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By GEORGE GIBBS
Author of "The Splendid Outcast," "The Ypllow Dove," "The Secret
Witness," Etc.
Copvrloht. ltt t) D. Acoltton A Co.
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n.i.'itlinntvltch. Russian Grand
InUe. driven from homo. by revolt!
tiniiti. comes to this country and
. nt to icon: on mv raiuiu tum
?!. r.v Vrfiuirc. lie has charac
yS group of men whose duty it i
hV. t(c to it Unit no stranger
Knaches the house by night or by
',lu M " dinner given m honor of
tike arrival of Peggy Mcautre, dough
$ttro I Jonathan h., lleth Cameron,
1 beautiful girl living in the neigh
Unrhood, helpi her aunt, the house
Uttncr, in ''dishing up,'' and while
iX.,,. n ulranacr, who has managed
iJi fool the guards, sees the house-
lb keeper and frightens her badly. I'eter
Tfaliten that ti,c woman khoks nic
I, n but she will not tell him any
k ik'init I'eter has heard something
, of lleth' s stoiy. Her father, a
, mVrr-do-iccll, disappeared when she
VtYvnv little. Jlis first thought
i .... thnt ike. s'ranacr was Cameron,
,tul he dismisses it as improbable.
t AND I'M"5 1T CONTINUES
'TiTIT whnt wnR Mrs. norgen's ren
iJjson for wishing to get rid of her?
L As Hcth went out of the door ho
-whispered In her oar, "Soy nothing of
this to any one. '
She nodded gravely nnd followed the
man who hnd preceded her.
'When the door closed behind Hcth
nd the chauffeur, rcicr rurneu quicKiy
-and faced the housekeeper.
"Now," he snid severely, "tell me
SheUst(ircd nt him with n fnlllng jaw
i- . moment of nlnrm then closed her
u firmlv. And, as she refused tol
"Do sou wnnt me to Ml Mr. Mi
Gulre thnt jnu were talking to u slrun-
rr nt llie IWUllvii iiuvi
m . .1.1. ..1 n.d cilnltnr- (n n plifi l
burled her face In her hands.
"I don't want to be unkind, Mrs.
Bergen, but there's something here that
.,f. ornlninlnc. AVho was the man
i nil talked to outside the door?"
"I I enn't tell jc, nho muttered.
"You mint. It's better. I'm your
MmuI nnd Uctli's "
The woman raised her hnggnrd face
"Be'th's friend! Are je"?
B0 more.
int I'm col to know
crotect Mr. MeGulre. but I'd like to
protect you, too. Who is this strnn-
m. . . 1.....A..A.1 l.nn MAflfl flllfl
then shook it violently. "No, no. I'll
not tell." , , . , , ,
Ho frowned down nt her licnd.
"Did you know thnt tonight Me
Gnlro saw the stranger the mnn tlmt
tou saw and that he's even more
filshteneil than you?"
The woman raised her head, ga.e.I nt
him hclplely, then lowered it ngain.
but she did not speak. The kitchen
was silent, but an obblignto to this
drama, like the bray of the uss In (lie
overture to "Midsummer Night h
Dream." came from the drawing room,
where Freddy Mordnunt was now slng-
u mntlmontnl linllnd.
'I'm fcorry, Mrs. Ucrgen. but if Mr.
Then ask
I'm here to
H
McOuIre Ii in danger tonight. I've got
to know it." , , '
"ToniEut! she gnspeu, as uinnpii
dutchlng at a straw. "Not tonight.
Kotliin'll happen tonigat. i m sure oi
that. Jlr. Mchois.
"How do you know?
She threw out her nrms in a wide
Itsture of desporation.
"For the love o' God, go 'way an
leave me In peace. Don't je see I
ain't fit to talk to anyhmh ?" She
jasped with a choking throat. "He
ain't I'omin' back ncnln not toiticlit.
I'll swear It on t Ii" Hible, if e want
me to."
Their glances met, her weary nnd
pleading, and he believed her.
"All rlEht. Mrs. Hercen." he t-aid
eoothlngly. "I'll tako your word for
It, Dut you'll admit the wuolo tiling li
Yery strnnge very startling."
Yes strnncp. finil kiinui if r.
But I I can't tell yc nnything."
"But whnf shall I snv n Ip. Mp-
Guire upstairs? I've gbt to go up
now."
. "Say to him ?" she gnspetl help
lessly, all her terrors ronnu-ml. "Yo
tan'ttcll him 1 was tulkin' to nnv-
ooay. And then moro wildly. "Ye
mustn t I wasn't. T wim fnlkin' l
mrself that's thp (Jod's truth. I was
when ve come In. It was so strnng
an all. Don't tell him Mr. Nichols "
She pleaded at Inst, with tnrrlhln
earnestneNs and clutching at his hand.
!. "1 bUKV- "' uctli's "
..ttliat has lleth to do with it?"
he broke off." "What am I'sarin' v
S n't know. She mustn't. lie
on t know, either "
who? McCluire?"
Hn.Trno,.P,OM ' n8k ,l"y more eiues
tlons, Mr. Ncioh." tim m,o.i ..r
ean t spoak. Don't ye see I can't?"
LtdnLC.t0rii?aiie up t,le innu'sltlon. He
aaa never likod tn .. .
Uh. nl rlnhf " I... ..-1.1 i
jobT f " mcss you'ro inking of this
nJf 8trn'K,'t?'?eJ nngrlly, but man-
ngF!,to control himself.
, ery well, Mr. Mcaulre," he said.
llien you'd better get somebody clso
nt once."
He Iintl never given notice before, uut
he hackneyed plirnso fell crisply from
i.i . ""' or mnny reasons Peter
didtit wnnt to go, but he bowed nnd
walked quickly across the room, "Good'
nWit." he said.
Heforc ho hud reached the door the
frightened mnn cnine stumbling after
him nnd cnught him by the arm.
tm . 1"' N'lcliols. Como lmck.
Dye hear? ou mustn't be so d
;",!i.,'v: Como unrI' Yo, cn't go.
I didn't mean anything. Come now!"
rctcr paused, his hand on the knob,
nnd looked down into the man's flabby,
empurpled countenance.
"I thought you meant It," he said.
Vi 7s?' Irl (,luVt- ! l ko you.
Mchois liked you from the very first
THE. GUMPS 0-W-W-W-Wt
fiw. !.n11 ,r,iK'u' llu Hal11 more cheer
Srl,,.n.,ru tl ,b"tt(,r by setting to bed.
Pert tps daylight will clear things up."
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Pleaded.
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nn' if t '"' ' "".lining. lilll I
won t If I in ,10t ,.on,Mr.lln.l . '
wen?v of,.!,.,L.lli' , ?-"'. J'
tako ;,; "m'iis. our Mie secinod to
((JjO(l bless jp, sir."
Uod-nlght, Mrs. Iicrgcn."
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Sf'nVrZ'T'1? h" "n-v "l the stairs
toh8KtoVr,;r.,,nct,r,ui,,ty
OlMPTKIt VII
.Musln
Sin. 'lh k"Pt B"'1 nt ,lu' "
' spon fornM,"' .0P,C,H',, lt ''"'tlously
chair " nthnl ' B rll,l'"-v in n cocking
tlLtn I8',"..hll'i-V bottle "nd glass on
Wllor Ti. i," i I1, "" fl,c,, ,",,, l0Ht
look :n f .i.1'"1 " ,,.,1" c1"' w" tho same
''u"is i SHV,uowililermpnt.
roonn ' tr hTT f"Wn't you come
it i.i.r '; v", """
'ingrllv hnV "'"",111 V'u 'luestion. not
f""J. but nueruloiiM.v. Iik n ,.i,n,i
fooaer!
"i ii n. i i v :
i .. iftis iiiivimr i-i. ..
r",ll,"ter coolly " ,uu" nrou". re
".No." " ' yo" "ni1 nnybody?"
H-ni! i n,n,,i..
Pin. i , "fi .ii woman t.
WuSter if, W rlmr" " thp nlBht'B
1 the chi, t1'1,10 In7V "'J!1 bo Andy
"Thero ?yur ','I talk, and so:
IIcO.,ir'S.w"8 wjncboiy outside, Mr.
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W,DB thV) caw." '" tne g"r,,K0
Ah I"
S&ant!!ted ''I'; 1'nttling for his
. ' t Di'i-iiii'ii m i'i-iitH i...i. ....
"P UdM l.,'"'. " "-! lllltl 11IH
rnc tl nV i r0 no ?r ,rcllPf nt '
,!. '..'' "'"t his O.VCS hnd nnl 1nnl.,o.
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Llllllfu ....... I
Iuslv. 8 pacing tho floor furl-
oid'?!,0 '"-t. And you-i-Hiuit did
'Three of u
fenvy (iHi Z hPnryl'l the whol,. place
-. Th :,.t,,'l7 """h-every nhmlow
"Gnn. '""" "" gone."
uie. sneered tha nth... I
yesterday. Of courso vnu p'nn't tm
lesponslblo for nil the bonehcads here."
I'eter had "called the bluff." Per
haps the lesson might huvo n salutary
effect. And so, as his good humor enmu
back to him, he smiled plcnsnntly.
"You sec, Mr. McGuirc, ou could
hardly expect Andy to shoot the
chauffeur. They're on excellent terms."
McOuIre had settled down Into n
ehnir near the whip, and motioned
l'ctcr to another one near him.
"Sit down. Nichols. Another glass,
Strjkcr. So." Ho poured the whisky
with an assumption of ease and they
drank.
"You see, Nichols." he went on ns
no pet his empty glnsn down. "I know
whnt I'm nbnut. There is somebodj
trying to get nt me. It's no drenm
no hallucination. You know that too,
now. I saw him I would have shot
him through the window if it hadn't
bcpii for Peggy nnd tho others but
I I didn't dare for reasons. Hhe
mustn't know " And then cngerly,
"She doesn't suspect nnything yet, does
she. Nlcholns?"
Peter gestured otcr his shoulder in
the direction of the sounds which still
camr from below.
"No. They're having n good time."
"Thnt's nil right. Tomorrow they'll
dp leaving lor iev vorK, I nope. Anil
then we'll meet this issue squarely. You
say the man lias gone. Why do you
think so?"
"Isn't ft reasonable to think so? His
visit was merely a reconnnissancc. I
think hp hnd probnbly been lying out
in the underbrush nil day, getting the
Iny of the land, watching whnt wo were
doing seeing where the men were
placed. Hut he must know now that
he'll have to try Bomothing else that
he hasn't a chance of getting to you
past thec guards, if you don't want
him to."
"Hut he nearly succeeded tonight,"
mumbled MeGuire dubiously.
I'eter was silent n moment.
"I'm not suppoed to Question nnd I
won't. Hut it seems to me, Mr. Mc
OuIre, thnt if this visitor's plan were
to murder you, to get rid of you, he
would have shot j ou down tonight,
through the window. From his failure
to do so, there is one definite con
clusion to draw nnd thnt is thnt he
wants to sec you to tnlk with
you "
MeGuire fnirly threw himself from
his chuir ns he roared :
"I can't see him. I won't. I won't
see nnybody. I've sot the law on my
side. A man's houp is his castle. A
fellow prowls around here in the dark.
He's been seen if he's shot it's his
own- lookout. And he will be shot be
fore he reaches me. You hear me?
Your men must shoot shoot to kill. If
they fail I'll "
Ho shrugged ns if nt the futility of
his own words, which came stumbling
forth, born half of fear, half of brag
gadocio. I'eter regarded him soberly. It was
difficult to conceive of this mnn who
tnlkcd like n mndmnn nnd n spoiled
child, ns the silent, stubborn, friend
less millionaire, ns tho power In finance
that Sheldon, Senior, had described him
to bc Tho hive of making money had
succumbed to a mere primitive pas
sion, which, for the time being,
had mastered him. From whnt had
been revealed, lt seemed probable
that it was not death or bodily injur.v
that lie fenied, for Peter had seen him
stnnil up at the window, a fair turget
for any good mnrksiiinn, but nn inter
view with this nocturnal visitor who
seemed bent upon bringing it about. In
deed, the childish bravado of his last
speech hnd voiced a wish, but beneath
the wish Peter had guessed a protest
against tho inevitable.
Peter acknowledged MeGuire's right
to seclusion in his own house, but he
found himself wondering whether denth
for the Intrude as proposed by his em
ployer vuo ti .liistiriable means of pre
serving it, especially if the strange
visitor did not himself use violence to
pain liis ends. And so, when MeGuire
presently poured himself another' glass
of whisky, and drank it, Peter took the
libei ty of asking the iiucxthm.
"I urn ignorant of jour laws in this
countrj, .Mr. MeGuire,. but doesn't it
seem that short of forcible entry of tliia
Iiiiiim) we would huidlj be justified in
shooting the man."
"I take the rcsponslhllit for that."
"I iindcrstnnd. Hut what I wus
Koing to piopoHo was a hunt through
the woods tomorrow. A desciiption of
this man would be helpful. For in
stance, whether lie was smoothly shaven
or whether he had a beard or or ti
mustache?"
McOuiro scowled.
' "Tho man has n slight growtli of
beard of mustache. Hut what dif
ference does thut make? No one hns
a right here without my permission."
Peter sipped at his glass. As he
hud suspected, there were two of them.
"Thnt's true. Hut even with this,
we can move with more intelligence.
This forest is your property. H wo
find any person who can t glvo an ac
count of himself, we could take him
into custody and turn him over to the
proper authorities."
"No. No." cried MeGuire. "Aud
have him set loose nfter n trivial ex
amination? Little good thnt would
do. This man who is trying to rcaon
me "
MeGuire stopped suddeiil, glaring nt
his superintendent with bloodshot eyes,
nnd Peter very politely waited for him
to go on. Hut he brought Ills empty
glnss down on the table with n crash
which shattered It.
"He mustn't reach me." lip roared.
"I won't see him. Thnt's understood.
He's n man I'd have ifo more com
punction nbount shooting than "
MeGuire, with n curious suddenness,
stopped again. Then rose and resumed
his habit of pacing the floor. For a
moment It had almost seemed ns if he
were on the point of n revelation. Hut
the mood passed. Instead of speaking
further ho threw out his arms In a
wide Kcstuie.
"I've said enough,'' lip growled,
"more than enough. You know jour
duty." And he gestured toward tho
door. "Do it," lie finished brusquely.
Peter had aheady risen, nnd Htryker
unemotionally opened thp door for him.
"I'll stu on dut) nil night. Mr
McGiihe," he said nulellj. "I'd ad
vise j on to turn In and get some sleep.
You need it."
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