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by Virginia Terhune Van -ie Water
CHAPTER LX.
Copyright, 1916, Star Company.
All night long In tha apartment
house in which I-lasbrook Bainrbldge
had lived a uniformed patrolman
watched outside the door behind
which the dead man lay.
All night long quiet, efficient de
tectives of the Police Department
came and went through the disor
dered rooms, where an overturned
chair and a bookcase that had spilled
its contents on the floor testified to
the struggle that had taken place be
fore their owner had died.
It was the negro hallboy who had
discovered what happened, He now
eat shivering and shuddering upon the
settee in an offlco downstairs. His
teeth chattered when he tried to reply
to the merciless stream of questions
asked him by the detectives. His
face was an ashen gray, his eyes still
stared at the mental picture which
•warn before his mind's vision.
In the hall above, before the
broken-in door, they had wiped away a
small dark pool which had slowly
flowed out over the sill and settled
here.
"I done step in it!" the negro ex
plained between dry sobs of terror.
"I was groin' along de hall, and muh
foot slip in it. Dat's how I done come
find out what'd happened."
He had fled downstairs, horror
stricken—ln his flight forgetting hla
elevator—and had aroused the super
intendent of building. Together
they had gone up to th entrance of
Ba!nbr!uge's apartment, where, after
pounding on the door and ringing and
receiving no reply, they realized from
the silence that no living thing was
on the othar side of the heavy panels.
The ha!! boy remembered that only
0r.9 of Mr. Balnbrldge's servants had
come to the house to-day. The butler
had told him that morning that the
cook was at home, 111.
The superintendent, after extract
ing this reminiscence from the negro,
had returned with him downstairs and
had notified the police. When the
patrolmen arrived they, to,;, had In
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spected the ghastly little pool shin
ing in the glow of the hall chandelier.
After which one of them, without a
word, had wrenched a fire axe from
the wall and had beaten In the door.
The room beyond was pitilessly
bright. All the lights were turned on.
On the floor lay the electric lamp
which had stood on the center table.
About It were sprinkled pieces of its
shade, also glistening bits of a shat
tered vase. A curtain hung half torn
away from a window standing open
upon a flrc-eacape at the rear of the
room.
"Well," the lieutenant of detectives
remarked as he stepped over the
corpse into the room and surveyed the
scene, "whoever had it in for this guy
handed it to him good and plenty!"
"I guess I'll go down," the lieuten
ant said grimly, "and tackle that coon.
I have a hunch I can make him talk."
His speech proved to be no idle
boast, for in a few minutes he had
actually scared the negro into speech
and some scattered wits. Stripped of
the reiterated, "I don't know nothing
about it, Boss!" his story, punctuated
by his chattering teeth, was as fol
lows:
A man had called late !n the after
noon and had asked for Mr. Bain
brldge. The hallboy had told him
that that gentleman woud not be In
until 6 o'clock.
The man had then gone away. He
returned at 7 and wont directly up to
the dead man's apartment, refusing to
allow the boy to announce him, saying
that these preliminaries were not nec
essary as he was "expected."
The caller had apparently walked
downstairs on leaving the building
while the hoy was on the elevator, for
the negro had not seen him depart.
The lieutenant wrote down the
name the negro whispered to him.
Then he summoned a detective.
"Co to this address," he ordered,
"and if Mr. Philip Hale won't come
with you, arrest him on a charge of
murder and bring him along, any
way."
(To Be Continued.)
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"No!" cried Minot.
He saw a wild Irishman coming for
him, breathing Are. He squared him
self to meet the attack. But the man
at the typewriter leaped up and seized
O'Neill from behind.
"Steady, Bob!" he shouted. "How do
you know this fellow Isn't right?"
Unaccountably the warlike one col
lapsed Into a chair.
"Hang It, I know he's right," he
groaned. "That's what makes me rave.
Why didn't you let me punch him? It
would have been some satisfaction. Of
course he's right. I had a hunch this
was a blackmailing sheet from the
moment my hot fingers closed on Gon
zale's money. But so long as nobody
told us, we were all rigftt."
He glared angrily at Minot.
"You—you killjoy," he cried. "You
skeleton at the feast. You've put us In
a lovely fix."
"Well, I'm sorry," said Minot, "but
I don't understand these heroics.'
"Its all up now, Harry," moaned
O'Neill. "The free trial Is over and
we've got to send the mattress back
to the factory. Here In this hollow lotus
land, ever to live and lie reclined—l
was putting welcome on the mat for
a fate like that. Back to the road for
us. That human fish over in the
Chronicle office was a prophet—'You
look unlucky—maybe they'll give you
Jobs on the Mail,' Remember."
"Cool off, Bob," Howe said. He
turned to Minot and Paddock. "Of
course you don't understand. You
see, we're strangers here. Drifted in
last night broke and hungry, looking
for jobs. We got them—under rather
unusual circumstances. Things looked
suspicious—the proprietor parted with
money without screaming for help/and
no regular newspaper Is run like that.
But—when you're down and out, you
know"—
"I understand." said Minot, smiling.
"And I'm sorry I called you what I
did. I adologize. And I hate to be
a—er—a killjoy. But as a matter of
fact, your employer is a blackmailer,
nnd It*B best you should know It."
"Yes," put In Paddock. "Do you
gentlemen happen to have heard where
the editor of Mr. Gonzale's late news
paper, published In Havana, Is now?"
"We do not," said O'Neill, "but may
be you'll tell ÜB."
"I will. He's In prison doing ten
years for blackmalL I understand that
Mr. Gonzale prefers to Involve hi
editors, rather than himself."
O'Neill came over and held out his
hand to Minot
"Shake, sou." he said. ' "Thank God
I didn't waste my strength on you.
Gonzale will be In here in a minute."
."About those letters?" Howe In
quired.
"Yes," said Minot. "They were writ
ten to a Gaiety actress by a man who
Is In San Marco for his wedding next
Tuesday—Lord Harrowby."
"His ludshlp again," O'NeJll remark
ed. "Say, I always thoujlt the south
was democratic."
"Well," said Howe, "we owe you
fellows something for putting us
wise. We've stood for a good deal, but
never for blackmailing. As a matter of
fact, Gonzale hasn't brought the letters
in yet, but he's due at any minute.
When he comes, take the letters away
from him. I shan't interfere. How
about you. Bob?"
"I'll Interfere," said O'Neill, "and I'll
interfere strong, if I think you fellows
ain't leaving enough of little Manuel
for me to caress"—
The door opened, and the Immacu
late proprietor of the Mall came noise
lessly into the room. Hia eyes nar
rowed when they fell on the strangers
there.
"Are you Manuel Gonzale?" Minot
demanded.
"I —am." The sly little eyes darted
everywhere.
"Proprietor of the Mail 7**
"Yes."
"The gentleman -who visited Lord
Harrowby an hour back?"
"Man, man! You're wasting time,"
O'Neill cried.
"Excuse me," smiled Minot. "Unin
tentional, I assure you." He seized the
little Spaniard suddenly by the collar.
"We're here for Lord Ilarrowby's let
ters," he said. His other hand began a
rapid search of Manuel Gonzalc's pock
ets.
"Let me go, you thief!" screamed the
proprietor of the Mail. He squirmed
and fought. "Let me go!" He writhed
about to face his editors. "You fools!
What are you doing, standing there?
Help me—help"—
"We're waiting." said O'Neill.
"Waiting for our turn. Remember your
promise, son. Enough of him left for
me."
Minot and his captive slid back and
forth across the floor. The three others
watched, O'Neill In high glee.
"Go to It!" he cried. "That's Mme.
On Dlt you're waltzing with. 1 speak
for tho next dance, madame."
Mr. Mluot's eager hand came away
from the Spaniard's Inner waistcoat
pocket, and in it was a packet of per
fumed letters, tied with a cute blue
ribbon. He releasod his victim.
"Sorry to be so Impolite," he said.
"But I had to hare these tonight."
Gonzale turned on him with an evil
glare.
"Thief I" he cried. "I'll have Mie law
on you for una."
"I doubt that," smiled Minot. "Jack,
I guess that about concludes our busi
ness with the Mall.'' He turned to
Howe and O'Neill. "You boys look
me up at the De la Tax. I want to
wish you bon voyage when you start
north. For the present—goodby."
And he and Paddock departed.
"You're a fine pair," snarled Gonzale
wheu the doer had closed. "A fine
pair to take my salary money and then
stand by and see me strangled."
"You're not strangled yet," said
O'Neill. He came slowly toward his
employer, like a cat stalking a bird.
"Did you get my emphasis on the word
'yet?'"
Gonzale paled beneath his lemon skin
and got behind a desk.
"Now, boys," he pleaded, "I didn't
mean anything. I'll be frank with
you—l have been a little indiscreet
here. But that's all over now. It
would be dangerous to try any more—
er—deals at present. And I want you
to stay on here until I can get new
men in your places."
"Save your breath," said O'Neill
through his teeth.
"Your work has been excellent—ex
cellent," went on Gonzale hastily. "I
feel I am not paying you enough. Stay
Minot and Hia Captive Slid Back and
Forth Acroaa the Floor.
on with me until your week is up. I'll
give you SIOO each when you go. I
will give you my word I'll attempt
nothing dangerous while you are here.
He retreated farther from O'Neill.
"Wait a minute. Bob," said Howe.
"No blackmailing stunts while we
stay?"
"Well—l shouldn't call them that"—
"No blackmailing stunts?"
"No—l promise."
"Harry," wailed the militant O'Neill.
"What's the matter with you? Wo
•ught to thrash him—now—and"—
"Go back on the road?" nowe In
quired. "A hundred dollars each. Bob.
It means New York In u parlor car."
"Then you will stay?" cried Gonzale.
"Yes, we'll stay," said Howe firmly.
"See here" — pleaded O'Neill. "Oh,
what's the use? This dolce far nlente
has got us."
"We stay only on the terms you
name," stipulated Howe.
"It Is agreed," said Gonzale, smiling
wanly. "The loss of those letters cost
me a thousand dollars—and you stood
by. However, let us forgive and for
get. Here—Mme. On Dlt's copy for to
morrow." Timidly ho held out a roll of
paper toward O'Neill.
"All right." O'Neill snatched It. "But
I'm going to edit it from now on. Foi
instance, there's a comma I don't like.
And I'm going to keep an eye on you,
my hearty."
"As you wish," said Gonzales hum
bly. "I—l am going out for a moment."
The door closed noiselessly behind him.
nowe and O'Neill stood looHng at
each other.
"Well, you had your way," said
O'Neill, shamefacedly. "I don't seem
to be the man I was. It must be the
sunshine and the posies. And the
thought of the road again."
"A hundred each," said Howe grimly.
"We had to have it. Bob. It means
New York."
"Yes." O'Neill pondered. "But that
good looking young fellolr, Harry—the
one who apologized to us for calling us
blackmailers"—
"Yes?"
"I'd hate to meet him on the street
tomorrow. Five days. A lot could hap
pen In five days"—
"What are your orders, chief," asked
Howe.
At that moment Minot, followed by
Paddock, was rushing triumphantly
into the Harrowby cult He threw
down on the table a package of let
ters.
"There they are!" he cried. "I"
He stopped.
"Thanks," said Lord Harrowby wild
ly. "Thanks a thousand times. My
dear Minot, we need you. My man
been to the theater. Trimmer Is or
ganizing a mob to board the Llleth!"
"Board the Llleth?"
"Yes—to search for that creature who
calls himself Lord Harrowby."
(To Be Continued.)
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