Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
The
Substitute
Millionaire
BY
HUBERT FOOTNER

HUBERT FOOTNER
The fire of those strange eyes light
ed train Of gunpowder in the man
lie forgot everything. "Oh-yo,
beauty!" he murmured hoarsely.
Ihey rose simultaneously anC
leaned towards each other over the
little table.
It's all SO simple" she whispered
Let me marry Bobo. You will stal
be his master and mine!''
once more she fatally overreached
herself. Every instinct of decency
in the man was revolted by the pic
ture she called up. He firmly UNI.
wound the white arms that had crep,
around his neck. He turned avs.
and took a cigaret
+ Miriam stared at him frightened
and angry. Whats the matter with
you?" she whispered.
You'd better CO." he said harshly
She went to him swiftly. You
can't deny me! You love me! I say
it in your eyes. Why do you fight
against me? Look at me. ! could be
everything to you!'
Love!" said Jack with grim
laugh. You're wasting your time
now! You almost had me-but you
let me peep too far under the lid
Never again You're too good a
hater. want to keep a whole skim
She saw then that she had indeed
failed. The humiliation was intoler-
able. She burst into angry tears.
"Oh, I hate you! hate you'll she
cried. II will kill YOU If you dortt
keep out of my way!"
She ran out OF the room.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Columbian set sail early on a
Friday morning. On Monday Jack
received the following telegram:
Charleston, s. G.
Came in here last night for coal
At daylight sick man discovered tic
be missing. Must have climbed thru
port hole and dropped into waiting
boat. Wireless operator gone too
Captain thinks he was bribed by
wireless to liberate B. Have dis
covered that the two of them took
the Southern train North late last
night. Wire instructions.
Lizzie Regan.
Jack thought swiftly: Late train
north from Charleston last night
That would bring them here late tty-
night. Bobo would telegraph Miriam
Of course. She may go to meet him.
He Jumped to the telephone, ard
calling up the BienFenu, got Starr
on the wire.
This is Robinson-at the Hotel
Madagascar, you know
Yes, Mr.. Robinson?" sT
rs Miss Culbreth still in your ho-
tel?"
yes, sir, but she's leaving. SHE
just telephoned down for her bill to
be made out"
Could you arrange to have her
followed when she leaves 2"
Eyes, sir. have smart boy here
who can be depended on"
Good! If she goes to the Pennsyl-
vania station that's right. l will he
there. But if she goes elsewhere
have message telephoned to this
hotel for me-"
VERY good, sir. 1 will see to it,
Jack fastened into Hates house
and assumed the Pitman makeup.
1t had outlived its usefulness so far
az the old man was concerned, bit
he had no reason to suppose that lie
had ever been pointed out to Miriam
in that character. At any rate he had
no other disguise handy. With a
brief good by to Kate he TAXED 10
the Pennsylvania terminal. All trav-
elers to the south use this station.
Miriam was already there, walking
impatiently UP and down the con-
course. She was heavily yelled, but
even so was a sufficiently notable
figure. Jack was beginning to be
acquainted with her wardrobe, ex.
tensive as that was. To-day she was
wearing green hat and black furs
that he had seen before
When the gates were opened for
the 10:0S Washington express she
went thru. Jack bought ticket for
Washington and followed. Supposing
that she would ride in a parlor car,
he got in a coach, as he did not care
to subject Mr.. Pitman's disguise to
a five hours scrutiny on the train.
After the train had started, he
showed his police credentials to the
conductor, and describing Miriam,
asked to be informed to what poi,at
her. ticket had been taken Word
was brought him later that it was
to Baltimore. He asked to be told
If she got off before that.
But Miriam apparently had no sus-
picion that she was being followed.
In Baltimore she went openly to the
Hotel Warwick and registered under
she own name-or rather, under the
her own name-or rather, under the
so-called Mr.. Pitman was close be-
hind her.
After putting her bag in her room
she reappeared unveiled, and started
to walk downtown at ,eisurely
pace, Mr.. Pitman still in unsupported
He heard her ask a
policeman the way to the City Hall.