The evening world. Newspaper, November 2, 1915, Page 15

ie ie - ~ gE A tee Freed A Meme 0) Oe Set gett te te patton ty ne the monn —_ ™ “an ore but withe CHAPTER U1. J that gentieman concluded ium conclude Out of Poverty. Phantiy, having drowned out the ree KE ferocious parson rose ang ,. The storm hed subs Mr. tard leaned forward briekiy. throat He jong have you bees meet ing?” he asaed For three months, senor.” “Mow many nd The arose. “2 will epeak Oret,” he said fatiy having sent these three, it a Beting that they should know all, not yet beon puch preliminary ph he waid, ay willing to tackie d the guiding mind. ‘ou do not understand,” Senor jane wettied Feason at all Mr. Kyan eb: parently, . dered, Damba said anariiy, “We mor, are) fumes race; but var Prominent ciusens, We do not wish ‘This tale came near to babbling. . “Thus, senores!” he pursued, while to appoar—untii the crisis has passed ‘The familiar outs of & year ago were missing; where the captain had splashed beadiong through gore at t firet acquaintance, he seemed ia? to be Reading in @ little, i lood now! ng concerned in this Senor Aripo, having lighiwd another at ao o matte cigarette, permitted bis eyes to snap ee wise it te very diMoult at the other wall and bis fins to hire 4 reully reliable assassin,” ¥ to tap upon the able. “You enfesned, thin, lukewarm know our unhappy country, Mendes that when t met you’——- Man- It meant Just what Mr, Pollard bad Aelia me. You know her sorrows un- T understand,” ‘Mr, Pol- 4 . suspected a number of times iately— der thertron rule, the implacable ty- do we get > tain Velvet femay, the incredible domination of the indescribable thing they bave named Captain Velvet! “You know, senores, that here he ts oney you hall the government, whatever puppets he Damba beamed. “But ! t ” when you cut him iike that?’ the ghooses to hold before our stricken 4°.'"!* thing x \e tly agont- ou rhall be made president, se- Aripo assured him 2 Mr. Pollard stretched comfortabty. inake Was asking perfunotorily after roused only when the People! You know as woll that bois Very weil,” he said, "I'll have «| @ tow caAmé and spoke softly, and be tumed the iMoney trust of Santa Chanaa, fine, ares bundle ot he money went | eunns bs yo ena yl ion to the ba Bn 3 eninding riehed ow, and then go off somewhere to immy,”” the captal . peighbore ieersean’ coseue Tiecat ree meditate, Ill be expensive, | Weilt | neatly. “Hut I remembered what then, There's some igelde Mg ' He looked at Le p oy _ i, ae jhe'd done to me and 1 never hesi- now that you've met before. penniless: that gen whed; he "You know, senores, that here he #0, indeed, did the other four sigh chuckled to the point of holds al! commerce, ali industry by 4X4. "8 #t penronee signal, all to thé eeoond, but I ups wit wae axe, Mng. Not without a band om the flat the ‘tBroat—under tho thin, the [4 [rachel For tie te dneatiy, : Jimmy, and’ swung it around my pistol in hia pocket, Mr. Pollard fol- head, and when" —— lowed alertly, with scurvy, the cowardly guise of laws almost motion for ptiom, each | Bi = aes more Mr, Pollard drifted heels. And stop) ie Lae | which, be tolls our deluded populace, counted out banknotes and piled) } away, with @ half veiled emile of felt hot blood rushing to ne had Le: ke bual. (hem before him; until Mendez, amil- vused contempt. Even now his Mix temples throbbi SAAAES 'HOMNY: 10 nko * ing faintly, collected the whole and ; an the drawing-room and Ys } larting eyes had gained an excellent nese honest. shoved it toward Mr, Pollard with: {dea of the general plan of the house; with “Yet bag do not soow all, eenores,’ “Twenty Spousand dollars, senor. | jj and every detall fitted nicely with a nea Senor Damba assur ‘m. d Tt is enough?” / . ever, ati before going further it is well that “For the—present,” Robert Pollard | p regen begr ingoegpehien by es jt Furth the smallest crime, tho most con thickly, and his hands trembled De Fears ok te pre er ne Wis nts gees ‘or the third time Captain Velvet friendliness, she pane niqulty, of the damnable ttle ash ected the wealth, | Y iene Le rie fay Spe oN jong was Wet whould be carven into your “ffow much more are you willing to bey meee emile that Gutatretohed shrinking, borrified minds. Hence for ii Y - to another garden spot in the glor- youl shail trace his whole ‘or Atipo drew a tong breath, lounval I won't tell. you how I Banta Chanaa, step by step. We have discussed that, senor, be- hacked my way through that sheik’s and He drew a satiated bri fore you came,” he sald, “One million ° guard, because {t's never been told for the real speech. dollars, we feel, would be @ little price you how 1 got the princess away “ko the nover-to-be-sutf to pay, can we but be assured that and never will be; nor I won't tell year of 1588," he continued, Velvet has been swept from our you how I got the princess a steamer, ontering our harbor one path.” from him! | But 1 don it, Bin, ant woman in his Hf, signalled that she would rhe isa dangerous man—e dan- when her father, the king, wanted that absurdity all sageditary steamer with no outward {vceolng ver armed, over ale ale have it when we struck him, and he's times in succession, and @ different were on one aide of the square; alone “Oh—bosh!"" snarled Mr. Pollard’s to marry her to me and give me halt Wy pet fergotten at all, | marke to indicate the blight she was the sudden fate he knows wo well to Mushed at us!” said Mr, Pollard, and way each time—and they stick to it in the centre of the other aide, and disgusted whisper as he opened the the binned country, I Jost took that with iensdan it he was hok placing Upon our fair, our beloved ba deserved. It were better, naT har &i#ted his teeth audibly, “Hut we've that we're all right." He pursed his woll back from the street, stood # little gate in the hedge and faced the cunnin’ little Kid by the hand and Yona and looking other and teks Bae was, tf I recall” sald, to poison him quietly, and hea, Kot plenty of money behind us now, lips and shook his head uncompre- single big white house of somewhat captain with a frank and honest eye. led her over to the young feller that before 1" - " " tain? Wan leaning on his sword and lookin’ |pCoherently, the Snake and what's It all leading to—rev- as regards Pacato, the dagger thr and before I'm done with that super. hending, ‘Bvery time it says: jumbled architecture, ‘Are wo—forgiven, captal ‘ ‘1 a R re t ohitio: r, Pollard asked sharply. the throat.” ‘ough annuated scoundrel”"—— ‘Great, good news ts coming, and The inevitable patio seemed to be Surveying him be ert Captain Vel: big e ays tl bao C41 pe bord were ho more thn: will be yours,’ and” — there, but « purely Benor Damba, halted, glare@ at him, Mr. Pollard had rison, and as mem goes ts ee, TRG! AuPplied the succe American front vet chuckled pleas ‘ aan te Spanish Brute. "Robby" He stopped, for Willlam Ryan had porch of Civil War pattern had been — “I dunno's I'd go as fur as all that, and take her with my complimental Nee eee eee eer ES weld. acatranee Hkh in Mo cat, Mere was “Il be a whole lot livelier and entered; Prd, curiously and preasant- bullt on; a high, even hedge ran about Robby,” he eald gonially. “But f t ri, who rose’from the’ aide of, a eae pir) RTE E nate ioe denaahn richer than I am now, and I feel jy, there was @ light of relief in his the whole place, giving tiny glimpses wouldn't say you Wasn't on the way ‘My land, Siderly, pmiling. lad; a vey Perhaps, Damba, if you = and Yu and Cankerous for me, pretty fit at this minute!” concluded eyes, here and there of thickly grown gar- to it—mebhe. Come In and set down I ‘get sleepy this time o day,’ Wor’ the love of Mike! “E91 ‘ : 1” ths “When do we m ‘ iy. well ride back in his cab.” night, anyway,” he conceded. ‘Tho piled. He opened the high window in the Why, the poor old man wae ac- fs “4 PEs, ve empecited!” tis: Wy pen 6 we meet Amant” Tho light seemed to have gone out erewvof the Mira Burgess is Gono!” "There wore palm trees, too, and ar- must matter-of-f4 ner pos- tually ‘babbling, Mr, Pollard decided ned cote magiony thes to tase greentio, f fae be A Pr eteares Oe e camerly, “‘iiven’ then cou srbO_Sald of the Snake's lite, “Where?” bors, and in the distance just the hint sible and grinned hospltably at Mr. as he leaped to hia feet. 4 third wonderful girl, who a pd have "ween Me ala mus Van “Fil have something sendy: ih “Back where?” he mumbled, miser- “Salled back to New York on a of a summer house roof; and having Pollard; and if it seemed to the “We'll not keep you from your deep brown eyes and gold-yellow ablic of Capt. Velvot! I have sug. before midnight,” sald the pulding nly: fruit boat, Robby,” the Spanish Brute looked it all over ewiftly, Mr. Pollard Snake and William Ryan that cor- nap another minute, air," he sald. who smiled mischievously at hita po : pI slay him in the open mind brightly. | he gulding «ih? I don't know," confessed Mr. grinned, “I just heard it, and [ nodded to his friends to follow and tain disaster must lie in those cool Wo'll run along and”— he choked: ; Bis heart Pollard, with his quick smile, and thought you'd like to know.” started down the block at a saunter. shadows, the ideg apparently did not ‘You're not going anywhere!" “Well, Miss—Mise lead out snapped his fingers at thelr taxicab Mr, Pollard shaded @ supercilious “Now, this tent an assault and It even occur to thelr guiding Intel- Captain Velvet sald firmly dunno what we ever did to Mibakdent ua Coctney and barn CHAPTER Ili. chauffeur, “Best hotel in the city— yawn, tan’ a ‘cavalry charge, and, on the ligence. x gtk hot, to ene ind sThat'e | more, this ood Tock ie turned oe “a . ", why a “ Y other hand, Mr. Pollard, indeed, swaggered past Y¢ 0 o y here with me t again, an them Jn the Public square, It 18 — Capt. Velvet Entertains. “BI. senor!” ‘The driver bowed low. @ucn. he ald shut If you two have to sneak along the captain. with the easy nod one for dinner,” Yee, you ward her with Burn up a few streets getting might reserve for one's bosom friend, ed pettishly, in, we'll start out.” simply three gentlemen out for @ and all in one second his eyes shot t if you didn } warn! and brilliant day Rob- ‘ly. airily, enor Aripo Started violently and ‘Where ?" stroll, Try to understand what that about the simple drawing room and sounds good to me,” eald Mr, fj FOR ¢ ther a y found your wretched little nerves Snake,” he said impatiently. Pollard. "Why don't you do it” IF o second time that there, then," said the leader of the l z. it! As through a thick, gray vell, the . y ord ‘gentiéman’ means, Bill—wil bi beyond and the room full ol his throat, ert Pollard, Willlam Shake ceased McK gray voll, the “To dear Capt, Velvet's homei™ word ‘kentiéman’ m the library an: ere 3 a r Le mi the lea “Phe old beast y snd when you gra it, com- of weapons; shot to the ataire apd #8 any quicker to help a ainnin’ we! We ao not desire toverenrpear Kea and the dapper Snake, once usioua languor had returned to Mr. Must sleep thore, and I want to look It inunicate It to your infernal fest, and acronm the patio. which the farther feller” boing that's” repented, and themselves, ‘the for ‘s further," Senor Ferfa said more as dapper as when at Pollard's, movements as he lolied over—outaide, at least, and tnside if don't shuffle along like that, with windows revealed; penetrated tho wants to do the right thing, You're time without any definite Idea of what > faildly, having returned trom an ap> hin best, walked through the little to- Ma. He Kea wig ti wh (a ‘ he's away and we can manage to buy your hands jammed in your pockets. duaky dining-room on , crhee ee ne to have dinner with me, and er chattered; oe at thro: parently fvahuatery sell of listening bacco shop and into the burning grin Ay wn. the" Hegonecion® our way past his servants. “Look at his house without staring of the bri ge one Se es } a, sy ume I may be waked up he eh pt, ia the trap-door as Senor Damba sat street he very fenat; Netw ee Anne iat brea nliene, then?” the Snake asked at i and ite bayining else to peng ane Dee one ernie & on igh to what I can do to help “{ dunno when I've been eo NR rye Ltn ance * Bitently they went, too, and with mine, (plane ; Little native pisture “Then, of course, T shall aay, ‘Oh, shut up and look Sheerful or Th yank hocently delighted: "The last n to see anybody else tickled as om fess conspicuously; and us for Pacato °%¢S Straight ahead, lest some ono of gisvated ‘his wrawe Abd: etidies it fudge!’ and declde there's hothing in, un and blow those scowls to never see tho like of it! Inhertt good captain's head, Just now! ’ Sealfe th the heart tis he sleopy the five should come to his senses and ‘vith “y wuperior emile until they soup mune ok winning & million doler i concluded the master mind, @ fortune eo soug, Hobby? wg Captain,” Mr" Pollard orled, wity inate, Was an odd note, te ft! It I8 done! stop them—or this, at least, was tho jad rolled beyond. and get pat ott of Ld Country, smiling himself, although quite with- | It was the sane old simple tone. “you're too good! words, it stems to Mr. Pollard’s y an innocent boy screamed personal viow of the Snake and the — N ‘ sneered Mr, RAS bd to Gut mirth, Mr, Pollard faced Its owner squarely, “I know am, Robby,” the cap- #tratum only for an instant; he turned is play. Silence fell suddenly on Now 0, os they reached the busi- Heaven you wouldn't turn white Ike hey tried to meet his wishes, If 1 know you don't approve of tain sald coraplacently, “but I oan't °° the good captain just as the elder mathering, Only wien Mendos SPAnish Brute, They turned down ness of town again, a gun- that every time I mention the old fool, t { " they did Not appear quite cheerful, at ambling, captain,” he sald, “but we help it. And now gentleman pursued: fathering, Only when Mendes 1.5 streat and made the corner of the MARC’ # window attracted him, and Bill, Stay, hero Af you're going tO |v thn more marked signs of rigom were iN Dretty bud ahapo and—-Why, yourreiven tor an hose peta sees “Why don't you young folke go foor with a kot fushiight square before Willi Ryan's broathe !O *tupve! thelr panting vehicle, At faint and "—~ disappeared a8 they approached the We took what little we had and loo! 1 gotter go up and sleep!" out and take a stroll around my a a 3 Tabeaye iin one om alight sq am Nyars breathe prevent they were quite unarmed, “I ain't going to faint—not till T 1%! if UP one of your native manbling places went, Rigid p dens? There's a whole city of i pe. s he cats pars less: and It was an unwise condition for see the old. guy put the last big finish | and—oh, cleaned it up, sir.” He per- pollard listened t ‘em, and @ nice moon, too. It'e bet- ‘eRe Ghee” ANS oe: “Robby, I wanter tell you I’ve gentlemen engaged in @ reasonably on you!" Mr. Ryan said grimly, and mitted himself @ contrite ttle smile. ascending the etaine P® tor ‘n stayin’ in here with us old folks ‘ot why po demanded recks 11345 somo of the best men in the “ueerous business. darkly he added: “And that might “We astonished them, I think, but tt strike the airs; hey?" lesaly, albeit in carefully af Mr, Pollard, having caused the en- 2°t be so long!” was @ perfectly stralght Kame. faint croak ot apetonis (an, heard ® “And they went, and the SoRee “Are we then insec con businean ever since T was a Ite eine atucte Of Amnall Arnie to b6 spreud 4, Zhe ANAKG Ot, his aide, be followed ue wsicey oF somewhere siae. "And "1 arerno'e. Joint, Tobby?” the ©ap- cartalgere neces enke ght, the, £004 rising, rose, Meet and: shone this bois! id, but I've gotter hand it to you petora ye, elected re -bred, en r to ay how they wero get . settled som f Free Wicks aonore S againt You've got the best of ‘ea. exuitite autematie: histele et Sure tered alee ong down thei “#G0Rle the danger “sons, te they” wore HR ROM eas wean the masses Rieitiea tea Utterly imoredible had fushion she hae used. for ao many @ thought ti! we meet here a Doan make, and purchased ammuni. lack bellboy, racing ahead, shook abrovst of the atill porch and still “Mr. Poll . she ana Plan for the salvation of our *kinned a mile! Fea Soares, One Bares * their slumbering chauffeur into life, Moving and—Will evant amiled Mr. Pollard. ‘Say, did he reall; oe Again T tell you ‘Tho Snake's admiration, too, WAS After humming, he ate back and Mr. Pollard said curtly: might. have dome tome startled broke. lint “the *go0d captain, ala tape the Bnake breat dn he are i ple rok si etna, peo nores, our Watch quite as genulne and ungrudging. , vith t t “Capt, Velvet's house--bia home 4); ugibred. i ‘ ( ‘all? He didn’t fall! +4 nt Word—blood! | Remember, senores, + pi11y sutd it, Robby!" he contribute fe lt Me pacndta ease Zou Know where that ia? AM right ‘“vwls one’ oe the ‘high windows ete oe eee OF yeu already!" Mr, Pollard chuckled awitte mautes the Spanish Brute and Oar~ REN GR the Give have piedeeh one it, Robby!" Hin thelr ip pockets, Goto the corner and stop—aot tothe "0" OMe of the high windows — If hts pleased chuckle waa not sentie ly, And then his Voloe crmcked wig, ™eA, Rodrigues had found & little eet- vas and Our wealth, to the very inst ¢@ joyfully, ‘Phere isn't another man ure that wag mainly lead, House feselfl Cite yorenret MMaelE bad atepped at ieuat it was the chuckle of an agiDE suppressed emotion, “I was rigntt> (06 that Was quite out of shed ee peppy’ —— in the business that could have gone 7 MeN cet be ‘And again he settled pack with a ‘ ‘! 7 man, and Mr, Pollard recognize; he said. “He ha: the others, ere they chatte 4 UA%e You all wealthy? asked Mr, hack and cleaned up like that. Why, proved considerably better than the nyugnty emile, while the driver An instant he stared and atopped with a start of renewed pleasure but thay're getting, further wer lone while, and slowly it ‘cama to rd, pausing in a yawn, we've: aot twantyet h 4 Mat one tcpee Ely had b stirred up the vitals of his decrepit short; another instant he looked And then we all got dressed up, every day, That man's breaking u Willlam Ryan that this one of Banta “All, ‘weno ve've got twenty-two thousand righ & ivecatory attals, w bioh had een engine and leaped to his seat, t ver incredulously 48 his eye hey?” asked the captain mentally, “T hope T-ain't broke up ane wok Chanza'a three prettiest girls was “phen—well, suppose we just cit here with ual ek nome tine past, and mainiy SvAs & ride, it was short enough for caught thelr altered appearance, ANd "Wo were badly in nocd of somo at his age,” the Spaniah Brute mate really interested to him; ahe had afolnd the table here and ialk the “And we could live on that five {j) {a} (med plush and Dahgings I str, Pollard and far too short for his then kindly woul that he © decent clothes, sit—yes," Mr, Pollard 4 been asking him many questions Whole thing over quietly?” tho guld~ yeury without turning a trick!” the dominated, ad Prem friends. With an hour or so in whieh slo, broad wmile came to the good said as he lounsed tito the deptha of on and croak and “bout himect. feibat you use the tree orn ed Spanish Brute exulted further, “So Hut the manager of the house os Lee aa cre Mt Pollard nana it hs sabecinn calls sna # haw atare in ite “aow yyine! ee bite your male and let off thoae 4/1° loo at her, and was aware w ment organised to dab Velvet off the now we drill out of gpis and down to bevel and seraped In a fashton that them with twinkling eyes don't expect you to take that state. . 7 ; : soothed Mr. Pollard's esthetic soul Other direction; as it w MAR Of thls COUNLEY Tent, senort” tit dear vid Rlo we never #AW Fist any consideration of mere color more than begun the p Damba cid heavily, and"— echeme; and when the key clerk had ful thinking than (he vehicle stonped “And what are you golng to do So now we do nothing of the sort, been summoned to display his dozen “nd thelr driver pointed down one of shivery sighs!" their leader snapped {Pat within his crude bosom certain Ned: mont ‘on faith, sik, Were weiner to feeeniaaiy: ct OIG to get the Sit eenewed vinore ae one siciees led on. faith, © Kolng to Jay of this place down to the last nail gor, He saw visions ay! ‘ome in @ minute, prove to you and everybody else that in the floor while we have a chance.” f,4 Vine-clad cottage somewhere out~ it Is @ new wtart and that we're good “For what, Robby?” the Snake #d® the city, with @ vine-clad had " oF the ettiest resident i!" Dreat the Snake, for mething besides the ridiculous fear’ ut bac! when you yet tid of him~seize tho and ploaso don't yell like thati” Mr, Words of Bnglish and learn the mil. {hp diy. siilied dpe run; we're -ambushedt” nd erovked Work We've been Wasting “mrs forully, 4 ae Sireret lsstosnaite Black pentieaen WorWe shall cause to be elected pere Pollard snapped. “That taxtead’’ ushered to a really comfortable suite, TWO OF three commojjious houses thoked the Spantsh Brute, OA yee ever tus to our senses that &P4 start @ sanatorium for nerveless ‘0 tend the garden and keep the oar | ho do not tnterfere with our WHiting on the next block, and it's not with astonishingly whito beds an haat Tine eae tale i. pd cone Tint crooks,” waid Mr, Pollard as her clean, A activities, enor, Perite aiid necessary to tell your business to the great, cool, Inviting chairs. net » Captain, t thi ou two'll get the royal suite! He was at this point and breathing “As things stan® one can- driver. ik t Mr,” Pottar rH y eee eee ee ay Jee Silently thy watched him go. They heavily when Carmen asked gently: | t’raise a price, one + . learned that their taxicab was one of ARE YOU indie. Ween we wr Sua thaws Med, yok were luv fablitul io Se Tee ere gone . Bondition which ‘euine she «fae bees. "Well, we'ro b Jenve. here the cele tines Ih town: pene anes aad the world @ little and shown Just {yee "For ona thing each ecco - les but that this blatant curso muy rent Bui aka: enaged i for arweek in yjuance, and || ONE GF THE MANY THOUBAND PEOPLE WHO ARE READING [Mit we can do in the way of mok- funiynan Mr. oulard atemped Imig the "SAY, are—are you ging. to. be discover It and bawl to the people thought youyou smelled joining far back, with @. eewsient q u , a MP sunshine of the patio—that @ rain of around this town?” the Spanish Guat they ‘dre boing cheated” Gas hey und Wont back to got It cigur, medita THE EVENING WORLD'S you way that you're not sorry YoU puileta woul fo trom above aud Brute asked, pointediy, ”. d have a decent stake in a jammered some sen into ts! cannot lower wages, one cannot"——- i iH i they would be there to drag himaway "But wo live here!" the girl smiled. And assure the good captain that his “Say, y' gotter excuse my seking, re Hobs. a thoupes——e gine Ria" Soniee cai che''ebanen || Complete Novel Each Week? “Nor it in these wa; alone, trol your thoughts Brute conferred in the adjoining If not, you are robbing yourself of the richest fiction treat ever wores,” Benor Ferra put in angrily. 7 only last year, spent seventeen ‘0 Mr, Pollard perini sharp sigh of regret for the wasted confict with Mr. Pollard. was over but are you engaged to any! A leader said, coldly, “We ypoom; later, Mr Ryan's voice died out, past, The excellent captain, looking forever. William Ryan pursued, even isand dollars in. bribi fficha staying here for » while." and the Snake aeemed to bi mur. offered to the readers of a newspaper. from one to the other, blinked in the 4, » 'g pointedly, othe contracts for arme supplies “HUt {t's dangeroes here and"—~ ing to himecit, suet graing Me Pols The Evening World, every week, prints a novel by some famous ff | kindliest fashion For another thing, Mr. Pollard'a P' 4 Mr. Pollard turned own nerve Was not only in an tmpres- _ “But—senor!” protested Carmen, were granted me. And what hap- him with @ lard's lace GORMAlORENMAE BOW GAA ¢ issued complete in six large daily instalments, “Why, T dunno's you'll have to walt ively healthy te, but f . and averted her eyes, “I-—no, senor.” ned? Dios! Just once this Velvet Vicious, vohement whirl hat was not (hen with an ojaculation, with a view to suiting the t fall readers, Plyears, Robby,” auld the good auul. Ing disibie hromshea avery enitate, “Thon—listen!™ choked the @pape looked at’ #. - Mr. Pollard, therefore, was mildly 8 success of the plan has long been demonstrated. "Tecan just see that you boys have and there had been times in the past {h Brute, “If I was to stick right “And I— Aripo ecrted. “Last ° (its dangerous!" he ort startied by the sudden appearance of In The Evening World’s “COMPLETE NOVEL EACH WEEK” a whole lot, the way you when that tremendous nerve had car- here and get a nice little pile togethor “year, too, T had all but wold ‘the gay- savagely. “Hut it isn't half as d He Fie Shake and tho brilliant, wonder-| I ggrigg ie the foremost work of auch “best-seller” authors as Robert W. b Why, I never saw a feller ried them through incredible messes —money, understand-—Quich’—m ero) ax it is for that swag- ing wpile he wore, i! chunwe 4% you've changed «ince m and brought th tsately and patone: uitok : Kering old awauhbuckier, believe me! — *RoBby."" he admitted, “maybe! | Chambare Mary Roberts Rinehart, Runert Hughes, James Oliver Cur Inprencent once WHOA T Wan In ALS SR TEE See ate and WIR ae upacion ernie weed Abin ayes f splendi I've got gome old scores to pay him, you're right, wood, Morgan Robertson, Margaret mer, George Randolph Chee- giera in the French Army, The Spanish Brute, therefore, ajs- They were alone, He hitched neater me—oh, a little I Snake! They'd have been paid long her ter, Louis Joseph Vance, Edgar Rice Burroughs and many others of “That—that--that was «@ funny covering the good o in's humidor &n4 his voice sank to a thick whisper, for ohe must make a profit, before this if we'd had money enough 1 dunno where we get off—I'll say equal celebrity, case, too,” the captain babbled oun- just Mr. Pollard ppeared, se- “Listen, kid!” he commanded, money epent on new paint to wet away with it, Wo never did that, But I've told those cards eleven teptedly, ‘l'll haye to tell you about lected « clgar and, Hghting it, eottled (To Be Continued) .- , ee ne eee