Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1923, Page 28

The Scarlet Tanager A Stery of Secret Service and Diplematic Intrigue BY J. AUBREY TYSON (Copyrigtt, 1833, by the Maemiliag Company.) . (Cont{nued from Ye: “It is probable that T whay be called out of town today, and there are some things that must be attended to here before 1 go,” Hawkshurst re- plied. “I am in Baltimore,;:but will be at the department at 10 o'tlock.” Ren- nison explained. “Will 1 be able to “Ie it in connection’ with a matter mnorunce Yes. It has to do with the papel which were taken from Channing at the Weymouthshire. 1 am going to ask vou to take no further action concerning the matter until after I have seen you this morning.” “I will respect your wishes in tha| matter, of course, Rennison. I will PKDN‘( you, then, ll 18. “At 10, colonel. Meantime, please rgard as quite unfounded the su picions I cxpressed last night co cerning Horsford. I am thoroughly convinced that I was mistaken. The yapers 1 withheld from him must be wiyen to him today.” Rennison heard his chief clear his throat before replying. “I am glad to learn my views of those suspicions were correct, Renni- son. Despite your representations on the subject, my confidence in the in- tegrity of Horsford has remained un- shaken. t 10 o'clock. then, “All right, Rennison. The army niled grimly as Tie hung up the receiver. But in an- other moment the smile Was gon Again his gaze rested on the recum- bent young woman on the couch. Tt time to waken her and bid her oseed the floor slowly aid a hand gently on one of the shoulders of the sleeper; wh face was turned toward the wall. actress stirred lunguidly and opened her eyés. An expression of fear overspread her face and, with a quick movement, s! of her elbows. For several moments each, gazing at the other, was silent. faded slowly from Miridm's eyes seemed to find increasing expression on the face and in the eves of the waiting army officer. 1 —time - for you-to go?" s faltered, nodded, and once his spirit more accel- must be on-my way to He turned away and walked slowly toward a window. As he moved she saw the clenching and unclenching of the hands he had clasped behind him. She threw back the coverlet and watched him with a strange intent- ness as she swung her feet to the floor and rose. In the aspect of Ren- on now there was something which seemed to belie his reputation as * man with nerves of steel”’ A shadow came over her features as she.stepped toward the dressing case and, lean- - vard the mirror, began to ar- 1 momerts the silence of the room was broken only by sounds that entered it through the open win dows—the cries of newsboys, the toot. $1,g of automobile horns and the clang of _trolley car gongs. Looking out of the window, Renni- son saw that Carrick and his automo- bile had disappeared. When the army man turned from the window Miriam, her back to the mirror, was leaning against the dr ing case, with her hgnds resting on its marble top. She was the first to speak, and in her voice was a strang metaliic note that startled him. . “You are ready to_see it through?" asked. hands moved from behind him | and sank decper into the ‘outer pock- ets of his coat. A new stérnness had tled on his face, but -whe eaw th pity in his eyves. The huskiness ha Jert -his voice, .which. s, KOftly vibrant now with an unmistakable tone of declsion. es, Miss Warburton, we must see it through,” he said. And she knew the speaker sgain the man “with nerves of steel. CHAPTER XXXIIIL THE FIRES OF FAITH. Leaving the dressing case by which £he had been standing, Mirlam crossed to a rocking chalr near the table. “DId your slecp refresh you?" Ren- sked. she answered. “Though it| itle more than a succession | arassing dreams, it did refresh e, and I fecl stronger now. But} vou—you have had none. And you have so much to do before you will Bave a chance to sleep again.” “I slept & little before your arrival Bere. It was quite suficient, I think. The actress darted a quick, appre- hensive glance toward the door. Rennison placed & chair beside her and zat down. “Have you had any means of lnrn- fng whether your friends to co-operate with you?" she Inqulred. es,” Rennison replled. “The most resourceful secret agents of the gov- ernment have been hurried here, and now are within signaling distan us: My one fear is of tiem.may be identified hy our foe: 37 ‘thig snould_happen and. vou should learn of the fact, you must do your utmost to cause them to belleve that it 18 you they have under surveillhnce. Later in the day you may even go far as to express the fear that théy hm found reason to doubt my nd are trying to fasten the of treason upon me.” Th= actress laid a hlnfl on one of his arms. “What else am I to do?” she asked. “You will tell Kerfoot that when You found me hers the papers no onger were in my possession, bu that eventually you pérsuaded me to undertake the task of recovering theém and placing them. in your handsa betore midnight. You' wiil tell him Hi Gray hair, however, . handsome, notes advancing age. We all knew the advantages of a youthful appearance; Ygur halr Is your charm. It m 3 mars the fass. When it fades, turs gfay and lobks streakes; just ‘a few -::nemm- of Sage Tea and Sulphur ance its appsarance & Rundred-feld. Don’t stay gy! Look young! Eltm Brepare the recipe at heine er get from any dru: stofe a_bottle of ‘‘Wyetl Saj Sulphur Compound,” which is merely the old.time recipe improved by tHhe addition of ~other Innnfllomm Thousands of felks recem; ready-to oreparation, | be oo datkens the hair beautifully, ides, 'ID one can. pos lhly tell, as it darkens so t | material you wish also that Horsford will gerve as our medium of communication, and that the brotherhood should get Into touch with him by 4 o'lock.” ‘There was a pause, then Rennison went on: From the moment I leave you your t will be merely a passive ‘one. Biikte o atrempe 1o obtate. Inform tion to be glven to me or other fed- eral. agents, for that would invite suspicion. Above all, keep unim- paired: your confidence in the sucoess of our enterprise, and be sure that by. sundown- tomorrow the object for which we-are llrlvlng will have been attalned, and that y will be freed from the grip in whl:h you will be 1 held today. The actress, nodded assent. she murmured, looking at the floor, “I will be tree.” Rennison frowned as he took her hands in his. If we are to succeed, it must be in the light of the fires of your faith” he said, “They have been kindled—for you," Miriam replied. The faces of both were Jonse as they looked toward ome of the win- dows. Then Mirlam's eyes became ex- resaive of new alarm and anxiety. “You must not think of until you have done what you are out to do,” she warned him death” ofpoor Channing must be avenged. Until then you must give no thought of me. You must be strong. Despite what I have done, I will dare to pray. And my prayers will be all for you—that you may be atrong and resourceful; that you may be what you always have been; that our may . fall into your hand As the grim-faced man looked lnto her eyes he tting | A e l’ | wlo lnuv roused him ',!:i to bid-him mum- hh urney zlu' "{* death trial unti H‘ hld looked upon hér while Ner mind ran the scale of human emo- On her features he had seen suspicion, 3 lunu-. counde-hl; ..nd mar- tyrd -1 ‘And he had ssen moj p— something "that could shl man only from the eyes of & wom&n. gomething that no man might misun- erstand. Mirlam = Warburton had coul not simulate those flashes which had came to him from this harassed wom- ab's tortured soul. A little rattling sound chjul him quickly put these fancies to flight. He turned toward his companion he had turned when a somewhat aimi- lar sound had attracted his attentlon on the night before. On the former occasion he saw Mirlam Warburton looking at him_ over a platol which she had taken from a table drawer. Now he saw her qulm.y placing . on the table M; -hat and walkin, nlcl bich had taken from & chalr.in of the room. en expression such knl'm- or old mighi-have seen o lhc Yy loved—wives o sweethearts—when their fair han offered helmets and swords that were 10 _be borne away to the wars. Smiling . faintly, Rennison. agaln took the hands of the actres: “Yor u hnvo no fear after I leave one, erlam replied with a shake of her head. “And you will belleve that those mysterious influences which brought us together and made us com will gulde us and protect ug untl mest & ain' her hands and stood ere came to him an im- to encircle her with his arma, strain her to him and kiss her i But he dared not. Fear gripped him again—fear that contact with her would weaken in them both the will for the stern sacrifice to which they had steeled. thelr souls; fear that an intensified desire to live might domi- nate them In the struggle they were about to wage with Seafalcon. Then suddenly Rennison became saw_she had spoken|aware that Miriam had taken his hat' truly, for.they were aglow with the|and cane from the table and was hold- light of a nawly klndlld f:flh breathing quicken hts. He felt her gently with- r w ng her hands from h! to observe her actlons. had turned backward, Once more in his fancy he was following hei by step, as she traversed a pathwa n the valley of death. A strange fa. tality moved with her. Men spoke of her gnd died—Channing, Rsifsnyder, Storrow. Twice while he was in her presence the cup of death had been raised to his own lips—once when she had tried to thrust into his hands the “flower of immortality,” and again when his gaze met hers over the barrel of a pistol. 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The,smile now faded trom the lps of the woman who was alone. The color Jet her face and & haunted expresaion erept into her eyes. Broath- ing with difficulty, she took a few Steps toward one of the open win- dows, ithén crossed to the couch and k down upon ft. Her firat impuise bury her face in the p! 1nw, but sMa promptly resisted it. > All the power of her will now wu exerted to bring under restraipt the emotions to which she had been giving rein. Her gaze was on the door. She listened for approaching footsteps on the carpeted floor of the hall, for she belleved these would precede a knock- ing on the door. But she heard noue. The knocking, soft and sinister, Its very sud- and dazed her. Breathlessiy and stlenily she walted, knocking was repeated, rather louder than before. Mirlam rose slowly and started to- door. d the door behind him. Kerfoot! CHAPTER XXXIV. 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