The Washington times., 1916-09-03

the road conservatively and gave place
to the reckless machine which looked as
It could bowl over his little car at
one swoop.
About half an hour latter Mr.. Barton
reached the Brayton home. Up to the
door went the intrepid knight of news
paperdom. who half expected to have
1t slammed in his face almost as soon
as It was opened. He rang the bell
vigorously. then impatiently.
At last II was opened by q wiid-eyed
maid. who did not look like even the
half-sister Of the tidy young person who
had admitted him In the morning. And
moment later Brayton was telling
Jimmy story which filled them both
with mingled emotions Of anger. chagrin
and terror.
Less than twenty minutes before YOU
came. Barton" said the inventor" there
was an accident on the road just out
| side my house. A wheel came of a big
car that was passing by. and woman
was hurt I|,
Her chauffer shouted for help. and I
vent to give It; Of course. why not
| You see that, don't you? I had just
1een addressing an envelope to Brign-
dier-General Haynes. Of the War De.
|
The blue-prints for my rife sight
\ We're inside 1t. I left that on the, table
when went out to rescue the woman.
She might have been hurt. had to
60? You don't think I'm to blame?"
For the love Of heaven. man. 60 on.
hurry. pronto! We are wasting time
II anything seriously has happened. I'll
only blame you II you don't get on"
getting on-Tr getting on said
the inventor. struggling to turn a
dreamer n NJ Of In faw
sentences. We'll. helped the driver
carry the woman into the house; she
{ was badly bruised. unconscious. And
4 then a moment later. after the maid
had gone to get basin Of water, I
leaned over to reassure myself. She
might have been dead. you know. Then
something struck me sharply. 1t was
"Jiu-jitsu." exclaimed Jimmy. was
, "oh. I didn't notice. He seemed an
ort,iGa Ordinary enough young Ghap-you
sosses much Covered Ss em him long prs9;r
thoroughly. Just few minutes before
you rang the door bell / became con-
scious again. but I had a pretty bad
Time, OF i managing to get up, and unite
and helpless. A curtain cord they used.
I think: I'm not quite steady on my
But the envelope-the bIueprintn. Are
mo. They got away with them
that's the bother of g."
/ Then Jimmy remembered the car he
had passed on the road. the big speed
demon. He had obtained but a glimpse
neau. But the glimpse had sufficed.
brain.
That's more than the bother of it,
! ra ~ aaiI he . he
deuce to pay. The man wac a Jap. The
woman looked Spanish; some OF the
Hidalgos have never been reconstruct
ed since Manila Bay" -.
tor. with a sudden influx Of violent
energy. I'VE are wasting time. we
must follow them at once In your car"
Jimmy thought Of the big speed de-
They're in New York by now"
telephone and called Beekman. 1000.
Howard Barnes answered the telephone.
and information that would put the
police of New York on the trail OF
two dangerous spies.
The headline Of the extra read:
Inventors Plans Stolen.
srayton Rifle ssEhs sp1s,, IN the Hands OF
It is not particularly surprising. is 1t.
that Mr.. Barton so suddenly ceased fum-
ing and fretting at his enforced In.
action. when Mimosa San breathed that
little sentence which told how the Span
ish lady made secret signs to Haiku
The vision which that story conJured uI
in his mind fitted In marvelously well
with what seemed to Jimmy far more
than Just a girls love tale.
; A pretty little waitress approached
our table. EXCUSE. Mimosa San. You
, Jimmy leaned across the table and
spoke to Mimosa.
, Can you show US where they wentT
asked he.
Before the girl could answer.the wait.
: resu repeated earnestly: You come tele'
phone. Mimosa San-you come now"
Back from the telephone she ,camo
smiling, happy. transformed from tht
gloomy little maiden who had poured
. out her sorrowful story to me a few
minutes before. Then great passions
Jealousy, hatred and the primitive desir,
to hold her love-had scanned the little
I girls face. Now II was fairly glowing
and sparkling. What had caused th'
change?
, She came over to the table and spok,
/ with courtesy from which some OF ths
, eager desire to win friend had gone:
; You excuse me. please-that ! gon'
, so long. 1t very important"
Yes. Miss Fairfax will excuse you.
cried Jimmy In the tone OF a royal In
terpreter "And now you must>show III
where they went
A sudden change blurred the girl'i
, face to an appearance OF ind'stincness
Her beady brown eyes nlmed over. he
impassivity. The spirit of the Orien
rurt .iuAA ytsalS frov,, thA avss ~ th.