The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

Slatern winked. "so that you can keep me in- -med of his plans Don't you my drift? If u make him think you devoted to his form plans, you can let me know in advance of ything in the wind"
 Gee, but you are smart F cried Mona admir- yly.
 "Oh, they will have to get up early to get cad of Sam Slatern!" !" admitted the Boss, pat lg his chest.
 Mona promised to meet him at Madame tro's place for little informal luncheon at on, and hurried back to her apartment, where e found Mary waiting for her. Quick" she commanded. "The time has me for you to take your part. Are you ready?' Try mer' said Mary, impatiently. few nutes later the two separated, Mary to repair a job printer's and Mona to make her way leisurely to Madame Sutro's. Slatern was punctual, and few moments after noon found the trio gathered around cosy table in Madame Sutro's own room, enjoying really delicious menu.
 Slatern was obliged to leave hurriedly before the colored maid served the dessert but he remained long enough to give further evidence of the high admiration he was be- ginning to have for Mona. In fact, Madame Sutro, after his departure, patted the girl on the shoulder and told her confdentially, 'If you keep up, dearie, you will have Dan Slat- ern eating out of your hand p
 Mona laughed, and her confusion was covered by call for the proprietress of the establishment. Mona followed for she had very definite idea as to the identity of the new customer. It was Mary. Mona did not show herself during the interview that fol- lowed-an interview having to do with an ap- pointment for the first of series of facial messages. Mary took her departure, with promise to return for her treatment in an hour As the door closed behind her, Mona sprang into the waiting-room, and called to Madame Sutro.
 ''Who was that woman?" she demanded
 The Madame gave her neatly printed card, which Mary had left, and on which Mona read the name, Mrs. Reginald Travers Wentworth" She looked up with a gasp.
 "She is putting one over on you,' she snapped. Her real name is Doris Greene and she is a detective for Carson"
 Madame beckoned the girl back to her private office, and got Slatern on the tele- of Carson's persistence, and asked to talk to Mona.
 Can you follow the woman and dis cover what she is up to?'' he asked.
 "Surest thing you know"
 Then do it I'll be there when she comes backr And Slatern hung back the re- ceiver with a jerk Mona hurriedly told Madame Sutro of Slaterns instructions, and. made quick exit, leaving Madame to revolve gloomily the prospect of another raid"
 Mona found no difficulty in picking up Mary's trail. In fact the other girl was wait ing TOT Ter dU a corner urug SUOTe, ana the two enjoyed a pleasant hours chat, while waiting for the time of Mary's appointment at the Beauty Parlors.
 When the two girls separated, Mary made er way back leisurely to Madame Sutro's, and ona followed short distance in her rear to aintain the deception. Mary found the pro- rietress awaiting her with smiling cordiality, nd she was conducted at once to one of the rivate booths, where the Madame insisted on wing her the first treatment with her own ands.
 Hardly had Mary taken her departure, with promise to return the next day for another eatment, when Madame Sutro darted again to le telephone. Mona, returning to Slatern's office, cached the desk of the political boss just as the roprietress called him on the wire.
 "The new girl is right That woman is a etective. l watched her spying around the place hen she thought was out What shall I do?" Slatern pondered the question for moment. We'll have to get her out of the way! If she omes back tomorrow, we'll take care that she oesnt leave!' He hung back the receiver, and from a rawer of his desk took a small phial of whitish owder. He tapped it with wink
 "This is haladrone," he explained. "A little this will put our friend out of commission ore quickly than chloroformi"
 Mona shuddered, as she recalled the tales she ad heard of the powers of the drug, and realized le effects-if the slightest hitch occurred in her airing plans. She compressed her lips tightly as le took her departure They were playing with desperate and cunning foe-one whom they ould have to fight with his own weapons if they oped for success!
 Carson heard Mona's report of the converse on with plainly worried air. "I don't like it p