The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-26
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poanfully. and without giving y. Sy
t'ariie tho least hint Of his intention
so q deniy imprisoned hla wrist
grabbed tho weapon by the barrel
I Vgd took u 10 himself with tn Z
[ greater ease aimee tho other neithe,
Understood nor attempted resistance
I what In bla1cs--T'' he inquired
puzzled. watching Peter turn ths
weapon over euriously Ia his hands
Il should think"
There Peter interrupted placid
I ~. Withdrawing the magazine liz
from ia slot in the butt and return
Ing the now harmless mechanism
Now run along. Firc escapes out
side the far window In the bedroom.
yondcr.#
what the deuce whats the mat
Z ter with your Hand over that clip.
what good IL this gun without itg"
'for your present purpose. it's bet.
ter than II loaded" Peter asserted
complacentiy For purposes OF In.
timidation which IL all you wan,
Of it-grand, And Il cant 60 OF by
accident and make you an uninten'
uonai murderer"
i. sybarite's jaw dropped and his
eyes opened. but after an instant. he
nodded in entire agreement
That's a head you have on your
shoulders. boyr' said he. AS for
mine. I've a notion that II has never
really jeliied "
He turned toward the bedroom. but
paused
"Only-why not say what you
want7 why these roundabout ways
to your purpose7 Have you, by any
chance. been educated for the barr
That's tho explanation" laughed
Peter. I'm TO be admitted TO prac-
tiee next year. Meanwhile. circum.
locuuon's my speciality"
1T Isl said r. sybaritc with con.
viction. Wen back in Ave
minutes"
or all his weird adventures. this
az est pleased him least It's one
thing to take chances under cover OF
night when your heart Is light. your
pockets heavy. and wine In buzzing
wan,only within your head: but an.
other thing altogether 20 hurRlarize
your enemy's apartments via the fire.
escape. in broad daylight. and cold
sober. For by now the light was
clear and strong. In the open.
Yet TO his relief he found no more
than limpid twilight IN tho cramped
and Swallowed well down which zig
tagged the fire escape: while the op.
poaite wall Of the adjoining building
ran blind from earth to roof. giving
comfortable assurance that none
could SPY upon him save from the
Monastery windows
zone thing morc'-Pcter Kenny
came 10 the window to advise. as T.
Sybarite scrambled out upon the grid.
iron "Shaynon's fiat isn't
arranged like mine He's better on
than / am. you know-can afford
more elbow room. I'm not sure, but
I think you'il break inf at all
by the dining room window.
SO long. Good luck"
=. Sybarlte began his cautious dc.
scent.
ANbh AttAA Nv AAAAih ~ UNCUT. illf
Monastery fire escape was n series
OF steep flights OF iron steps. instead
Of the primitive vertical ladder OF
round iron rungs In more general
use. There was even n guard rail at
the outside OF each Night. Conse-
quently. p. Sybarite gained the elev.
enth floor platform very readily.
But there he held up n long in.
stant dashed to discover his ia SIX
made facile rather than obstructcd
The window was wide open, TO
force whose latch he had thoughtfully
provided himself with n fruit knife
from Peter Kenny's buffet. within
was gloom and stiffness absolute-the
on rendered the more Opaque by
heavy velvet hangings. shutting out