The daily Alaskan., 1921-08-25

in Hartley house and get the manu- scrfpt. Each one feared that the other would succeed independently and get away without making a divi- sion.
 "Dravada pretcuded to be satisfied when Brown told him that he must nor appear near Hartley When they thought they were going to succeed ir stealing thc manuscript ont of my room Brown proved to Drayada thai the only one Of them that could go to meet the maid was Brown. D~avada appeared to accept that as reasonable, and he must have put Brown or his guard because Brown told him all the plans
 "Dravado used to he very s'nnid. nur his cur0dtty has given him sort of intelligence. He allowed Brown 10 think he was perfectly satisfied. but hc wasn't at all By seeming 70 he satisfied he learned all about The dn- tells of the plan. and he knew that Brown. to avoid pursuit intended 10 take the way to Norwich.
 "Ie know that if Brown went through Norwich n" would stop for several drinks. Ur would need thnm f he was disappointed. He would have to hnve thom lf ho had ike manuscript and was excited hy it. So D-nN""a went to Norwich. It an worked o0i and when Brown got 10 thc y..lggo b" found D~ava6n. Then he roI'Uhon"d To rho fellow Sim 10 lot me go. ! was perfectly harmless. IL was an Inter e>rIur situation"
 "T could wish Dr0vado had tortured you." ] said 10 led. "Hr has th" means now. through you, to torture this family"
 'I said I knew Dravada had the manuscript" said Jed. CT did that for effect What I ought 10 have said was thai I knew he thought he had the manuscript If had no more than ihe intelligence you credit me with, doctor ' could not have conducted this affair so long. What Dravadu has is not th" diary of Nr. Sidney"
 Until frlt inc relief following Jcd'S exclamation that the hlackmalIrrs had stolen only a decoy l did not fully realize into what despoudency our r~edlcawaut mp to that time had thrust me. If MT. StiUey's diary were being read hy interruptions men. We might expect anything.
 The lawyer. whose shrcwdncsS and lack of morals made him formidable. was dead. The SNaniari would soon discover his disappointment and would be furious. ! thought the phystra danger 10 Jed was greater than ever and found some pleasure iD telling him SD.
 He was convinced of that himself and was not happy.
 "Why don't you end your rascalityF I urged him. "Why don't you give the manuscript to Mrs. Sidney and allow her ro make whatever disposition she wants of it? Then your conscience will be easy-your position in this house will for the first time be tolcra- ble to a decent man, and your physi- cal security will be promotcd.'
 He would not He seemed 10 heSi- tate for moment but his purpose was too long fixed and too much part of hls life.
 He no longer w0s au-Iy with me, and I seemed to have lost my ability to curage him. We parted with my telling him that there would be no possible truce or peace between us unless he respected the women ol the household. He bowed.
 "AuythIng else, slr?' he asked; and then he departed as the servant
 Mrs. Sidncy's relief to find that the robbery had proved only hoax on the robbers was such as would come from escape from tangible horrors The lady had been keeping control of herself. as was necessary to protect her husband and daughter from her own agony of mind and 10 keep the household from finding significance in what could be passed over as a triv- laI piece of robbery.
 When she learned that the alarm was over. she relaxed Imply in her chair. and feared that she nigh, collapse: but fin a moment she had struggled back to command of herself Then she excused herself and went into her bedroom-tor prayer, I knew
 Nr. S.dney's joy at the return Of Jed was robust, and Jed went to bed very tlpsy with two bottles of wine In him. l found him in the hall as went my rounds of the house. He was singing.
 l knew we'd hear again and soon from Dravada, but not in what man ner Naturally I was apprehensivr and no doubt Jed was more so. al. though to save himself from my cn. tempt he tried to conceal his fears.
 The SDanIard could not be expected to accent his failure as final H' would try again. That expectation was fulfilled in a disconccruug fash ion.
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