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BRANCH OFFICE IN GODERICH----T. A. W CKIIAM, Asst. Sunt., Bedford Bldg.
Fort of Missing Men.'
1'ontin ed from 1',tger:1
"You will d p11 to destroy thatdoc-
anent It 1 much better out of the 1'
way."
Your deficiencies in the matter of
wisdom are uufortuui fr. That paltey
constitutes our chief asset, my dear
associate. So long as we have it we
are able to keep dear Francis in order.
Therefore we shall bold fast to it, re•
membering that ee risked Which in re-
moving 11 from the lamented Stroehel's
archives."
"Ib you say 'risked much?' my tal-
ued neck, that Is nil!" sn61 the other.
"You and Winkelried fire 'without grat-
itude."
"You will do Welt." said Chnuyenet.
"to keep an eye open in Vienna for the
unknown. It yeti h. ar murmurs in
Hungary one of these tine days! --
Nothing has happened for some time:
therefore much may happen."
He glanced at his watch
"1 have wort in Paris ,,'fore sailing
Nor New York. Shall we discuss the
ratter of those Peruvian claims? That
lis business. These other affairs are
tome In the nature of delightful diver-
sions, my dear comrade."
They drew nearer the table, and Du-
rand produced a box or papers. over
which be bent with serious attention.
Armitage bad heard practically all of
their dialogue and, what was of equal
Interest, bad been able to study the
faces and learn the tones of t'otr'e of
the two conepftlitorg Ile was cramp-
ed from bis poet n on the harrow bal-
cony and wet an chilled by the rain,
which was now owly abating. Ile
had learned much hot he,wlshed to
know and with an e that astonished
hien, and he was well content to with-
draw with gratitude f his good for-
tune.
Hie legs were numb, ?tItd he cion;;
eloee to the railing of ibe'little ladder
for support es he crept toward the
area. At the second story his foot
slipped on tbe wet iron, smooth from
long use, and be stumbltd down set••
oral stupe before he recovered hhnseTf.
He listened a moment, heard nolea
but the tinkle of the rain in the sp tit.
then r•ontinned bis rete t.
As he stepped out upon the brie
courtyard he was seized from behind
by a pals' of strong arms that clasped.
him tight In a moment he was-thte+wtt
sere= the threshold of n ,Mor Into
an unlighted room. where his enptor
promptly slat upon him and proceeds 1
to strike a light.
If you ars In agenerally "run down''
nonditlon ; consequent upon the . f-
►cts of la grippe, take "The Il. & I."
13muhsion, It will soot. restore von to
health again.
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HOME -OFFICE, NEWARK. N•. J.
AGENTS ----P. Habkirk, J. J.
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toe. ber% ban ail
ChapterV I match ant held it close to recoiver
I W'hic'h he•
+
"I w 111 sh , t." he said again in his
head.
Id pointed at Armttage's
' I
LOST CIGARETTE ease
L•' man clinched ArmG
tagealout the betty with
his legs while' he struck n
thatch ou n box tie pro-
duced from his pocket.
ket.
The suddenness with
whic''1l he had L.een'$unM1
tato tbe kitchen. had knocked the at tlse very outset of
breath out of Armitage. and the huge hie ,tumor. Then be s
and rotieentratea ole wt
haitina Herron
"Undoubtedly
tiing In the f
Armltape r to 1
caught, and he dh
safe issue out of h
his plight had Its pr
the -ease with which
you will..^" and some--
low'r manner 'caused.
gh, Ile had been
not at once see any
predicament, bi�t
osteroes side awl,
e had been taken
is Quest ton0hed
bered Instantly
s upon the im-
thighs of his captor pinned his arms
tight. The match spurted fire, and he
mediate situation.
looked into the face of the servant The Sc-rvian backed to
whom be had teen In the room Above. Tnatcla upheld In one bald
1111 round head was covered with/Wort Bled revolver In the Other,
wirelike hair that grew low up m his
enrrow forehead. Armitage noted, ton,
the mane' hull -like neck,; .stnall sharp
eyes and bristling mustache .• The M-
ini flash of the match_dIsJosesj
ron�h fnrnttnrc of in kitchen. - The-
l.rlek flooring and his -vet- formate -A --
lay cold at Armltage's brace.
The fellow growled an execrntitm Ir
Servfan. Then with ponderous d1fti-
culty asked a question in German.
• "Who are you and what do you .want
here?"
Armltnge shook his head and replied
In )•;ngtleh:
"1 do not undestand."
The man struck n series of matches
that he might scrutinize his captive's
race, then ran liar hand's over Arini- -
tage's pockets to make sure he had no
arms. The big fellow was clearly puz-
zled to find that he had caught a gen-
tlernan In water reeked evening clothes
lurking to the area, and ns the matter
ny, with a
nd the ley
aving Ar-
mitage In the middle of the Itchen.
"I ars going to light a lam ., and If
you move I will kill you," ad malted
the fellow: and Armitage he 1 his
feet scraping over the brick floor . f the
-kitchen as he backed toward n able
that stood ,against tbe _wall neer the
outer door.
Armitage stood perfeetlyrsttll. 'P e
neighborhood and the house itself wer
Wel The two men In the third story
rootn were pmbnbly engrossed With the
bhsiness nt which Armltnge -had lel;
them. anti his Immediate affair was
was beyond his wits It only remained
for him to communicate with his mas-
ter.
This, however, was not so readily
'icctittipllshed. 1Te so
find reens of bis
own for not calling out, and there were
dllllcitltlea In the way 'of holding the I
prisoner and at the same time bring -
Ing down the sten who had gone to the
most distant room In the house for
their own security.
Several minutes passed during wbleE
the burly Servlan struck his matches
and took account of his prisoner, and
mennwhlle Armitngn lay perfectly stilt,
is arms fast numbing from the rough
clasp of the stalwart servant's leg*.
There was nothing to be gained by.a
struggle In this position, anti he knew
that the Berrien would not risk losing
him in the effort to summon the odd
pair who wet' bent over their papers
at the top of the house. The Servinn
wu evidently n man of action.
"Oct up," he commanded, still is
rough German, and he rose In the dark
and jerked Armitage after him. Theta
tea a moment of silence In �/►
t
A
IP ^h
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"1'.11 silt- fn that corner."
With the •Servinn one.' Thi, fellow
I•nuliw11.1 to mnnble his threw . Ina:
Armitage 11ad'rpsolved•'lty play tIo• part
or ii :rtgilshmtut who �t17ersio'n1 no
tier•tnan, Mel he address the than
'sharply In English severed times to sig
• nil?' that be did not t'"derstand,
11
iiL'll;lil_hulf ,11:ed to;
prisoner. the revolver 1n him left laud,
14e- w1tk-_thr see -ed 111s risen
feet I:•borionsly for a lamp 11 111 ad 111,1'1)resettledby 1II. Ir;fill Cash,' or 'tiro
tnttteln•s. It is not an easy matter to
Tight n temp When yon hare only one
hand to WI", with. particularity Whet]
you ore t.itft;;^d 10 keep :111 eye. on n
atysterieus pti•'aher 1,,f W leer character
yon etaltmoreet, rind it wile meter:it
minnte' hpfnre the 1'dvwas ddtte.
"Son
W111 g;, to that corner." and
the Kerala!) transit ' • t for bbs prison•
•
er's benefit with :. -. dere of the re -
vetiver.
"Anything to plense you, worthy tel -
low." replied Armitaay. and he obeyed
with/amiable afarrity. The man's ob-
iec was to get hint as far from the
Iter door as possible nhtle•he called
pip from nbove. Which was, of course,
the wine thing from hTs point of view.
as Armitage receettirtrd.
Armitage stood With his back ngninst
a.rack of pots. '.The.• table was nt his
left and beyond It the door opening
.upon the court. A barred window sen
at bis right. Opposite him was another
door that communicated with the lu
wrier of the house and Mscloseel the,
lower steps of n rude.stalrwny leadinc
upward. The Servlan now cloned and
locked the outer kitchen door with
M.
ca •
Armitage had lost bis lint In ties
area; his light walking stick lay In t
middle of the goer; his Inverness coal
hung wet and tted'tpgglcrl about himhlashirt was crump ell and soiled. Bel
his air of good hunter andr his tame a@
ccptahco of enpture_seetned to lncreasc
the Servinn's caution, and be backed
away toward the inner floor •with bit
revolver still' pointed at Armitage',
head.
ile began calling lustily up the nae
ow stairwell In Servian, changing In
n moment to German. Ile made n
Iu, crews figure, as he held his revolve!
nt - em's length. craning his neck Me
tentagethe age and howling until he frit,
the face. tae paused to' listen
sewed hid tries, while Atte!
•
red I
then
tage, his back against the rack of
pont, 'et ed the town anti made his
"There 1.
a thief!" yell
iterated by the
he relaxed R
make sure that
sound- et steps we, and 11 volt*
bnwled angrily don the stairway:
"Zmai, stop your t Ise anti MI1 me
what's the trouble."
It was the voice of I) null !peaking
in the Persian dialect, ea Mint opened
bis mouth to explain.
As tbe big fellow roam his reply
Armitage snatched (rein th rack a
heavy Iron boiling pet. stone, it knee
by the ball with both hands an .10 it
v With all ids might 'Nile iler Inn's
litmd, upturned in the earuestnes of
lits bawling. On the Instant the re-
volver roared loudly In the narrow
1 itehen, and Armitage seized the braes
Limp and flung it from him upon the
hear* where ft fell with a grent clat-
ter without exploding.
It was instantly pitch dark. The
flervlan hnd gone down like a felled oz,
and Armitage, at the threshold. leaped
over him into the hail mit the re*
stairs, down which the men mere Mit
thief here! I have caught
the &mien. now mu-
Ilence above. Then, as
oment end turned to
s revolver still coy- .
ere was a 'sudden
Prudential Agent' are now
canvassing in th s v.ciatty.
They haye a most vital
story to tell of hew' .LJe
Insurance Sas saved the
home, protected the widow
and educated .the children;
Le: them tell it to you.
• • ,•.•-'-ieg volubly as tbey carne.
I t'-�•itrage had ussumeul the existenee
Iof a front stairway, and now that ,he
wile launched upon an unexpected ad-
s vr?Ifture he was in a humor to prolong
1t for a moment even at further risk.
He crept it !Ong a dark passage to the
front door: found and turned] the key
to provide himself with a ready exit,
then. as he heard the men from above
stumhle over the prostrate Servinn, he
I1ouudcd up the front stairway', gained
the second floor. thea the .third and
matey found by its Ilgbt the room
urcell, H. Kirby
that' he hili observed earlier from thee.,
I•thie
�i..l Ifr
•
groantngs and minsings In the heavy
gutturals of the Servian, as he re-
gained hie wins and sought to explatn
his plight
Armitage picked up a chair, ran
uoiselessly to the head of the back
stain and looked down upon Chauve-
net, who was hurrying up with a darn-
ing candle held high above his bead,
its light showing anxiety and fear
upon his face. He was halfway up the
last night, and Armitage stood in the
ji
Armitage ran his hands through the'
•
Belotv there was smothered confn
:ion and the crackling of matches tut
levant! rind Chanvenet sought to grasp
the unexpected situation that confront-
ed thetn. The big servant, Arinitago
knew, would hardly be nide to clear
matters for them nt onee, mid he hur-
riedly turned over the packets of pn-
petn that lay on the table. They wore
elikitns of one Med and another smelted
Revere! South anti Central Ainerican •
republics, chleily for naval anti mII.
tary supplies', ntul he Merely note I
their general charecter. 'They were, on
the face of it, certified neeetinte
usual manner of busine.c. Ott flie lank
stamp the words: "Vitemd, Peri.,
Armitage snAtched up the eoot "AO, `,
thauvenet had to earefelly placed
the back of hls chair. rrn hie hami
Itennelf to feel the pdperm tr•tett Mt.
the lining and I:melted ngaln as be trot -
the lining tome foul drew forth n
'hien envelope With thrce
Feals of rod Wax.
Step. sounded teensy A num
running up the back realm. end Meet
the kitchen rose patinae ee
dark, watching him with a mixture cff
curiosity and something, too, of Mt'.
mor.
Then he spoke -In French -1n a tone
that imitated the cool Irony he had
noted In' Durand's tone:
''A few murdere more or lees! But
Von Stroebel was hardly a fair mark,
den rent Jules!"
With this be sent the chair clattering
• &ma the steps, whore it struck Jules
Clinovenet's leg. :vith a force that car-
ried him howling lustily backward to
the second tuella
Armitage* turned and aped tiown tie
frnnt stairway, hearing renewed chunar
e rem and efiPR of Me
pain frOIR the second stnry. In Mtn
Wing for the front door he found a bat
and, havhug loct 1114 own, pieced It
about his shoulders nnd went quickly
out. A moment liter he alipped the
esteh In the wall deer and stepped into
the boulevard.
The stars were shining among the
fly Jug clouds! overhead, nod he drew
brenths of the freshened air into
hie lunge ns he walked back to the
Monte Rosa. Occartionnily he Intigheil
quietly to himeelf, for hi still grasped
tightly In his hand. Pate tinder liln coat.
the envelope which Chativenct had ear•
tied so very carefully coneented, and
several tittles ArMitage mattered to
erect Butt it was,Whesing lee
nearetted and researched les
andparture for aria by 111••
felt for ills el titieter.'1.i:10'.1.":1'nidtar•
lirthe• breut it was ,not, to fotial
tnble into bag and
threw tit things fro ,i ii•
As he drove
At tit hotel be elt...
"Pened bit bags n1 It5!1
4 Cr
aimed% could he have know
c I need upon
him. two gen-
tlemen. one of
them and In lel
ebirt sleeves
p▪ le lump over.
bent over a gait!
on the Boule-
vard Freinsart.
It wns a pretty
kitchen rotor ex-
actly four clip- 00A, lo".
velem of excel -
It was etched in shadings of blue
a Niece; poised for night, and bet
Bete: motto "Fide Non Armis."
The men stared at each other
tfoheriratteictinstant, then
"It Isn't possible!" gasped Burn
net. "The emblem Is untuistsit
cv:Tanbeiret, sweat had broken out nu
eAOrrinellotapege. bad rpnghly torn Wit
41:eel:'1.1rn%%pti'yndhmoeo'llifivyThownederyhebLwIhWti.t..b6:rzins°tisitfhelkbecer:
Chnnvenet panned, drawing "
across his forehead slowly. The"
comfaonrilleeinyetedhed.back into hls fare. 511.1
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