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L trbuble PW Pm I:uuqu1:ucu\uu5s;. _ , . } ` Honor bright, she presently de-3 `elated, F`I do not V understand. .I why you? should .be_ so` _ ;_J _ vvazw E :if:ted} `()1 net wuaw. I 'suppose"it, means noth ~ I it means _ i`-`you that I have learned to . lgve`, ing m3 1 pvnv uncut; (C o_11 ate i He reached forward `with; a -quick,|_ ' '_u1sive_`motion and caught one} --.7 ` .VCare\T1f',7V- said. gyou.~ 1- suppose u. u;-cane _uu......,,i_` {to you that you are the `ancee of`: .my friend, and that I must` tgive you up. I supposejit `means lnothing to youuthat keen ` 'ght on loving you because "I can t lhelp myself, but must` put on a {grin to hide it `from .him---from V God! How I do_ love `you! _I have the` satisfaction, any- `htlw, V0 kn it-; 0 Hot regard remainedestwd-i lfastly iocked 'withhis auoughou: {this impassioned tirade, nor. did it ` waver now. Gently she 'to1d.him : You `ax-e`-hurtin'g me, Tom. f 3 In.;a swift'nem1sionof_fee1ing,; " Forgivefme! he begged. .I am- ... __:1- _...._...1; ; gdhnr mm,t mt.` .2 I2`, , '" 1111 not? see your face; whgc "` me` out: into the night. and i A will liindfolded-; when we _ ' ~- :-M .1-m. n. in aruuu. , . she+1star`ea at l'1~im>b1ank1y, gm-) - 1 zeee-ms _ _ ` E111 . "until thisvmonient ; bud ;1 do'n t wont to-forget} de-% T '.`. 81!! `tail of my _\. V CHAPTER. IX. ,, fav "up nuns DVlA`IVJI_l\t\l_-0 that Tgi1"lL5 .YoVu----you` AIDVALNCE nliiraw [a`*T=*=:l'u%=tworthx "Hi `it right. arway, can; 6191145 ` with_.hi_:n; " a vle.r 3-n0t 1. .gikeii `in: for` `an ham- s easy W91 -k every day, .butVi1; s yvbrth ` ft_o` heap. one s fks from worrylng. L7 Sweeping aside the bitl, Tom me-' chanitaliy picked up the enve10Pe ana glanced at it. 1] - .12.`! ..-A. .A.-_.L -4 I_-;...__ I... -_.-. %:II did not start o1- htray by any ] the . address A ga've_V_Iii1in distinct shock -of: V sur1'Jri8',f;"._`:1_1_i$1 J s1_1Aseeptibi1ities . ..we're ,be*e6me L `cal-1 lonsed 'to any fresh sensati 1 of this ` nature; but . nevertheless be was amazed `to see `that name ugion the envelope was none other than V 3112"` Phinea's _F1int s. The street number-which Tom ' could, lnot identify--was police headquar- lters. L A . - xu . g _ -awyfwy. 1-`had IWI .\'3t ceased 7' 0319 incident \vhen- Della. 1113' this :ar(.~`:. ?_ _ ._ -` ~ j 'gecC3pta111 Phlllllt`). =.h9.`t`)e83n: ` . of .. ., - `sh _ at that cosy row! Ed, alone. , She 1139? 11,11-.111ix1<,_:.friex1a.11`\' smrle 3 ~. ~' atinn. mny m` xis hc.ui's Of 1011`- .-1in. 1 . 111 1 . satfdlligr 11-let words made .h1ll1 an V .. A . do you kn0'- 1` ' is d.W`-"ight not to Smut i ...L.-ma 1'.`n1 ancmd "Sn {5`{ :1:y carefully repiaeed the! }envelope and upon top of it the` ."bi1l;`th-en he leaned back |thz.maIz Wit}; a.1`s T 1 - J -..`:.L use lllll 'IlrL| `d. JUU . -See; here, he dmanded I `abrupt authority, Ajust how do you come to he on UhiS_ya IIIL _ " ,, , , 9- --_-..J..A..n.`. 3.1-- Ac:-ua.:aA*` `CVJIHB LU Lt U1! WI]? quguuw 3 :'1`he" man s .eount:enai1ce .express_e;l astonishment. ' Hasn t Mr. . Wil- lard told you ? he asked. ` l1'L _. .1... _. .1:4\&tIr\'tI# %hC+ P, . `L310 IUIU you; xx annvug "`It makes` no d1ereneeTv11at,Mr, Willard has. told me--I 1n Aasking yo.,, A . _ abrupt manner left the man unrgled. " ,- _ L`_:.-. ._..- 1-:11 nn:t` oaa- . -5; It gunrumea. . y,"t was thisway. l_1esaideas- l~ rily. .My uncle learned Thnrsdaylthat .M1*.` Willard was in town, -looking,` lforn_a yung man to take the. plae lof samebody that hadbeen -hurt; l1'3 was wanting ajoli, and he` put me-* wise tolit. Mr. Willard `was in `T `something: of a hurry, and" it didn t ; ital}: `us long... to strike a. bavgain'.!l V -.1-_-:..... urn: ;'r`nanlna- take 115 long 1.0 auruu: a- muabuum . This explanation ` was _ iHmnina- ting. It required but a seeond 3 re- !ection V to array the whole thing clear - in Tom s mint}. _ and at the same time denitely _x the man s status. . . V _ _ Flint gt last had st-ruck .Wi1- LL- 1-55.-..?,~ ucunaruf 141' i status. Flint at `last had smck- .Wi1- ialiet -pocketg molly` l11`V.Y9d they 1ard s trail; the latter s urgent. need Other- to nd a man _ to take Callis place It happens. he went (in, that_ had in some manner come to the I k11W' `$50! 011813 Pretty W? 11119"? detectiveas , ears, and`, he had gem self. The man gave him a quit-k, y` Flint" knew in a general way what W011 '35`?-558 F00 1101 : '03 atwmptf wmd wanted, 2 and had h3 5t;]y_ to_send that letter ashore. It s_ my? 'p;ked- up 3 Cantu} 0-gee man that; opxmon that you can__ serve. F-hnt aE wduld an the req`n'inemente.: 1{ani- ends beter by dams Just what Wil-E festlv there had been no time to lard has employed you to do, and: no5t`h;m; he` was to om. by trying not to excite Willar(l s_ mnnihc-ate with Flint as as` the! suspicion6- You will earn a thou? quarrv was locaterl--hence the let"-' and dn3 v `' 1 t 30 g Q sex; 9 . T l V 3 So Willard promised, returned; `the man. . V. - 1- . fYou may depend on it, Tom; ' ` redhim, I have known fori some ,-time that Flint _ was lookmgl \qmck to take advantage "of it sharp glance, but saicf nothing. .I 3 Tom was `guided to_ a de- i cision* by "several considerations. ;To antagonize this man `might mean jthe upsetting of *Wi1lard s plans at 9 E the very moment of their. 'fnll- `for Willa:-d-anrl` more especially ; imnt; to retain his goodw would `for Jiphn` Callis--- _ E eiave a representative of theadverse` % The` detective sharply interjecbed/: My uncle? explained the man,! I2.L'l_` - terests on tI1e'pr'emi_ns, whocould: ,f1*ust1-ate Willard if the 1auees schemes A really were to interfere} It_ would be av detective s role tog wait and watch, and as John Cams ; substitute" he would bevgiven excel-; lent opportunities `to learn what 3 was going on. ' A . Q Iloi. ` I Sit ' down) , said Tom presently-B AS thevma1_1 he -``}d ,9 and, thrustmg 1115 hands into .1115; jacket pockets, coolly` gurveyed then T U tr-r. 1 . .99 1__ .._.._;. ,._.. cl-.n4r louwr. I happens,. he thatl `your well _The quick,l glance, said nothing. .I! would not to atte-mpt to send lettex-`ashore. s my? `opinion can _ Flint s; ends beter by doing just Wil-A; lard has shy excite s,E gsjuspiciona. will than`.- ,.. . . `and dollars , won t- you V ---- guano`! 4- u _ 1 ,1 __`A____`l1 I .,,.,.., _ _ T 193st-`ypeep that roan up 6i Why, you can have 2 it for"; forward, where you spend `so- of your tune,` _ '9 7 9 H . The -chart-nousei he exc]_a.1.n_1.- ; 1f you want `it. Gcnne boudoir, 99 IIIIIIC U} pun. LIJC "lJ'7I4o bat >He couldn t have told you so ny-,very much, replied Tom-little :;ck,l_more than I can mysekf. L am not 41.; Wi11ard s condence, but I have nptztbe best of reasons for _knmving ,9}; strictly. -on the levl. l" _.. .... _. ff||m] my that whateirer it is he s up to, it is Uvuu ` 011. ,7 E ` He s.on this yacht right n(rw_- tdimbled. ' That s why `you h3PD ltd , be here; you were hired to take this place. I ll see to it that he idOesi1 t gteaway from` 3_'ou.;9ttt'Iki-`i me you ave opportummees a 0 EF1"i'I.l`t would appreciate. _,. _. 1 .... A- L..:n.l 5,. 4l:;.:_ Hscnrme. - . 'A `.`I see that you have me spotted all right. Cornelius ~ is my name. What s the game? Phineas had no tit`??? to put me wise. z.su'1(:uy. 011 UK: lcvcx. . I H m-m-m, COTIICIIDS "`that'makes my position a b1t,d1i- Ecult, doesn t it? 0 I :17-.. _.-_;.:._-l....1.. all A xnn gcull, lIll$3I.l'I: Ila! I I `Not particularly so. All you have to do is play fair. If any- thing. jcrooked shows up you am. goount on my assistance,` But -the `orders are, strict about going and ;coming, and you eou1dn t expect me 310 make an exception of you, Flint i-or anybody else. On my side, I {shall say nothing to .Willard about ._-._ 11 llllla WUUMJ uyylvuauvu. A-The man no longerytricd to dis`- .011 ): V _ .> , H 3 Once n1s1de., Tom 1nstantly ;.1?9ff; hat. 11. doubt, had `E nogxxized W _ V in the gut} mmd from the ; [hat way. and t`;1:se of the ' side or the ::I'ner. in a low voi-we :1: sceah as entEIed. "If I were the hing--t.hat \\'hi .e` the_\."?might_ with absolxlte a<' against ing o\"e1'hem-I. the numerous rendered the-zn \~i. `to ; the men f:r\\'-.1rl who cared to Io:ok-1;. who had (><.('z1-"3011 10- pass "on" Oh. how <~:~un,v:" 5 skipper. gcmx \\x.:1`:I -.1`:way5[.1',d nght her:-." ? A `- ~ - "Alli! `>;~l.t';1.l 3 ggad JAM`: A an -1 s.... -- C my time here. (-1106 we re Sea, Tom re~?{:r:~x1`}6.i, .`*aud."I you 11 xvant I: nd me often} _if_y0u"re judging by able quarter; that my jab s. cure. why. y u-"` '; 1'71 , - - ,_ - -3 ngnrihi Have_ z1i1=i-timer gnxe dhe mshed for hm}. "Y 1 I 1 ' Y '_,A. Elli` lHlI3U\`ll 1U: zuxu. He .x13d: !e>d` 3.~j-c- taken` wa: \x'}2s.: I w think cf. th-':'_: abrupt cha11`,'r : H : he went on: H\uL Delia. :2 ticed Thu? 3 31- that I havri - dickeua I: c-harge pt` I}; sonmthinr; out haviu,<: :1 secret is: a :- all :~m't~ vu:].'x\ H. V . E, ' The ;+:rmim._~.- -.V mi>;e:1 n 112 `-\;I.`M Hm ,..- .. _\._` _- _ U no u ; 111 . $99 uu ; Vith \vl1i(-"h - utter-.u1(-e W115: xic-l1 lc!`}'ptiCl and I wl he abruptly teraulce . \ V `:2; ,n1int*. friendly jwhj&:_ e=tm1at1m1'. `fllslly `or lns lmm-5 ]0ne1ing1 4-_-_ `ever at save for the but his eyes. Max jif z111yth1ng,` beep `room mggglgf '(HUllL-, x---5 ..-__ _,_V__, t 7 lug. 3.stin1-Mimi". his l0ne1in,e;f first wor .him C; ;s.... and x`1t`1_'\`01lS t this nmn1ent.- i;Y{' I; Ly}ifii female 1 `-_'_'v_ ;_v_- Exjxlxg-~)u,_ , ~ 2 ........ . .2: 21;-;T.i;19 43f :3-3`.~1~'.v 3-.` boilnd to ti-v.:3-:3-:1-{urea E :` \\'il :.a:-d, :~ timz yen c.0'1l3d!1" 1, w . ' `_ `V :2: a2;;~zh2ng o n - '4. `II ' ' I tihe b11m.ing`-Br`iI?M'V? ., ` _.\[z1x Willlfdif I,_`I ______'I| {hark ' BY % g - CHARLES -Enucggpg M Author The Paternostcilj T- gI93d re out 90 -' -- 1' IL\I,I:r and] you l1av8n t xhe ; idea, 6f," that make my Iiositioxr about?" as devilish a- one as av~fe11ow ever got into. Until? this week I never `knew I had any nerves; now I m'i1ea_.r1_y` .-. my-an]. 33 :1 Just; J-. uuv K? _`fI.!U\_lb ..l.IC (CH1 L'uu3.'? of your . - unbatlon than , you suspec -3. T , ' ` `, .. sf- )9 ,, -;___-, _ 1 II\ as V .n ' s I.v$I\v:a\a\. 1`- "No, getutn-edV Tom, condently, 9`-you cou'ldn t. Rememe: the chum I told. you about whose cousin dis-T appeared? V-,WeH, some {way sh_e s involved in whatever it i's old` Wil- 1ard s plott.ing'---What s the mat- a.-_ 33) teiis A hem, .1 uttered` a me} cry. a1id Wis ow.glooking it him; with a shockgd laud puzzled e_-xp 1'_es-i sion. 4 7 a mug. '- q - ` How in the wor1d,she% __demand-E ed, idid /5:011 reah such it oclus-. ion? ' . V - ` `-1 .didn :t. truthfully explained Tom. But a detective zfiid Ruddy -that s;my dmm--edid because the missing gi_rI s purse. A "was found in that old house Twgere Williirtl hung out so long}? rnL-_-- ____ `_ 41---; ____--- __L:1..! uuv av avugo, - V 1- There was _a "silent. pause, while the girl` to `consider, and Tom watched * earnestly `Ehnd fondly. At the ne hazel eyes methiswith asoberlook.-. _ . *""WhatA i,it. -you want to k_naw she asked ' gravely.` ' T V -- I Delia--`- Tom%T voice V loiveredi perceptibbr and a serious ndtecrepts into it--you ought to\kno'w.-3-oul ought td see-where my chief 'inter~~ Vest Hangit an! I wish I! could express .m.\.'ie1f better. But! 3: ~;,_ ___9a. --.. 51...; an. Rm} n.r\1'|-& N I31:$p~*; said the girl slovlvly,-` I know more bout_'_1:he 1V-eal cause _ _.___- _.-..L .3. _ A _ . ,, you (33111. Ect: `uuu. Lug use! . _ - y cern 15 for you, 1175 011.12. I Q 7. I I_-___] _f._. --_A `A nriaj (`C111 13 _.lUl.' gun, Ava aUA.;_a_ : ; \y\,il hard -for me to explain. Captain ,I hinney,. returned the girl after a moment.` I sought `this; inter-i'+ie?w ` deliberately, `I i wanted; tqtell you int I have seen just how with anxiety. you have been; -anduthat-I have a deep; appreciation` of ' your delity .to'a uroiect. about which you know So! !it.tl_e,- and uatuhest you feari 1:, , wig copyam by A. `.1 llcclnig Ea. 1911 not. I, A! _ _L.-nc-nn 11.41!!! ` ed. "`Axge_! why if It `(3a_pta1nJI.lu n* cry __ ` A` V _ ~- 7 one" foot._. Hereyes arms `Tom ea; mon;1I..~ _ _ __ V % - KI A haveyxno ` M "rsnwu _ fa. ily, I have nothing All at once` II'\ VIrI.- . 1"" ' more to say. V I s 4'! mien _ I'_nI"l W I for .3" Arder1: see1ns'that I 1iai:e ? `he, fall 110118 `U351 hau t._ Ivn`?I 510*!" Fm` P F anffe1T.y`onr!`ta':l of my dream- - 9 Am .;Im1-' .l at :a:;:;m;;g still, I` H WV) 1/IV- T 2,333 .agn\l-vgvlgo, %hnd-n6t%yet".6me._ % A 1_LL`:5Q'a_x1 t ;-you , guess?_ she V asked; .in`et-y. to`1is feet. He Spoke thickly, like -a man `srtupeed. VA... an.` `LA - -- ---- { _ Ara` .`#i5fW? _`f.`;' T but convmcnon} _at . Q If ,M'Ss*"Qa1ew -{hail planned to Capt. A Phinney with ?`amazement.:ait;._her .f diselosxire, she gngist have a Keen: ' eminently ~ - well phased with the result; in point of fact, she no effort to conceal her. amusement; |but- in a .3nomentl 'a' change came over Vhim that -at startled and next dismayed her.` for 'so_1i1ething- had happened` that she had not fqneseen, and could not. comprehend now. a. . - _`First' `of all it occurred tq him.` that if: this was_Pa11ge Carew, then nothing whatever had, happened to her, because there _ was 1l0WlIliSt~3kl ing the fact that` she was a. -free; agent; "there _e0u_1d- he, therefore! no clash of interests, or else--if the alternative -were true---she \s_'as al-l.ied_ with `Max Xyillard and agam; S cuucu wuvu nun; _yr1nu,1u auu. as-_--u 's1: her uncle and `guardian, and against` her . cousin and--her be- trothed! This was the ash of In mory that new crushed him. 1 8 13--.. 2.. ,._._ .....:-.4. .L:..Lo .: +1)! -.l_T|.l1lIIll;y_V_ U1 ~vv.1.uuu a vuua peso`. was denitely" ' removed, .. and the mystery `hecajme L t fraught with a! sleeve: and`: a weightier signicance Q thanfhe had dreamed of. It gyvas not for "him to meddle `with. { e_ But, Ruddy-how narrowly` T Tom, had` escaped treachery ` to `their friendship} It was, in unspeakahly hitter moment for him; but` by de-` grees he assumed-- a certain dignity, that was new to the girl, ,,,and -it promptly dampened " her merry .humor. T . . Captain Pvhinvney--Tom! she `exclaimed. What is it? What 1haveI.' done? ` He smiled a _ `hit wistfully. * Yon? t Nothing. All that has! -happened is that'I ve'made a natur-5 al born damned foolof. myse1f-as I 'usua}ly do where women are con- __'___-_`I 91 IlICIIlUl., `LEIGH LIWJUV Cl |lll\a\.| 55 I .But- in any eve`.n.t, ddubt`:1} the! [regularity of VVillar:l s` enterprise _.-.........-..I ._-_ .1_c__:;-1_ ,....1 Hum. ik . we Nu` _ ` L`: ..1_` ,1