Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-24

/ Florence. with "a queer little tug at her
| hcartstrinEs. Saw them get into the
car and drive or together
| rs there anything new in tina,
| Crimson stair crusade your newspaper
! Is waSing?" asked Eanya idly, az she
and Stanley ncared the city.
yes" replied Harold with some We.
/ hemence. There is Il lot that's new.
| That's why I'm hurryng back to the
I Office
Ana he told her what lie had learned
! from Florence concerning the Crimson
Stain. NVanya listened with polite IN
terest. then changed the subject. and
presently left the car on the pretcXi
/ OF having u call to pay In Bedford
! t'ark.
Two minutes later she Was in a drug
| store telephone booth. An hour later
she "nd Turner and one or two others
! were '!oseted with Pierre la Rue in
the big room at the back Of Tanners
upper East Side apartment. Pierre
( was speaking.
This news changes everything" he
! was saying. And we must meet il
the only way il can be met. but il
me too well, and she's likely 10 point
! me out TO the first policeman. il ever
7, she happens TO meet me on the street.
What's worse. she's likely TO see me
. Wnen 20 10 MOntTOSt lOf' the uruE.
| And then everything will 20 to smash.
( We mustlose her.
Tine finger bracelet" asked Vanya
unconcernedly.
No refused Pierre. That's too
risky. for they'll be watching her. You
say she wants Stanley to take her TO
the Lent house this afternoon" We'll
save him the trouble. Take her there
Yourself Tanner. You and Phelps. I'll
give YOU your instructions later. Take
her there. tie her there and have
with you one Of the cute little torpc.
does taught YOU how to make
More bomb work. sputtercd Tan
ner. quite without enthusiasm.
More bomb work" assented La Rue
~ sweeps as clean a new broom
II doesn't even leave trace for people
70 get nosey about. il it's strong
enough And ours are strong enough.
TN take her out OF our way. And
itli take the Lent house out OF our
way The police are studying that
house too carefully to-day. dom,
like 1t. We did :, fairly clean JOB. Blu,
we were there for All hour or more.
And We may have left traces that
they'll blunder onto. Even the clever
est man is apt to-
don't like the job Grumbled Tan
ner Why don't yo, try the hypno-
,ism again."
TOO unsafe. You saw how, il work
cd on, this time. fIypnotism is like
chemistry. There is always an un-
known quantity in it. The best chem.
lst Is always Liable TO be blown sky
high with his own familiar chemicals.
ana inc best hypnottsm-myself IL YOU
hke--is apt to lose his hold over his
9ubJect. Just as I've done to-day Now.
there's nothing subtle or doubtful
about the right sort Of a bomb
II don't like it," reiterated Tap,cr
sulkily.
Pierre stepped little closer TO him.
mere Was no change in the eXprcs-
SION OF LA Rues masklikc face But
inc A,ranSc crimson light began to
name IN MS eyes. Tanner shrnuk back
All the buster gone from him
oh, III d" il. all right he nu,
'ered. but how'll we get her there"
told you.' said La Rus. pleas
"h'iE' That I'd give you your ins,rIc
tons later
We turned again to Vanya
Wei Try to make up to-day" said
~ iot our buncle Of Yesterday at
'ihNtoh : studio. I want ynu q, go.
STANLEY there at " o'ciu..k this ,f,,.,
noon. III hc there at quart ,,nst
won trust any outsiders To Eelp rs
out to-day. You say Clayton and lie
Always nave "a highball nr :, .A:nble.
ini OF cordial when Sianlc* co:ncs To
the studio. II you're go"J at All Won
ought TO he able TO put enough Of our
siurnber drops in their drinks to have
them both safe asleep by the tim. r
get there. The rest Will lac :, simple
that even Il bonchcad like Tanner
could do it,
''Eut Mr. Stanley won't he able +.
he ~ The studio this afternoon" oh
Jectcd Nanya. Hes going I'M 10 tho
Lent house and"
Perhaps spoke so indistnctly ;hat
YOU didn't understand me-" purred La
Rue. II said: Get Stanley there"
Nanya subsidized with murmur.
AS Harold Stanley was about 10
leave the Office at 80 TO 20 uptown
IN his gray roadster, Nanya Rosco sum
'noned him to the telephone.
I've just come from Bob Ciayton's
studio, she said. worriedly. land I
don't at all like the way he looks after
his accidep Of yesterday. Won't YOU
please stop in there for five minute.
On your way uptown? Don't say
asked YOU 70 lust tell him you drop
ped IN Tor drink and a cigarette with
him. And then look him over careful.
~, without his suspectinG. ! think he
needs doctor. II you. tell him so he
may send for one. lie won't do il for
me-
When stanley strolled into the stu.
dio little later. Nanya was posing for
the "Delilah' picture and Clayton was
busy at his easel. Except for a patch
OF plaster on the forehead. Harold
could not see that the artist locked
any the worse for his mishap
Rest" Clayton babe his model
Then going across TO meet Harold. he
exclaimed:
It's awfully decent Of YOU TO drop
down on us like this. when you're
busy. Have drink.
Wait called Nanya, running into
the adjoining kitchenette. I'll get the
highballS for you. Men are so awk
ward
y minute later she came back bear
ing a tray containing three glasses.
/ siphon and a little bowl OF cracked ice.
Men are awkward, eh?' scofed
Clayton. "Ilow about women" You've
actually poured the Scotch into the
| glasses instead of bringing US the
! bottle
81 did it she defended herself. be
cause YOU both would take too much
If left you pour il yourselves
who's getting the misses and child
rens size drink" he asked. pointing
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