The Washington herald., 1916-09-17

the big room at the back Of Tanners
upper East Side apartment. Pierre
was speaking.
This news changes everything" he
was saying. And we must meet 1t
the only way it can be met. But 1t
seems Florence Montrose can describe
me- too well, and she's likely TO point
me out to the first policeman, II ever
she happens to meet me on the street.
What's worse, she's likely to see me
when l go to MOntrose for the drug
And then everything will go to smash.
We must-lose her"
The finger bracelet?" asked vanya
unconcernedly.
NO" refused Pierre That's too
risky, for they'll be watching her. You
say she wants Stanley to take her to
the Lent house this afternoon? Well
save him the trouble. Take her there
yourself, Tanner. You and Phelps.
Ill give you your Instructions later.
Take her there, tie her there, and have
with you one Of the cute little torpe-
does taught you how to make"
More bomb work." sputtered Tan
ner, quite without enthusiasm.
More bomb work." assented La
Rue. 1T sweeps as clean as a new
broom. 1t doesn't even leave trace
Tor people to get nosey about, II it's
strong enough. And ours are strong
enough. It'll take her out Of our way.
And It'll take the Lent house out of
our way. The police are studying that
mousse too carefully today. I don't
like 1t. We did a fairly clean lob.
But we were there for an hour or
more. And we may have left traces
that they'll blunder onto. Even the
cleverest man is apt to-"
Il don't like the job" grumbled
Tanner. why don't you try the
hypnotLsm again?"
Too unsafe. You saw how II
worked out this time. Hypnotism Is
like chemistry. There is always an
unknown quantity in 1t. The best
chemist is always liable to be blown
sky-hiGh with his own familiar chem
icals. And the best hypnotism-my-
self, II you like-is apt to lose his
hold over his subject Just as I've
done today. Now, there's nothing
subtle or doubtful about the right
sort Of a bomb"
II don't like it," reiterated Tanner
sulkily.
Pierre stepped a little closer to him.
There was no change in the express
sion or La Rue's mnsklike face. But
the strange crimson light began to
name in his eyes. Tanner shrank
back; all the bluster gone from him.
"Ob, Ill do 1t, all right" he NUT
tered. but how'll we get her there?"
Il told you," said La Rus, pleas
antly. that I'd give you your in
structions later"
We turned again to Vanya.
We'll try to make up TODAY" said
ne, FOR our bungle Of yesterday at
Clayton's studio. 1 want YOU to get
stanley there at o'clock this after
noon. I'll be there at quarter past.
won't trust any outsiders to help us
out today. YoAi say Clayton and he
always have a highbaIl or a thimble
full Of cordial when Stanley comes to
the studio. If you're good at all YOU
ought to be able to put enough of our
slumber-drops in their drinks to have
them both safe asleep by the time
get there. The rest will be so sim
pie that even a bonehead like Tanner
could do it.
But Mr.. Stanley won't be able to
be at the studio this afternoon" OBJ
jected Vanja- Hes going up to the
Lent house and"
Perhaps 1 spoke so indistinctly
that you didn't understand me-"
purred La Rue. II said: Get Stan
ley there"
Vanya subsided, with a murnur.
AS Harold Stanley was about to
leave the office at one-thirty, to go
uptown in his gray roadster, Yanya
Rosca summoned him to the tele-
phone.
I've Just come from Bob Clayton's
studio" she said, worriedly, land I
don't at all like the way he looks
after his accident of yesterday.
Won't you please stop in there for
five minutes on your way uptown
Don't say I asked you to. Just tell
him you dropped in for a drink and
a cigaret with him. And then look
him over carefully, without his sus-
pectlng. think he needs q doctor.
II you tell him so he may send for
one. He won't do It for me-"
When Stanley strolled into the stu
dio a little later, Vanya was posing
for the "Delilah" picture and Clay
ton was busy at his easel. Except
for a patch OF plaster on the fore
head, Harold could not see that the