Evening star., 1923-11-18

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heavily gained his feet. He thrust
out a fat hand.
Glad to see you, Mirturn." he said.
Then he sat down and rubbed his
/ hands together. I've been an ambi-
tious man all my life. but 1 never
| hoped to have dukes nephew work.
| ing for me. Il certainly would make
my father laugh"
! Minturn smiled. He was well
set-up man Of about thirty-five, i'm
maculately dressed. He looked
around the library.
II say, there isn't much order to
it all, now is there. what?'
Dayless chuckled. That's what
you're here for. young feller, me lad.
, You're catalogue and appraised
sixty or seventy museums"
| Minturn raised a protesting hand.
1.-TWO. or perhaps three, Mr.. Day
| less"
We'll. YOU got the gaudiest refer
| ences l ever saw. Go to il, kids and
let me know just what 1 have in this
place. and how it all should be ar
ranged"
| Minturn smiled pleasantly; he had
CHdi HiluS, ingenious All. Imam IN
you: I'll look around a bit first.
WHAT"
Nice boy" said Dayless to his wife
that night. They had dined en- ia
mile and the new secretary had
! charmed his employers wife.
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4 T IL that night a knock sounded
| "A sounded upon the door OF Day
! less library. He was seated again
piece of furniture rendered bizarre
by the filing cases on one end.
He looked up. calling: Come in
| The door opened, and Minturn en-
| tered the room.
Sorry to disturb you. sir said the
young Englishman. but there was
something 1 wished to ask YOU"
! Not disturbing me at ALL" said
Dayless. His small eyes twinkled ap-
provingly at his visitor. .I wish to
knew how to fasten dress tie. You
! English certainly have the knack."
| Minturn smiled. Let me show you"
Dayless sat up straight. his head
him. His hand flashed into the
pocket of his dinner jacket. to reap
pear holding a handkerchief. There
was the faint tinkle of broken glass.
bit of linen was thrust against the
nose and mouth of Dayless. Beyond
one convulsive struggle, Dayless
offered no resistance. He grew
watchful ,assailant. slipping his hand
under his employers arms, eased his
! fall so that no sound could be heard
in the hall beyond the closed door
of the library.
For a moment Minturn stared down
alarm. He bent swiftly over and felt
the heart of Dayless. Dayless,> al
though unconscious. was alive. And
now Minturn showed brisk alert
ness very different from the method
icaf manner which seemed to belong
to him.
KEY ring He walked directly to a
huge safe in a corner of the great
l room.
| The Englishman tried several keys
He was finally successful. The heavy
door swung silently open, disclosing
numerous compartments, each labeled
HE attacked the compartment which
tbore the superscription ,"Jenny'e
Necklace" a.,
| The third key which he inserted
opened the drawer. He drew out q
limp object wrapped in tissue paper
He opened it, glanced at the jewels
that sparkled in the electric light
and thrust his booty into an inside
pocket. He inserted another key into
lock above which were the word:
Unset Rubies." The lock did not
yield to his pressure; he turned the
key violently, and it broke in his
hand.
The same thing happened with the
next compartment which he endeav-
ored to open. And then Dayles.
moved and groaned.
Like a fash Minturn crossed the
ROOM He opened the. door, passed
through 1T, and closed 1t softly be.
hind him. He walked along the hal
to the great stairway that descended
to the street floor. Leisurely hi
i walked to the lower floor. There HI
encountered the footman who hat
admitted him earlier in the day. TIL,
man ventured smile.
Anything l can do for you, sir?'
He recognized in Minturn that super
ior clay which he so rarely encounter.
ed in America.
'No thank you," replied the lates
| addition to the Dayless household
I'm ways a bit restless my frs
night in new quarters, and I though
I'd take q look at the avenue befor,
turned in"
Quite so," said the servant.