The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-13
Continued from Yesterday


The spell was broken. The tension
was relaxed. Lamar, at sight of June
Travis. let the shoe tumble to the floor
forgotten, as he sprang up to greet her.
Sam laid down the hammer with
grunt of reaction. AS Lamar stroue
the shoe into the breast Of his own shirt
and substituted for 1t another one from
q nearby pile OH the floor.
Then ne numbered to his feet ana
waddled forward to pay his respects 10
his lovely guest. who was chatting am.
n,atedly with the visibly fascinated
How are things going, SAM" asked
June, cheerily, turning from MAX as
the cobbler reached her side. rs the
rheumatism any better? And do people
pay their bills any more promptly
The rheumatism is pretty oao, mss, g.
but I can stand It, The doctor DID u
a lot OF good last month: but he wont
give me any more Treatments ne SAYS
till I pay tho twenty-five dollars l owe
him on his last bill. So / guess I'll
have to grin and bear II awhile longer;
"You poor old thing" said June, IN
quick sympathy: Indeed you snail not
taking three bills from her handbag.
pay that cranky bear OF doctor TINS
very morning and haYe hin, giye IyH you
treatment. Tell him to sena d., ms o nSer
hill to me. must go now. MY mother
and Mary are waiting for me In the car
outside there. Good-by. Sam; good-by'
Mr.. Lamar" - l.,
this fashion. He insisted on going to
the car with her, and, on the way, ne
managed to angle successfully Tor an
invitation to call on her at the Surrtoh
cottage.
After which he stared at the auto
mobile until it bore her out of sight.
Then he wandered on down the street
planning busily-not for the solving
Of the Red Circle mystery. but to dis
cover some way OF ARRANGING ms
work so as to leave him an entire aft
crnoon and evening free for run TO
Surfton by the-Sea.
Sam EaEan and the mysteriousiE
rafting shoe were quite wiped from
his mind:
Sam. meantime. his professionally
genial smile glued to his red face was
looking down at the twenty Ave dol
lars line had so generously forced
upon him. But, though his eyes were
fixed on the money in his hand MS
mind was not,
twenty FIVE dollars. just at present.
seemed to Smiling Sam pttifully
small sum. Tor he had sudden visions
OF an Infinitely larger amount. VS.
ions so bright as to take away, Tor
tho moment. even the memory or MS
matter of the hollow-heeled shoe. a
mighty inspiration was gripping sam
Eagan; an inspiration born of his
talk with Lamar.
dad his head, stuck the money into his
pocket and locked the door or MS
shop. Then he went to the secret
door among the shoe shelves ana
opened 1t. Passing into the hidden
room he crossed to where the dog
cared old calendar hung on the wall.
Lifting this calendar, he disclosed a
cupboard behind It. Reaching into
this, he pulled forth q telephone took
the receiver from the hook, and called
for number.
~Miss la Sales apartment" he ask :
ed presently: then: That on, Alma
--Sam-L-ome around here in rush.
There's something big. Hurry up.
Fagan returned to the shon. put on
his coat. and went out into the peigh-
borhood to do a little shopping. II the
things he bought were not OF the sort
cobbler usually huys there was no
one to comment on his odd taste.
Back home he came and through to
the hidden room: there deDositing his
purchase in the telephone cupboard be-
hind the calender. He had barely re-
gained the front shop when woman
From her present dress and bearing
the visitor might have been well-clad
ahopRirI. or a rather superior lady's
maid. The kind who could be pardoned
for trying to economic by patronizing
a third-rate shoemaker.
4" Alma La Sale was Derhaps twenty
Ave, perhaps little older. She was OF
medium height: wiry. dark. and inclin-
ing to- sallowness. Nevertheless, she
was decidedly pretty. and she had the
faculty of fitting herself TO any need
ful role. from society girl to factory
hand. A clever actress, A clever thief
I'm fact, one of the best pickDockets and
''crOwd- workers in the State
She was an Invaluable source OF
revenue to Sam. And. apart from heI
uncanny dizziness at robbery. he knew
he could always count on her wit and
daring TO carry out any campaign hi
might devise.
morning You didn't waste any time
That's right. You got train to catcf
and some fancy packing to do, first"
Train TO catch?" she repeated eagerly
ITO Surfton- bv-the-Sea. There's bis
ball at the Surfton Hotel tonight. Oul
man there tipped me to II. You're go
ing to 'operate' at the ball
But
ITS a new angle we're going to WORK
from. on this" he pursued. There
ought TO be a pot OF cash In il. Eve
hear Of the Red CiTcle?"
"Of course" she made answer. "Wh'
hagn't7"