The Ordway new era., 1916-08-04

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Then a reckless look crossed MS
face. He called up once more the oia
smile. Not a thing" he insisted.
Nothing whatever. It's little cold
outside tonight. Perhaps. ne auoeu
| with a restless laugh his eyes wanaer'
ing over the gay faces all about, SOME
ones walking over my grave.
"Oh." exclaimed his friend. Are
you superstitious?"
NO" returned Seagrue, almost
fiercely, "only tired Of the world ana
everything in 1t. Where is Helen!
"She's in the library" said his COM
nanion. you're awful late. Let's 60
and find her."
She would have led him into the
library. He stopped on the threshoid
and refused to enter He saw. as IN
a vision. what others-now that the
room was filled with laughing men ana
women-did not see. He saw mid
night within 1t and his own accom-
plices in a death grapple with an oid
man. He saw that old man laid out
few moments later on couch, doc
tor bending anxiously over him TO oe'
tect a heart beat And he saw the sur
geon's face as he looked up and grave.
ly said: General Holmes Is dead!
Despite his reckless bravado.
shudder gripped him for an instant
again. He shook 1t on ana praceu
himself with angry resentment. NO.
he said brusquely, Il won't go In there
too much of a crowd for me. IN
try the reception ROOM" Turning, NJ
encountered Rhinelander. The two
men greeted each other briehy.
Rhinelander spoke with kindness tt
his nephew. He tried to tell him ina
\ he wanted him to do differently. III
i assured him that neither he nor Heller
i cherished any lasting resentment 10
|I what had gone before and now tha
H they two were the winners, they mean
| to be generous to the losers and t
i him in especial
az am willing" declared Rhinelano
er. "and l think that Helen will stan
with me in it, to give you an interes
1 in the mine-it is big enough to max
dozen millionaires. Make ma
i of yourself. Earl. that's all we asl
Well do the rest"
Seagrue regarded him with an 9
pression SO terrible that 1t shocke
Rhinelander, but what was passlf
through Seagrues mind, he could n
8l tell.
n Tomorrow" Seagrue muttered. III
"A one hardly in possession OF his sense
u mot tonight-I'll talk to you tome
row. Where's Helen?"
"a "She left here this moment Tor
conservatory with George Storm
Seagrue took step forward. as
to go to her. Then he stopped a
turned away. Someone took Xiii
lander's attention and he lost sig
OF his nephew, but the woman W
had first spoken to Seagrue afterws
.us .u related what she saw. Seagrue look
once more toward the library. He
e rected his steps toward 1t. On
Ill threshold he halted abruptly ags
'i as II rudely checked by an unst
hand. He looked about as II he
'm and heard what others did not see
: hear. Then. shaking himself 10
"a, from the seeming clutch OF invisi
'no fingers, he took determined 81
strobe into the library as one
eve accepts a challenge. walked defial
ATS, through the room and out Of the Ere
ner doors he himself had opened on a I
her IT, s,.o,noorod from, s,1ht IN
ards -, .ha oorao, and wa,
o,s some distance before he encountt
those whom he had gone out to m
'he Even the two hiding men saw the {
vi ton under which he was laboring.
nfee told them what he had seen, told
Of Storms escape, the thwartinl
rue's his plans, and with oaths gave t
will orders as to what to do and hoy
rt In do It. He trembled with furious
phasis as he spoke on. And y
lens the coast is clear" he exclaimed
cling last, I'll drop my handkerch
y, an Turning on his heel. he left them.
o ex- two murderers looked uncertainl
aimed each other. Something Of his uu
wages ness communicated itself to {
Ation. In the conservatory, Helen
went Storm were conversing with g
Jared. The guests left the room % Ses
well, came In and he returned. some
mat tstiMy, the greeting Of Hslsn end o
uddos Storm. resolved now ~ b. gem
vpokA. With his ensfiy, stspped - the !
Wt1s. bQNi an4 Alltng. elAsoee, efoetet
y 1 esneefveteey y1th t1IeuA ~