The Washington times., 1921-03-10
P PROXIES: 4 A. v;S;s
DOUBLE REGENERATION

(Prsxies.~ q Cosnopoiitnn Produce
lions Mn based ON the story By
Frank n Adams, will be released
~ q Paramount Picturc).
Screen Version Novelised.
by JANE MCLEAN.
MIR. CARLETON was almost
N too modest to. please Car
lotta; he made light of his
,prowess, but all he could say
only added a lustre to the daring
that had felled the bandit and re-
suited in the recovery of the
stolen treasures. To be sure, there
was the discordant note injected by
Slower. a note that Jared on OAR
ley, but one that meant nothing to
the rest of the company. Men and
women alike were too glad to re-
cover their belongings to pay much
attention to the complaint of a man
who missed mere paper from his
wallet.
ments to call a doctor for the
wounded hero, whose protests went
unheeded, and when his head had
been bandaged and his wounds at
tended to he looked more than ever
an object to win the tender SYM
pathy of an admiring girl.
The recovery of the stolen prop
erty was q signal for the depart
ure of the guests. They had had
plenty of excitement for one eve-
ming, and as for dacing no one
even though. of 1t. They went
politely. urging Mr.. and Mrs. OAR
ley never to engage another butler
without looking up his credentials,
and the Darlcys promised volubly
to heed tho advice.
Meanwhile Clare Conway, having
made her way into the street,
sought a secluded corner of the
house to wait for Peter. whom she
expected to see carrying the bun
die she had tied up for him.
USELESS TO RESIST.
But Peter did not come; she be-
came nervous and ventured out Of
And she turned to face a policeman
what she was doing.
Clare was ready enough with
excuses and she might have been
successful II another policeman had
not arrived on the run with mes
sage that set all her subterfuges
at naught.
Hold on to herr" cried the Sec
ond man, "sne's wanted, Stover's
just phonej to the precinct there's
been a robbery .here and like as
not this sirl 9 one of the thieves
bring her out to the light where
! can lamp her.
1t was useless to resist: Clare
was marched out to the electric
light and there the second man,
CHANGING her over, announced that
she looked very much like the
maid wanted in the hold-up.
Wen run her inside nayway and
let the people identify her." and
himself taking her free arm they
started up the front steps with
the protesting prisoner. .....
The arrival of the policement
with Claire furnishedaone more sur
prise to the barley family.
barley himself let them In.
"Are you Mr.. Darely?'
The owner Of the house nodded.
well here's a girl we found sneak
ing around in the shadows back of
the house. There's been a robbery
here and she looks like one Of the
gang"
"Robbery." cried barley. how'd
you know about it?"
Mr.. Slower, sir
"Oh, I see," answered barley a
little amazed at the rapid action
secured by the ex-warden.
do you recognize this. girlr'
asked one Of the policemen.
WAITING FOR HER MAN.
She's my maid, Glare Conway"
cried Carlotta.
The policeman seemed greatly
pleased with this information. "Oh,
that's il, then she knows lot she
won't tell-don't you, Clare"
Not q word from Conway.
"She was hiding. waiting for her
man--that's always the way with
these girl crooks. May / use the
phone, sirr
barley nodded and the speaker,
leaving Glare safely anchored to
his mate, proceeded to call up his
sergeant
During this brief episode Peter,
having made his way out and
looked in vain for Clare, entered
the house again and, peering into
the ball room. saw his accomplice
securely held by the policeman.
Also he heard the request to tele-
phone
There was an instrument in the
pantry and he hurried thither and
cautiously lifted it from the hook
~ the policeman got his connec-
tdon. .....
The conversation that ensued was
Of interest to Peter as the result
showed.
Hello, sergeant" said the police
man, "we've caught the gal--the
man can't be far off-you might
send q little help-there's only
three of us here"
"I've just sent four more men
with Sergeant Linton" said the man
ut the desk.
'Linton7" asked the policeman,
who's he? Never heard of him"
. ''You don't have to hear of him.
but I'll tell you for your own in
formation that he's the guy on the
Brooks case--one of the cleverest
ever, even II he did come from out
OF town"