Bellefonte, Pa., September 5, 1913,
Copyright 1712. The Bo“bs-Merrill Co. by soscial 1
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arrangement with the LeMille PubUshing
SYNOPSIS,
Standish |
ahd Salis Sai enghgement Standish
FATIRR I Want, Kg sleptons
Erde Blake, son of the poll
ot 13 rSio,otule. He ropes Barrage
turned insurgent, is na hting the
ullins bill, a measure in the interests
of the railroads. The machine Is seeking
means to discredit Standish in the hope
of pushing the bill through.
Jim Blake and the latter's
er of the house, tries to win Stan-
into his
CHAPTER V—Jim Blake finds out |
the episode of five years back at
the northern New York hotel. He se-
cures all the facts except the nume of
the Woman and pro to use the story
as a club to force ndish to allow the
Mullins bill to pass.
CHAPTER VI—-Tom Blake and his fath-
er have a family row over the father's
petitical theories. Jim Blake sends for
CHAPTER VII—He lays a trap to secure
the name of the woman. He Miss
Kelly that he is going to have a with
Btandish and that at its co
latter will call up a number on the tele-
hone to warn the Woman. He offers
Kelly $100 for that number.
CHAPTER VIII—At the conclusion of
the interview with Blake Standish gt 8
New York wire and calls Plaza A
few minutes later Robertson tells Miss
Kelly to call Plaza 1001 and get his wife
or one of the servants on the phone.
CHAPTER IX-—Miss Kelly refuses to
ve hm Blake the number called by
sh.
CHAPTER X-—Blake has ¢ story of the
Standish episode prepared ready to send
out as soon as Woman's name is
learned. Tom Blake mls his father of
his love for Wanda
row ensues. Blake's
rives with her husband, rnor Robert-
son.
CHAPTER XI-—-Blake sends for Stan-
dish and Grace promises to entertain
him until her father's return.
CHAPTER XII-Miss Kelly calls on
Geuce to ware heb that her good name
reatene e impending exposure
of Standish and is \heulted for her pains.
CHAPTER XIIT-Geace appeals to
Standish to give up the fight in order
to protect her name. He refuses.
Kelly apoiogiies for ber Tudeness aba
3 or r
y Wanda's assistance. Wanda de-
clares she will never betray the Woman.
CHAPTER XV-—Grace pleads with Gov-
stuce Robertson to withhold the Standish
ory for the sake of the Woman. She
pleads vain,
R XVI—-The machine Jitenn
to force Standish out of the t,
thout success. Blake calls the As-
sociated Press to
so order the publication of
tion, is a to get the story
fh the morning papers.
w :dfr 1st we KJ
“Hello!” Blake was calling wrath-
fully. “Hello! What in blue blazes
is the matter? You've cut us off, cen-
tral. ‘Wire won't work? Tell you-it's
got to work! —Hey?—4 What's that?—
‘Out of crder?—And I haven't sixty
seconds to wait! I must! —What?—
Oh, a lot of good your being sorry
anyway 7—Miss Kelly?
be—{"
Blake dropped the receiver on to its
hook and set down the instrument
with the most profane bang ever
heard. “A damn without words,” Neli-
8an afterward called it. Jim glanced
again at his watch.
replied
Standish, with a covert glance at
a corner of the desk. “Good night,
CHAPTER XVIl,
Preparing the Grill.
dumb disappointment that
Jim Unrufiled, he stood there,
master of them all and even master of
himself.
“But,” objected Van Dyke, pointing
Robertson, son-in-law of |
candida
over, and failing, threatens to dig |
past,
can't get those numbers traced until
tomorrow. And we've got to get the
name before we dare spread the story
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| “Here she is,” he reported.
Leaving her standing there, he
turned and ostentatiously closed the
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| emptied the cream jug. In her throat
| da in her most respectful—and umnat-
ural—shop-girl accents.
“Miss Kelly,” resumed Mark, “you
are the telephone operator, down-
stairs?
“Yes, sir.”
“You were at the switchboard a few
“Sit down, my dear girl!” beamed
Blake tenderly, as he indicated the
chair that had been placed for her.
“We would like to ask you a few ques-
tions, if you don't object.”
“Yes, sir.”
Midway between Blake and Robert-
son, Wanda sat—waiting. And, on the
other side of the closed door leading
from the farther recesses of the suite,
Grace listened, breathless.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Third Degree,
“Miss Kelly,” began Mark, after
full minute of a silence that bit
Wanda's very nerves, “you say
were at the ewitchboard downstairs
a few moments ago?”
“Yes, sir.”
“While I was talking to the Asso-
ciated Press office?”
“How can 1 tall, sir?’ she asked with
emailing helplessness. “You
we're not allowed to listen to conver-
sations over the wire.’
“But you connected me when I
called up 4400 Main just now?”
“Oh, yes, sir.”
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with Mr. Blake.”
that on
SiE* | Then she emtled. It was the peaceful |
smile of :
“The Number?” Echoed Wanda, Ab-
sently.
tarily off guard. “It’s—it's probably
all right again by now.”
“Very likely,” was Mark's dry as
sent. “Then you don’t want me to call
up the manager?”
“Don’t bother to do that” she fal
tered in confusion. “I—I might pos-
eibly have knocked out the plug—by
accident.”
“And you might possibly have done
#t on purpose,” retorted Mark.
“Why
should I do such a foolish thing as
that?
“Thats what we're going to find out.
If it had been an accident, you would
have shoved the plug back into place,
immediately, when we told you. Isn't
| that true?’
“I s’pose 80,” she admitted sulkily.
“Then, Miss Kelly, we are forced to
believe that you deliberatly refused tc
transmit our message.”
“You can believe anything you want
to,” she returned spitefully. “I don’t
care what you believe!” i
The line of questioning had thrown
her off her carefully prepared line of
defense. Angry, confused, she tossed |
aside her useless weapons and was |
for the instant merely a worried and |
much badgered little girl. i
“Is it not true,” repeated Robertson |
in measured query, “that you delib-'
erately refused to transmit our mes-
sage just now?” |
“l s’pose 80,” she vouchsafed. “I
in. And now I guess I've got
to take my medicine.” |
“And,” asked Mark, “do you happen |
20 realize what that medicine 1s?” |
“Oh, I know, all right. IT lose my |
Job.” !
“Exactly. And you don’t want to |
lose your job, do you, Miss Kelly?” |
“No, I don’t. I need the money.” {
“fl see. Quite so. You need the!
money. Miss Kelly, Mr. Blake has of-
fered you a great deal of money for a |
certain bit of information, hasn't he?” |
“Yes. But—Oh, what's the use? You |
can get me fired. But I guess I can |
find another job!” |
“It may not be necessary,” suggest:
ed Mark. “Miss Kelly, we don’t want |
to harm your prospects in any way. |
We wish merely to show you that it is |
to your interest to work for us. Mr. |
Blake has told you how necessary it is |
for us to gain the information that you | =
alone can give us. He will pay you |
well. We have asked you to come up
here tonight to find out whether you
will not accept this offer.” i
“Well,” she inquired in weary pa |
tience, “what is it you want me to tell
you?”
“We want you,” replied Mark, “to
tell us a number called up by Mr.
Standish early this evening.”
He paused for her answer. The oth-
ers leaned forward.
Wanda alone was unconcerned. She
was twisting the little bracelet on her
wrist and eying it with new and hap
pily absorbed interest from a dozen
successive points of view,
“Mise Kelly,” demanded Mark, “will
you tell us that number or will you
not?”
“Why,” answered Wanda with a
charmingly foolish smile of crass help- |
lessness, “1 really don't think I can
remember it.”
“I think you can,” contradicted
Mark. “You knew beforehand, from
Mr. Blake, how much depended on it. |
You surely remember.”
“That's 80,” acceded Wanda, eéeeming
#0 grasp the strength of his argument
as by inspiration. “I surely must. But,
‘you see, it's against the rules to tell.
Oh, gentlemen,” she cried longingly,
“I'd just love to help you out. Any-
thing I could do. Anything at all. But
allowed to give any informa.
is
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applauded Mark.
“Well,” asked Mark, "what was the
number?
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