The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27

| IHdL BOOu, IL VIII make nice bold, inevitable sort of letters. Come over here to this desk.n
 For Q few moments he worked at a sheet of paper with the pin, then threw it down in disgust.
 This sort of thing requires prac tice," he muttered. Here, Bert, you're cleverer with your fingers than I You take 1t, and I'll dictate" Between them, after several fail ures, they produced fair copy of the following:
 Mir Alden Honeywell will choose between making explanation to the post-office authorities or calling at 3;3O D. m. tomorrow on A. Jones, Ad- Visor, Astor Court Temple" This Average JoneA inclosed in an envelope which he addressed in writ ing to Alden Honeywell, Esq, $50 West Seventy-fourth street city, aft erward pin-pricking the letters in out line. Just for moral effect" he ex- plained. 'In part this ought to give him taste of the trouble he made for
  morrow, Bert?'
 Watch mel" replied that gentle man with unwonted emphasis But will Alden Honeywell, Esquire?"
 Surely. Also MT. William Fl. Rob- inson of the Caronia. Note that of the Caronia.' It's significant"
 At three-thirty the following after noon three men were waiting in Aver age Jones inner office. Average Jones sat at his desk sedulously polishing his left-hand fore-knuckle with the tennis callus of his right palm. Bertram lounged gracefully in the big chair. MT. Robinson fidgeted. There was an atmosphere of ten sion in the room. At three forty there came tap-tapping across the floor of the outer room, and knock at the door brought them all to their feet. Average Jones threw the door open, took the man who stood outside by the arm, and pushing a chair toward him, seated him in 1t.
 The newcomer was an elderly man dressed with sober elegance In his scarf was scarab of great value: on his left hand superb signet ring. He carried a heavy, gold stick. His face was curiously divided against itself. The fine calm forehead and the deep setting of the widely separated eyes gave an impression of intellec- tual power and balance But the low or nF hn age; the chin quivering and fallen, from self-indulgence, the fine lines of the nose coarsened by the spreading nostrils; the mouth showing both the soft contours of sensuality and the hard, fine lines of craft and cruelty. The mans eyes were unholy They stared straight before him, and were dead. With his entrance there was infused in the atmosphere 8 sense of something venomous.
 "Mr. Alden Honeywell?' said Aver. age Jones.
 Yes The voice had refinement and calm.
 q want to introduce you to MT. William H. Robinson.
 The newcomers head turned slowly to his right shoulder then back. His eyes remained rigid.
 "Why, the mans blind!" burst out Mir. Robinson in his piping voice.
 "Blind!" echoed Bertram. Did you know this, Average?"
 "Of course. The pin-pricks showed it. And the letter mailed to MT. Rob- inson at the general delivery, which, if you remember, had the address pen ciled in from pin-holes."
 When you have quite done discuss ing my personal misfortune,' said Honeywell patiently, perhaps you will be good enough to tell me which is William Robinson"
 "I am," returned the owner of that name And do you be good enough to tell me why you hound me with your hellish threats"
 voice." said the blind man. Who are you?"
 William H. Robinson"
 Not William Honeywell Robin son"
 No; William Hunter Robinson"
 Then why am I brought here?"
 ITO make a statement for publica- tion in tomorrow mornings newspa- per-" returned Average Jones crisply.
 statement? Is this yellow jour- nal trap?"
 AS courtesy to MT Robinson, I'll explain. How long have you lived in the Caronia, MT. Robinson"
 About eight months"
 Then, some three or four months before you moved in, another William H. Robinson lived there for short time. His middle name was Honey we'll He is a cousin, and an object of great solicitude to this gentleman here. In fact, he is. or will be, the chief witness against MT. Honeywell in his effort to break the famous Holden Honeywell will disposing of some ten million dollars. Am l right, MT. Honeywell?"
 Thus far" replted the blind man