The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-06-24


soon brought things down to tho plane
OF the practical. For when the ma
sons and ironworkers who were com
pleting the installation of tho new
Golden vault returned from their mid
day meal farfromattractiye stranger
stole into the house at their heels,
And when David Manley happened 20
catch sight Of this stranger deep in
talk with Count pa Espares. he
promptly jumped to the conclusion
that he had at last discovered some
thing on which 20 concentrate all HIS
earlier Scotch.mists OF suspicion.
For Da Espares' visitor unmistak-
ably bore the earmarks OF the I'M
kempt danizen OF the hotpoint 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-
ponds much on his visit was Ia Es-
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 this ROOM"
But still Da Espares remained out
wardly calm.
Pardon" he replied but this
man you call Red Egan is no longer
n crook and no longer a tool or Lee
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. lis the man of whom ! spoke
to you. AS your friend here protests,
this man has been tool Of Legar's.
But he has tired Of being the serv-
! ant OF SO evil a man. lie now seeks
TO have the state extend its pardon
to him And as a price for this par
don ne is willing 70 deliver into our
hands Jules Legar!"
but what is the plan?" asked the
girl. with a touch OF Impotence.
Da Espares, with upthrust shout
ders, looked from the one TO the other
1t is a plan which we had thought
! IL wise to keep a secret he suavely
/ explained.
MIR. Manley has earned the right
TO be included in any secrets which
may involve the capture OF Legar,
/ Margery Golden quietly assured the
| family smiling count, who bowed in
| acqulescence. And realizing the note
OF authority in that reply he outlined
\ tho plan I'm as few words as possible.
That plan, with Red Egan as their
emissary, was not complicated one.
This renegade from Legars gang was
\ 10 20 to his old-time chief and report
that Margery Golden might be found
al such and such a spot. az such and
/ such a time. She would be alone. And
I 10 Legar and his men. waiting there,
! IL would seem a simple enough matter
\ 20 recapture the girl. But that cap
Z ture would never be effected For a
squad of police would be held there,
I I'm hiding. and when the moment ar
rived. they would promptly surround
: Legar and his men and put them
where they belonged.
In other words. monsieur, what we
propose TO do is 20 set trap. and
when this Iron Claw Is about to gather
in his prey, he himself will be gath
cred in"
You propose TO set trap" repeat
ed the incredulous Manley, and you
also calmly propose to take this un-
protected young girl and use her as
tho bait for that trapl"
"On the contrary monsieur, she will
not be unprotected Many duly APP
pointed officers OF the law will be
there. And. as ! have already OK.
| planned TO her. | also will be there.
And Miss Golden. / think, knows that
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 20
the slightly frowning girl.
Count pa Espares and / will carry
out this plan, and We will carry II
out. / hope. quite as successfully as
we may carry Out sun olAA'i HtahN'
And IN the counts hands shall al
ways feel that l 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
quietly installed dictaphone In the
room. attaching the transmitter-disk
10 the underside OF the desk ledge
where Da Espares did most Of his talk
ing. and running his well-hidden wires
down through the floor to a linen
closet. which the everdependable VII
son threw open for him There Man.
ley made the discovery that police
headquarters had actually been com
municated with and that the feint for
Legar's capture. however its end. was
intended 20 carry every sign OF sin
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