Evening star., 1921-10-28

him: her. head thrown back a little
on her shoulders.
II meant to get 1t, If could-to
give 1t back to those to whom 1t be-
longs. And I still mean to-" Her
voice was quiet now. quivering a lit
my life has been a lie. lived a
lie the night 1 let you go away with
out word of protest about what you
were going to do. I do not mean to
throw the blame upon my father, but
with his death all those old ties were
broken VIII you try to understand
me? I must either now go on in the
old way or go straight with my con-
science and with God could not
bargain with God or my conscience.
II was All or nothing. I had share
IN enabling you to hoodwink the po-
session of that money again. was as
much thief as you were, and as
guilty. But 1 owed it to you, above
an other things, to warn you OF your
danger. and SO I came hereto warn
you frst-and afterward, when you were
safe from Dago Georges rea ch. to
watch you, and get the money myself II
could. Do you understand?
When l came here tonight I did
not think that you had got the
money; money; but something that Dago
George said made me think that per-
haps you had. and that perhaps he
thought so. too. And so I sat there
IN my room in the darkness waiting
until all was quiet In the house, and
| could steal into your room and
staren' sishe' II l could get in through
eitner door or window: and then,
whether ! got in or NOT or whether
the search was successful or not. 1
meant to wait until the drug had
worn itself off sufficiently to enable
away.
And then. I do not know what time
II was. l heard some one steal up the
stairs and go to the door of your
,, room. and work at the lock very.
very quietly, and go into your room.
ana move around in there. was
tltion. and 1 could just make out the
sounds. no more. should never have
heard anything had 7 been asleep:
! there was never enough noise to have
awakened me
The footsteps went downstairs
waited until I heard them. louder as
though caution were no longer neces-
sary. on the second landing; and then
stole downstairs myself There
was a light in Dago Georges room
II came through the fanlight. The
over the banister of the lower flight
of stairs I could see into the far end
| OF the room through the fanlieht
he had package in his hand. I,
was torn at one corner, and from this
| he pulled out what ! could see were
ne looked at these for moment
| then replaced them in the package
! ana went to his safe. He kneIt dowr
| IN front Of it. laid the package or
/ the moor beside him. and began tc
| open the safe. heard some one
I 2
I ana ma IN what seemed to be a small
| private dining room on the second
| moor. heard some one go uuietI,
| down the stairs, and then I came
BACK here to my room to wait until
rouId arouse you. The money was ir
| IaEo Georges safe. 1t would bf
/ there until morning at least. and or
that account it no longer concerned
me for the moment. And then after 2
! long time ] heard you move in you
room. 1t was safer to come this wa,
than TO go out into the hall, for I die
| intend to do with you. or with mt
either. now that he had the money
I He would not hesitate to get rid NJ
US both if his cunning prompted hin
20 nelieve that was his safest course
ana snd ! was s AFRAID Of that. Only yo,
! thing about that money-and he haf
| got it into his possession. Do vo,
! understand? When I heard YOU NOV.
! started through the window to ~
to you. and-and you saw me"
I Dave Henderson had sunk his a.,
, oows on the iron railing. his chin rest
ING IN his hands, and was staring at the
: strange. f1uted sky line where ths
buildings jabbed their queer. uneyer
: points up into the night. It was 3
long time before he spoke.
! Its kind of queer. Teresa" he SAID
slowly. It's kind of queer. You're
something like a friend of-like :
{, man I know. It's kind OF omeer
! Wen. you've given me my chance
you've risked your life to give me nv
chance. you've played as square a.
| any woman God ever made-and now
what are you going to do?''
! she drew in her breath sharply
audlbly as though startled. as though
/ his words were foreign. startlingly for
elgn to anything she had expected.
| swered. II know where the money is
| and I must notify the authorities
. must tell the police so that thew car
get it."
Dave Henderson's eyes, a curious
Z! smile in them that the darkness hid
shifted from the sky line to the littI,
sdark figure before him.
/ And do you think will let YOU
| tell the police where that money is
He laughed quietly. DO you? Did
you think you could come and tell me
] just where it. was. and then calmly
leave me. and walk into the police
station with the news-and get away
| with it?"
She shook her head.
| Continued in Tomorrow's Star.)