The evening world., 1916-09-28

ON saving 80 through tho Examiner.
and saying II moro and more em-
phatieai,y until you get busy In this
case or until tho city nrcs you for
Incompetence. A few more editorials
like this mornings and tho city VIII
do that very thing
and | s'pose there's ne way to cot
tie with your" snecrcd Parrish.
STANLEY laughed outright,
My friend" he returned. i've
often heard of Aldermen and police
officials and national Legislators
being brin~d, Hut an up-to-dats
n%ewspapcr Il tho M absolutely un-
Irritable power on earth, Just re-
member that. TN save you a lot 10
man Co get on the right side Of a
nowspape IL for him to 10 square.
And
I'm square" snapped Parrish. mo
ones got anything on mo. And I'm
doing tho best | can. I warn you
again that these attacks on mo have
y q stop. That's all. And I'm
going to-
lie was interrupted by an office
boy who brought a card TO Harold.
CHANGING at ~. Stanley said to tho
boy:
Bring Mr.. clayton In here"
Parrish. ~ sound OF the new guests
name. grunted a surly goodhy and
left the office as he had come. lie
slammed the door shut behind him
and stamped noislly down the hall
toward the elevator. Hut at the
fourth stride he halted. and softly
came back to the door. STOPPING
with hts ear close TO the keyhole.
I'm going up to Nanya Tosca's
nat for Afternoon tea" Clayton said
after shaking hands with Stanley. Il
dropped in to see II you'd 20 there
with me"
mo. thanks" was stanley's curt
answer. Il don't care to-"
why notr" demanded Clayton.
wondering at the others nswer
Frankly" replied Harold. because
! don't like her and I don't trust
her. I've been putting two and two
together. this past day or so, and n
seem TO me there's something queer
about her presence In your studio
both times you were unconscious.
She"-
Nonsense" said Clayton. The
fhrst time h came there after I'D
been knocked out. and she found me
n brought me to my senses. The
second time I just kecled over from
reaction, Us n result OF the brain
conclusion Id had, That sort of
thing often happens, She brought
me to. again. | tell you. Stanley.
you're mlsIudging a noble woman.
And | tell YOU | don't like IT, l know
her better than YOU do, And-and
I'm no, ashamed to say I'm pretty
deeply In love with her"
I'm 4OrFy nlH mans ar.-.s.l
Harold. genuine sadness In his voice.
Because. ! don't think shes worthy
OF you. And | don't think she loves
you
Why don't you think she loves
me-" oueried Clayton, hotly.
Twice this past week. I've seer
her with rruNton Lambert. Once In
his big limousine, and once"-
"rruSton LAMBERT Who's he's"
II thought you knew him. He's &
man-about-town OF a peculiarly oh.
j~ectionable type, Made his pile IL
diamond smuggling. Tho Diamont
klnG they call aim, He Is enormousl,
rich, And his reputation is abouI
as rotten as any mans could b,
without landing him in Jail. y,
decent m can AFFORD TO be scer
with him."
I'm going 10 tell her then" sal,
Clayton, what kind OF a man he Is
She doesn't know, I'm SURE. And I'm
Just as sure she isn't Interested IN
hln, or In any other mar hut me
I'm going up there now. | know sh,
can explain. And out OF common fair
ness TO her ! want YOU 10 come alon,
and hear her explanation. You ow,
II 10 her, And 10 me r.
; - can't go up there with you," sal,
\ lNnfnl1 ~ .u ..- -
That | have To attend TO before | 4,
home, hut IL YOU insis, ON such >,
foolish thing III meet YOU al he
apartment in about half an hour
though | don't Like the idea % dninI
| H. It's useless, And she will hat
. me Tor warning YOU against hcr
e Goodhy, old chap"
r In am incredibly short time after
. ward Pierre La ltuv was calling u
| NahNaS apartment and issuing cur
[ directions.
n nv" sent word TO Tanner" he sal,
4 TO let Florence Montrose get
glimpse ~ him on hcr way uptuwi
= and 10 let her keep him In sight unit
he goes int Your apartment hous
q See thar the hallhoy is out on SON
errand for YOU IN zoe there with
ten minutes, as W planned, Phot
"A TO Lambert 20 come on any prete,
YOU like, Hes ripe and this is yu,
a time, Tell him you're In nnanci
z trouble and ask him 20 bring alor
all the money-.n cash, no Check-l
z a lay his hands on az such sho
notice And the necklace ne promis,
YOU, BE SURE 10 get him IN lea
=. the details 60 YOU"
& You're you're surely not going
to 30 Il here Nj here az u
T. apartment faItcrei Ntuyl TN
OF the danger, ani
l. The danger VIII nc moth ne az an
ID interrupted La 1--we. LIN not sy!l