Evening Star Newspaper, May 29, 1921, Page 58

3 THE' SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 23, 1921_PART 4% THE GRAY MASK r Garth Is Shown a | L Gray Mask | "l o ARTH, in response to the un- foreseen summons. hurried 1] ago. when ¥ {| dreamed a man could make ¢ much difference to me again.” She sat down. hiding her fa Later—I don’t know. n How How can anybody?" She spoke wistfully. along the hallway and op- | bridge above Garrison. ened the He had been assigned to the -detective bureau less than six months. “Where were you going., (arth?” “Home. That is—I thought I ‘might drop in on Nora for a minute. With a quick gesture the inspector brushed the mention of his daughter aside. “How much do you love your life>"]| “On the whole I value my life rather highly just now.” Garth an- swesed, trying to smile. “Then turn this down and nothing ®aid" the inspector went on. “It's volunteer work. It's touch and go whether whoever tackles it eats bacon and eggs tomorrow morning.” “What's the job?" Garth asked. ou've heard of that fellow with- out a face., This fellow Simmons in Chicago—several years ago now— experimenting with some new cxplo- sive in a laboratory. He got his arm up in time to save his eye “Seems to me I remember. began. “Worn a gray mask ever since.” the inspector said. He drew a telegram from a pile of papers at his elbow, spread it on; the writing-pad, and tapped it with his_thick forefinger. o doubt about your having heard pur friend Hennion?" Garth started forward. resting his cinsed fists on the desk top. His face was excited, unbelieving. Garth, with | the rest of the bureau. could point | to half a dozen men as vassals of | this almost mythical figure. But he knew also that nothing had ever been proved against this organization of criminals. which was unique. be-! cause, in addition to prosaic brutality. it appeared to be informed by brai of a brilliant and inscrutable char- acter. “How much of a chance?' Garth asked. All the drowsiness left the inspec- tor's eyes. ' Maybe to sit in with them tonight. I've never had a ghost of a show with a stool before, and this is the night of all nights. One of these crooks has been boasting. He said—and I{ have it straight—Tonight we play our ace’ Get that. Garth! What must an ace mean to that lot, eh.” Garth breathed hard. “How do you expect to throw sand in the eyes of that outfit “Give me,” the inspector answered slowly. his rumble approximating a wrhisper, “some one with no nerves to speak of and a build like this face- Jess man Simmons. You have that wore train brown suit a gray from Garth's brain. The had begun reas no suspicion that he wa of the police. t;arth noticed a went o build, Garth. All you need is a plain { change from dark ‘brown suit. “This is Simmons' description as he left Chicago last evening. He ex- pects to arrive on the western ex- press tonight. He's looking for some one to meet him and take him to the headquarters of the Hennion gang.” ‘Has he a record”" ‘A suspect. chiefly because he's tied up with that anarchist crowd out there—an analyst of explosives, a chemist, cursed by this hideous acci- dent—dangerous as giant powder it- self! That's why his mail's been Watched, how they got onto this move. But they've no details for us. Maybe Simmons himself doesn’t know what he’s up against.” * ¥ ¥ * natural voice issue from mask “Didn’'t look for »u friends.” Excitement drove the uringly n that the train paus locomotive ed them reappear, leading a third who mask above a plain| mons. has got a fa He heard a croaking. un- the answered. “and look at that sear. ing behind 0 as d for b elec car. Althdugh he knew that normally we gain b no passengers would board it at this This is what I v he gazed anxiously from o an stood close to the! “.wppo iy o Nora. agi track with the evident place. window. A m entering the railing and into the car, stopped dead, and turn- B ed sharp, inquisitive ey mask. “You must be a star gambler, judg- ing from your face.” He continued to stare as though ex- pectant of an answer. Perhaps some countersign was demanded. GGarth con- centrated his culty. One word had strayed circuit- train. swing himself out sight. A moment later the man walked i, 30 FRS BUSEUS thoughts :s on the gray with d ssengers y were not aware of the substitution At last the Zu. ADVANCING STEADILY, SHE RAISED HER HAND AND 1POINT MAN WHO HIDES HE fe had the word.” But yvou're right, Nora. oon | bull here he's behind that ma “Then make him take it melancholy round. inert mass which lay just out- ndertaking | Garih's croaking voice was torn Side the room where the white light immons had with dismay rched the mahogany. It was a in the hands “No. I warn veu. Spare me and man. deftly bodnd. and bandaged the | yourselves that. IU's not d see.” the tric tonight. any ay. If it making a sl s g the intention of [ wioot arth saw . elude a brakeman, saw him grasp the| w/ooi wonrgelf him: et George 1o G of m no dime mus faybe the lady he's so set on it. for ladies Nora flushed angrily. “I'll call that bluff: Garth caught the ex; the others. He noticed iffi- | hands. Whil fastenings of the gray ing it. Listen. Slim. There's a to see Slim whether this fellow, 8 “If this isn't Simmons. we're out of the running for one of us need look.” is. what do of a large and very wide eabine “:n,\: I"-:’”t::.\"‘ rge knelt in front of th insert- “ling slender. gleaming tools in the reed. “Wellt, 10k with the adroitness of a watch- maker. He opened the do i tid the 1 rge answered um fiend.” ple; his fingers rose to the mask he turned —_— “He got fresh with the girl” Garth ever the prostrate figure of Georgs . ~ = answer The man breathed. wound was y o — a 7 Slim waited, taking In the details in the shoulder and appeared of v elecltlive 01 ’ )y ‘a Sluort /) am A the tableat little real consequence. He straight - = o . 4 “You're bluffing, Simmons” he ened to find the inspector standing i 0rat eame, T T i : e g last. © “Vm after facté mow. over him with a look of pleasors. it st came. T never|couldn’t recognize him behind the ' mason's vard. A taxicab waited |@ successful climax. This anguisi, caed etonml o) mocamo Toss mpour handR Burt Garth to think of that expres- that mask there. Garth maneuvered o that he (100, he must suffer ou cared) anonEnite aecomoliinantied revolver, aiming sion’s Ning for one of unbeliel “Whole force at your heels, Nora? had a seat By the window. He 1e ’ Nora. HOWever, was, protecting: her e O afushould | Garth's bedy. Nora gave a httle and revo the leader asked gently his hand. wmch clenched the piece of Hins. ; : ; Garth laughed This fe will stand his i an 1| “No she said, “but it mizht be paper. dangle through such police=| -You promiséd ——" George bezan 4. won, 1 You domt quite understa he said. “For murder tramping on the dock without your men as he saw were indifferent until j 1 said it you had that mich nerve ' don're know 2 s much, ANSWiTe 1 slowly, “and r Krid It wae here on Know.™ : so observant Slim Bl r pufle 1 one | But I know vou haven't. Even if you . and wny said hix th street he ne ne nurderer 5 4 murdersrd the arth. I'm proud of vou safe Then, good-bye. Jim. And bull here. There's a_cop with his who looked stra roa i 3 e d b here ere’s a_ cop W s ho looked straizht at the ¢ He jhad croaked him you uldn’t dare would ne hed stice mus f . [t nimie st thet ane T eome i hand at vour throat. It's straight.” |let the paper flutter from h rs, | acknowledge it i o e st cemust Ihullets would Yiin e canphy the SEure of Mors ot e same when you ‘From vour father?’ | but @id not dare glance Lack | youre kne s where he iy ™ DhL I o Gver I moAy e wayimoanic thase sack ¥ dests e against the safe His veoics | whent get tack: e said She nedged, {if the policeman had picked it up 1 LSWhat difference does that make? they buried him that, if there was oo &g AU soulapyd e v hard and business-like I e A e | fHow A= The cab halted in a dark side street | I'm Kneeling to vou. And let Slim other way. | would get justics Sutprised rhen my hands Rring that woman here” el dow't know. she_sald, “h;‘n he n.’fll.A ngton axenue. Tihdy atighted | rave LB Elve vou Sour price. You ihe peor boy. We were pra down - gl m. bound and at the doer > i il t was dark. | was sure he'd have a stoel with vou {and walhed With an’ unconcern that |neednit he ashamed to Kiss me. No SIS e e SO e dowy them He fook his own v - spector’s door. | At a short distance two men smoked | onight. Hes tried o long 1 Know | surprised Garth fo the servants en- | 1t wasn't Shm. 1 did it. The cop nething to my father. Thre T [l s ot ot graanad the Anshector S I {3nd chatted. They had withdrawn | he wasn't bragging. Siim' We can't |irance of a_large house This X jumped me from behind that sofa. =il 1 had helped 1 met Stim. 1e oBULe he went nc ohemee o abauh N A oA moodiness. He fancled th fisons $ 1 trip up now. Tve worked too hard tunlocke They en 4 and wi and 1 1et him have the knif. Pleased his vanity 1o have w spy ap o5 DORRC SO0 O en ff'f;__rdlnv.‘ a ;;“‘. e Lot her g0 X i him a®ons airesdy daad 8 You've told me what a mess vou made | in 1h ley while one by ane He raiscd pis expeetantly. headguarters 1 made him trast me. | 1 ¥ s A step elos JBut the immector sirode g0 the '\ Fhiatle shrieied. " The hills rum. | 128t time. when that cop. Kridel. was | four from the boat slipped in j Garth nd at first Butal jcouldnzt. A out sweho—vet. | SR8 h 0 8 p ek Troml Bisltn heritaoe her hands Blad EHnaine thelel tie UM eroaked Where will we be if ‘any- | Garth understood what ihese pum- only b savaze joy 1 sopner or later, T knew the fimede ind tonks a police whistle from He gasped and 1 I water. the men rejoined (Garth, He | thing like that's pulled again" | hers meant. In order that Nora,:their lips did not soy Yet he qu Would come. That's why 1 worked sa | 700 810 fooje & palice WISt e Toom . andl irenck hearity s)ipped the mask from his pock The wirl glanced rapidly around, {George and he might accomplish | tioned why the biz man. instead hard for tonight. why I wouldn't It [ (5 BOUE Pt I bl e 1 “ E e secreted his features behind its Then. advanecing steadily, she raised | their task undisturbed, the won | Anawerine the mpiation of that anything interfere. beeause 1 thought | 00 F0E o ShE e e L ) ’ protection. | her hand and pointed at Garth he | would bear 1o each inmats he "”l"'"”' b open and inviting. droop- | i this reom—well L Sl Rt e m‘u The train dashed across the bridge, | SPOKe evenly house chloraform. or. under necesy o8 QECTEET HESlavSstreteheal Sshie hireathediinrd or s inoment No. in the dark s uc 4¢ lover toEether At sparks grinding from its wheels | “Whe could it be but this man that | Si1 something more permanently (@R ANCHOOT L e Sinee 'V !5:xr-:- n you ‘L" doubred. |yt four men stared + winn combination, but we When it stopped. panting sullenly, the | hides his face? There's nn doubt | neing. racothia e i vars ol bt el e R e oGl Sdoned BT e A e G BB he ‘ound himsel shins ¥ - s ey R ida b o hee; * 3 alor rushe ach o X0 = e T e MR Then T wag | flowed e Joined the ancient stainin | with (hem. 1 Have saved And P e “olor sushed Back te Norae flunz into 4 stedlthy: sure and drean- | Lhe carne | #lways 1 had manned at the end tol -« ARTH wondered if relief would ot slter He lonken deubifully Srom fois o a ey A g e knew what that | punish them as they deserved. But | (GVFIH wondered if ¥ ApNATimadicor S He Jopkediganbi tully s S e e 4 unioose upon them Now—in a trap. We'rs like mice in | ever come. He was afraid one to_the other. AL daer he emed mufed thud in the darkness ahcad backward, he grasped a trap. Jim. Ve donme that to veu. |the of frayed white paper must | L0 Eather tus emotion in a ! T am s navtondl fogr i mwein eray [ one handle ol ihelsatit Rnd ononda thi A TRERIT Andl me out mow Awd wlinth | njve sonsinstray Otherwite JU stem - Doy 2 RIS : doors \ehind the mask. too, They'! = N i ed a woman in this e e i aruts “eokie Deve L hot Tiav ) bant (o, Wieeon MLUSE G to him, it would have brousght Yeu b hormewhinned Drag f i » snapped off the light Vin Wl make a fight of it, Nora.” he [ bolp eve fore ho had sounded his SINE MY daughter into this | hand. he seated himself on 1 said, gr » matter what 1 do. | cheill alarm LI LR R S | foar with his back to the open safe. trust m bR L , Cheer up. chiv i Arew her down She snapped the hutton hit Then he heard a tramping in the | cause if you and she wo Why ™" she asked shaft pierced the darkne: And | hipuse. @ Stragsle e the doar, a Do U4 drag nto a lot werse than “They will be here” he said. “There | three others with ready revoly voice whose roar aved exeitement | A no way out oxcept thronzh that | were haif-way across the room. Garth |and trignph He turned 1o her anxiousiy. Ther wr which th v will s §1 i sate | put his fingers to his lips. Wher: Garth?” WeTe tears in her eyes He questioned To wait Ture. WHY don't they comvoe | © “Sh-h. he said. “Wait. Dont come | The door filled with men in uni- | [§1hv¥ had soruns from pus for him He felt the quick shaking of her any closer. Corhy She fouched his hand. He lnoke Garth | hody. “What's wronz, Simmons?’ Slim r Hg| SRR Or Kt DRI re U e it 1" knew what 1 have done” she whipped out. | ressed only thanks, and a fric [ said, “what 1 have dene 1o you. “Who cailed? That's George. L aane troubled by his persistence arose and i Wapsr 1021 1 understand o Lte” be answered, | What MONTE CARLO, WORLD’S BIGGEST GAMBLING 'ESTABLISHMENT, MAY HAVE AUSTRIAN RIVAL ) AT GARTH. “WK s FAC corLp BE BUT m- He waited some one rapy panting, d sharpiy three times the leader A pocket lamp flashed ahead. throw- 1 white At azainst finely- grained mahogany. A hand in the shaft signaled him. and he erept she forward until he stumbled over a If ther, rs. the eve pretty, what about the mouth, the * ¥ ok ¥ a the 7[HE mahogany formed the doors ler. nodded to rth. The light glowed now on the sleek. belly of safe: and. as Garth - confused reached out a steadyinz hand, he he croaked. | joroakes | realized that th Tt Ton: = wore of wleel too. His oniy chance | THE CASING OF MONTE CARLO AT LEFT, WHERE BIGHTEEN ROULETTE AND SEVEN TRENTE TS e morns e TEY ome time. g DAY OF TH E SEASON *lenty of time, isn't there? Garth pressions of croaked anxiousl " - e their ready “Ought e h Fre g e BY STERLING HE! has heen oblized to per a “rake-{heavy roulette game which sprung up No lizht-fingered party in the public 2 off" f 10 per cent on every “hank.”|in 1914 at Campione, just < the touched a sin Sleeper.” “Everything's cove 1 QLnaw e lidn SRS R pI s SRR T Swiss frontier—to the ra Ave. they took eare of him, like hiz brothers all like Monte docs not attra t Swiss, who saw a thousand touri | i | expect. to find the watchman wherc | i | - ously from the gang to him. He used Slowly and ced Nora. oy bt CARLO is to have a, Carl i WY TH = meexeuive Al he opened a lously Trom e B g to approximate| Holding her with his eves, he| Wil thoush® 0 e e Baccarat is supposedly a club zame. | Slippinz over Switzerlind has had A The man scemed almost suffocated - drawer and lifted out a tightly- | the voice he had heard at the bridge. ! Slibbed the gray mask aside. SaiEanEl, At e anicil tiow rival. Rumor is busy with [ BEIE L G D itlusion, club dues | mizhty moral conflict. The ant-| Shortly, he are S aprered = woven gray cloth. It was pierced by ,depends on whether 1 hold| Jic sew her . e the ancty Shive: I eactad hier e ot e | historic ce Of | from £ to 100 francs are demanded. | zamblinz party has won all along the | could see implacable will power fore. two holes above and a 10ng, nNarrow you take a Jittle stroll|nim a long N hchcens v‘r-lrr;kret"\\':[d-n‘-:i of thought. Thexlast time this job Schonbrunn, the summer | thouzh vou play but for a sinzle even- line. nie Gt o {inZ him. He took his total winninzs opening below. From its edges four | o iih me." hor face, before she soreamed. He|Dad been attempted Kridel had bees [ esidence of the Austrian emperors in | : B Iu»s_pn‘rls are ‘r«-({uxsxl(;.laA. d | i‘\'.‘ = “I’: ‘;”:‘:-’n;;: the “dead” season | more than 50.000 ¢ S i id, holding it | the aisle. s over her eyes; watched her fall | 3 3 Coreca 1 the great Napoloon and. later on.} Bacar <0 is played w vers' | priateness, though the casino re <! o popt roulette, has the ad : : ; 2o e iRely that one of the in-|trembling. | nals. s that accounted - his xon Aiglon, who was kep s o ¢ : much al 12 : 3 i ionls ntf'.‘:;:nfi?:nl‘:“:n'e":fi:& iad tted it o s men was in the car, but, of | Garth Seplaced the mask, shrug. | 1°EFe® for the others bared nerves | virtual prisonce by Metternich | 1o play adaingt, Bither (he D he sahites . i different Uram leat sl e cos 8 LAt 100k the Cloh A i 'emall | course,” the fellow would not confess | Eing his shoulders. and turned to the | e, Caned forward, nilh th i s ey e L e B R S L R S S his face Lt et e e oyt | himself by stepping to the vestibule|others. The leader laughed IRhtIv, | ooar o iny, ank @ Job ol sou | cd that the pu R CMPOTArY Manker O it Seeacon® proper. drawi up 1k 1 1e Meste) by tws cows maacs s A thls with a pleased, wondering |at their heels. It would be enough for| with satisfaction ik Tae. Lonil yoR At twice ' e ) R mancarat proner e O DO hat ola st ST e et e s U Ll i o D e smile. ' him to know that they were on board| “Never dreamed it was as bad Al What do you mean by that sion i actualiy ! Produces the biszest bank roll and ix | that old spe SnrLuErCe . yes. from a monster pack of cards Ti1® ¢ scar peeping will fetch them, |and that the train was not seheduled | that, Simmons. . Youre .”ua}u‘.' ...14, asi “Didn't you fall down on it lus N Consortinm:. AL thi Fanker- until he zets enough of it. At lh‘_"‘“\“"nj”:v and for-the-fun-¢ six packs in one Few players take Pt S D o soull pase | to stop befors reaching the Grand|blame you, but you must see we nad | 0y hee district council of 10 pm. there may be a bix while | the ) (he trouble to follow the vount and “Where.” Garth asked, “does Sim-|Central station. to be sure.” i t see we had | “Ask Slim,” he said short] “I'h e prosident was asked a4 11 pan. not half the plavers mas “v'lw "-“"‘ s hard to define. | know whi. “red loses. color wins® s e o Garth knew that. too. Therefore hel Garth nodded. He sat dow {ilsitiretime. Kmetntent wits anv truth ble o zet action. The establishment | 1t includes it ounsts andije They Know that it ix all rizht Ons Change Cars? ress stopped at|could not understand why his conduc-| the girl speak. Until then me wouin | i bobit oM e d that the JuSU rukes off its commission oL em who “want 10 (08 and that there are always some whe {bav. nd with an air of confi- | piaySpie PRTHE en he would | quit fooling with ny case” 1o In public zamblinz. st3le Monte Car- 11" @nd all the ali e~ Lcount ax accurately as the deal the end of the bridge above Garrison. | (o7 'wg:ed’: D doos mmaMiaylsipare 11 2ot thie iena To e et TSR ment Canse we're at rlol" Many {and that there fs a rewapd of 1600 L - l i apen ves A A e p At ae . LI get the i i : . the “establis : S 7 iy S iand that there s o connpd o ™ ::;p]':“:(hmc?.:r:n o oS Mere ot |raised the trap. Gath started, for, 22 e he stool lost a leg | that ki . waitinz for. ed of the us: of 1 Seion- [ Lolds the bank with unlimited capitai, 317 .'~"J‘ anyi1ose (L Ehack D7 francs permanently offered for “the in i Ole |if the engineer were an accomplice] g 42 i _“Maybe when you get it oper sunn 1ark. Which is con- against comers, Its sure profits najority los o Ty © discovery of any irregularity.” It has and keep him out of mischief while if the SRECCT, WL &l e e nal | ¢re arth waited then for her to be-|George I'm not so sure youll opey | insive I < and the refait) do mot exceed | ich onc. nerhaps RS YOk e Foud jump at the chance | the brakes began to grind while the {ray bim, but she only stammered alit. I'm not o sure of your nerve Phere wre somie LA00 roofs in the 1% per cent on simple chances—at ( yr T ributions m i Our man won 20608 francs three vourself, sir" He removed the mask, |train lost its speed rapidly. o tabiahe AUDleas | Then she sank back in a heap. palaee, of which fewer 1ha which price you can buy insurance ! MG CUrios Y mes in succession. 10st o won 1wn The inspector handed him a piece of | The slender man grasped Garth'sf,gieq, g = pleasant sight for{ screened her face with her hands are kiteh ns 1<, which we against them. This moderation m: e will imore times, and ot up and —auit. H frav. ,,:2,.,,, aper. ¥ arm, and, as the train stopped, leaped| o "0y oat—must have thrown| “Now 'what 1 ous by Tatch nase, a at attraction. The motto i ane h man does not need it had won. in two hours, 130000 francs aved white Daper. en the time|With him to the right of way and hur-| '"ef off the track ® | “Dont say that. Georze.* she whi s e in 1550, conbr S e O i T otas game govs on Thus Sir Frederic: And xot his face was kv that of: & a fhimpand e time 5 ‘hadows at the foot|, Garth pressed his lips together. He ! pered. “Not here. Ever since I'vel700 acres. T valace, after twice | pg Sl il & ms up the winter. “When wnee it e ol comes scratch your instructions on i {Tied him into the shadows a Becioned G D |5 . i I f Lusinees. not in “seasons™ only, but the nian condemned to death oy B c ] | 55 the embankment: beckoned to Slim. He took the whip | been in this room—it —it doesn’t feelheinz burncd. by Hungarians andveqr around. Monte Carlo, for 1 fo. I8 understood that. in the donz run. jhaybties:. he had won the sum he ot TaWhi atav white. b1 ag | He saw ahead the red and green|!n.}5 0% hand: ! right.” Turls, was rehuit in its present LENLATG N onds on 51,010,000 france {10 sabies must win und do win. then for Bui the strain had hecn o B ety e "as vien [ights of an open drawbridge. He un- Y (he safe here? Are we going to| “H ht up.” he said rough- | grandiose stvle in 1700 1 be vidends on 51000000 francs’ Het the poor man be adviscd.” SRS St e e e e o D e tra Youi1 | deratood now, and marveled at-thel$Pend tho rest of the night on this|ly the matter with vou? ! favorite residence of Maria ed zains w no outsider ¢ “dead scason” players are ol gor polite to follow people, but he s e b “ It hald back | simplicity of ‘the trick. It had been| baat? It the cops are awake it isn't| This gravevard.” = nd SRk oalio ¢ rival fm know, not cven stockhoiders. ! They're worse. They'ré neither | (e Tot oticing Such, trifles and we Temructions until 11 in case thewe|only necessary to send some small| WISE He resumed his manipulation of [sailles” lasi zreat a0 A el st nor fouls, They heeled—and oiehed him, very interested fows have any spies in the depart- | boat to loiter in the draw at the prop_| 1 right,” the leader said. “George, | the knob. rth noticed that from ihappened in it was the peace conf e e o ioh (o Liecdiy ate hese silent, correct visit- = et I b Ay o AT Ay e i e depart | P moment 1o assure the security of | ¥ou and Nora and Simmons wait here. | times to time he glanced uickly over jence o <& af Vienn Tore 15 aueil lmutioni Ny with thousands in’ their pckeis AR s ' 3 yo! 1 L e o enicaton est of you start out.” his shoulder at the somber corners | which empire of the R s ithe blea jeome from every part of Eurepe on . clon alihma He was thinking, sur Pear a uniformed policeman With &l mediately Garth lost all sense of| The studious-appearing youth, the|of the room. = {reat Napoleon canuiblion i Mhelaonspniiimt last hope. They are business men on | o enr 1o T Ha Ty, ik ine, sur. 4 R o It AN M . and|direction. The other led ‘a_stealthy.|{ramp. the dandy and the elderly’ man | Nora had. to a certiin extent. L he money spendins public, which the | thi: cdss of hankrupiey. They are| i A RO hat hie offer was accepted. And | circular course through a lumber| flied through the door and silently | Mtartled Garth e fancied onc S st . jPublic tables draw. Ionest men wio! W Bad., heavs | wory e it airolutions any ave way “disqu v .yard across a fence, around darkened | closed it. The leader spo; h|[that semething moved behind the ITH such a ing * ok Ok ok losses by the war, They profes- | g % £ i d Rave way to a disquieting nervous-|¥ poke to Garth - his' Slowly. he perked up and walk- Peéas. He stood up and stepped around | buildings, and finally onto a small [ quickly divan. George caught his start and rival to Monte Carlo, Vienna.l iy io neroie, but it fs notlSors and army men who have dHAD- 1 og with confidence. He w At The desk. putting his hand on Garth's|Wharf. A craft was moored there. It * * % % demanded an explanation. e e T e B 3 { dated their wives' dot. They are rust- | 3oy nt o eounter and. cashed o s {lay in darkness except for its navi- . “Well,” Garth croaked. “1 agree 2 ¢ ¥ 1D certain how lonz Belgium will ed o and emploves whe are ane . v and cashed fe shoulder 3 ¢« (EORGE will 3 advantages. Th ac - sevious” winners like Thin oulder for vourself he fal.|Eating liEhts. and, an Garth looked,| “(GEORGE will unlock the safelwith the Tady. I don't Jike the ropm.” | advantage® O Bolgecs JNSEE lmain herote. Up to 1913 the publi shor r accounts. They are no- what about the VA tered. “I don't want anoth |even these were extinguished. without any trouble. He's the Know what it i said Nora [opera. ballet, theaters, parks. prom-: o tar xecutors who have made “ out the o - o ant another Kridel R e the ] s the |, °T kn E it era tables of Spa, Namur and Ostend e S S summer season is well name:s e o i B asieacer The siender man glided 4cross (e best in the business. Your job's tp | 1Tt COP Was Killed here,” Wasn'Ufenades and the tradition of pleasure | 405 ; - l s xehanse investments. He o Al e - dampe: Garth's e _| whart. and. Garth at his heels. stepped | : he?* . S Jere S " brought great revenues and prosperity. | is the quick chanec—heads or tails . ’ " A arlo oiThe name dampened Garthie enthu- | WM Gicic There he reached over)oPen it and handle what you find| " “What do I know about it?" he )il here, ready . Formerly they o B0 D o0k off” the zero advan |11 is more honest than the stock ex- blure, thise to one. iin summer. B DAl e Kmown J0f|the railing, dropping something from | without blowing the lot of us to ever- | asked angrily. S wore the plaveround of privilege | SOV BN R0 . ax an | ChANEC, more tiger wnd less smake. * % ox ascending star of the bureau But the | his hand. Garth heard three splaxhes|jasting dirt.” “Right here, George. And if he—!xow, they wiil be for evervhody Gaugerkanionrgofitheies g S T I R B WS manner of the young man's death wag | A1 regular intery A blade of light Tarineti B it must have been just this—this{ - “attraction,” so that system players | i M 4 present o ic ingiy fami 10 hi Was | Qashed sharply athwart the darkness) - (arth stirred uneasily. time of night—when he -Georg, i Hrentl i nad a chanee B APHREE days ago such a party won fizure. yet he was not only. as is Aepressingiy familiar to him—found | Explosives!” he sa e Si| e climate its@if will help the new [Teally had a chance in theory. —Then f sivest” he said. “I see why}Can't we turn on the ligh 1 don:t i Gl e jum. in a moral wave, suppressed at a sin irn of the roulette | Probable. quite desperate, but alse stabbed through the heart in a pri- vate house whose dwellers had heard ne alarm The kev to that puzzle had mever been discovered the in- hzd harhored the nature of assignment that night of his murder Before making ments Garth called a1 the inspector's flat This was, in fact a preparation. With- nut seeinz Nora he wonld not be armed to en e unfair lists ri fof fiv he sa Garth breathed ag with death He found her by the window in th sitting roam. She looked. he thou mare Latin than nsusl although the Back clothes she habithally wore ac- centuated her dark b 1 flashine lar features <he had hes Ttalian mother She smiled un.at Garth. and, as al-jmore wavs in fuce of that smile. he recalied| Th the unexplored neutral ground where | quickly their minds had never cally met. Thi 1 unquestionably rarded the devilonment of their re tinns It had until now held th emotions in th <1 of friendsh no iden of snanpning that < entrance, but N, o snddennees ¢ th. shovi e men who circled psing t 1 o men untidy yellow | eyeglas | dent | Another cunuingly r business men, clothing and th irth, with Kis dapper and ferretiike to-do had the rited from ! tramp. Th 1 oring o of ‘the he door. with a sharp pe te e, A sallow vouth swith | safety after you have re rimmed { Ula? 17 there’s anything phony about . Stu- | Your education, drop off hair and la s<ht have b most 1. from behind, | bied over the sill into the presence land hecame an open doorway, framing subled face. stum. you wanted me." “The pay’'s high, Monte Carlo. by its o winter resort, al- Ared [ mambling pals like places where people h e e public zamblinz. The war fol-|wheel, Howed, and now they need all kinds of situation, is rath m answered. ette, it should be explain- | that afternoon 000 francs. The maximum ! the most seientific player in the room. 1 i The mlowsdmal are after this stuff Araid: A man With @ red heart | though. s will e sren, some auiei. 2 bet. at ro about him, { 4o’ trust iplomatic talk. Fvery - i of dead ones! They never!heavy and siniste new hisiness is 5 . - w 3 ™ O T o . . - o v exposed s capit + east 2 body wants it if only to be sure that e LIRS moment. with the | 1 pascd throush Namur last sum-jed. 1 s S o e L L E at | co ack. mer. The magnificent casino stood | lay any larger sin than will times possible to * * and the “re- atx, wary and suspicious. nder man slipped in after | Bobody else gets it. The inventor “pon’t say that. 1 know. cops are drunk with sleep” | He glanced 50 spec thinks Uncle Sam ought anybody, but he's been It's new. and he's afraid pnal | You handle the stuff wit ries. Garth fingered a fra embicd a well-/ White paper. while a third) I am not afraid it T v air of alformula’ he said face. was | You're sure there’ familiar to 1he expert in crime. | StUff in the safe with for forward and | brousht his | taabile 1 this man arih perh i whom unintelligible r man, who ader, crossed tiie room Swung on Simmois Al you know is howcver, Garth passed over)The foreigner wouldn't a fifth. man | & samle to analyze. huge, handsome figure formula a leuned 1 on the afe tonight,” shook his head you're a4 wonde she s {othing but ha o rould housskeener, but it t Zet at the old man. that or he thinks he can perfect it. Canithe dead. And he lay right there The leader turned to Nora. id .-nm.»m;.m-"" - made friends with), ~Blood! George! That's his hlood” “dead” summer season. | . bod f e e hontin Patnce i< | lamentable by the riverside. And <citi= St ! oy e P wricans | Z€ns were mourning: “If we only had | holding ofr. |was Italian. She knew. She suw.jdelizhi amnes, b hen Amaeicns 2 RO S the limit on a number. of it himuelf, | George. dom't say that. It's cursingjare in Burope and the English money- letteabs 5 self, ¢ {spenders are on the continent. Scarcely a tourlst stopped at Namur { whatever, nothing prevents your | down. up. down. al The “scason” dis t Monte Carlo lust summer. Btrangers mes 5 d | stuking other maxinmum producing | hundred francs. not once bat fifty c profits. You | throuzh. oftenest on busing o ! g profits. You ol < as you | times. a hundred times, to the estab- age system player, by pduce that sum. Bul. having stuked | fait.” The ave umn, or! betting mod to have it, if | mother told me such things. She|But progressions, up. Xposes every orge between you and the h a degree of [didn’t he, G continues 1o earn b bets on as m; aoNihie form: »‘“';t;,T\!‘,f,;sk‘:;.‘,-.,,".‘,‘,':,‘.*‘;‘:",,?‘fii;“'fl.,- have heard how Franee and Italy have | formerly Namur was g4y, bright, h 3 P ! S \pher avbe Sl K e e tamp 57| tried 1o divert these profits to the|charminz | D s man had spread Bis chips | lishments “brokerage commixsion e haet el e B O D e | bucearat casinos of their Riviera re-| Rumania had a great gambling con- largely—and ¥he whole combination | Otherwise the honesty of Monte Carl 3 o IOTRE aan company. | Cyou | Sorts—while avoiding, as much as pos- | cession before the wi It has heen ! on far hime. He avas b Alusteced that Lis sabove suspicion. A public Eambling r si'be. the odium of publie gambling. | started again, stopped. and doubtl d 4 win of 3,000 francs. ' house concession can afford this lux- a S| he overlook e in full blast | And. observe. like scrupu can se o |stay.” sce th E ury and adverti vy at San!will be started once mo us bank ment 1s been he o Baevarat pl avi y she ha virlded to ‘ B e Kemo., Bordighera, Cannes o and | next summer. It means prosperity for clorks with &% customer.| Get thin: Glven the volume o busis o e a L | Mento but you cannot ve private | those Rumanian —a national | those mpl A Ked eSS att ed h DT site - =0 e | comma he was trying to pass the O by 4 h 1 rak n racted, the perquisite of th some of the!commands s p: gambling that is public—and this | temptation. his every stack in for him. like shep- [ “zero” percentage is all that the es- the formula?|lamp to Garth. It slipped from her icker withont | fingers, and the white shaft circled swiftly downward. She caught the nd the sacks|handly before it reached the floor, but she answered (now the only light in the room 12 narpow cirele which bored into the “arpel and exposed @ dark irrczular n ora eried, chokin <hed them no: tablishment needs to make its colos- . sal profits closed its gov-|herd herding lumbs, and pu summer to the|up in one biz pile bene baccarat. to make up honest profits And even for municipalities and governments, ! ernmental A rd work. An ook drudsery | Cursing, George reached forward. I won't waste |caught her arm. and swungz the light pected gesture distilled log w. listen ness for the moment's irresis wanted a scientific fellow whe 1. If there's any slip—" away from this desolate reminder of teseation ) X [ use s profession cxclusiyely The leader glanced at the gray a. : - R » wir hands Bz for the or the benefit of humanity 150 k 0. wonder!” she whispared. “No | he had . The qu one without any nerves. We're wait- iThat's up to Simmons now." he|wonder Siim didn't nave the nerve o L] i nx for one more At firat you | =aid come back and do those same things. A ave 1o do ix 1o “keep close o} Gafih Jingers plaved with the | S feen he man Bod Eilled 1 vins | Grorge “re zoing to crack a safe:! pivce of white' paper. rim and his work g trouble and | but you meedn’t be ashamed of this! “You haven't told me where thethought you had that much nerve g Goub o xtinguish the | Job. Simmons.” | ouse 157 he said George, 1 might—I believe 1 SxCIToment in her eyex. A premonition | Just then three faint and regular The moment the leader had answer-, Mght——" re . o ‘ shes came from the water. | ed, Garth was standing on the bench. | Try to keep the light stead 4t e like that. Nera ! They all held their poses of the | He waved his arm. Suddenly he blew | There was a heseeching, childlike e mement Statuesquely until, at a nod | out the lamp. quality in his tone. He worked with | . AN At onee| from the leadew. the intellectuads ! “On the dock! he stammered to the | ifliculty now. His hands were no | ars i her Hor|inoking youth arose and moved to- | darkness. ‘A noise™ longer perfect mechanical tools. Garth brushed e <kirt | ward the door. He turned the lock| As the others crept to the door he|%aw drops glitter and fall slowly to often asked Y opened the deor a little. It was|scratched rapidly and silently with a | the stained carpet. Then George with ric clnt red boisterously against him, and [maich on the paper the location of |# Sigh turned the handle « rih. hix view unobst now, | the house, the nature of the job and cady to open” he said. “Talk ’ Knows un azed incredulousiy at blaz- |an appeal for help. When he wasj''bout Slim! Crying, Nora? Good flas Xupsser) Por the o painted fac . | through he heard the others coming | 10Hl-—= S = arey. Ti ou sew, ‘% * 1 ba o orge.” she sai ha died o il . i} Ti vour nerven Aimmt cloge my eves | can sce him through 4o Toa moment the room went | gyl o m08T BOTY 8 Jumpl {my tears. lying here in the shadows. | Tl TR Bluch All at ence he realized | George said. “Not a sign. 1 § Canit sou R e R 3 that her presence at this unique ren- | (Garth struck the match and re- He sasuelblearmsiabontner ki - be without the slight- | Khted the lamp. hid his eyes in her hair. at the husy street, | T ! ¢ SHght-| "l pover take unnecessary * ok % % IS erhaps it was an he said simply. S . Try to understand, Jim. 1 think 1| /l-advised attempt to rescue him{ The leaacr ooened the doo ('Ai“:hs fl':z”‘ "‘a:hm SR acarcely do macelf 1 oniv know it]|frem the net. He waited tensely for| .. its jtime he said. | SHenEnEarane fravadiniese of st sl B L B S L shel“!x?r::ymlv.:x’;;uh:d"‘;:;‘ mo o stone bDAIGE MessibIY in the inspector’s PRIVATE CLUB IN CASINO OF MONTE CARLO. CALLED THE “HALL OF THE FLORENTINE GRACE: ENTRANCE 1S RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY A Eank 4 stonce haunds and already urgimg the night o 20t 5 TO PLAYERS ACCEPTED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AS CLUB MEMBERS.” = ¢ . s L} i . ¢