The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-28

let you. Come by the back streets.
| There's high mulberry hedge at the
southwest corner you can get behind.
| This chap may have been talking for
somebody else Anyway look the man
over when he passes under the arc
light. If it is Sassoon or Gale Morgan.
come into Jeffries' house by the rear
door. Wait in the kitchen for my call
from the living room, or shot. III
arrange for your getting in"
Leaving the telephone, DE Spain re-
Joined Nan in the living room. He told
her briefly of the expected visit and
explained, laughingly, that his caller
lhad asked to have the lights out and to
/ see him alone. He made so little OF
the incident that Nan walked up the
stairs on De Spains arm reassured.
When he kissed her at her room door
and turned down the stairs again, she
| leaned In the half-light over the banls-
ter. waving one hand at him and muir
muring the last caution: "Be careful,
| Henry, won't you?"
"Dearle, Pm always careful"
"Cause you're all I've got now" she
whispered
you're all I've got. Nan, girl"
81 haven't got any home-or any
thing-just you. Don't go to the door
yourself. Leave the front door open.
stand behind the end Of the piano till
you are awfully sure who II is
"What head, Nam"
De Spain cut Of the lights. threw
open the front door, and in the dark
ness sat down on the piano stool. A
heavy step on the porch, little while
later, was followed by a knock ON the
open door.
Come mr. called De Spain roughly.
The bulk of large man filed and OBJ
scured for an instant the opening
| then the visitor stepped carefully over
the threshold. "What do you wantT'
asked De Spain without changing his
tone. He awaited with keenness the
sound Of the answer.
as Henry de Spain here?'
The voice was not familiar to De
Spain's ear. He told himself the man
was unknown to him. 81 am Henry
de Spain" he returned without hesita-
ton. "What do you wantT
The visitors dellberation was reflect
ed In his measured speaking. 81 am
from Thief River" he began, and his
reverberating voice was low and dis
tinct. Il was sent in TO Morgans gap
some time ago to find out who burned
the Calubasas barn"
"And you report to-T
Kennedy"
De Spain paused A fresh convic-
ton had flashed across his mind "You
called me up on the telephone one night
| last week." he said suddenly.
The answer came without evasion,
81 did"
"You gave me message from Nan
Morgan that she never gave you"
81 did. I thought she needed you
right off. She didn't know me as 1
rightly am. knew what was going on.
rode into town that evening and rode
out again. It was not my business, and
couldn't let II interfere with the busl-
I ness L III pau W iOOh inter. ilifl > tUe
reason l lodged you"
"There is n chair at the left Of the
door; sit down. What's your nnmeT
The man feeling around slowly, de-
posted his angular bulk with care up
on the'little chair. my name'--ln the
tenseness of the dark the words
seemed to carry added mystery-"ls
Pardaloe."
you've got a brother-Joe Parda-
loeT suggested De Spain to trap him.
mo, I've got no brother. am just
plain Jim Pardaloe."
"Say what you have got to say,
jim"
1.-THE only job | could get in the gap
was with old Duke Morgan-Ive been
working for him, off and on. and spend
ing the rest of my time with Gale and
Dave Sassoon. There were three men
in the barn-burning. Dave Sassoon
put up the job"
"Where is Dave Sassoon now?"
Dead"
Both men were silent for q moment.