The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-04-18
"Tben what is he doing here"

"Then what is he doing here?"
THAT, monsieur, concerns mostly
the young lady for whom have sent.'
The soft-spoken foreigner swung
about as Margery Golden stepped
little wonderingly into the room.
"This. Miss Golden said Da Es-
pares. lis the man of whom l spoke
to you AS your friend here protests,
this man has been tool OF Legar's.
But he has tired of being the serv-
ant of so evil a man. He now seeks
to have the state extend its pardon
to him. And as price for this par
don he is willing to deliver into our
hands Jules Legar!"
But what is the plan?" asked the
girl, with a touch of Impotence.
Da Espares, with upthrust shout
ders, looked from the one to the other.
1T is a plan which we had thought
it wise to keep a secret" he suavely
explained
"Mr. Manley has earned the right
to be included in any secrets which
may involve the capture of Legar,"
Margery Golden quietly assured the
family smiling count, who bowed in
acquiescence And realizing the note
of authority in that reply, he outlined
the plan in as few words as possible.
That plan, with Red Egan as their
emissary, was not complicated one.
This renegade from Legar's gang was
to go to his old-time chief and report
that Margery Golden might be found
at such and such spot, at such and
such time. She would be alone. And
to Legar and his men, waiting there,
it would seem a simple enough matter
to recapture the girl. But that cap
ture would never be effected. For
squad Of police would be held there,
in hiding, and when the moment ar
rived, they would promptly surround
Legar and, his men and put them
where they belonged.
I'm other words, monsieur, what we
propose to do is to set trap, and
when this Iron Claw is about to gather
in his prey, he himself will be gath
cred in"
You propose to set trap" repeat
ed the incredulous Manley, ''and you
also calmly propose to take this I'M
protected young girl and use her as
the bait for that trap"
''On the contrary, monsieur, she will
not be unprotected. Many duly ap-
pointed officers of the law will be
An OIL Iu
planned to her, l also will be there.
And Miss Golden, l think, knows that
l would readily give up my life for the
sake of keeping her from harm!"
is that the way you feel about it,"
demanded Marley, swinging about to
the slightly frowring girl.
Count Da Espares and | will carry
out this plan, and we will carry it
out, l hope, quite as successfully as
we may carry out still other plans.
And in the counts hands | shall al
ways feel that / am fully protected"
David Marley, thus dismissed, had
the dubious satisfaction of knowing
that he had onceT more. made a mess
Of things
Yet he did not remain altogether in
active. He watched his chance and
quietly installed a dictaphcne in the
room, attaching the transmitter-disk
to the unGerside of the desk ledge
where Da Espares did most of his talk
ing, and running his well-hidden wires
down through the floor to a linen
closet. WHICH. ne ever-dependable Will
son thew iopen for him. There Man
ley maize THE discovery that police
headquerteks had actually been COM
municated with and that the feint for
Legar' sseabtpre, however it's end, was
intended carry every sign of sin
Before al other hour slipped by, how
ever. Man1ey made two further dis