The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-25

frum disuss Here was n chance 10
sharpen them. And even as I aid
this 20 myself I realized that !
had spoken the truth, Tor into the
restaurant came Marcus Anderson.
and DO Joined the White iaEls and
hla hunthbaek companion,
MY dear puksr cried Anderson
80 Monsieur Armand Cochsi, the
white Eagle. Was duksl Tho sen.
tlmcnlItirs that April had brought
20 me isft me for good.
beyond Andsrson'n falutatlon 70
tho couple who awaited him. I could
hear no moro u hoir speech Only
the multlmilllouairr'H bnabbIsh do.
llght az knowing gentleman u
titlo had enabled me 20 hear bis
greeting.
Anderson had deliberately spoken
loudly In order that tho patrons ~
tho restaurant might know that arts.
tocracy vas herc. Now, content that
attention had been attracted. Andcr.
son d.d not raise his voice. hut
stealing an occasional glance 40 him
thru tho medium u a mirror on
tho wall. I could SEQ that tho man
was overcome with suobblsh Eratlf.
catlou
DUT one does not need % hear 20
ID II ono q John Alnalcy-ln order
70 know what IL being raid
could follow tho course % their con.
vsrraiiou easily f1rsi there were
the pleasant inquiries concerning
each others health. Then there
was a reminiscent anecdotr by tho
White Eagls The pale faced hunch-
back capped his leaders, story An.
dsrron delivered himself % heavy
| Jest Encouraged. he began 20 buk
The white Eagle led him on. ably
assisted BY the cripple
could tell that tho two criminals
the hunchhack must necessarily b.
a criminal. lnaAmueh AZ be wns the
white Eagles companion - were
grossly flatierinE their guest And
Anderson was tapping Il up like a
greedy pup.
Now. Armand Cochr, did nothing.
I Judged. without purpose. The
man WIS n gentleman. fallen. Il ID
true. from hts high estate. but a
man Of fine intuitions and delicate
I instincts. Such n one could take nc
( pleasure In the society Of Anderson,
/ This was business upon which ths
white Eagle was engaged. nothing
leas would have made him tolerate
tho society OF tho profitecr.
But what was his busineNs7
meant. when / put tho question n
myself. the exact nature OF .Eo
scheme which tho white Eagle mus,
BE- planning. Robbery. Of coursc
but what, when and how7
! fingered over my coffee until the
otheru paid their check and passed
( by my table. I stole another gianUo
at tho hunchback. He was a NJ
companion for his master. for
despite his slight and detormed
/ physlque. there was upon his face
n rithlessncSs equal 10 that oil
| the White agile. His delicate fea
lures and pale akin would have
made the unobseryant CLASP him
as predetermined youth. Mos,
Of Us, when delicacy Is coupled with
deformlty, describe spirituality 20 this
partnership. But !. who must know
criminals. understood that the clean
cut mouth was vicious. and tina,
the brown eyes flashed hate more
often than mirth.
Lelsurely ] followed them. I raw
them step into Anderson's town. chi
and start uptown. ! followed In q
taxi. ! was not foolish enough e
tell my driver 70 follow the cat
ahead. but told him TO 20 slowly
that / wished 10 enjoy tho SPRING
air; and when the town.car turned
a corner, / suggested 20 my driver
that he do tho same thing. Sc
without arouslng tho chauffeur
curious suspicion. saw tho town.
car stop before modest private
residence on side street in tn,
upper East Side. and noted the mum
Der OF tho house into which III,
white Eagle and his companion en-
tered. As for Anderson, his nd
dress was easy TO find, A'telephonc
book--or II his telephone was no
listed. there were q hundred othe
ways 10 find where no lived,
did not wish to follow him farther
dismissed my taxi at Madison
ave-, and entered n grocery store
II WAS an cxponslve.looking shop
the sort that would have n fashion
able patronage. l asked for tho pre-
prietor. told him that wanted fiv
minutes OF his time, aud went direct
~ 20 the point.
'I'm in tho ntit0mnbile acceHppf-