Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-26

nad come on eCot-free.
The man whose tale OF a French
lens had sent Harrington looking for
tailor did not have time to follow
up his blow: still less was he able TO
make sure that the editor was dead.
For even before he struck he had
heard footsteps on the stairway out
side.
Beat ii. Breaker" he cried. dartinc
upon the papers in Harrington's
pocket.
Breaker crossed swiftly to the rear
door, already ajar. and ran. He did
not wait for the other. tn oush lie did
hear him close and lock the door TO
delay pursuit He made his way pre-
cipitousiy up the dark steps and out
into the alley. A moment later. he
the crowds of the street.
He reached his lat without heinz
followed Whoever the newcomer
might have been. and whatever his
horror upon finding Harrington's
body. he had not hit upon the path OF
escape in time to stop him. No one
saw him leave the alley. and no onef
was watching for him when he. ar
| rived at his own door. OF that he
| made sure before entering.
he found that Lush had not yet ar
rived
Hello" cried Lissie. did Lush tell
him? Did he bite. Did you follow
through? Did he make troubler"
| We cooked him brown. but We had
to beat i the next minute because we
heard a guy coming"
| Are you sure
| "Croaked deader than Judas"
| Lissie's face lighted with pleasure.
ana the pleasure was not a pretty
thing to behold.
| Fine" she cried Fine, Now 7
can sleep Now I can be happy again.
| we could have got along without
all this muss." growled Breaker.
Il hated him worse than ] hate a
snake. hated them both"
| That amt a good reason"
| Yes. ii is said Lissie. 1T is il I'm
David Bellows widow. Mr.. BeIlew is
dead"
Sure. he's dead"
| You amt SO dead. Can't YOU see IL
lyet? Both of them know you pretty
good. All they'd have to do is TO spot
lyou somewhere. and then what? You
forgot all that. We chewed that out
when ne saw you? Didn't he know
you?"
I'VE could have gone of some
lplace"
You could. but not me. Besides.
wed hold out ON you"
|. You would. too"
You poor shrimp"
The controversy was brought to an
abrupt close by the ringing Of door,
bell. Something about the touch upon
the button and the length of the peal
caused Lissie and Breaker to seek
each others eyes.
See if anybody's outside" said
Breaker.
Lissie slipped over to the window.
where she peered out from behind the
loose curtains.
Two wagons" she announced
Meanwhile Breaker had run through
into the kitchen to see IL the rear exit
blocked ~ o.l-
Dicks everywhere"
Goodnight"
We're it. Open the door for them.
old girl We can't do no good by
fighting"
.Good-night"' said Lissie
Harrington was lying with his head
wrapped in bandages in a room in
Mercy Hospital. Beside the bed sat the
attorney who lived on Sheridan roa IL
DR.. kenwood of Eden Center was also
in the room
You saw this man who called him
Iself David Bellew was about to strike
you from behind with knife. hut just
then YOU turned. and he didn't How
lido YOU know he didnt?"
He couldn't because 7 threw my
camera into him and sent his knife
somersaulting. There must have been
somebody else"
But you saw no one eIsey"
Il remember that my man had his
ewes on something behind me. I
ithought his ewes were but OF focus.
but / guess they weren't guess
they were only stopped down a little
what L can't understand is why did
they quit on me so soon How do I
happen to be here instead of in the
morgue?"
Scared away" said Brett.
What makes you think sor"
oh: / happen to know. because il
was my man scared them. I've had
You under my protection for some
time What made you go down in that
dark basement? II you had staykd
have been touched"
lHA MAN told me a tailor down
there had whopping big
lens"
"A lens. I See You do pictures"
HE told me a whopping big lie"
You came of pretty we'll hut YOU
mustn't talk too much" DR.. Kenwood
! warned him.
He'll have to identify them. doc
tor"
Il think We can allow him thst
pleasure, Mr.. Brett. How soong" ,
Right away. I'll send down for
! them. l think we have them all.
I sSdA ~ P3OAu man, W no yuSl
arrived"
Harrington saw the attorney. pass
out. and a little later heard the shufle
| of feet in the hall. Breaker and Lissie
entered first, followed by LUSH. with
Badly following him.
Good morning. Lissie." said Har-
rington.
DO you know these peoplec" asked
| Brett.
I ssThic 10 10 fel1nW Va hr
me into the basement: I don't know
him by name. These others / know
well. The bald-headed man goes by
the name of Matthew Matters In my
town. Hes the man who tried to
murder Mrs. Blake"
| THE charge is absurd" said Badly
with dignity.
| This other old looking man is the
man who married Lissie Peters,.
i HE is not.y cried Lissie. II never
saw him until the day before yester-
day. David Bellew married me-"
Not the Chicago David Bellew?"
The attorneys voice was courteous.
/ "Yes. sir, the coffee merchant"
| The David Bellew who lives on the
drive? That BELIEVE"
(; yes. sir. I'm Mrs. David Bellew;
/; David Bellows widow"
81 don't see how that can be pos
sible." remarked Brett. Mr.. Beilew
was unmarried"
| Il have the document to prove It,"
What If Mr.. Bellew denied the MAJ
riage?
"He is dead"
Before his death. let us say"
81 tell you I have the documents"
"ISven so. did you know that in his
will Mr. Bellew made provision for
his widow. if one should appear? That
he left her S10?"