New Britain herald., 1924-12-03

sound of movement in the house. A door creaked open and closed | again softly; there was a muffled exclamation as someone ripped over a chair on the veranda; soft footsteps on the ground outside the house. A shadowy form appeared at the open window, horered there for moment, and disappeared.
 Fellowes lenped from the bed and ran to the opening. He could just see the outline of two hurrying fg- ures disappearing along the path which led to Corrigans bungalow.
 Thirty seconds - and he was after them.
 The night air revived him won- derfully A breeze was still blowing steadily from the sea. Overhead the stars blinked down from a cloud less sky. The moon hung like a toy thing that had been cut out and paintew The mature rubber trees, their leaves rustling like chill dreus whispers, threw each sepa- rate shadow. And somewhere In their black and Mlver depths lurked the joyous spirit of adventure; for Fellowes felt it, ss he dogged the footsteps of those two ahead, talk ing advantage of every bend fn the winding path.
 He saw them pause outside Cor
 rigan's hroad, squat house. and sat
 down in the shadow of the bank,
 watching them.a His quick brain,
 keenly alert. noticed two things
 that set him wondering. The watch
 man whose duty 1t was to patrol
 outside was not at his post. Cor
 rigan's hound --- the beast that had
 followed him home had disap-
 peared. The two dark forms had
 gained the veranda, ..
 FelloVes, every nerve strained,
 reached the black patch Of dark ness thrown by one Of the walls,
 and crept steelthily round the building, his head just above the
 level of the veranda floor. Present . iy he had swung on 10 the veranda itself. He peered cautiously into the room Corrgan employed as his office.
 . Suddenly bright light flashed ir the gloom. he caught the outline o' | a stooping form: and saw a woman'i l hand of incredible smallness paSsir n { with rapid. practiced movements I over the combination. A second figure came to her side and, as the precipitation trickied ir
 cold streams from his forehead. ( . mans fingers passed a bunch o' . keys into the circle Of light -- and
 were gone again, leaving 1t in: th' woman's possession. Fellowes SaT her select key. insert 1t noiseless' . ly - and. the door swung open or . oiled hinges.
 ' And then - he was blinking
 furiously into 8 room flooded with yellow light.
 Corrigan, immense In a saroqg o' . terra cotta and red set The lamE deliberately on the table and looked
 down the blue barrel of Paterson: revolver.
 You may shoot, FelIowes," h' | said calmly.
 Put 'em up, both Of you" called . the first assistant from the Win E dow, his automatic leyeled, A Up with 'em" shouted FeiloWe sgain-and Paterson put them up n Corrigan relieved him of his wea
 pou. Felowes climbed into the room
 breathing heavily, The sight of tn 7 girl he had once kissed shamet
 him.
 l. "Corrigan." he cried reproach
 fully, what on earth does 1t al IT meano They might have kilie' . you!'
 '-- "Oh! but knew you'd be there, IL returned Corrlgan,' still with tha '' eNssperating grin.
 But it's preposterous! I migh ls s have slept"
 IL Corrigan came toward him an .es placed heavy hand on hi '' shoulder
 You were feeling rather sic o' with yourself this afternoon. To n were getting a notion into you
 head that I wouldn't trust you = e. after that" He nodded toward tn le girl. q knew I could rely on vol h. old son. wasn't taking any ris IS at all, you see. l knew you'd | there"
 ;d A mist swan before the assis
 ants eyes.
 k But it's wondertul-!! he biurtN ut out.
 1T T only keep wonderful peop Ill about me-" laughed Corrigan, "an e. we'll leave 1t at that" 1e fin Our Next Issue: THE BLU ss MOSkEY0
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