Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-27
JACK 0'JUDGMENT ::-:By Edgar Wallace
An Bakmg by the Author
of the Candle

DIS cigar, until tne dripping Hsure
Of the doorkeeper reappeared with the
Information that the car was at the end
Of the passage. He put up his uin-
brella and walked through the peltins
rain to where his limousine stood.
y Pinto Silva was angry, and his anger
was Of the hateful smolderng type
which grows in strength from moment
to moment and from hour to hour. How
dare she treat him like this? She, who
owed her engagement to his influence,
and whose fortune and future were in
his hands He would speak to the
sploDel, and the colonel could speak to
Asr fatker. He had had enough of this.
He recognized with a start that he
was afraid Of the girl. 1t was incred-
ible, but It was true. He had never
felt that way about woman before.
but there was something in her eyes
q cold disdain, which cowed even as 1t
maddened him.
The car drew up before n block Of
buildings in deserted West End
thoroughfare. lie flashed on the cleo
trio light and saw that the hour was
q little after eleven. The last thing
in the world he wanted was to take part
in a conference that night. But If he
wanted anything less, it was to annoy
the colonel at this moment of crisis.
He walked through the dark vesti-
bule and entered an automatic elevator,
which carried him to the third floor
Here the landing and the corridor were
illuminated by one small electric lamp,
sufficient to light him to the heavy.
walnut doors which led TO the office OF
the Spillsbury Syndicate. He opened
the door with a latchkey and found
himself in a big lobby. furnished in
good style.
A man was sitting before a radiator,
4 paper pad upon his knees, and he
was making notes with pencil. He
looked up. startled, as the other entered
and nodded 1t was Olaf Hanson, the
colonel's clcrk-and Olaf, with his hat,
expressionless face and his stiff, up
standing hair, always reminded Pinto
Of a struwwelpetcr which had been
cropped.
''Ilello, Hanson. Is the colonel in
hde?'
The man nodded.
"They re waiting for you,' he said
His voice was hard and unsympa-
thetic, and his thin lips snapped out
every syllable. :,
"Aren't you coming in:' asked
Pinto in surprise. his hand upon the
door.
The man called Hanson shook his
head. -.
'I've got to 60 TO the coIonCl,s fiat. ="
he said. "to get some papers. besides'
they don't want me.
He smiled quickly and wanly. 1t was
grimace rather than an expression
OF amusement, and Pinto eyed him mar,
rowly. He had, however, the sooi
sense to ask no further questions,
Il I.pjia nF rho door. no
walked into the large. ornate apart
ment.
In the center Of the room was olc
table. and the chairs at its side were
for the most part. filed.
He dropped into n seat on IN" colo
nel's right and nodded 10 the Others at
the table. Most o; the principals were
there-'Swell" Crewe. Jackson. Cr">S =
well. and at the farther end Of the
table Lollie Marsh. with her baby face
und her permanent expression ot open :
nouthed wonder.
"Wberp's White" he asked.
The colonel was reading letter and
did not Immediately reply. Presently
he took of his ptnce-nez ana put the'"
into hi pocket.
"where', White" he repeated
white isn't hese. No. White ism
here ho repeated sign!fcan'!F.
W nat "TOHS LnheN AZ y
quickly.
The colonel scratched his chin and
looked up 10 the ceiling.
.I'm settling up his SpillSbury bus!-
ness. he -aid; "Whte isn't in it,
"why not" aked Silva.
"He never was in it," said the colone
pvasive,v. "i. was not the kind VI
>. business that White would like to be
In. guess he's getting moral or some
thing Or moyhe it. that daughter OF
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