The evening world., 1916-12-01

said efusively. i've Just been up
stairs TO zee your father. I'm one OF
his patients, you know"
Florence barely touched the sloved
hand vanya offered her. and merely
inclined her head IN reply to the
others salutntion. But Vanya. not a,
all offended by her GOODNESS. turned
with equal e~fusiveness TO greet Har-
old Stanley, who had followed Flor
ence out into tho hallway.
To F1orence's surprise and chagr1n
Stanley was eagerly cordial In hii
manne toward vanya. He seemed
delighted to sec her. Florence felt q
twinge of sharp Jealousy when hs
went on TO ask:
IF you're on your way downtown,
Miss Tosca, can't We 90 together -
far AZ your homer"
vanya gladly aoquiesoed. and With
q word of goodby to her frigidly un-
responsive hostess moved forward TO
the front door. Stanley. as he turned
TO "A his adieux to Florence, was
cut to the soul by the look of grieved
wonder In his little sweetheart's eyes.
Impulgively no stopped down and
whispered a few rapidly broathed SEN
fences into her car. A II by magic
tho sorrow fed from Florence's face,
leaving a glow of happy pride. She
looked up at Stanley In admiration.
She even sent a glance OF friendly In
terest in vanya's direction
Pierre la Rue sat in the place of
honor In tho low-ceiled back room of
Tanners upper east aide apartment.
Tanner himself and a man in a black
mask and n third member OF tho band
werc listening to the chiefs curt
words.
"vanya phoned mo Just now" La
Rue was saying. that Stanley and
tho Montrose girl will ride In Van
Cortlandt Park this afternoon. I'm
going TO give you your instructions.
you three. And II you don't bungle
things again we ought to got thom
both. It's a better chance TO put the
girl out of the way than we're likely
TO get again. For they never let her
20 out OF doors alone any moro. Van
va ought 10 be here any minute now.
BY the way. she is bringing along a
man she vouches for. She SAYS she's
known him all her life and that he's
h real thing-the sort we need. He's
n street boggar-a cripple-and"-
Vanya Tosca entered. At her heels
dumped along a ragged figure OF par
ticularly disreputable aspect. The
new recruit was an unshaven, blear-
eyed tramp. who trailed one in-shod
foot behind him as he moved.
This flat of mine Ia no hoboos'
homel" muttered Tanner under his
breath.
Pierre La Rue hoard. md darted a
glance at his sulky lieutenant. Tan
ner met his masters look In sullen de-
fance. But as a CLINT OF crimson be-
gan to smolder in La Rue's eyes the
other uneasily shifted his W gaze
10 the newcomers.
.
Promptly ut three o'clock Florence
was standing on the veranda Of the
Montrose house. looking down the
street In search Of Harold Stanley.
She was In riding clothes. A groom
held h two saddle horses at the
porte-cochere. But Stanley was no
whore 10 be seen. Nor had ne sent
word TO explain his delay.
Hes forgotten all about mel" she
told herself. p%etulantly: adding:
Anyhow. I'm no going to be cheated
OF my ride"
She ran upstairs and Knocked at
the laboratory door. Or. Montrose
put away the diary In which he was
writing, and went 70 meet her.
Daddy" she said with pretty i'm
p%eriousness, Harold promised TO ride
In Van Cortlandt Park with me. I'm
all dressed n the horses are wait
ing; and Harold seems to have for
gotten the whole thing. Won't you
please put on your riding togs and
come along with mop she ended
coaxingly.
Twenty minutes later she and the
doctor were cantering side by sios
along the highway toward Van Cort
landt Park. al Just about the time
Bob Clayton was starting for River,
dale.
The day was beautiful. The tive
horses were fresh. The afternoon ali
was ex~hilarating, After awhile the,
turned into a winding and leafy by,
road. of one OF the Parks main thor
o~ughfares. and usually deserted a
this time OF day.
An automobile with three paAsen
gers had been slowly following then
NJ and down the park roads. Now
as the riders turned into the byway
the car dashed forward at fun spec,
and whizzed into the lane. Florenc,
and Montrose. hearing the automo
bile dashing along at reckless spec,
behind them, drew aside TO let II pass