The Washington times., 1916-01-04
FOURTH INSTALLMEN1
CONTINUED from Yesterday.

No answer. Then in moment the
sound of 4 key in the lock- Inc uoor
swung open. The woman or the mousse
stood in the garage thrcshoid. Jhpe
found herself holding the corner ot the
empty coat. -.x,uor., 1,,s
her temples pulsing and puHHing Win
swift relief .+
Yes" snapped the woman. .shs tSs 20.
out of the coat and then out ot the
back door. Your detective friend Is ex-
ploring the alley for her. I'm going 10
watch him pick UP clues. II Is Hs.,s Hae
anusing. Almost as amusing as heia
dav at a lunatic asylum.
She was gone; leaving June alone.
The rirl checked her impulse to FOL
low her involuntary hostess. she knew
that Mary must be out of sight petore
this time; and she trusted to the ola
woman's keen wits and spry feet to
carry her safe home without being seen
again by Lamar. =,
A new terror beset June: the coat
that she still held. was menace. sne
began to realize this: Lamar would
assuredly seize upon it as clue. From
the makers name. he could in time
tSace its ownership to her.
June longed to hide the coat some
where. But she dared not. Such an
act would stir into fresh life Lamar's
newly lulled suspicious against her.
She turned the coat over; exposing
the label. She pulled at corner OF
the little square of lettered satin: but
lodged so easily. RaA,ing the label to
her lips, June drove her keen white
teeth into It; severing the threads, un-
til one edge had been loosened.
Then, with jerk she tore away the
whole label; and thrust 1t into the
front of her dress.
She heard Lamar returning; and she
carelessly dropped the coat across the
sill of the open door.
"wellP" uueried June. interestedly. as
Max came in sight around the cor
ner of the garage. What news or
the Yelled woman"
Got clean away he reported. sulk-
lily. No trace of her.
He caught sight OF the coat lying
where June had dropped 1t. His look
of chagrin frightened to one of keen
agerness. He snatched the coat from
the greasy floor and twisted 1t around so
as to bring the inside of the neckband
into view. And again his face dark
ened.
Clever woman" he muttered. Even
the tailors label is gone. Well, there's
only one thing left to do. III take
this coat to police headquarters and
have Allen send man around with 1t
to every tailor in the city. One OF
them is bound to recognize it. And We'll
catch our woman that way, before an
other davs ended"
momentary buoyancy that had filled
her soul was gone. She realized how
shrewd and yet how simple was this
latest plan OF Lamar's; and how GER
tain to prove successful.
And now cut in the cold voice OF
the woman of the house who had fol-
lowed Lamar from the alley, III you
two are quite done playing Old Sleuth
Al oyer the GROUNDS, let me suggest g,ss
street. Good day, Mr.. Detective"
Madam" snorted the nettled Lamar.
as she turned to leave them. II any
thing could add to the unpleasantness
Of this wild-goose chase of mine. it
would be to hear YOU call me, for the
second time. detective When you
remember my fair young face. In your
pure dreams. on mooniit nights. may |
beg and besceCh and implore and entreat
and insist that YOU remember it as the
face of crime SpeCialst-not OF "a de-
tective" Come Miss Travis"
They left the grounds and gained the
sidewalk. AS they turned in the direc-
tion OF the Travis home. Lamar broke
enCe.
II want to thank YOU ever SO much,
Miss Travis, he said, for being such
"A brick; and helping me as you have.
today. But for your showing me
where you had seen the Yelled Woman.
J should never have gotten on her track.
1t was splendid of you"
IT wasn't, she contradicted. I was
glad to be OF any help. When l was
hanging on to that ridiculous coat
corner, like grim death. ! felt quite a
heroine. But"
There's another thing" he said. hes
itatingly. "A thing l hate like blue
poison to say; but it's got to be said.
VIII you try to forgive me. in ad-
How ominous!" she laughed. What
when that Jap butler of yours
showed you the torn note, an hour
ago said Max. Hncomforta bly,, 40
you were the Yelled Woman
Mr.. Lamar" cried June, her sweet
voice vibrant with amazed reproach.
Wort you forgive me he pleaded;
What. was | to think? 1t all seemed
TO ft in. with such horrible exactness.
How else could ! account for part of the
stolen note being found in your room
so, unconvincing: The simple truth
often does, you know. Won't you for
give me, please"
'You-you doubted my word" muir
INJURED June, tnGredulously. You act
I'm so ashamed" he broke in. "Rut
] paid for my mistake. ] never was
more hideously miserable in all my life
than / was at that very moment. il
seemed as II all my air castles-au my
dTeaus and ideals of glorious woman
hood--were crashing to fragments abou
my ears. I'd have given my right arm
10 find myself mistaken. And, thRnt
God, / was mistaken. Why. when
saw that Yelled " oman standing look
ing at us, I could-I could nave kisse
her; for giving me back my :aith II
you, i"
please don't say any more about il,
said June, coldly. Il suppose your pro
fession makes you look with suspicion
on everyone The law is supposed TO be
lieve people innocent. until guilt is prov
ed. But, with officers OF the law |:
seems Just the other way around. YoC
suspect me, because it's your profes
sion to"
Neither my profession nor anything
else could make me suspeCt YOU again.
he urged VehementlN Tell ne I'm f'r
giVn-thst l may call on !ou-that-'
~+IL womsnlike. she would not sur