The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-01-11


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morning when the papers were trans
ferred. I'll vouch for you. Wallace
will. presume. youch for me, and you,
presume. will vouch for Wallace"
The sinister look on his face affect.
ed Mark more disagreeably than ever.
Marx felt ncttled, though the words
had been fair.
''lf there's been leak" he said ut
seems to me It's UP 10 the Brlgadler
to discover II. It's outside: II isn't
our business to locate II. We're doing
our part-whut more can we dof"
"Comc along and tell the BrIgndler
that" suggested Howard.
Mark. nothing loa,h, accompanied
him to the Generals room, But the
Brigndler was more furious than How
ard.
81 don't know how II happened. Col
onel. and don't care" he cried
humping the table. "No grent harm
hns been done so far. and OF course
none OF the departmental clerks can
be suspected. But It's got TO stop. and
we've got 10 find out how II originated"
II wns on that night that Mark felt
Mt the end of his powers.
II was early. he had dined and was
sitting dlsconsolately In his apartment |;
nothing seemed OF any value 20 him ut
that momcni. and his thoughts were
ranging round their eternal subject.
Had II been necessary that he should
have treated Mrs. Howard and Ell
eanor boorishly. 20 protect hImself?
He put on his hat and went out.
meaning to pay them visit, or at
least. 10 walk toward their house while
making his decision. lie had not de-
cIded by the dime he reached Massa.
chusctts circle. and. as M stopped In
doubt. he saw = mup across the road.
staring up nj the house.
or n sudden Eleanor's story recurred
TO his mind with vivid force. The man
was obviously watching the house, and
he meant 10 stny there.
But, as Marx started toward him.
the man seemed TO take fear. and
shambled away. Something In his gait
brought back to Marks mind the recol-
lection of the man whom he hud seen
outside the Misses Harpers school.
And he began TO follow him. II was
u role that he had never played before.
but justified. In his mind. by the neces.
slty OF discovering the fellows identi.
~. Without any very clear intention
In his mind how he was to accomplish
this. Mark made his way after the soli
tary figure. keeping well behind II.
II soon became clear that the man.
although he looked like a tramp. had
definite objective. Mark pursued him
toward Pennsylvania avenue. until he
discovered that he was nearing the
least desirable part of Washington,
whose location, so near the residence
OF the chief executive. has always been
the wonder and scandal OF visitors.
He was In one OF those streets that
start bravely In The city and debouch
into the low-lying land In that interme-
dlate and hardly reclaimed region bor'
derIng the Potomac. The houses here
were old. mnny appearing vacant nnf
tumbIe-down. and for the most pa
standing each In + liule Rar]'r
Mark was begr
tackling the fGio
or pursuit, was about fifty PAGES In
front OF him, when suddenly the man
turned In Mt the tiny garden OF an ap-
pnrently deserted house and knocked
at the door. which was opened almost
Immediately
Mark heard subdued scream, and
then the mans voice In angry alterca-
tlon.
He was talking 20 the woman who
had opened the door. She looked
about five and thirty yenrs of age, and
her face distinctly visible against the
Hight In tlle hall, was well-bred. If not |
She seemed one of those
cOsmopoltans who frequent the cnpi-
tai; Mark was stlll uncertain whether
her house was one of those residences
that are stlll occupied IN this district
by the original owners, or whether she
was the mistress OF one OF those gam I
bling establishments that flourish OF
necessity along the avenues of the
earlier alphabet.
The man seemed TO be pleading with
her, his gestures We're growing fran
Iic lie locked about fvs aud forty