The Washington times., 1922-06-07
a.thor sa q 81 The . spoilerss," The b
Heart Of the Sunset" and
q Numerous Other Popular
."s Novels.
BY Rex Beach,

T. Novels.
UNHRoUGH the open window
overlooking the alley came
I a sound of singing; two
voices raised in doubtful harmony.
one loud and strong. the other
K rasping, hoarse. and uncertain.
4 "of all the girls that adore
4 There's none so sweet as
n Sa-a-a-hall-ee."
< ~oueh! Who's that?" queried
fdlas.
, Bob Wharton and the Judge.
1 wharton's waiting to take me to
Y supper"
q Drunk, as usual. Of course.
4 Think Of a fool like that with
millions behind him-millions that
hts father wrung out Of sweating,
suffering foreigners like my
! father. He's squandering blood
money. That's what It is-blood.
money"
Il You are bitter tonight. Is Mr..
Hammon living on blood-money,
too7"
4 Yes, he is"
'Is that why you're planning to
biackmail It out OF him?"
4 Ldlas paused in her dressing
snk turned dowfy. brows lifted.
Her dark eyes met tho blue ones
unwatertnsiy.
''Blacknail7 What are you
\ talking about7' Mrs. Croft went
pale, and retired swiftly but noise.
iessly into the lavatory. closing
I the door behind her. What did
j Max tell you over the phone?"
z asked Lilas, sharply.
4 Nothing"
4 Then where you get-that?
!, From JimT'
B. -JimNs pretty bad, I imagine.
but he keeps his badness to him
4 self. No. I've overheard you and
Z Max talking
toned such q thing. The idea is
I absurd. I get mad at Jarvis
he's enough to madden anybody
q perhaps I'm Jealous, but black.
mail why. you're out of your
3 head"
q The girls had nearly finished
y dressing when commotion
sounded IN the hall outside and
MrA Croft. after investigation.
reported that Robert Wharton had
2 been forcibiy expelled from
aressing<oom- He could be heard
4 Eently apoiogtzins and explaining
that he was in quest Of q Fairy
Z Princess, whereupon Lorelei has
3 tily locked her door.
q That's the worst Of these
swells," observed LflaA as she
left. They pay high and go any
where thsy please Bergman
caters TO them"
4 "Loreiei delayed her toilet pur-
posely, and finally dismissed
Z Croft, then she wrote q note to
John Merile, IN care Of his bank.
BY this time the cavernous re-
stons at the rear Of tho theater
were nearly deserted. She lis
4 tened; but. hearing Wharton still
IN conversation with the watch.
man. she locked her door once
: more and sat down to wait. As
she fingered the note a doubt
formed In her mind-a doubt as
I 10 the advisabflity under any cir
Z cumstances of leaving written
evidence in another's hands.
Finally she destroyed the missive,
determining to make use of the
telephone on the following day.
As to Just what to do after that
she was undecided.
When quiet had finally de-
scended she opened her door eau
tiously and peered out. Robert
wharton sat on the top step OF
! the stairway near at hand. but his
s head rested against the wall, and
he slept. Beside him were his
high hat. his gloves, and his stick.
As Lorelet. with skirts carefully
gathered. tiptoed past him she
saw suspended upon his cleaning
\ white shirt!bosom what at first
: glance resembled a foreign deco.
y ration OF some sort. but proved to-
be Mr.. Regan's false teeth. They
were suspended by a ribbon that
4 had once done duty on the COS
i tune Of a coryphee; they rose