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A Clever Detective Story
(Continued from last week.)
e swung round and strode across the
one Without a backward glance he
)aped and uiosed the door behind him.
hey hoard his footsteps as he ran light-
down the stone stairs. Pryde crossed
tie room to where the girl was .slating•
he telephone bell was ringing softly on
er (lesk. She took up the receiver in her
eft hand and held it to her ear. Her
ight hand still clasped the handle of the
into!.
"Are you there?" she said. "Yes, you
can have the first folio at once. I believe
that the others will come later. Good-
bee!"
ood-byeP'
She replaced the receiver and turned
round. to Pryde with a curious expression
in her face.
"Shall I follow him?" he asked quickly.
"He must be one of the gang."
She shook her head. It is not neces-
eary. He will be arrested within a few
moments, or se soon as he is safely out of
eight of this building,"
Pryde gasped. .He glanced toward the
telephone; .she nodded.
"Oh, I am not quite mad!" she assured
hint. "Nor are we •either of us running
such a terrible, risk as you think. My
telephoning was a code, of course."
To the police?
"To the police," she admitted calmly.
"The man who put that image into your
pocket was one of the Human Four, with-
out a doubt. The man who has just left
us was another. For him, too, it is over.
There are two more. The man who will
be arrested below will not return to them.
They will think that he has made off with
the idol. Then I think that ono of them
will Dome here to make eure. The
other—"
What about the other?" Pryde de-
manded.
She shook her head, "I do not know,"
ehe .said quietly. "He is the man whom
they call the professor. the man who has
done nearly all the killing, the man whom
the police ' are wild to get hold of. I do
not think that he will coli at all."
Pryde was still a Iittle bewildered.
"Are there any more questions wou wish
to ask me?" she inquired.
"I thought," he said, "that You were
simply looking out for adventures on your
own account, the sort of person who liked
to help women out of small troubles.. In
any case, I thought that you acted inde-
pendently."
I started like that," she told Wm.
"Then I came to be useful to the pollee.
There are some of those in authority who
have confidence in me. I have been con-
cerned in one or two important matters..
I had not meant to tell you so much just
yet, but it is you who have stumbled into
this affair to -day, so we move forward a
little more rapidly than I had thought. I
have a private wire from.here to a certain
police station, and a private code. I
have also an alarm bail under my, foot
which rings into a single room on the
ground floor, where the men are waiting
who ' will follow our last visitor. I can
-summon help, by means of it, if neves-
eary. Yon see, I am not e¢; foolhardy as
you thought, Allthe same, I are glad
y r eeeneepease, x},at afraid."''
eke, `rara °uta• in'.
� liar wonder, Her .tons
ten perfeetly , „»»- >afeet, 'Sly
tniee''very
Itch . es .she 'might: ,ha '"eenfeesed te. a
oret'11ktixg- for -golf, or any othOr.:0lhok1y
harmless <Ilursuit. A^t thee moment; .the
as inspecting the mechanism;' of the pis-
tol which she had taken . from their viei-
tor's, pocket.... Her face was exactly like
the face of a child examining with
pleased interest a now toy.
"Do you see what a beautiful piece of
work this is?" she exclaimed, with the
enthusiasm of a crit%. 'I have others
hero. but nothing so perfectly finished."
She opened a drawer on her right.
There were four pistols there and an open
box of cartridges. She slipped her latest
acquisition in by their side.
always have these where my fingers
can, reach them in a moment," she ex-
plained "although I have never used one
in my life. It is not a woman's plain eo
fight. There are other and more deli-
cate methods."
He shivered. Her face. for a moment,
had been positively cruel.
"I think," she continued, "that you had
• better spend the rest of the day with me.
It may be interesting. Only I am afraid
that you will not be able to go as far,
even. ae the Cafe de Lugano for luncheon.
Don't you think that you had better get
some cigarettes, and a book if you want
one, from your rooms, and order some
luncheon to be sent in here from some-
where?"
Pryde was feeling a little like a man in
a dream. He glanced at his watch; it was
past one o'clock.
"Yea, I will do that," he assented. "I
wonder, though, if it is safe to leave
you?"
"Quite," she aesured him. "They will
wait for some time, at any rate, for their
friend who has just left us, to return.
When they find that he does not, they
will be suspicious, but it is my belief that
they will risk everything for the sake of
that little image,"
He turned and looked at it. Again the
same uneasy fascination possessed him•
Be stretched out his hand, but she etop-
ped him.
"Let it alone," she begged. "I believe
I ads superstitious about it myself. When
ou come back, we will examine it to -
ether. Somehow, I can't helpfano in
faneying
hat it means something more to these
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men than as yet we have rightly under-
stood,"
. It was nearly Sive o'clock it
second visitor arrived. G> r
partner ware having tea n
they heard a sharp and so t-
ent knocking upon the door, y
the ringing of the •hail. 0 t
,once and glided into her placee
typewriter. Pryde walked to d
threw it open. A. very resp! n
stood there, sleek, black h d
m the height of fashion, e
stood upon the threshold a t
them reassuringly; they we e
overcome!
before the
Grace and her
together when
somewhat insist-
ent b
rate arose a
before th
the door an
resplendent perso
aired, Breese
Semitic. H
and
smiled a
re not to b
removing h
—Mr. Tiiahar
permission
Pryde replied
yds. is it
everywhere. Sud-
denly The smile
oily suave -
nese
at the image
blah hold h
t doubt, agi-
tated.
my edea
"Just a fe
bithneth—most im-
portant for you."
politely.
Y?" the new-
comer mo, if ya
who is goo
ins for me,
really he
it is that
look for m
Nathan de-
clared that.
turn.
important
away?" Grace
with satin
me to loth
the bithneth
Pryde
with
of any great
You
to -mo befog
"and the soon-
er it is that
eater I aha!
pointed with the shining
toward the idol. The
the in the air.
he said. `Just as you
you get that?"
and toward the image
or was theca indeed, a
sand threatening light
answered, "is not mine
trust."
out his hand. "Shake
eted. You are an hon-
est shall not lose by
the owner of that little
replied dryly.
' Mr. Nathan begged
at me the doubtfully?
been here to claim itS"
d came• in, ' Pay'do a�
Y::i7-F31,iC3h,a�CA. ,.M�ip,:�£f1?.1.13,
ti are saying,. He caapi
catalppa liowever,'and ha
ve, In the end we ,were
of him hurriedly."
khard Nathan became
at the same time ens-
nd surprised.
it," he repeated.
Came here and went
You are sure he thaw
I am speaking, of saiv
Pryde declared. 'I don't
to do with it. Now,
h what you have to
ed. A possible explana-
tion. to him. He kept
to the idol.
egthamin the imago
juthtobesurethatit
th s�d. � `There are
Pryde took it up and placed it in his
visitor's hands. For a single second. Mr.
Nathan looked like making a bolt. Grace
had oeeid the drawer on her right-hand
side, and Pryde was standing on the
alert. air. Nathan glauoed from ono to
the other and sighed. With obvious re-
luctance he set the idol down.
•Ugly thing, ithn't it?" he remarked.
"Shocking!" Pryde agreed.
"Dear mel Dear me!" Mr. Nathan went
on. And this person who wath her be
fore me, thaw thin little image, too; but
you were not able to come to termth, tho
he went away and left it, eh?"
"Precisely," Pryde assented quietly.
"Just in the same way that within a few
minutes you, also, will, I fear, have to
tear yourself away and leave the idol
here.'
Nathan opened his lips and closed them
again. Hae looked at Pryde, and he looked
at Grace. Then he set down his hat and
Dane on a chair. "Look here," he said,
For all our thakes I will not wathe time.
I have come here for this idol. What ith
it worth to you?"
Pryde shrugged his shoulders. He took
the image into his fingers and held it out
at •arm's length. ' It isn't much to look
at," he remarked thoughtfully,
It ithn't much to look at," Mr. Na-
than agreed, and .you know very well
that ou h
Y ova no ri h
g t to it at a11. It wae
thrutht into your possession be. a man in
his latht momenth. He was half blinded,
and he mithtook you for one of nth.''
Pryde nodded. That is exactly the
position."
"You want to make thomething by the
mithtake," Mr. Nathan continued. It
ith natural. .I will not beat about the
butte. I will not tell you any Beth. I am
not a ourio-dealer• That idol representh
more to Pie than to anyone else in life.
I want it. I muth have it. It ith in your
possession by ohanthe—an evil ohanthe for
me. Very well, I will pay. Look here."
He tore his eoat open and drew out a
thick bundle of banknotes. He threw
them upon the table.
Count them! Count them!" he cried.
"I am treating you like a 1arinthe.
There'th eight hundred, pounds there of
the betht. Count them! That ought to
pay you, oughtn't it? Eight hundred
Isoundth for a copper idol. Good God!"
Pryde'a grip upon the image in .his hand
had perhaps changed a little. His fore-
finger had pressed more tightly upon a
projection of the backbone. .Che head
flew sharply back. Pryde started, lower-
ed his hand, and a wonderful stream
seemed 'suddenly to flow onto the carpet,
a stream of li uid fire—of ruby fire, of
green fire of white, brilliant irideaeetce.
Greco and Pryde were themselves almost
stupefed, Then Nathan, with a howl,
threw himself upolt ]sie knees and began
to geone about desperately,.rryde caught
him by the collar and dragged him away.
"So this is What 'you are trying to buy
for eight hundred prelude, is it, my
friend?" he exclaimed. 'No, let them lie
there! They're safe enough. I'll collect
them, afterward."
For 'a moment the man seemed about
to throw) himaelf Meets Pryde.- Ilii --`teas
trembling in every limb. His face w.s
cOevieroed, The passion of greed wee srt
ince iipt almost courageous,
' Y .eq,ihave no olnlnt to cls: jo
enarie "They belt
"Ilname " he nn un
shiny silk hat, "`ith Nathan d
Nathan. I called, with your,
to make a few enquireth."
"Come in, Mr. Nathan," d
quietly. My name is Pr I
whom you want to see?"
The titan's eyes were eves d-
denly he saw what he soup e
faded from hie ' bbiok lips, thee -
nese left him. He stared e
upon the table. The hand w is
hat shook. He was, withou i-
tated.
It ith you I want to talk r
Mither Pryde," he began. w
words, most important bithn
portant indeed; good bithne
Really?" Pryde remarked
"Who ith the young lad
comer demanded. •Introdut u
please."
This is Miss Grace Burton,d
enough to do some typewrit
Pryde explained. "These arer
rooms, and I don't know howt
you should have tome to e
here."
Never mind that, Mr. e-
clared impressively. "Never t.
I have Dome to do you a goodI
have come ou a matter of motht
bithneth."
Would you like me to go e
asked.
Mr. Nathan nodded his head
faction. It will be a she e
You, my dear," he said, "but
ith of a private nature."
"Pray do tot move, Mies Burton,"e
intervened, I can have no
a perfect stranger which ie t
importance so far as I am co
can say anything you like e
Miss Burton," he went on, "a
er you tell me exactly who t
has brought you here the b 1
be pleased."
Mr. Nathan poi
knob of hie stink
knob quivered a li
'Very well then,'
pleathe. Where did
Pryde, too, elan
Was it his fancy,t
that moment, a ret
in the deep-set ey
"That," Pryde n
I am keeping it in
Mr. Nathan held
hands, sir," he ins•
est young man.
it. Listen. I am
curio.'
"Iudeed!" Pryde
"Tell me at once
"why do you look
!kith anyone.eltho
Tlieve wa a ms
,ns tied ;app: , rn1,
WrY m h et yo
1 t
o Sraye' e
grew raather..offensi
obliged to get acid
The face of 11Sr. I
a study. He was
nieious, alarmed, a
"Wont away without
half to himself.
away without it t
it?"
"0h! the person
it all right," Pry
see what that has
please, get on wit
say."
Mr. Nathan nodd
tion had suggested
edging a little nearer
I should like to
for a few milautes.
ith :nine," •lir. Nat
tho many imitation about."
"That! my friend," Pe
dryly. I should be inolinod to
Nathan staggered to his fee,
Phone bell wag. ringing, ,lie tura
ly toward it ,
"What'th that?
"Only one of spy climate" Grace n
ed eelmle-. "Are chert?" she we
"Yes, the second: lot of folios will be
in a very few moments new; the
lot probahly to -night. Yes! Yes!
thankou. Geod-bee.".
Mr. Nathan wiped his forehead. ,Ire,
not a very Pleasant sight. Look h
he said to Pryde "we don't need .to
re]. I•eth an infernal piece of leek,
you've Mumbled into, this, The
enough for all of utll. •Turn the
upon the table.We'll share them u
and I; hiilf for me, half between,yot.
That'th fair, ithret it? Only let's e,
job quickly and; let me got off. 'Th.
sixty thousand poundth . worth of jew
there. You're made, for life; end if
take my advithe, you'll clear out.; i,,
give yon an addreth or. two in .Minta
dam, where you can get rid of .the*
you want to know."
Pryde shook his head! "Mr. xslatha
he declared "you are wasting your. ti
Neither this young lady nor I' rays
have the elightest loos of benefiting
the possession of these jewels. We la
grave doubts," he went on, with a f.
smile at :the corners of his lips, "as
how they may have Dome into our
seseion. We shall run no risks in
matter. We shall seal the idol np, . .
if no one; comes here to lay olalm to:
with better credentials than you e,
your friend, during the next twenty -
hours. we shall send it.�" , toploud Yar
Nathan glazed "at'them!'- e was it
suspicious, half stupefied: Yon retie
that you are on the straight?" lee'e•sea
mended fiercely.
Abeolutelv." Pryde assured. him.
must admit that I had some sympathy
that poor fellow when I saw him be
hounded, and I meant to keep ppossess
of the little idol`untll some euthentiea'
Person Dame to claim it. Now, of eau•
it is a different thing. I shall keel
Mr. Nathan opened his mouth
closed it again. He looked at the ca
he looked at the idol, he looked at_.G
he looked at Pryde.
"God bless my thous!" he spluti
"Are you mad, both of you? Dont
want money? Don't you know '
money ith?"
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• I, am taking no risks. Dead men
omen are the; safest witnesses."
ape to in sb slow,; almost monotw•nous
•b-ait h a `mansner uricusly ins
Somehow ow or other, they beth of
eft that c lie was a being . of a dif
order from, either Nathan or . his
smog. The ,master wae there. Grace
perfectly well that . if she even
lied out ben; hand toward the re -
r of the telephone, he would keep
aced.
only for another twenty-four hours.
0
I
a
"We want it very badly sometimeli;1.
Pryde. replied "but, you see, there is aag
ways the risk that these jewels may no
have been honestly come by.” • r,
Mr. Nathan tried to speakand fa€d,`
He had no words. Very slowly he wok,
up his hat, brushe it with his coat slseve,.
and turned toward+ the door. "If ' I el*
that the poor fellow bath left any w
ten inthructionthl" he promised,, "Its
let You know. I understand you to t -
that you will keep the jewels for at lea
twenty-four hours?"
Pryde nodded. Mr. Nathan turned
away to hide a somewhat curious 'exp!
sion at the earners of his lips. ,. '.
Very well," he said, "I wish yen -= old
be
afternoon. You are very honest t f
you. I hope you will find that hon
will pay."
He walked out, slamming the door 'a.
tie behind him. They heard his ret.
ing footsteps. Graee .touched the lie4
her feet and raised the telephone peel
once more to her ear..,
"Out visitor," she announced
"has just left. Please do not let anyt
important happen just round here.: T;
is- one more to come. Yes, quite
right; thank you. Good-bye!"
Sha laid the receiver down.
"After all," Pryde remarked, -"our /ri
Mr. Nathan was not one of the fight
sort. Somehow or other, I fancy that
last visitor, if he comes, maybe di
ent."
That night, for the . first time,
(Hmaid with, , . rtner•., ,Tho 're"
ryy a -acs. on
nice , iln , and in the least.
Pryde began to feel inose' elle
'hank you." she faltered. "I am ter -
hied to death, " I can assure you that I
ball let the telephone ring."
ee .visitor moved a step or two nearer
bl. He was now within ss., few feet of
"You, are not terrified to death,"
said coldly. "That is what alarms
will confess to you that I have
e' feeling that I am in a trap, but in
a you are deriving any satisfaction.
that fact, let me assure you that if
•s'' ea, both of you will answer for it with
Your lives. You know who I am? I am
Helski, chief of the Human Four. I have
•ki]rled a dozen men this year. I believe
in''ipilling; it has become an art with me.
2 sI were not for the noise, I think I
gbpuld kill- you both, juet as a precau-
tleu. Youeg lady," he added, a peremp-
Mee note In his tone, "get up, Into that
lorner, if you please., I don't like the
way, your hand is prowling around that
drawer: Quick!"
• She b,esiteted,,for only a -;rgie, m. m+-nt.
Then she rose.
t"Seek! .„And you, `tool" the professor
0t d, rning suddenly to Pryde. 'No
n:v nsa! I could shoot your teeth, away,
ozl�jp one, if I those. Back, both of
•.They obeyed. He looked into the
STrawer. From the drawer he looked back
gain , into their faces, and there was
again
terrible in his silence. He
drew his haede,•,from his pockets. ,He held
a reneetfng p)C . kk either hand.
'Bring met . idol," he directed
Pryde, "Bring. tt r ere: and place it on
the table before me r
Pryde walked elo 'the other end of
the 'room; took ti .' the image, and
brought it toward the table. He was with-
riefshout a yard of his destination when
e door was suddenly opened;,•" The pro -
poor turned lite lightning. The door-
Y'evas full of men. An inspector in
detectivcap and
o uniform
hee by his nide niche
Drofe,soes arm shot out, and Pryde, with-
out' hesitation, threw himself bodily upon
lain. pushing hie arm toward the ceiling.
The next second he himself was thrown
half -way across the room. With amaz-
ng ease the professor had freed himself.
He, -dropped on his .knees behind the writ-
able. The dull metal of his pistol
d wickedly in the light or the
ed lamp. Hie left hand, clasp-
to1, was otretched out behind
muttered. "I see some friends.
ve Simmons, I think; Inspec-
t. Not a step nearer, please.
I have nothing to lose by 511 -
more of you. These are my
I want to think.•' •
a queer, breathless silence.
3ill lying where he had been
sad.the amrof'being =eon -
',had 'i l "aired toward' him,
C„',e10-ca an l letreat ed.
against mo, but I have never learned tie
Mick of poverty. If. I .could, havo got awn
with our little friend here, you'd neve
have boon troubled with me any. more,
"Put un your bands, Helski,' the in
mentor ordered. 'I am coming to tak
e
y
r
0
you.
The man's pistol never wavered. Only
for one 'second be glanced around and
back again. Pryde was lying quite still;
Grace was out of .eight.
"I am not quite ready yet, Inspector,'
he said softly. I have no grudge again:
you. Stay where you are. I have a .ma
ter of twelve lives here. I don't think it
will pay you to rueh me. You know I
don't often miss. I shouldn't advise you
to try any tricks. Where's. the girl?"
There was no reply.
"I have a sort of fancy," the professor
went on, that she is the brains of this
enterprise, that she is the person I ought
to reckon with. I wonder!"
Once more he turned his head, looking
back again instantly.
"Ahl" he proceeded. "Behind that
easychair! A very insufficient shelter, an
easychair. I think I can do a little dam-
age through that. Mr. Inspector, I con-
gratulate you. You will probably effect
my capture without the loss of a single
one of your force. It's the girl I'll settle
accounts with this time."
His pistol covered them no longer. He
swung round, turning toward the easy -
chair. Then Pryde, who had been creep-
ing gradually closer, gathered himself
un and sprang at him. The attaek was
so unexpected that for a moment Pryde
had the advantage. From the first he
knew that he was struggling .with a
stronger man, but it was a matter of
seconds only. He went for the hands
which held the pistols, forcing them to-
ward the floor. For the first few sec-
onds he was successful. Then slowly his
arms, inch by inch. were forced baok.
The right hand with the pistol in it
came traveling round toward the easy-
cbair. Pryde's strength was almost ex-
hausted. but it lasted long enough. The
affair, after an, was only one of sec-
onds. The inspector and policemen were
swarming around. With a blow of his
truncheon, the former knocked the wea-
pon out of the hand of the professor,
and a policeman, stooping down, kicked
the other one from the man's doubled -up
left arm. Even then the etrugele was
not over. With a try of rage, the trap-
ped man flung himself, unarmed as he
wae, upon them all. One of the police-
men went over like a ninepin. For a mo-
ment it seemed as though he would break
through them. Then the inspector seized
him from behind, a policeman tripped
him. Even when they had him on the
floor, it was several moments before they
could handcuff him. They got elm out
of the room at last. The inspector lin-
gered behind.
"Young lady," he said to Grace, "this
is the beat day's work you've ever done.
We've got the lot."
"Keep me out of it," she begged.
"We'll keep you out of everything ex-
cept the reward," the inepecto* replied,
holding out his hand to Pryde. 'That
was a brave tackle of yours, sir,". he de-
clared. We should have bad to:shoot, if
You hadn't been there, and' we. mightn't
have been in time: •Stood: night!"
Ile hurried off. Pryde turned, with ,,^
. laalwo .:eat1 aeslieeese +ltie.-syakl.w� ltcl:ax t, t"+1,
J. e210 give Your upHelr1Eati ittg by his aide. She was abA*Iirt v ith-.
'tp•
el s no hone ful'y-ou. F5''o'te 'other men
ilpon,. the stairs. 1
living- together through these fes t 1 " 3 are right," the professor admit -
line moments of adventure.coseid'scare-17e`
ai , at any rate to foster . •> �, I have fought. too many battles
circ • rdliiriu f
ruffled. Even her hair was Mill eerfert-
v'tidy. She wae looking toward the wail
by the side of the door, with a alight
frown upon her face.
"I must have that switch moved to-
morrow," she said. --Cosmopolitan Maga-
zine.
THF, END.
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comradeship. She trusted hips; too—h,ri .e efu
confidence in him. It was impoeslble, 1. f.:iir 1
told himself, that she was really so of rd
and sexless as she appeared. The 'even-
ing wore on. Occasionally they heard tire
elevator pass up; oftener stilt, there wo o:,
footsteps on the stairs. Their expe'r t el—
visitor, however, did not arrive. Tpivn- d
ben o'clock was always a quiet time. ln-
the fiats. Thera were very few•pegyll
coming or going. With the silence Pelee,
became conscious of a curious feel1ltgf
uneasiness. 'He found himself weeps,
the door every moment.
I wonder," he said, half to hijnseli,
"what devilish scheme this man who: ea1151
himself the professor will invent!"
Grace looked up from the book -Which.
she had been reading. There was not the
slightest sign of excitement in her facet-
Her hair was primly arranged, drawn :.
back tightly with the obvious intent' to
nullify its natural fluffiness. Her 111 t1ti
black dress was unrelieved by even..a
touch of white at the .neck. Her ch ea
were as pale as ever.
Fou must bear in mind," she reminge
him. 'that neither Mr. Nathan nor i!
predecessor will have had an opportunit ,
of communicating with him. If they hliii:.
any plans for meeting formed, le 4.,7
have become suspicious. On the . till,*•
hand, he may believe thatt they have g11r,r
off with the jewels, very' • much a ere
Nathan believed that the first man •wry
trying to do. He evil] probably Con'
quite harinlesely and with very ranee f rl
same sort of offers. Listen l"
Pryde could hear nothing, but (+red
crossed the room swiftly and seated 1 to
self before her typewriter. The greet/
shaded lamp was already, in position fr
half -finished sheet of manuscript it. Si
machine. She began to work. With on,
hand else opened the drawer on her riei,
hand side.•
"13e careful," she whispered. "Soma ete
is fitting a key into the latch,
Almost as she spoke, the door 'vs.
noiselessly opened. A hand fissile
through the crack and touched the l no
which
controlled le
d th
e electric atri lights. l
o i te. t
room
VMS i
n d ,
g i
atltne
se except
for
the lam!
bay Grace's side. A man lipped quiekle;,
in and closed the door behind him.
nate.
"The lamp," ho remarked, is unfori
He was a man of about middle heighf
of most ordinary appearance. A bra, 1,
overcoat, which tutted him none too. ie., +1,
hung about his spare form. He had e
Pronounced stoop, gold -rimmed spoont n="
and white, untidy hair rather long ail 1
back. He wore a bowler hat with a.bi'
brim. He stand a few yards inside ;•
room, both hands concealed in hie ret
coat pockets.
Young lady," he said calmly, "aad
You, sir, you may be expecting me --yon
may not, There is a little -mystery :1:on
canned with this room and its oeoupri La i
which I have not yet solved, but it esoe
my suspicions of you both are correct, :l
let sue warn you that, however quickly;
your hands may go to your !sockets,: for':
I am holding a pistol in either haand;
and I learned to shoot through my Pdr-..,
ets a good many years ago. You seep"
Grace looked at hist, unmoved, from
over the top of her tepowrfter. 'You nee
Quite' sure, sir, that you, are not making
a mistake?" she asked,
"I am leaking no mistake," the new,
comer assured them grimly, "I have
come to recover a piece of property weft
You may or may not know about. There ;
it etands upon the table --ugly, grinning,
monstrosity. Now I'll hue it from yoi
or fight for it, whichever you:Iike, b
havo come for my idol, and I am
steed to paying visits in vain."
Ire name a little loser to them. I
quite clear that he had bests op
the truth. The outline of the ' n
there, showing from insid
pockets, One was
>zz. e toward G •
know when the end has come, but
zany of you flatter yourselves that I
l blindfolded into this trap. I knew
yell that the odds were ten to one
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