The Washington times., 1916-02-04
CONTINUED from Yesterday

T AMAR had not come empty
handed to surfton. That evening
he called on Tune. As they sat
in a window nook in the library
Of the cottage, he said:
II have a surprise for ,yon. Miss
Travis. l meant to tell YOU about 1t
this morning. but all that excitement
about the monkey and the mysterious
writing OH the sand. drove It out Ct my
mind"
"A surprise for me?" she asked. "A
new clue in the Red Circle mystery?'
Even more welcome than that. l
think" he made answer, drawing some
thing from his waistcoat pocket.
Look
He held UP a pearl pendant that
dangled from a slender gold chain. At
"oh, my pearls!" she exclaimed, rap
turously. My beautiful pendant that
was stolen"
Il told you how we found the Jewels
Max. Il recognized this pendant. And
l got leave to bring 1t back to you at
once
"oh. thank you! Thank you thou
sand times. How shall ever be able
TO thank YOU as / ought to"'
by letting me put the pendant back
where 1t belongs" he answered, his eyes
aElt99ywi ,... -. ,.,s
WIN an embarrassed laugn Sne nelu
cut the chain TO him, Almost rever-
emily he took It, rose and stepped be-
hind her. CaIessinRly, ne placed the
pendant chain about her soft white
throat, taking an unduly long time in
closing the catch tnat fastened the
He was bending over ner as Re ad-
justed the chain. The perfume of her
TO his brain like strong drink 4 thrill!
surged through the man. his Wonted :.
~ cCol nerves were a-tiEgle. His heart
heat like a sledRe hammer
in place. But his trembling hands
fingers gently touched the tendril
cuTls at the back Of her neck.
ing himself -unseens he stuuped fowcr
Until his, lips rested lightly for an in
slant on the cuTls. June, looking in
the opposite oval e mirror, saw every
At the almost impcr ceptibIe touch
of his lips to her hair she. felt her
breath como and SC Quickly. Some
Thing stT%nEe sUmSInng terrifying
June" he breathed, tensely. heud-
ing over until his face was mO'e to
Mary appeared; lettering. as If with
out purpose. just outside the ?pen
library doors. Thc spell vas btoken.
June came I" herself win a start. as
though frcU: suiIc Wonderful dream.
ct am afraid it is rather late" said
Lamar. forcing commonplace tone
into his agitated voice. Good night
Miss Travis. I am glad to have beer
able to get back your pendant for you
And I'm sorry to have had to tell you
your reformed friend. Sam Eagan, Il
still crook and is a fugitive from jus
He was gonc-ieavinG June staring
after him. her eyes wide with a wistfu
longing. Mary came forward ant
caught both her ice cold hands.
"Oh. my baby! my baby murmuret
the old woman in keen distress. II saw
It. saw It all. He's in love with you
And-God help us!-you're in love will
'i'm not" denied June. with a sud
den yehemence: I'm not! I'm not"
Patrolman O'Hara-newest member o
Surtton's dim'nutive police force-wa
walking his beat Gin disconsolat
frame OF mind. Patrolmsn O'Hara wa
n love. The blilIart cummFr moon. to
night, brought him momentary vision
Of the girl he wanted to marry. Bu
common sense brought him far NOR
clear visions Of her ohdurate old fathe
who would not hear of such marriag
until Patrolman OHara should win pro
motion.
And. In n dead-and-alive suburb lik,
Surfton. what earthly chance was ther,
for promotion? There were few crime
to thwart or to detecr IN this peaceful
resort. There were no lives to save-eX
Cept OF cramp-smitten swimmers. ant
the coast guard looked out for that. No
he might stick TO this dreary job 70
another ten years without being promo
ted.
dodging him. That was certain. Yet n
was forever looking for chances to dis
tinguish himself. For instance, only thi
very evening, circular about famou
metropolitan crook had arrived at tn
Surfton police station. O'Hara had rea
it six times. He studied the picture o
the crooks face until nc felt he Woul
know II a mile away.
But what good would that do? ThCr
was no chance that such an illustriou
ornament OF the metropolitan under
world as Smiling Sam" Eagan Woul
drift into a place like Surfton. No pos
sible chance that he
Patlolman O'HarR turned corns
and came to a standstill as abruptly q
if he had run into stone wall. FIT
feet ahead of him WAS an all-niEF
lunch room-thc only place on the bloc
whose window lights were still burr
ing.
blackboard menu, setting forth til
delights of various stodgy dainties q
comfortably low price,
And, in the full flare OF the windo
light his hat pushed back on his fore
head, stood a man, hungrily readin
the menu.
Patrolman OHara had not studie
that police circular for nothing. Al
glance he recognized the man besit
the blackboard menu. IT was n
crook whose rOgue's gallery .phot'
graph was reproduced on the circula
IT was Smiling sam Eagan.
Patrolman O'Hara had visions aga
this time visions OF swift PRONE
tion. His chance had come! lie stel
ped forward.
At sight of him Eagsn wheeled an
beRan TO shuttle away into the con
narrative darkness of the moon
street. That was quite enough T.
Patrolman O'IIara. with shout,
gave chase.
sam. at sound Of the quickent
SAAps behind him, broke into . Tu