The evening world., 1920-06-10

IL" ed, left the parlor and DEL
scended to the first floor Gf
the house. From room TO room sh3
went making certain that every VIM
dow was fastened properly. and aA
the doors except the front one ana
that which opened into the narrow
passage.
Back on the second floor agaiH
| she visited all the rooms in turn,
and finally came to the one she used
as a bedchamber. There she got z
suitcase and bag from the closet, and
packed clothing and toilet articles.
leaving nothing except the uniform
Of the salvation Army Oassie and
some soiled linen. She put SUITCASE
and bag ready by the door, and thep
went out into the hall again, to thu
front stairs, and UP to the third
floor. Outside the door of the PRISON
room she stopped to take a key from
a pocket of her jacket.
Hamilton Rrone, pacing in his cell,
two steps either way, heard the key
CRATE in the lock, and clutched at tbs
bars, watching the door as 1t swung
open. Bronze hoped that II was tbs
the professor to smuggle out a letter,
though the Professor had not told
Madam Madcap anything about II
Unable to get in touch with "Shifty"
Slade again, Bronze had attempted 70
brfbe Salwick, raising the price day
by day, wondering how long the Pro-
fessor would hold out.
A look OF rage came into his faco
when Madam Madcap entered and
closed the door behind her. He sank
on the end of the bunk and glared az
her through the bars. m
Madam Madcap approached the cell
and stood before it, looking in an
Brone, her eyes flashing. Then slf
spoke, in a voice as hard as steel.
This Is the last time you'll see ID
here" she said. This is the last TIM
you'll ever look upon this mask. UNI
less I choose, you'll never know thNj
woman who has kept you here likA
this, torturing and Furnishing you-zS
I'm Heavens name, what does I.
meanw Bronze cried. why have you
done this thing2 And what, exactly,
have you done7"
Madam Madcap got a chair Rne
placed 1t before the door of the cell.
She sat down and looked at hum
again. -S
what have done7" she asked
First, I attracted you, and the whol6
city laughed at your silly infatuatioD
for a woman whose face you never
had seen. Then lwed you away
from the cafe with me-and you
simply disappeared. Everybody as
sumed, of course, that you had gone
away with me.
"Then there were rumors that ycl
had been murdered, that WallaSA
MellIington had killed YOU becaW
you had insulted nim in the car
That caused Mellngton great dtH
OF trouble, and to save himself
was forced to tell the truth, WI
made him, look ridiculous.
"Then there was a residence rob eQ
and everybody knew that MHI
Madcap and her people had ~
II, and your fingerprtnts were
on the door Of the safe. ] put
there in a peculiar way, but IL
effective. The idea grew that
infa tuated with me, had turned cA
at my command. n
'IAonel Waldron was enEaRed bN
your wife TO flnd you. Unable "a
face the disgrace, your wife went q
the home of her mother In Buffal0N
The police started looking for YOU
as they were looking for me. I hone
that you have suffered some. I hopta
that you knew anguish when yousssS
lieved that you were in prison factnh
q life sentence for killing one OF Your
best friends. And hope that YOU ap4
preciate the fact that whatever hap4
pens there will be thousands who all
ways win believe you did what the
public now thinks"
but whyP Brone cried. "WhIf
have you done this7 Are YOU somel)
woman who fancies that wrongsdN
you some timer" tu
81 suppose there are many such and
some, no doubt, you should fear" she
said. ''But II Is nothing like that.
l never spoke to you IN my life until
that first. night in the cafe"
Your sister, Or 90
You have wronged no woman Of
my acquaintance" she told him,
Perhaps you win learn the truth
some day" ..rra
"And what are you going % do
now2" he asked. Haven't YOU had
enough OF revenge, or whatever n
is2 Is 1t money that you want--rans
som money!" ~
Madam Madcap laughed at him.
II haven't quite as much mone,, a
you" she replied, 'but have more
than Ill ever need. / am not ~.
any of your money, though t1kft
poor FOOLS were inclined TO think - ~
you have money! And yef Von
are the head Of a band OF thieVeeSS
Hamilton Brone asked.
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