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Ser emer oo yee mom Ashton- Kirk, {Special Detective A New Yorker's Strange Methods of Solving a Crime Mystery | By John T. McIntyre > (Copyright, ager Newspaser Service.) plexion was like snow and rose petals; SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS, her eyes were as deep and as blu Aahton.Rirk, oung New Yorker, mae his A the sen, “L heard a noise as I sat in my room,” said Miss Knowl ‘I heard, aho' hor face a trifle paler. “Has! any one been hurt?” isi trie ne, apt “No such luck," replied Mr. Scanlon. use called Schwartaterg, 1 sim Kew York, Caampe te hwctel ty some terrible He Feplaced the automatic in his feat, whose nature be vili not divulge, ‘The other Pocket and his broad back against the | inmetes of 1 C wall. “Fellow was just here making free with some papers. I happened in on him, and he headed for the win- dow.” The girl approached the table and) looked at the papers curiously; her hands wandered among them and her eyes scanned one after anothe: “Did he take any of them? she ed, A shock ran through the large frame of Mr. Scanlon; for it occurred to him that he did not know. He was busy wrestling with this somewhat unpleas- ent thought when hasty feet were heard tramping along the hall; another moment Cam ind t geant-major were in the room. ‘Who was it?" asked Campe. “Did you see him, Scanlon?” wie replied Bat. “And I let fly at Y commented he, after a , Then in as fow words as possible k- he related his experiences since leav- pause, during which he ing Campe on guard over tho uncon watched the labors of the #clous prowler, being careful, how- ches or te onme that part of it which with the whixperin ‘The drawn man admitted that thie rustling of skirts in the hallway, bie ‘was #0 by a gestur ‘Whatever his game is,” concluded " the big man, “h “1s more or leas dificult propos!- fellow you've got pret Se al oa Use| tion,” said he. ‘This room is a regular he caught the expression that came| » dumping-place for documents, They into Cam fa at the same in- pe’ seem to have been snatched up and #tant he noted that Miss Knowles had left the le brought here in barrels. Not the gone he “aa ‘eat ager Sue ie must n slightest care has been taken to keep @ been while he deep tn his them properly classed. still there, ” i ‘ampe. “Tut, tut!” observed Mr. Scanion. “when I heard the shots I left the “That's what I call just common ca: said the young man, “Then lessness, They might have known that Kretsz ran upstairs and we came hunt- - is ing you you'd call, Without a word Bat rushed along The Evening W tare - The drawn man coughed. the hall. The door of his room was “As to that,” said he, “I'm not #0 open and the soft man was gone. sure. We've made an effort to avoid Then down the atairs went Bat, three ata leap. Th any extreme of publicity, you see.” bolt of the cel a hed eho ace ure!” spoke Bat, understand. that the prowler had not gone that ingly. “Advertising’s a fine thing, but Way. There was only one other way BRE Gi: Ail lines vd endeavor’? of escape. The gate! And when he apodehald reached the courtyard the gate stood The other raked over the papers im- wide; the watch dogs were running in and on bras aire bo yaad and “ " apparently si much excited, nald he, “we have an old “ "Hoth Campe and the German nol- will, @ contract for hauling stone, a dier had pressed hard after Scanion, marriage certificate, a receipt from and the young master of Schwartz- the Mexican government for the loan bid, ce man OF tHS Crum Ae hoon vof ten millions of dollars, an estimate “He's gone, * ai id he; in @ husky for steel rails, and a laundry bill.” kind of way. “Gone! But we'll win. “That's mixing them some,” said eeRVine! ohne Cane thon don't mt haloed by the cigarette smoke. know the facts or you wouldn't any jut go at it; better luck next time.” that." Returning the papers to the drawer, the drawn man next opened @ heavy chest. He threw an armful of documents upon the table and [| Plunged into them with covetous “The worst!" sald Campe, and his ‘hands. eyes searched Bat's face, “What do “ o you mean?” ‘I would say that's a promising lot, “LT mean just that—the worst! trom its general appearance,” com- Treachery from inaide.” mented Scanlon, “Of course,” casu- Campe'a face grew rigid; his mouth \, ally, ‘1 haven't the least idea what twitched and one shaking hand went to it as though to hide his weaknesn, you're looking for, but here there ‘1.0% ‘hough to hide hie weaknes to be @ holding to one thing, a a fearful thing. Outside's wind of a tight, official, important bad enough. But the other.” He Jook, as it were.’ st000, hin fingers Dreaning againat his . lips for a moment; then he asked, hpi nyu leas dhetak on al audienly, “Did you find the person oui cigarette; bis muscles tightened; the answered the big man, @utomatic thrilled in his grip. weet found out the one in Bo you are short of ideas about Schwartabera. ‘what we want,” spoke the other, still ne need alee eee *‘ @earching, “Has it never occurred to cheat. you to ask?” Don't say anything more,” said he, “Once or twice,” replied Scanton, “Not her name, for heaven's sake! “But I never got qui! up to it. For couldn't stand that!” instance, I met a friend of your: downstairs a while ago"—here the CHAPTER X. Ww coughed, . forvan “ina ante"and Tr thought Next Day. uttin eo Wa oT t awh Hla tsouee etbed the araun HE rematnder of the night man, deep in the papers again. | passed without incident, and “He hadn't come to, up to the time next morning Scanion, ac- I left,” replied Bat. “I suppose I companied by Kretz, who pte ol Bim barder than I carried the Nght, made a “Oh, well,” sald the drawn man, COmPlste tour of the regions beneath tolerantly, “things of that aort will the castle. No one was hidden there; te hardly to be there were only the massive walls and He yawned and stretched his arma crm the damp and the echo ‘mi ” wide: the light over his head as he ,, Locks and bolts seem to offer no struck it sharply smashed and went indrance to housebrenkers,” satd out. There came the rattle of the Bat, speaking to Campe, who met Beromatic and tie splintering of win. them when they came up. “So, with w glass; ¢ dogs, always at large ,. u Inthe courtyard. at night, barked YOUP Permission, we'll have a few ad- furtously. Bat heard the ‘voice of ‘tional precaution: Kretz from the wall: the rifle sounded Procuring @ hammer and some sharply, and then silence, broken only heavy nalis, the door to the vaults by the sound of running feet beyond way made fant. sail —— Next day Scanlon strolled over to CHAPTER IX. the inn, There, seated on the porch, he found @ new arrival, a jaundiced- The Gates Are Opened. faced man with blue apectacies, and HROUGH the fragments of with clothes that hung lvose on him, the window sash and the as though he had just recovered from shreda of the biind Bat a Jong illness, Scanlon exchanged a Soanton looked out upon the word or two of civil greating with moonlit night, Directly un- him, then weakened, ‘The inn's lower der tie window Was a roof, as POAT a4 roOM@ were empty. No sign of thg 1 judge that of the stable. Be- group of queer tnvalids, tween this and che top of the wall After w time Scanion, seeing that thers was a space of some twelve litle was to be gained by lingering toot, pout tne inn, departed, Ho noted “And the follow with the cough that the jaundiced jen was not upon tool. Lhe © broad Jumper," com- the porch as he crossed it; but be- nivd ise, “Well, well, we live end yond that he never gave him a learn.” thought, t Then 4 light illuminated the room However, when he saw hin, small hind him; he turned and met the and far away on a hilltop, stooping, ng face of Miss Knowles, studying and moving here and there, has happened?" che asked, the big man manifested some interest, breathiosaly, “Hello!” said he; “what's this d bey with much com- Cautiously he made his way toward hed b vight In his e#- the spot, moving along fences and timate of her beauty; that wasn't to keeping trees between himself aud the be denied, Ho was sure be'd never other where it was possible. Finally ) a @ more splendid example of her he waa able to make out the man and type. Her figure was like thet of the his doings with diMoulty, : queen in @ story book. Her com- Tho saffron-colored one had a Maybe I'm not on to all the facts,” stuffing his hands tnto his ut ay ‘on to the very worat / -— glass in his hand and wi the bole of an oak tree which grew on the crest of the hill. “Same tree I stood under last night when I watched the fellow in the roll- murmured Bat. “Wonder what he finds wrong with it?” Kretz way not to be seen upon the castle's distant walls; but at one of the windows Bat made out @ woman's Apparently he desired a vet- from case which hung at his side ed it upon the window, He spent some little tine in glass away he move ven in spite of that that ran toward the The siranger, when he gained the river, began walking along its mar- gin in the direction of Schwarteberg, his searching glances seemed not to guin him the satisfac. and #0, finally, though he did not seer at all cager to do so, portion of the riverside in full view of the castle, tion he soug! stooped, and seemed to grow Intent a Out came the lens which Hat had seen him use on the top of the tall hill, and do’ he went to examine n on his knees mething on the “And right ther aid Bat, “is the broke through the edge of the bank and flopped int» the water.” With a light step he moved along nk until ho was within a half a dozen paces of the stooping y i man replied promptly, turning or lifting bis head, which every vestige of huskiness was gone, d lifted without en the yellow Then the man's blue glasses. id the big man, The special detective smiled and “Just a moment,” said he; are a few little indications which T want to make sure of, then I'll talk ‘ked with the resumed the blue expression of face that you're @ trifle n knockout,” announced He looked ciosely at the other and then shook his head, understood before how much @ man's eyes had to do with his appearance,” the eyes," said Ashton-Kirk, 1 you are half diszu needing sume acting along the line of of a sick man is one of the easiest to could tell you, The blue glasses are # Bets you down as hav- eat deal of weight.” fit of crooks th 5 you being something e lt Ashton- Kirk a have found that out.” "Well, I should say, ye e I've found out two things fairly compete be @ Villain stil” go further than sald Ashton-Kirk, Alva and Shaw, “and still be fairly safe.” he crime spectalint nodded. 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You Cet It for 6 Cents, “She in golng ou The big gate creaked open, and for | a moment the gir fi his words aside j their talk cease |® cap upon hin head, a atic ‘hand mpe appeared, ‘The gate swung to behind sergeant-major Jnat night those two were out hed—and maybe y from the woman. ward the narrow atrip botween the windows, the place where the great sword w There hung the long atrt estry between the two win: the huge blade which usually rested from the spot cinated by the possibilit Then the big man loft the room ¢ and lightly he can down the stairs. 4 he to Kretz, who stood in the courtyard. ‘The man stood looking at him, a nN upon his face; for he was about to refune, !" said Heanion coming to Ben ne brought to # head in an Inatant, strong jow grew rigid and his tone nost menacing. ‘Tho Nergeant-Major threw the bolte Kate opened Sc moon lurked behind the hi of clouds which covered the sky, but some of its radiance trickled throu sort of way. Along the path leading weat from the castle he detected & movement, and at once be set out in Bat whistled at this and stared. The other went on: “On our first visit there I fancied T caught a certain undertone of insin- cerity; an indefinite air of prearrange- ment pervaded the place; there were moments when I had the feeling that @ sort of stage play had been ar- ranged for our benefit. This, with some other things, what curio and y a few inquiries at a miles away. Aa - expected, the pro- prietor was perfectly willing to talk, He told as you did, that the inn- keeper yonder had only had the place for about six months, and that his present guests came at practi- cally the same time. “AN!” said Mr, Scanlon, “Other guests had gone there from me to Ume, but things were very asant, and us no attempt was made to make them right, the 2" observed Bat Scanion, “The new guests were not wanted.” He looked at the detective for a mo- ment, then added: “That house is headquarters for the whole movement against Campe.” They seated themselves upon @ flat rock out of eyeshot of Schwartabe: and Bat began @ report of his adven- ture: When Bat had finished—and he did not slight a detall—his friend laughed softly. “The matter of the northwest wind has a rare sound and the affair of the sword will in the end, I have no doubt, prove of much interest." He wi silent for though thinking, then proceeded: “You say you heard the girl talk dark hall; and afte: ad ected som thing wrong because of the lights further along being turned off, sh came back to learn who had done “she did," said Bat "I saw her as plainly as J wee you." “Things fall together very oddly at times," sald the crime spectaliat, more Bat.“ y oddly.” Thon to Beanlon; “Miss Knowles, you say, was interested to know 1! we had taken any of the papers at which he was looking?” vex,” replied Bat, also, am a@ trifle curious aa to The soulless blue glasses were fixed upon the big man steadily, “What did Campe have to say in the matter?" « “Nothing,” replied Bat. “At least nothing that I heard.” “The recent activity around here feems to prove one thing to me, that is that Campe'a enemies de up their minds to end what might very well be called the sie of Schwartsberg.” “Right,” said Mr. Seanlon. They are pushing the Job to its finish. And 1 can teil you why. ‘The girl has Upped them off that you are here, and has handed them your secord, They mean to rush the fight from now on, afraid that you're coming back.” resently Ashton-Kirk departed and Beanlon return to the castle, The si for @ wonder, stood open, ne opened gate showed a wagon stood outside, one which Scanlon had noticed more than once before. A package was handed to Mra. Kreta, who at once came in and relocked the wate. Miss Knowles, who stool near, held out her hund as though to take the package, There was a sweet amile upon her fac the movement there was & an eagerness which Scanlon eould not help but for me!" whe sald replied the woman, sullenly. Miss Hohenlo, then. Give it tome. [ will take tt to her.’ Reiuctantly Mrs. Kretz handed her the parcel, and the girl, with a amile and a nod to Seanlon, crossed the courtyard and disappeared, “It stands like th Hvanion told Nimeeif. Romething is doing which threatens to # i the features off a friend of mii Sald friend asks me to give him the procens of h into the fact that t! with the parties who are trying to jot him. Mixed up in her efforts in is direction la a desire to seo what's inside all the packages which come to the house. I have a chance, may- be, to find out what the reason is— by peeping in at @ window. Ques- tion before the commities on moral: In it permissible to peep under # circumstances Evidently the sald committees went Into seasion at once, and a great cloud of smoke arose above its m pla Mr, Sean! after a spi threw the cigaretto away with d cision, “As it's @ case of out and out crook. edness, the thing can be done without fracturing any of the finer fool hae, Therefore I'll go and get an eyeful df the package,” urtyard went Mr, ar end of the stable ne dozen feat from the ground; # ladder stood un der it. He mounted the rungs. Peering in through the grating he @aw that the room was the one the servants used for storage. At a toile stood Miss Knowles, and the parcel, opened, lay before The roon was @ dark one, but tho irl had lighted a large swinging lamp and the rays fell downward upon the table. The parcel contained papers, sninil rolls, each tled with a tape, Care~ fully the girl undid the fastenings of one of these; #lowly tie shee were unrolled and separated, Then, one at @ time, they passed under the ft Miss Knowles; one ut a time they were laid ; and when the little Packet was examined It was rerolle upon the ladder It almost ke rubbing bis he could ly believe bin senses, For each sheet of the paper was absolutely blank. Another and still another of the rolls wus gone over Ina Itke am each blank sheet was studied; ttle packet was faithfully and when all were done, the sirk stood looking down at them thought- fully, The yellow lamp-light wlir in her hair; her smooth skin lo side of @ peach, For atood without moving; then she as- wembied the rolle of blank paper and carefully wrapped them as they had been when she received them from Mra. Krots. After this she turned off the light, and with the package in her hand she left the reon Reanlon aiepped down from the ladder, his face a study. Walking the length of the court-yar hia hands in his pockets, his checks puffed out like small balloons, he felb once more to 4» ing, Hut evi dently his did not bring any enlightenment, afier a while he removed his hands from ets and elevated them h his Vm through” stated he "fain completely and absolutely through Every minute | apend in this place puta tt up to me mere and more Plainly that 1 was never meant for anything but elementary. purposes After this Twill gaze and not ever try to think, [ will record tke the camera and the phoroeraph anit leave the develor a prof sional. | could ata stuf? about the Northwest he play of ontieht, Hut the wick man vhen it comes to otherwise comp tent young ! Interest in ghe quit.” CHAPTER XI. How Great Sword Was Missed. HE day passed slowly for # Scanlon; he put in a few hours with the newspapers which were ulwaye brougit to Behwarteberg about noon: then he selected an armful of likely looking books and started toward hia room, On the way Miss Hohenlo inter- r cute hands went out und ri cepted him, and asked for a moment's talk in her own big boudoir, “Mr. Scanion,” she said, “you are a friend of Frederic’s, and T am glad of the chaneo to talk with you upon this sul t ‘There is something adrift in Schwartzberg; U've been ¢) aware of jt for months. But my nephew is unapproachable upon the subject; Tam ashamed to say he te mere like a frightened child than « man whose life has been put in rs sunk deep,” acknowledged Bat. “And it may even get worse.” The beautiful hands went out In a despairing gesture at this, “Ob, | hope not!" she exclaimed, “For bis sake T hope not. And It's @ torture to n to aeo him a the was ailent for a moment, and then went on: “I bave given him every op- portunity to confide in me, but he will not, And so, Mr. Scanion, I am ike a stranger, Danger, even death, per- hapa, la hovering over the house, and 1 know nothing excopt the little that co! to me by chance “Bince I've been here I've felt about the same way,” sald Scanlon, “though of course, L haven't so much reason an yo “1 could not speak to Frederic, and J must not speak lo the servants, So," sald Miss Hohenlo, “there was left only—Grace Knowles.” Again there came the pause, this tine longer than before, Finally Heanlon maid: “Well She came ne she looked plal never had her eyes her hair with jes lif “But fF could not speak to her, There Was u something Which stoud between us—it held me back." One of the delt- "don "whe rto hin, Never hud er or more angular; nied duller or Heanlon's sleeve. “What im it asked, tsut the big man could only shake his head, "At tines,” wold Misa He comes to tne with the st queste, seem to bo without yet, somenow, 1 am 1 the «ping dull eyes, ly tried sive a ineaning Ww ther, but never could, & exatnple, she'll often, of an evening, ask me to ky to a win dow and pretend to be interested in the vetion of the wind, And she makes ine promine not to tell.” id Mr, Seanton. she hus a way of Josting about my of the harp, and of other be odd in tone never been able Seanlon mn eet d made the iutt jon Upon Lunselt. ‘Phen, gua began to apeak, Little by ut I Ming Hohenlo of the numerous things which had attracted Picattention to Misa Kr wince r sl at Schwartaberg, And when he she stood staring #t hin ik scared animal. i [ she maid, Who wo dreamed of auch a thie Prom the courtyard there came a dull complaining sound Hel st ‘ws the spoke Mise Hohento, ine ix openinig It night, though the month was phen, WAS Ht exemedingly mild and the windows were partly hroush one of these they looked down inte the courtyard. Krets was at the gate drawing tho bolts, dl beside him stood Mins Knowles, along, muffling wrap hanging to her fret. Scanlon in surprise; that direction, 've heard something like this once murmured he, “T have been used since men began at s surer to hit whe he ahoved out his chin, “I can't say the facts make her that sort of ‘a blow to be struc to me, she'll strike it herself, ‘s atride wan long and quiet of well beat 7] carth one epped out freely tion. Finally he A ahead lo pi side of his mouth and mpe wheeled like Dis hand going to his pip needn't trouble about tha Ho approached hastily, “Bat! said € npe, In surprise. aoted you, Mr, He: Mins Knowles, awe@tly, and his tono was di thought I'd take a stretch along the too bright,” exclaimed Campe. n't make such a tary yn a moonlit night. of light to see by.” an its dinadvantages, they now seem t do better than figure “And with mi and the young man went alons on the path and doggedly Scan- lon followed, always pnys,” “not to alip anything when It come: Doing that hag cost many a man his life—and even more, he continued, maybe you don't care to hear about that Just now,” “L was riding with Capt, troop in chase of some Blot raided a little plyce called ‘Soldier They'd taken all the firewater being the prine --and then headed for a a the rocks. We got word er, and made good time was night whi we pulled up m thelr camp. Marsh wanted Just how things Jay for a rush on them any of his me , but went him- ~loon everything, he thought, but when held crept with- y feet of where the Bioux lay p something began to strike the ~ chink — chank Phe one thing taken tito hie big man wlowly, what gave him away.” Bhe turned her head and kc her shoulder at Scanion ag she spoke; s too shadowy to ef pression in her f that little break which t# apt to rewhen one's br th is short and mich to him, too, L suppose.” hance and ngisand who'd ever have thought of that giving long muffting wrap about her earefully; she shiv- nad no idea {t would be so cold,” ps we'd better return,” said Campe solicitously, f you don't mind,” she sald. really chilled, The . bi man emiled satirically gloom as he trailed along pretty clover, ‘and got plenty of nerve, long experience in any cy aod place. Krets seamed surprised whea opened the gate for them; his sought out those of the girl, but passed into the house quickly, “You did not stay,” said the eer @eant-major to Camps. : “No; it was not go pleasant ag it shook his head and muttered something Scanlon felt his still upon them aa they entered narrow rway Mina Knowles had gone on up the irs; they could hear her feet pat- i duickiy on the stones, Campe seemed about to follow when Scaglen sald: “If you are not doing anyt! ria ike tleular for the next half hour to speak to you.” “Certainly,” said Cam; They entered the big room with the heads of boars and stage the trophies of arms, 5 m going to talk to you Ii a uncle,” remarked Mr. Scat atood beside one of the “sit down, shelf he took a stone jar ace of pipes, with bowls of baked clay and long reed stems, The pipes were filled with tobagco the jar and lighted; then they ea down at the table facing each other. Campe smoked quietly, tilted bag in his chair, bls eyes upon the flesr Seanton examined him keenly, with the manner of am who had some- thing of a Job before him, and meant to 9 about it we carefully ag he ld, It wan pretty cl ago that 1 frat o “And in those three wee! enjoyed yourself,” apoke Campe. 'm afraid Tre been rather lacking in many ways, But things aro in such shape with me now that"—— Here Bat stopped him with « wave of the hand. s “The shape that things are in with you juat now,” said the big mas, “ig what this talk is going to be at, You couldn't have brought the forward at a better moment.” Campe's fingers tapped nervously upon the fe of the sable; blew a cloud of smoke toward nd watched it curl and shi i “You've nover told me why you asked me here,” sald the big man, “And I never asked, But just the same | dropped to the facts im the first couple of daye. ——— he began. said Bat, interrupting Bim, t mean that. What the ingide of this affair of youre ie—the feal reaton for it all—t don't know. But in the outside I am pretty well im- formed. You are cooped up here with enemies all about you. Now a @ single glance, a fellow wouldn’ they were a very dangerous lot; wrinkling bis forehead, ‘ve seen them work a little, and I'll say for them that they've got atuff I t hit; and from ali appearances it's the same way with you,” ng the. tnd the big man took eege sion to go on. “AR you never yomaeieed aay- got tighter tighter, and searper and parce now, to-night, I feel ¢ oh draw another full breath un! you what I think, and what gou ought to do.” Wall?" said Campe. “In @ civilised community,” ead Scanlon, “the first thing a map Gees, when pestered as you're Delt to call in the copa, at roe Lad the ta close, both with me shows that your han Dot anxious to spread grout “Well?” asked the young man @mee more. “I'm not trying to pry it fairs," spoke Scanion. to know the object of the et the inn. And I'm not advial to consult the police, if you ¢ you ought not to do 4 fh what Tam wanting you to do ls to your idea regarding me a top turtnane “I hardly think T understand you,” said the other, looking et Scanlon searchingly. You will tn @ minute,” spoke ¢he bid man. “L was called in to wasn't I? Good! But, willing and all as [ was, | wasn't the right party. I can handie small matters that ap vet down plainly for the eye hy but what you really want ts @ Man that's capable of putting the hook into those that the ey one, at the same tim anything to do with the police. Campe smiled faintly. ‘That (# an ideal combination,” ead he. “Hut where is such a person te be found?" “L think." said Scanlon, “thag 1 puld provide such @ one If yeu 4 d to tale to hiin—e fellow whe rally put together for gettin bottom of iny @: ws a siienve of some dura- ne young nun took up the once more und relghted i he spoke. re is no use In my attempt to deny the, situation here. a Kehwartaberg,” sald he. slowly, had hoped to keep {t hidden, but the lant few days haye shown me bh a thing is Impossible, wdgment that the thing behing i is one which | hesitate to make lic is correct, At firat I want fixht it out--alone, but f see that also, cannot be done," + He leaned , toward ands upon soe Be Continued.)