The evening world. Newspaper, November 3, 1915, Page 17

The Evening World Daily Magazine pt. Velvet’s Fare OS “The Adventures of Three New Yorkers Whe Tried to Run a Whele Republic __ By Edgar Franklin mous pistole They hn ole wel, Gd Wiliam Ryan and the they caught (her bresthe at \Wednesday, —— November 3. 1915 i a NEXT WEEK'S COMPLETE NOVEL 18 THE EVENING WoRLe aL CCI The Devil’s Admiral ST HAve You \ Two CHoice SEATS For A WEEK Fron “TO NIGHT D _ » Uype te feature T ey ib orning © opr oome foot-long ti made up in the mean time Wi you're done frothing at on the nt. te wala Please It later than I Sp EX aod furnieh wv - om the hebt, Jim,” be or the 4 tee MS dere ‘The captain, it seemed, had wakened | ing at the curb, Wilh @ weep they cromerd the pavement and belied © t brittiant trafic While some dosens of inver without @ jar and wae staring straight feerentee urttiant srowt “¥" ot hin, bel - sigh encaped Capt the MBit ee eo ait CHAPTER V1. Capt bev: | The Lull. nee the palecie . . their furniant 6 of emotion. anything, as eae Me Beak Tae oa up aad ares || ( A LITTLE IT'S A LITTLE Hwa only to Puts hut ‘boos ‘srpected onan ordinary goons, te fast aig Be “rinever, hover expected thie ight oo FAR Too NEAR THE chase evening clothes thie evening. There were liga on the i. oe come-—-never till t y ied!) - e ‘ ( e upper Boor, to be eure, bul downstele ! Mehta poriyan stetnn over hm hou toe" nat ved ea HAVEN'T You ( Center | | Music . | D LIKE st wich thereto thet now lone” et ute dion temeg, ewe purcivan citing ever Sim Goughs the mas Bree iy SOMETHIN / oF THE / THE THIRD Row Inge were to be delivered instantly, timo ail ssom “4 od you fe ad n ardly ecrate e roll © hind b Grvegs the paraipeis. He cocmes Het ou fuera ae atu break, | ING ( HOUSE { CENTER jhe and ie harliy cerateiad thn seh ip» Wa ‘ pr J to talk onl; the leader of the trio Zh q y in spasma, and the bry old fool ed sively. “Get into those! i, Pped. ollard, wearied by his labors, lay “The walters, sener—the dinner down for @ nap. Kyan went for @ the orchestras! Ab, when the exalted walk around the hotel, but returned senor shail view tne bulwoom! My on the run and awoke his dosing S0U!, agiiaies itself with anticipar r obief. “Well, the reat of you can agitate Wake up! I was Just down- ttesif turning on sume of (nese lights and giving of festivity to the yell, what the devit do I care : sates, if" —— their gifted leader began, queried Hentin “Listen! Pacato was down there! ¥ he say that just like The whole Cabinet was down there, queried William Kyan, | “DId* # | i g i é ; (_NEARER ? clothes peared to please Dolores. Trembling and muttering the vietim Bvans, too, was suffering opeyed wet 0 Jabbed hie wicked weapon yw for words that ‘nto the captain's ribs and toom bis arm, ghowls mask his true feelings, 20 Tor ward march,” he sald genial came upon inspiration. “Where you—takin’ me, Robby ! ” he risked suddenly, poor Captain Velvet faltered, ould you--would you The master mind did bother to if 1 made you a little present?” answer, With a push he steered the not know,” abe ald. bulky form of the fallen conqueror here's '@ littie thing II and Willfam Ryan ou,” the snake atal id thunder- p9 aise, os detached Senor struck, fell in behind. Because it bad Senate from ite hiding-place on happened! It was happening then, ma. id it to make you worry, Pollard informed him fur ow grin! Dye hear? Grin!” groaned (he Spanish Brute. bono! hel wi man’s before very eyes! ble ghirt bom ine only way Tovuld | They came to the gate and passed vet fost the stones 1 wanted, and 1 fo the still street; and there, having | laughing fit to kill, Robby!" “Well? Upstairs there was at least mo- y become acclimated to conquest al-| “And when they saw me they ti Dark, it c See Sica OE Were ead ge cere, tolerazeened| | DID You GET Just THe reli sito tier sum, we tnag von, Tach, Wins Zahens were eh A Uttle gasp ence i. than Atty feet away, well in the shad: SEATS | WANTED, chap went over and looked at the Sad been dusted und prisled to a Good SEATS JOHN ? “Oh, but it ts exquisite!” she oried softly; and then, looking too, 1 gusas, sitting around @ table in oe Wael 9 ae ey ee ® private dining room off the big one. They were drinking champagne and degree. A circular table stood in the register and hustied back. Then they centre, with eight places set ona shut up suddenly and all filed out, array of silver and cut glass, of flow and when they were on the street a Pollard's soul, they started laughing again!” p> Eade An instant he paused to peer into Well?” asked Me. Pollard. the dimly lighted ballroom, with tte Le “Well, ts that how @ president’ clusters of rare palms and its cloud would act when he's been chucked of heavy perfume from tropical flow- ows, stood the automobile with Ferra at the wheel, Velvet was bundled into jurmured Ug hed Lag ered] from the ‘? car and they drove off. % “y YPain cleared; bis throat The gulding mind opened the door “he, too, hitched a little @@ the car stopped, and, with a kick, ‘ Saar ied Mr. bye leLoegenrg him. “] guess that settles it!” he stated He laid @ hand on the allent captal joyfully, if enigmaticaily, ‘Dolly, arm and drew him after; and he there’e—there’s something I baye to Chuckled at Capt, Veivet's horror- 1 HAD THE Pick oF THE Hous€ 5 ers; and then ho strolled into the tell you." stricken: out of @ Job that paye him—I dun90 Gining-room and tossed his coat to The Snake, be !t said, was quite, 1 ae land! It's the old Spanish how much it pays him? William the tremendously dignified person who quite gone. gi demanded wildly, hurried to meet him. Pollard pressed his forehead = “You're in charge, eh?" one well shaped hand, “That high honor is mine, senor,” wish you wouldn't bawl like the dignified one confessed humbly. * he said, “Yes, that is just how "Very well. Just let me look thin 1 should imagine the president of a all over and make sure that you” craay little country like this would haven't twisted things,” tho master act when he realized that i the cares of state had been lifted from Nor was even Robert Pollard, in | The gate clanged dismally behind | the still summer house with Mervutes th de it the person who had Kodriguez, upholding his own ideas shouldered his ri of cold, sane cerebration, The intoxi- @84in and resumed his monotonous Cation of the girl had” caught hima tread back and forth, back and forth. squarely and he Was in a most aa- Out of the fitful shadows another iit- tounding mental state. He soared, Ue military figure came up and, salut. and when he looked into the deep !s silently, beckoned Mr. Pollard to- again, ward a yawning, black doorway; and Tf mind said crisply. P ew Ryan looked steadily at theo: a his shoulders.” he followed, pleasantly aware that Ryan grunted and slouched out of ‘While you're dol Ro ghee} Ce enAton: bite sear cnarne Capt. Velvet, the absolutely impreg- ! the room and out of the house. Uttle alr, Robby," he the final effort she caught a slight Dable, was clinging to his arm and He was gone this Eee Ser oat hot in here. grip. for Mr. Pollard said flatly: pleading Tre AOMtY eee Cates Saenee, WAGES. dae eee stiies an “But when we were here before I “Say, Robby! Don't put me in this His shen ko walking back ane forth. fet ott he aie ae Reon Pretty well convinced that place This place ain't sanitary—nin't nd hie lower lip was bleeding In two fore, “with an exagmerated careless tricked us pretty badly. been for # hundred years. I—I been One backward glance he cast to- Pollard said very crisply: “Quite, I think, but’ “In the booth in the next room, Di4 cam. sipped “his artm thréugt the me low. wounded ery left the itl’ Norking to have this tore down ward the broken figure in the candie- “Just alt down again, Nothing vio- srZRbls | in a, Tbutless’ proposition " Benting beamed, “You're right about there betng Snake's and led him slowly to the and stabbe m! light; then, while the imperturbabie lent’ ing to happen.” rom one end to the other,” the con- ‘# all-—bustle. i "Oh, that you could have thought — “Too bad you didn't succeed sooner, guard held’ the lantern, with his own “Senor, f’—— Ueror informed him, lightly aa be- ‘The Chief of Secret Police vanished, something wrong bere, Hill, f Mhougit distant state that!” Mercedes protested, “I have isn’t it?” laughed the conquerer as © fingers Mr, Pollard locked the mas- “Sener’ nothing!" chuckled Capt, fore. “Get out and behave yourself, Mr, Pollard, witting far back, removed t ure right, ‘These carda”— paren Nanresid. thought—oh, so often!—that you must mighty tron door clanged after them, #\Vé, barred door and dropped the key Velvet's conqueror. “You know me— and maybe some day I'll let you dip, his cigar and smiled kindly tolerance YOO PRNE | Nit SM ang on PO g have understood.” Her voice turned “Good gracious! It’s damp in here, ‘nto his pocket. en?" modestly, into this private reserve, op his old friends, PN ry Roy ‘obby's wetting worse every min- “We, who must live under the isn’t it Int jurking shadows of the outer ‘The president of the republic in- Do you take my meaning? I thought “Dinner for eight will be served up- iether worse than cards around ute: he jae not last out the pete os . nation of Capt. Velvet, must amp, senor, but very safe,” their Courtyard something stirred, T clined his head. you would, Goodby for the present, stairs this ev he said, “Afters pit he wald. ‘Rowby!™ he's fikely to go off completel fe tam seem to deceive, my friend.” she guide intormed him anexpoctediy, Of Ferra appeared around the corner = © But I had thought”—— minister! ward there will be 4 reception, at Per, Nee eed at him from the second. from what I've heard of them. Whispered, “It is for the sake From this prison, it ts Ret a) rv of the building and looked at them “Never mind what you thought, The one-time head of Santa Chan- which you will witness your gifted cl Doe We'll have t take ) ores thie pees, that we seem to be his friends. ayer escaped alive.” + no MAN Hately; it vanished for an instant, and Mr. President,” the visitor smiled, a's finance department | moved leader in the act of dumbfounding POXroo. | ei sumbled the dinner part, but aa soonius ite cree will not always be thu Mr. Pollard nodded pleasantly and Mendez, too, peered at them and then “You've Pesigned! Did you know it? slowly, dazedly, from viow. | Mr. Hol. ‘@ better element with soanigh Hrute we'll xet him out, if we have to throw Mercedes,” Mr. Pollard said swift- stepped forth, with You resigned when I walked in that lard, having watched him go, siniled fine ar “is it true that you really hate that Moved on with his victim. They had “yt. naving also looked over door.” serenely, shrugged his shoulders and (i mere at knoit Twag walks! ROIE Or eerie ©! m . . coughed importantiy and ste} into 4) . igned because Velvet's eye ct g U e le Ww a be fou can doubt that?” the most (hairs: they had passed Into a corr: Voy vith wwelling choat, and last Of our of the way-and Live taken the Job "How time does fy when ono ts have to do something to keep ‘em in ier dinky little white railroad #ta, | Anywhere out of sight of thik jertul ede) woman of his life another heavy gate bad closed be- “1 came Aripo. The fire-eating of running his milk-fed republic!” busy!" he mused, '@ nearly noon @ good humor till we get all the money 4110 Aeitated gaze settled on the guld- said with deep feeli tonately. hind them, and another ‘man with a gentleman who looked so much like Mr. Pollard said swiftly. “You've re- now. Well, let's see, What's next?” they'll hand out and I'm ready to (12 Mind who had strolled, frowning, “Then, when we met hin to a quiet “tt ‘he were gone completely,” he Hie cee tattoo it. the evil one stared hard at the en- signed because there's nobody behind — “Getting that wad of money out of throw ‘em into jail,” Mr, Pollard ex- {04 suint who Val ston piace, we've poredbe peice to oni ta began hoarsely. I ruled this 1 ¢ trance, and with distinely you. I'm boss of this place hereafter, this and onto @ truck!” the ‘Hpanish plained cheerily, “At this dinner, [whey way three girls and two men ana ave if be can't he Keene ' Blessed little jand—if you werg tts | Now, passing down @ corridor of wondering eyes, and he, t Ind rn take bold—peacefully if pos- Brute exploded joyously. “Maybe I think, I'm going to announce my @n- 4, that’ car ‘itobby he went on at thing to do now tine fast teay"— sods Weta gtaire Gesonds and their 90 the open ‘Beads gilstered upon aible, and otherwise if necessary, ain't #0 bright, but I wanter suggest gagement to Mercedes Rodrigues!” | inoy"hagon vella, and they hopped down and. empty that sa Whi we ' Fuldo “produced a. hugo key and Dia forehead, and hin color was very “what occurs to me as the proper ‘Bat ai tbat i See eed et three Out Ike a streak of Hahtning and Into thought maybe we could hide the stuff: CHAPTER IV. estied with the rusty fastening as Ad, but he walked straight to Robert procedure is for you to make your jon'texcite yourself; that money's the station, It was our three, and the somewhere near the back door, where ' . is welaperedt ua * °* Pollard and placed a hand on his fesignation publio to-day and at tho perfectly safe where it 1s," Mr, Pol- chief oenlles sone men wero Bentino and somebody else, we could snatch tt quick?” var The Cast Die. “Tt te to the dungeon below that boulders as he turned to the rest. — ame time appoint me as your succes- lard said absently, and wat back with OE te next nied, Well. I yelled at ‘em, and they never James Evans nodded quick assent... } i VING the captain's home Senor Mendez directed me to"—— ‘Thus, senores,” he cried, and waved sor, commending me to the people as and @ perfect Pacato a La ecified three turned-—and T went in after ‘em, ‘Something like that ts all I've been 1 4 “Go on! That's the place!” Robert is cigarette—“thus have we this about the best thing that ever hap- mane nie teeth, Tale ie iy For fay mel Sean eee inciny te quick! ‘They wero gone. A guy at able to hit” he agreed. “I've been Sine F ehortly before midnight, the 1,110 PM ia briefly. night freed Santa Chanza!”’ pened to them, Does that appeal to private on renal cea ace ene minutes A BY tr cat peed his the Kate sald the night express for thinking about tt this last hour, Bill! > | three New Yorkers hurried ‘the gate came open, and they stum- you?" ceew ern Tr may be some One T WAN ee aie: then Mr, Pollard re. Some,,Dlace down tho const had just We'll fnish up the uate part before he fo to the scheduled meeting of bied slowly down slippery steps-- CHAPTER V. ‘Yen, since it must be.’ «to interview,” turned suddenly and bis eyes were © 1m tekep some Hew freaks and stops us the conspirators, The na- stumbled to another long corridor, thing, Pacato,’ @ combination in my re o of pg eg ere i Begiey wl The Busy Day. the annebee a Smiling, he walted, while WilHam sparkling. io I hid behind @ post and waited,” Pocket. ured him by : tive members were eager to put Vel- by arto his: Ryan's cold, hypnotized finger Jabbed — well, it's settled now!" he stated the Spanish Brute rushed on. “Pretty Light-foot vet to death at once, But Pollard, err, Mme Paso now and then, | : ARLY next morning the Very auletly. “And remember this; at the electric button, Smiling, too, with forced calm. “It will be an- soon out comes Bentino and the other wai ew iltien Re ore’ se 104, tm | z : c u and William Ryan’ kept. cl with some trouble, induced them to and lifted William Ryan's hair; down three New Yorkers re- put while 1 stay there will be peace N° sat Up as quick steps approached nounced! man, They siid for the car, and it wit LP, on ang ; ; wary eyes darting here and there. . A visited —Velvet’s house. and prosperity—peace for the populace ‘heir door and——— . “Where's that telephone?’ | the was going before they sat down. What There was, It appeared, none t iol ment, pee pera Pe tess, Uncortuater satoning the sous Pushing aside the captain's and prosperity f0F me. |The Are ne ey et tae ne Sake, IBAUITOG GED IO8I yey, Wa ee I ony Co a Toran. fore, Down the dusky’ lower cori reg = consent tain’ ors : ine feels like starting Pollard ‘cries . second!” gone ." Mr, they went and int : wey particularly unsavory dungeon of the Of, {nein steps, Durst into wheerine: orvants, they went atralgnt YOU,oF any one clae feels like starting PUI CoN oe seerct police’ He dived atraight across the oMce Pollard said’ disgustedly trom th and Into the black . Canta Chanza's president, and the door ee ee en iediecion, choy t0,th® Foom where stood the sate, you or they will be sent immediat Bentino, having reeled @ little at and through the door, slamming it doorway as he turned away. “Mer- closed just as Mr. Ryan turned on the y lvet, and the peace will pod the sight of him, glanced quickly at after him. Ten full minutes had cedes herself told me—oh, bosh!" single light nearest the closet. > ease, Beyond It lay a spacious steel Une pie yy yee re and the Snake and dragged foto tae pest peters 08 4 jon th ane ny nother good man aA i wee anybody but Robby, wa S But + et, ” the de- sta t - cod at them w ousand years ore you wi could t nt parting Iieecutive cried wildly: Kets lt—it Is told, enor, that you~ B°armn trendy Oequal Mrs Pollard’a horn was told the eame thing by the Spanish Brute sighedeaye Bowe the into your Spanish prison and age te fof Seer Sead Pigg Rd brought out @ wingle, huge bundle of in session an hav acined, the reins of our poor gw rp kind o' swell dame, and” —— Mr. “Well, as tt is, we can't waste any there, pa for years, pe! banke: “Where? vernm: ul ‘ . yan cried. me getting it hidden,” ial 0 there perp tne ite. Til at Passed it, and stood in a chill, ston Pank-notes, loosely tied with twine, ATPL Carinet Chamber, of "Not acized—fust picked them up ,, There'll be more than one engume. | “iti,” wid the master mind sharply, inuttered nervously, ae’ he eaciiee ting bigs there, You're to take the room, with @ pallet on either side and He picked at the twine, too—and Just oourge, and I must explain that"-— benevolently," said Capt, Velvet's oe nel ced T mean to get ten minutes real sleep open the closet door and smiled Govern! it and do what you like a chair and a massive table, on which then Mr. Pollard seemed to acquire — “J'|| hand the Cabinet their resigna- successor. “And it ten't your ‘poor “Snake atuttered the Spanish if T have to call the porters and havo swiftly at the entrance to th vault with it, but my Fie in addition to stood @ single candle. the bundle automatically, for he was Goodby!" said Mr, Pollard, government,’ because I'm going to pine you thrown out.” beyond. “There used to be a little the one MiBtleg. GOL ne, CMD Ree Py ad gorner of the Jerribie sitting and {t was opening on his Dismissing the amazed Cabinet, hand this public an administration laa Galore tt bit it's faek Two seconds the largest member of back porch out local prison, that was famous for its horrors. Pollard then summed up the were glad when he choked to snarling The door came open with absurd after 3 ell ie ce. ia what we'll do—Velvet goes And now, boving, unhooked a lan- box, and the Snake reached in and : : there somewhere ne H that'll tiekle ‘em to death! Now, b the trio looked dumbly at his chief. Dump a de ose "4 “ 4 Gent of this republic {oF two years, gave all the air; and having shivered Knees, More, Mr. Pollard’s eyes eee eucmenes, an Rncteiery. fe Bentino, 19 there @ state dining-room Neverthelesm |” James Byane akoost You--don't have t” throw’ mo out, the rants Daohen naa eet iS tee for longer than that if the gen- delicately at the horror of #o much, opened, and @ ittle gasp of pleasure made him open the great safe. her: {4 aan » Ropby, te said bitterly, “t's going stuf m and hide it out there. .o oral public likes me well enough to Mr. Pollard’ wicked, cautious ‘cart escaped him. “You, senor, have. penetrated a “Of the very finest! It lies above, She" a foe. fone nue lees eee mt tae ound for a piece of thin rope, — re-elect me. » that please you o “One hundred thousand dollars in seat truth which not ten people in all senor "Forgot it!" the Spanish Brute town for a guy that wants to grow e can tle ‘em together, too, Bul, } doesn't it? Talk! . Rove 4-dol pf our country pect!” the Minister of “And @ really first class caterer in cried, and he, to hurried into the ON4, 08 Saus Lis I do. forty-seven” “It pleases us, senor, if you are cer~ ring on th ar wall, usand-dollar bills, boy!" his chief finance chattered. “Here lies Santa town, perhaps’? adjoining apartment, it yw rf jack night was upon the r his slim fingers the nicely tain of success,” said Mendez. “Those fasten on the feet?” he cried brightly; and there his better Chanza’s precious four million dol- | "Milbino, senor, of the Calle de la | He was back within five minutes, city of Holampago before he returned lubricated «inl twirled soundlessly, \ “I'm perfectly geraia oF tate We asked. |, Nature took whole possession of him. lara, United States!” Langosta, came here from Paris, It bright red, rather moist, and breath- ane, Solanee sue Rigs nee ine Mr. Ryan, having upset the only fling |’ * M cles yenor,” Ferra stated unguard- “think well put “om on bis test, BOtbIng in your pockets,” he said, Roe Te ae eee, ANd ye provided than by the incomparable nouncement three!” he cried bevv!l- the floor ‘all about fim, » ya aide the sate and welled And ati iT be ¢ vole tROUsH,” the guiding mind aald so: “Take one of these, each of you. Ghul ae be axtds Malbino!” ; deredly, "Say, can you beat it? Car. | 'T guess there's no hope, Bill” be waited—and kept on waiting until, fom ave it at the back gate of Vel- rwnoly.’ ‘There's no use taking For the rest he folded it and, hav- ““aireright, I'll take that combina- io rlald, tee republic's new mon sald » "Yeu might be Hente Simomr.” the fourth time, James Evans came! vet's grounds at. 2 o'cloc! FD chances at this atage, Sit dowN ing tried two prokeu end y . owner, “Telephone him and have him ever mind what she sald, Bill, uM inight be right, Jimmy,” the to the end of the silp, thie morning. Drive yourself, 4 there, cap!" s P al ‘ound them tion slip, please, Than! You quite rushed up here immediately. Get Mr. Pollard interrupted, and the Spanish Krute said gravely, “Her “What's wrong?” grunted Mr, Ryan, don't tell any one where you're “Robby,” the captain cried heart- Using with money, he thrust the understand what I said about keeping about that now, and—wait a minute! crispness was all back in his tone, ‘Me evening papers.” ‘ eit Unit bine theavene ‘a going,” Mr, Pollard directed crisply. prokenly, “ain't it bad enough to" Collection into bis trousers pocket as Gules sep & week or tye and then tak- Is there « private telephone in here "We understand and we congratulate wine ao they say about us ind his upturned face was glistening “Mendez, you'd better make for your “it ain't bad enough for me—yeti” the Brute asked with some asperity: ing back your old jo) besides this one you, Bomebody's coming to aoe may poaiiiy tian, Mined softly aa be and contorted, “If never made thes Spanish prison and look over tho culy te master mind said wickedly, “Sit “You're sure you won't need this, pow, I think. 1 hear Bentino talking. OMY Sointed at thelr front pages, waine slip four times in succession, again. I want @ particularly gloomy gown!" Robby? Wo might get separated,’ You two start out and make a com- “Nipfey couldn't say lems spout us if CUt—Walt! Here goes again, Wateh one for him. » the ttle .,He.4rpped the pistol into his pock- “Take that," the chief auld care: examination of this house-un- weg never been bert” he choked, tenumbers, Bi “I shall do~this, #eneT, ine New ¢t Hands on hips, he watched as the leasly, and tossed him the yellow ARE YoU derstand? Look it over from top to Mitre mut onutwarnt” 22 Sheked: — Wittam ‘ityan, crouching bea uereely the > - ( tte prety: ni 0 man here 2 ord obeved, Slowlv-—ve: Tan, 90d BuareSy, AO sion, They rum a fastened out the Captain's wallet. ‘And i suppose you'll nave mm, inelue! how ¥ "But Rubby said hin, obeyed, - Hlowlye=varp -alavyes ty ackles that Id to have some, too, eh?” He grinned NE OF THE MANY ND PEOPLE WHO AR’ people are in it; whether any one js = vp 't tS », and with a nice care far beyond thet mnade Saath et te Venere Bowie! 06s haye held an elephant i irapatiently st the snake moe @ . "THE EVENING WORLD'S im REARING feelin’ &round who can't explain his mpaniah” tut tesa 7 cena suah demand of any ordinary sate-they a " a 6 rile rough and brought out the capital the five bun, presence; #ee whether the dining- (44, te abo “4 senile, Went at Santa Chanza’s state vault Usual, was unlocked, and started’ up- through, for the old blusterer’s spirit dred had. furnished. “There—Lord! fron been ahat oo ik ten ere—! H room is elaborate enough to please re'e, abou , once more, Slowly they came to the stairs toward the captain's bedroom. was smashed at last—smashed in a There's three thousand in smaller C im N h Wi ine and all the rest. Skip!" mm Here Ct en et nex’ very end; and they looked at one an- ‘They moved as silently as possible. million pleces—for he was sitting with bills for you, Jimmy, Don't lose tt, 0) plete ovel Eac eek? The door opened, Hentino, enter. oi tls about somebody that's plat But more than once they struck noisi- the bushy Bray head in his hands, and That's all here, I think.” r other; and then, with lips compressed, + Hf not, you are robbing yourself of the richest fiction treat ever Bling, favored Mr. Pollard witha serv. PNB to PUL UP an American o Hnake rose slowly. ly againat some obetac Yet Velvet Mr, Pollard's fancy supplied several Next they went to. the oaptain's| offered to the readers of « newspaper. le bow. A a BE ae Phere’s no use kidding ourselves,, aa awake. And 50 af t ay hot teare trickling through the garage and commandeered the auto- The Evening Werld, every week, prints a novel by some famoue “The reporters, senor,” he @n- Arabian horses. That's all!” he said briefly, “Somebody's, ,. erept into Se soem § nore the sania} fingers, » mobile, The chauffeur spoke English, author, These nevels are issued complete in etx large dally instalments, nounced, The Snake arose and wrung his °&nged the combination 1 dian lasnt cn his cieoving Aause he ahid’ieaoiet a ets Hid MiGut Muntele Rateh te exis They are eolected with a view to oulting the tastes of all readere, ff] | Willem Ryan end the Snake drifted ha critedteat adnan ‘asain (gana ‘enor E l- of ed, ‘elle * poses! b] jobod by my ebb} re bruliant than usual in eilk pa- thts cel, ae Anything for {ng mind said crisply ap he stepped Med tT mene Warde COMPLETE MOVER EAST CCIE [| dreased littio pernons dritted in. ‘They ta Jt possible that nobody Several minutes. Now, {a they way smile on his frequently hard guard said as he surrendered the two | At the palace they walked at once| Chambers, Mary Reberte Rinehart, Rupert Hughes, James Oliver Gur- further, al came to a atardetlil At Wile seme es Hands ori——- Srotiately with thon depen Taal ving something the effect of an weighty bits of metal, to the President's office. wood, Morgan Roberteon, Margaret Widdemer, George Randolph Chee- Bl tne sight of Robert Pollard pensively Yes. it hus changed hands,” said Chanaan night—yet not one whit of it child tired of ite play. ‘That's enough for him,” observed Senor Pacato leaped from his chair. ter, Loute Joseph Vance, Edgar Rice Burroughs and many othere of counting out three little piles of the serene voice of Mr. Pollard from ‘t# soothing power penetrated to the >. wide stood a chair with a fat, the master mind, ete get out of It seemed, in fact, that he was reach- equal celebrity. money on the desk vivre him—and the doorway again. “They aid it Pair in the President's oMece, ate wallet and two enor- this; 1 can feel myself catching oold.” ing for a button on the wall when Mr, there the door closed. A little later, was just posible that the big news (To Be Continued.) pine } a dt fee ry S . , i ainda - = ~~~