The evening world. Newspaper, May 19, 1915, Page 17

AMES COTTON had so many Were more prec! Gold, and, dust a @avant that he had no need to clear The Evening W HOWARD FITZALAN 4 PLA ADEA REBRER AINA I BRIIR i and 1 es 4 the . ‘ “ imber at ! r . om hot fair to keep you up. t Come in ay early ae you ¢ Horning’ He waved aside anew Lid not need Fe wether ng dow taken down the sleepera ant brushed it, and tt lay loose her rome-leaf checks Hewut i the girl undoubtetly war-with « hows, and & mouth exquisite shape Her complemion wae that ih, health, and innocence; no 4 ancemia there, ‘The slender, ringless bouts lay folded over the cove be *XpresNive of contented raet ° It'w tneredible,” wald 1 . 9 damnabie!" said Kichard Re © To think of Cotton pot know Cotton! He clinched his hands { wet to the bottom of this, Mind Juke, I'd get to the bottom of ing CHAPTER VII, 1 The Sleeper. vata this When Cotton doesn't understand? I asked weakly drerees from universities jig turned to me a face full of futile and learned societies that wrath. Perhaps he was beginning to he {nsisted on being called realize that he waa out of his dep us than the fineat tone i : » being without alloy, were “Why I @atd, bitterly, “we know nothing—nothing! It's ail for nothing verythiug we've done, Those devise soft. He was #0 great a tes have" his throat, say Hum!" and look Nke “Ay, elnctrio bell Jarred aharply be- Qn owl, Yet his decrecs were final yow fn the United Stat hope that's coincidence,” T re- breath : although there ! marked, after I had got n rere tre OLBSe men In CHD Worle ier eee et rourroesuitl" he aneered one in Berlin, another in Parie—to gy.o))y whom he would recommend dissatis- The bell rang again fled patients who had no considera: “Give me your revolver,” T said, tien for cust. He was « close euddenly making up my mind. "il ey irene) tse) OF His contempt stung me. Regent, and had helped him with the the reason,” | said. “You're @lchemy portion of his five-volume abla one. PB he We a It he work. But when I said “friend,” whistie, bar the door, and I mean simply that ed to be in {lephone for the pollee, Under- Regent's company, Mr. Cotton was "4 concurred reluctantly, and incapable of huiman friendships; ho e@lipped the Little automatic pistol into was a man of science—perhaps only MY hand the materializaiion of scientific pr ciples, an Nked to s he deseribed with some Latin phras: which me cording at “L must say, th: U~ going down, rd Ping occurred 's protty decent of At why answer ft nd not a man at all, He tudy Richard Regent, who Anything’s better than not under- ‘Ac. Standing, 1 suppose,” 1 replied, using “- the expression t had become a My One catch phrase with us since this af- int a freak of nature, oO him, there was head in this world shaped Re- fair began, en's, While the prenensile Don't get hurt, Jake,” he said, PERPRE AH avIAhthDR: (ook KA moved, and gripped my shoulder af- ter of the latter's toes had been the Poyeh aM subject of a paper read before Thanks,” 1 replied, in « husky t ie, ba’ 0 oursel riek.” very iearned society which had tone. “Look out for yourself, I “atavistic" as the descriptive portion __H® remained by the door. Hughes, of its na Tuereto Warn bed tot care ot beng Udscentine passion for rest ai Outward sighs of 4 man about to give “notice.” ‘To Mr. Cotton, hie of Black Bapping ov mor “Cotton, @tairs, 5 be drugged. pajamas under an overcoat, was sip- ne, ping down from the servants’ floor; te, Mr. Cotton came from a above showed the frightened face of Jreenwich nouse, in Marie. Greenwich house, it TNS to bed," I directed them, “It'a et ¢ Scumalta, who, 2 Ueto, and having only a wt beer, hud ali the I waited for them to reaacend; then, as the beli rang for the fourth time, 1 snapped on tho hall lights below, opened the door, and admitted the Raven. Prof, Dr, Chevalier Pasha “We stared steadily at each other. d diegeut sud noting He saw that I held the automatio pis- Cross Hous», burglary, Kus tol in my hand, and nodded compre- Rikers ara hendingly. Deliberately, I tried t Domi. Ahelead pucker my lips; {t was not an tm. » tuere’s wa ) B aay * mediate success, and when the sound he may be a soe may did come it lacked volu knew that it had for from above came or abutting. How oe) reached Regent uit know and 1 can't La Garey ye Bay idea. oF how aie tho distinet sound of a di ConWuOn, biewse donb aan Lie. pp . drawing on my tmagination, 1 Want you to jook at ner and teil Me ould also delude myself into bellev- ee eee eee: SNe a sung ing that I heard @ telephone receiver Mah the oraiary 2 CAN do Nad CLK, Deen doneexceys uovog erueitye Mr. Cotton pent aid pais and J - vpped vit upstairs like a cuild op CHAPTER VIII. christmas morning : The maid admitted us. “L've un- We Lose. dressed the lady, sir, and put on one Ord aeTRT ii ceeabrk aint of my own bigitgowns—it you don't mind, sir—there not bn else in the house sue could wear, A cen was, job it that" Sniffing fronted w Mr. gack-in-th of his face that Cotton bent contracting the no: taven, the more I wondered unconcerned aititude. ‘The fact that, at early 3 o'clock {n the morning, he ringing up people who disliked people who could hand him over » telephoning, as s now doing— ng “anything too—her sleeping like like a hungry mouse con- ith @ new variety of c! was over, dilating andy), iis of his huge | , nose, the sole feature t2 tho police by me had the dignity of 1 was sure Regent wa Abbe one. and that he entered with ail the bore- SN a ew eealng) no Xks vom of w social tion who came to a sire lag eae ee OSS sapitc dinner aicainst his will, evoked ‘Oh, no, sir! Nothing Ike tt move than ever t the maid uasured h Sane we that he and tis we Pana, ORAS PRIA DS. oe nd that he looked on me much ae T eatisfaction, leave me At the mute curious, eu-ri-« He w took a sii as "Von Brahm ou this—le er, rete he, and ed sup lof you get out and should consider a snapping dc expl n of perhaps ten] sought refuge in rudeness, “What A Outs teat in hell do you want?” I demanded. ra p TEN raorainarsty “sorry to distur you,” be said, down to the dining room, with no more feeling than @ dentist » of wine, and looked Hose inflicting horrible pain, aud betraying Hin ought to know aPout yypocritical solicitudes, “But that tring to the specialists Whom young woman will bave to come consider= an wor! back, Mr, Winters.”’ He Was not posing Le was speak- ! Hical man” he cone sag vaturally y Waar be Ae: t ni bad for evidently considered to be & couservar LD irying to COMVINC® ivy statement ¢, * said Richard NAA TONG WBUIAG SE RAMS AD x ou dunt weap wun you and Mr, y nzied.” mo oNu. 2 Seauyier ° ed Mr. Cotton, eu, ith Bis Guuduule veitle \ umped! 1 “We thougut Mr inything! ‘he gitl's aleep we down W Long rbaby. No evidence of drugs, gut. Uiberwise we stiffer 0 AUNOPMAl “anid supe hoe more cateful, XOG ' dinary have been re Iv may resuit t on ke her up-l goriously f uvota, althous that depends vow you cond He nodded to the vet an if it ourselves horea wore the only th Worlhthat *aitecten Jere school to y really und 5 I asied, intus 1 placed bet we hyd It may be ns you to do syringe ani ‘ the go yer,” he rep: sly. "Come, Breen Hqual—the a whieh That Meo Winters, 1 can't daily here. I purloined f t fabove the ect cay that young woman aust go back in the 1 wil © aex Helioy “L thin it jud NftOr wy tw either y he had #1 vant w Mr 1 ease do ine ant Me far t “ t at by $ §Now, you n 1 said When you came it 1. ‘that 1 nel® was the signui for Mr. Regent to te y 1 t nthe yy the pol Ho has, no doud' vey Nt} ‘iveady done so. AS for you and your suit ’ r ry o s find out who's goin A nalyaie He wont arm=-you or us, Mr Jane ( ’ ‘ fT he asked, with r Via ad the first n that voice had ‘ied - n struck outvide purely detached ie hey he replied, and rh. tered down to the sulky schinalts, James Cotton." I gloated. etuate® by the same impulse, both a the young woman, and J eave Lim the syringe and the botue of groon stuff that 1 took from the sueit in the cell when we rei ber” “Thanks for telling me about Mr o and see Cotton, him.” ho aatd 1 contomptuoualy. We do net go about frightening People.” he replied quietly. And how about. the de “L must orld Daily You think you can acare him? police?” Aren't you thankful to me for telling you about them?" police! Ah! The police! The doorbell rang ag Wo eyed one an r “The police? he ques 4 “Yes, the 4 “Tosa savagely. “And don't you move, my friend!” As I spoke, I backed toward the door, with the pistol le tied at his fore head. He showed no concern. | open- ed the door by tw hind ime, "Oh, you, Winters ae ne man Wh see s ste It was Mr, shut the door behind m down the levelic That l was sur stead of the pul le had not had house in Bryant Park he should fluid we imacin tion, However, bolstered up my dwindling d tion ow, unwelcome visitor, time to threaten Mr, Cot wish, “You are Mr, Cotton?” Raven, It erable respect But Mr. Cotton hae him, Just the appearing to be rude, into the dining roo he added, me, “t want to say to you. “I ghan't let this fellow out of my I responded firmly. ent, ting anit h here until We've this ts; to help you." He threw open the door of the ti reception room, and addressed t¢ Raven. Obie for & moment “Certainly, Mr. Cotton.” And in the Raven we Mr. C lock. As noted that t dent distre the syringe. id, “by the electric Meht, to know how they came 1 your hands—eh ?" L knew by his tono that there was something Wrong, Then I saw that his finger indicated a monogram on the silver syringe, ‘This | had not nc ticed before; now I saw it to be that accursed black cross, with the letters B.C. N. ¥, “Do you an? L asked “Initials, bab Don't y know m was strane teed this before: by the cross in question upside down, zon tl than below tt, matt. Ne had worked himself tnto a fury, and was dancing about Nothing to yo N not! Why should tt should be. What should you, this symbol? But You have bs n n with mess, Pryir dropin, couldn’ young woman slept wonder! Out with the story Miler! 1 felt os a man might feel whose own father sudd ined hands With a set of street rufflans in atta Ing him, But, before | could ans with the indignation which the occa- sion seemed to warrant, {heard Re- gents voive on the ianding above “Yes, Dick. Don't bother ma," answered, "Go in, and shut the tut T heard his feet on the landing, &t the bead u and now he appeare the stairs. “Coma hare, T tet! you got that man safe” the present, yes," 1 repited t knowing, then, that treacher: Was still to Come from one of lie best ts We Where is b here for Cotton’ k ' ‘ a Mr. ¢ you? Moon an don't let that l_ went up the stairs “What do you want?’ LY Cotton, returnéd, » and pulled see him, t ing it time to certainly that have analyzed the green beyond the wildest flignt of nN termina- no {ton turned the key again turned to me I an in very evi- * He finished out of hia pocket the bottle of green stuf! and those rerio owed his lips to twitch inte vidently considered to be @ ing my hand be- "Theard abrupt wanted to Nery aly reach prese sald I triumphantly to the ow is asked the apparent that he re- garded the eminent man with consid- “I'm Just the police telephoned for the: 1 tolerantly. said Cot xamining those tn the mo- Interwoven below tt. what that I had not no- it now Leaw that was, In other words, the ver tical atroke was lonwer above the hor- Inde That means nothing to ma? 1 the ha no—of course That ts as it it mean to to me~ah you! Come here! A moment “Locked up in the reception room fell wrath ug out le his your yn, if you time for , and said so, without “If you'll step @ moment,” ere's something I on, and haven't any I don't know what a I've got to have some shed on something, {f I'm golug tn the initials you and ka open, sma “Come to the telephone. The p ° won't pay attention tot Ita drunk, or craay, 1 talk to ther Hy this tie twas ke a man cling ing to a log tn a stor otler survivers of a Wreck © trying to Immerae him. Into the room T went, and grabbed up the telephone receiver, jamming tt down } a yren tines Well well well! What number asked! a fretful female voles, Regent supplied tt; 1 transmitted the infor mation, with an adjuration for haste, “Now, then,” a man's vote en treated: “who are vou, and what ¢> Y you wal at police heai- aquarte I want to speak to the chief of po: is Was Rested with @ kintly Jaueh, Which aroused me to daspera “See, here, Heute: t sergeant or wha ver you are, Mila ts no joke. Vm a respectable citizen, and T de- nant police protection. I'm a house- holier, a taxpayer, and a voter: and there'll be an Investigation tha Ret yout_on your ear, {f you don't giva ma « little more respect. Now, sharp's the word; you send two policemen around here, in the biegest hurry you ever sent anybody in.” T added the address, and was again treated to a superior chuckle. “Thought tt was vou, That kind of hone messace don't work, tlemen, It's another votes, but that doesn't matter, If you want po Heamen, you come around here and state your case—or go to the atation in your own precinct, !f you're in a hurry, We've had enough of tho: phony calls for help.” He terminated anging up his ro- bast I could, I repeated nis words to Regent, who stamped across room They sa “ 1 that to me, the beasts! Td tik t He paused tton’s known We'l fend « coi pile vs the man spected 1 did not come. I let him yo. M It, T sat down beside the bed ant two ice-cold hands to a throbbing forehead. Lifting my eyes presently, J looked at the caus ur troubles, Sne still slept peacefully, 1 quieted down as watched her. ‘This irl must be y tected, and protection was best given her by cool heads, The mystery be came a secondary consideration. If Ne chose to surround themselves 1 the trappings of @ meodrama, that was their affair, What prin- mattered was that we bad Us girl to eafety, and that allo} wits to keop vere. ‘Those few minutes of gusing at her face did me a great amount of xvod. I anything. Too, & man prepared for 1 needed to be, At the bottom « the stair sto chard Regent, star- hs at nothing in particular Where's he askod dully After looking about me, enterng tt aic0g8 and drawing a and call three or four times, 1’ turned. to unlock the door of the reception room, iu which L had locked the Haven The door stood ajar It was necessary for mea to con jure Up the face of the sleaping girl before I hud the courage to pusli it spen and turn on the electric lights T guessed that I ehould see po pris- or; 1 Was correct in my suriuise, he reception room was emupty! 1 st ved from the ball into higot alr, the automatic p in my hand, ‘The street was deserted. For the first time in iy life | gave Richard Regent an order; and t tone in which [ gave it sent hin off Without @ question, "Go t , he so and @ee if you can't find i k him two ites to discover that hmaltz wa ot in the « or in lia sleeping qua tera a Magazine, Wednesday. A BLOW erg FIST DRovE “TRRORNTS TALLER Many to. THE a INTO GLASS RANED DQ Aud 1 told him quickly Just how handcuff made that wil hold Bim; Matters stood with regard to Cotton, (ere teat a jad be couldu't break Ho Curned away and began to pace out of; not not even «@ poutentiary, the hall, hia face stony, “Got that if It wasn't for the guards.” letter, Jake” ja that sol" e@ficuiated the taller “We left it.with Mr. Ashford," Tre. man He had evidently made up his minded hin m humor my wild statement, “Hut the cross was inverted?" perha sur friend will “I noticed that {t was on the break away fr owe"? ayringe when Mr. fon potnted the AS he spoke, (he alx-footer fasten. fact out to me It on et the “braceleia on the man who the letter, te nade liv by getting rid of ¥' I didn't notices tt! he aatd, thei th otlcers Jooked = trium There was a half-un! gk. half: phant horr aske ed look on his me uneasiness, ‘It doesn’t ts in Lui he replied, ata the alchemts! i now, you two. Don't face that gave you make any trouble! said the tal- mean anything 1 ler man, and opened the door. in, and Albertus Mag fir!” eatd the @ 1 nt-up wrath broke steadily at T was glad of the change to sneer a little, known to Americana; bur, it meant." he continued, without our auditors remained tin expression, “something unholy-—-dla- calm myself bolte It waa the devil's trade. sufficie’ to ws a question S mark, Black mag Poisons used “What does this foolistiness mean? labelled with it." Perhaps we had Impressed the aer devil's trade-mark? Dick, Ren! by smomand of descriptive @on't be childish! This—why, Dick, ©)! ihets any rate, be conlescend- we haven't done anything but poke el fo ex) nee ; fun at the personal devil fletion for our orders.” he sald vey You make up as Satan; VIL glance over that, you Man, you're crazy!" L think youll find it corre “Do you u retand this business! lo had taken from his inside p he whispered s printed form which, on gun A silence fell between us He re- Jed, seemed to have had tty blanks fused to meet my Lin by come one in a desperate ves ‘ , t- hurry, [t was a warrant calling for a my ay tapped the arrest of Richard Regent. and We we 1. our feet stmultancous 4 aay Mere TNS SHARD, WAR ly, stark terror in his eyes and whe Be aural Easing asdured mo afierward—in mine, For y al " Cotton, spoken of as at ‘ (moment neither of us minced: then 2M y he mas over, pu pee o——they 1 sprany to ered his feelings a aside ed throurh the gla he half sobbed. a, b nding —_ = ee CHAPTER IX. The Law. we raised our } the went th Is aide. ‘Ths reassure 4 ing aight of two broad chests, adorned J the document 1 knew what by rows of glistening butt et my ars coder cones or ac eye, Eagerly, L reach ward to « ae 8 ps open the door; but I Regent He wasted no time he Was ahead of me. handeuf ropped suddenly xdevening, gentiomen,” said the at the policemen'sy feet and a blow aller of y Bix feet #ix-footer taller ily, mlancing two officers a two. moved his he ration from his foren MAN SUTE= from Regentia clinched fist drove the The other--a mera ‘ ana taller man tnto the ¢lass-paned door, ad. the upper part of his body toppling 4 to all this backward, set in Jagged glass, Re- LC 408 18 Kent stooped and caught his feet and the man's heels went up. Thera fol- lowed @ heavy thud In the vestibule, poke again husk ind as though he an- ticipated trosbie: “Where might wa ‘The other men had drawn revol- tind Mr, Kogent=Mr, Richard Reo vers, Manaciet aa l waa I threw my eeeAnd Mr. Jacob Winters?” added body axainat them, and the sergeant the six-footer, also uneasy caught me in a savage gr This Wo disclosed our t disposed of him for the moment, and worry Pet a na ree +g nt grappled with the aix-footer, trouble,” [ repeated, aince nad no es ce een feemed to hear me at fi Isut the poticeman@ . 658 Pera atreng 7 fact te our prisoner escaped, We Waa of little avall against the trained - ion th see for the Muscica of a tan Ike Kegent. Dowa went you to waton fOr the Te’ went on bis head abd up jumped What are you going to do with Regent, with his antagonlat’s big re- that man, ce Aa a year iocess Was momentary, HS eee neal laraness a » back of PesHit a figur rr ogee ver w nw coat these! He dis: vero ton plated band- , urning Hut hia servers were eplie in the f ou m ee en ad ae had done tts work same tone 4, in th nee reM ther Saree: vy Dsaw (iit the man with the emy, and leave us of you mind puttine t ys i F nen an 1! He must conve ar r If you lk ‘ Aa vee ae im the he by means of Regent's tthe om 1 pele t wis) mine Rauae chauffeur! Of cou wrists of the Bt duly he enna atc returned with Mr beside mea Y ‘to Washington st Lurned wit 4 ape to Washington Square, natural that, Keg The t | sipped them on. I jrare't h to alight and inh mare Schmaite under Mr, Cotton's ordera, mya woof yaalf, but ¢. 1oimne > 4 house which the chauffeur would convey the emt. 7 1 t and my Knew for that of the Mayor of New pent tnan, and any companion, wher . = ¢ . C tton manifested a wish to be 1 ia ean Gua Homehow Regent had been reatured an 4D assured nim ° to cor ness, and by the thine f “ Thad wr ' . had nh comfortably. seat in a n ged t er that, the more pup hey good athor chair, he Waa brought tn by ¢ ‘ ‘ wey his two guards. He was enraged be hecessary was a ! ay “Ty ! y yond words, pale and siient t something to teil Hat you We'll otf the vdeuffs, alr,” simply Kot to keep There's vod asked the alx- aa eon ' t vse ! «and ¢ , 1 Abie While swearing ve t won't do any w ¢ for gy ein this house, Otherwise’ nod, If we going to b t ’ profe fa ‘ » nothing,” acowled any as tance to the little lady up 1 1 rd Regent Regent In 1 they had not yone stairs, we've got to do some brain L burst staring at through the farce of handoufting bim work, And more than either af us 1 faces, “Don't you know again, has ever done before.” Mr. Regent? There tsn't @ pair of ‘ery sorry, sir,” sald the sergeant \ i] May 19. 1915 “Se rn Mtr Ker Eee EXT WEEK'S COMPLETE NOVEL IN THE EVENING WORLD LF UMS OF W THE DR AR ) By 1 de Vere Stacpoole Bei . Re NAN lh DARI ue ‘ . . * wht that the 4 1 atieer © bed 1 * . tw e'\y, aod tw vides ine ‘ " t : ‘y “. . ‘ CHAPTER X. Ii Ms 8 By Special License b DINLIKE those harrowing ‘ar MAYO portions of a atory in whic Mayor, tow had & # feelings of t t if | atriae this wo are revealed Come in, Mr Cotton," he Yr ©. f pane light or the tw = both at our uncon ara tthe f Lady ap 4 how! the afiern w he Raven winged Notte the poilcemen out, bie way back to us of Greenwich, George t ated Het that we were hatter able r bree conatat withdrew. at ty ponder over the altiation outetde . re glance, tak Wi hand * ‘ Rae! tag When tha door @% [Insane asylum, Regent aad ! t them the Mayor pu pASWO! oUF Words to Keep atill tongue: vs tray, on which @te and idle pene tn the matter whieh th euteee | dogged be of lua es MAyor was pleased to deserthe as ow 6 holding ae he « Against the world, the jaw, and the a a Ve trade mark Cotton provided and tight up, us with eeme ged with & mnie: “OR mane sleeping tablets He eald that we Nurety wi @iare. MmiKht need 8, and admitted the eat set fw truce, Say the use of morphla under ain ely ke ° WnSCANCes Was Not to be deprecated ; nded promptly, ag And, #0, we had man alee, ‘ 1 tho wleaa, Ne thtough the remainder of that event Sitauk Unni eate ful night and haif of the succeeding Hore at eae fy. indeed, TF siumbered until 0 was 2 YT iwatlowed the Rery swakened our ¢ 4 Frene! in Bg srt Ruins who had come to lay bie trou None for ma.” Oh, well—when wii Meret Ton The Mayor proffered the ativer bom. | Phat Marie: she has n Now, we 1k, he maid conte in maid. And It is who hy bly. "Ht appears, from my friend Ber for mossicure to consider Mr. Cotton's stateinant, that you gen- kit whan five queata are te be Saat Litwek Ge bal, BS And that Gaspard-—he is here nen have a nation ther worda, you have #0t to help me! hives the ohaudieur laen readies too Many fovela about 1 cannot find. Monsieur hae allowed faar Horgia and Gian’ Gareasso, have the chuck—they are dis {have Krown to imagine that & out” T ordered bim, puttin, @ hand to my bead a) Somehow, I te of attains ¢ co in urte sith iW P managed to make an Pee tea on ine ieee eral cirl in UNtldy Job of dressing mysale. Taverne Foie tne Giutened Ge Gm of thie servants’ sleeping {Hack Mand or black Tvlty disclosed that, not only had tor mociets. Ar Cottaraawures me “vebew and Marie taken themasives that a word from me will clear su Cf but their ligmage, also, was ab that aways and that you wilt walk Sent. A Visit to the garage showed but of this house perfectly sane men.” ‘hat Schmalta had evidently cleaned 1 dont think we will, if you con. #04 oiled the motor car before follow tinue that atyle of conversation,” aatd {1K the 03 Bhan die cunsioet cians * sue perhog hy My * q i re Teagene sigeaulys 0 oys ERex/ & Beta: hone of the car, wore denuded of all ” 4 Jom . ‘Come, gentlemen,” pleaded the“ N.it'one of these three worthies have toayor suavely You wouldn't care 1 ever asen since. 1 do not speak ty be Incarcerated in Matteawan, of harshly of thein, however, tn the light some other ing: asylum, SIMPLY BE OF Po, ki edge , » some other Insane asylum, simply be: of recent knowledge: for I am aware Ls. ee ‘a that a it baie te tae wf the arguments that were used to ¢ ay H s ay vaca ‘ead you to leave raed og eonra Ard a eral. t f ” ca off the dinner party. for here to-night, fr erro Latah ceed that night aud busied my ound, as b 4 lt x seat if _ eek Pheeeteste much as possible, by visiting employ- ment agencies in the hope of replactn¢ our domestics satisfac: necestary for the Department for rily Criminal Insane to take you it aq fur Regent, he kept to hie roon Iteally, nn, that would gig 1 not get a sikht of him th. " day, A man from Ashford's oft « exchanged glances, I askod, trying to rok quietly, “that you are tn league 1 these people—that they ba’ called with the deed of sale for Nun ber Two, Schuyler Place; but Rege only answered, through his bedroo door, that he would see no one. Th: second day brought Mr. James Cotton you tn their hands? It is neediass to say that my par Winters,” broke in Cotton, “the of the interview was {c Mr. Cotte Mayor is acting at my requeat, [ seemed to take my attitude for Woke hin out of a warm bed to come granted, wasting no time in urging vown and explain to you. Lt didn’t ing to forget and forgive, He merely care to hurt’ Regent's professional suggested that !t would be better f reputation, Can't you understand?” “You!” Lapluttered. “You dare to nay wo are insane—you, why coulda’t tell why that «irl waa sleeping!” sul persons concerned if I would yteld to common sense and advise Ki jt to moll the house and be done with it When | followed his suggestions, What girl?” he asked aunply,. through the mediuin of a door afar “Dama yout" frothed Regent, Negont auggosted that I should enter ting to his feet. “Dainn you, Cotton He was paie, but no longer distraugh! ye nt dare say you didn't sce "my not going to sell that Rouse that girl!” Jake,” he sald. “I'm going to lve ti What girl!” be asked again, it Le Cotton downstal. Regent sank buck into his chair Learning that he was, he had m: 1 ok up t conversation, d+ request the eminent man to come ap. ¢ sug the Mayor, “If you will b® “Now, Cotton,” he sald, “I'm got hood enouga to com@ around to Mr. going into any discussion of yeu: ‘egent'a house, In Greenwich, and ygotives in throwing us down the wa: i at » younk lady we speak of, you did. Tessume that, in some wi and then, if you will bring 19 @ PNY- Vou wre forced to do what you are do siclan who will manage to @waked ing. Wo'll leave It at that; a man Ler, we shall be gratitied. kot @ small chance, with the polle- “Willingly." agreed the Mayor, arts- ing. "It you Wil Kive me your word to Attempt no violence, should T con~ sider it best for you to return here-— or to be sent elaewher Tossured him aa to this, and Rogent coutirmed mea We de ded ‘nd the city government intimidated Hut you ostensibly come from these poople--whoever they are—urging me to sell a piece of property that mos rtatnly belongs to me. No’ me one answer to make to that. I’ soll the property when that young to the main floor, where ¢ lady is pisses (a & een Gan joc em to this house, Ani hat, which he pulled down over his eyes Kent.” sald Mr. Cotton—a ittie sadly, 1 thought, “you think mee scoundrel, don't you?" motor car was a lares one; but, with seven people to carry, it waa “Voetrth on yon le ah crowded. The prospect of getting to .. ‘ shoulders the bottom of the affair {na few mo- |.) ot Rib d ‘ae t wo to Matteawan, t's what | suppose | shoul have done. But they've pu’ the fear of God inte me- and into you, too, ! suppose, Hut that’s the mes sage you can give them. They can't mente dismissed all thought of dis- comfort from my mind, however; and 1 liatened to the Mayor's polite small talk on affairs of the day with an tn terost which I hoped was flattering, We reached our atreet, cold and de. X*ep me from living tn my own bouse, serted under # yellow moon, Our ig 6h a house was dark. Regent opened the ) Mr Cotton leaned over, “Regent,” front door and that of the veatibuie, 2® Sid, his tone fatherly, “if L were snapping on the hall Uehte, The { forget about that woman, | broken glass had been removed, and bo be 2° the alk curtain draw rit : 1 whimatea “If you will come upstairs, gentie- * abe ave swhen he men," suggested Regen sked Mr. Cotton if he were acquaint Wo led the way, and were followed "4 wiih tlseases, by Cotton and the Mayor, the police ei, a0." returned Cotten by A Pf apped Fotiewhat pussled at the turn th ! Rete See | conversation had taken. “But"—— ap tie lens second laa “Including love?” pursued Kegen ‘It muy be better to have the floor to feten Marie, We waited f ype ane ae before he returned; we ia ‘even could hear him opening and shutting foora above and calling for Marie autalne tt 4. He came down, his face ' i Do you mind going, ¢ mt Ne and Hughes are gone.” he you'll tell them? Thanks. Yes, rea ne, “They're not up there: T want you to w! 6 Lilac Taw ted a certain ¢ te a and ! ant 1 tor Be Continued) : side, an Z te nk-and-greon ca GOING AWAY FOR THE Is) tMte. the ro asked the Macor ! fe? m The E . t turned to me in a pusatea | SUMMER? Remember The Eve P vy, "This surely is she room, PT ning World prints each week a sect: ie paniind miy complete upsto-date novel —a ; erage at Leas he T week's reading! Have The Eves entered, The room as ing World sent to your sum ugh it had never been occupied; there Was no sign that any one had opt beneath that silken cover- 6 mer address,