Evening star., 1923-08-27

| answer" he said harshly. go before
Senior Henry stopped short, stared
! from one to the other, biting his lip,
| then turned and rushed from the room
as violently as he had entered. They
| heard the front door slam behind him.
| Amy covered her face with her
! hands. I'm so ashamed" she muir
INJURED. ITO think that / could ever
have thought-even for moment
| that
Forget the mannikin," said Greg
| calmly. He means nothing in your
| life"
Greg heard Estubans voice in the
| kitchen and FASTENED downstairs:
| Their eyes frightened at the sight of
each other like old friends. Estuban
| quickly explained that he had been
| carried as far as Philadelphia by the
express on which he had expected to
| find de Socotra and had been obliged
to wait there several hours for re-
, turning train.
What has happened here?" he ask
quite bit" said Greg dryly
| We've got both the girl and the book
| out of de Socotras hands. That is to
| say. we got book.
''The little black book" cried Estu-
! ban, his black eyes cleaning. Let
/ me see it,
Greg handed it over. watching for
/ .
J than he cared to show. Estuban
hastily turned the pages. What Greg
read in his face confirmed his worst
fears: amazement. incredulity, an
| ger.
This is not it," he cried. He has
fooled you, This is 6n impudent sub
! stitute manufactured out of whole
CLOTH
Il was half prepared for that" said
Greg gloomily. Estuban went on
lie iS n N
carry to the President. Look. testi-
monials of respect to his eXcellency :;
addresses of felicitation from public
bodies of every class in ManaEuay:
the Santiago Chamber of Commerce;
] the Planters Association; the Rubber
Gatherers' Union! The last is a mas
terpiece; listen. The Rubber Gath
! erers' Union of Managuay, happy in
their situation on a fertile soil under
liberal government, desires to ex-
press to his eXcellency, the President
of the United States etc. etc. My
God. what sublime impudence"
Then our work is still to do said
Greg grimly.
at this moment?" asked Estuban with
a dangerous glitter in his eyes.
AT a house on East 18th street
| the headquarters of his gang. He
got that book there earlier in the
day"
1T was made there under his direc-
tion. no doubt. and the original is pre-
sumably there
''If they have not destroyed it,"
"ThaY would scarcely do that un-
less they thought it was in danger of
hands. Think of the
handle it will give them against those
a, oppose them in Managuay.
The unfortunate ones who made these
atfidavits will be marked men here
after"
Greg looked around the kitchen at
the men who were awaiting the out
come of this talk and looked back at
Estuban. The corners of his mouth
turned up with grim humor Lets
go and get it," he said suddenly
Estuban's hand shot out to meet
Gregs MY idea, too" he said with
satisfaction.
I'VE have four good men here"
Greg went on, and fifth is watch
ing the house now. With the eXceD-
tion of de Socotra himself, that gang
is not formida BILE. Their morale is
poor
What do you propose?" asked Es-
tuban
The simplest plan possible-to get
into the house by force or by trick
! cry and hold them up. Are YOU arm
| ed?''
Estuban nodded.
They got gun from me on ouI
last meeting. I'll see what there is
in our outfit here"
Greg and EStuban were talking
low-voiced in corner of the kitchen
while the others waited. All though
of sleep had been given up for this
night. Even Bessie. infected by the