SERIAL
STORY
A ROMANCE
By Louis Joseph Vance
Mlustrations by Ray Walters
1910, by Louis Joseph Vance.)
SYNOPSIS.
(Copyright,
Garrett man of
¥ Clty chstock,
ws him CAr ri He accepts,
«h he di © tock, the rea
ng that both are in love with Kath
er! haxter. Coast falls to convince her
tha, #lackstock Is unwor of het
ri Hip At the party Coast meets two
Dundas and Van Tuyl
Coast, &
meat
young
alt
mon
CHAPTER Il.—(Continued.)
Blackstock interposed hastily
fourth-best spede of yours tainly
did lead him up to slaughter’ He
reached over and took up the deck at
Truax's elbow, spreading the cards
with a dextrous sweep of his strong
blunt fingers. “New game. Cut, you
fellows "
“The invitation tempts;
are some too thick
Tuy! pt
“That
cer
but
out
there
skins 'Van
irsued
Truax pushed back bis
dice cheerfully to
heightened
trace of
Coast
tint
Bolen ce
turn
and
cate
‘Deal?
“Yours.” |
“And”
took
ye mor
Coast
You
profs €aiong
ndie
of
ais
in a
fet loser
hegre.’
played like a
vou've pias
fo vour
icketock struck
ingincer avi
it's yot doesn
Van
know what he's saving"
it w Van Tuyl's turn
mplished the action
gnity if with a
Since
Sit
fife
aa to
with
sitght
did | appoint a
read my mean
rise:
ROC
ing di
Ness
BUIpris
un=teadi
when
bounder ¥ Oi
ing?" he asked crt
Hlacks
tie as his
leash i'n
your present
sald slowly.
to
ply
tock hesitated
tenther strained at
take that from you
condition,
swaying a Ht
the
mn
Dundas blundered and
precipitated it. “Oh, say now!”
plped. “We're all good friends.
let's us glang one another. Co
Van Tuyl--let's have
make up.”
At the suggestion Van Tuy!l's weath
ervane humor veered. “All right,
assented; “that lstens like
He turned to the buffet,
him
“Goodnight,
fered hig hand,
quarrel, ttle
a drink and
sense.”
Blackstock.” Coast of.
“I''n off now.”
“Why good-night” Black
stock's mouth smiled, but
prominent and magnified thick
lenses, met Coast's with an
look singularly suggesting a
“I'm sorry our party has to break up
‘by
“look here!” Van Tuy!
round with a glass half-full
Scotch in his hand
to join us?”
“Thank you,
“No,” sald Blackstock
“If | were you, Van,
drink It won't do you
Const dryly.
“And.”
I'd
no,” sald
“Oh?
“Don't
smiled
reserve
Van
you
Tuy!
know |
acidly.
the priv
as a friend, but
to push the trespass and tell
something evidently
know, Van Tuyl, drink makes
“1 advised you
You you
you
Coast,
suddenly
in Van
moved
lingering In anxiety,
the gleam of drink-insanity
Tuyl’'s eves Alarmed, he
to himself between the
the act full
had intended
the contents of Van
place
and in
the face what
Blac tock
Tuyl's glass
Half-blinded and choking. be stepped
groping for his handkerchief.
alcohol burned his eyes like Hauid
and the his throat
nostrils al: strangled him for
his clear under
taking place.
Tuyl raving in
and incizive ac
stigmatize Black
card-sharp and blackguard
vaguely he heard him name
Thaxter—in what connec
know On heels
barked msly
like Van
men, received
been tor
The
fumes of it in
nost
preventing
tanding of what
Dimly he heard
is curiously clear
heard him
ind
{ was
Van
cents
stock
Mare
Kathe
tion he
rine
the
hide
rat.
did not
something
of that
Dundus
Tuy! sald
Dazed with
screamed
to clear his
Blackstock had moved to the other
Oa
(ine b
’
nindas was hud
died wi
gaping. e3
Hoth
Const
sit, mouth
Tuyl
figure
men
Baw
sway like
mentum
He
and caught
the eard-table
lurched forward
sey
vhile hia 1
kended
d steads for an instant
lank gaze, failing,
neat black puncture w
the
compre
the
atnlr bosom
His
“Cod ” i sald again in a
piti
Then
with him
the
for
up, re
voice
of ul Inquiry
the table
of that, Blackstock
time He drew
dropped
upon the beside
encountered Const's
He moistened
sound
:
the first
jlaxed, and
On
moved
himself
weapon
His glance
the
him
wa
table
his Hps nervously
Coast,
his knees beside Van Tuyl. Already
ments of the hand that tore at his
sive. While Const watched he shud
“Well? Biackstock's volee
his shoulder, Coast shook off the
him,” he aad,
steadinens of his
“You've done for
the
wo
dreams
“Why he sald huskily
He turned away as if to lose sight
Gre
his corner
sSWung to
up, damn
Dundas In
Blackstock
oath “Shut
want"
teeth, jumping as the bell of the
house telephone Interrupted. Then
he went heavily to the instrument in
hallway that led to the en
Coast heard
him jerk down the receiver
“Well?” he demanded savagely.
“Yes. An accident.”
"One of my guests Yes, badly.
better call up police headquar
tell them to send an ambu-
whimpered
him with an
you! D'you
ters and
"And don't
come
let anybody up here un-
Understand?”
He hung up the receiver
bang and tramped back Into
“That damn’ ba
. They heard the racket In
below and called him up
with a
the din
itboy!
the
flat
He
avolding the
ffot,
and poured hims
uliy
elf
he swallowed at &
went to the bu care!
body
which
gulp
Blackstock
to the other
threw
chalr,
that
deep and
back
and
into a
restiessly
the re
weight,
In the silence
strode
end of
himself, a dead
facing the wall
followed Coast could hear his
regular respirations, unhur-
unchecked After a moment,
be round, dug his el
into his knees and buried bias
in his hands
"Good God!” he
do that?
Dundas co
moved toward
looked up with
£5
om
SWUNE
bows
face
did
sald “Why
nervously
door Blackstock
face of a thunder-
ghed
the
the
cloud
Where
Dundas
are vy
stamme
and cont
lind bo
aversion
1 as well as his
rot
you going
tock jut
to and fro
can 1 do but give
Yo ean that
nped
pace to
hell myself
The que
Coast a part
tion Ww
rung
go difficult he fou
involuntarily on
fromm him by sur
nd it
ne
prise to credit
the man's
“Of
simply; "it's
sincerity
Hlackstock
late now
if it hadn't
They'd
of
CouYse lained,
make a
been for
cop me
town.” He
estioninog Coast with his In
You let me off,
You'd tell the police, of
exp
t to
SEM)
get-away
raciet
bef I co
paused, q
tent stare
id get out
wouldn't
youl
course?”
“Of course.”
fllackstock
the reply
found
Of
nodded as if he
anything but surprising
He was your friend.”
“Yours, too. Why did you do 1tY
“This damnable temper of mine,
didn't you hear?--threatened to
fal} Kate Thaster. . , Black
“What?”
“Never mind-—something to prevent
“And you killed him for that?"
Blackstock stopped, stariag down at
the body. "Yes," he said, In a sub
“If that's your way, you'd have to
could have married Miss Thaxter.”
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Probe Of State Schools.
of sweeding
of higher
were
charac
edu
Investigations
into the activities
institutions
by State bodies having in
charge the safeguarding of education-
interests, and they will be inaugu-
rated within a short in addi
tion, the Board Education or
dered an inquiry made into conditions
in school districts which are unable to
maintain the mum term. The
State board determined upon this mat
ter meeting in this
city, being State
Instruction
David
Martin
Phillips,
and
two
time
State of
mini
at its bi-monthly
the members present
of Public
the president;
Dr
intendent
Schaeffer
liver, vice president;
Dr. George M
John 8 tilling, William
Dr ames M. Coughlin
charged with the
super
Brumbaugh,
Lauder
Dr. Schaetl
of
some
un
and to re
and
ite
duty mn
conditions In
this 1 districts that are
able 1 aintain the
port
term
obtained recom
board
information
at next
‘permanent
tendered
of
mendations to the
i
sg y ’ y
meeiling Hee {
socretary to the board was
Prof. J
Clarion Stale
Jech
Normal
swer within a
to George t, principal
who
short
passed
School,
ted 0 an
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gecretary enlers
hall make §
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United
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Sentenced To Death,
time in
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game day
Minty Court The se
on Harry A
augh and Joseph Stott, who
onvicted month
women
ten vears the
wihiced on
the in the
nience
ial
were
was pronounced
last of murdering
State Bank Cali.
State Banking
has issued a cali
State banks and
showing business at
vember 6.
Commissioner
for statements by
trust companies
the close of No
Respites For Two Murderers.
The Governor issued reapites stay
ing the execution of Frank Endrukat
and George lee, Philadelphia, from
November 8 to December 5. Their
tases are pending before the State
Board of Pardons.
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