The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-05-03

OF Conrad Belknap reply: Right
There was a short wait after that.
Then the voice of a voice,
too, of unusual melody and sweet
ness-called, Eyes? Who is it,
please?"
&C. B. is talking,% Belknap re-
piled, speaking in a low tone. mo
names, please. Do you get me?"
Eyes," came the m~onosyllabie re-
sponse-and it was remarkable how
the voice of the woman had altered
in that brief interval to one that was
coldly formal and which somehow
| suggester hardness and defiance, as
we'll as dislike and repugnance.
every good. Pay attention now.
I am not at Ledgewood. My present
| address is at inquest, as / told you
it would be; you know the rest of
it; also the telephone call-f the ne
cessity should arise TO make use of
| either one"
avery we'll, / understand. Is that
ar?"
mo. l shall be here all through
| the coming week, at least. You
must be prepared at any moment to
carry out the plan / made for you.
Tomorrow / will write; you will get
my letter Monday morning. 1t will
contain full instructions. That is
all. Good-by."
"But--" the voice of the woman
began in an expostnlating tone, but
the click of the instrument in Bel
knap's hands as he hung up cut her
off.
Instantly Katherine acted upon
1,.O sc 4lo~o ,.- u-L.oI xro~Ir1 L.,
fore n has opportunity to take a
second thought. She spoke through
the transmitter before she realized
what she did.
PLEASED" she said. "Hold the
wirei Wait a moment"
Something that sounded like a
gasp came to her ears through the
telephone, and dead silence followed
it. But there was no warning click
of disconnection. Katherine knew
that the woman of the melodious
voice and who either disliked or fear.
ed Conrad Belknap was still at the
telephone listening.
But Katherine did not know what
TO say, now that she had secured
the woman's attention Why had
she done it? Why, with her expe.
! ~rience, had she permitted herself to
! do such a manifestly fool thing al
, that? Undoubtedly the woman was
: a creature of Belknap's-a tool-ol
> a confederate; certainly she was more
; or less in the card sharper's conf
dence. His manner Of speaking I'VE
I the wire had assured Katherine o.
II that much.
While she hesitated the unknown
woman became either impatient o.
curious. She spoke again, jim the
, same hard, metallic colorless voice il
which she had replied to Belknap
and at once Katherine's ingenuity
came to her aid; she determined upoi
+ a subterfuge.
what do you want? And-wh,
are your" the woman asked, anC
Y then, before a reply was possible
she asked a third question. 1t was
O Are you with-with him? Witt
; C. b."
! "No, no, not" Katherine replied
= quickly. There is nobody with me
> Please listen to me; please, madam
q l am in terrible trouble. III
and she ended by uttering a perfec
imitation of a gasping sob.
I'll But even so, before the woman a
the opposite end of the wire coul
speak-Katherin continued rapidly
and b%rokenly, as if she were in grea
mental distress.
!, "Please tell me how | can call yo
on the telephone; please, pleas,
y please do! l cannot talk now.
,S dare not. l am likely to be inter
= rupted at any moment But, oh,
- do SO need a friend-a woma
y friend! Won't you help me? Oh
y something tells me that you will.
was your voice, / think"
~ "But, my dear young lady" tn
Is voice began.
"Oh, you mustn't ask question
- now. You can't imagine what migl
q happen if l should be caught, ar
~ then | would never have anothe
IN chance to use the phone. Please
m kind and help me. / am in terrib
I" trouble and distress. Let me call yC
up some time, won't you, please 2"
er There was a ~hesitating silence
h the other end of the wire. Then:
nd Every well. Gavensport, five-fou
" three-two-o; but never before mi
at night, and not later than a half hol
or after it. And you must understar
If "Oh, somebody is comingl" Kat
crime interrupted. THANK you. o
in you can't know how much good
at She hung UP.