The evening world. Newspaper, May 4, 1914, Page 15

The Evening World Daily Magazine, Monday, May 4, 1914* j ; VENTURES OF A MAN WHO CARRIED $160,000, LOOSE IN HIS POCKETS, ON BROADWAY == TAIN VELVET’S WELCOME e]A Complete Novel Each Week in The Evening By Edgar Franklin Author of “BORN TO TROUBLE,” Et = THE AD CA pyright ‘The Frank A, Munwey Company.) CHAPTER I. . Just a Friendly Revolution. WN the Banco Kelampago, now that the watchman had locked the doors and another day's business was over, the diminutive paying teller lighted a long cigarette and hummed @ serenade as he bunched his cash. Behind his ledger the elderly bookkeeper listened and sniffed; half Minute and he looked over the top of the volume with grave disapproval and remarked in the tangled Spanish which obtains throughout the Republic of Senta Chanza “We do not smoke, we do not sing, within the bank, Jose.” The little paying teller rewarded hin with a sinile of drowsy brilliance vross the enclosure briskly past the walter, glanced ever splendid their quality or preser- vous \o 0 from the bag. 5 laid a band about” and pulling Tis quick walk Vation, were inthe mode ut My groond woon rerne vant th wales Evan's shoulace, esd ® he down to a saunter crossed to the cor- years ago, There was @ bug on the Slides 4 “Don't get ahead of us too far, om,” ner table. sidewalk near the feet of the weather. of the diamond, which would @t 18 he cautioned. “Not in ® town’ Dike His square jaw was firmly set; his beaten, gray bearded stranger, but he his own vest-pocket. this, I don’t think anything could hap- little eyow glittering uneasily; bis seemed quite to have forgotten It ax Wherefore, turning his back on the Den to you, because I'll keep an eye en chamois gloves came of with two he stared and stared, with the dazed). ou, and if anybody jostle you= twitches as he aat down, Mr. Will. eaprossion uf a big, bowlldered child. (°k*4 grip, Pollard ald bis arm Yh. ANS st sant eey, gloseng deme jam Kyan—sometimes known as the Hut it was neither th through Capt. Velvet's and steered back his coat; under the orm Helge aa is ae ase of : i tor the dumfounded adventurer straight bung @ holster Just one foot long, with ador profile that had crossed the gap for the door of the saloon, An instant ® thick rubber revolver-butt protrud« of tu o ervous tour 4 " nturies=-was nervou stirangers left hand: he iistened, ‘The Snake and Ryan under the left arm hung @ similar Mard eyed him snarply, The hand ° both vl stono waa pointed atraight Were following dutifully, the captain, “and I'd drop an: Vell, Hii? lip and t Ktyan eyed the waiter, who atepped at the sunshine, and ax the gentieman “tt while the dubious bartender ex- hia tracka that tried to get thet ag outnide, breathed heavily it fared ang cuted @ preliminary awirl with his but you might duck around amd bag that rivete ang sent a blue cloud ‘The Snake's got him! muttered sparkied, shook and scintiliated, bar-towel and stood at attention hit. I'll tell you one reason “One thousand thanks @r the information, most excellent Pernanda,” he Ryan. flamed and glowed, untii a ehily Pollard passed bim with a glowing so careful about that bag; it ala’ 6 replied elaborately, “There are many -hings one does not do in the bank- “How much did he bring with litte tremor ot I-deep emotion #nile and kept on to the dingy rear much the gold.” until our esteemed chief has removed the sunshine of his presence.” him tan through Pollard. room with his prise, “No?” gasped Mr. Pollard. \+ For a matter of fifteen years or ; the elderly bookkeeper has been Watching blithesome paying tellers “A wad big enough to choke a cow, Plainly, as if he had carried an _/t was, luckily, quite deserted. He “No,” amiled the captain, an@ but I think there were @ lot of sinall electric sign with the news em. S*lvcted A table, dusted bis own chair, the bag on the table and opens bills inside, Ryan said moodily, blagoned, the owner of that gigantic #2! drew out one for the captain; again. “It'e—something else, And then, 1 frowned slight~ mond was a total stranger in New “24 When tho other two had settled He drew out the duplicate of he tried to cateh p and hie slipped, but that was a lie, of course.” understand,” said Pac to, come and go. He had almost grown : c ly, he siz! nd asked: "Whats York and utterly thunderstruck at “2¥% the astonishing bag clanking curious silk shirt he was weartng to enjoy the latter, and he smiled gaa ded sheds) Fahad hanged st the matter the town; plainly, inscrutable powers & place between them on looked cautiously toward the the captain chuckled, “I Ht house and down the street, “Pm only thinking that this bunk were about to provide them, in that "or he beamed at the with evil pleasure as he pointed with white Pollard held his breath and came i wire-tapping game bas white whis- stone, with something rather better very clo Slowly the captain Ga. his penhol toward the winding se EG een an kers on it that are long enough to to carry to New Jersey than the four wound the soft folds, while beg stairway at the rear. Thought 1 heard somebody comi bai sere Having pauline already io hand, ut half a teacup of rum ti fhe. handful OG incredible. rubhed “If you will have the goodness to after me, and I hopped aboard an o| Gel aving reached that point, Pollard ace igh bPRire sah Ra Se ahyabie PRA cen SA | “And I don't dare get out and show found himself floating across the Sine PM te ore that watery diamonds that must be there now. my head and try anything better, sidewalk, dream fashion. 0 Guest of honor. “Well, And he almost recoiled as the eap- with this beastly new district His smile would have turned off peel ‘ bongne deem possible that tain produced a mere flat envelope; tornay roaring around and all the life builets. His white hand outstretched, ture of What sue tayo eae pice and then he almost reeled ae (he Gap- they're thr g into the police!” he approached the — unconsclous S jat your father was just tain sald almply: Poliard said bitterly, “It's enough to stranger. srowing to be when I #ee him last.” Drafts in here for $100,000, vat t f * he sated Gently, ache that was moored alongside, ee semel Te be tonggel ct ae ducked by a feller that was walking ‘and glance ov n ic her deck, and skun down a rope into at the side?” the hold. Foller me?" “Senor Pacato ia not there?” the ou are in the hold, yes." ‘a : There must have been a million tener asked ‘quickly. cider man $8cks down there, 1 burrowed under _ "And not alone," the ; ‘em and, after a long while, went to pursued with sume enjoyment. "He plea. wnen 1 woke up and bexan to is chatting with Captain Velvet.” wilor for food we were on our way to He hae returned to Relampago?” Sikatore; and after they'd tried to whale the life out of me and I'd licked “With Captain Velvet, who bas three crown men, we shook hands all shot men dead because the smoke of &round, und I signed, formal and prop- cigareties offends him!" the book- &,48 cabin boy. % “A cabin boy, indeed?” said Pacato, keeper wound up amiably and dipped tiie wchooner was the Ligzic B, make a man “Well, who ever would have ex- away ose he told you how I ran all payable here in New York. t His words died out at the sound of Pected to aee you hore?” he ex. © nat i my money, and I have to be carefull the quick-tapping heels on the tiled Cllmed, an inflection of pleased aur- hould say that he did! rel flooring of the corridor. A third Prise in his soft, well bred voice, “And, T take tt, that uncle of ming member wan coming to join the party, The man in black juinped, turned na badly hurt aa T thought! CHAPTER IV. ‘The newcomer, still in his twenties, QUickly and looked at him, and Pol- it ” Immaculate from head to foot, was ltd perceived that his eyen were gaxured bin. tie ee Pollard The Road to Opulence, “Hardly injured ILLIAM RYAN made @ earing suddenly, strange hoarse noise far very nearly out of breath. His small, €Y€ more daged than he had fret lithe form slipped into the third chair; fubbowed. | But inex were hin chest heaved mightily as a bor- OW: the Pollard emile was yy si od handitarchief dattbed the etre Working Int yea and the owner of the hat T meant to say was that be down in his throat. his pen once more. out of Bancor, Me, and 1 stayed of unaccustomed perspiration from his eke diumond out of captivity wae Said bantiy, “OF courte, it wae weste hia Mctgreireay Harn’ In the body of the bank one might aboard her four yeurs, leaving as heat forehead, and Pollard watched him Dexinnlng to aunile himself, before ho was really around again. ly, managed even to smile have caught the faint squeak of a est she ever had. for w little with lps compressed 10 to stopping With pure ion fee rent But tell us about yourself, captain.” &nd keep hie wits a» he echoed trem ! B aval left her o} count of @ gold scare candid disapproval, until: DM Was ETIPDINE eae eae ne Ae Well, I'm here," amiled the ba rseangeo 1 grinding a ei we run into at Sofala, and it took “What's the matter with you, Jimt Palm was gripping against his own “I'm just here to see the ol 90) me three years more to find out that ; “Not—your own, captain?’ “Nope! Belongs to a friend of & om down yonder in Relampago. vate matter I can't tell you about B® Luther” ~ ng What’ and a deep voice was saying: I dunno what to make of “Running—not used to it," replied ‘You—you ain't Luther Tripp’saon, never supposed Jame Evans, familiarly known an &® you po Ml Ak fy because of hin quiet _ H® waited tensely; Pollard execut- ed @ gulp of feeling that was not ail Were you chased?” Pollard rasped, ulated. “Twas KOInE to be, in about one g7D8 I--look eo much like poor fath- minute more!” Evans amiled ruefully. °F; he eaked. | five years now, and you've always much shall we allow for the rifest” °You know Murphy, down at bead- picture of him!" the sutneer otane itativaly. ed. “I—how in biases dia you monly by th there wasn't gold enough to be wo he teller as he counted UP my while, and work up to the were the bank's we aibar coast. It was after that I tried soratch of the the trading game in Abyssinia, you know, and—1 told you how ‘they made me king, didn't I, Mike?” o absently, ¢ of the sore spots in my hed Out Of Indi itis the weet used mo right. “Any little thing T can ‘The captain faced him medita Pe nothing very awe-inspl ee who occupied the upper bal- cony on the shady side of the bank. Senor Miguel Lacato, to be sure, owned the institution itself and 8 h I T a : Petter part. of Relampaxo's water army and most of the navy trying 4 like making you president, I'll be "Do you want these t his i extracted alip aiip and ‘And you're making money hand ‘t! and Bie expression poslively « know me, boy?” crew De nee i a) as mighty glad to tackle, but it has to or just for a revolution? on the corner and he was * «y, over fist down there?” solemn. Sania Changa, He owned & larke | “Deontuse you were so vers amooth,” Wo Need a revolution here, anyway. ald, rather flercely. «k “That's the 1 “Coffee, I suppose?” o thousand éollare, They seem to section of the populace, too, when Pacato smiled, i "It must be five years since this coun- —“Well—you'll never be anything but nd you know Rafferty, that used one T mean of course, “Coffee nothing!" drawn properly. I should try was shook up proper, and Sal- @ native, Mike, will you?" the captain o,be down there?” T don’t remember your name; but I'm captain een y y “C Pasped. “ 7 y Votes were necessary, and a tidy flock h that nobody could ever vato'n been. president. ever. since, muttered. “See here! Til get you “O" Course, & great hand at remembering facon, [eabed. jzhate no man’e job, MY witnoge i ‘ of inexhaustible gold mines some- nine tee d ev ato's ; its ase you haven’ line's wart” if De ‘ in slight . and nobody eves What do you want, Mike? Just to an good an ull-arvund military rifle “He's working for eome private de- changed a bit, ir, “It's what Ryan asked » gp They cam,” aald where up country, but with his allah Mims hoy Tent up to the China be procatied ieraton of the peoples oe eens sala ee tective ‘agency’ now, and. he was Td haye known you absolutely any- “just war, 1 yan asked throstily. tmougnttuity, the captain nd his whit we er that, and sort of organized and preserver of freedom and pro- ejghty-elght cents, That's a gun you #tanding In front of the house, look. Were. ° for @ living. ‘when they want one , There were tings about hws linens, he mixht have b no more & lot of the cheap thieves they have visional president?” an those oh, | should say ten or a ing at the window, and he was wiso!” Pec Luther?” down below they send for me; and I fe te the hotel net a ease than ‘ordinary native gentleman of floating around there and in the “The—usual thing, of cour Pa- dozen times at least before she be- don’t believe it!" Pollard gasped. bit 5 it ‘ie ice J silently and suppose there ain't a man living oan Po mina. Mainly this mouths of the rivers; had a nice little cato said rather nervously, the gins to smash, I've handled ‘em and | “You don’t have to! It's a fact, all Ob iis Pa, Thrice he sniffed; the handie @ revolution as well as I can.” time @ certain stmple soul would have And the man of aixty years or so headquarters in Foo Chow, and they other's ve rose fitted out armies with ‘em, right the same. Why, Bob, everybody in py Sie * cals was on his arm aud “The money market ia very un- @lscovered that the peslroem in which was even less striking. Rather plainly used to bring me the stuff. But there ‘Then I'll toll you what we'll do, down here, and I wouldn't be sur- this town ts wise to us. Male ain't dead?” J. Pollard. “But” touching be had placed ble tea-thousand-dellar B& Yankee, in spite of the brown were a lot of soreheads among ‘em Mike,” the captain cried happily. prised if they'd last through three or | “Did you have to leave without— «iggt yogt' naig po bag, “your money market's pretty bet G4 not exist, and burned skin, his reddish hair and and—why, Mike, one night they had “We'll start off by assassinating’ four revolutions, with some kind of it dash be Ghent ard. And steady!” of such tous Se rt beard ‘were mostly gray now. every street and alley in Foo Chow The president of the bank had risen care. They'll de.” “T loft fast, but not quite as fast as end proddnen tre quimost Inmediately “I'm not too fond ef banks,” the Would have called pol . raiment consisted of shabb guarded, watting to get me. I just hastily. “Splendid!” sald the banker. “And ¢hat,” vans enid dryly ae be reached an4, Dro ced the amile agal ‘Well, captain sald grimly. “That's just And the police then, ‘under tee baki and battered riding boots; cleared out again and went to Algiers, of loud, det jend,” he mut- ammunition — about ten thousand ¢, c ‘y you're with us again, Mr."—— some gold I brought along to pend.” 9PUr of a new t=Ati and rather heavily built, and his steel~ , t so loud, dear friend, hy for hie trouser pock ‘There's «rm h ” “i . & reform administra' teed pela AA Aa TEN aad and took to straight soldiering for a tered. “For the present let us go rounds? . * ours!" een pad rid tor abe was the “Heal gold money?” asked Ryan. ff mee ripe ‘wo! be Matacditative smite waa wimostohiia- {0% years: I did stop off in South downstairs and attend to the money 0. About thirty-five,” corrected — ‘The best-favored member of the in- Prva oe gunibecntek cones iid been # The captain bridied for an infini- reed pa ard to—than whieh ke Just now, as he pulled on a pitch- Agrieh and tried a fiver In diamonds, arrangements.” tho captain as he bent to hia treasure teresting trio covered the roll of billm fits "as tun at this city! erty ™Y tosimal instant and thon emiled as foung just now than Pollard coe! = ienk Cibay ana qabed atthe opk i course, but mostly T soldiered all Capt. Velvet waved an Indifferent ##ain. 4 doll with one hand and transferred it the harbor there 1 Cane his fainter he reached down for his grip and capabis ab ling harbor, two square miles away, the Way to Argentine, what with one hand ‘One hundred thousan ollare, swiftly to his own pocket. bas 1 looked h tod ix | ung it to his knees. Innocent of “y., pihgertgrstog “Bo that the revolation in San Pin- Httle war and another and a sort of tient necessary,” he sald, “Ti, then, will cover the cost of all? “How much?" eae jor over! Why, y lock, he touched tts fastening with tee trip had to be made; taro was a failure, captain?” mur- put trip through Europe, and... Ver i get and you can “Bisy," Capt, Velvet sald absently, “Four thousand, even.” n't been in New York for fifty and apread the top open; and Rann sidewalk happily free of ured Senor Pacato in faultless Eng- ee Mar Mike. Tn bring down . A moment Miguelo Pacato watched Ryan leaned forward angrily. years, this here very month, and three, with a single motion, leaned ‘Featening indications, Pollard looked lish. betta ‘ the remarkable old soldier of fortune | “Is that all we get out Then here,” said Senor Pacato, {) © man In khaki shifted his cigar. with smiling, rather brisk, finality. “It wasn't a failure, Mike, because “And now"-— when"— forward to atere in. ebout. | Heading east, cruising tast- _Wurship: myself, und you can with a thoughtful smile, ‘The captain that book for a solid weel “Well, iv a big town, and youll There was a brace of pistols there (2% Feturning perhaps from the New He a ee eee ene had exclaimed aloud. Now he was mandod honrgely. find a lot to sev, sir.” Pollard broke in that weighed muny pounds; there uwniy, ses growd Hot kaow them yet YP was renning it, and no revolution “And then,” corrected the captain, eli’? before T come a erect once more and beaming slm- ‘That's all.” hearuly, “And any help I can give were boxes of huge cartridges that joomed “uc. -"iven by, ® otal stranger, Qhat hae me behind it is ever a full- “1 came here and sere of cet “T shall insist upon giving, you fio, whole-hearted pleasure at ona of “Totten!” you, as @ friend of father’s, I'll be accounted for a quantity more of the sar nara, and TA BAvibee Ged Leeue ne osininne drafts to cover all expense,” t® the largest solitaire rings Pacato had | “And it's where T quit, too!” the more than glad to giv weight; and there were, in @ small sboard Fay ring and all piled these child-slzo revolutions, and 1 Panker broke In. And, pyaivelse ever seen, It was a massive dia- Snake said, rather surprisingly. The stranger continued to look him fundie at the end, purely personal the Hist hee er alighted at dunno but what it pays to be etrictly know of your temerity only too well; mond, to be sure, spattering flame _ He reached for his inner ooat- over with gentle interest. belongings that accounted for fur- rough. ‘apt “Not even a skirmish! art, too! There I had set pretty good you roneither man nor the devil; from every angie, aven in the gloom, Pocket and found a ‘k of cards. “I suppose your names Lather, 3 tt along the bottom , Pollard stepped out, paid their PreK ing ready for one of the beat Kancsts after all. I wet pretty good but 1 have some cowardly recard for And the captain chuckled over It 48 Gravely he ahuffied them and lala to?” tt the bags atrewh eo deeply that no ver, and hurried on into the duasy, ; Berth rc \inerty f han over plenaee, Beco a arian, 4 revolution and joth, while we are within pos- he aid: them before him, the pasteboards “Er—yes.” eign of the leather expanao was vis- ©™!nently respectable lobby. The had that darned army drilled till 3ut sible reach of Interested ears, let US uMike, that's the ring T ripped off swishing faintly in the stillness of the | “And you look as If you were ma- ible, big old coins rattled about— ‘Nn he planted in a corner, with ’ e meh looked and acted almost like sus ho more than you deserve, my not discuss the matter.” the finger of the Sultan of Mindula empty grill. One short line was ar- king money, son?" strange colina such as none of thom, S2ake hitching about on one side and *Madiers. Why, I'll bet there were a nk ae presic the Smiling quite as usual he led the gway back in 188?! He'd stole the Fanged here, another there; cards “I'm a broker,” smiled Pollard. “And had ever eoon, but coins, neverthe- yan standing rather gloomily on the réd men ‘in that San Pintaro “y Cacathen, in Mog Bein, to way down the winding stair and then wite of a little German trader the came from the pack, too, and were now T want you to meet @ couple of jens, which could be cast into ingots Other. Whea he returned Pollard was rmy that could hit five bull's-eyes how 1 ation in New York, For relaxed with a sight of relief. It was morning T hit that forsaken shore; Dut in their own mysterious place, friends of mine.” He turned and about five minutes after they had out of ten, and I trained ony One® long after hours and the bank stood and 1 took a couple of boys and went And finally Evans ebook his head and beckoned, and his friends approached. been escorted to the proper apot. “The best they have te « suite Sem all th eek it yout a Week, 1 sucess.” said the quite deserted. ‘The hollow echo of and reacued her. Well, I chased muttered: “This is Mr. Ryan—and this is Mr. There wore thousands of dollare the third floor,” he reported. “Wet amo right do: captain, he Just want to shake hand# their steps crossed the marble floor ‘om, with her, and then, just for luck, "That's funny!” Evang. Rill and Jim, in other words.” ¢here, certainly; and having quite run up and look it over.” “Federal trv te eh ibe ord boys and fook over all to the door of the big main vault, 1 thought I'd botter beat up the old “What ia?” Ryan demanded sourly. Ho watted, beaming, while they absorbed tho fact some of Pollard’s He linked arms with the up inste and the darned “"SNew York will have changed in #8a there Velvet paused with: hound, Vengeance was always my “I can't see a thing here but a light shook hands, and he laid gentle fingers caution deserted him, again and led the way, white Ryan tyrant Ir had skipped the gfiy years, but"—— Pacato LM an, _ “If you'll open up this thing I may long sult, Mike—my own or any- man and warning, Bill, Look! on the stranger and indicated the “Well, you've surely brought it Coldly waved a bellboy to the back- night before, xo there was no chance with a amile, 54% as well go in and get what loose body else's that needed attention. here—and then over hero again, looking Uttle saloon just beside them. with you, #o to speak!” he muttered, Sround and trudged after with the +of everthrowing him and" —~ “ ton't deratand the yn, Change To need for spending money, “I know," agreed the banker. Here's your ight man and here's your “and now," sald Pollard, “we'll buy “Will you take one piece of advice, Mahty grip. He dismissed the okilé “You collected of course?” haz ggipet fie paid. “Shee tea ye ey Mi “Well, I'got him hame most to warning, and it's @ great big danger- just one little drink to celebrate your captain?” who guided them to the third floer ‘arded Pacat: Chance “any i haven't Neen back — He hummed. thoughtfully as the pleces before the bodyxuard rushos aignal at that, There ain't @ align of coming back to town. Don't bother “I guean 90.” fre 2008, OF the euite, and Rimestt “For my work down there?” The in fi ty years, but I could find President of the bank turned dials in," the captain: m ised ‘Seven, business or — with that bag, Jim'll take care of it.” “Don't show that stuff to any one. in and threw up ahi and captain roused himself "1 got forty United we agr hold of their fool Vhat good does that money do me, Mike?” he demanded, irritubly. when the thick they were, and all on my back ‘ut them away!” Ades ack ma with knives Hid thone carda ever Net” the _ He nodded to Snake, atanding nory- This town ie simply packed with guenad windows, the while Capt. Vel- yhed that ring by Snake demanded violently. “Do you CUsly on one foot and surveying tho crooks! brass beds and mahogany furniture, yours 2" door of his own at the rear Way. of getting something for my remember the time"— profile of the sADESE: art nnake we ® fact asked Capt. , ees Of the vault, Compartments were in trouble, Tt was kind of messy around | “Put the fool things away!" Pole ttc leather affair, with fant “It's .90 much @ fact that the New he surges ton IAAI you otlject toa little business thera to the number of halt a dozen, there when Td finished those guards, lard ordered, so aharply that the {Ne Dig pick leather amar, with dit vo Matucioioal Reform Boclety, of "M tell_you why d knobs; an fon swung back ho stepped and trying to eys jingling, and opened a yard- the minute I « wid blindfolded,” and tr he murmured, “it 1a purcly » pleasure tmp, this one of t's what a ” ” I “You are Ithy, of course. 10 and a mighty drawer at the bottom: but ays felt somehow that cards were swept together, “I want fing the vid rubo's other mult of Which [ am a charter member, has Just this,” answered Pollard. “| | ‘ve got ten times as much as T en cine you want me to do," the and at the latter Capt. Velvet tugged this ring was a kind of charm, Ik sense ‘ Snake ine (lotios and hin winter underwear eyi- practically disbanded tn Foome—our rooms, in fact, for Jimmy @an spend If I live to be « hundred.” captain said —and hummed again as it opened— Capt. Velvet slipped it on hiv finger at's the point?” the Snake Ine Goi was to be his punishment for pair,” Pollard eald sadly. wR on ate caer and lives the gentlaman in khaki said gloomily, “L thank you, my friend.” The and thrusting down a thoughtful and admired It afresh. “So T guose . the recent exhibition of uneasiness. I make one more sugestion?” by mer ere going into the hands of ‘Money isn't what I want; 1 need bank glanced about hand, brought tt up full of big gold thts being a kind of holiday for me — “This: we'll go off to some quiet And yet the bag did not leap from “I'm iatening, Luther,” the captain the bare to-morrow. I had mething to start my blood mov- 1 need a warship.” pieces and let them slide buck to the I'll wear it and feel dressed up," he spot now, figure out just where the tn. pavement at his first grip. He sald uneasily. ‘What ts it?” piseny, shift down to the Waldorf, stag.” main masa in a musical stream. concluded, really big lump of really big money t4 tok « fresh one and tugged—and this “Let me take that beautiful ring of Heed LK a all much rather oY. agreed Senor Pacato, You're not going to take that with ———— located, go after It, ret i, and quit ting the valise rose perhaps two yours and put tt fn my inaide vest here with you if you don’t mind”. “D’'m going back!" Merely a stear you, my dear vet? the game for good.’ ang set it down again elve oy . ; ; chea, and Bi ot, aince you're not wearing any,” , Mind, Luther?’ said the captain, SOU e mene aRIne CHAPTER II. “Where's the quiet @pot?” Ryan wily n thoroughly startled: : sa unde “Why, I'd be tickled to death! "Yep!" » “To Ban Pintaro?" tand, Upol ich miss “No:, to New York.” PVA OR GLR anode st maid earnestly, ‘Tt mounted five or six tin to you, | have no doubt, . “And Hill isn't satisfied with bis “What have you got in here— Ae "BACK to New York” wig Which you will also hi iene ESA Ge gee. annie Nothing—but Money! rocks?" but every mpcond you wear that in the motel,” Pollard (round up diatinetiy. , fifty years ago, this nese to buy for me; so that should cocks which" ‘ SIRE wana bond aven bee ‘Just money," he said, “Just a ttle street you're risking baving your =} eared bis y Y Saat : we a Age c SRE w aOR S¥OR he “L know three dozen,” grinned Pol- 7 a . ” 'I tell you, Ro—— Now, Lut! o p month that T left New! York {the necessary to throw a shell oF i he ros, "Come . Foon finker sliced off. he mld meaete oT een ee | hi" held not quite so jaunty as back again, without Well, by the holy," Capt. Velvet the dump for @ coup! h ; Velvet straightened up and j ert Pollard, who. Jarc two into Relampago"—- axed Bim aclemnly i } tween Robert Pollard, mh Jara “This town here, Mike?" the cap- —“ostike,”" he said, "mebbe Tve left a f fat at the rear corner table ; f noting the Snake's gasp. The Snake exeinimed amazedly, “T hed no idea days. It ; ee H it happened something Hike tain whispered amagedly. tries with a crowd trying of the deserted grill-room UAUAL the creake ‘Tall Jnte sap. and woven, Juat one mecond af thingy worn like. that! T'— He bay bala) weet Te got ito. ‘rua Mike, I haven't Qe course. 7 f gent to catch up behind, and mebbe Tve at 3 o'clock ono balmy eurb and cocked a Hstening ear for Kany He ent and gripped jooked hard at Pollard; and then, together?” the aatatn erina® bere t Well, dod rot your sly old hide vn t a lot Mstol butts fling: the valiso apew and gave it a spiteful that, auntlateae Ohub hile aaaeh On o modch. Fifty years ago there was a tye cantain said fondly Don.” Ar Ok ee ving cr dead, *Pting afternoon, and the short, keen- the putter of too Interested footsteps ghane, ‘All her!” beamed Pollard. Big war going on back home and 1 nted to get Into the thick of tt, You've heard about t war? back the shriok of delight, he «Well, that’s fine! said Capt. tr came removed thn maasive diamond sud Welvet.” *T tol aaa -clank Of denly and pushed It across the table. into you I ball Wels Pe Sit T ru “And, I faney. about five thousand ut five eyed walter who stood by the door. an of them, From the depths of t hk president mur Downtown, tn a certain constiérable , Once, Indeed, when they had quite ena muffled musical ¢ say T didn’t pay money, All the my bills ste tha tron st and one hear ready Be te od te Town to Batfin's ‘ left the Hroadway district and loose metal “You better keep It for me, Lute, I~ r Your civil war Yes. oe ke? collection of photographed mementos tere. t 4 oh of decidedly ‘ A ” 0 5 t to turn around and leave New York, Reel alent tece tw OT eam aw hike mt a Gos mame bey way fy , Ladagascar kent by the b or Fee Aaa OLMIS fer 1 int Reh pe of dt hg y at an, by far the least finietied BF Hin sorry, io her ew York's ike | got a Uae lagen, bate, and I @round twelve y This here *\"" eels 3 4 7 North River want ao far ae to +Oe * i ¥ ited th f at nowadays, . was going ‘ten at « panton, He slipped out of his coat and, lay- York, Mr, Pollard's picture looked North River, ‘a himself, His little eyes drilled through o\yen : ain; the : war got into my ‘ 1 Jrop his matehes by way of snateh . ren en nn Well, that's the way it fs, captains 4 ta uto's white teoth flashed heneath on the floor, took to shoveling tor Gide RAO) thasaralLaite, daroy the bug; he dragged them away au hs i to it, fellers coming Fee eee eetted tide. Mi On, Ane Riot, SG0K tO MNOSSHAR tort Almont Haslde the. waiters Ing a covert glance at the #idewalk gtepped to the wtranger’s side and laid “0! ho friend of mine 19 golng to | “Well, youll have lots of time to Lal 4 un ny trying 1 Watching him amusedly, asked: Put “ve bond ented there, for, ace behind @ heavy ut ie "a ee ia tin : Bevan Ly the big, town neais an uncle was trying K i: je in f id cording a “ ‘ fs * . i Jollard, as hia cold § in,” 7 . w both, T hope,” he said, “Velvet You will need, for & war-ship— ¢ording to the records, the walter wos ‘The Snake then was far from his y ahi, peg , 2» } gnd tald hi a oe te ete ae tee e decided to be the government how much?" the cheapest kind of criminal, who debonair self. Ryan, stepping along ly ring into an inner pocket and lodged Pollard assured him. “Look at your i nta Chanza for a time." wh fund just for a moment the stranger It carefully at the bottom, “Did room, captain,” hed his head ra rather hunc with shoul well, you mikhi not believe it now,” captain ser had spent two years as the guest ¢ annoys sn he puffed You just land when we met you?” “ ” ’ * ed each other, and the cap jooking: up. $ ling brows contracted, bur- eyed him annoyedly, yen he puffe m ‘Luthor,” said Velvet, “it's ol it? me CORN Bald gravely, “DUN he Fanes) GST OSHEE: 88 NEN a hater than you Stato for looting a pusheur hea into hia own somtre re Vittie and clesred hin" landed downtown, I walked Up “And wo'l have dinner Tight Up ( + man in linen bowed so- huokled. yeed for fifty thousand dollars, and whereas Mr, Pollard, on no loss than So that it was Pollard Well, they call ine Captain here. here.” Pollard suggested brightly. “i arly. / revolu we can paint her up afterwards and fifteen occasiona and with glowing © calm and steady gaze bed "he sald “Then you've had a hicky escape. Have it on the roof if you Ike, were KOIRS stick somebody with her for double me with itt that,” said the ostenslbly-reformed nt to consult you, next pdventurer, “WIL they talk test, Velvet,” Pacato said Louis d'Or things in New Yo! : " Fp vained straight ahead, who laid ~ sucess, had defied the entire detecs A’ sudden hand on an arm at elther . tive bureau to produce one whit of side of him, drew the pair duwn to @ CHAPTER 111, legal evidence connecting him) with ttin, und breathed: = timat's what he done—he laughed ton sill A creat big hulk of a man he to surprise strony as an ox and ‘ae ny feet tall—and me nothin ven 6 you going to?” Luther,” the captain surrendered said Capt. Velvet hetp- completely. “Speaking of friends re- here ain't a soul in town minds me of something queer, boys, . ; knows about the two or three go I'll tell you about tt. The Grand Prize, Ree areata ta ae eicaie tients ‘ a } i iy wish you would captain.” neasly litle kid, you under- sober! 1 are sailing —whi Hardly," amfied the banker several of the century's nentost {1 , . i i fies Bee iat wien ha leurned att “On the Almirante to-morrow sors Oh, 1 keuess they will, at that’! (ome Ol ft lol ; ake started. Ryan merely AMINE AMaralin thacane nil, my dear old friend," gushed will the captain suid heartity, Hike that something come over me ing, | euess! the captain muttered, w wtubborn &¥ in » While ever e-viCUMs, growled and peered about, but Pol ‘ollard, care of you, baliave “Just ell set around and get comforte ror fia “Vhen we will hurry matters a lite superiority, "EL told you about the @etectives ond Mr trd himself Jurd’s fascinated eyes remidned upon atroot, with Inters ine thing to do 1s to get Bble-—-and have some clears, boys, A » You can attend to these things reef off Thursday Island where we was absolutely eer! in of ia guilt un elderly man in black, not five f ex peering at them you omtortably, and wo'll Thats right. Bite ‘em right oft—you - , when Taaw hint lying meat your regular fee and "dug thosa up and the + A large man, of about the same yards away, who stood and at 1 nement windows, Start at it right away. Jimmy, you At pe laa af Ou Dave Eras T made dead eure fd Not at ull, Mik wptain ins joons here along with thi Q the street toward the take that base teeth. The A a » \ thirty years and quite ay well and quietly dressed as 1 iiknantly, “You and me “You did indeed, my « on good friends for twenty- Pacato assured him quickly, ake t aper at the top. Vollard figured — awittly “Ho rove briskly and watched Evang the fall of eeventy-olght"—— useives, how- that even as much gold 48 bis nere with a dublous «roan as he Ifted (To Bo Continued.) ard, stepped there sens Med him. He wasn't dead, you terrupt ww, I heard, years afterward, that have | @iN THE EVENING WoRLD® | |HE SORCERER'S STONE 5) Two Men's Amazing Quest of a ‘* Magic” Diamond Larger Than the Koh-