The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-21
CHAPTER vi.
DENLY Is Puzzled

DENLY Is Puzzled
DENLY stood looking after her
Bully, bully GIRL" he muttered
Anything wrong, Steve?
Monty inquired. not catching what
he said.
DENLY turned to the speaker
slowly; his thoughts had beer
more pleasantly engaged.
Il don't understand why they
haven't done anything" he an
swered. "I'm certain We were fol
lowed at the dock"
Il don't believe It," Monty
cried. IF they had the least idea
about the necklace, they'd have
pinched you at the pier, or got
you on the road when it was ohN
you and the chauffeur against
their men,"
Still DENLY seemed dubious
"They let me In too dashed east
ly," he complained, and l CAM
help being suspicious. Carriers
may have tipped the customs aft
err ALL"
But you paid Harlow a thou
sand dollars" Monty declared.
"He wasn't the only one to
know l had bought the pears,
though" DENLY observed thought
fully.
With apprehension Monty
watched him advance swiftly to-
ward the switch on the center
wall by the window. Get over
by that window" he commanded,
and Monty hurriedly obeyed him.
Then he turned off the lights.
whats up?" Monty asked ex-
citedly.
rs there anyone there on the
lawn"
Monty peered anxiously through
the glass. NO." he whispered,
and then added: Eyes, there's a
man over there by the big oak.
BY Jove there Isl"
Come away, Monty" DENLY
called softly. and when his friend
was away from observation, he
switched on the light again.
Now" he asked, do you believe
that we were followed?"
THE chills are running down
my spine." Monty confessed. Gee
Steve. l hope it won't come to
gun fight"
81 can't help thinking they've
got someone in here on the inside
working under cover to get the
necklace. We've got to find out
who 1t u.s." DENLY said decidedly
land then, Monty, we'll have some
sport"
Then Well have some shoot
ing" Monty returned In disgust.
Where is that COMPOUNDED neck
lace anyway? Is Michael carry
ing 1t around without knowing
it?"
Still in my pouch" DENLY re-
turned. 1888
AS he said this, Miss Cartwright
very gently opened a door toward
which his back was turned. Ter
rified at the thought of Taylor's
possible intrusion, she had been
spurred to some sort of action,
and had sauntered back to the big
hall with the hope of overhearing
something that would aid her.
AS she was debating what next
to do, she heard Monty's voice, as
II seemed to her fraught with eX-
element.
will you have a cigarette,
Dick?" she heard him call. In
stantly Steven DENLY wheeled
about and faced the door through
which she appeared to saunter
languidly.
"Still talking business" she
said attempting to appear wholly
at ease: "I've left my fan some
where"
Girls are always doing that,
aren't they?" DENLY said, pleas
antly. There was no indication
from his tone that he suspected
she had been listening.
Sure, Steve, sure" Monty re-
turned, unable to cloak his uneas-
mess.
"Steve?" the girl queried. "As I
came in, l thought / heard you
call him Dick"
That was our private signal"
DENLY returned promptly, reliev-
ing Monty Of an answer.
THAT sounds rather myster-
ious." she commented.
But it's only commonplace, "
DENLY assured her. my favorite
parlor trick Is making breaks
Il always has been since Monty
first knew me-and invented a
signal to warn me when I'm on
thin ice or dangerous ground. Will
you have a cigarette, Dick, is the
one he most often uses"
But why-'Dick'?" she asked.