Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

door. HE sees no one after hours"
But" lied. II have "A appointment
DON'T disturb him. can walt"
The waiting room was empty, had
seen. and was dstsrminsd 70 set tn q
any cost. Reluctantly the servant ad'
mitted me.
For several moments I sat quieti,
alone, fearful that the doctor Nigh
open the double doors Of his once ant
discover me. hut nothing happened
and I grew holder. Carefully I tiptoe<
to the door. 1t was of solid oak and
practically imperyious to sound. TIL.
doors fitted closely. too. Stili, by cp
plying my ear, could make out thu
sound OF voices on the other side.
Suddenly their voices became q trtht
more distinct. Then you think DR.
Wardlaw has 1t, too?" heard her ask
1 did not catch the exact reply. but Il
was In the Affirmative.
They were approaching the door. II
a moment 1t would be opened. I wait
ed to hear no more, but seised my ha,
and dashed for the entrance from the
street just In time to escape observa'
ton. Miss Langdale game out shortly
door. and I followed her back to ths
door, and I followed her book to ths
Forum. Then I returned to Aitken's
and waited about some time, but moth
ing happened, and finally went to ms
own apartment.
It was very late when Crazy came In
but / was still awake and waiting for
him. Before I could ask him a aues.
ton he was drawing from me what
had observed. listening attentively
Evidently he considered 1t Of great i'm
portanee.
Have you found anything" man
YES. indeed" he nodded. thought
fully. Il Swallowed Kato from the
Forum. 1t must have been before Miss
Langdale came out that he left. He
lives downtown in q tenement house.
But II wasn't he who interested me SO
much tonight" Craig went on. "as
woman"
"A woman!" / dueried. in surprise.
"a Jap, too?'
mo: a white woman. rather good
looking. too. with dark hair and eyes.
She seemed to be waiting for him.
Afterward I made Inquiries. She has
been seen about there before"
''Who was she?" asked.
II followed her to her house. Her
name is Hackstaff-'
"The frst trained nurse" I ex-
claimed.
Miss Haekstan is an enigma" con.
that perhaps she might be one Of those
women whom the oriental type fasci-
mated: that she and Kato might be
plotting. Then I have considered that
perhaps ner vlSHb TO hdto may DC
merely to get information-that she
may have an az to grind. Both Kato
and she will bear watching. and have
made arrangements to have 1t done.
I've called on that young detectiye
Chase, whom I've often used for the
routine work of shadowing. There's
nothing more that we can do now until
tomorrow. so we might as well turn
in"
Early the next day Kennedy was
again at work. making further studies
of the food and the effect it had on the
pigeons. as we'll as observing what
changes were produced by the white
tablets he had extracted from the yeast
1t was early in the forenoon wher
the buzzer on the laboratory dool
sounded and I opened the door to ad
NIT Chase in a high state OF excite.
ment
what has happened7" asked Craig
eagerly.
MANY things" reported the young
detective, breathlessiy. ITO begin with
/ followed Miss Hackstan from hei
apartment this morning. found thai
she was getting into the neighborhoot
of DIR. Aitken and OF the Forum. Well