Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-31
JACK OJUDGMENT
BY Edgar Wallace

are not responsible for any Of his
losses"
II know that" said the colonel
genially,. Still. one must take a risk"
He placed the package on the top OF
the money. pushed back the drawer,
locked the safe and handed the kew to
the young man.
II think the bank takes enough risks
without asking them to accept any
more:" he said, "and, besides, like
to take a little risk myself sometimes"
so I've heard" said the clerk in
nocently, and the colonel shot a ques-
tioning look at the young man.
He left the bank with the sense
Of having done his duty BY himself.
he had not planned the route BY which
Much was to happen before he shook
the dust Of England from his feet, and
as he had arranged matters he would
have plenty Of time to think things
over before his departure.
A great deal happened in the next
few days to make him believe that the
necessity for getting away was not very
urgent. He met Stafford King in the
park one morning, and Stafford had
been unusually communicative and
friendly: Then the whispering voices
| sno uox Iuu teupoFaIly ccdseu anu
Jack o Judgment had given him no
sign of existence. It was Eve days
after he made his deposit in the bank
that the first shock came to him. He
found Snakit waiting on returning from
matinee, and the little detective was
90 important and mysterious that the
colonel knew something had been dis
"Wel," hs asksd, closing the doer,
What hsve you foundw
"6he - IN oommnnloaftp1 V11A (hs
Rs',s1s"" ERs1s1" a'd snaiis' that's what 1|'
"Mi.s MassA = IT, lazy. IN esm.
manic.tion With the polics," aid ths
other imprssdvely.
@id the colonel.
do you mean shss On spsak1ns
tsrms With The policeman On point duty
at Piccadilly Orcusf''
II mean, dr." said Hnaktt WITH dig
nity, That she's in the habit o$ meeting
Mr.: statsord King who is wsll-known
terrupted the colonel; where does she
meet hm2'
I'm all sorts Of queer plaess-that's
the suspicious part Of It," said snakit,
who had joyously entered thoroughly
Into the work which had been given to
him, without realihns its unlawful
Hs had accepted tho co,ond'v stor,
that he was the victim Of police per-
secution without question, and as this
was the first news Of any importance he
had been able to bring to his employer,
he was naturally inclined to make the
most Of It.
''He had met her twics. at II o clock
at night, at tho bottom Of st. James
Street, and walked up with her, very
deeply engaged IN conversation" said
Snakit, consulting his note book. He
| met her once at the foot Of the steps
leading down from Waterloo Place, and
they were together for an hour. This
morning" he went on speaking slowly,
and evidently this was his tidbit, this
morning Mr.. Stafford King went to the
Cunard Office in Cockspur Street and
booked cabin seventeen on the shelter
deck of the Lapland for New York"
"in the name Of Miss Isabel Tsea-
ton"
Tho colonel nodded. It was a name
that Lollie had used before and the
story rang true.
when does tho Lapland sailr' he
asked, and again the detective con-
suited his book.
Next Saturday" he said. from
Liverpool.
Very good said the colonel.
'"Thank you, Snakit; you've done
very well. See If you can pick them up
tonight, or''-he thought a moment
mo, don't shadow her tonight. I'll
have a talk with her.
The news disturbed him. Lollie was
getting ready to run away-that was
unimportant. But she was running
away with the assistance Of the police,
who had booked her passage. That
meant that they had got as much out
of her as she had to tell. and were
helping her out of the country before
the blow fell. That was not only i'm
portant. but It was grave. Either the
police were going to strike at once
An idea struck him and he telephoned
to Pinto. Another call got him in
touch with Crewe. and these three were
in consultation when Selby came that
afternoon.
To be continued tomorrow
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