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in every generation “The Red Circle,” repeated Borden dully. “It is still there, on my hand, always there. And it has marked one member person marked by it has always been a criminal. The ‘Decoration of the Curse of Heaven,’ I have heard it called!” : 3 of my family. The (Copyright, 1916 se the agoret to her old is Jim rho a jen'e daughter, ve Fe An of the fg OP resol’ fo s'ball at Surftod tg” wen) guews sem trea “been by acme. of har itis It. le goes wil ie Marr oncnpes, Lamar ia rescued from Exce was all coming too fast for “A Red Circle on June Tra fn blazes can that be? What?"—— Ustener’s cars, “If you let it get on your nerve Ming mysterious is fun.” “I don't call it mysterious,” com- d Mary, “when 1 spend two hours the kitchen making the very kind f cakes your mother loves, and that mixture of salad that you say u're ‘just crazy’ about; and then jand ‘have them whisked from un- ‘my nose and up into uhe sky for 11 know!” “Heavenly food to the heavenly wong!" chanted June, mischiev- usly. “That's not nice, pious talk!" Mary's sudden lapse into righteous- ress made June laugh merrily. +“ do believe you're starving hun- jry, That's the reason you're being juch an old crank,” she gibed. “My lwodness! We've got more food in fhe ‘house, and if we haven't there Te shops in Surfton. Can't you look 4 the funny side of it “There isn't any funny side,” Mary “lL had my mouth set for devilled crab that was left from night.” “Smiling Sam's’ Plot. “Well, then, get on your knees and thank your lucky stars that some in- visible being vanished with the bas- ket. ‘Cold, devilled crab left from last might,’ indeed! Why, if you /had eaten it, most Mkely it would hav been you, instead of the lunch, soar ‘ng heavenward, Mary, your guar- dian angel stole that food.” “Oh, go ‘long with your nonsens xcluimed the irritated old woman, “Look!” June raised her right hand and pointed down the “Is that a man ca my eyes decelv peeting an indignant r véeceiving none wt all, made her glance roguishly from the corner of her B cyes. She found Mary's horrified F waso. fixed on her right hand, T light left her face suddenly. “Iy it there?” she asked, dreading to look. Mary took hold of the cold finger tips und pressed the marked hand against her breast. “Yes, it's there, she answered, sadly, “Well, daughter of ‘Circle Jim, what new mischief are you plunning now? ) | "Smiling n” uttered a quick, gasping sound and ducked behind the York as the two women looked in his direction.” Crouched there, gripping the smoothly worn surface for sup- port, he grinned, “Circle Jim!" , ; June Travis “Circle Jim's" child Alter all these years--with Jim dead and the son he thought was his Biewa too, Memories crowded auickly into Sain’s hunger-dulled brain, They brought courage aud deflanc He straightened his cramped knees and pulled himself w nutiously, He could still hear voices, but seemed further away. He edy around the rock again, : Mary was pulling at June's arm, urging her to go back to the house June, her composure regained, was jgughing the old) woman's fears way. “Please, ded mark coming bi are 1 eg ine feel so helpless Par not feing to do anything, And MM go back to the house with you if want me to, FE might as well, tiyway, as long as there's no sign of our lunch coming back to Us 4 wonder what mother and Yama ar ing so Jong about?” taney turned and started t9 walk the beach toward the He. miling Sam" erept stealthily from behind the huge pile of rocks and looked around for possible pur- guers, Minding the coast clear, he jumped boldly into the open and fol Jowed them as rapidly as he con- sidered prudent As June 1 1 the second rocky point he called to t ne and Mary siopped and looked back, They saw no one, June laughed nervously Bee, you’ t me all upset,” charged Mary, “I could have that | heard some one call n " pleaded Mary, “That { again vis cot- she sworn “Some one did call you,” the old ‘woman answered gravely, “T heard it. We can't both be ‘hearing thing: 1 distinctly heard She caught her breath sharply ‘Dke off in the middle of the ce. A man, unkempt and pale, stumbling toward. them, June nanized him before he caught up h them lackmaill Threat, Sain! Sam Wagan!” she gasped jutching Mary's arm, “What does @ Want me fort” airdctad ae Nets frome uns Later x. tying to . a on eretitghy it tte eens Aina ta, balls ‘as accom Lamar Captures imma. ‘three ‘polisemen. to. Sam's cobbler. ron. ‘apes. through ‘door, tafter this door down” But Sam gets awey. tor Sutton, n segst Pastas coovnter in, & grotto near the Murfton beach, June paises near the care, velized from the Pathe Photo Play of the Same Name by Will M. Ritchey, ty Albert Payson Terhune.) 4 SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDI jim Borden, master crook, is marked with tas . ale Rah Sari wet Aa CHAPTERS, Teele, presale,” loarne that. after Searne oman tee use Travia, @ beaut mire. han resgily dincovered this cle" on ‘the buck 9 her -qwn Tight Hand. She a bar? horrified at of it, (esos (hat by the spell Hed’ Circle, commits ft steals from One Tod Uw a set of | : 3 ie ieee eter ee 2 Re ts Sutton, k meaa famar enovuters atin Celts onda Kiet bender ba fees the Red Circle on CHAPTER X. Baggage. e HE crumpled lunch cloth, bereft of the heavy basket that had so mysteriously disappeared, fluttered defiant corners on the breeze. Leaning against a rock, near the cave entrance, “Smiling Sam” rubbed a big, knotted hand over the bristly stubble on his chin. It him. He was not as young, not as agile as in the old days, when quick thinking and quick moving came easy, vis's hand!" he muttered ovef and over, ‘How He crept from the protection of the cavern mouth and peered around the edge of the jutting rock, nearer to Mary and June, Their excited con- versation was carried on in high pitched tones that easily reached the hidcen “Of all the queer things that keep happening!" Mary was saying im- Datiently. “I do declare it gets on a body's nerves.’ laughed June, “it's rather fun—any- By this time “Smiling Sam” was standing before them. He bowed over- courteously. When he stood erect there was a strange light in his beady eyes. ‘Sam! June began reproachfully, “after all your promises to me! Aft all “What've I done, Miss Trav! whined. “What have you done?” repeated June, moving a step nearer him. “Don't you feel the least bit of shame, stand ing there, before me, and asking me that?” Sam threw back his head and roare aloud with genuine laughter. Mary ran to June and put her arms around her. “Don't stand here talking to that criminal,” she begged. “Come back to the house with me. Look at him. He's desperate! Come!" ‘Oh, not so quick!” interposed Eagan, He stepped before them and blocked their way. Then he pointed a stubby, gray'smirched forefinger at June's lightly clasped hands, “Not so quick!” he repeated sharp- ‘ve got your pedigree, and it's ou" —— he ly a Cold fear crept into June's heart. She made a spasmodic attem her hands behind her back. Sam laughed triumphantly “Who would ‘a’ thought it,” he her. “Miss June Travis— orker, saver of souls, a litt f the cells—a crook—daughter ele Jim,’ the slickest thief 1 hummed with.” ome to the house with me!” Mary implored piteously. “Didn't I tell you not so quick, old lady? 5 ain't & # to the h 86 with you and leave me cold, Get mo’ he snarled. “What do you want?" asked June, looking straight into his vicious little “Well, there's so many things I ant,” he drawled, I could make an itory of ‘em if you waited.” What do you want?" the girl re- peated sternly. dh, going to be nasty about it, eh? in Well, now look here, you—cut it. ‘They're after me. And ‘Circle Jim's daughter will get me food and pro- tection, or I'll squeal good and plent and trade her secret to the polly June shrank into Mary's arms—all her t do gone. "You — you threatened the nurse, her eyes glaring at him, ame to you and many of him," he retorted mockingly, with a swe ing, courtly bow, But just the same, You gotta come across, Make up your mind quick. Do I get eats or xong to the polics ed from Mary's arms and utte little agonized cry... Sam looked around, Down the beach he saw the approaching figures of Mre Traviy and Yama, He caught his ike to know red. “Well, “Oh, maybe ma wou ews!" he sn Stop!” June caught at his dirty, wrinkled coat sleeve, “Hide! Mido quickly, before they see you! To- night Til leave # basket of food for you at the corner of our gar know the place! Now, hide Sam cust a last threatening look the two figures in the distance, t! iged deftly behind w convenic boulder “Keep Your Hand Hidden June swayed toward Mary, Her young face looked haggard and most old. Her hands groped vaguc for support. Mary saw the Red C Jeaming like a ring of fire in ght sun, She covered it with her own trembling hand and shook the lightly. yur im warned, "She mustn't suspect gotl And keep your hand hidden." June nodded wearily. “Twill,” she said. “She won't know 1 won't let her know.” “Have you found any trace of it?” Mrs. ‘Travis called to her, a minute later. Not a trace. Mary and Ihave all over this” part of the 1 Yama and J searched thor- 8 fur down as that old wreck, most annoying thing.” They returned to the Travis Cot tage, June chatting gaily, The girl went at once to her room; Mary fol lowing her Vance inside June's roum they dropped SATURDAY, FEBR HE EVENING WORLD, A Mystery Romance of Heredity OODDHHNGODHDDHODHOSE OOOO 0000000) D8 DODLFOVIOOONGI NE nervous ex- shadow of Mary sank into @ deep chair Travis grounds, and leaned her head on June watched her shoulders Her whole attitude typified The girl stretched out loving pity. the chair, in the old Weak from hedge skirting the It made for a small hand. gate, looked cautiously to the left and then darted the rear of the garage, A huge touring through the open doorway, reflected the light of a low moon from Its high- ly polished hood. sneaked around in the shadows, saw and dodged back, fear- ful lest there might ba some one in ft. As soon as he was reassured he ven- tured a Little beyond the biack tine, into tho light and started to hunt for trouser pockets, basket outside the grounds and start- ed for the back of the house, using the shadows here and there ‘as isi- He could hear tho satisfied murmuring of It grew more di rolled half throttled engine. tinct as he drew nearei tered his body along the side wall of the house, becoming almost a part of step by stop, toward a long, “You ought to hate mo, dear," she “Your life is a misery But you must know th I wouldn't cause you sorrow or wor- ry, if I could help it—don't you know When these spells come to you now. streamed out across the lawn, Having reached it, he tried to stifle his rapid breathing. Inside there was of china and tableware. He moved the fraction of an inch nearer and looked to see what was happen- “There, there!” interrupted the old After a moment a violent volley of woman, drawing her into the circle of oaths swirled from dropped to his knees groping with his lips and he And I'm going to stay by and screen door slammed shut up at the shield you as long as the The man jumped to his fest and darted back to his hiding place. He peered around arage and grinned mockingly a% he saw Mary and June steal down the steps of the little back porch and run the driveway in his direction. Mary carried a basket on her looked around at every step. Sam crept along the outside of the He saw Yama pick up a small carv- ing set and open a shallow drawer in But before te little Jap the knife a to him fro about that—ne think of now We have to get away dear—right away to avoid this man we've got to, is this latest danger. from Surfton, 8 corner of tho had a chance to put fork away Juno called Inatantanoously dropped the implements ou the table and started for the door, where he collided with swathed in chiffon A Plan of Escape. veils and motor “If wo run away don't you think at his eviden here's the k June tumidly. “No, I don't within him almost overcame As the two women drew I think he's large trunk— I think that as long as he « you into protecting and feeding him If you're not here he can't that’s all.” But how are we to get away?” “Tell your mother you want back to the cit It's so jammed full we can't close it Will you close and lock it after we've The baggageman will be hero snatched the basket from Mary's arm plunged an dirty hand “Of a certain the grave littl The sandwich that he dug out was Miss June,” assented consumed before ho uttered a You can persuade out and tuck us In the car? no one who robe as snugly hought you were going to sting he sald thickly at last, his mouch anything you w as you can, ut of the grounds and eat It, change the family me at any minute.” June tried to force him around the He removed his third sand- from his mouth long enough to was not well. mask of pale June asked eagerly. answered Mrs, ‘Travip with to the porch and down tho steps. » qui hin, Ld rum Bc ueentne wel ee heard Mrs, Travis give final instruc- tions about locking up young volco Don't forget man tho right a give the express- quickly [ get we i JUNES STRANGE ross the porch rand walk throu At the foot of the ears to make ce retary malignant, viru d his own er them up on the 4 tough hide reeptibly to Yama's two women wecount of the In Flight Again. ard nothing .THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER OF “THE RED CIRCLE” WILL BE PUBLISHED SATURDAY, FEB. 26. crouching figure wlid along When he was two feet behind the tautly straining figure of the Jap he drew his first free breath and x- pelled it with a sharp, hissing sound Yama twisted green-white und r the yellow over erns, A guttur: from his dry th Sam stood over him, brandishing the knife, snarling, swearing, threatening. ‘Tho delirious fright of the little man before him fired his blood. He was a giant—and an armed one—over an un- armed, babbling pygmy. He flourish. ¢d his weapon more extravagantly. Then suddenly a groat tdea came to him, and to colobrate tt he held the a's throat and made a graphic pass through tho air, emitting at the sume timo that pleasant, gurgling sound which is supposed to be the swan song knife a few inches from Ya of aw n having his throat cut, over there,” he commanded, added gy nially, Without taking his eyes from the » Yama lifted t the other side of the room. A savage order halted grimly scintillating bli the tray and started { him, “Oh, no, you don’t! Just wait for d mutt. @ gun me, you little sulphur-colo How do I know you have: cached {n there?” aia Ho dogged tho tottering little foot. ‘aYY echo and trailed fon stops with a he them back to the trunk, as the WAS repeatod with tho second tray, A Queer Hiding Place, trun an emphasized tho coms jabbing the ti 1 trunk lid, where It stare from the force of the blo om cr he blow. me to the boat cushion grabbed his bony shoul an iron thumb and f “Leave those things in—they're so ire out the tennis det and tive Inst pair of shoes, Now, look hore you bilious shrimp, you're going back to lock me in that trunk. Undors stand? You're going to lock mo in, ship me to the city ax baggage and keep your gab muzzled. It you breathe a word to Sam drew an. ae with his knife—' n »planic road map run this little lawn mower down your throat, cut out your vocal ee on my alther me in!" Petrified with fear, Yama made an attempt to siow, regular tro placid truck hori is and string mn trot of well fed, the night air, Ss brought the knife perilously close to the Jap's dilated nostrils and drew it back the lid down over him. The Death Threat, “Lock it, or I'M ¢ leaked through, somehow The ashen, shaken J key in the lock and adjust 1 the straps. Downsteirs, he heard the bagxageman tramp up on porch and knock loudly on the ¢ Ho stood there, stupidly inert, until the pounding fairly shook the house The ithout a backward glance, ted out of the room and slid rather than walked de his icy wet hands sticking ban Wh 1 he led the two men forget what they had come for, “What's th’ mathe dag he larger of his side p of the terror-stricken Jap. With hin ¢ trunk Yan “Whe mained silent think yer talkin’ te wller him min do} language. An’ there mather wid him-—the ther, “Now give a shoul- . up wid ye on the back this boy has a fine weight on him Mulroon Between them y hoisted trunk containing “Smiling Sam’ ried it downstairs, Yar them dump it on the tail of the wagon with an awful thud, tna min ute they were up for the second trunk. When they had taken Mrs they culled out a jolly making wild threats to th creased load, A Lovelorn Wooer, Up in June's room Yama ran to window, He intended calling ow them to stop, But his eo sook hin, He dropped trembling into noch not a hero—just a terrified little Japanese butler. On the floor n et, face up, lay a tiny snap shot pho crime spe t, evidently dropped by June in the haste of departure, w June had*kept his likenes for n hour would have be bal ot Z ul In his omee are nis stuffy old recoras I seien had t st sling al rid himself of th vision of a pair of challer eyes, 1 und a « do’ it him from be elves, It smil nied pa records. It danced tanta ver within arm smudged rhe © out to greet him He 4 up?" he inquired tersely, at first sight of him, "Look Kon What is it? Stom ch, liv ‘Oh, I xplained Max ving se ‘Red Cirele’ ve got me going, ‘They make me see what a dub Iam.” 1 don't Want lo speak ty you about ddenty, his face y, his lips dragged back from his large, Projecting teeth, The hollows undor his high cheekbones deepened to cav- gasp of terror came ‘ako the trays out of that trunk and dump the things in that closet Now, look lively, you, and atep, unless you wanta be punctured!” he bul. those rags out of the and by into the where it stuck, quivering it over and watched the con- tents as they flew through Yama's trembling little talons. When he equet and the nybody"—here Get me? Now lock postulate, Outside the . pulling a rattling wagon sounded unusually distinct on forth, uttering un- asant sounds, With a final flourish he dropped into the trunk and pulled ve 1 rose on The muffled threat p clicked the n the stairs, to tho k into the room and showed them the trunk hi istly face made them wid th’ little f the two inquired “What's th’ mather wid ye, Pat?" he demanded 4 glued to the large "t n't "ro sickly lookin’ weeds, thim for- as T usually am,” as- Lend an arrum here, and heard sand Mary's trunks from their eeds which objected to the in- f Max Lamar, the By Albert Payson Terhun The Newest PATHE Picture, Now Being Presented a Leading Motion Picture Theatres of Greater New York glow on the back of “When I am myself,” sobbed June, “I loathe the things The Red Circle makes me do. But when the circle begins to throb and scourges me on from qne mad crime to another ;—some power I can’t control.” my hand, something the ‘Red Circle” Allen told him, “Come on into the office and have a smoke, f want you to drop these cases for a while and go to work on the Gordon affair, The Farwell cor- poration will pay heavy blood money to get him back. You're the man I want on It." “Can't do ft, Chief” Lamar an. swered without a moment's heal tion, “Awfully sorry—but 1 can't do it” A Red Circle Vow. nse! Why can’t you? The » will give your ne a rest. ed Circle’ business has got you woozy. Come on, start out on the Gordon case, Lamar.” he crime specialist rose from his chair and held out his hand, I'd like to do anything you ask me to, Chief,” he declared, sincerely, “put I can't handle this Gordon case. Because I'm going to stick to the ‘Red Circle’ until 1 solve it." here was a knock at the door Chief's secretary ca outside office. The two men you sent down to Surfton on the Gordon case are out- side, They'd like to see you at once 'y Important.” Lamar reached for his hat, The interposed. oO, | want you to stay and hear have to say. Maybe it will pur interest suffictently to make you change your mind. Send them in, Harry. ‘The two stives rushed Into the doorway, each desperately anxious to tell the exciting story, Lamar smiled, Once upon a time, centuries ago, he had that same impulsive enthusiasm, didn't get a trace of him down at Boyle, the taller of the two, burst out as he crossed the threshold, “Must have had a pal down there who warned hin,” “And we were coming back to town, disgusted with our luck,” intercepted Jacobs, “when all of a sudden L look out of the window and see this fellow Gordon, standing plumb on the side- walk, as bold ax you please, Of course Bill and I got off that car in double- quick time, but before we could steal on him Gordon sighted us and’— “And made for an alleyway,” the first detective broke in, jealously. “We chased him dgwn the alleyway— it was one running alongside a lum- ber yard. We got a patrolman to stand guard over the entrance to the yard while we investigated further down the alley—but nothing doing.” “Did you search the yard?" asked Lamar quietly. A how can you search a lumber ya scoffed Jacobs, “A guy could have you playing hide and seek all week in one of those things, We p the patrolman there so he couldn't make a getaway.” » Chief looked at Lamar, “Well,” he asked slyly, “does it pur mind? x shook his head rry. But it doesn't. Goodby. I'm not going back to the office just yet. I'm going to take a brisk walk. Maybe when I get back some of these cobwebs will be cleared out of my head, I'm not going to walk past any lumber yards, either,” he added as: a parting shot, Tie four men—all Interested tn the man hunt for the Httle embeagler, Gordon—laughed heartily. If only one of them had looked out of the window of the chief's office at that minute he would have seen a weary, bedraggled creature holding a small, white card In his hand, wander past, looking for an address, The weary “Nons chan, ‘This ‘I The no in from the d creature was Charles ¢ on, fugitive attorney, who, after a night spent on a damp park lawn, was seeking Max Lamar to throw himself on his mercy. The Fugitive, The sight of a blue uniform with brass buttons on the street corner ahead of him made him dodge rapidly into 4 convenient doorway. Heavy, regular footsteps approached his bid- ing place—the measured pacing of the patrolman on his beat, known #0 rx of embarrassing sit- well to eve » blue, well-fed figure got f the spot—passed It, un- rhe coast ‘vas clear jumped from the doorway, skirted the building, keeping close to the wall, and turned the corner, Phe he drew free breath and ed his hat back on his forehead. The ond large doorway from the rved jordon corner had ack Building in stone up over the arch looked at the eard in his hand, ciled Tne under Lamars Black Building.” Hi ch the huge glase door ed to mount the stairs, A king from the law's hands Joes not trust himself to elevators— or rather people who run them, t op of the fourth flight he urne down t hallw » his left and wked for the door with that number on it, He found it—the door Very don pushed It hatt fr n, He slipped in 1 clos © door after him. A graceful woman, prettily gowned, was seated {na chair beside the: desk, back to h The click of closing door made her jump up rdon isped. It was June staring at h_ other lor d—-both both words, June found Mr. Gordon!" she ¢ usly slalmed, look- Why did you »w foollsh of you to You ‘had such a opportunity to get away! you take advantage of away?" Gi ughed bit- 4 Travis one thinks ry way hild's ev y to do it There is nothir dittoult ere it nothing in the torture line that can come up to it—-this dodging the police when you don’t know ho ‘m tired and cold and hungry, I've spent the night on a lawn in the park. I haven't had 4 morsel of food. I'm sick and dis- couraged—ready to give up. Mr. Lae mar is my last hope, 1 thought I'd try him. If he turns me down it’s all over.” June went toward him, smiling and Béla out her -hand. a “Don't get discouraged,” she urged, “You know anything is possible if you have the grit to back it.” “L haven't," Gordon said simply. “Sit down.” June pushed a chair toward hint. “Maybe, if you can tell somebody what has happened, tt will make it easier for you. It generally does lighten things to be able to tail about them, Will you tell me about your trouble, Mr, Gordon, and what ied up to this? I'm very much inter= ested. Gordon shook his head, “Please.” The telephone on the dosk, at June's elbow, tinkled. She looked mischiev~ ously at Gordon, and waited to see if Lamars secretary had heard it and would come running in from the outer office. “| wonder if that’s a call,” she whie- pered, dimpling with mischief. “If it is, I'm going to answer it. Suppose it’s some big crime case? A murder! Wouldn't it be exciting?” She took the receiver from the hook. A Mysterious Voice. “Hello,” she said, as brief and busl~ neMsliike as could be. “Hello,” came back over the wire, in a short, frightened gasp. “Mr, La- mar?” ‘There was a sharp click, @ buzzing, then utter silence, June moved the hook up and down impatiently. There was no answer. She became quite excited about it—and persisted, Sud- denly a bored voice, broke in: “Number, please “You cut mo off!” June answered sharply. ow ha sat mumber were you talking tor" 5a “t don't know. They called me. “If I can locate the party I'll call you again. Hang up, please.’ “Oh, bother’ June put the receiver back on the hook and turned to Gordon. “The reason I'm #o put out and irri- tated about It,” she explained, “is be- cause I thought It sounded like my nurse's voice, It was #0 like here as though she were terribly fright; ened! It couldn't have been, though,” she added meditatively. “She didn’t know I was coming here—I didn’t want her to. And she hadn’t any rea- son to call up Mr. Lamar, In fact I know she'd avoid him. IT suppose tt was only my imagination,” 7 8 o © 1p 3e At the Travis house Mary shrank away from the telephone and covered her face with her hands, in terror. June at Lamar's office! Why? And secretly, too, Horrors were piling up. It had been a wild, unreasoning fear that drew her to the telephone to communicate with Lamar, A sense of desperation and complete helpless- ness. She knew, as soon as the cen- tral repeated the number after her, that she had done a foolish thing. And then June had answered! Mary crept to the foot of the atatr- way leading up to the attic and Ma- tened. She thought she heard a slow, measured breathing. Then the sound of something heavy being dragged over the floor made her fly to her own rooin in instant terror, There, sitting erect and tense In the comfortable old chalr where she was accustomed to take her afternoon nap, she went over the happenings of the past hour, Hour! Had it been only an hour? It was Incredible to suppose that so much disaster could accumulate in sixty short minutes, She looked at the little silver boudoir clock, one of June's gifts, Just an hour sinee, she had looked from the Window. to see ama coming up the wa his suitcase. walk, careyiog. Only an hour since he had pu grip on the front porch and handee her the key to June's big trunk. Mary ticked oft the dreadful events in a sort of morbid tabulation= that had followed: nthe erent Hidden Perit, When she had gone into June's room to get the rest of the unpackin, finished Yama had followed hee closely ‘ face must have been un- natur the time, She had afterward, when Its pallor us Then t A sight difficulty in open on ag of the key st p lid fly up suddenly an uat, ugly, grinning face, wi era lips parted over ugly ‘snags of teeth, shoved close to her ow Mary now caught her reflection in the mirror © bureau of her room. 17 ere blue hollows around her eyes and a pinched, starved look clung about her nostrils “Smiling Sam's ears “Thought you'd shake me, eh? We yy got to hide me now, or by threat rang in her She had hidden him—aided by Yama the coward who had made this fear- some situation —possibl Together they had urged Sam up the steps into the attic, He had gone, snarling at them, mouthing gutter oaths and dire thre: before he had closed the he had flourished a knife menacing gesture, It was an indelible warning to Mary, as she sat a recalling the scene, Suddenly, with a smothered scream, the old woman jumped to her feet and aght at the edge of the bureau to keep from falling. Upstairs from the there was a crash that shook the walls of the room, then a stifled moan! (fo Be Continued.) %® wan an ee mee ee ee