SERIAL STORY ELUSIVE By JACQUES FUTRELLE 3e MNastrations by M. RETTNER Copyright, 1908, by The Amociated Sunday Magazines, pyright, LW, uy The Bobbe Merrill Company. SYNOPSIS, Count Al Rosini, the sador, is at dinner with diplomats when a messenger summons him to the em- bassy, where a beautiful young woman asks for a ticket to the mbassy ball The ticket is made out In the name of Miss Isabel Thorne Chief Campbell the secret service, and Mr. Grimm, head detective, are warned that a plot is brewing in Washington, and Grimm goes to the state ball for information. His at tention 1s called to Miss Isabel Thorne, who with her companion, disappears A shot is heard and Senor Alvarez of the Mexican legation, $ wounded Grimm is assured Miss Thorne di visits her, demanding knowl affair, and arrests Pletro Petrozis Thorne visits an old bomb-maker discuss 2 wonderful experiment, thousand dollars is stolen fr ym tha of of Sen w R« wiriguez, minister fre om Venezuela, and whil iy are ir vestigating the robl pears as a4 guest of Roecuses her of the restored, a Italian ambas- theft new myste in irs ur Bolssegur Miss states that naped and . bassador returns appears. Later house In the » “He was bribed,” was the ready sponse. “Now, Warden, intruder continued pacifically, would be much more around and there would be sonal danger in it for both of us you would release Signor Petrozinni without question. I may add that no bribe was offered to you because your integrity was beyond question.” “Thank you,” sald the warden grim ly, “and it shall remain so as long as I have this He tapped on the desk with the revoly “Oh, that isn't loaded,” masked man quietly. One quick glance leas er. said the at the weapon had been drawn! His teeth with a snap at the treachery of and with his left hand he pulled back ona of the levers—that which should arouse the jallers, turnkeys guards. Instead gor which he expected, lence “That wire stranger volunteered. With clenched teeth pulled the police alarm. “And that wire was cut, too,” stranger explained. The warden came to his feet with white face and nalls biting into the palms of his hands. He still held the revolver as he advanced upon the masked man threateningly. “Not too close, now,” warned the in truder, with a sudden hardening of his voice. “Believe me, it would be best for you to release this man, because it must be done, pleasantly or other wise, I have no desire to injure you, still less do I Intend that you shall in- jure me; and it would be needless for either of us to make a personal matter of it. 1 want your prisoner, Signor Petrozinni—you will release him at once! That's all!” The warden paused, dazed, lous before the audacity of it, while he studied two calm eyes which peered at him through the slits of the mask. And if 1 don’t release him?" he de manded at last, flercely. “Then 1 shall take him,” was the reply. “It has been made Impossible for you to give an alarm,” the stranger went on. “The very men on whom you most depended have been bought, and even If they were within sound of your voice now they wouldn't respond. One of your assistants who has been here for years unloaded the revolver in the desk there, and less than an hour ago cut the prison alarm wire. 1, personally, cut the police alarm out- side the building. So you see!” As yet there was no weapon In sight, save the unloaded revolver in the warden’'s hand; at no time had the stranger's voice been raised. His tone was a perfectly normal one, “Besides yourself there are only five other men employed here who are mow awake” the masked man con tinued. “These are four inner guards and the outer guard. They have all been hought—the turnkeys at five thousand dollars each, and the outer guard at seven thousand. The receipt of all of this money is conditional ‘upon the release of Signor Petrozinni, therefore it is to their interest to ald ime as against you. I am telling you all this, frankly and fully, to make you see how futile any resistance would ibe.” “But who-—who is this Signor Petro winni, that such powerful influences should be brought to bear in his be half?” demanded the bewildered ware den, ~ “He is a man who can command a vast fortune—and Senor Alvares is at it there was si "» has been cut” the the warden the incredu- pleass!" “git down?" bellowed the warden. lent, maddening rage. forward and raised the empty one side the warden to on A moment later the door lead corridor of the prison and Signor Petrozinni, ac- companied by one of the guards, en- tered the warden’s office. The masked motion of his head indicated the door leading to the street. They passed through, closing the door be- hind them For a little time the intruder stood staring down at the still body, then he went to the telephone and called police headquarters “There has been a jall delivery at the prison,” he sald In answer to the “hello” of the desk-sergeant at the other end of the wire, letter send some of your men up to investigate.” “Who is that?" came the answering question. The stranger replaced the receiver on the hook, stripped off his black mask, dropped it on the floor beside the motionless warden, and went out It was Mr. Grimm! CHAPTER XVIIL Notice to Leave. At fifteen minutes of midnight when Miss Thorne, followed by Signor Petrozinni, entered the sitting-room of al At up the light they found Mr. Grimm He rose courteously. “I Want Your Prisoner, Signor Petro zinni—You Will Release Him at Once!” sight of him Miss Thorne's face went deathly white, and the pris oner turned toward the “1 would Highness" Signor Petrozinni “You will merely the humiliation of The men.” escaped again you stay, your rimm coldly amazed urself to door ise that Mr advil said 0 paused, sublect ¥ arrest if you at tempt to le house is guarded ave Your Highness? Miss Thorne 1kly ‘You are assuming a& great deal, aren't . you, Mr. Grimm?" “1 don’t lieve,” and Mr. Grimm's listless eyes were fixed on those of the “1 don't believe that to. d'Abruzzi will deny ro. re peated bl AL be escaped prisomer, Prince his ident ity ?™ lenedet There was one of those long tense silences when eyes challen eye, when wit is pitted against wit and mind is hauled around to a new, and sometimes unattractive, view a sit uation. igid > vig of features, colorless as marble; lips of Signor Petrozinni that was, and he sat down. “You seem to know everything, Mr, { Grimm,” he taunted, ul try fo Highness,” was the reply. was still standing. “1 know, stance, that one Mr. Grimm | pose was born; and Miss Thorne | ing the invisible ink; days ago several thousand dollars was smuggled in to you concealed in a basket of fruit; I know, with that money, you bribed your way out, while Miss Thorne or one of her bribed the guard in front; I know that the escape was planned for to-night, and that the man who was delegated to take charge of it is now locked in my office under guard. It may inter you to know that it was I who his place and made the escape 1 know that much!" here, ont took | possible suddenly. them with her eyes widely distended, and her red lips slightly parted, “Why did you assist him?" she de manded “Details are tiresome, replied Mr. Grimm with the utmost courtesy. “There is one other thing I know—that the Latin compact will not be signed in the United States The prince's eyes met Miss Thorne's inquiringly, and she shook her head. The sneer was still playing about his mouth “Anything of special that you know?” he queried. “Yes, of Interest you and Miss Thorne. That is if the tin compact is signed o anywhere, the 168 of the as a casus gh, and hard IK, it once for Miss Thorne,” interest else to both 4 merely in zlish-speaking co ight con int strue It nd strike soon eno gh to put an end to all.” Again while Slowly t : arke n KE and a sh MM! as 1 horne gs face. The patient there was silence for a little Aitte a across prince rose adow “Well, the meaning of all g to take me back what Is this? Are you goin to prison?” No,” sald Mr. Grimm. He glanced at his watch. “I will give each of you one-half hour to pack your belongings. We must catch a tr rath o'clock.” “leave the ity? Miss orne “Impossible!” “One-half coldly “But—but it's out of the expostalated Miss Thorne. “One-half repeated He didn’t dare meet those blue-gray eyes “A car with private compartments attached to the regular train, the only to youd the the three of us up all night, dozen Secret Bervice on the train with us” ‘s entire manner m at one gasped prince. Grimm * exclaimed the hour,” sald Mr question” " Mr. hour Grimm to wonderful now fal Dar spec will and will be wr. w foam inconvenience h at ed 0 fact will to sit Half be compell a n will be And then ti 3 erwent a Coan ther 1@ prince go sald earnestly, "it essary that I remain } woeek--Te locked up Hke ly nec Washington here even on p $a i Car 8:0 comy Twen ty-five minu 1i¢ uy exclaimed the prince &» plosly _ “1 have credentials which insure my protection in spite of your laws." ‘1 know placidly. cannot be presented at you will not be here present them. The fact that Sou have those credentials, your Highness, 1 one reason why you must leave Wash | ington now, to-night.” (TO BE CONTINUED) Mn will that,” sald Mr. Grimm “Credentials of that nature midnight, and tomovrow 9 STATE CAPITAL 500,000 Trout Caught, More than half a million trout were caught in the streams of Penn- sylvania during the season of 1911, according to an estimate made by William E. Meshan, State Commis- sioner of Fisheries. This figure is missioner from the United Sportsmen of Pennsyl- vania and by individual fishermen, together with observations made by Mr. Meehan and his wardens. This cateh, the commissioner said, would 100,000 pounds, or $40,000 in value, and should go far toward disproving the statements trout fishing Pennsylvania and “fished out.” made came from twen- whose officers reported that 1.345 of their members caught 73,802 trout in 19%4 streams. Ten other clubs reported inability to get accurate data. In addition 387 per- sons reported the catch of 2,680 trout in forty streams, so that 1,732 took 76,082 trout from 239 streams, enabling estimates of the total catch to be made declining In The returns ty-six clubs, people First List Of Private Banks. Bank Sm y ing State Ham H be the first banks ill embrace eve es dep wWil- what will pri- State Commissioner ith is comp! complete ithe Yale It that ber informat ever made Ww is expected t ion is enforoes reg under be in the hands a which not We Hialing 11 : wiil State board der the ut terms Alter law before the first of ts) rr. Mr. Bmith the gupe rvis f "iss tune of Many who was newspaper man and later a has the gathering private banks, aged foreigne tion given by and the intere than sling one taxed by times thi known, posits gelocted i ii are id papers Mr. Rockwood a week work fall is Ww % here 3 he toy several days the campaign tion policy this tickets in each to what her being course in accord principles of the members have clung for years Mr Rockwood will Dauphin county leaders here and dis- ticket without regard may do, this with the ich its geveral ouniy ot} parties party to wh meet cuss the naming of a Views Of Milk Shippers. The State Ra ilroad Commission re- ers in reply to requests Snobbery Sifted Into Fanatical Relig lous Faith Pale Description of Social Conditions, First of all caste 1s a question of birth, and there is no entry except by become a part owner thereof, and his daughter marry a peer, and his grand. son become a peer of England, du to marry into a Brahman family or even to touch the hand, or throw his shadow on the food of a Brahman in India. If a man is excommunicated by his caste fellows In India, no one of the caste will eat with him, accept water from his hands or marry him. His own wife will not touch him or speak with him. He is dead to his family. The barber even will not shave him, or cut his hair, or his toe nalls, A Brahman clerk has been known to distribute legal documents by throwing them down at the end of the village street in which live his low caste brethren. Letter carriers have been known to refuse to enter the houses of, or to permit themselves to come Into personal contact with those of a lower status than them selves, if one could picture to onesell so eial snobbery lifted Into a fanatical religious faith, it would be a pale de seription of the iron subdivisions of caste in India. There is no patriotism, Yor can be none, { divided against | Magazine. in a country thus itsell.~—8cribner's Of Ancient Vintage. Ernest G. Walker, who is a journal | ist with a national reputation, arrayed | himself one evening with particular | | care, as he was going to the home of | | a politiclan on whom he wanted to! | make a big impression. On his way, he stopped at his office | and asked George Brown, his assistant, | for an opinion on the costume, Brown sald it was all right, vt] checked himself when he noticed that Walker's high hat looked as if might have been of rather ancient vintage “Where did you get that hat?” he asked. “Won It on a bet on a presidential election,” explained Walker with some pride. Brown looked at it a moment and then queried solemnly, “"Hayes' or Garfleld's?” Buddhism and Animal Life, It must be sald of Buddhism that it has left one indelible mark all over India, China, and the east, and that is the teaching of gentleness and kindness to one another and to ant mals. Buddha taught that life is but a prolonged endeavor to escape from suffering, and that, therefore, to cause others to suffer is the unfor giveable sin Price Colller in Secrid ner's Magazine. ers and shippers in regard to use of feed cars for shipments One letter informed the commission that a tem- perature of sixty degrees that of the water which nature sup- plies from wells and springs, that if God, ‘in His all wise provid- had intended us to drink any- The other colder water.” a farmer shipping one accommodations, Mahogany Colored Tags. Pennsylvania's automobile license tags for 1912 will be of a mahogany color with the letters and figures in white. This color has been adopted by State Highway Commissioner Bigelow, who will open bids for fur- nishing fifty thousand such tags to the department on September 18. The tag will bear a keystone in soft metal, which will contain the manufactur- ers’ number, but in all respects ex- cept base color will be like the yellow tags of this year. Can Get Water Charter, The Attorney General's Depart. ment has informed the State Water Supply Commission that no legal obstacle exists to the incorporation of the Evitt's Creek Water Company. It was stated in the application that the company was to operate in Cum- berland Valley township, Bedford county, but charges were made that it was to furnish water to the city of Cumberland, Md. It is stated that if the company transgresses its rights after incorporation action may be taken, % KEN + % * wh porter ars one dollar per yer Tn Svan. 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