The evening world. Newspaper, November 4, 1915, Page 19

The Evening World Daily Magazine, Ihursday, November 4, 1918 .. a (eo tivs Ls WOK WEEK'S COMPLETE NOVEL 1 THE EVENING WORLO ic Devil’s Admiral derick Ferdinand Moore . opt. Velvet’s Farewell ‘lhe Acventuret of Three New Yorkers \. bo Irled to Run a Whole Republic By Edgar Franklin } Wilaseeh Pde be beled: «bie din selnDe A GUY NAED TEU HIM 1 AN OUT HE CAN'T § Te. wing T I GINK WANTS \ ASHAMED | : ror | Mowe hunwe See You | Bc) ave wyenev oo —e 'S OUT § \ ‘wr ways i SEE HIN IN MY OFFICE 3 V REACH He ; — 3 ? “Turn out the leh re you wy wise eritinw ovt of t 1, ML” Me. Polerd cautiously ° it, when > ‘ oS f } . yet holes ip W © the ' ’ there's something att! ve ene hed givet x 4. ore, and there may be 8 mob J vase ove th . m fact ore pone, the 44 anewrar bol even « enert from emaningly tein h —— “They're here and they're like ra- sors,” the Bnake reported softly CHAPTER Vil. ready tc band Bil (he. other. Ture ssyeted bail or mmnotning the Araieoan Dinner for Bight. cut these other lights and get busy, Captain Velw “es ai" th ane ott te n cell was © gucesed it ° Kei “ HY — couldn't hew lack utter and comple T ONE TOHIN THROW IT nH . ed the be suddenty ’ O AVE ‘You HEARD pn oT ‘ od it!" the Bpan- upon t » dining-room. T' 1 with you'd fu Ne i r chief assured ish Brute submitted it Mr. Kyan’s quick, heavy step wnee ean ASIKET AND IF HE EVER. THAT GINK MADE Jand weitie down wit and » keenly through the roached the door; they could h Cc S AGAI ————$ AB aid tly. “It's bet gkeom, “Last night the abtly is low growl as his fingers w | THROW HIM OUT! 1G ISILLING IN y be.” Mr, Pollard coneed. Se sappen to BiB, any . Bvane shrugged gpout the knob, and they drew clone, HE IS AN OLD STocks T6 DAY ‘Hut — good Heaven ‘',, — his shoulders. “It isn’t ten minutes’ with hearts pounding and knives S = that's no pince to look ,, Ray, ’ Mr trans ented, © work on some of ‘em, if a man knows Rripped tinht. | BUM when charpif. “Bolly bad nothing. §p és how. That's not what worrl Pg ag a ae auick, There’, all kinds of women, Bi, but—why did it bappent” Hehted | and | que juat ltovby, ber What @ peach “Did the Minister of Finance"— torridye loomed before them, wet in ‘there wo’ | dow't have to kiek Dolly ia oneluded, irrelevantly “Not if y mae much tO g whiff of cooler air brushed their you i." Sore ees ane ee ee te as he thinks he has!” A shaky feyered faces. Tiger-like, with They were in. The gate clanged y pk AL Just Me and —— ddr d you tell her? “I may—no!_ Certainty not! Not the Snake ploded. ind one reason for Little smile crossed the Snake “This ‘ll jar bin lard crouched very low and, with Out of the Pri blade uprained for the tirst slash, stole sped, and to the upper floor once io the doorway and ever #o cautiously | more. The orchestra was playing ON Hoered around the side for his Grat in bighty commendable fashion; yiorim, wa and the keye rattied. “You'll find some bread and water lin there and a candle on the table, i Got matehes? Light It up, then,” aaid Captain Velvet, and hamined on whit Mr, Pollard amid, William Ryan's shaking hands extin. angrily. abo. you, BM? guished five separate matches before *4Ppone you felt «ald upon to bleat fe could Lring the aiath to the candle out to Carmen that wo were going to wick, Velvet ti) time? What ‘The Captain raised his tantern and You, about Carmen, now" ——the “All tommed up te began, stiffy, fully melodramatic effect, Mr. darted in and oul the alate "QO waving done so much accord: room, and there were brighter ing to the best precedents of similar | My in the ballroom now, and other dangerous and thrilling situations, men seemed to be waxing the floor yy "pollard thrust his head quite into | n reported to me inside “Yes, and now how about the long, as 5 (ney Seana Me Pollard’ be- view ai one with @ jerk, stepping Me he reflected, with a “Did you?” thunde. 4 the master ey en it boldly into the corridor. see ‘when you mind. nign and pelf-satistied smile just ‘The hollow nce of @ great build- gentle chuel we you ir es 4 leaving tho latt tment, and the went into the palnclo to-night, and Why—tt's possib’) iat I may hed at th nt mg gui deserted, brooded over ail. You looked real nice,” have mentione? someth « Just—just see the master mind be- ‘ell, what in the name of com- "You"— in the way of making conversation mon aense Goss It eg he ghee, Your GINK SOMETH NG “Oh, T wae right there, sittin’ i = Ls Tpaaich Bowe * d, miser- ‘t cuss yet!" the Snake “They're gon ie Spanish Brute ; f G De: the reception room, with the light ly. “But, on the le that “li do in a couple of sald, brightly, INK, DEAR to eet ioyou vlitherin’ fool!” Cap- ‘Carmen wou! minutes, Somebody's been monk Yes, I—noticed that, Bill,” his chief LIKE A MILLION THEY SAY Boy. 14n JusT tain Velvet eaid, wamly, “And, by "we're here# Mr. inw with the safe, Robby!” replied, with some dilficulty, “But"—~ CAI Kluger! Before 1 leave you to think Pollard wc, unreasonably, “As “How do you know?” ie broke of and strode to the ball- LING You uP Kinet, T want you should get It oUt goon as We were out of that devilian “We just slid down to make eure it room door, and with a frightened To TELL You How | dag of your muddle heads that you had house last night those two sat down was all right, but it won't open. We nos about they trotted after him. SORRY me puasied with any of It! I don't and told him all about it-—all the ran through the combination five spect the whole house ape ak AM I puppose one of you's ncrniched Me truth and ate or hig teen fets< ~ HEN . head since you've been in to you Were al ‘o invent.” “ ” “eNot the kitchen,” the Sna " [A WUT Wi "Give me that combination, ass! plate we kitel ke ox You CALLED ~ what it's b ‘ea a minutes, Why—conaaen ante Wook It and went to the safe, He “We'll inspect ft now, then,” their Pn FP le Wh cae LUNCH WITH ME mo? he cried, hotly. “Well, here Aah 2g eh okt Not in a milion 1 “ie hung bia lantern o: the hook you can talk po ty! before their cell and dived Into Nie ba: thelr vy. a: vou, Robby, pockets, and his h the” grea iu full, and he extended them, b heavily. They held, .aatnl, loose money and money in packel with two thyht little rolls besides ue! the b. three brand-new automatio pia- rected, "She's the one Poca Ng tola and a pack of cards and ® MIa- She and maybe C: I don't bellany of small articles, all new, all about Carmen. Dae Dell eed ani familiar, were there as wel fn this! Wiporcn tan or ame ricken trio merely seeped James vans (ntoen tanta fools ie continued more gen! a dor Robby, | wouldn't have gn aca me she'd never say @! black one with the blq eyes—nuh How ad her—biuht" ‘ Bnake vo." Fi times in successivn and"——~ ) covld not open it. leader snapped. “There must be Tie Was working again, this time pantry somewhere near the dinii with the deft fingers and the quick room—yes, over there. Tar of the true artist, and with no door, because that's where t regard it all for the combination. qll rushing in and out.” H PB @ safe door fle oP the knob and threw it open, stepping choked James Evan: back cautigusly—and again his cau. Mr, Pollard faltered. tion might have been spared. ty!" the Boake repeated “yt way the pantry, #0 far as that bitter! Four million dollars 800% went, Aged shelves, thick with dust, that we could have spent! 4 te.tifled to the fact, as did the bril- Pollard summoned Bentino and or- fei vusted aink In the corner. Buc dered that the police force solve he the only d 1 of the pantry which mystery of the safe. hinted at human occupation in the “Fh ve.’ wh> had just arrived. Pres- perfectly fresh cigarette ends all ot foun ateal all that 0) CM OE tg ey ep oie 7 about. A med them. ently dinner ‘armbered in the midst Dishes there were none at all: of! earry on the way you have if Chaat a Daased "before Mr. Pollard's of the meal a walter handed Mendes & {6 0 Jui rioat leas than none, and walters were reformed pickpockets sep of nce Peli avin thar ere . a cin—and the Feat were Pe ou will macaen tne for a minute when he bad fully assimilated all be- halted, almost fearfully, and pointed !n here, too!” the Snake murmured, tie opened the door and peered out, formed individuals to the cold stone pope of erat peel, . were dragged te if you'd " ro him Mr. Pollard’s compl into the small, lighted room at the left, “There's only one of them and—eb! and terrific blackn od to find out what we were doing—and spears for ive maa ing amor waa a trifle paler. Plexlom and Mr. Pollard alted, and so did Him, 1s it?” and terrific blackness seemed to AoW and discovered that eighteen fresh any mordn gol upataies, whe IDAY they did it. Wy Asean’ Nebon a matter of busi- Lightly as he had left them, the William Ryan, and side by side they ({Bentino!”, cried the master mind. | “Where on earth are we?” Mr. Pol- ones were laying hands on him, he Drowght ty vo his lantern and leaned pot DOL sald the Boake ~ Snake flitted back from a trip half. loked into the reception room an: “I, senor!” the Chief of Secret Po- lard asked. ceased struggling and put forth his Bg Bro vor n moment on the bare of “Pant ae ifs bowed to them and hurried away way down the stairs, exclaimed aloud, each according to his Hoe | confessed. “Senor, my heart “Far beyond the city, senor, and surplus energy in a bellow of rage: ee oa) door, “And T don't want any of that in the wake of the waiter, “There isn't @ soul in sight down ‘esree of culture. bleeds, but—in this accursed country safe,” the chief of police assured him. “Hey, you! Yes, you—y’old hot-air "I knew I had a few enemies in ‘paht’ stuff when I mention Dolly, | Presents the same “vaiter entered there but one old man asleop beside Nor was there any lack of details to there Is no peace! “Bentino, if this'—— the master merchant! I want" — thid republic,” he stated, “but Ehad no °!{her!” Mr. Rvans insisted. More, with a note. He handed 't the President's office,” he reported prompt exclamations. Through the “What? , mind began—and ceased, * Laced ideo there were as many as five. ay got us into thie andvom— + We Perito, who read and passed it to swiftly. once trim reception room a Kansas Tt is the truth! Would that my “And now, senor, swiftly!” Ben- _ Dill!” sald Capt, Velvet, and there mien) rover make no more trouble whee tt ‘anybody fet us Out of tt We een d tbemmelves 000 "Who te bet” orcfone ‘seemed to, have wended its tonsue might shrivel, senor, but it 18 tind breathed into Pollurd’s ear, * was that in his eye which caused y bother me to feel they {t'll be Dolly-—take ft from mel” th Bot . “For now; but it did “How on earth should I know? merry w the truth, | 1, as investixator, Mave with the demon Laata, one cannot William Ryan's tongue to cleave to were around, and I had to find out ee leneeae’ bite ware aterm om for room. A MeL ths Fone suddenly. James” Evans, grinned nervously ‘The dark, beautifully polished table “OFKed to know, ‘This way!” veg oT don't who they were. That's why I give AT sympathize, Yet we, too, merit “iio's all hunched up on a sioul; ie stood upside down in the near corner, ey tee I have learned that you~ He tusged at Robert Pollard’s We 0 Oe te at inst youeo mutn rope Howby, anave.way (NK Sid Ey Wailea Deeechs rie pome consideration!” he stated flatly. may be dead for all I know,” the and of its four legs two were alto- an threes are in danger, senor, Nay, Sleeve and the master mind followed - tol. the president and the cabinet (2 ey (how toe th i \ “Hunger is gnawing within me; I x0 snake concluded pleasantly, gether missing. A talk! Understand me? I was plan- ‘be fired peaceful and S&me, too, and with it a al F ps c 1 cannot tell you all, for | know next feluctautly, eyes peering usclessly jigs nian aola, topes . harmless-appearin: to persuade our friends to @ swift re- Mr, Pollard turned to the stairsand The light settee too seemed to have to nothing. But this is certain; it Is through tho tmpenetrable gloom, Hig "8" to leave you three together, so's jot you steal the whole derned coun- value Hs 1 ho Wil atiba Sook e turn, even If @ little force becomes piced lightly downward, and as light- tried halting an ex*ress train, and to planned to kill y t, after the ti td tale ad think it _ ne day!” n 5 4 you and all con! + i rat two or three steps, You could talk it over an in for one Gay . shoulder, The lantern he au bea, yar 4 ly they came after him, An instant have failed utterly; it was crushed with you. My men are workin, struck stone; and he paused i bbe di little real re- “Ah, go out an’ tell that t’ the 2 a spented Waste aromas TA ae Pensed to stare at the elderly Sonar tae aee cae ccm and the the sierzy of demons to peneti jerked buck and anltted tleair Teste pentin’ Before—ob,, well polarity Ughthougel” rumbled awtuly | iat Moved on but tor Mr. Pollard's gentle: citizen @ uniform, who halves lean isconso! ns . - Wa Mar . 1 an, ‘ SSE terrible ten minutes was Guin? In the tagmtoe there 0 tely against fone of what as yet are but too re 6 a fam quality to that air William Ry: wopel you. will permit, senor," sald the laying of the cor tone; and ‘You don'teee {t all yet!” the Snake have made certain: who Is paying — : , . ' A ial that part just now,” the captain sald meee “Who the dickens are you?” ince each other. uumoray yot this much T mysnit Which — Heflns dhe trey SCaeErAtay, OGL win wine ee Ou outer te PO box moran ten Pita, senor!” soldier paused. then rather charily he shook the thin whispered. ook!" them I cannot say, but Jose Lasta where; twent, 3 n be be 01 "] ve S . ; y hands di 6 bothered with that nol Damba, “I shall undertake to baV® oh cuider—and the ancient person What te that thing?” Mr, Pollard and his band have been commissioned Mr. Wollard forms just a6 We see Ddecause we got a guillotine down in " G English?” of yours, minutes, you blamed idiot!" th oan Re ly, “There's five of the special guard to-night Shere to every tock in thie jail, and speak Pinglish,” the soldier assured guosts present!” 4 3 Ee Toom shook under the tread bees tag YSIS BSS (CARAROOES HA: SOF TT oc ow vee! Clan: MEAG: to, tn ree caught the clang of @ mighty tron the bottom dungeon here! Cyaan, women and child in this him. “They wore picked so that they Wee Sok a swayed ner, door “Tho—the senor, desires" — Wan ae rots TE teh end, “Tone Leste, the bandit—tiim they “"A crasy clintter. of local Spanish, ‘abt bawied the Spanish Brute, my pussonal Egpvnalpeinend feacuneet meres wore ‘- “Wh " Tt Wt Y Be t : q a s in and you three o| 0 a gti Pree yout the master mind the color, it's all squashed to pulp Ce he devil's father,’ senor—you do rising instantaneously from a hun. “04 his sinful eyes sneered moat of ‘6 fools and y B venerated Captain Vatrene 3 9 , ” not know him; but, soaked Mm the dred throats, seth “wi what the Say, did you honestly think Yeh - “And the oreneesta'® quit, too," ""s], senor?” The elderly gentleman Ho dragged at his chiof and pointed blood of his poor, helpless victims he reeling ‘aKain—yet through all the: ain pec aid; SCT tae he's inno- You could foot ine? Why, T've had & eat bee ae he going to do with . Wahlam, Ryan chuckled’ patiently Wakoned fully and drew himself” up behind the shattered settee, “1 haven't hag ravaged”— Bentino's laugh rang sharpest and bis POCr BUY Oe + nee hore? FeRiment of men trailing you ence AN Wan, ence etary t ey tie watchman ‘ te : err) 7 oT poyapgae ne enol . “Where is it?" cried the Snake. salieri ceeaiad eum began Mr, Pollara, ‘U#0Us cfm; he laid a hand on Ben- gave at iba banner Sok cetalantoee yey Lordy ” “ » Whi “You are to be shot at turned and stared 404, ithe ‘and subsided ab. “Bill,” eaid Mr, Pollard, as lamps | “My Lord, Pollard! en you wi t * ‘The guiding mind turned a im the now Prosident of the .te- “Yes, and that let all!’ Look at no's shoulder. ruptly; with hal population, evi. began to twinkle out all around the kneeling there on my bed. and im Sim palit the soldier assured - at him, a Mr. Pe " “Well, don't get excited; we're atill y, ( ed busti e ‘ " ed, Y. Pollard explained hastily, this!" commanded t Snake, and br is dently, holding him, there was sm = wide awake and derned near " . arb ere's want e money, Hobby!" the kitchen?” 7, thisl” commanded the Snake, and tive,” he anid quictly, "Where's the wisicm in tearing’ Me anecemer iy courtyard of the prison—and to save Tvin't Keop my face straight, the ,,f-morowr” gasped Robert Pol- a ese ee here is no, kitchen, senor,” the plastered wall. “Look away in there! “fr, Spot in town for u shreds, himself he could not still the tremble ¢oup peat shots in Santa Chanza were UT, | 4 FD ny Pore ne made a big old man aaid placidly. ‘In the west Did you ever see that befor There is no safe spot in Relampago, Physically, then, he turned Hmp; 18 his volce—“s gulllotine’s « machine ytanding tn the next room with thelr q,-the day after, senor, or #0 1 un- ow le Wi ane sald excitedly. turret les the tiny room where the “Is that a amaahed waton genor. Before midnight every street mentally ho turned to « wild MP; for cutting off people's heads, and ho rifles aimed, waiting t' see if you'd Sereiood: | ald thelr guard, and abift- hulge there any longer!” servant of ourmos? honored president _ “Yes, and it's Ferra's watch!" Wil be occupied by one oF more of snarling shrick of fury left him—and he might not hesitate to use it.” really start preasim’ that trigger—and %4 hls rifle, “It Is not permitted to Te inn't there any 1ONker!” |, way prepares his breakfast and luncheon, James Evans sald earnestly. “L know, Jone's cura. | It Is for this T have thar too died out before the sound — ne oe he ! hot one of you had braing enough to Onverse with the tmprisonod." He ea pee his feet before Mr, Pol- @nd even his dinner, they say, when because 1 pinched it and looked it mado all possible apead to yout, Fe. that foated over the dwindling chorus | “It'# | # what?" gasped William cious they were there! aii moved on three paces out ot pot even on Bie Gapped behind tm, that is simple, But the kitchen, senor over carefully and it wasn’t worth of my uncle, who"— house of voices in the blackness, It was an Ryan, even as new abuse would hai Rrains! Why, there ain't enough PAyi) snl! and passed thelr call, ‘And bis jaw dropped and his cheeks ~@y de mi! that is but a memory. stealing. That's why I put it back. ' altogether too familiar sea song of left him, brains in your three heads ¢t' fill t ® three paces in the other di- it wouldn't rat- Teton: again he faced about eg ” Passed their a concluded the Posting thr loor just as Mr, Pollard, whitened as his bands fumbled; and There has been no kitchen since they But it's his watch!" Capt. Velvet's, rendered unquestion- — « tunno whether they're fools skull of one gnat so’ f small, thunderstruck yelp escaped state dining room in Mr, Pollard nodded grimly. ‘No, I di ably by that gentleman himself, tle some! By ginge t, ' the year 18 “There's been a batt! And in the gloom a flickering eD0UsH to Aight any more OF BOW caotain, and atraightened angrily. “I zh tho gloom, clutched Robert Pollard Holts tela wav, ‘Pouaya apelin, IAAT ae ae ee lt omen nquire of doorway wan picked be the Tonto," the good captain waa saying can't look at you ho more ‘n' keep my ,\10m Ryan's groaning form, wit Kone” aropped to the floor, and gripped the thin shoulders, “Because that bunch of waiters kept and mopped his brow sald Bentino, jignt of a match; It settled to the to tho little man in the more orna- temper!” avers, done—for, | Robby!” the © Robby," William Ryan began quietly. “There is a big dinner to be served trampl be aitare Kept Gnd mopped hia brow, steadier yellow glow of a hand lan- t “y' can't tell any- — His lantern popped out of their Shanish Brute moaned, Repby. here to-night, “Malbino, the caterer, hall til etter Damba started pute’ the not melee Rear Ponards: pet orkat igh auin, five seconds, thing about these threo.” Ho turned dazed vision. Cant, Velvet'a steps wore ane teeenot, Hm damned tf) ” thing of the sort. I had ts serving it.” i “ iy ouaTS) Fe8 WER captain's song ceased; the cap- \,),, . Pollard, “Xou passed down the corridor, rousing ! @ guiding mind ° Tt did no! af ee OE adenine “At te trun Snake eaid keenly, ‘That's why. his movements lacked in grace they tain tiiimself appeared in a doorway emotionally 10, or be carried?” dull echoes, In the distance the peev- cried Insanely, on the watchman rambled Whoever did it got ‘em down here one sure! ae i i] Dut riveted to the on, “At § Malbino himself ap- by one and—killed ‘ y made up in speed as he fol- ard_aaid wildly. "i peared, bringing many’ “men and by one and—kilied ‘em, frort the looks lowed. He reached the black bulk ‘em this afternoon for poet aa un that defined itself instantly as the Dlood-chilling ,,74™Me# Evans merely laughed, but main entrance of the Spanish prison, {t'was a dreadtul sound, ‘aoe floating ind. f the machine just as William Ryan Ani. ho choked, curses Mr. Pollard’s eyes glittered furtous. askets and flowers. ‘They worked— "Ail right!" the gulding mind in- gtumbled, pant t : \né ho was wholly free from “‘wrhon just trot right along after through the dark way: ly; hin hands neg Cates Aad wher ass eine cunger ae’ at tarruntadi wih muaden detisionnas ne Guried Moo Ryant ance ead wrihes tan kien BOs Oi INe SoDlantediy SF sp, and Femomber that I've ordered And ‘in the damp, {uahoalthy cell. ho reached out endl aries as “Ani A 10" ¢ ” ie. PRES if « i y » \e ular arm, ninute rm a7 . started for the door, “I've seen in, to trip over the scrambling form jh. over carefully, bel big ered i 1 es Egil Chinon ‘The Bnake hed Saree utter closer to him: and new force pad manded as his own fin and he laughed at me and enough to be convinced, Jii We of James Evi do ” ated from hi : Forres BEM fXoat tims ttip roll ot sath thahe was no tonaetmugted On & wont ADAG Gun ctor tine Wiominte GOEREe et the meaty And aon ine precntavs, them, Bentinos’ he sald pignt bebind you.” chuckled Captain the edge of a bare Dad: motionless, Bia rharg mM as he hissed: wan OW ‘ell—walk!” the guiding gind Ish person ral volee and sent was a Poll. money"-— a . He “ ¥ i q ‘ed. In hia hands, William Ryan, his cane init C7? thing that old foot William Ryan, too, had tottered to ACOA Monin suage tort Searoned En Brute was hesido him, and Bentino fan's shoulder. That's certainly Naauy ‘what Ped gore ee Mrgndered head te ioging, clutched the bare of CROC LOk! hia feet. most carefully. Silver—giass—flow- “Nix!” sald their leader, fi Ne ele Unig (he CSO und them! Take em rent inl” cackie of only last evening. vous their door and tugged tnsanely fora vy tatt" the Snake asked blankly, ” Well, say—if It comes to that"— érg, yes, But no food.” corridor, "ibere are toa mane heviee Mie "castlin’ at youth) mindew , aCe OF Ory et ev etubby? Down little. Near the ineMctent candle Mr. a. nie Unite tates of Americal *> ere you been cleaned out, too? 0,08. spots in town to think it out. I'll ad- @enor—pull {t down, for wo pass CHAPTER VII. ere!” Pollard merely stood limp—yet he it ster mind. “What- rode forward with waa who finally broke the deadly atill- Ser We've done, we're American alti. A “And yet the dinner is over now,” mit frankly that this hellish palact " Humming, he sena, ibe the master mind asked thickly, |, the old man sald, ‘for, wakening a tsn't as safe as it DURES CHR) Ue ; Day After To-Morrow. —jantern swinging carelessl nd neas with a gasping: Promection at the ent to demand the Even my handkerchief, Robby!" iittie while ago, I saw Malbino’s men may have deluded it 'into th pe Geample, S06 My. Fat UB shock which Ja hh they followed, not so much because It “Damn him! Damn him! Damn"—— mand it--and. wo'll wet ite Ne yan the Brute stammered. “I—T 4¥a- hurrying forth'on tiptoe with tables, tng.” myself into think Jard obeyed without question; and the [ cotmnlatal rgd speech they fooMieareat wish as becauye An The Spasish Brute turned on him Gure kell wee cand bye heats MORE Ls Ayes i ” saw his musicians going forth with “Rut why’ Machine, bounding forward, reeled mplotely out of tie Aner giionighing abundance of fixed bay- suddenly. even Keene te iconea ee ee fleck Again, both of youll, their inatrumente—and they too “1 don't know why and ‘ violsntly into tho broad avenue and |} human organism does not Ones hud cropped out of the wight “Yea! What a fat lot o' good that have a fleet down hare thei Meee Pes have, to. look again the iaughed. This 1 saw, senor, as Tcame o tae feet ks Boks Be £ dont cere me pia A is oer necessarily strike dumb the and was prodding them forward does now, doesn't it?” he asked bit- this hole of a country off ae sie N Stuck my pack of cards on top of the fFOM & nap im the cabluel ru, v4 sated, ws he mtaried upeuuira, “Gui | “Hoover is wore tind tha 4 person of coarser fibro, Payoneta, indead, seemed to be the erly, Fahy In blazes didn't T think ofy RG money, and they're gone, too!” 1 am an old man an must leep at if they've been decent enough to leave comprehend!” Bentino stated feeling- Hence, when Willam Ryan bad enero beyond the frat corridor wt 5 er Paced back te the neoee uate vas. he Pollard jumped to his fect. Cmes, One wonders af sam. our hats and coats we'll Ket out of ly. “We are here safely!” hurled stx dark-complextoned, unt- juyonets too came near to disputing by. why coulin’t vou fa! Natened Paced OaGk to The Se0e, - “rier aciWyell there weomy to be ao many LEE Ue my hs mut- thie and try thinking it out!" — ith them tho passage beyond, a8 Willtam nvec waved pit oidier benan Sheth teat evilish’ funny things connected wit ‘ 8 clenched he entered the|,., Cast Velvet t od to the gate “y . Pi anet, OSBRR. this happy liitle evening that | think . The swift and silent §nake answered little cubbyhole that had swallowed peseacces, ‘aptain Velvet tramped to the ga ghter know @ never knows tt This lan't! Have you got a Ta well thax a sort of cyclonic personal the question by appelring suddenly their outer raiment and awitched Gh | gyeteeeeseseseneeneeeennennneeesee 100eneesen eee een ty ti ids ico-cold heart acrutehe. TRE RIA FORM SBA REN ANE SS he oe enyeniny spe Vestigation right now!" he state dor. the light, Some astonishment welled ¢ OW U 0 piteoualy eS anlee 6 » 5 e anything? dereely i 4, hate to start anythin Bia hance any ol mene, bia lIpe wore up in him at the eight of the three | & H WOULD Y0 LIKE A SHIPL AD OF GOLD ? 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