Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-15

of the practical. For when the ma sons and ironworkers who were com pleting the installation of the new Golden vault returned from their mii day meal far-from-attractive stranger stole into the house at their heels And when David Manley happened to catch sight of this stranger deep in talk with Count Da Espares, he promptly jumped to the conclusion that he had at last discovered some thing on which to concentrars all his earlier ScStch-mists of susp cion.
 For Da Espares' visitor unmistak. ably bore the earmarks of the un- kempt denizen of the hop-joint and the Bowery saloon.
 What is this man doing here?" he asked as he confronted the intruder.
 This man is here at my request. And the happiness of this house de pends much on his visit," was Da Els pares' retort.
 What has a crook like Red Egan got to do with the happiness of this house?" scoffed the irate Manley. And what right have you to bring a tool of Legar's into thic room?"
 But still Da Espares remained out wardly calm.
 Pardon" he replied. But this man you call Red Egan is no longer a crook and no longer a tool of Le gar's,"
 Then what is he doing here?"
 That, monsieur, concerns mostly the young lady for whom have sent!" The soft-spoken foreigner swung about as Margery Golden stepped a little wonderingly into the room.
 "This, Miss Golden said Da Es- pares, "is the man of whom I spoke to you As your friend here protests, this man has been a tool of Legars S. But he has tired of being the serv- ant of so evil man. He now seeks to have the state extend its pardon to him. And as a price for this par dor he is willing to deliver into our hands Jules Legar,"
 But what is the plan?" asked the girl, with a touch of impatience.
 Da Espares, with upthrust stoul- ders, looked from the one to the other Tt is a plan which we had thought it wise to keep a secret" he suavely explained.
 "Mr. Manley has earned the right to be included in any secrets which may involve the capture of Legs Margery Golden quietly assured the acquiescence. And realizing the note of authority in that reply, he outlined the plun in as few words as possible.
 That plan, with Red Egan as their emissary, was not a complicated CTS This renegade from Legar's gang was to go to his old-time chief and report that Margery Golden might be found at such and such a spot, at such and such a time. She would be alone. And to Legar and his men, waiting there, it would seem a simple enough matter to recapture the girl. But that cap ture would never be effected. For squad of police would be held there, in hiding, and when the moment ar rived, they would promptly surround Legar and his men and put them where they belonged.
 Tn other words, monsieur, what we propose to do is to set a trap, and when this Iron Claw is about to gather in his prey, he himself will be gath cred in"
 You propose to set a trap" repeat ed the incredulous Manley. and you also calmly propose to take this un- protected young girl and use her as the bait for that trap!"
 On the contrary. monsieur, she will not be unprotected. Many duly ap- pointed officers of the law will be there. And, as I have already ex- plained to her, I also will be there. And Miss Golden, I think, knows that I would readily give up my life for the sake of keeping her from harm,"
 ''Is that the way you feel about it? demanded Manley, swinging about to the slightly frowning girl.
 Count Da Espares and I will carry out this plan, and we will carry it out, l hope, quite as successfully as we may carry out still other plans. And in the counts hands I shall al ways feel that I am fully protected!"
 David Manley, thus dismissed, had the dubious satisfaction of knowing that he had once more made a mess of things.
 Yet he did not remain altogether in- active He watched his chance and luietly installed a dictaphone in the room. attaching the transmitter-disk to the underside of the desk ledge where Da Espares did most of his talk ing. ana running his well-hidden wires down through the floor To a linen closet, which the ever-dependable Wi. son threw open for him. There Man. ley maJe--tAe, discovery that police headauarters hsd actually keen com Htx5ast assitE and that the feint fo: Exsdr's chtture however its end. YVES in:erded 10 carry every sign O. sin cerity.
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