South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-01

and I made a spring I just heard report,
feeling a pain in my shoulder, and knew that
l shot.
looked round for a moment everything
seemed bit misty, and then suppose fell,
shot people do for l remembered nothing more
till | found myself lying on a sofa In Daynes
private room, and the first face saw was that
of Lady Marian, who was bending over me.
"Pm all right" | think ! said, weakly trying
to wriggle up. What was it? l got shot by
somebody, didn't H."
"Now you be quet-you lie still" said Lady
Marian
Then Dayne came into my view.
Very plucky, old chap Just like you.
expect you saved my life It's mercy you've
only got a flesh wound. We sent for your
partner at once, of course. He's had to bolt of
to another case, but he said you could safely be
left now"
Who was It? Who was that man, Dayne?'
! asked. at all seems bit muddy to me-"
That man Ashley Teale. Years ago
when / was quite a youngster he was partner
with my father. Ny real names Harold Mark
ham. Poor old dad-DOc I've never told you
yet-died in-in prison His irm-his and
Teale's-had gone broke. There was something
wrong with the books, my guv'nOr was accused
of fraud, and be got three years Imprisonment
poor old dad, the whitest man who ever
stepped And it was that scoundrel OF Teale
who was the guilty one after all. Yes. proofs
came into my hands after the poor old dad had
died-rve got EN- safely locked away-a dis
missed clerk, revenge, and all that sort OF
thing, you know. Il was Teale who had done
the fraud, and made it look as II II had been
the dad. For twenty-one years I've been look
ing for him, and now I've got him-Tve got
him."
Look out, he's goingl" I heard a woman's
voice cry-even then | knew II Lady
Msrian's-and again tainted away.
And 1t wasn't until week later, in my own
sitting room, still feeling just little groggy,
that heard the rest Of Harper Daynes story.
Il was left without a penny of course" he
told me. so l changed my name and went on
the stage; and then-well, bit Of luck came
my way. Old Lord Ayleton-MaTian's father.
you know-was great friend of the guv' nor's.
He found me out told him the whole story.
and he got me iob-well, I'm not at liberty
to say exactly what il was. but 4 was conf
Dental work--call II secret service II you like.
1t took me everywhere. all over the world, into
all sorts Of places, where my experiences as an
actor often stood me In good stead. Here at
the Nightlight / was still acting for certain
high authorities. That's how II was ! was al
ways in touch with Scotland Yard. Yes I've
sent many a scoundrel 20 his doom. II was
quite a good blind 10 be taken as just simply
an aiable club proprietor Yes, l think can
say I've been OF some use to my country In
that guise. But all the while was waiting for
Ashley Teae who had changed his name
knew and had gone abroad But now he's ven
tured back ard I've got him"
And so I've been hobnobbing with a sort OF
private detective all this time have -" I
said. Well. couldn't have hObnobbed with
better chap"
Thanks, old man, that's nice Of you. I
haven't done badly. I've saved money, and this
Nightlight affair was really my own spec; the
others I was put into by my principals for
business purposes. I've made a nice bit. and
pow that TTs done ny Anal esE Job shall