Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-08-14


sTf vou wIIi iook . "a ra~isksr son
win discover thai Hr. y. i. prusser
registered here abeuf half an hou1
sro. He a IN roozn e. Ne la n en-
Tor Eve o'clock. wen. Pronser a m
,fher name fer Uqn. h leef the coe
kaxe An hour am. csue A 4 1sfnex a
4 could have rof Is Mn a fhe ms
sver.r
Barnes, Aressrdssss q consequence,
dashed ovsr 20 ipspeet TIE REGISTER
sprouse followed leEsureay.
sseer. crisd Bernes axelfedly. put
ting his finger "a ne nams -Aziss
Jones'" sshe's In room ez-nexf q
sis- BY gad, sprpussL % ran suppose
be knows that ehs = hersS Would ths
dog undertake nngfhiEE-s
sYou may be cure - aosen'k know
she's here. or you etfhsR. for that mat
ter. The eonntry's full q 1oneses and
Harnesses. 90 On upstairs. Leavs
everything % me-"
Barnes had been IN his roam for
twenfy minutes before he heard the
tapping on his door. Eze opaned O. and
spronse aid into ths room. the In
slant the door closed behind him. he
threw open his coat ard coolly pro
aueed long, shallow metal box such
as ons ends In safety vauafs
with my complimenfs." be said
iryly. thrusftng the box into Barnes
lands. You'd better hsye me coun-
less check them NJ ana 80 4 they're
ali there. ] am not ven enough ae'
quainteo WIN me cosieeaon 20 -
positive.
Barnes MAS speechiess. He eoaid
3nly stare, open-Doufneds as tina
amaxing man.
NY God. sprousa. have you been
IN that mans room since saw you
down"
IAN ron have 90 dois 20 keep quiet
and look innocent. Say out Of the hall
tonight. Don't 80 near the door q
No. 30. Act like q man with brainA
I said would square myself with roc
and with him, too. Wen. I've done
both. Maybe you think IL IN easy u
give up this stun. There In half-mil
| lion dollars worth Of nice little things
| In that box, small a. e g."
81 cannot begin 70 thank you
| enough" said Barnes. sSee here. .yog
must allow me 20 reward you IN soms
way commensurate with your
cent that cut.. said surouse darby
.v,m not "a yirsuoua thaf have 90 bs
revnrded. like the zane. It's the
breath Of ne 20 ma"
ssrha .,xna MI, .ursav eorns vhan !
..n A. 20, . ..oA ev-c enrause an
so,, y,,i 81 ana "a ,s,ncssnt ~
na,rss ,emeav
$780, s,~... xsv ,..a .
a-..-ss. - M IS. =. -, rs. on,,
90. a.. $3.50 -. 80, : an
j -. a.. a. =. -. .rs-a
s' s1ss ~ -. 80 - 80
1o1. 80 ~. = -.
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~ 49,
49,. r 49, - A. !. T..- am :.
~ = 1919 - ~ a.. 49,
49, - - a. -.
S..a,. -. - . -. -. -. an $3.50
aaS ,nar 80. !. ,v,sh hs~ sor Nes
anu snsn pea. WIN - ~ Ne"
s. e soA wv -
T. s-,....a .w A.. ,,u.. .,aa.,,v
rsa.. - - $500 e. o.. .san. 5000
fave Err assn h-sssh,ne - ths tssr
-. T.sn lea ,nen,,a ..r.,on
C.-,,.. $3.50 -. 80 "a $500
the 80, : ha,s inch 90 NJ IA ,ess ths
room .o shrupfIy that Rarres neve,
| quite rot over the weird impressior
that he soueexed through that slende,
cr.cr ana n.IIaA - after him,
Many u,,nu,a. na.saa hasora n.
turned ON the neht. The kev of IN,
hox was tied N the wire grin witl
trembling fingers he inserted IL IN ths
lock and opened thu ia. "A
half-million dollars worth Of mica III
tie things" Sprouse had saidl
He ala not close his ewes that
uight. Daybreak found him lying IN
bed, with the hox under his pillow. 4
pistol Mt hand. and his eyes wide omen
He was I'm n erayer ouandary thar
ever. Now that he had the treasure d
his possession. what was he, to do via
it3
Re solved the hreakfast prohleH b.
calling downstairs for q waiter and
ordering coffee and rolls and eggs sem
up to his room. Singularly enough n.
waiter solved the other and more dis
turbing problem for him.
''Some robbery last night" said tina
worthy. sFeller nm In one az thu cot
tages> mt the sanaforium. An beat mn
something fierce they say."
aUp In Wherer' almost shoute<
Barnes, starting I'M.
The man explainei WHARF thu eaf
tages were situated.
aSeems he was 10 leave nv anti
/ early this mornin.. and they dIdp,
KNOW anvthing mas wron. tu t..
Keep-he's driving a car Mr. Nortor
has for rent-tin Joe'd heen settin, ON
In front for nearly half an hour Tn.
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