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CHAPTER X Continued.
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Ij glano uandering about the
room aimlessly fell upon the valise In
cms corner. It wan Juki when I re-
membered lemlng It when I went out.
jet I saw something which surely
resembled a clash In the leather. I
roed over and bent down: It wan
a slash Ihe clean cut of a knife run-
ning from end to end penetrating
through both leather and doth. Who-
ever bad done the deed had been un-
hMh to operate the look ttnd hud
The Danger Had Concealed There
Was Gone.
i sod the blade as n hist resort slit-
ting the entire bus wide open. I In-
serted my hand and felt within; noth-
ing seemed miming or greatly dis-
turbed. 1 explored t the bottom and
then sprung to my feet In Mnrtled
nmazement the dagger I had con-
cealed there was gone!
Oood Clod I what could bo the mean-
ing of this? She had worn that oma-
inent In her hat openly purposely to
fool me Into believing her Innocent.
There could be no other explanation.
She had confessed being at the hotel
fcoeklng to locate me and the number
of my room. What would prevent her
coming tin hero unobserved. Minn.
while I was out and gaining entrance?
And who else would have any reason
o thug search through my things and
nbstraet this important evldenco of
crime?
Yet how did she know I had It?
How did she even suspect I was the
first to discover thu dead body and
bear away with mu the tell-tale wonp-
n with which Alva had been mur-ifi-ed?
I bad no means of knowing
bow only she alone had special ren-
wn to rognln possession of thnt knife.
And she had even dared later to daunt
t In my very face to show It to me
in her possession Just as though it
oimi never passed out of her hands!
Hero was revealed it depth of duplici-
ty a orlmlnnl audacity not to bo ex-
pressed In words; (ids soft spoken
rri. tins woman to whom I know I
' "d given my heart stood revealed
"w in nil her hldeousnoss a mur-
deress a thief a scheming orlmlnnl
"oily concealing the trail of her crime.
nt! using her very charms of face
nod manner to conceal from me her
trim nature.
l'erhnps she would see me again
perhaps! The lie was yot warm upon
hi-r lips. She had gone away laugh-
"g at tho simpleton who had believed
1 r. tho dupo who had so easily been
deceived by her smiles. The chances
"re she had disappeared already
Muilshed left the city assured that
' eldenco now remained behind to
M-r connect her with this tcrrjhlo af-
fair. .She Hired nothing for me I
tnd been a mere fool pliant in her
hand I remained merely in her mem-
ory us something to laugh about an-
other vletl.u a blind groping fool with
whom she had played to her heart's
dslre.
I snt wlfh my head in my hands
Muring at the mutilated bar?. n.cUn.i
" "" "j- m ta irisSwS
f-'usy H mark of derision and ridicule;
a mere screen for her to hide behind
while her accomplice if he had one
escaped with the spoils. Then the re-
nctlon came; the thought that per-
haps I had not read the story wholly
ftrlght; the faint hope that It might
not prove exactly a8 I had pictured in
my first wild burst of passion. It was
too infnmom too unthinkable. Why
If she was guilty should she have re-
mained In New York? Why should
she have nought me out or listened
so Intently to the quarrel of those two
men at I'erond's? What could she pos-
flbly gain by thus overhearing tho tale
of their failure If she already knew
who was the murderer of Alva und
what had become of the spoils?
i could nsk these questions but not
"no was answerable. They merely
mocked me with their emptiness.
llicn shrill and insistent thu tele-
phone rang.
My heart was beating like a trip-
hammer as I took down the receiver.
Who could be calling me at this hour?
Who except she alone In this city knew
my name and hotel?
"Hullo."
A man's voice spoke huskily. "This
you Duly?"
"Yes" hastily Instantly aware of
who was on tho other end of the wire
yet feeling It best to dissemble until
I learned the purpose.
"Who Is speaking?"
"The rellow you biffed with a bottle
tonight. No I ain't got no hard fool-
lugs. Besides I got something else to
think about than a cracked dome. Say
i got some dope on how thnt Job was
did. an' maybe could tell you fome-
tning else of Interest. I got to talk
with you privately that's whnt. It's
a matter for the girl as well as yer-
solt. I'm playing square us long as
you do tho right thine but I k-nmv
who the dame Is an' am liable to
fcquenl If I get a raw deal; that's put
ting it straight Harry."
"You know who she is you say?"
"Sure I do. Old Pierre over at
I'erond's told me. He never forgets
a face or a name that old duffer.
He knew you the minute you blew In
and he knew her too ; she'd been there
before slumming."
"Who is she. then?"
"That's all rlirht I know? hut i
ain't fool enough to blow it over the
wire. If you'll come over hero and
have a talk I'll spill a few things In
your ear that'll make you wise."
"Where are you?"
"At Cosllgan's."
"What's become of your partner?"
who's that Waldron? He ain't no
partner of mine. Saw von must imvi
handed that guy some Jolt. The last
I saw of him lie was laid out on a
bench In Porond's back room breath-
ing like a stuck pig dead to the world.
Will you come over here?"
"What hiivo you got to tell mo?"
"Well there's tho dame's namo for
ono thing. I'll bet you don't even
know who she Is or how she's string-
In' you. Then I'm on to whom n nun
of thnt boodle's planted anyhow I've
got n nunch. If wo turn it up I'm
still strong on tho flfy-flfty proposition."
I turned It ovov swiftly In my mind
the receiver still nt my enr. I felt no
particular fear of Harris; fn l sm
In nil probability ho was only feeling
anout m the dark hoping in this way
to lenrn something of value yet it
might bo thnt he had accidentally un-
covered the girl's identity and that
alono was Inducement enough to urge
mo to take the risk. If ho actually
knew who sho was ho was the kind
Unit might become ugly nnd howover
much I susplcloned her In my own
mind I hnd no desire to leave her un-
defended at his mercv. finiitv n- ..
guilty my Inclination was to protect
ner 10 mo last. Hesldes I was eager
to obtain the Information ho ci.iii.i
to possess; Indeed nil progress on tho
case was blocked until I did obtain It.
As to his boast that ho knmv .!...!
the stolen money was cnnfw.ni.wi i
took little stock in that. Doubtless he
merely threw that In for good meas-
ure. Hut the other looked niintini.i
enough; she had confessed being at
I'erond's before; Pierre was fully as
likely to recall her to memory as ho
was to remember Daly mid Harris
couhj never huve made so ahrewd a
'he facts. Another thing gave m cour-
age to no to (oMlgnns. I was still
accepts ty ti people as Harry
Daly. rr-ok. 1 would undoubtedly be
o retvhed so treated. Under these
circumstances there could be no per-
n.il Hunger; I held the whip-hand
the advantage Harris was only en-
deavoring to see what he could get
"Ut of me; he had abandoned force
to resort to diplomacy.
"All right" I said. "I'll run over
there; If jrou want to play fair I'll
meet you half way.
"Oh. I'm on the square old man
and I've got some good dope." he In-
sisted. TH blow it when you show
up."
I returned the receiver to the hook
uncertain whether or not I had de-
cided rightly yet '"etermlned to carrv
out the experiment. Above all else I
wanted to learn who Marie Gessler
was. Nothing else mattered so much
for on this discovery all else hinged.
If violence or treachery was intended.
I would be found prepared and well
nble to defend myself.
The neighborhood Into which I was
venturing Induced me to take a taxi
nnd within ten minutes. I was de-
posited nt the door of the saloon. I
pressed open the swlngbig door and
stepped into the brilliantly lighted bar-
room. CoMlgan was behind the bar. but.
nt sight of mo rounded the end. and
shook hands cordially removing bis
spron. and slipping Into a coat. In
token that he had changed his occupa-
tion. "Hotter call Charlie." bo said to a
man beside him. "for I'll be off for an
hour or so. You came to see George?"
ies; no telephoned me."
"Said he was goin' to. no's wnltln'
in the olllce there. I'll go along with
you."
He pushed n pnssago through the
crowd his breadth r body according
me ample room In which to follow
without being obstructed nnd opened
he closed door with a nnss-knv. Tn
a wave of bis big hand I passed con-
lidently past him and entered. The
next Instant he hnd pressed me for-
ward came In also and closed the
door; the sharp click of the lock
Hounded like the report of a pistol.
Ono startled glance at the Interior
told me 1 was trapped and the swift
Instinct of defense led me to stcn
nslde so that I should have my back
to the wall. Harris sat in the swivel
chair with feet elevated on the desk.
sardonically grinning at me over a
half-chewed cigar tilted between his
teeth. A white rag was bound round
his head through which a few drops
of blood had oozed leaving a dark
stain. Leaning against the wall op-
posite was Waldron ono eye half-
closed and his lip split giving to his
face a look of savage brutnlity. ren-
dered peculiarly sinister by a grim
enort to smile. Costigan remained
motionless with back against the door
as though thus barring nil possibility
of escape. I hnd walked Into their
trap nnd the Jnws had closed.
The grin on Ilnrris' face maddened
me. "Well" 1 said coldly "It was u
stall was it? What Is the Idea?"
He laughed without changing his
attitude.
"This happens to be our turn to
play Daly" he returned apparently
well satisfied with lib -imnrtness.
"Then you hnve nothing to tell me?"
"Oh. yes. I have; I've got n h 1 of
a lot to tell you. Hut tlrst of nil you
nre going to tell me a few things.
I stripped back my sleeve exposing
my right forearm yet never remov-
ing my ees from their faces. Harris
and Costigan bent forward. Intent on
the operation but Waldron neer
shifted his position. Harris slapped
a hand on the desk and gave utter-
ance to an oath.
"By G d. Dan we're right. This
bird's not Duly!"
"Not In a thousand years he ain't
He's sure a dend-rlnger. though "
Harris straightened up the same
hateful grin still exposing his teeth.
"We've got your number this time
son" he announced. "Harry Daly has
a tattooed anchor on his r'ght arm.
I didn't know It but Dnn did. I'll tell
you whnt made us wise. In the shin-
dig over at I'erond's tonight a card-
case was jarred loose from your
pocket. There was only one kind of
card inside and that wasn't Daly by
n d n sight. I told Dan about It
and he was for getting a squint at
that right arm. Said for me to call
you up at the number you gave me
believing that if 4 threw in 'con'
enough you'd come over here. I asked
for 'G 1-15' the operator there named
yer and It was the same name what
was on them cards. So now we know
yer're a dirty liar and spy Mister
Philip Severn."
"You called me Daly yourself Har-
ris" I said quietly realizing the game
was up. but not yet sur5 of their in-
tentions. "I merely let It go."
"Sure: but what was the game? You
ain't no fly-eop?"
"Nothing of the k- 1."
"Then you was after the dough.
That's what 1 thought; you and the
girl are In cahoots. Well what did
you do with It?"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
GUEST MUST HAVE APPETITE
Stamina and Endurance Also Needed
for Consuming "Simple Little
Dinner" in Roumanla.
LUCKTO
TO seal
in the
delicious
Burley
flavor
Once you've
enjoyed the
toasted flavor
you will al-
ways want it
iff Ifelvf 1
I ill
ill- mum
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An Interesting personal experience
wns an invitation to dinner with n
real Roumnninn family (in Huchn-
rest). Whnt seemed to me a count-
less array of dishes containing most
delectable dnlntles wns arranged on n
sideboard In the apartment where we
were received.
First came pastrnmn small pieces
of mutton grilled with zuikn a Ind
of native rum. Tills pastrama hns a
marvelous flavor. Hut a person eat-
ing It for the first time cannot swat-
low It. Ho chews It and chews It like
a piece of American gum first In one
cheek and then in the other without
knowing whnt to do with It. It is an
embarrassing situation because tho
pastrnmn Is served in the reception
room nnd you nre expected to talk
while you are eating it. I received
my portion In nn unguarded moment
while conversing with an enchanting
girl in n pompadour. Then we went
into the dining room.
One course followed the other. One
eats at first In nn Inquiring spirit.
because Uie dishes are ail novel and
later because he likes his food for
three or four hours. At the conclusion
the hostess npologlzes for the simple
fnre. explaining that the occasion Is
Intended merely to be an Informal In-
timate little dinner affording nn op-
portunity to discuss music and other
Immaterial things with the artist.
Leo Slezak formerly of Itoyal Opera
Compnny of VIennn in the Vienna
Ncue Freie Presse.
Faith.
"He has great faltli In "his fellow-
man." "What makes you think so?"
"Ho even believes taxlcnb drive
are anxious to nvold accidents."
WOMEN HEED SWAMP-BOOT
Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Women's COmnlninta oft 'i- i
nothing else but k.dney trouble or the
result of kidney or bladder d.sease.
'.. uneys are not in a ''calthy
condition khey may cause the other or-
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back headache loss of am-
tntn' nf:vusne! "re often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
KS deay ting treatment. Dr.
Kilmers Swamp-Root a physician's pre-
ben?irth.btainedt anyAuS Btore. s
BuchJUcid!uonsmedy nCeded t0 Vercom
meiLwediUrn r arSc 6ize ttle Im-
mediately from any drug store.
However if you wis! first to test this
atJrPti-nd .fp cents to D?
Long Distance Investment.
"What wns he arrested for?" "Sell-
ng canal stock." "That Isn't a crimi-
nal oftense la It?" "The canal Is on
Liars."
This Old Earth.
Abbe Theodore Moreaux director of
the observatory of Uourges In an nr-
tlcio In La Kevue do Ciel. declnres tho
world to be live hundred million yonrs
old instead of fifty million the opinion
of other nstronomers. Abbe Moreaux
nlso thinks that man existed for tens
of thousands of years instead of six
thousand based on figures In the IJIblo.
Ho says the belief of German scientists
unit Human beings have existed for
four hundred thousand years has no
basis in fact. The Hlblo's six thousand
years aro an invention of the transla
tors and copyists. Life Abbe Moreaux
says has existed on tho enrth for nt
lenst two hundred nnd forty to two
hundnd nnd sixty million years al-
though It has not been human life. Ho
says the moon was not once part of
the earth but was n sun thut once nld
ed In wnrmlng the enrth.
Ideals nre never 'attained because
Ideals nre imposslbllltes this being a
human world.
WHEN THEY ASKED
GRANDMA PARK
ABOUT CONSTIPATION
Sho Just placed somo root3 and herbs In
not water and made tho tea which has
made her known all over the world. We
have- combined her knowledge of nature
with the present-day methods of sclentlllo
manufacture and produced tho original
"I'll Bet You Don't Even Know Who
Sho Is."
Push back your right sleeve to tho el-
bow fchlrt and nil."
"What's that for."
"Never you mind what It's for; you
do whnt I say if you know whnt Is
boit for yourself."
I looked ut tho faces of the others
hut they were hard us Hint. My hesi-
tancy en u bed Harris to lower bin iv(.t
and sit up angrily.
"Push up that sleeve you or I'll
hnve Waldron do It for you. We've
got you ioui you foolt"
The Seven Seas in Italy.
The Seven seas (Septem Marin) aro
extensive lagoons of snlt water in
northern Italy generally separated
from the Adriatic by nnrrow htrlps
of sand or embankments partly nat-
ural and partly artificial but hnvlng
openings which admit tho Influx nnd
elllux of the sea water and serve ns
ports for communication with tho
mainland. The best known nnd the
most extensive of these lagoons Is that
In which Venice is shunted which
extends from Torcello In the north to
Chloggla nnd Hrondolo In the south
a dlstnnco of over forty miles. These
lagoons formerly were much more ex-
tensive and afforded a continuous
menus of Internal nuvlgatlon from Un-
venna tp Altlnum n few miles nortli
of Torcello. Thut city like Huvcnnn.
originally stood In the midst of a lu-
i goou.
jffil GRANDMA'S
mS'l LIVER ond ST0MAC"
pl
Beware of Imitations I
None genuine without the
picture of Grandma Park
It will absolutely relievo constipation.
Indigestion heart-burn bad breath s.ck
headache or any other weakness due to
disorders of the stomach and liver. Don't
consult anyone a look at your tongue
will tell of your condition. If your tonguo
Is covered with a thick yellow coat your
liver and stomach should bo given Instant
attention. GRANDMA'a LIVER AND
STOMACH TEA relievos this condition.
Ton full doses to a package At aJl druir
stores.
BETTER
DEAD
Life is a burden when the body
is racked with pain. Everything
worries and the victim becomes
despondent and downhearted. To
bring back the sunshine take
COLD MEDAL
Tho Nadonal Remedy of Holland for over
200 years; it is an enemy of all pains re-
sulting from kidney liver and uric add
troubles. All druggists three sizes.
Look for the nam Cold Modal .a every bs
nd accvpl no Imitation
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