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one differed from that on the inner.
which was exactly similar to the writ
ing of the letter itself. Evidently car
vajal had not wished to carry, where
by some accident II might be exposed
to the curious, the name and address
OF the man whom he had intended Wis
iting in New York. SO Carvajal had in
closed the letter Ill 4 second envelope
on which he had written. probably to
refresh his memory, the address merely
OF Bergson.
Well, in that case all that Waring
had to do was direct another envelope
in his own handwriting. There was
hardly 4 chance that Bergson knew
Carvajals writing
Waring could explain by saying that
"P r." had given him the letter with
out an envelope, and had given him
Bergson's address by word of mouth
but that he. Carvajal- had feared to
trust his memory. The falsity of ali
this might later be exposed. but il takes
some time for letters to pass from New
York 10 Paris and back again. Narins
might accomplish lot in that time.
Waring directed another envelope to
~ Hancock SQUARE Then he looked
through his wardrobe There We're
clothes there that had never been worn.
but somehow they did not seem to be
the sort of apparel that Carvaja would
have bought. They were a bit too sub
dued in design for the taste of an
Apache dancer of the Paris restaurants.
Further. they Were tailor-Inade. and
Carvaial would not have had time to
have clothing made.
Waring regretted the absence Of
Mike. ms servant Mike Japa-
nese who had been III Warnings employ
as cook and general usekeeper for
several years. But Mike. whose brain
was extremely keen, and who would
have died for Waring. was off for the
day. And Wariug could not postpone
his visit to Hancock square. Already
several hours had elapsed since the
Montana had docked.
Waring went to a desk. 1t was
against the law for Il free born Ameri-
can TO possess weapons in the city Of
New York. Nevertheless. having read
of the experiences undergone by law
abiding citizens who had taken their
them-and had been promptly Jailed
Waring still possessed his automatic
pistol. which had accompanied him to
the Arctic and to Africa. He put the
weapon. a fiat, we'll balanced AFFAIR, in
the pocket of his overcoat. Then he
left his apartment and started for a
well known mems Quitting shop.
When he left there he was dressed in
new clothing from the skin out.
1t was quite late in the afternoon
when he turned in at tho low iron gate
that Tended pocket -handker
lawn. in front of No. II Hancock square,
from the sidewalk. He was plea
ably excited as he walked along the
red-brick path to the old ashioned
stoop. UP the sIoop and rang the bell
Only one thing really bothered him:
What was "P. RS" name2
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the momentary softness of his speech.
he roared: Got right to ask. amt L."
Certainly. sir"
"Hoomph." snorted the old million
aire. He bent over some papers on his
desk. Big times, Henderson. big
times Big things. Got to be careful.
understand
1t was as close to an apology for his
rudeness as Old Couybear ever came,
and the valet bowed.
Yes, sir
Alright Show the Burnham people
in as soon as they come"
Yes, sir. Again Henderson started
for the door. and this time conybear
did not detain him, but drew paper
to him and began making notations on
its margins. AT first his handWrIt-
ing was shaky, but as the moments
passed the nervousness that possessed
him was conquered by his interest in
his work. He was quite calm when
Henderson returned to the room again.
The Burnham gentlemen. sir. he an
nouuced.
show EN- in" snapped the million
aire
Conybear locked the papers on which
he had been figuring in drawer OF
the desk and leaned back to await his
visitors. They came in a moment. two
men. quietly dressed, smooth -ShaVen.
rave-faced deferential in the presence
Of the lord of so many millions.
Which one of YOU is Burnham"' de-
manded Conybear.
The older of the two men answered.
Neither. sir he replied. apoloeetic-
ally. "Burnham is-a name. sir. Peter
Burnham is still a heavy stockholder
in the agency and is president. but
am general manager. sir. and this gen
tleman, Mr.. willard. sir. is chief OF
operatives.
Whats your name demanded
Conybear of the speaker.
"Meehan. sir. Robert F, Meehan."
Il didn't ask your history or what
Your great grandfather was hanged
for" snapped Conybear. Your name
could be Aloysius Nero Fiddesticks
Meeban. for all I'd care, Meehap,
That's enough. Dye think | wanted to
call you Robbie?
The two men smiled family, and
Conybear was appeased by their appre-
citation of his crude humor.
Suppose you people can ferret out
anything, eh?" he asked
We can try. sir said Meehan.
Read this. then said Conybear. He
showed a letter across the desk, and
Meehan took it up.
Read it aloud" said Conybear
Meehan bowed. He read:
Burton Conybear,
Sir:
You have long been permitted by a
complacent government to obtain fruits
far beyond your deserts. You are now
planning combination of industries
that will net you a hundred million
dollars. Under properly organized
society. you would receive for your SER
vices in this matter not over $1,000
You will therefore be prepared to pay
over to the undersigned $99,95O,00O. As
earnsst of your good intention. you will
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CHAPTER ".

CHAPTER ".
The society" 1t had intrigued the
interest of Philip Waring. but it OBJ
sessed the mind of Burton Conybear.
For the dozenth time he pressed the
electric call button that summoned Hen
derson. his combination secretary
valet-nurse to his presence
This time it was not to fetch docu-
ment or rearrange the lighting or
sharpen a pencil or to do any of the
ordinary thousand and one things
whereby Henderson earned his ample
pay. 1t was merely to ask again "a
question that the testy old millionaire
had asked at least four times in the
last half-hour.
The Burnham people arrived yet,
Henderson"
For any indication TO the contrary
that the patient Henderson's manner
gave. this might have been the first
time that the question had been put,
NO, sir: they'll be brought to you
Immediately they arrive, sir.
"All right. BE sure that they are.
Err, Henderson the .nsn started
to leave the room-"patro's on duty
Why, yes, sir
Gates attended to-?
Henderson bowed an affirmative
Men on the roof
DO you think. sir. that I'd neg
lect--"
Damn it. sir. who are YOU. the King
of kickapoodalum? Dye think you re
ninety and forty-four one hun
dredths pure perfection. like a bloomtn
cake of blasted soap? Never made "A
mistake, l suppose? Father was Il
logarithm and your mother was ii
cosine, hey Who's payin' your exactly
100 times what you're worth? Answer
me that"
You are paying me s1o0 week
sir, answered Henderson, his face i'm
passive.
Il am, am |" Well. by George. sir
I'm glad to hear you admit it, thought
maybe | was wrong, that | didn't hire
you. but that you were chief body
guard to the grand Vizier of the
Ahkound of Swat Well. as | amt
wrong, is there any harm in my ask
ing YOU il there are men on the roof
None at all, sir stationed them
myself. usual. sir. l only regret
that you should think me capable of
forgetting the precautions that
Conyhears face lost its frowning
petulance.
Didn't think you'd neglected it.
Didn't say ! did. Simply asked a civil
question" Then, Is though regretting
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make an advance payment to the un-
dersigned of s10.O00.000. You will have
this amount ready on demand You
need make no effort to communicate
with us. as we viii know your inten-
tions.
THE Readjustment Society of the
World. Bv the Inner Council
There was no address or date on the
letter.
manded Conybear.
rs this the only letter you have re-
ceived"" asked Meehan.
Yes"
When did you get it,"
Yesterday afternoon. Delivered out
here"
Any one else seen it,"
Henderson here" Conybe ierked
a thumb at his valet. NO one else.
The police suggested Meehan
COnyhear sneered contemptuously.
And have the newspapers learn of 1t
and-faugh, The people that wrote
that letter aren't the Kind to be afraid
Of the police There's brains behind
that note, brains
The two men from the detective
agency smiled at each other. tony-
bear saw the smiles and srowled at
them.
yes brains, Maybe You think it's
an easy thing to locate the writer's of
that letter All right, / hope it is
easy for YOU God knows didn't send
for you to miss out on il But II
you're going TO tackle it as though
YOU were dealing with Il lot of Italian
Blackhanders. then say so, and get the
deuce out of here now
Why no-no. Mr. Conybear, said
Meehan. soothnely But what makes
YOU think they're so brainy?'
Think 50: !S"Sy Nv, IL ;rb,l.s DO JoSy. JoSy
,uiet man who means business. Bomb
throwers, Faugh, I've got men pa
trolling every ward OF my estate; We
a private system of wiring that mott
fies fftv men if amy one climbs the
fences or goes through the gates We
men around the house and men on tht
roof Your Blackhander-a fine chance
he'd have here.
Then why send for us? denlahae'
Meehan.
Because brains are behind this note.
Trust me to recognize them, You read
what the note says about 100000, ooo
about new combination Gentlemen
I've got that scheme ready Tor the
Sprincing There's four other men IN
il with me- and not one of them knows
what I'm definitely aiming at. In not
tellfn' You men. either. But those men
are goin it blind with me, because |
saw so. They don't know how much
there is in it for them or for me. But
the man who wrote that note knows.
How does he know? Because he's got
brains And the man that's afraid of
brains isn't a coward; he's Just not Il
bloomin' idiot"
"one of your partners has leaked?
Haven't | told you that none of their
knows the real inside? And not one of them
knows that three others are in il with
me? Each one holds the end of a
string but he doesn't know how many
other strings there are nor where his
own string leads to. How'd it get out?
I've never mentioned it to a soul be
fore but | amt afraid YOU gentlemen
will mention it. nor Henderson here.
But how'd il get out-unleSS the man
that wrote that note read my thoughts? !?
Gentlemen. I'm nervous: that's the
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window AS Bristol raised the other.
either.
Ideas of the supernatural came to Ms
all | know when. with a scuff1ins
sound not unlike that of rat in a
ceiling. something moved above us.
Damn my thick head" roared Bris-
tol. furiouslN- He's on the roof, Its
nat as floor and there's enough ivy
alongside the water-spout on your
house. adjoining Mr.. Mostyn. to afford
foothold TO an invading army"
He plunged off toward the open door,
and heard him racing down the Assy-
rian room.
He had a short rope ladder fixed
from the gutter" he cried back at us.
Graham, Graham" tthe constable on
duty in the halD. Get the front door
open. Get his voice died
away he lesped down the stairs
From the direction Of Oprington
square came a horrid choking scream.
1t rose hideously, it fell. rose again and
died.
The thief escaped We saw the trace.
upon the Ivy where he had hastened
down. Bristol ascended by the same
route. and found where the ladder
hooks had twice been attached to the
sutterway. Constable Graham, who
was first actually to leave the building
declared that he heard the whirr of
reStarted motor lower down Great
orchard street.
BristoIs theory. later to be drea dfully
substantiated. was that the thief had
broken the glass and reached into the
case with an arrangement similar to
that employed for pruning trees. hav-
ing clutch at the end. worked with 4
cord.
''Hassan has been too clever for U.S.
said the inspector But what's I'm
Gods name did that awful screaming
mean?
| had theory. but | did not advance
it then.
1t was not until nearly dawn that my
theory and BristoIs regarding tho
clutch arrangement both were con-
firmed. For close under the railinKs
which abut on Orpington Square we
found in pool Of blood just such an
instrument Bristol had described.
And still clutching was a pallid and
CHASTITY shrunken hand that had been
severed above the wrist
"Merciful God?' whispered the in%
spector-"look at the opal ring on thA.
finger, Look at the bandage wherN :
the cut himself on the broken window
glass that first night, when Mr.. Mostyu
disturbed him. 1t wasn't the hashishin
who stole the thing It's Earl
Dextsr's hand!'
No one spoke for a moment. Thent
(which of them has" began Mostyu :
huskily-
The sinner of the prophet?" fntsrS
rupted Bristol Il wonder II We shat
ever know.
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didn't matter much. SO far as he could
see-tossed a penny. 1t came down
heads" Well, then, not only in the
next few hours would he pretend to be
Raoul Carvajal, but he would profess
to have been. during the Montania's
voyage, Jacques Pelietier of Dubuque,
Iowa.
For If Berason had been able to get
almost a million and half OF dollars
from Carey Haig. and had been able to
vanish without a trace of his where
bouts until this providential accident
had located him. and if Bergson We're
mixed up in some society that looked
upon violence as a casual thing, 1t be
Tilted Philip Waring TO have a straight
story. Waring only hoped that II was
Jacques Peiletier that CarVaJal had
posed. Still. it mattered little; with
the letter of introduction whose de
scription fitted himself there was lit
tie danger of Bergson's suspectine an
impersonation. And If he didn't sHs-
pect he wouldn't make inquiries. Be
sides. 100000 was well worth risklng
something for And Waring was sud
denly convinced. through an emotional
sort of reasoning, that he was gong 10
recover his fortune.
Bergson had been the name OF the
man to whom Carey Haig had turned
over the Waring fortune. Bergson had
been the man whom Waring had tried
these past months to locate; 1T was
surely nothing less than fate that had
sent Raoul Carvajal upon Warnings
trail, a trail that had led the dancer to
death. And if fate had interposed in
the Waring affairs so far, putting into
the Wariug hands Il clue to the identity
and whereabouts of the man who pos
sessed the Warins fortune-well, fate
simply couldn't let ii go at that,
For half an hour Waring sat in the
deepest thought. Fate had helped him.
but fate sometimes seems to have
trick of helping those who help them
selves. Perhaps. after all, fate is God.
He put himself in the place of Car
va jail. OF course. the dancer himself
would have explained his delay in
reaching Hancock square from the boat
by saying that he had recognized an
enemy and pursued him. Waring could
not do this. But Waring could state
that he had found his French clothing
too conspicuous IN this new country,
and hence had brought new garments.
That would account for the delay.
Therefore Waring must buy new cloth
ing.
Further. there We're the two opened
envelopes. 1t would be just as well to
deliver the letter to Bergson in a sealed
envelope. Waring, studying them. no
ticed that the handwriting on the outer
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THE HAND OF A THIEF

Sombrero Man. The inspector. in The
course of his investiga tons. had come
upon what might have been clue. bni
what was at best a confusing one. Clos
by the wall of the curator's house and
lying on the gravel path he had found
part of gold cuff link. 1t was OF
American manufacture.
Upon such slender evidence We could
not Justly assume that il pointed to
the presence Of Dexter on the night
of the attempted robbery, but il served
to complicate a matter already suf-
ticiently involved.
In pursuance of Bristol's plan, I con-
cealed myself that evening just be
fore the closing of the museum doors.
in recess behind a heavy piece of
Babylonian sculpture. Bristol was sim
iiarly concealed in another part of the
room and Mostyn joined us later.
All the blinds being lowered. the As
syrian room was place of gloom. yel
lowed on the western side by the
moonlight through the blind. The door
communicating with the Burton room
was closed. but not fastened.
This was not my first night Nisil
since | had become in sense the Gus
todian of the relic. but II was quite
the most dreary. Amid the tomb-like
mortals toying with stupendous things.
We could not smoke and must con-
verse only in whispers: and 50 the
night wore on until | began TO think
that our watch would ne duiiy "h-
eNeutful
Then from some mewhere-somewher
outside the buildinR-we all three had
heard soft whistle. A moment of
tense listening followed
IF only we could have had the place
surrounded" whispered Brstol-"hut
it was impossible. of course
A faint grating noise echoed through
the lofty Burton room. Bristol slipped
past me in the semigloom. and gently
opened the communicating door few
inches.
Tip-toe. | joined him. and craning
wonderful thing.
The newly glazed east window again
was shattered with booming crash
The yellow blind was thrust aside. A
long something reached out toward the
broken case. There was fumbling
sound. Paralyzed with the wonder OF
it-for the window. remember, was
thirty feet from the ground stood
frozen to my post.
Not SO Bristol. AS the weird tentacle
Cor more exactly. it reminded me OF
gigantic crabs claw touched the case.
the inspector leaped forward. A white
beam from his electric torch cut
through to the broken cabinet.
The thing was withdrawn-and with
it went the slipper of the Prophet.
Raise the blinds" cried Bristol.
Mr.. Cavanagh, Mr.. Mostyn, We must
not let them give us the Slip
got up the blind Of the nearest