF him, on her way uptown. and to
let her keep him in sigh, Till he goes
into your apartment house. See that
the hallboy is out on some crrand for
you, I'll be there within ten minutes
too. as we planned. SO. phone Lam.
bert TO come. on any pr"tcxt you like
He's ripe, and this is our time Tell
him you're in financial trouble and ask
him to bring along all the moncy-in
cash, not check--ho can lay his hands
on at such short notice And the neck
lace he promised YOU. Ec sure TO get
him. I'll leave the details Of the trap
90 YOU"
"fou're-you'rc surely no, going TO
to DO IL here" Not here a, my apart
mcnt? faitercd Nanya. Think OF the
danger, and
THE danger viii be nothing at all"
interrupted La Ruc. I'm no. going
10 use the finger necklace lie is go
ing to he Killed hy some one else
some other way"
Florence Montrose drove slowly up
town in her little roadster From side
10 side, in such moments as she did
not need all her attention for the guild
ing of her car. her dark eyes rovcd
searching the faces Of pedestrians and
other car occupants. The thought that
she alone could be OF service to the
man she cared for in this campaign he
was so ticrccly waGing. rcjoiccd her
And she resolved to spend hours every
day in the search
Far uptown. where street and side
walk traffic had begun TO grow much
thinner. her gaze fell upon Il man who
was siroliins toward her on the left
side OF the street.
At once, Florence recognized the man
who bad confronted her in tn" Lent
house. She stared more closely at him.
There could be no mistake.
Apparently he did not sec her. for
he walked straight on. with no ef-
fort at concealmcnt. Florence let him
walk pas, her. Then She turned the
roadster ana slowly followed him.
Then Tanner turned in at side
street and stopped in front Of an apart
mcnt house He looked furIivcly to
loft and right, as though fearful he
might hc seen cntcrins: then. eau
;.ously. he slipped into the building
Florence left her car at the curb.
a half-hlock below. and went on to the
apartment house on foot. She glanced
INTO the front hall 1t seemed deserted.
Thinking she might learn from the
ha!!hoy into which apartment the man
had gone, she stepped into the ill-light-
ed nall
instantly coat was throw over