The evening world. Newspaper, July 10, 1914, Page 13

Summ By P. G. Wodehouse Author of “The Prince and Bett; I believe, have been a considerable This new com cation waa too much 1 shouted the words to Audrey in ‘The siege party did not bpd Aitian hs time before I could have adjusted my for me, in hahaing out my ma. the act of andtching up the Nugget argue—they stamnpeded as one thoughts to grapple with this disaster, noeuvres | had taken his co-operation and starting to run. I could hear them clattering across but the necessity of conveying the for granted. 1 had looked on him — Sho understood. She did not hoal- the flagstones to every point of the truth quietly to Audrey and of help- #0 much baggage—the {mpedi- tate in the direction of the house compass, In a few seconds al ing her to bear up under it steadied monta of the retreating army, and for even the Instant which might prevailed, broken only oy the cene® me at once. I found myself thinking behuid, a mutinee! have undone us, but was with me at of the rain, Round two had been Suite coolly how best I might break to I took him by the scruff of the neck once: and we were across the open worthy to be called # her what had happened. end shook him. It was a relief tomy space and in the stable-yard before “I'm earaid,” 1 said, “I have some- fevlings and a sound move. The at- the first of the men in the dri thing to tell you which may". gument was one which he under- toomed up through the darkness. J from my packing. @ Hee lnterrapied me quickly, ba Halt of the double wooden gate Cas? swelling with pride. {had had “What ie it? Can't you make them = “On, all right!" he aald “Anything of the yard was open; the other half "© previous experience of this sort bay ys head, We looked at exch or Peet at but it sounds to served us a@ a shield. They fred as ‘hing, yet here I was handling ti ook my ¢ looked at each ine like darned foolishness!” a affair like a veteran, T consi other in silence. Her mind leaped to If nothing else had happened to thy ran—at random, I think, for it eaves (Copyright, the Frank A, Munsey Co.) more does (Copprigit, 1WL4, by j. Watt Co.) life?” SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDIN 1 went out into the garden to inter- Petor Hurns (who tela the story) in a rich View Audrey, Aging Keng wl cf by Avirey Bl Whom he lives, engages Sinaelt, to Cynthia rae: 4, reeted her briskly. or rend is, “Good afternoon. I have been talk- UR Bae eae atthe PLEA ine to Ham sisber. te you wait you d-millionaire, © Ford has ar ieiee Will 806 him passing away down the ge et i drive. He is leaving the house, & Rurna Abney wear am coming back, saga mse aay, Coming back?” Her eyes wid- a tee him for ened. The flush deepened on her a weuith cheeks. “But I told yout won. Know whit you told me. You said you did not trust me. It doesn’t matter. IT am coming back whether » You trust me or not. This house ts ) that Thad a right to feel trium the truth more quickly than mine bad spoil the success of that sortie the Ue olsatigecand two buliats slameed 1 iit the candio guain and bet Ree” ait ene. . Nugget's depressing attitude would k Protecti upon the garrison, fatement i under martial law, and I am in com- “They have cut the wire! have done @0. OF all things, it seems Gealnst the gate. A third struck Pier, tung on che lose, gasp. * Pine her an Avirey, how & widow, Aud. evainst mand, je situation has changed T took up the tranamitter again and io me, a forlorn hope should be un. the wall above our heads and rico- ing feebly and awed for the moment fam Fiaer «kidnap a clone tee facie ta lig sew tare gave another call. There was no re- dertaken with a certain enthusiasm Chetted off into the night ‘h yarn oO iene, wandering about the neigiboriox!, your way, I intended to keep an ptim o hav 6 ‘0 sile Aud) jooked he Onn and optimism if it ts to have Before they could fire again we were {Pte si Audrey k pale but second professional kidnapper, Buck Ma a” composed. Her behavior waa perfect... - m afraid so,” T sald. chance of being successful. Ogden in the stables, the door slammed be- | at for her eae Screg ono for OM things from the inn. But. I Pe eed ae ne rod AUaroy. | threw a gloom over the proceedings hind us, and {had dumped the Nug- {here was nothing for Ee Bact Wiser bay iene” Scene ot She looked at me hopefully, as if | from the start. Hoe was cross and get on the floor, and was shooting the CHAPTER XXIII. have managed Sam. It's Buck Mac- —tho man who came th: iT the receipt of custom be- night in the automobile. I saw him. were a mine of ideas. Her voice level, without a suggestion of fear in it. Women have the gift of being courageous at times when they might imately give w their unexpectednes: This was certainly such an occa- trol which manne sleepy, and he condemned the expe: heavy bolts Into their places, Foot- dition unequivocally. steps clattered over the flagstones As we moved toward the back door and stopped outside, Some weighty ‘ompetent daredevil like mys he kept up a running atream of abu- body plunged against the door. Then Sutin charge of affaira, all eke had It Is part of give comment. 1 allenced him before there was silence. ‘The first round to do was to walt and not get in the unbolting the door, but he had said was over. Gay enough to damp my spirits, I do not hind the bar sat Miss Ben- She looked away, past mo, in the . direction of the drive. I followed her Jafeld, stately as ever, re A stout figure, carrying a sult- case, Was moving slowly down It. ? laxing her massive mind ‘The stables, as is the ein most “J didn't hit anybody,” I announced, .s Y v1 sion. Daylight would bring us relief, know what effect it would have had English country houses, been the « . like rabbits. They are over a penny novelette, enim you!" she cried. “I for I did not suppose that even Buck on Napoleon's tactics if his army: Klory of Sanstead House tn its palmy aivover Hampantve ee * “Who was the man who just left, “LE don't ay you to trust me, MacGinnia would care to conduct a before Austeriita had spoken of days. In whatever other respect the 1 laughed indulgently. T could af. Miss Benjafield?” I asked. said. “We have settled all siege which might be Interrupted by uvres as a “fool kame” and pritish architect of that period may , the arrival of tradesmen's carts; but of himself as a “big chump,” but L p Y ford an attitude of tolerant amuse: have fallen short, he never scamped @ while the darkness lasted we were doubt if it would have stimulated hiv work on the’ stables. Ie ree ment, peu the, met. ay an completely cut off from the world. him, them strong and solid, with walls ihiy. And in that cale*-o With the destruct f the telephone ‘The back door of Sanstead House fitted to repel the ot [the tn my lettchabd cont pockenent wire our only link with civilization oy 1 upon a narrow yard paved weather, and possibly better be getting ready.” I felt in my” had been snapped. Even had the with flagstones and shut in on all well The Hoones, in th right-hand coat pocket. “Ready,” IPe- night been less stormy than it was sides but one by walls. ‘To the left heen mighty owners of ra bated owes f there was no chance of the noise of waa the outhouse, where the coal WAS ata time when mon with money at “A clammy coldness took possession our warfare reaching the ears of any stored—a squat, barniike building; to stake did not stick at trif_es, and It of me My voice trailed off into noth- one who might come to the rescue. the right a wall that appeared’ to wus prudent to ses to It that the spot rawoen vor in Relther pocket. w: Tt was as Sam had sald—Buck’s have been erected by the architect where the favorite was houned. led there a single one of the shells wi energy united to his strategy formed jn an outburst of pure whi IY. nomething of Che nature of a fortress. ee eee oe tty was ebune ft strong combination. Tt Just stood there. It served no BUF ‘The walls were thick, the door solid, Ycy provided Broadly speaking, there are only pose that I had ever been able to ine windows barred with iron. We In moments of ex: two courses open to a beleagi discover except to act asa cats’ clubs could scarcely have found a. better apt to make mistak garrison. It can stay where it is or house. haven of refu; mine when, starting out on the sortie, it can make a sortie, [ considered To-night, however, [ was thankful “Under Mr Poe lett ‘ot tay eanmnitentuion ina the second of these courses. for this wall, It formed an impor- had lout their original chara rue It was possible that Sam and his tant piece of cover. ok Mn had been divided into three 3 Gho marked the place with ashapely ‘There's no need to go over old ground thumb and looked up. iva rade te you i “That man? Oh, him! He's—why, I've made up my min uu mean to stay, weren't you in here, Mr. Burns, one Seevent you!" y, I suppose I evening in January when"—— Sxactly.” “That American?” dragged on. Toward even- 3 ‘ here !ng the weather broke suddenly, after Pee on sar ee cvea aus (RO CEMSNIO OF “pring IN RR HRAE, 1 don't know, He disappeared q Showers of rain drove me to the & while back, and I haven't seen him study. nor wanted to, To-night up — It must have been nearly 10 o'clock he turns again like a bad penny. I'd When the telephone rang. It was Mr, vo Fisher, Mke to know what he's after. No ““ielio, ia that you, sonny?" good, I'll warrant, if you ask me! “It is. Do you want anything?” It was not hard ‘to account for | “I want a talk with ycu. Business Buck's reappearance. He would, of Can I come up? “If you wish {t." course, have made it bis business to eri) start right away.” les had departed In the automobile its shelter it was possil * Monts, each separated by a stout wall, i get carly information of Mr. Ford’ It was some fifteen minutes later ra reinforcements, leaving the round the angle of the Coulshod. en One compartment had become a gym- CHAPTER XXVII. movements. It would be easy for | that I heard in the distance the en- coast temporarily clear, in which ter the stable-yard, and, making nasium, another the carpenter's shop; SHOULD like to think that to discover that the millionaire had ging of an automobile, The heed. been called away to the north, and by escaping from the house at # detour across the football fleld, the third, in which ct » were, remained wi unselfish desire to . a AKAN it was an thar the Ni t was still an inmate USM#s gleamed through the trees: Once, we enient nda et Swan the driv Mey oF a stable, though in these degenerate ; ° y opinion, that nVer sel spare my companions anz- h the grounds and reach was the drive, in my opinion days no horse ever set hoof inside it, of Banstead House. And here he was, fie bene ve ite aevenunaie ‘ae nO, SWUNG oabaliieadnd safety. . might be looked on as the danger jts only use being to provide a place fety that made me keep my preparing for the grand attack. the front door. A portly figure got Serr ovea. To support this theory there was 20ne. for the odd-job man to clean shoes, discovery to myself; but I Thad been premature in removing gown and rang the Yell. Buck's name from the list of active ; The Nugget’s complaints, which I ‘phe mangers which had once held fe cheater and had momentarily succeeded in check- fodder were given over now. to &™ afraid that my reticence was Sam had !ng, buret out afresh as the rain brushes and pots of polish. In term- due far more to the fact that I shrank der of Buc swept in at the opened door and time bicycles were stored in the loose- from letting the Nugget discover my the fact that the had contained only t) the two ambassadors, spoken of the rei I observed the things from a window on the first floor, overlooking the front step: and it was from this window that I spoke, combatants. Broken legs men: ought to have remembered that. My mind was made up. With Buck, 0 ck lashed our faces, Certainly tt was box which had once echoed tothe Betis ven aol iy that stout disciple of the frontal at- “7, that you, Mr. Fisher? make Buck here agree to that. He light of the hall lamp I could see gang as Gath ie pn peng ie RHAGE mare’ {Hekt Might for'e rambler The Gok, gruce, had once. echos ison litle he i "rr “ime in the field there was only one ie acy, Aide . la kicked like a mule.” , that she was very pale. “It missed in the even’ fi if that they Wind was blowing through the open- T groped about among the pots and. of peril one retains one’s e for IL must get into Sanstead He backed away from the door. “Well, I'm sorry you should have by a mile.” My nerves had not re- terms. That might mean y ind, wan bowing tnroun Sheopen, Teron about among the pote and of peril one retaina one's - Vibuse und stay there on guard, j HART am had the trouble of coming here for covered, and I. spoke abruptly. were waiting at Buck's headquarters, , man ; more I called up the school 3 c et me see you out. Bingle “Don't be frightene wherever those might be—at one of compressed violence due to the con- which I lit, I was running a risk, t belongs to a friend of mine.” Nothing. “IT was not frightened,” she sald, the cottages down the road, I imag- fined apace. There was a summestion but it wan necessary to Inspect our on the telephone. There was @ long pleas face his comments, If he had per-_ 4 ; “ave t ¥ mitted a certain note of querulouness reply came, It was |“! didn't know you meant to bring t it down?” without conviction, ned; and in the interval before the i out poaltion Ob tie. Cava ier tie ground, tnd never {troubled to > cs oreep inte ie Sa nares : ne that apoke. Aus ® partys May the aioe he ane ? "I was,” I sald, with conviction, attack began It mlane be posalble for Ay inde uncer Ningare Ralie the vr Amine "th m gablo. efore, and i to oreep 3 hie conversa ton atreadyy drey, apparently 1 not returned to (4 ffeur, and my friend MacGin: “One moment. Let's have this “It was too sudden for me. It's the us ih ed in bed?" I asked. "by the stream of water that poured jig geography, peg lepentteg ee pv — the house immediately after leaving nis.” thing clear. Do you realize what sort of thing one wants to get used s' down from the gutter above our 1 blew out the candle, well content : 4 reac! i a Tyee Bate een eee ee eroes Sly “Buck ‘and ime gou've gst to ansiner tine” ee nt swat ygu go and get him up as heads. The Nugget found it unpleas- with what I had seen, ‘The only two hy byes ; eave tals A ratiee with “ id Sam, J pd 1 ‘k and me you've got to anothe me. 4. ’ ala on tuneities 1a r n anes Lares i are aver\an: at. Finhers” TONVIAG An Ce en eeeR Pee cachian All heiboys are Were, waning“ T nade: fey the vetalbn quickly a@ you can we winaow, rt and,anld 80 ANTI, orm, inate worm email, Me iy ana nisved to mah “Gee! ‘Ix that ou, young fellow? forming an alliance had occurred to {ackle. All the boys nre here, waiting | made for, it ies Impsssinie. to see anything, Atill protesting, and wabegan tocreen cnemy nied trees Chen tne ttt erie 1 sald Are you speaking from London?” Beene wp or ine Aiotans came the other time. Be sensible, n going to call up the js it eget toate: ai (1 Actions the yard, Hallway to. the BRe A ONSeH Mente ee erent “Thay won't come back ji 4 Lam at the Feathers. Pistol in my hand. : " wonny! You don't stand a .dor’s 7 The rein wae still failing heavil net norene dng rare, diaitovay fe ihe halt & dosen spo sew and ha to bates chuckled richly. way? Hat | "Mr. Fisher!" chance. 1 shouldn't like to see you would have been Invisible to me. Journey, the corner of the coal-shed. Hast of all. in the event of the door The Nugwet, as usual, sttuck the y . yourse ? t4 rt ever know wha ; rhe coal-ahed. ; sc in rin ny” When 1? hak pour friend MacGinnia to be fay not happen. ‘The boys are pretty vas—-was that ugly man the one Rp edd Audiey fairness celowed : Lerten ie Sepa an. | ears vee belng carried bi pase, wre had a jarring ae iaita: Sac ich a ° y ic it Up, sonn: D i 4 A H ou apoke ott , . ' Yeuire only waning your tine that lamp nnd arog hia gus’ gant of et nights. Tuahouldn' act like @ "Yer. that was Buck MacGinnia used frome Nis beauty slesne aS PArIW pomrinnera: barena’ (hel wall tory wae ee a trapdnore Tide’. “Tidon't want to apend the Rieti ‘ aot et gu ne enue, 1 Rina Baar’ conversation, DoneHved: sonny ona thine ial pee Amelenta Peres "7 1 this?" he demanded Rear rene, (he house, sounded stances had certainly heen kind to us this darned tce-house, 1 tell you I'm pont Lathe do so to-night, T heard Buck's voice rumbling like a But he had overlouxed one thing— She hesitated “Listen,” T said. “Buck MacGinnia the muffled note of the automobile. in driving us to this a parently Im- catching cold, My chest's weak. If Buck MacGinnis is back in aes SOO BRO a bib My aa bod bariegga That he “I'm sorry,” she sata. brs Smooth ine Fisher eg conse The siege party had returned. Presnable shaltar ; cadre wo asco cane pouee te aa : bb pagee Sticee Suiee ee M pistol fell tothe eres m “ - I was half way up the stairs by after you. ey are outa’ now. in concluding my inspection I he- E ain gfte wirg, thon beard a AT ay morean tHE RTOUNG, Tetnod it, Hucka wae 'a’'mind this time. I atopped and looked over Don't he. frightened. CHAPTER XXVI. them away, let's qui sot: The significance of the in- ' . came aware that the Nugget was still , . whioh lent itself to such blunders, the banisters. Ho snorted derisively. SEW IERE wan no time to be Cccupled with his grievances, I think | was not prepared to go as far as - “Who's frightened? T guess the: ‘t hurt me. How do you know it's on Mt. hink I'm « regiment 1 formation had not been lost on Mr, don't know what you are, Well, From Sam I had expected better ieee, Monee tra eaten eine that straight?” Ti take your word for it. “You will things, eapecially am the telephone | “l didn't believe y " y ’ had been #0 much in cviden 0 i " ; Aer ean ABEL of, sone, Une 7 One By one with your hands fad eee eed It himodif only “Ob, that’s all right," T sald. € They have just been here, The | ‘Thanks for tipping me off, so! A the shots must have stimulated his lost. Apparently the pos nerve-contres, for he had aband sibility of @ sortie had not the janguld ‘drawl with “i which, in y be somewhere near, hid- yet occurred to Sam, or be happier moments, he was wont to , what if they are? T don't tried to make my voice Indifferent, man who called himself White, the y have left the back door GOMMent on life's happenings, and mind being kidnapped. Let's go." ; T went down and opened the door, half an hour ago. fi 2 lly Sam Fisher. He Would hardly have le 8 wan deali vith th “ v . o butler, was really im ng he situation with 1 think ought to wait,” sald thing worth knowing, Why did noiging my pistol in readiness ageioat I clung to the thought of the tete- Per ania Mare, SGRinaE Inaidioua: BULGE Was. teally, Si ‘opportunity to unguarded; but « meneral of hie as- “Ae dealing with | Agettink we owe n Recause I love you, Samuel. Good the unexpec phone. It gave me the AGL the Mind into an attitude of safe hostil- get you all the term.” . . tuteness wan certain to ramedy the | “Of all the darn fool layouts I ever “Of course,” I sald. “It would be sas faction of the gambler wh ity toward her, and I saw the old “Whit fas he Sam Fisher?” He mistake soon, and our fresdom of ac- Mtrlck, this is the limit’ What ao. ; ow." kfasted at my CHAPTER XXIV, Fee anda the police Tkuew, nex chaos ahead if 1 allowed myaelt to admiringly. "Say, he tion might be a thing of momenta, We {08 ” idiots think “they're doing, the Little Ni 5 Pe. . * abandon it mf > shooting us up that way? t went get; and from this point onward . ‘She clock on the church tower | WP seeb tara Mins arcane CMMERT RETR Rte? Meme ol Wanl Co) toy talephiowe end (un; fone to fetch the rest must reach the stableyard as quickly within an inch of my head. Tt might Surciined tho ney eolne onward Be was striking two as [ set forth, car- ands gave him a vaguely Gin! rhe 3 I proposed to do hooked the receiver. of the gang. As poasible, Ones there, we should have Killed me, Gee, and I'm all wet! hacking cough Tying my suit case, on my way to Pontifical air—"Bishop called then up, as I proposed to do Why don't you call the cops bo practically through the enemy's It's all through your blamed foolish: I had never really belleved that my the school. The light-heartedness of BR Blessing Pilgrims'—and the bt sp ace Mnere old Gh he kek CHAPTER XXV. “They have cut the wire.” Hl ? ness, bringing us out here. Why demonstration had brought the alege the morning still lingered with me. [ kindly amile he wore helght- of response. I would not again be a é . Hts only emotion at the news lines. couldn't we stay in the house?” to a definite end. 1 anticipated that amused at the thought of the ees who caso ef Inepector Hones end Cone HERE is apt to be @ cer- seemed to be amusement and a re- Administering a kick to the Nugget, “We could not hava kept them out theta mente end. delay before the tae Roouy i give. ie enedithe Mlustan: Me: MASHIDAIR, wbD) Care Ch TnepectOr One CAR tain lelsureliness about the Prwed admiration for smooth fam. who showed a dispoaition to linger of the houre for five minutes,” {renewal of heatittiee tay Cre the ink stilll rankled. || followed, suggested no such idea, He Pere eg wiilan bulbar aould Awoee methods of country tele. Ha,smiled broadly, the little brute! | ona valk bout the weather, I moved 4. Wa can hold this place.” weil acquainted wit As I made my way throug! was muttering moodily to himself, to our help. “He's a wonder!" he repeated. 0 wants to hold it? don't. nis's ounds I saw Audrey in the distance . ‘ ed me askan ‘sam ‘4 0 d we reached the corner of the yw tenacity to : - phone operators, and the guess he's amooth, all right. He's on, and What does it matter if they do get would am eas Sut NMED. chet house: sane them rots the class-room sravated tion ‘nienssntiy Dut army, fact that a voice did not {mmediately the limit! He'll get mea this trip. I coalshed In safety. me? I don't care, I've a good mind few ran them and wen DUS. 5 ‘There I hunted up Fisher, He greeted anq switched on the Nght. “I'm sorry I'm unpopular, but all agk mo what number I wanted didnot Det you a nickel he wins out!" We had now arrived at the really to walk straight out through that tary panic tn hi He had all : oF T found his attitude tryt That . door and let them rope me in. It ind goo! me cordially. Well?” I aald, “What can Ido for te ramen at first disturb me. Suspicion of the 1... the cause of all the trouble, should Perilous stage in our Journey Ae would serve dad right. ‘It would [eter hs wou reuare ont enone a “Hello, young man!” Need saure | - Emotion that, could only be ex- truth came to me, I think, after my be’ so obviously regarding it as a ing bullt his wall to « point level “Good afternoon, You seem tired.” you? St B teach him not to send ma away trom Let explain,” said Bam. “Aa pressed in words and not through third shout into the transmitter had sporting contest got up for his enter- with the end of the coalshed, the home to any old school again, What (Yat ine ” 4 ve} > tainment was hard to bear. And the rehitect ad arent: earied of did he want to do It I had judged him correctly, Many 1 minutes dragged wearily by without or? Twas all a sign from the enemy. Then, listen- 1 igh "Did Buck drop in?’ right where I was. 1° ing at the window, | heard footsteps hde- myself, he waa in no danger com- ‘%® thing and given it up, for it ght wher " ih L ndow, 5 iG at hae oy tnaes 7 i faithful from delay before, but never snc myself, he w: re : bud hammering on the door cut crossing the yard and vole: “No, pet J LRgueat eS DAY are pean nts ee ed aah tad Sutemaiic caught nis eye. lay as this. forted me not at all, If I could have ceased abruptly, leaving us with @ orp hig quence. The intermission in cautious Undertones, 2 aght eard “4 ze ‘d 0 dare close my eyes for a minut “ i e fight ‘ou think you're certain to win?’ “Say, you! Listen here: You'll" | must have remained there fully felt that we were in any way com- matter of half a dozen yarda of open wan ove and the second round had Was on once more : anions in peril I might have looked gr, 5) OR 6 benue) Have you ever stayed awake all 1...) ume ye iGam, the peaceable, plucked at his 11, rinutes, shouting at intervals, Pantone In peril So ent eucnnes ora » crea with nothing, to eu SLaBSHaPI IAL iMeaiatle came CLR Hight atreamed through Bight, walting fore Sratch out? ‘Then why trouble to come here and “"asihing doing, Buck! Step ilvely."” before I realised the truth. ‘Then { frendly ever As tC, wate encore aneea eee me that T had blown out the candle, und spreading 1h & oid tehte eee and $7 eeke ie’ trom me, young man, eee met” Buck wavered,’ then allowed im; dropped the receiver from my hand kicked him. , . The fiagstones, moreover, stopped there Is something about a combina Ink. It "was not diheult wo anaes tee, It, FOR TN, self to be drawn away. We passed limply against the wall, © DAG batter waste no time.” a this point, On (he open Hon of noise and darkness which stand what had happened, ‘They hea ' a had a disturbed eet te avert’ Lely Roca im lomr Sizer oF ee eee as atunned as fusented Audrey, “if we are 60> jooue qravel. Kven if the nerves. If mine bad re- Kone to the automobile and come which was a jowed y rad b i - Sr erncen. tou wil vane Mr. eed inate, He eae foto “An exclamation trom the atalra i¢f had received a blow. I could not Si think we ought to try it," 1 eat, tilowoll us to makn the crosal yt anould have iknored back with one of the head-lamps—an at?” asked the Nugi wf made me look up. Audrey was lean- think, It was only by degrees ,.“What's eo beds fe ble. epeech. even "Go where - m1 P rhe Aeiee Jou ame cnares are quits vacant time? What ane we apiclin’ her voice thatthe alsht of our little atand that Audrey was speaking to Bre rites ene ry TOmlIp HPOMEE: Tier that happened whicn tock che Bnd dlun aanek aout De trusiee aa oe the door with a reckless vigor. Ae I aworeid and tle food 1s good, You away here for? Lets act b Procession had atartled her, ana me 3 ‘the ‘Nugest's comment on the Problem out of my hands, Krom the hid Ite own without my intervention, ‘The maifet' na Rec Teele or. ‘will like the Foathe: Sam waved » hand toward bim with 1) Was por fine et eas and his “What is it? Don't they answert” ,7ne , Nugwate commen tha point. Interior of the shed on our left there For & novice to vioienc however, some heavier instrument—of trom, : 1 don't get you, sonny. the pir of fm lecturer making & point, Oenie OY srowiing te himuctt, ne he Tt te curious how the mind respenda fie°M9 not enturinne foo ete ett came a sudden strembling cf feet. to maintain a state of calm inaction this time, I think it must have been ti | was trying to break it gently to ‘You see—the man of action! He eaihed ee highly disturbing to to the need of making an effort for some praise of my temic wenius, over loose coal, and through the In the most cuit feat of all. 1 the jack from the automobile. It xy “ you that you are @poUG te ne he kes {rout He Sate for Me Be ee esaers. 9 the wake of somebody else. If I had “Of all the fool games!” he sald *4Uare oponing in the wall, designed was irritated anc r a this hou: now—-i! a Ww pea scen, there was the risk that we the hammering. From the sound {t astute move in which T seemed to might be heard appeared to be made by some wooden nen the finger of Sam. rie nore formidable weapon altogeth ‘ Me for the peaceful purpose of taking in noise, and I exaggerated its import- than the mallet, and even our good Sam, Why have « fuss when you can get “00d evening, Mrs. Shertdan,’ Aad only tiyselt to think of (t would, gtmply. “tn this rein nacks, climbed two men ance. It nemed to mo it must be oak door quivered under te ie what you want quietly? That's my S#m suavely. 4 A pistol cracked, From the drive stopped at once. A splintering of wood decided me Motto. ‘That'a why we've comes It's ELST MeL arene: Be: aname! came an answering shout, We bed — A moment before I had bruised my ein by j the old proposition, We're here to 0 buy you enh aa know ou maya Pp if its w! turned the offer down before, ut Thave & whole heap of arrears of things have changed, Your stock has Pee 4 CR a ae Buewe pine) sleep to make up. ‘Trot along, kiddo, fallen. In fact, instead of letting you Ped, tise fad picked it up, a sur- and quit disturbing uncle, Tie astring in on sharing Mason now. Forth, mise which was proved correct a few that the time had come to retreat to been ambushed shins against an empty packing-case, our second line of intrenchments, T had misjuaged Sam, He had not which had found its way with other How long the door would hold {t was overlooked the possibility of a sortie. Jumber into the stable, T Kroped for imponsinie to aay, but 1 doubted if 1¢ It tm the ident of life that turn this, swung it noiselessly into posi- would be more than a matter of the scale in a crisis, The opening tion beneath the window and standing minutes through which the men had leaped on it, looked out opened the front door, and they ed out, The automobile Are You Going Away for the Summer? When you go out of town for the summer you may Jind it Is Relighting my candle, which T had by!" r F Waa wearcely a couple of yards be- 1 found the eateh of the window + hed tre | f : to, Pe Waee Ang QUARTERS, Dee cian tag You tay seem to holds, moments iiator, when. just as the car J difficult and costly to provide yourself with the right sort of reading | }\"", The anot where we were ated: anid eG ere was nothing tO umnyee te caught id Ubres'a are "aed “Mr, * v a ere t) Hs ie aes airs at a rapid gtrong position, You wre in the house Cran mangs, unere, was ® wharh Fates, Ing. Tf they ha leaped fairly and T will explain and you've got the boy. But the: seen, but the sound of thi cally stronger nothing to it reall Kept their feet they would have been inering | be a We could get am ked my head toward the ladder, 0 iore 4 t r ‘You go. a near the door. ‘ame more distinct and, You go first,” | whispered Why send to the city for novels at $1,25 or $1.50 each or buy A on us before we could have moved ushing an arn through the bars, [ The Nugget watched her disappear him in five minutes f we cared to ream tty Teme tend 1 aid not | them at a fancy price in some country store? But fortune ordered it that, weal out- emptied my pistol at a venture through the trap-door, then turned to prevent it? Mr, Abney rink having a fuss, Of course, wo most a hack nomerault.” donence: You can supply yourself with the best, most delightful summer] cunning discretion, the frat of the — As a practical move, the action had te with an alent recdliten How can you p n't appeal to him, should win dead easy, all right, if it ne A re ore an & vial . ane a ba two should teh his foot in the fn for the shots cannot have gone “If you think you're going to get me ee ne eee dot the tales cece Gs treater hae as teat rae shooting af pistols, Tag | reading for six cents a week, | “ woodwork and fall on all fours, anywhere near their vague target, up thera You've another Russe come ae Oe ‘you can't appeal to them. hand, you've » gun and there's a not expected it at just that mom By subscribing to The Evening World for the summer months} while the second, unable to check his tit an m demonstration it w nea won ing! Im eine to wait here till they Besant ene Oe SY MS Soecaac Uh oa oP aaR eK fae Lgetmtrety wurorané «| you wh secure a omplete novel each week. Not some old Book a| fuie.sieneson tay of itteani, iat “arta Suntan, PuMt ete ae a Fee Ee Te ye it wan to accept der we Onn estilo if Goletiy® tow aeent tM dammed ine'dee: and bolted it, | country dealer has not been able to sell, birt the finest up-to-date fiction | fritowed, must have kicked him in struck. the ft» fase jum tet oa 1 wan no time for verbal argument, it, sonny? ia intensely irritated to find that by the foremost living authors. the face chipped the bricks of the far wall, collected him, a kicking han . feat jauntily. ” . . A f th ior heted fram th izeed tn 1 him to the ladd and ee i ee igay no more. Til go. At. fty!™ standing bestde me. whe expect to spend the summer in the country. ute it a manner calculated to unman the one of hia devastating squeals. fer ail it's quiet at the inn, and what = “It's our Iimit. It wasn't easy to ‘They shot at me," I sald. By the ho atathes!" stoutest-heanwed (To Be Continued.) ROMANCE OF A NEW YORK GIRL'S STRANGE BATTLE AGAINST “MAN-MADE LAWS,” AND OF TWO MEN WHO HAD BUT A SINGLE IDENT TY OOOOO00 00008800 oooceceg P @00900 20600000000 wma name wend” 3 THE WOMAN'S LAW genczs125 226 cents By \WARAYENE THONIPSO Coat f ‘