The evening world. Newspaper, June 26, 1914, Page 19

The Evening World Daily Megtaine. Pridey. June 26, 1914 YORKERS OF “CAPTAIN VEL escaped the smal! being in the chair “He ta carrying & bag of some sort, didn't mean to tell you that!” said the And then a gasping yell left hi uw just now, it was the sam@ DING Chaprana. beside him, { think.’ startling young woman. Y = oe as earatal” Berea Gan cere The Minister of Finance saw ft to" “But—good Lord! gasped the Min. !!# and limp fingers dropped the Old sm Lam bo porte ta bates ed tavChange: The little man whirled piteousiy on address bis chief with sharp au- ister of State, “I had no idee that Dutton. Mr. Pollard, in fact, felt BIS your Diane Mr, Pollard” eae ti fe; him thority —that their beastly water-works could knees turn to water; they buckled Hands claspe: behind bim and with. ines the tempore? 'Maste: about for men Hd he cried, “Strike m wt Wake me! Say to me that I sleep! 5 nt ree. Tell me that the demons of one hun- eee ie (ret dred nightmares refuse to free my “Tho show's over, Robby,” "Get away from those buttor affect you like that. Do you mean under him, and covering his chalky quite a Napoleonic stride the minister that your people would be penniless?” terw your hand slips and you scare these “Please, Mr. Pollard.” ee a cemeee Manes Se iheat Oe Litt ae eee eee Ah Girls to death, That's Velvet's mes- She roso abruptly, and Robert Pol- dropped into the chailr—and for @ snoodity; Vana fe gy eeceee rob, elve led ddna and brought Got ! Say to me oni; senger with the rest of the coin.” lard leaned toward her with great little space there was no breath in jorni, is {et the hore sles ; . i nieeiths geld Mr, Polard “Being sarneetneen un him. His heart bad turned to te; say audibly ines he dared Tobbed certain “tnembers you to dry up and get out of a ere to me.” “Don't go away!” he sald. “I want 4 all the rest Thus the x reg wmcobere snapped Ne. Pollard’ ater ‘The messenger, a lowly citizen, you to tell me the truth about the we Maer we yard hie wm wanuiee with geaeeie os be ae sad “hy ere ; that raving, d'ye hear? You're fright- stood before him with bared head, whole thi diced Labels How ia she ' em ening the young lady! Get in there rottering anothe d envelope; Mercedes shook her head You within the minute be had re | “Better,” the minister of state sald sac, | |} ot and bunk with the engineer!” b It the Ba he had di ponited on the ‘Merced i aatnee Br, Pollard gained some sort of self-control. He shortly, 1 bi $ nm awful calm dro; leak, however mu: iy might 'y. je “Wh dn’ ote i first assistant, He moaned and dee clink, was far too small to hold more pped to the ground and Teleed bis head and stared down the y Aldn’t you wait for him “Fe than a sali fraction of the balance, Was moving steadily away from him; @d—@nd Mercedes, quite unharmed, ‘or whom?’ they t i top of @ mountain wi arted. “Th ora Rich upon Ls But the note in his band meant through the window be saw her pause @uite undisturbed, etill looked down 4), the fad toe the teas toy o “hold op” the city for $1.00, *EIr can Stet empire nee pea, Rodrigues? aeked Pollara? iaind gome sort of reapite, and for it Robert just an instant and dab at her eyes om Relampago. illnutes,* said the minieter of fase, ‘of Dermtasion and of auaie, too brief smile favored him "os felt Pits cetera wads anit pty (hens ecnitins Westens Mr, Pollard swallowed the dry iump pointing out the window. “I thought “I stole up here just for a minute then, ite bearer quite ignored, be he had seen the move, turned t hie throat and turned his ghastly 7ord een him” CHAPTER Xv. to look at you. Mr—is your name asked: quickly, Stood Urresolute, fae od just emile on Zarapa as he choked: —_ out at the eun- (Continued) Pollard, as they aay in the city? “any friends of Velvet present?” one dazzling smile at th ter- ‘Get down there and warn her eff, The man was there, #1 . ye oh . Works and the disturbed gentleman ” jure enough Through the Stilly Night. bir’ ‘Be minister of state sata me eitrae of Hlave smiled, inside, and hurried dowo'the roaq @wick! happily. i Stat THe tau’ to this then," he chuckled, again, while Robert Pollard delivered The first assistant clasped hte ‘Dear Mr. Pollard'—please note that & iti heap es bili ta! pelt bands bapa hath Sl ‘mister;' It's new, properly set down in writing, wot “Senor,” he criéd, “will you saan ‘This one, too, @ verge thé same of the innocent rwople of te A Tand 9ou ahowt alter then » “Get down there!” thundered the labored breathing as he approached: & fey pour’ eatenao nd you shout after the woman!” minister of alate. “Get her away they watcehed silently as he tottered daring thing up here—really, Pollard, andy ‘ell worth looking at, we do think that,” she mur- "1 think that you are—under mured. “But a great many eort of misapprehension, tise, or Mnocent people are suffering for it you'd never be here. I—we, for there JOU are doing a wonderful, “Then you are a very famous Mr. Y Pollard and tuet*snd stated a email, aold-steeped tone be- ” ree from that mitne and to # sate distaace into th * town there. are thi of us, you know. bind him, ne aan 4 A e vitice with 4 bighly drama! rai —and don’t frighten ber! D'yw Baar? tute The Snake started again. Also, he Lae hea you father ak The Minister of State gasped aloud oii her gently.” Pa ere Md himself of gur- and wheeled to face Zarapa, stand- Yarapa obeyed. i ‘Thereat . ing there and shaking his small head. wr. Pollard squinted carefully; wie nev ory Rous wea Lod Lt a we a ee Tt Coe ghd fone Angers stole toward the button again, g chair aud elutened ee What damage might be; yet she bas god deep, awful things rumbled iu Lis Chest heaving hot done enough, for you shout to the throat as he noted the mulevolence (it ‘ane me accureed presence to retura aud the face upturned to Mercedes, melts gaye ,tDat Reaven’s ind Fs Shut Up. you little apel anaried jig noted, too, the bighly drawatte time. all anercies a ty “arrive Be lama, As matters better sense Mr. Pollard. » gestures with which Zarapa indicated Zurnye tranciater mere ean ee a pte ag a Be Kill me, but the truth will lt the ground and explained its ponal- AW ol ae erud«ingly. jet, bs, shich Yano I pope te Rare ine the embittered first assistant tn- or & minute Robert Pollard rang nb Fotis atthe beat formed him, surveyed the newcomer, and ¢ brings malse daring the niet “Count that money!” directed his was rather a new light tn hia VEL ET. chief. M Sealed notes and bags of thi Pollard scribbled on the back of the His firet assistant ob There was nothing wonderfl avowt had arrived too frequent nt obeyed without it, to be eure; @ stroug man might quently note and passed it to the messenger, comment, dumping the pile to the well have felt terror, looking at that aan panied at the latter and tore with aebarp: | desk and running through it rather Giminutive demu; but Bercedes, pen, the nd, looking over at to Capt. Velvet as soon expertly. He noted the result, and [UOUIMING Geman, Bun lien der, the ininister of inanee as you reach the city. swept it back to the canvas ba) reat grote) eyes fos on taatant, “eet! “Bl, senor!” sald t The people's idol grows penu- 0d’ sianved down to the grousu—bad ger and backed out of the presence. rious,” he said monotonously. winced. queror than @ criminal,” ehe said, An instant his breath stopped, for bey ti — he fancied the sensation to be a [As what oases. Pollard, twinge of consctence, Tho girl laughed suddenly. But he breathed again and scowled gusty tor” Me peat Wayne @ little; in the nature of things It lampago—the whole republic—has could be no more than indigestion. een looted time and again, until it In the offive of the waterworks the cheap Ceuphd Maas he aT ey oil lamp with the gigantic reservoir Steal’'w: that could hardly have needed repien- Were TOU eee ee mae Deole ishing oftener than once a month ““isutal°thicis unique: you f sputtered and smoked drowsily. Mr. the entire country squarely-—tell them Pollard spent @ long hour studying what’ you propose to take and on it and yawning. whi His first assistant had sottled down the United Staten arena ee taf , by this time, and the thin, resular “youve been there?” Mr. Pollard breathing lulled Mr. Pollard danger- inquired, with deep interest, reser "Hanaseag? special train ari jore the middie of and cheerfully, tem years to me had { but f tore of part fear, part ir, Pollard. Vottned: naited unt the lam mizute, anf ret ae j Qusly near to slumberland time after rn ,ough school and college,” hie sO00OODRDOOODOOOOOCCONNSOOCOOONaCeeS Robert Pollard sighed pleasantly What?” Rc eal amet My sprites Sheeting “wir gelhe! Bok ae after time, too, he pulled Visitor smiled, and harked back to bls dd smiled. “Part of this Is ellver, There Is not puddeniy ghd Raeab Reka ra y_hiiadred Dag trom, himself upright with @ Jerk and Sout Chanza with: “More than all, | He rose without further comment, at the mun who was going to make "That postpones things watt! twelve $2,000, all told, senor.” ea Mercedes had crumpled, equarely vin cleared his throat and looked cause- 221 {ue Kolng to best the man they He moved slowly toward the door of Relampago go dry this year,” Pollard o'clock,” he sald; “but buainoss atarta 4, "Tt was all he co snapped over the milne, into that condition leas deflance at nothing in particular Cl! Velvet, and for that I could"—— the valve-room; and as be did eo the admitted candidly enough. then. I told him we'd wait till noon; Mf Volar. wy at ider- known as a “dead fatnt.” P—until abruptly he sat up with a yqie,sopped suddenly: yet the eyes Snake's own door opened and that “That's all there is to {t and all but that if the cash wasn't bere be- , “Then, figur od supply cannot Inst. The monastery bell, which tolled “|! Fk so Violent that full wakefulness P74 the parted lipa seemed to com- gentleman appeared, rubbing his eyes. there's going to be to it, It’s unfor- fore that, the first blast went oo the Ink at, ole 10 SHOY, CARBOU IAM 9 o"Ave malndtae “attee oGn, NAA “iat aitt,man. », me instantly. Die ae mectance, ‘a Traces of sleep, obviously, still tunate that any ene should have very tick. And {t will, too!” ety Meat (hac token nies stilted te et yet ae ee That ‘Kk had all but touched off you would!” escaped Mr. clung to the Minister of Finance; aad picked just this time to open up Over at the doorway the Minister Zz bt r . Lt the blast, but—-wnat had caused it?” Pollard; and he added hastily: “You yet. thero was odd determination ie house: but—no real harm has °b twenty-four hours to accumulate Zurapa, hands bebind bim, was shotitey. but for pour B of War wan holding low-toned con- §3.0) In a notoriously rich olty, be. merely looking bi immeasurable con- or Privately the Minister of Statecon- “Fé Not one of his friends?” the eye he fastened on Kobert Pollard. done. In future no women will '@ ference with Carmen; he turned new §, ‘shows. heup before bim; $fz!,™ H = tually, ion the addi. tempt at the lov ‘e he has accumula fessed that he had snatched a little | “We bate him!" the girl aid pit- “Robby,” be said gravely, “I permitted near this building aad lwniiea wepetuliy, as hear eras ee Dlr Ae Merl AL all Rap. There had even been a dream (erly. “Becaure of that, we were Couldn't rest very wall. I've been | "Got your mind set on that™ the "A Oioe torus to do till noon, ta “onl, Mz0m baw oceviction gripped che, miniter % mee ae somewhere in it. among the very few who laughed at Minister of War asked. there, Robby?” somewhere els, Zarapa,” his chief of state and grew stronger with every Sy, "it Se Tel have. ‘§ He had fancied that water was Your amazing proclamation this "Y sald the Minister of State, funning, very faintly, but running, Morning. Because of that, too, I loft Without a trace of interest. “Then go tell em,” advised William “Nothing, except keep allve and said Irritably. 've too many things second: whatever the little beast had ” ” wiu! umAR ir, may = Bevertheless. the house without saying'a word to "Thinking about all the-er—sick Ryan. “They're bringing ue some de- Sm7ONI eo ak 8 tte walk,” Ogtimk about to bothes with way edetie Tne zoemeee SS Sea eon ree Oy cand ee eee eee eee aeen terete Old Deo Set eee eee deren ten ckout onld, William ‘Ryan, vit's-it's very It was as emmpty aa it had been at 10; Merosdes bad dled of fright! Sree es Ete cong tiegetioe and listened; from the room that held @enly. "I could not sleep until I had the poor devils that are down with You see, we—so! pretty up here, they tell me, and we three-quarters of an hour later there He yelled wildly, and, leaping to i: Mats ver- ato ‘ i " led. suddenly, A a * % we eee nine ines Seeries to tee seen the man who Is going to best we yer aed Seine of "em able te Ten pay ial Risarens Of ue would haven't seen anything of the scenery was alll no sign of any tnessenger the doorway, peered around more “He's licked,” opined the minister : . f ; : sneak down and head ‘em off if you Yet. I'll be back—pretty soon.” from Capt. Vel wildly. Ho perceived the Snake run- @f war. “He's licked good!” the wheter eateee wie ‘gust ct ieanea fa ely We Rote Ret ane d too much Cain last night. See- He stepped out quickly, the darker In another fifteen minutes, indeed, ning toward him, and Dolores, pant- “Ia he? Pollard stared at him with % relief. = turned to the cent people when it wasn't neces- Mm that 0 BO chuckled the Lae oe Hisacos pice at the proposition of fring hi Mast ond Be. ria cans yards behind; and he & naa emile, 4 e gary. It's all right to get thi , Minister of War. starting trouble for Mercedes, and, shouted: mae or sot Bae Samened Well—don't go away Just yet!” he Im for that, with theebelle ont Wat Mr. Poltara hardly listening. Dolores and smiled. lor Incidentally, « few hundred thousand | “Get in there aud watch those but- Anes, anyway, what's another ber, wer @ppeared like a beautiful vision, you their works for a little whilo, any- he grun' faint Ppo! je J o ree! ip to Mr. Pollard. — A f ~ Sr Pollard's soft Hail, ‘Another nour know, and It lant fain, in a diesel, way, We'll, Keep. their, Water. shui Yet these two were remarkably Uideratood each other, And #0 successfully ‘had he re- He was gone, racing along with @ ing to rush us away from here, ? . lonel: fe, . b ; darker there's no need of all of us arranged his own peculiar mind that series of astounding bounds. And then he avoided the eye of the hte pani il Becca bras ve 2 pal Al ag URE TNS) Len seert ss EL Saue the eee = Seely USGA Merosece veer con feveaiy ot ae indoors on a fine morn- he was quite peady to meet the emer- Zarapa, looking up as he ap- Minister of state, for the subdued, dieuniha wateh ae the buttons In the doorway the vision hesitated He looked at William Ryan; the which sent quite a thrill through Mr. 0F like this, Robby,” the Minister of gency, proached and shrugging his shoulders, Dameless glitter in it was growing. ‘And atill—had it all been a dream? sravely. ‘ Minister of War cleared his throat Pollard, and at its beat the engineer's Finance eaid airily. “I'll be right Follow what might, Relampage’s found himself some thirty feet a Mr. Pollard growled aloud as he The Minister of State quickened | “There are conventions, even up lustily. cooking was vile! And since a cer- Sbout here somewhere. water main should go to Ginders on with a severe pain in his chest found a pencil and wrote, and when . + ~ here, Mr. Pollard, and I h adven- “That's y. tain definite PP! And he, too, was gone, and the dis- the stroke of twelve. no clear recollection of reaching the the messenger was gone Mg. Pollard ? 2 Flay | Ais One cgriMiAly | wee /fOCy= TO Sh aupUpi aor Sua HIER OR We ARE ee e and to have been tracting golden head with him; Rob- Pollard craned his neck and x- spot; and as the first assistant stag- @poke curtly: dis It was a step too light for the en- ! stayed, the really good side of me ing the same thing, Robby. Now, ecepted to a certain extent—— ert Pollard and Mercedes, their e: amined the landscape carefully. wered to his feet be caught Mr, “Licked or not, we're done with gineer It belonged neither to the MIRht come uppermost. I might plead know you're going te raise Hades’ bur “Well, why don't you go and help meeting, Inughed suddenly in that The minister of finance and Dolores Pollard’s frantic: : this jockeying! ‘I've told him that Snake or William Ryan, for again for the people, and you might lis! that bunch down below ought to have her with that basket?” Minister happy, wholesome way that comes to were sitting far out along the dam, ‘Get me water or I'll tear you to the main goes at § o'clock this after- they failed to answer; more, he lo- “What do you mean?” a chance—after nine or ten to-mor- of State astonished himself by eay- people who also understand each asa matter of fact, they had ple Get me water! There may noon and the dam at 5.30, cated the step now as outdoors. ‘They are dying to-night in Relam- row morning.” ing. other. been sitting all morning, in the shade be hope!’ told him ao that he'll und Still more, it approached the office! ‘9 for water—sick children—the “Very well,” Pollard agreed, to this | Santa Chanza’s alleged financial ‘Was there ever anything so un- of a scrubby little tree that Mr, Pol- There was. The minister of state ‘Iho fingers that ere not upon the Robert Pollard became a living &¢d—In the fever hospital"——~ the arrangement. “I think you're right, head whisked out into the sunlight. utterly funny?" she asked. lard could not name. noted the happy fact even as he knelt buttons drummed out @ little tune -ATIf etec! spring. There was no time now Sil sald incoherently. “When I think We'll extend thelr time He returned, chatting animatedly, | Mr. Pollard resumed his seat amd ng aight irritated him beyond all 2Nd raised the incomparable head: at upon the desk. to rouse Zarapa or any one else, of them it breaks my heart! But —_———" with a basket on one arm and @ smiled broadly, . He turned from it abruptly, east the girl was breathing still. The Snake and William Ryan ao If they were stealing upon him When I think that sparing them CHAPTER XVI. really charming girl at either side of | “Considering that we're about the aha viewed the small figures of the , He chattered crazily as he held her? watened tise eb ties uae from outdoors the Minister of State Means sparing Velvet—good night, . him. moet feaperate Crminalg Relampaso sinister of war and Carmen Rodri- be beckoned madly to the dazed Za- further’ obsereetiong tens oe was, to all intents, a dead man al- Mr. Pollard Morning Sanity. Robert Pollard caught his breath. ever knew, it's funny enough,” he Poesich t) Mal tee eh upon the FAS, hurrying down again with a presently to the Foor wh i re ready; but if he ‘must receive the | She was gone, Outdoors, the Min- 4 And then he started up, for Merce- conceded. | “I'm perfectly content to Filiside, in another patch of shade, Pail: and, chattering atill, he snatched Baginmns Kurried cee are che Buse fully expected bullet the Relampago {ster of State heard the very light F his own relentleseness Mr. des had appeared around the turn in have them etroll about as long as i fos Mr. Pollard it from the little man and realized friggin evn si Tint y over bis water-works should accompany him t going down the road. Pollard was quite certain, the road, approaching at a brisk, — raid} Ho, Cbvious ronson, ME. Pe the With misty thankfulness that the Without “ais eo Puerseay fond] and still fo the realm of thines that have been, | His fatal twin buttons iaulte for. and he stepped into the of. athletic At Rever acquired in Ree But It ie tyary funny for Relem. Permitted to-eacape Bich Boos) A other two wire had come almost to mind. thoy mopped gently eriuidins y, yet so tensely that gotten for the moment, he tiptoed jampago. nd in the morning light pago, is it” ‘ercedes reflected w: 5 © Kot. p y ved eenllegt weavias ere acorns to the door and stared after her-—and fice next morning with the she was even more wonderful than sudden gravity. “The poor, T mea inguage that had r passed his = jteluctantly the minister of state pp anor at the waterworks. the buttons, Mr. Pollard’a fingers 89 swiftly he turned back and slid brisk alr of a business man the night before, “Have the rich any better water lips. relinquished his lovely burden. got tt was as , well that they rested upon the bits of white china behind the desk again, little beads entering for the day's work. Tho Minister of State arose with & supply?" the Minister of State asked. They were well out of the danger = Down in the monastery, at almoat creain ule ‘ollard; storm of im- and waited, grinning fiendishly. of perspiration on his forehead. He looked at the Ministers of War hounce and stepped from behiid bis The girl nodded thoughtfully and sone and the hour lacked just three the same moment, a grave procession °redible iy raged in that geatle- ‘The door was opening. Who and what was she? How had ie none desk—and then stepped back &8 her eyes clouded the more, minutes of twelve, The minister of wan forming for the frugal midday ‘9 brain just now. ‘Two Inches !t moved—and then four 88 come here? and Finance, who seemed to have quickly and laid light fingere upon xty brother telephoned up from hia State grinned and picked up the meal—which, incidentally, had been Step by step circumstances seemed —and six! And how in the name of all that shaved even again. He greeted them the buttons again. home last night. late. jome one button that should shatter @ per- served since time immemorial at ox- to be sasing him away from his great- ns is one permitted to enter?” in- WAS sane and sensible had a third- priory and, when the engineer's over- _ There they remained, too, as Mer- brought in a little water—a few bar. fectly good water main to bite. actly quarter past twelve, est performance; common sense had quired a voice so low, so rich, so ex- Fate little republic like Santa Chanza Q Wohi Aeeal q codes. entered, wally; calmly a8 peis-on one of the trains last night; He caressed the devilish fragment ‘The minister of state stood apart taken to whispering softly that had qQuisitely modulated that e gain eer produced anything so exquisitely Worked razor ha m secured ever girl stepped in clubhouse, With they were selling It at $10 a quart, tric mechanism and chuckled and snap,ed his fingers, watching that initial blast axploded at 9 o'clock of Relampago water supply was near lovely? through Zarapa’s mournful Interpret- « rather breathless: gud there wane Fick whe le dis. Wickedly; and his small firat assistant, helplessly. the million would bave bees pe nea minage. waver PURELY. The Minister of State shut bis ing, rather improved bis own appear- ‘m in time?” covered, it was there, One poor creeping in, looked foriornly at him; — It was ho ordinary faint, of course; Own befor. this, % ‘The fingers moved back a fraction Seat wits a erin snap and, as rea Prt ital all Dist a eotien it) bas woman"— ze rie ove that brightened on her failure to revive at the shock of Sook ine ten thousand miles f§- of an inch, however, ations on @ pew was in time for the bes: “Well, why doesn't the confounded the instant. mere cold water proved that much. moved from common sense whisper- yi4 , erence) ariectasn Stared savagely at the door that had And then Mr. Pollard spoke crisply: o'clock blast! fend at niy soem got busy and pay “You are determined, senor? he Minute followed minute am Dolores inly assured him that he wer thee, ttt passed from Mr. Pollard’s brain, too, &!ven her to him for @ Aitting mo- “what time is it?” ust five minutes from now that up? Mr. Pollard exploded. burat forth amazedly. bathed the atill face, looking up now ouxhly glad neither button been 1-2/7 for he called sharply: ment. “After eight,” muttered the Snake. Main will have been blown to bits,’ You are right. Perhaps he ts play- “I'm determined, fast enough," eald and then for an instant at Carmen, Pressed; if wrecking the waterworks _ “Who's there?” Midnight came. ager little sulky this morning, %°, #a!¢. ing some deap game, Mr. Pollard. Mr, Pollard, who added to the general good cheer Id Infure Mercedos—— Sorts A little laugh rippled through from Out in the moonlight, having tip- ‘You're baddest A delicious ttle shudder of horror fo has just one move left.” “Then Heaven ts indeed kind!" by weeping allently. enor!" sald the small voice of hig i the night. toed around the knoll and stared both of you, are you not?’ the Min- seemed to run through Mercede: ‘And, in any event, the people are xulped the little man. “For T had — Indeed, it was @ long, long way first assistant, “gu “I am not-go be shot, senor?” cautiously toward the lighted window itor of State asked coolly. “Then let me watch {t from the placing the blame directly upon him— thought"—— and there he stop from any ordinary faint; for Mr, Pol- "Whaa @p you want?" ori “Well—no, T guess not!” said the of the office, the Ministers of War “114 this way, Rebbyi!! the Minis- hillside,” she said, turning swiftly to my. brother Manuelo told ts last and a most pecullar change came Iard had definitely decider fo onie “A mee, specch; If It displease dazed minister of state. and Finance paused, night. Their popular {dol ts losing over him. the Snake into Relampngo for modi- You, str:ke me down, senor,” Zerapa'? Y0 — And the door opened and Mr. Pol- ‘And they're dead right!” whis- ter of War began heav'! stepped into the open air preatige very rapidly. It almont made His small eyes narrowed suddenly cal ald—when Mercedes opened her Said resignedly, “Senor, wo rd merely gazed at the girl it re- pered the Minister of War. ‘If he “I understand just how it ts, thank 1 Manuelo happy, I think, in apite of— and he grinned; and when he spoke eyes. Re eRe ee ied oe Tan ed ween has aled. ty, le eon aatjutll those Innocent peo- you,” said their guiding genius, and looking down the hot way to the everythin again hie voice was # mere hoarse They were bowilderad eyes for a “What?” snaried the minister of:jon! Se ene erent Robey a usthing better than a cold. there was a deadly steadiness to bia softer patch of clay that would so “Well, had he any particular reagon rasp: i second, and then eyes that evinced state, OORT Y BUG ORES BOUTS, eee ten edit iar asserted tone, “Last night T put in an hour #00n rise skyward—and in @ matter for being unhappy—or you? ‘Hear, wenor! The monastery bell piain embarrassment; they rettied on “It is the truth!" the small man 04d. ease Me vuke lived In the ame the Minister of Kinance “We'll get of real thought, and when I'do that I of Bot more than ten seconds she had — “We are manufacturers—have been In tolling the hour, Fire, { implore Robert Pollard ae he deopned te hig, Persisted. “Far weet ‘tity monsenger 5, believe that she lived in La Niner HANES: Li nd fi them down turned back to call: for three generations, you kno ind thelr owner murmured this morning—he came only when you Uo d ANS t results, “ world with the dumpy little brown a A le Ye poe = R ibe oy long, sharp pointed facts.” ‘A man ts coming, Mr. Pollard! A the big works depend upon the Were about to do the great deed! Ha! « id you!” knena, r There wan a dreadful calm in Rob- weakly skinned women of Relampago. ith hit supply ui ‘e. Once that @, ert Pollard's nod, ” . 7 , tioned Mr. Ryan from his man with a white 5 pply up gone, ert He-—frightened ma so! camo only when the woman went out . Her own sin quae struck Home te oeeta take nee gamother, uaid At parently. tense polse over the bute “And @ bundle, miss?” the Minister fathor will bo utterly ruined. He ie not “Here she coos, Zarapa” he sald, “Weil Hehe evan” de te again,” eed, taining ie wenemmAn wer keep ideni ansparent ollve that struck home to would take three y¢ Begg os of War asked, dropping suddenly to as wealthy as many think. What we softly. the minister of atate asnured her the sun avy, made the elgnalt jee ante Was a rquantity of soft kad Mer Tora biow her right of “dust to brighten you up for the earth, have ts tled up in— Mr. Pollard, I And the Iittle button began to mink “Hehe ald’ She” trembled “Again, our mossenger of a ttle under his gently preasing finger, and visibly. “He—please don't—don't fire time ago. He was breathless—he suf- i r rc . I'll make a fow guesses, black hair, too; for an instant he the face of the earth!” William Ryan 44y's work, % 1 he turned with deep interest to watch ot and you needn't tell me they're Pp e atch your blast, Mr. Pollard, for—a little fered the agony of the exhausted. leaught the (iter Dertestion Sf er Frome . with warm indignation. right, because they are. Last night {2 THORS RIGS SXEIORlA® in the bis- while. ra ered bis ene he Souls ae more than tor was looking straight at him with “well, he won't for a little while, YOU two sneaked out of here ani . f Roa Me Wurman rand tha bus n spite of other emotions a sigh stumble in, senor, an jourh the f life- fico - went down to that house, There 0 olng wa' or e ummer an he turned, and as the but- escaped the minister of state. It i4 hot, there was no hint of perspire. ion fae eeeties li OF he the Shake wala: grital him Cul must be two or three young women e Le y fon sank steadily, an ley surge ran be very nearly half-past twely a tion upon his accursed brow!!"* frail, who"—he gasped Scie, any, there, and I'll guess that you made through the minister of state: for high-noon blast effect of to-day his “Huh?” said Mr. Pollard, , we're going to have one grand little struggle before we convince him, at that. Robby's dead set on blowing her off at nine to-morrow morning: jome of the like thi the acquaintance “Now, don't br! Mr. Pollard, bristiing him- there, In the very centre of the patch mine waa nearly worthlons. “And more,” his firat assistant pure of new ground above his mine, shad- ‘The interested population of Re- sted relentlessly, “consider these {ha her eyex and looking thouht- lampago, if they had been watching, notes of Velvet. You have not exe ‘en When fe out of town for the summer you may find It Is difficult and costly to provide yourself with the right sort of reading @ girl smiled quietly. oth t tate laughed un- po, “Iam not even suggesting fully down on Relampago, stood Mer- must have wonried by this time and amined them. I have. The: oe SolOayar Sb: state AUS he's more set on it than be ever was theyrten meee ates” giteeterale. | matter, cedes! fone mbout thelr other concerns written, enor, with ink of the blue ‘You've—overwhelmed me for the Mpapyirink Deore sg around Kitls,and all that sort of thing. But Why send to the city for novels at $1.25 or $1.50 each or buy “We'll postpone It.” he promised copying kind, qment,” ho confessed. “If you're to another sigh when a dull thud In town below wad na uch nia tite | them at a fancy price in some country store? . CHAPTER XVII, gently as he aided the unfortunate — He dabbed a motatened finger t—shielding somo sort of avenging the apartment of the Minister of War women, they're full of horeer at the You can supply yourself with best, most delightful summer that little beat tactiea gone oY Sebca weyers. leat etfusion ang The Last Delay. that little beast startled you.” Proved his point, “And now you are to come home — “And yet these notes of to-day, >< N Zarapa's corner of the of- and le down Immediately,” Dolores which should be fresh and blue—ere fice there rose prematurely !formed her afflicted sister, “No, pitch black! They were written, not > arty, I'd—he more than happy to claimed his attention. idea of havin t ‘ks blow: ive you enter, you know. Bill wax stirring, and high time, Mr. to’ bits sae “this. horror ihe An instant a smile, too brilllant, pollard himself wished to lie down communicated to you. You lugged ft 9 elunive, too beautiful to endure alone in the darkness and think it all up here and tried to communteate It reading for six cents a week. By subscribing to The Evening World for the summer months you ee secure a complete novel each week. Not some old book a don't come, Mr, Pollard: to- ds orday! than a second or 80, over for a while. _ @ thin shriek q ) Mr, Pollard—or aay of to-day, but yesterday! They came fmmored upon Robert Pollard, Te sianced up then as William ees aia ste country dealer has not been able to sell, birt the finest up-to-date fiction ies et SeRAAR yp pet cram, Relampngo, but from the Seq am quite alone, your excellency,” Ryan entered, stretching and mailing, did he Git sos ne somebody else by the foremost living authors. triumph. arHeE,aFm, eneincted Mercedes: and hoitse down thera! Aen eatered: erratouing and ¢ a vay!" thi yoman,” began the firat Mr. Pollard thrilled, for what a ra- "I-don't belleve that!” the mint SAE ime tank fhe eh mie tne Mitac War ee PR Rat AEST a Me | Beat thls in mind not ony for yourself but for any af your frends aauant nan ater Rng’ stay” mame ‘outa’ wols ao oft int i Robert. Pollard “Does it? Keep awake over those for about two minutes last night, for | Who expect to 5; ¢ summer in the country. "Great God!" gasped Mr. Pollard, 8 Hirst assistant noted the choked A tong and frankly terrified gasp buttons, then,” bia chief said shortly, the purpose, aa she ead. of fookive rs ¥ savpss collard, Fven as they led hér away she tone and chuckled wickedly, ad and for the Instant stood petrified. turned to him and, however drooping (To Be Continued.) AN UNUSUAL ROMANCE OF NEXT WEEK’S COMPLETE NOVEL == IN THE EVENING WORLD = The Book on the Stands Will Cost You $1.25 You Get It for 6 Cents ===>