The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-23

/ postulnted, II do not trust tho 20.
lice. Six OF those solemn conatahlei
would march up IN uniform 20 the
place ! spoke OF. and the little gray
man would slip away, ! tell you. You
must find him and SEQ who no IL
You must consider how TO act The
assault upon Mctzger WAS bad. bun
Il Is the gold ! want"
VERY we'll l said. tell mo where
10 find him"
60 10 the reading room az the
British museum between n and /
o'clock" Gorty told me. you VIII
find him there. reading. ] myself am
a student. Twice have sat az tho
next table, He Is reading from some
rare volumes tho History ~ The
RodcruciRns.
Between II and l." I repeated.
You viii goT"
Tomorrow morning" promised.
Gorty arose.
Listen. GrcyCs." he said. You.
Sir Norman Grcycs wili you swear
that II you recover my gold. Il comes
TO nioT"
Il swear H." ] answered.
Then thru that man you viii find
IT," he declared.
Gor,y Was right Tho moment
when. from my place of concealmcnt.
! saw him come shutting into the
reading room and take his place
nearly opposite TO me al the great
round table. knew very well TINT
this was Michael. He carried with
him two or three books. volume OF
reference and u notebook. Hs had
tho appearance Of the most davou,
blbliophile. and indeed. having
watched him for some time. / camo
to tho conclusion that no was in
earnest about his labora II was 10
these little ways that Michael
achieved real greatness. Detail was
a passion with him. lie not only ap.
pcarod TO Be deeply interested in the
Roslcrucian history. He had actually
become so.
I was without doubt at fault not 10
have az once passed on my informa.
ton 10 Huntington and TO have had
my old adversary arrested on ono OF
the many previous counts agalna,
him. II seemed 10 me. however. that
this would bring to nm end our
chances Of recovering the gold. and
| could not ignore the facv that
was indebted to Gorty for tho in.
formation which had delivered
Michael into my hands. therefore
maintained strict watch. and
waited.
For three days and three nights I
knew Michaois every movement. Hc
made his own breakfast. lunchod at
a small restaurant near tho mu.
SCUM, and dined each night ne the
Monico. whore he sometimes played
dominoes for an hour nfterward, II
able to find an opponent. on the
fourth night, however. he departed
from his usual practices. The young
woman whom had been employing
to watch him came to me in haste.
Our friend" she announced,
called at tho Monlco. but took only
an aperitif there. He walked across
to Romano's and has ordered a table
and dinner for two"
"Whercabouts7" asked quickly.
"Downstairs in tho restaurant. on
the right-hand side" she replied.
l rang up Romano's and engaged
ono OF tho tables in tho balcony. In
n quarter OF an hour was ensconced
there behind the curtain. with Miss
Rose Weston, tho young woman who
had brought mo the news OF MI
rhaefs change Of plans. as my com
panlon. She had found time 10
change Into evening clothos. ana shn
played her part exceedingly well. We
should have passed anywhere ns n
very ordinary couple INDUCING In n
somewhat pronounced dinner fllrta- !
Ion. j kept my eye, however. on tho |
able at which Michael was seated
below. and In duo course was re- |
A very elegant, quietly
ircsscd woman came into the res
iaurant and sank into tho chair by
his side. saw at once that It was
Tanet.
what you expected?" my compan.
on asked quickly.
I'm n sense" 7 admitted. IRE
member. whom they leave, II Is the
woman you follow"
/ watched them closoly from bo.
lind tho curtain. There WINS no moro
looking woman in the
DOM than Janet. or moro beautiful
3ho talked In low tone TO her com.
'nn'on, and her manner was often
arnost Nevertheless sho ncyer
milod. She was different in that ro-
pect from oyory ono OF tho diners
" whom sho was surrounded There
vas not suggestion OF festiyitv
bout her. Sho alto moderately. DRINK
pnringly, and talked. All tho tlmo
he gave one tho impression of
ront wenrinoss. Toward tho end Of
he meal. what | had been watching
or happened. She opened her hand
ar and passed something across the
able. II was about tho slze and
hapo OF an ordinary shotgun cart.
ldgc, but felt certain. from tho wav
he handled II, that II was henyy,
now then that wo were on tho right
rack. 1
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