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Barrie Branch \ s e ° Banking Service be entrusted to this Bank with efficient service will be rendered, THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE requirements may that careful and entirely at your ua L. F. Cross, Manager -------------------------- The Pawns Count By E. Phillips Oppenheim Copyright, 1918, by Serial Publication rights Little, Brown & Co. secured by The Examiner, through special arrangement with owners of copyright. (Continued from last week) The two men stole away. The Irishman poured out a glasful of neat whiskey and passed it to his visitor. "Clienta of mine," be explained. "Tim Crooks is in politics, Got your message, boss. What's the figure?' "Two thousand!" The Irishman whistled and thoughtfully down at the table "Inn't it enough?" Fischer asked. "Enough?" -- was the hoarse reply. "Why, there isn't one of my toughs that wouldn't go rat-hunting for quarter of that. If it's any one in these parts, twelve hours is all 1 want.' Vit isn't!" The Irishman's face fell. Some swell, 1 suppose? and the swagger parts, wher assented sil His host poured himself out some whiskey and drank it as though it were water. You see, bose," he pointed out, "it's no use sending greenhorns out on 8 job that, becuse they only squeak' if they're pinched, and pinched they're eure looked Fifth Avenue! eh? to be; and all my regulare are what we call | in sunctuary," "You meun they are is: hiding already? That's some truth," wus the grim ad mission, "The cops ain't going to trouble so long us they keep here, but they'd nub 'em fast enough if they showed their noses beyond the end Sill, Td like to oblige don't know who you are, P 'Not by name, "He did that little job up at Detroit," the Trishman went on, dropping his voice a little, "I tell you he's a genius at hand. Blew that old factory He's in the saloon got his girl with him, They've doing s round of the dancing saloons."" that's all right. but what about this job?" Fischer inquired, a little impatiently The Irishmun glanced behind him. Then {he dropped his voier u little. : "Look here, guy nor,' he said, "I've You've heard of case?" 'an the girl who was murdered ?"" ell, the chap that did it is within n few feet of where we are sitting." Fischer took off his spectacles and rubbed them. In the dim light his face looked more grim and powerful than, ever. "Ian't that a little dangerous?" he ob- "The police mean having him." "You're dead -right," the Irishman re- plied. "They've got to have him, and he knows it. They'd keep their hands off the Heste Jnear the game any one in these parts if they could, but this bloke's different, He done it too thick, and he's got the public squealing. 'Now if we could "get him out for long enough, he's the man for your job. Come {iS TO DESERVE YOUR PATRONAGE our real toff down here," he explained, turning to Fischer, "'and 'all the boys are crazy about her.' Jake shook his hesd, unimpressed. He fixed his eyes upon Fischer, moistened his lips a little, and spoke in a sort of croaky whisper. | "Money's no use to me," he said, "nor women either--I'm through with ' them You know what I done? I killed my girl jThat's what I'm going to the chair for. But if I could get out of this, I'd do your job, I'm kind of hating people. I can't get my girl's face out of my mind. Perhaps if I did your job I'd have another one to think about," "Pleasant company, ain't he?" the Ir- ishman grunted, "He's the real goods."" Fischer stared at the young man os though fascinated, He seemed beyond hu man comprehension, Their host was sit- ting with his hands in his pockets and hin feet on another chair. The braces hung from his shoulders upon the floor, his col- lurless shirt hud fallen a little open, Hix face, with its little tuft of red ide whiskers and unshaven chin, was reminiscent of the forests 'ou want this job fixed, Mr. Stran ger." he said. "T don't know as Jake here couldn't take it,on. It'd have to be done ike this, Jake's a real toney chauffeur-- drive anything. If you had your autome~ at a spot T could tell you of one eve. just at dusk, T might get nim that 4 set of chauffeur's clothes. Once box of your auto, he'd be out of "The urrangement would suit me," Fis- [cher admitred | Jake suddenly showed a gleaming set of junexpeetedly white teeth. His eyes stared qnore than ever. ("I'm game! I'm on to this," he cried fiercely "You cun have all there is com ing to me, Sullivan, if T get nabbed, but T'm going to take my, risk. I hate this hole!" It's a rat's den.' "Then get you back to your cupboard, Juke," the Irithman enjoined, "I've got to talk business to the gent." The young man rose to his feet, He took ithe bottle of whiskey under his arm. His face was still ashen, but bis tone was steady. He gripped Fischer by t "T will do your job. will do it' thoroughl: He slouched scross the floor, entered his cupboard, and disappeared, Fischer was suddenly aware of the moisture upon his forehead. 'Phere was something animallike, absolutely inhuman, about this creature with whom he had nhurderous bargain. "T have no money here, of course," he reminded his companion. "Don't know as I blame you, guv'nor," the other observed with 8 grin. "I saw my toughs lay out a guy only the other day for flashing s smaller wad than you'd carry. You know the rules, and I guess T'll ring up the bank to-morrow morning at eleven o'clock. Does that go?" \ Fischer' nodded. Hia hand' stole out' of those things 4 "They shall hear it fast enough, if they 'try to hustle me," Fischer i "You've some pluck," the clared, as he watched his departing guest ascend the steps, "Sure, this is no place for cowards, anyway. And good night and good luck to you! Jake will do your job lick, if anyone could." Fischer beat his little tattoo upon the trapdoor, crawled through it and under- neath the flap in the counter, out into the saloon, He paused for a moment to look around, on his way to the door. The fight was apparently over, for every one was standing at the counter, drinking with a swarthy-faced man whose' cheeks were stained with blood. From a distant cor- ner came the sound of groans, The air seemed heavier than ever with foul tobscco smoke, The man at the piano still thrashed out bls unmelodious chords. Some women in a corner were pretending to dance. One or two of them looked curiously at Fischer, but he, passed out, unchallenged. Even the air of the slum outside seemed pure and fresh after the heated den he had left, He reached the corner of the street in safety and stepped quickly into his car. He threw both windows wide open snd murmured an order to the chauffeur. Then he leaned back and closed his eyes for 9 moment. He was a man not overburdened jwith imogination, but it seemed to him jjust then that he would never be sble altogether to forget the face of that ghastly, dehumanised creature, crouching like some terrified wild animal in his fetid refuge. CHAPTER XXII Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace. There was about it none of the garishness, the al- most resplendent brilliancy associated with | the ubodes of many of our neighbours. Al- though her masseuse confidently as-ured her that she looked twenty-eight, Mrs. IT s- tings preferred not to put the matter to the test. She received her carefully selected | dinner guests in w great library with cedur- | wood walls, furnished with almost Victorian sobriety, and illuminated by myriads >f | hidden 'lights. Pamela, being relative, | received the special consideration of an af- | fectionate embrace { "Pamela, my child, wasn't it splendid | I heard that you were. in New York!" she exclaimed. "Quite by accident, too. \T think you treat your relatives shame: fully." Mer niece laughed. "Well, anyhow, you're the first of them T've seen ut all, und directly Jim told | me he was coming to you, I made bin ring up in ease you had room for me."* | 'Jimmy was a dear." Mrs, Hastings de- | clured, "and. of course, there eguidn't be A time when there wouldn't be room for you Even now, st the last moment, though, T haven't quite mude up my mind where to! put you, Choose, dear. Will you have a Western bishop or a rather dull English ; man? i} What is the name of the Englishman?" Pamela asked, with sudden intuition. Quite © nice name, but I know nothing ubout him. He brought letters to your uncle. Rather s queer time for Englishmen to be travelling about, we thought, but still, there he is Seems to have found some' people he knows---and I declare he is coming towards you "T met him. in London," pered, "und bishops" The dinner table was large, and arranged with that wonderful simplicity which Mra Hastings had adopted as the keynote of her New York parties. She had takenjn fact, simplicity under her wing and made a new thing of it. There were more Gowers than silver, and cut glass than heavy plate. | There seemed to he an ulmost ostenta- tious desire to conceal the fact that Mr. Hastings had robbed the American public of « good many million dollars | "Of course," Pameia declared, as they took their places, and she nodded a greet ing to some friends around the table, "fate is throwing us together in the most unac- countable manner," "'T uecept its vagaries with resignation," | Lutchester replied. "Besides, it is quite | time we met ogain. 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ROGERS Phone; Office 163, Residence 353 were the only visible objects in a shroud soothingly." tleman on business. from the table at which he had been seated, Fischer helped him light it, and by degrees | luminated. t ligible--there was simply a foul piece of \ rug in the corner, and a broken chair. | With his back to the wall crouched a slim, apparently young man, : bloodless face and black eyes under which were blue lines. covered with dust, as though he had dragged himself about on' the floor, and one of his hands was bleeding. host_ repeated. man mumbled. bottle!" he exclaim ina hot whisper. T feel. thing; I taste nothing--I forget' nothing! Give me something stronger." bler half full of whiskey, which his guard- [Flooring, CeMing, Mouldings, Water Troughs, |ian fetched him "Tanks, sit at your table, me of jobs," he went on. out of here. they headed me off. am, They'll have me sooner or later." the Irishman assented ; any chance in the world, this gent could give it to you. done up amongst the swells in Fifth Ave- nue, ef Winard's- Liniment Cures» Burns, Etc. buy Annw herself, if you want her. Anna's was little more than a cupboard at the further end. The place was in darkness, but a human form sprang suddenly up- right. His white face and glaring eyes of darkness. . "That's all right, kid," the Irishman said No cops yet. This is a gen- Wait till I fix a light." He stepped back, and brought candle | the interior of the little apartment was il- Its contents were almost neg- with a _ perfectly His clothes were torn and "The gentleman's on business, Jake," his "Give me some whiskey," the young The Irishman shaded his eyes. "Holy Moses! why, you've finished that ""It's like water," the fugitive replied "1 drink and I feel no- He tossed off without hesitation the tum- Then he came out. "T'm sick of this," he declared. "I'll It's no use talking to "T couldn't get I made for the docks, but 'They know where I 'Yes, they'll have you -right enough," wut if there was He's got a job he wants and there's money enough in it to "You'll find the deposit there,"" Fischer promised. "*You'd better let me know when he's ready to take the job on." The Irishman walked to the foot of the steps with his visitor. "Give Joe the double knock on the trap- door," he directed, 'and get out of the saloon as quick as you can. There's a Dago about there keeps our hands full. Got anything with you?" * 'THE. Never-Failing Remedy for Appendicitis Indigestion, Stomac Appendicitis and Ki are often caused by and mislead bad attacks of Gall Stone Colic appear, Not one in ten Gall Stone Sufferers knows what is the trouble. 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OF course, |"""oritiig--'Wheat $2.08-82.13, barley 70- Tam not an Englishman, so it is of no par~ | 750" dys "Geet pene 3.00 %3.00) deecoed ticular interest to me, but if you really 1 butter 5 " came over here on important ffairs, 1) Por $2)-$21. butter 50c, eggs 35c, potatoes am not sure that I spprove of your play- ing golf the day after your arrival" | "That, perhaps, was thoughtless," he ed- 'mitted, "but one gets so short of exercise on board ship." "Of course," Pamela observed tentative- ly, "I'd forgive you even now if you'd jonly be a little more frank with me. "I am prepared to be candour itself," the assured her, He glanced sround. "If we were alone," he replied, 'Il might court indiscretion so far as to tell you. "Then we will leave the answer to that question until after dinner," she said. She talked to her left-hand neighbour Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff -- "An a matter of fact," Pamela admitted generously, "I consider that your Colon- inls understand the word patriotism better than the ordinury Englishman, With them, as with the Germans, it js almost a passion-- ate impulse. Your hearts may be in the jright pluces, but you always give one the impression of finding the whole thing rather a bore."" ' 'Lo be continued) "I have conceived, great admiration for Mr. Oscar Fische "A very able man", Lutchester agreed. | "He is not only that,"" Pamela continued, "but he is a man with large principles and great ideas." "Principles!" Lutchester murmured, "Of course, you don't like him," Pamela went on, "and I don't wonder at it. He 'is thoroughly German, isn't he?" "Almost prejudiced, I'm afraid," Lut- | chester assented, 'Don't be silly," Pamela _ protested. 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