The Washington times., 1916-10-08
Copyright isS. BY tn. star Company.


Montgomery Flags or Praxiteles
ngure. He is good looking In a splendid.
manly way.
Rita's Faith Restored.
Rita Malone seemed restored to faith
when she left me. II II had been more
than seems" / should have no story to
tell
When Jimmy came in to pay his re-
spects the next morning gloom still had
possession of him. Since couldn't
quite understand his viewpoint. I made
no attempt to discuss II, but instead
tried the cheering effect OF bit OF
gossip.
THE pretty girl you so cavalieriy
ignored yesterday afternoon was Bert
Kerrigan's fancee. Now, aren't you
sorry you didn't try to make friends
In high places?"
That simple remark had a rather
startling effect
What did she want? Why didn't
you tell me?" began Mr.. Barton excited
ly. and his interest showed no signs OF
waning when I found Rita's letter and
showed It to him. He read II with more
care than that ill-written anonymous
epistle seemed to deserve and immedi-
ately thereafter he whirled upon me
with an air OF generalship more in keep
Ing with J. b. and his previous man
ner of gloom.
Call her up. Tell her not to 70. It's
trap" he CALCULATED so forcibiy that
Immediately l was constrained to make
every effort to obey.
1 found Mrs. Patrick Maione's num-
per In the telephone book and asked
tn. sWaN a LIT
q voice with bit OF the brogue in
formed me that this was Mrs. Malone.
but that Rita had gone out.
why, bless your heart. dearie, she
didn't tell me where she was goin' at
all. She Just came out on the porch
where l was sittin' a spell ago and
when she started away, asked her
where she was goin'. and Rita says to
me. On important business and that's
not at All the way she's after treatin'
her mother generally,
And the worst OF II Is, just after she
went. the telephone rang and her young
man wanted to speak to her. too When
m after tellin' him that she isn't here,
seemed almost as excited as you are
now, miss.
Il do be thinkin' it's strange that my
Rita should have so many people ex-
cited about her all Of a sudden. and
too. Why. only yesterday she got a
letter she wouldn't show me at ali. and
even Berts letters she most generally
shows me. l don't understand It and
I'll thank you II you be explainin'.''
But In the interests of her daughter
fate I had to leave Mrs. Malone's re-
quest unanswered for the present.
The Pursuit Begins.
We'll. Jimmy. you may have gathered
I wasn't talking to Rita" said I. 1T
ha nj MnI In
forms me that her daughter has left the
house without any word as to her des-
tination. In other words. she's gone"
All animation was Jimmy now. That
young diBeiple OF Sherlock Holmes shook
off his gloom with great suddenness and
seemed intent on nothing in all the
world but the pursuit OF Rita Malonel
IT'S a trap. I tell you, Miss Fairfax.
We've got to find that girl and do It
quickly. Martin o'Day has a hand in
this and I'm thinking his other hand
IL on the ticker Certainly 1t Is a trap.
Martin o'Day was not the type OF
man to whom we beg our muse to
sing. No girl could have fitted him in
to her dreams OF THE Right Prince"
On the other hand. he refused to per-
init himself to be tied up in a bundle
OF faBgots as an average man."
He was a big man Of the burly. red
faced type who could not fail to be
whose director had keen eyes. He
wore clothes which emphasized his
pattern because of their own flaunt-
ing color and cut.
He had never been caught in any
undertaking which was distinctly out
side the law. He managed to keep
within necessary bounds without ever
recognizing that ethics and decency
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Martin O'Day's Plot.
On the day before the benefit game.
O'Day and two OF his most trusty min
ions were in secret conclave in that
office in the rear OF his saloon. They
had met to consider the weighty
problem OF how to beat the game"
tomorrow.
That there would be a great deal OF
betting. previous events had proven, and
O'Day had taken a vast amount OF
money on his assumption that the Giants
would lose, and the pubiic's faith that
they would win, now his assumption
seemed rather unlikely to fulnll itself
unassisted.
o'Day was prepared to give the needy
assistance.
"Kerrlgan Is the only man that can
beat the Yanks. II We dispose OF him
We can safely play the Yanks to win"
How are you going to do that, Matt
asked Lefty Hogan. griuning eagerly.
In accordance with the commands OF
the captain. Mr.. Leary produced two lit
erary masterpieces, one of which we
have previously examined, but which
shall reproduce here in conjunction with
| Its mate.
The first one read: Miss Malone
Your ball-playing lover has another girl
II you doubt Il. watch at the Wilton Inn
tomorrow morning at o'clock. A
Friend"
The second one read mr.. Kerrigan-
While you are furnishing the nat, your
lady friend is meeting another at the de-
serted inn at Wilton. See for yourself
at 2:30 tomorrow. A Friend"
Both OF them gave Martin O'Day keer
delight.
He felt that he was fairly safe n
counting on human nature. He thought
he knew II very we'll. And he did know
human nature OF q sort. With jealousy
evil-mindedness and all the baser emo
lions he was quite at home,
| Rita Malone's jealousy flared Just al
O'Day had hoped II would. But II dis
played itself In one move which hs
could never have foreseen. She turned
to me for help.
How the first letter Jared. we know
The fate of the second oEe was slight
ly different.
Kerrigan Controls Himself.
When the bellboy at his hotel brought