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Intruder held, in spite of the Mirer
plating nml the geld Inlay along the
helplessly at the two unwinking eye
which showed through the holes In the
handkerchief. . ..
"Hack te the wall, my pretties,"
chuckled the Thing. "I'm going te
make you laugh, and you'll want some
support. I'm going te make you rock
with Jey and merriment I"
Te be continued tomorrow
CepvrieM, McCturt .Vtu'jpepc flittdlcals
JACK O'JUDGMENT - By Edgar Wallace
I'unscu enrrci.
! "Kvcrybedy'n hands In the nlr.'
ifnld the Jack nhrllly, "right up te the
linn t I ful Ti I T. 4 r 1t ri .
viuumui nnj t iuurj ioe, iconic, Sinilil
nwiiy from the table, everj body, nml
back te that wall. Fer the Jack e'
Judgment It among you and life is full
of amazing possibilities!"
They backed from Hie table, peering
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HE WAITED impatiently, chewing
,- ..... t-iui) ....... tin- ... .f i.., B".
f the doorkeeper reappeared with the i
Information thnt tlir enr was at the enil
ef the pimnge. lie put up his inn
brella and wnlkcd through the pelting
rain te where his limousine steed.
Pinte Sllva wns nngry, nnd hi" nnger
was of the hateful, imelderlng tjpe(
which grows in strength from moment
te moment nnd from hour te hour. Hewl
dare she trent him like this? She, who
owed her engagement te Ills Influence,
and whose fortune nnd future were in
his hands ! He would speak te the
Solenel, and the colonel could penis te
tr father. He hnd had enough of thK
lie recognized with a stnrt thnt lie
was afrnld of the girl. It wns incred
ible, but It wus true. He hnd never
felt thnt wny about n woman before, i
but there was something In her eyes, I
a cold disdain, which cowed even ns It
maddened hlin. '
The enr drew up before n block of
buildings in n deserted Wr-t Knd i
thoreughfnre. lie flashed en the elec- '
trie light nnd taw thnt the hour was
a little nfter eleven. The last thing
In the world he wonted wni te tnke p.irt
In a conference thnt night. Hut if Iip
wanted anything lev, It wns te annoy
the colonel nt this moment of crisis.
He wnlkcd through the dark vesti
bule and entered nn automatic elevator,
which carried him te the thlr-i fleer.
Here the hindlng and the corridor were
illuminated by one small electric lamp,
sufficient te Unlit him te tin- hen
walnut doers which led te the eflire of
the Splllsbury Syndicate, lie pencil
the deer with n latchkey and found
himself In a big lobby, furnished in
feed style.
A man wns sitting before a radiator.
a paper pad upon his knees, nnd he
was making nntes with n pencil. He
looked up, startled, as the ether entered
nnd nodded. It wns Olnf Hansen, the
colonel's clerk nnd Olnf, with his hnt,
expressionless fnce nnd his stiff, up
standing hair, ahvns reminded Pinte
of n struwwelpetcr which hnd been
cropped.
"Helle, Hansen. Is the colonel in
BtdeV" The mnn nodded.
"The) 're waiting for m." he md.
His veiec was hard nnd ununpu
thctlc, and his thin lips snapped out
every s liable.
- "Aren't 1011 coining in':' asked
Pinte in surprise, his hand upon the
deer. , , .
The man called Hansen shook "is
head. , ,,
"I've cot te 2" te th colonel s Hat.
h nt,i. "te cet. semp wiper. Hesidus.
they don't want me " atnr I've ever
He smi'ed quickly and wanly, it m talk "
a grimnrp rather than an expression "NVver mmd about that,'
of amu-e uent, and rmte iveu mm nai the -e1ihp1.
rewly. He had, heweier, ine R"i
Mnsc te ask no further miuen.
Turning the handle of the dour, Ii
walked into the large, ornate apart
ment. ,
In th center of the room was a bu
table. r.nl the chair nt it- side wer.
for the men part, filled.
He dropped into a -at en the co'e- ,
nel's right and nodded te the ether, at
the table Mer e' the prmupal- wre
there Swell" f'rewe. Jatken. ("
well, and nt th" farther end of the
table LeI'.ip Marsh, with her baby
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is among jeu and life is full of amazing possibilities"
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seen. Why, when she
interrupted
What did ou dlM-eM-r?"
"I disfevered that StnlTnid King
reme, regiilarh te the tlnntre. that In
takes her te iliniur, and th.it he wmh
the Louse, at Her-ham."
"Sellj never told me that the
swine!" exclaimed the colonel. "He'f
going te double cre-s us, that fellow.
"I don't believe It."
It was Crew.- who spoke. Swell Crewe,
whose beast it wn that he had it suit
for every day in the year.
"I knew Solemon and I've known
f.1( p I l'1' I'Jr e;irs, Jin s.ue; 1 MH' IllIJ!
?IS ll us yill, I i"IIJl"l. .. l.u il u
iare ceneerneil,
' ti.f .ti.fii tnr tin.
Se'b is straight. I'm
lessibilitv that he wall's
and her riermanint exprt inn of open-
mouthed wonder.
"HUP! ' WWP lie un."N. ,-el. .,.,, v., ,lv l,. ,,,.,
The colonel wa- reading a 1 t.er jn 1 Uf. b ,,,,,. ,, ,l0 s
did ne: iinmed.ateh ri 1 . 1 - nt 1 p h , b . fc(i fl
he took e2 hir, pin.-e-nez and put them ,hat lin. nV( f (,(ilb,(, rrfs ..'
In,vi 'Vki,'' he rer.e-.ted I "HeuHe rn.s, usV- The .o'enel had
,.,herrK. u h'tC v u-wl . I recovered his wonted e.U.innnin
"White isnt her-. "! .' tP n "What has he te double rre, -" he
here." he repented sgnituan.h. ,Um,n,teil nlir.i.sr iniinlh "We have a
straightforward !"iniss. I m i i if
aware that nn; of us are g.iiity of dis
honest actions. Iie.ible iiu-vj lii' '"
He brought hu big hand down with
n thump en the table, nnd t! e knew
from eperienr- that this was the giel
of the chairman that ended all dis
cussions. "New, gentlemen," said the olenel.
"let us get te busmen AM: Hansen
te reme in lies et tne tig. ires it
is the last let of figures of ours thnt
be'll ever handle." he added
Somebed went te the deer of th
anteroom nnd (,-illed the sP, rtnrj, but
there was no rrply.
"He's gene out."
"Cene out'-" snld the colonel, and
bent his brews. "Who told him te g)
out-' Never mind, he'll be b.n-k In a
minute. Shut the deer.
be influenced by the thrent of publishing
n slushy letter te a girl, I guess his
trustees nre net going te be very much
influenced either. On the ether hand,
if this letter were found among business
documents, it would leek pretty bud
for us."
"Pound by whom?" nked Pinte.
"Hy the police," said the colonel
calmly.
"Police?"
The colonel nodded.
1 "Thej're getting after u. but teii
needn't be alarmed," he said. "King
is working te get a case, nnd he is net
n'-eic ,ippling for a search wnrrant.
lint I'm net scared of the police se
much." HU voice slewed and he spoke
with greater emphasis, "i guess there
nre enough court tards in n Heundnry
pnek te bent that combination. It's
the Jack "
, "The Jack ha! ha! ha!"
1 It was a hrlll bubble of Inughter
which cut into his speech, nnd the
colonel leaped te his feet, his hand
dtcppiug te his hip pocket. The deer
had opened and closed se silently that
none had heard it.
A figure steed confronting them. It
,wns clad from head te feet in a long
coat of bin. k silk which shimmered in
the half light of the electrelier. Th
hands were gloved, the head covered
with a soft s'euch hat, nnd the fnce
hidden behind a white silk handker
chief. The colonel's hnnd wns in his hip
pocket when he thought better nnd
raised both hands in the nir. There
was something perullarlv businesslike
in the leng-barreled revolver which the
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"What's wrong.'" a-sked Pinte.
Quickly. , , ,
The colenp scratched hi" 'hin nnd
looked up te the c-iling.
"I'm settling up his Spill-bury busi
ness." he -till; "White Isn't m it."
"Wh net'-" n-ke.l Sllva
"He never was m it." said the colonel
cvnMvel ; "It wn net the kind -.
business that White would like te he ,
In. I guess he's getting moral or some.
thing, or ma be it's thut daughter of i
"his." !
The ejelid? of Pinte Silva narrowed l
at the reference te Mnlie White, and ,
he wns en the point of remarking that
he had just lift lxr, hut hanged hi-I
mind.
"Dees she knew an; thing ubeut
about her father';" he asked.
The colonel smiled.
"Why. no-unless veu've told her."
"I'm net en these terms." said Pinte
savagely "I'm getting nnd of tnnt
girl's airs and grace , rolenel, after
what we've done for her'"
"You'll get ttreder, Pinte." siul a
reice Irem the end of the table, and he
turned round te meet the laughing ejes
of Lellie Mnrsh.
"Whnt de e.i mean"'" he asked.
"I've been out tnkin; n leek nt her
today," fhe said, nnd the colonel siovvl sievvl
rd nt her.
"Yeu were out taking n le'k nt 'env-
IIiImm nlcn If T huliiillll Vl, rt-l.t'T' ' 111!
Wild nuieth "I told ej te get after '.pinion In Londen, and there is no
Stafferd King." doubt that our position is ki'c 1 he
"And I irnt n'ter him." she said, enlv thing we ve get te de temglit ! te
"i,H nftpr th.. ...rl. tee " . make abselutelv sure t lilt nil till,'
"Whnt de inn inenn--" lett r he Wlete te
"Thnt's n bit of news for veu. i-n't 'destiejed."
It?" She w-i- delighte.1 t.. ilrer. th. . '"euve get them
bombshell. "Yeu enn't shadow S'afferd quicklv.
Kifg without crossing the tracks of , "I hud them. sa the co one . ..rid
MalMc White." , I t""-"p'l them, all except one when the
The colonel uttered nn exclamation ' transfer was eiupl. ted. And the que-,-
1'What de jeu mean?" ,e asked ,'ten is, gcnilen.ui, he said, shall we
f.ln i burn the last
JJidn t mil Knew tnev were n-
Psnetrales ff
imiwutnweuy
mWh
STGeIers
He lifted a deed e from the fleer at
his feet, placed it en tile taul". epi i.e-t ,
It with n ke.v nttaclied te )u- wat.-'i
chain, and r moved a bundle of docu
ment -.
"We're going te settle the Splll-
burv business tonight." he siid. "It
leeks as though Spillbury might
siiicnl."
'Where is he'-" asked Pinte
"In an Inebriates' home," ,nid the.
colonel griml. "It seems there ar"
some trilstei'-. te llN father's estate who
nre likely te question the legnllu of the
transfers. Hut I ve lunl tli" tie,t icg.u
istififtiess
After the tournament, unused
rr.ueclcs feel the strain. Stiff
and tore. Uut Slean's Lini
ment swiftly takes out every
trace of soreness penefrafsa
w itheut rvbbmJ brinsssrate
f ul relief te all aching muscles.
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feo
been
said the girl
?iuainted? Didn't jeu knew thnt St.if St.if
erd King gees down te Her-linm te
see her, nnd takes her te dinner twl'e
a week?"
They looked nt one another in con
sternation. Mnisie While win the
daughter of a mini who. next te the
colonel, had been the most daring mem
ber of the gang, who hnd erganiel
mere coups thnn any ether man except
Its leader. Th news thut the dnughtrr
of Solemon White was meeting the
chief of the criminal intelligence depart
ment wns incredible nnd stunning.
"Se thnt's it. Is it'" snid the colonel,
licking his dry lips. "That's whv Sole.
men White's- fed up with the life an.)
wants te break away."
He turned te Pinte Sllvn, whose face
was set and hnrd.
"I thought jeu were keen en that
fllrl, Pinte," he snid coarsely "We
eft the wny open te ou. Whnt de
reu knew nbeut it; '
"Nothing," suid the
"I don't lelleve It."
"Don't believe it?" broke In the girl.
"Listen! There wns n mutitx-e at the
Ornheuni today, and King went there.
I followed I) 1 in In and get n sent next
te him nnd tried te he friendly, Uut
h Lad only cjch for the girl en the
ftage, and I might nx well have been ,
the paper en the wall for nil the notice
Witt lie toew ei me, auer uer net ne went
ra 'aut and wnlted for her tit the stage
deer. Uhey went te Ilo,me.erH for
R- tfa, I went back te the theatre ami
':?, her dre fd She is the woman
. f lf .. . -- -
v I recommended wncn l-into put ncr en
rMhc stage."
W "What sort of work Is Mnlsle doing?"
.MA.f .,,.. ii'if (irtlltti, I TPVVP. ,
'Tr'ilaWL ImperponntieiiH," mid tl
.U iMy. Kiie ioekn uuiuiy in men .
He took fiem tlie bundle he'ere him
an envelope and held it up.
"I kept this In nsp iinwlnng un
foreseen should happen, but if he's In
a boee home, why, he's net going te
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