The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18

Continued From Our Last Issue
Maggart bowed and withdrew
She attempted to locate Masters
~ telephone and then she sen
her maid to his rooms. He wal
not there. Later a note was de
dvered to her by bellboy. 1t wa.
from Masters, and read:
ITO tell you how horribly
griered l am for the terrible
situation you are placed In
thru me would be impossible.
i am releasing you from your
promise. When l have clear
cd my NAME l will return.
Until i do and unless 1 do, 1
shall not. Keep your trust In
me for q little while, no mat
ter what they say. And pIease
say nothing about this note.
Again, 1 only ask you to keep
your trust In me, no matter
what happens"
For a long time the harrassed
heiress of the Allisons sat and
stared from her window, shocked
and terribly hurt.
"Under fire-to run away! No
mol That cannot be the man
love! That cannot be Sterrett!
There is something inexplicabls
here-something that none Of us
yet see Some awful conspiracy!
1t must be cleared"
She seized the telephone and
called for Maggart's office. He
was not in.
She began to write. In q few
moments she summoned a bell
boy.
Take these to the three morn
ing papers," she said. They were
reading notices as follows:
"S25,OOO reward; will
pay this reward for informa-
ton leading to the arrest Of
the proper parties concerned
with the theft Of my pearls.
Constance Allison"
She summoned her maid.
81 will 60 down to dinner with
Mrs. Haubert," she said, her CHR
high. From which 1t was evident
again that even tho her sweetheart
should run out under fire, she in
tended to face her ordeal.
AS she walked proudly dowr
the length of the cafe, she noticed
flanagan leisurely slipping hi:
black coffee and watching hel
curiously. At still another table
was Maggart. There was some
thing in the assured ease Of man
ner, both of flanagan and Mag
CART. that to her suspicious and
aroused mind seemed to indicate g
latent purpose.
Busted with the menu for mo-
ment, she looked toward Mag
CARTS table later to find that hi
had gone. She glanced over where
flanagan had been seated. He
too, had disappeared, but, SO fal
as she could see, no other persons
had left.
flanagan had arisen and idlet
from the dining room after bell
boy stepped to his table and whis
pered something to him. Maggart
waiting but moment, had fol
lowed. flanagan had hurried to tn,
entrance of the hotel. The bellbo.
Indicated young man carrying al
alligator skin Gladstone, who wa
Just stepping into taxicab. Lana
gan crossed to the automobile
parked opposite the main entrane
and stepped within another taxi
the driver of which. who had ap
parently been waiting for him
cranked his car and was in mo-
ton before flanagan was seated
flanagan pointed to the taxi just
rounding into Market ST., and mo-
toned to follow 1t. In and out Of
the jam of traffic the two ma.
chimes chugged until they turned
on Golden Gate ave. and spec
straight out.
The avenue was comfortably
sprinkled with automobiles, but as
they passed Van Ness ave. and had
q fair way of several blocks. Lana
gan realized that a taxi followed
him, the driver in the livery OF the
Alisons'.
"It looks like we're followed
Tommy" he said. "Do you know
tine man who has the machine
aheadf"
"Sure. Harry Harper"