The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14

of-publicty If I tried to make move the first thing this man Reynolds would do would be to expose her. It's his only weapon-but it's a terribly strong. It's kept him out of the clutches of the law for years. The police and half the big private detective agencies in the country have done their best to get something hm-and he defes them."
 e Tt seems incredible T" said Mona, with shin ing eyes.
 'True enough-but these are facts! He's got more money than he can possibly know what to do with. I believe the things come to be sport for him-that he takes vicious, depraved sort of pleasure in seeing his victims squirm. He has a wonderful place out in the suburbs, and-well, I don't know that this is thing to repeat be- fore you young ladies, but his neighbors do good deal of talking about the women who are there from time to time. "Ugh!" said Mona. What beast He's an old man, you say?"
 He must be about sixty" said Clyde. "As repulsive and, vile looking old scoundrel as you'd find in long days hunt, too!'
 You were right" said Mona. Its an ugly story. But I'm glad you told it to us! Oh, do hope that poor woman finds some aoa way to beat him ! How much time has she?
 He said week-but he'll give her more than that. He won't strike until he's quite cer- tain that there's no way of getting the money out of her. I know his ways"
 Back in their own room Mary shuddered.
 I'm not glad he told us,' said she. Il think it a dreadful story, Mona"
 "So do I!' said Mona. But, Mary-cant you see? Where could we find better person to present our next bill against society for set tement?"
 "Oh-oh! I didn't thinkr said Mary. But, Mona-a man like that is no Tomnson Gerry We might very easily burn our fingers if we tried to serve him did Gerry"
 Then we'll serve him very differently" said Mona. "Oh, let me think I know there's some way of outwtting an old villain like that-and wouldn't love to do it, just I know one thing, too-the more we know about him the better our chance will be. You heard what Clyde said-the private detective agencies must all know about him. We'll get report from one
 Mary it was who attended to this, and did it, too, without letting the agency suspect that either she or Mona was concerned in the mat ter in any way. And Mary with sober face, studied the report.
 ''He lends money-as we'll as getting it by blackmail" she said. He's very rch-and, oh He keeps lot of money and jewels as we'll at his place-hes afraid of banks. I don't wonder. I suppose he knows that one of his victims may turn him at any minute and that he may have to make break for his freedom And here-you remember what Clyde said about the women?"
 s'He awfully nice-he was afraid we'd be shocxed.'
 s'Yes. It is nice to have considerate again isn't it? We've had enough experience with the other sort But here-it goes into that in detail here. It seems he's rather mad about our sex my dear Now know we can handle him! like that was bound to have weakness, and that's play on.'
 sIts risky work, Mona.'
 "Itll take the risk. I'm fashier than you are though man who had any sense wouldn't hesitate minute to choose you. So I'll be the victim of his sxty-year-old charms-only I won't!"
 'sHow are you going to manage it?"
 Don't know yet-Tve got to see him frst One thing I've learned is that it doesn't do to map out lot of plans ahead, before you know the people you've got to deal with. They won't work and you tend to stick to them, despite yourself. It's better to approach a thing like this with an open mind, if you can manage to do it. It seems to me I've got a widows outfit somewhere in our trunks. if can find it. think