The Snowflake herald., 1919-11-21
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was the rella9l9 @n1
Glf7l :, Mark seaton, no. but mara nol
ID 4o,c fororite. They we're om1
al.a nare direct opposltFs. p satS.
ID t.,It. s5'( dependable OF, Of ra'l, mas
'tn,r, n,o o. Of mind. Hal was
S tIln u, loved changes
f',',, ,,re a talk with you a.
70 .. 3a's seaton one day. o..
I'd Y. Hal. He IS at Cres-
5op. :. in in love again. !.
t',f !, ,notntIy. Hal was in
r1ed QurIf5 ~itb a new object
iga!' : dozen times a year.
a'I' T.. feared that some
away, .n,sss would get hold
iireI ii.od y, n Mr.. Seaton.
'ntlI'o,o a1os some inquiries and
niRlaS month past he has
t't d .oIIing IlG upon a Miss
i'} I.,ss ss' a few niles from
=. siren you dread?"
) ll'T 7, f. for a fact" replied
ao' " want to know and
That is why l an ~ S0,l9 w At
!. ,, 'J,' Jo,rticuIarly to go to
% fn5 FDl out what kind of a
Il fame Of his is a..,o,.
7" ~. tbo task. said Hector
.Dl'riag i5Dr the spy is not in
-,r think enough Of Hal
! y striving to protect him
J. u aD5 Al Hector bowed silently
u, later reached Cresson'
ny ,im,elf completely out OF
.gH,I I=- but learned that his
p. satte of rooms at the
vas a gentleman OF ieiNuse sur
-.roIIv spent his week-ends
n and TO that picturesque
Hector transferred his
,5rnq from the information
.,s.red Miss Deveril was en-
..sy Of the choice of any
tbe daughter of one of the
rt,blp and farorably known
n Roybury, Judge Joshua
Tho latter was quite promi-
4. nrbIrc eve. Roxbury had
r-,rer in which a full com
4 tbp disSolute and criminal
sod been stern and exact
.r.Dg to wipe out this black
> community by severe court
and this had brought TO
rnIb and hatred Of the VI
nent He was possessed of
Ne wealth and his daughter
mnlar social favorite.
distance his first Saturday
n Roxbury Hector saw the.
pAT Never in his life had
! upon a young lady who in
B bearing so attracted him.
day the pair were joined by
young lady, a dark, flashing
Vits whom Hal seemed to
i attentions. Hector learned
was &. Miss Marcia Lowell.
city and a close girl friend
Deveril.
Monday morning Hal took
for CraSSon and Hector had
Geld for Investigation. Sev-
g he passed Miss DeveriI upon
{ and returned to his hotel to
out this paragon of grace and
secretly enyying his cousin
fortune.
middle of that week Hector
: Up bis mind that a report
aIs anxious uncle. He wrote
stating that the latter need
apprehension as to the eligi-
Miss Deveril as a niece-ln-
'''ning Hector decided he
pfoIong his stay. He, how
'.ed one last glimpse Of Lois
u was after dark when he
\ NE Deyeril mansion. He
Y lawn and posted himself
Oash Peering past it he
me object of his interest
ue piano. Then Hector
10 something else that
'l INTO vivid action. A man
approached the side of the
!, \ carried a round. sinister
qS0 :. from which trailed a
!. y MIS- placed it under a
!. .au : started to leave the spot.
! !. hector comprehended that
|, u. so'llp Of the criminal ene-
" ,aSt !, Deyeril. He rushed for
~ io.,., ne squirting end of The
'',lsll .' Il loose. There was a
sa.lI ua'p snap Of percussion,
\ s'p', .. MIA a blow with a
u9''Or Went down like a
'psaed y his eyes to find him.
Il a. comfortable couch in
le,, "oIne. Two men were
Il, one Of them palpably a
nm "e was saying: "A
/ tb., me arm and the
a5rsn.. @,'l soon pass by"
nebIo 'e'i 70 the couch. He