East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23

it"." I|"" NAN s@N'@AAANS fN'-NA - NANsN@Asb
the man who had murdered
his father was the quadrli-
pllns Of the reward the New
York Examiner had offered for a So
luton Of the Crimson Stain Mystery
Taking his slain fathers place at
the head OF the Examiner, Harold
directed the campaign in person.
Vpend'ng thousands Of dollars weekly
In search Of the murderer. In
calmly business-like fashion the
young man was seeking to fulfill his
oath 10 bring to justice the man who
had killed his father.
Thanl.E to him. there was no man
or woman or child in New York who
did not know that tho killers eyes
were tlnged with a deep red stain
and that his fingers were long, slen-
der and abnormally strona
These were the only absolute facts
which Stanley had gained. And he
made the most Of them until 1t was
actually unsafe for any man with
hoodshOt eyes TO walk abroad In tho
streets lest he be arrested on sus-
picion.
The Examiners campaign against
the Crimson Stain gang waved hot
ter and hotter every day. Instead
OF allowing the case to simmer down
and to go at last into the limbo Of
"Unsolved Mysteries" Harold
unnVHuosA1 cha t.nItnA MI sha
into more and more activity as time
went on. Other papers followed his
lead.
Pierre la Rue at first listened with
amusement TO the echoes Of the hue
nd-ery, deeming himself as safe as
4 fox IN a den. He laughed at Par
rish's tmpotent fury over the cam
paign. Sneeringly. he soothed the
irowing terror Of the rest Of his fol-
lowers
But as the hunt increased in fervor
even La Rue began TO grow nervous.
And he sent out cali for certain Of
his chosen lieutenants TO meet him
one night at the Crimson Stain den.
To the council came vanya Tosca,
Tanner and the Masked Demon.
Pierre nodded careiessly in response
to their half-cringing salutations as
he entered the big bare room. Then
no spoke briefly and to the point.
when put the finger necklace on
Jerome Stanley" he said, 1T was the
Rrst time / had given that ornament
to anyone except for money. did
It to stop the noise his paper was
making about Us. But his son is twice
as noisy. And the police may bldnder
in on as some day. IL he keeps on. So
he must go. That's decided"
He looked across to where Vanya
Tosca sat.
Il told you to meet Robert Clayton
no said, because Clayton is young
Stanlev's chum and goes often to the
studio. Did-you meet himY
Meet him2" echoed Vanya with
an amused little laugh. Il most
e,Irely did. / went TO him last week
- ask for work as o model ] nap
aned to be just the type he wanted
rrr a DeIilah' painting he is at work
for the academy. He engaged me
q minute he saw me met Harold
anley there tho other day, toe"
Good" vouchsafed Pierre. Did
mako Clayton fall In love with
rs told you to?"
sat was the very easiest bit OF
you ever assigned me to-" she
lrhed. "Ie is susceptible boy.
nd before the end OF the first sitting
40 was staring at mo like sick
calf"
Then --ou can bring him over"
The confident smile faded from
Nanya's too-red lips.
Mo-" she said IN chagrin; II
cnn't"
"Can't9" raped Pierre. why not2"
30 isn't that sort-our sort" she
~Wen, II we can't bring him over
he1l have 70 30 under Do you know
when Stanley visits hlm7"
Il know when he is going to" she
made ready answer. "He Is to be
there at 8 o'clock tomorrow after
noon"
Good" approved Pierre, one more
adding: ''You are certainT
''Yes," answered VanYa. Il went