Evening star., 1917-09-16

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A COMPLETE RESUME OF THE OPENING
INSTALLMENT OF RANSOM"
This big adventure Of Warnings all started
in Paris cafe when he rescued a young
American girl from the attentions of red
haired Apache who annoyed her. After fight
in, their way out Of the place Waring es-
corred the girl to her hotel in cab; and he
learned from her that she had been brought
w in a French convent, that she was at
present in Paris on visit with her uncle
Peter Randall, and that she had slipped
away from him that evening TO nee the
sights.
Waring went back to his hotel that night
with his head in the clouds. Romance had
called him; the inevitable One Girl had
dawned radiant his horizon. And then
next morning Fate fetched him back TO earth
with an ugly jolt. In the Paris Herald he
read OF the defscaton and suicide in New
F. York Of Carey Haig-the broker who had
been Warnings trustee during his minority
and who still took care of his investments
Waring, of course. hurried back TO New
York. There he found that Haig had begun
selling his own and his clients securities
suddenly on January II. ON the 2sth he had
killed himself leaving confession saying
he had embezzled the funds realized. The
only record of what had become of these
funds was a memorandum OF Haig's having
paid one Simon Bergson the sum of 81 400
600 on January 20. So Naring
found himself a poor man. for some
unable to dispose of in hurry.
And now the mystery took a surprising
turn. Fer one day while returning from
call q friend. Mrs. Slnsahargh. NarinE
conscious that lie was bling followed
And when he reached his apartment a
ground floor one-he left the front door open
aud watched the hallway Presently there
entered none other than "Eaoul the Red.
the Apache from whom he had rescued Peter
Randall's niece In Paris.
The man was bending over Warnings letter
box when the latter sprang upon him; there
was a struggle. during which Waring gained
possession OF a knife drawn by the Apache.
At that Raoul broke away and outside
directly under the wheels of passing taxi
cab.
When Waring and the chauffeur picked The
frenchman up, he was dying, And when,
later. a search was made OF his pockets I"
determine his identity, an envelope was
found bearing the address OF Simon Bergsot.
the 10 whom Haig had paid over the
embezzled funds. Inside this envelope
letter signed with the initials ''P. r." and
introducing the bearer, Raoul Carvajsl,
man OF daring and courage who would be use
full TO 1.-The Society," The matter of Bur
ton Conybear" also mentioned;
Gonybear was one OF the wealthiest in
The country. What sinister plot had Warius
stumbled upon:
Continued from last sunday
The same impulse that had stirred
old Jan Worringe to leave his COM
Portable home in Holland for the
doubtful venture in new world. stir
red Jan Worringe's descendant today
Something new; something different,
Something unknown. with a spice OF
danger, Add TO this the fact that
somehow got hold of Warnings money
and his mood is understood.
Roughly. the description of Raoul
Carvajal fitted himself. There was 3
difference OF an inch in their heights
but that counted for nothing; a per
fectly natural mistake. that would
probably not be noticed at all And
the letter would introduce him to
Bergson. give him a chance to secure
that evidence needful if Waring Were
course, that this Bergson was the
Bergson Carey Haig had mentioned
with his dying breath.
But Waring refused to consider the
possibility that there were two Simon
Bergsons in the world. both crooked
For the Bergson who had got Care.
Haig's stolen money was crooked; he
must be- And this Bergson of thu
letter, whose correspondent hnted
casually at murder-they must be the
same
A ring at his door aroused War
ing from his excited thinking. He
answered it; a policeman. visibly
armed with nothing more alarming
than notebook, entered the apart
ment.
Carvajal was dead. This Waring
learned from the officers first words
And the chauffeur had been taker
from the hospital to the nearest police
station, there to await the result OF
this policeman's Investigations.
This chauffeur was blameless." SAID
Waring. He was proceeding at a
moderate rate OF speed 1t wasn't his
fault The man ran out in front OF
his car: he tried to stop
That's what the chauffeur says,
agreed the officer. But what made the
man run? Was YOU chasing him."
~ saw him in the hall, bending over the
letter boxes At sight OF me he began
running l naturally followed. l judge
Probably was You never seen him be-
fore. did ycu?'
This demanded the lie direct; Warina
hesitated, but imperceptibly. 1t was a
Warnings fault that Carvajal should have
resented the just thrashing he had re-
ceived last January. and so planned mur-
der. 1t was the fault of the dancer Then
why should Waring suffer through Carva :
jafs fault?
mo. never did," he answered
Well. guess it's an unmarked grave for
his. said the officer Not single paper
on him. and not very much money. About
sZoo; Frenchman. he looked. French
clothing, but no tailor's marks on it
Did he recover consciousness? asked
Waring
The ofYicer shook his head Guess he
was dead when you picked him up, sir
Well. much obliged. sir Wen turn the
chauffeur loose at once"
The ofiicer left Waring sat down in
his chair again. Perhaps he had done
wrong. but-he could see no particular
harm in 1t. OF course. it was. every citi-
Gems duty to tell the truth, butt didn't
matter at all in CarvajaPs case Whereas.
IT Waring did tell the whole truth Of the
matter, not only would he figure in the
newspapers-which he detested-with the
story of his fight in Montmartre shouted
broadcast. but he could not pose, to the
vaJal And as Raoul Carvaj jal he had in
tended to pose II the dancer were merely
1ncapacitated-had intended TO take ad-
vantage OF the few hours or so that must
eiapse before Carvajal's friends could have
been notified of his injury But now
there was no need to telephone the hospi-
tails TO find out if Carvajal were uncon-
ecious-no need to worry about moments.
CarvaJal was dead
And Waring could not find it in his
heart TO be regretful at the mans
death. He was murde erer-not mere
~ potential murderer. but an actual
one, II this letter found on him told
the truth.
On showing the policeman out. War
ing had found an afternoon paper out
side his door. He opened ii now On
the Montania's arrival. ana the list of
passengers. There was a paragraph
about Mrs. Willy Sinsabaugh but War
Ing skipped this. He searched the list
OF hrst-class passengers.
For Carvajal must have been among
these. There are difficulties about tn.
landing in America of second class or
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