Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1929, Page 18

REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING The Treasure House of Martin Hews Synopsis of Preceding Installments. Beatrice Essiter is kidnaped by Joseph, the leader of a gang of thieves. while she fs af & night club with Maj. Owston. secretary- guard to her urcle, Martin Hews, & crip- wiess methods of collecting art ade him many enemi e sid of Inspector Bloor He tells Bloor that h e man who introduced Beatrice and the club—a man name Leopold of Joseph's agents. ~Bloor and Owston visit the club. and while they Are there Joseph calls up to taunt them with fa{ling (o capture him or find trace of Beatrice. Tater. when Owston purchases for Hews a rare trcasure known as the e fighting. apparentiy de- other guests. is & man Mr. X, With him is that Mr. X is How re 1 many disgulses. Mr s able to convince others tha » ‘millicnaire. Ruben Sams, traveling When the truth of Owstor stablished, the man has disap- nds' a_messenger to bring 0 his home. There Owston finds . and learns’ that she is Joseph's ‘esterday's_Star.) THIRTIETH INSTALLMENT. _(Continued_Fron: AM not achamed to confess that, for a few moments, relief almost overwhelmed me. Joseph paited mie on the shoulder in unexpectedly human fashion. “Go and make your peace with Beatrice, if you can. Leopold will show you the way. Leopold piloted me across the hail. “You needn't hurry,” he whispered, as_he indicated the door. “H: won't turn in until 3 or 4 o'clock in the morn- ing, and he and I have a great deal to talk about. I'll take you back to my car—let you know as soon es I'm g I turned thos handle of the door and entercd. Beatrice was seated by the fire. She looked up startled at my coming. I fancied thai she had been e, T am the clumsiest beast!” 1ed, bending over her. s told me that I was Yor- she admitted, “but you are rather a dear We talked until the fire was nearly burnt out, and then we sat, silent for a time. Finally Beatrice said, with a half-scared little laugh: “Henry, what time do you suppose it You don't think Mr. Leopold's for- gotten 2bout us, do you?” I glanced at my watch. It was past 2 o'clock. 1 opened the door and looked The whole place was in dark- I ventured fearfull u uppose he's gone to Breezely?" a; me, terrified. Then she rang a bell. Its echo resounded through the house. Very soon the but- ler made his eppearance. “Mr. Leopold was to have taken Maj Quston ‘back to London with him. e don't She ked have forgotten all ab "I am sure ho did. miss, seplied. “'Mr, Bruce soen a ‘We looked *H age?” Beatrice asked Th> man shook his head. “How docs one get away from here? 1 inquired. S va; station, or any place where one can hire a car? he railwa; the ma with Sir at_each other in fear. station's two and a half miles awa; e confided, “and I never heard of any night trains. The only thing I can think of is for you to walk to the main road and try to get {t to Finchley. One of the garages open there.” e telephone?” Beatrice sug- Most unfortunate, misz,” the man regretted. “Sir Bruce was trying to telephone himself. It is because he | failed to get the exchange that he thought it best to go up to town. instrument is evidently out of order. Beatrice'’s mind was swiftly ma *Wait me five minute begged. “Well do as Harding sug- ges.s—get onto the main road.” | was downstairs in a few mo- s and we started off. In less than 10 minutes after we had reached the main road an empty van on its way to London picked us up. We descended 8t the first garage at Finchley and hired a car and a driver. By the time we reached the Tilbury road the coun- try began to disclose itself in a gray, streaky light, we drew near Martin Hew: rice gripped my arm suddenly. “The car!” she e: imed. There, | ;;\ the shadow of the house. Joseph Xsi e “You can get fito the house?” I| home | Beked. She nodded. “Through the servants’ quarters. Minchin and I have keys—no one else.” We were within a few feet of the fibrary when we stopped short. She gripped my arm and looked at me in horror. We could hear little tremulous gries, each one linked with a sob. “T can't stand this,” I cried. “Come!” We heard a_cracking sound and a gibing voice—Joseph's—and a hoarse Jaugh. and again the cry. I pushed open the docr, and stood there, absolutely without power of movement. It was & sight so extraordinary that the utteér Joathsomeness of it only really gripped me afterward. Joseph, with a whip in his hand, stood in the middle of an | op: space, and hobbling round in a | e was an object I scarcely recog- | nized. Then it all came to me, I| saw and I understood. | Martin Hews, his wig torn off, as| bald as man could be, his clothes dis- arranged. wes lumbering round in gro- tesque little jumps, while Joseph crack- ed his whip. His body was just as we had alw seen it, but beneath were the most distorted, strange little legs, about a foot and a half in length. Mar- tin Hews was a monstrosity. While we hesitated upon the threshold, he stag- gered and fell. Joseph mocked him. “Up. my brave little man!” he shout- ed. Up, and around the course! Up you get! Crack went the whip again. Martin | Hews, his body writhing in pain, made & pitiful effort to struggle to his' feet. “Minchin!” he sobbed out. Then 1 saw for the first time that Minchin was also there, lounging in a chair, smoking a pipe—an_interested and applauding spectator. He put his | head back and laughed. { MOTOKS MATUI WINDING, FANS CLEANERS — ELECTRIC ERATORS — ETC. ELECTRIC WINDING CO. 1915 E St. NW. NAtional 9346 Will Call for and Deliver 1327 Girard St. N.W. Detached Brick Residence 14 rooms, 3 baths. 8 rented ga- . - Lot 60x140 feet. 3rd floor w rented as apartment. Very de- sirable boarding and rooming house. Property free of encumbrance. Owner will make very attractive terms. Can be seen any time. — com "VACUUM REFRIG- i other, well away from the sobbing lit- is there another car in the | © | over. . | opened the doors. | the_countryside. The erasit of further | explosions followed, the sound of falling | masonry in every direction. It was my | fancy, of course, but in the first mo- Charlle Andrews. I ain't ment's silence. that ensued after that awful pandemonium I fancied I hcard a shrill, mocking laugh. By . E. PHILLIPS ' OPPENHEIM , 1929, by North Amer- o n Newsoaber’ Aliance and etropolitan Newspaper Serv- “Don’t cut it too short, Gov'nor,” he (begged. “Twice more ’'round, eh? | Twice—" |~ He broke off. Turning slowly 'round. he saw us. Suddenly the numbness left | my limbs. T reached Minchin first. I‘ |flung him into a corner of the room, and then I went for Joseph. He saw me coming, flicked at me with his| | #hip. & cruel lash. I saw his eyes hard- | | en, hisenouth set. If he was armed, he | made no effort to draw. He came to-| ward me, and we crashed into each | tle_object upon the floor. It was a | Aight of a sort, I suppose. T remember nothing of it—nothing until I felt Bea- trice’s arms around my neck, pulli at me until my hands upon his throat !” she cried. “You've killed; | | Joseph opened his eyes. He raised himself with the help of his hand. “Not he,” he muttered, with the ghost of his old smile. “I give in, though, Beatri Your man is the beuer——] | muscula He staggered to his feet and sat on a | {chair. I looked around. Martin Hews | | wes in his little carriage—I learned aft- rward that Beatrice had piaced him Minchin had crept stealthily | Joseph leaned forward. | " “That man.” he said, pointing to Mar- tin’ Hews, “hes escaped death at my hands, because death means no suf- | fering. He will never forget this after- |noon. Your mistake, Owston, is in | thinking of him as a human being. He s the devil incarnate. He starved my I mother to death. He would have sterved us, had he not thought we might be | useful to him. I came from America to | kill him. I stayed to fight him in every way. I prayed that he might not die | before I had hurt him the only w: | could be hurt—through his vanity, the | miseratle little, toad!” Y| | Martin_Hews, in his chair, was gib- | bering. I could not understend a word | he said, but anparently Beatrice did. for | she searched the room and brought bac | his wig. He placed it upon his head, covering himself up a little mor~ close. ly. Even then he was a creature on: | would not willingly look at. | “Give me some wine or brand | Joseph demanded, looking up abruptly | from his place. “I have the brains, | Owston, and I fancy that I have some skill in fighting, but here I must give you best. You have hurt me badly | © T went to the secret cupboard. pcured | him out some brandy and gave it to him. Martin Hews made strange noises. | | I took him some, too. He drank it and | seemed to become a little more his nat- ural self. i “Some more,” he insisted, holding out his glass. He drained his second por- tion to the Irst drop, drew a deep sigh, | and settled himself more in his chair. y. he swung “Joseph,” will return good | | for evil. T will show you something, the |envy for which will be a blight upon | your life, if you manage to escape the | hangman for another year or two. I show vou your failures and my suc- esses. Come!™ ‘We all followed the chair. nd waved us back. ‘Never in my life have I taken more than one person at a time into my tabernacle,” he said. “We go alone, | and remember that what I show you, I | show you for your mise: | | Joseph rose a little languidly to his | feet. 1t seemed to me that he was still | dazed. | | ~"“You shall see the Buddha,” Martin | Hews went on. “You shall see the Cor- | regio, Donkin took from your people. You shall see the tapestries Isancs found while your men we: their tools. "No. n motioning us awi You have another tesk. Go back the way vou came and Ting the bell outside the ‘third door on the left_in the courtvard. for tonight is I want to know where those were lurking when Minchin Go!" He turned others I hesitated. Beatrice, however, drew me away. “You must obey,” she whispered. “It is the only chance with him when he is lke this.” . . . | From the threshold I watched them. Martin Hews was some minutes pro- | ducing his keys, but eventually the great door swung open. Just before the two disappeared into the shadows Beatrice | and I descended and moved across the | courtyard in the gray morning light. | We passed the first door. and the sec- | and—and there was no third. We looked | at each other. | “What did your uncle mean?” I de-| manded. | “I cannot imagine,” she answered. | But even at that moment we knew. . . . ‘The ground bengath our feet shook and rocked. There was a hissing sound, | and then a tremendous explosion. The | walls of the north wing, which inclosed | the gallery, seemed suddenly to solit | and crumble and fall outward. Red | flames curled and leaped toward the | skies. Clouds of smoke shot up and | drifted away, darkening the whole of ' You Can Own On H. H. Carter, Realtor 306 Investment Bldg. Fhone National 4178 | were spreading and the heat was in- tolerable. out from the house and tower could do ment. swarming over the place. station I looked back for the first time. A fresh column of smoke was curling up to the sky. The of masonry as anoth crashed to the ground. Our Famous Fort Stevens Homes On Terms of Only 55 Monthly and $350 Cash Prices Range From 6,750 to 7,850 We drew farther away, for the flames The men who came running nothing_but gape upward in amaze- Firemen and police were soon T led Beatrice towards the car. . . . At the bend in the road before the ‘e was the thunder of the walls “It is finished,” I said. “The child aas played with his toys for the last im ere was a great deal of rough jus- | ice about Rachel's words when we went to see her at the hospital & few days later. “I don't know that I'm sorry for either of them, though,” she decided. Martin Hews—well, he never ought to have been allowed to grow up—a poor creature like that, eaten up with van- ity, all brain and no heart, and getting worse every year. Joseph—well, he was wicked,” she went on,. “He had a heart of flint. I curse him night and day for what he did to me. He was as cruel as they make ’em, and yet there was always something pulling the other way. He'd have had you done in | all right, major, but he’d got his eye upon you for the young lady here, ana they'd have treated me worse, only he wouldn't let them. Look here, mister,” she went on, “they're finished. That's he end of them. Do you want to do | something for me?"” I does my wife. STAR, WASHINGTO “Of course, I do,” I assured That's why we're here. “You tell Bloor to keep his hands off ying he | Was in the gang, but he's finished with it, clear and honest, and he never did 1o one any real harm. He's got & good chandlery business now, come to him through his father, and we settling down, both of us There's no ml raking up old scores. What do say, major?” nless Charlie Andrews is in it 1 promised, “Bloor shan't touch you She drew a sigh of relief. “That let's him out,” she said, for he | wasn't in it deep—never was. . . ."” Bloor was at the station the next morning to see us off and he gave me his promise readily enough. Yardsley was at the station, too. He brought with him his own family law- yer, whom I had not had occasion to trouble for many years. “Your affairs, Mrs. Owston,” he told Beatrice, “involve responsibility greater than I can undertake alone. 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