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Show "Highbrows" Join the Burglar Syndicate! . . . . . - , . De Weese Bares Story of Diamond Haul! Master Mind Tells of Rich Adventure! THIS .slrJui.', vikij n.i r r j ti vr nf an univ)iif .J11J llinlliiif Jvntuit in (lie lilf of perhaps Apiutkj v rcili'l di.nnuuj hui(lur ts written cxlusivrly t r I h 1 detrain y HnvarJ )c cr r, m ho i no, nn (rial in thi- Jitriil imirt l"r the ailrrcJ nitrJv: of h! ilkv Ii hc MilifuJi nf li 1 ..1! t til k'uaf j.nl l)eNc.,'c lu rureJ the m.niK-n-t -m kdrccr i't tits nlhrr rll. In his iimI iji-ntitv tin- vimi nf wealthy anJ prunt-tnrnt prunt-tnrnt fannlv. snii5iiun, linri'iiun, hunter of repute, ColU're (raJuate nJ Irater-nilv Irater-nilv iiMn. Iu penneJ the 1'inr.raphv of hit alia. Jamc K. Warren, a name that i taniout internatinallv as a dianmnj thief. hnr irar DeWceve. in the role of Jamei L". Warri-n, tru)ClfJ up the UJJer of wiiMik Joni until he readied the pinnacle of criminal sikev He wa a leaJer anionr. the orlJ ' mov lamou tronk anj hy the police of many iitie he i today rejfardeJ a the c.ir of Amerkaii Raffle Until the noteJ prisoner jr.ave himscf up in Chica'D IjM December, to clear himself of ife murder, he is known by onlv a few a l)f Weee. AnJ by tho.e few he at enerjllv honored anj respecteJ. In the character of hi real iJentily t I he laniM to have cal no luj.. ot Jiniae upn In hn.n'xeJ p4en He a-eit hi twelve year of Mk'Cewlully "beatmif the law" a uuJe pmsiMe l'.irour;li h';j ,oiixieiiii.ni and inkere application of the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" theory. De Wcee. he typified the dHfr of the faniou Mcenon claw.. Hi venture iiiii (li. lrante character of " Mr. Hyde." h-eer. extended, he av only fn a er-e "f hm (larioii exploit. In the Utter roll the delendaut. in one of Utah'' treated nnuJ-r a-. pa-r4ded pa-r4ded tliroujth the corridor of the country mot eCluMve wKiety. I'olice record ot a dozen ctlie credit him with tvinr, the master mind in the nnt notahle diamond then. H revenue front jeelry haul hj ranged close to the quarter million i mark. 'I he forecoinr; tory. dealing ith New rr W "hijhhro'" and "collece educated" edu-cated" underworld. i onlv one of a jerie of adventures in the life of Janie L. Warren, written by DeWeee in hi cell at the county jail. Name used In his stories are. needless to ay. fictitious The main (acts, however, can be corroborated corroborat-ed in nearly every detail by the police of the cities mentioned, with the eiception. of course, that portion of the narrative in which the law played no part. By HO WARD DE WEESE ! I AT t r Mtiitit mtnm tivrtna ovfr tli trninm lltg nd tuintnii. Ih iimi And ilowita of th imthvajr hlrti hmd finally tilJ or )ui lr-t"ti in mv lr4nt itu of I if I noblHi la nt with nl roiiil molf rrditlfiy in inv ! of ' 1if. I hat UavHe-H and mM Willi many advrnturaa. but in mv vision now roaa a fulni- of p.ar'Ually iinllmtiMl pMiibtlli ! I rooRM hrtt m tin atn It n trnl and m mnmr anl amlt fOncrpinv mv s I l t of ih art J rcardNl tl.wm wtih t"nirnil ! iii my tralri-d fnlihM frilt-t frilt-t had afffdN m mrarhdl rlumay mni of an in in jc an nl. And wtlh wundar 1ium I failed te aw4 what, with aurii 'nili. tin nn-ktlld mthola. I ltI lirfti r-ahlNl r-ahlNl in aurrlvo lha fcn yta and' a-tlva bra In a that wrt ricr urn-ptrlnc urn-ptrlnc acainut mv k i ml. OCItTV IAYI CHOOK." In tha rolj of Jamra K. Wairn I balnns to a rlaxa of men known In tha law and tin -tt. aim (low mlnda ao'l-tv. aa rrooWa. Mn aop t oa4llT Wtthitit tiaarta or immiIp. for thai matter m i (mm iiaartlH pTntrally aa tndiarrlminala (httvi and murderra Hot many io,il udaj Ur tha uttlrwoi id mra thn n a inal) . hruiltJ! tit t houifht l.lttla tin 1 hf a now 1 Iimi ha nun ! throir la dniv frinkl-'d with am of th U mP, hr.Khlp min'ln, mn who ouuhl hav rlpfit to any htMKhla had fat ao il ffl ; hi Clva thrlr llvn fur a al ami hu uffr untold trtiira fr otlirp Hut aa Ihta rutrri.liv a lttt-nt1d for othrr thlniia tli.in avlollina ' M"' (a of t'ltavliia: tha bloatad j condition of tha hkimm i l j ' lUHNtSI Ift 0000. I And tha rluh rmml, will mo I It I buainaa la cmmI t'ulh two i thirda of tha f lub a a llvllia nrr j hsoma known to tha oublh Tha majority of tha t-laaa iliat rita ara j pot I'WmI tnawra but thv far rtril ) 1 ula rtMoa than ft nan la I loa. And ' j ilouhtl-aa thair Rnratiooa of tint , aaay rowtiaat ha mada thm j aotnalaaa. I I wm not iitaola lha "Tnaniila." mv raprtl-ilnirp ara Jlmltad ona . inuat h maptr of at laat four I tanfrnaaa, lo ba biewad wltn what a looa Itnraaa nf iitiblrinihd an -ratry will afford, to hava lravied aktfiiatvaly and to know tha rlila of l.uropa lntiniat0 mui alau ba ahla to hold hla own with , j at mo l an- huuian forra In ptnu-j ptnu-j fa I (iimimi lit anile of au'li a-i a-i Tf i ilif i atntfia. tli'-ra aia lodav ' fnllv h men hi New York j eliaibl and wlllli) to loin lha ! rlub and ripe throunh ambition tha i eioat-a aanrlum. MIMIER STANDS MICH. Tha club ii foiiiided, nraaniaed and mada poaalble bv a dir t an- ' aal lo one of human nalurr j aretPt wrakneaaep And it anf- f K-aa to aa thai no ntii n it mid ever aav. ' I hava been a member. " 1 r.dher ha waa a mmhr or ha waa ' not 1 hla rule conatilutea tha 1 ai teat prole imp a Huh member 1 ha from "an Hi hera" ard reje.-ted ' applicant a who atoop to "douhta ' ( rupainc " A man atandlng todar hfcrfh and reapa trd In the New j mil ooiu a department la a, mem- brl of the "TriniiKle " I tin the da I w:ia pondering over mv paal and pi raetil. I waa ih tup -ln a comfortabla rhalr in tha t Uih a e equipped lbrar M I He" weta all wothinff toneiher. the) knew not Jnat who the olheia , era A I'liria waa waa om- j p. tied to depend aa morh a k- I aibia upon a -finla" man. vat wa knew that lha markaniam waa per- r l but )ot bow It wtirked wa j knew not. While wa were oMavnaalnf lha I moat effeviiva method of brmiiM au(4-eaa to our plana. talrphona r meaaaira fivm 4 member nf the : Uteenkh lub laiwnl am da to rree on lha open. Inganloua coun-lenanre coun-lenanre of Hilly. " ler aalllna. old man." ba 1 hurkletl. Tha Van Hykea ara giv tn a dinner tonight. Wa ara re-nuraied re-nuraied to grara lha fealal board with our preaana A In rife aaaemblx reeled o.r aea when tha bullar tailed our ! namea at lha Van Hykea manalon that nlhl. After tha laillaa had I fell red and c-igara w era liKhted. t'ie I noual after dinner i-onveraallon afforded af-forded Hilly an opportunity to ran lra.Pl- remark, in a mno Indtatln- I fxulphabla to 01 hera. that ho would I be able to determine how an an tinnre roii Id ba gained after tha ; ball. I Me knew the location of tha wall 1 . atfe and all would ba rlear if Urn I could poeaiblv find a an- enlrana j to lha rooraa of Mra. Yen Hvkra. 1 t Tha neata having finally drift el I to varioua quarteia of tha big houae. I engaged the harmina Walton gtrl In tonveraatlott. I waa aura ao pleaaantly angaal. In far:, 1 that Hilly bad returned and ' aaunlering about avhlent.y lokln fr me t Aaanr-d bv Mipa V4.l0n lb at alia I would hinot ma later a tha hall. I departed from her company with a j conventional bow .Imuuig Hill wo aojourned In the library where ' wa amain took up lha butnaa of j the avenlng. "Rather g'renoioioa k""l I a ild Hilly ' fee ma to oe a good w out. ih'Miah. Would maka a valuable val-uable member, but aha a loo deo-ed r lever to let a man gat to raallv 1 know her Had her out foe a aont laat month In mv new Itove and loal control on Mendan hill. hif aha never balled an aa We hit a fellow on lha third turn When wa f 1 nail atopped and gof la k. i he waa nearlv all In Hhe held hla I tiead in her Up all tha wav Into Vew Haven W Iped lha blond awav With Iart of her petti, cat. Which ehe tora off. t'hap got dellrloua-lat dellrloua-lat allp aonta talk a gtti tan't aup-p4pei aup-p4pei 10 bear, but II didn't ffeaaa her "After we got lo tha hopib1 and rinilniei our trip home. aha chatted and laughed aama aa nothing noth-ing had happened Hut ahe'a rather 1 nfflah with me Imely tlueaa lta becauaa her modeat y waa ft trifla ahockel that day Hut. why?" aaked Hdlev Tld t ahe Interaal von apart from 0ere-lv 0ere-lv being a clever woman" OUT WOn SUSINCtt. "1 rontdn'l explain. I iaiBhe4 1 f and aald I giieaa her evee and hair ! and gioaallilv her tantallclng fuim . prhaldv got under tnv akin" 1 ' At 5. SO that tiiornlnr wa Hipped j ( nuietlr frnm " Idlewtld and parked j tise machma along lha rd ime 1 ! 2da varda front tha an lke home I All waa quiet and aerene. Hlllv waa ' lo accompanv me and remain on gnaid on the grotinda tn rriat anv '. poaalble Inlerferenia 'j'tnt Ihe onl-' onl-' aide. j I waa to do the nule wmk. Tha j front door wja eiuipped With an j elect I ir lock, requiring a apelj key. A wrong key wmiM not onlv j fall to unlock, hut would alan raue J a "contact" and Mimpleaone. Ihe f butter, wou'd he warned bv the I boat, wa were not greatlr con r-erwpd aTtcapt for tha m)eterv rha rojM hae Identified me and after all that waa tha point upon ahirh I waa then wioat conrerned The local pdlca focr gave up the prnpp Ion a a aooti aa Ibev I learned the wlrea wera wotklng In Mra Van a apartment "klanlfeat. Iv l waa a phytr-at tmpoaplbillir for any outaider lo hate entered 1 f'lalnlv, the olh-a hranded tha I affair aa an "inatda )ob " And I many wlnki went round among lha j I harneaa bulla' of flreenwicb. I I Hut tha New York agencv. which j aent a aquad of their brlghteat hien ( to tha acena. ahook their head l when tha tfetalla le ame clear "The phantom again thev delnced reluctantly. And whlla thev r-uaed r-uaed a deeutforv aear h. apurrad nn I by lha IMoa reward offered. tlav j had Hltle bona of riieroverlng anv material clnee j I Wa motored leaniel) toward I flridgepirt after bri(faet aa I In I tended taking the 4 in evpreaa to 1 Vew York. Hlllv waa off to the Herkahirea the net tm and if the t "enter" had no h.etructiona for the preaent. I Intended Joining him later A "Orrle man on the train gave me the "offira" laiani and aoon wa were aeated In the buffet car Tha ! ta.lk ran from ona aubjet to an j other until nreanwich waa reached, j tha onlv atop made by tha etpreWa 1 I Among lha entraining paeaengera I I beheld the Alvlna form, lha glor ! ln-ta t' ir and entrancing evea of Miaa Walton. I thought of her for aome time, however, until I left mv I companion for a few momenta tn j get noma artldea from my bag In ; the rur ahead I noticed kliaa Walton In ani ; mated rnnreraatlnu with a dlatln-I dlatln-I a 11 lah ed looktt g gentleman aa I I atopped and rataed mv hat. LODGE EMBLEM REVERSED. When I rea lied lb-Mr ( ha Ira I h4 tha feeling that aome tot.veraatton i had been angaaed In which ei j eluded any nutatdara Hut her am lie waa rradv and frarU aa aver I aa ahe returned mv greeting with a amila and murmured mv nam a j In Introduction to "Mr Vance"' I I hava aald that "Tr. angle" men ( warg not known to ,'Clcle men and that 't'anter men wera not known lo aither of tha othera. That la trua. literally, but T con Id hava awoin that a nee waa a "t'anter nan Sural v 1 had n tliat fata alout Ihe rlub I did not lelieva be tr)otiged to lha "Triaugia." aa they ara nevar aeen al the club. 1 waa aura I knew ail the "Clrrlea -Two "aigna" brought no rraponaa. I noticed hla lodge emblem It waa "revat aed Horn faint rarnllertfon aitnad nfv memory all whlla I waa ax changina light pletuianttiaa with Mi pa Walton Mount Yarnnn flaahed bv, I mada my adieu and 1 left tha train at tha (ma Hundred I and Twenty-fifth aireet atation. I 1 boarded a tail at the atation and waa aoon at tha tn1veral Hroth-erhood Hroth-erhood rluh. Tha green door nf lha of flea opened to my "rapping " I aeated myaelf at tha board, adjualed lha "blind" ard mada out mv report of the Van Kyke Job. I obtained per minaion to ahaent myaelf aubject 1 t to call, of rotirae -for a few weeka. j and having carefully "pluced"' tha packaga rontalmng my a ha re of tha i "haul" and left my fspenaa a-' a-' count on lha table. 1 heard tha busg which Indicated that I waa at lib-I lib-I erty t" go. I At Rertor'a that night 1 agsln aaw Miaa Walton. Hhe bowed and I ainlled ao itivlt tangly that I mada j bold lo loin lha gav party After I 1ntroducii',riB which did not Inter-j Inter-j eat me. I engaged Miaa Walton 1 in converaatton. Hhe liiqulrrd if 1 etiji.ed tha ball I at tlieenwtch and did I meet heapa j of In terra ting peopla. and did I have any adventurea and atcelra? At tha word "adventurea ' I waa moved bv a alranaa amotion and became 'alert "What adventurea could ona poaalhly hava rxrept tha tnaetlng of Interaatlng paopl," and "certainly 1 could recall aoma dancea that wera aitrtmely pleaa ant adventuraa." WERE THE LIPS KIS&CD? And aa I bantarad. my avaa dwrlt upon bar rip, rrd Mpa. I.lft-i I.lft-i I its mv head audilenly 1 found her 1 entrancing ayea fastened uKn my t fuca with a curtotta, eager at ara I It changed to amilmg deviltry, howaver. whrn my a axe am-nuu- ' 1 , tered hera. And Ilka an a Ire trie t ' a hock the-a came to ma tha alinoat I certainty thai tlioee wera the lipa I praaaed In the durkened hour 1 Thia waa th aoft, aaqulaite form 1 1 encountared at Von Hykea lha I night of tha raid. ' To irat my knowledg. my aura- Ineaa. 1 aakad quickly be for aha could auapact my Intention "Miaa Walton, wera you avar klaaad In j tha durk by a at rang man at an I i-airrmrly unconventional hour?" ! M v Queatiott waa bold to ba aura, hut I wanted to know I waa dea , prrattly persiatant. Aa th quea- virtue of aome of the men the world term a rrooka, I will noi permit per-mit tnyaff to do hn I mil li la Hit -tu ult in hatnrier Into the liard ahrll of Ihe akrpilcil the irui 1 bound f:i ta of truttt I or thia rraam I will confine mv nut rat ion to aome curloua and little know n ; facta pertaining to ci Ime. AN EXCLUSIVE CLUS. ) hava been a member t the 1 'niveraal llntherhN.d t luh for thiee veata It ia a club apokrn of, hinted gt. but laigelv denied by tha thinking mind in police department depart-ment a of gieat ci tire. I, never -t hrleae. In club 1 otnpr leed aole- J ) of akilled. eftioutea) crooka. anil mooelrd after the faihion nf any ! t'uaineaa men a gathering place. Tti due are hiiti). ,1ml far from exhorbitaut l la more ex luelve I than the Klin kerbiH ker or th )ambe-lt haa to lie r'ar removed (rout the i-liiMioua e.ripr. which Ninnrli gerenely I gm-ang the arlMlo raiic manaioua of tMU'er New York, la a niarvrlnue I I filing tahinei It coiitalna the I iiamea and re orda if evory notable I 1 criMtk. both home ami abroad, who muht lay chum o ak ill and a hievrment I A .great m.in fncra ate hated 1 w ith Miu e depurimt nta through I mix Ihe country 1 hee. of couiae. I not rligltilr It iap(ena nc - I taalouallv, but very lai-ly. that I aomr "club ' im-mlM-r ia captured. I Ha doe not loae hi mrmherahlp I Ha la merely deprived, utileaa he he t a matn l(f diaguiae. which moat I I mrinbrr are, the rlvilv(e of n-, n-, taring the club o of l,rni ae ii in j tha vicinity. Itowcvrt. Un-re arc , varltma Wriy for a captured , "brother" to keep )n lum h atth th I club. I The aat accounting , the "Ttl- 1 angle" allowed the tit tcunixat ton lo hava, e -a tiered abtmt In vti loua I I hnnka and under vaiioua uamea, . the aum of 114-I.Uuu - a coiuuioii fund uaed for getting buphieaa, for protection and progrcaale enter- prlae. t THE MASTER MIND. Driving along the Hotoii nail nna may are a ahurt diMtKiicr he- ' low T'rlham Manor tha neatly kept j bu ltd in a of I'rofeaaor Hlair '. prrlruenlal atation " Tha "profea- ) r " middle aged. bcepectHhlcd. and v Ith hi untidy perHoualitv and ffi.atrf-.med air. ia moat mitt-leading mitt-leading Ha in the master mind of Ootham ctiiokdom. lie la not known to th police, and hardly half-dnz-n peraona ouinUle the "1 rlanglo ' ara aware of h: .- Jatanr. Hut hla littl gimjp or buildlnga. with their apparently aimpl. hariu- , laa euipiiint, hod I mnu mu-rnrntnua mu-rnrntnua aecrata. (n ehop haa a complete labraiory, kept attictly up ito data by tha club'a secret f rv-Jce. rv-Jce. Another ahop haa 011 die play, lor member only, of voiirae, a mot Kiuipleto and tnexhaurtlve aa"rt -, mcnt of locks. They are of every ' concclvabla sia and make, ao ar-' ar-' , lunged thai 1 ha working part the ptiBXIe. aa U wrra luya barrd 0 atudvina or. Alao a alwrt dia-um dia-um away la a lan.-r hangar with i 10 plMiot The evnole acltem 1 to enithle the rluh to turn out the j nio"; aklllrd and clever btfdy of ! inn vui roupeU together for the mediation were interrupted by a p:ige alio handed me a wlirtea. which I had been expecting The meaaage waa an Inv Itatlon front ' Hlllv ' Never to run up lo t'un-ne. t'un-ne. thul for a Utile peHoie trip. To me H elmplv meant in plainer moi iia that gold, old Hilly had finally aet Ihe atage for the traiia-fer traiia-fer of the X ait Hkya Jewela lo tha t hih'a coffer All New York knew theae jewel and their exqulglt value. Huff he to aav that Hilly and I, under di-irctiuiia di-irctiuiia from tha "t enter" which 1 omprlaed tha man who directed tho coupe of greater magnitude had hern maneuvering for several month tn a Mlnt of vantage that would primlt a "raid" Th Van Hykea were fanny, however, how-ever, and lha Jewel for the moat part of the year hud repoacd ae-currly ae-currly in tha vault of the Metropolitan Metro-politan Tmat company. Hut the witeiepa inrant that Hilly, cruising lib the an Hykea aomewhrte in the sound, had infm mat ion con- erniug the poaalblllty of auweaa fully pulling the Job. MET BY SERVANT. Accordingly, the "Hankeia Hpa- ml.'" uii lha New Haven. alid pmoolbly out of the max of tracka ftoin ilia' (liand I'vutral atation tlut evening with me as a puearii-Kr. puearii-Kr. After leaving tha One liuu-drrd liuu-drrd and Twrnty-fifth street atation ata-tion gml croaaii; tha rtver, th pa - tatmn limited bean to quiver and hum wuit tha aeventy -utile an hour speed she alwava mnliilnln. ban I letrmiinl at tiieeiiwich, a aitinrt aervanl In liv erv touched Ina cap and remarked as I align tod: "Mr. Warren, air" I icpilaat wltD a ttei;ree of riiullun in the affirmative. affirma-tive. "Mr. Neveia aska that you t-pend tha evening at his plate, air' The footman relieved tha poi -' ter of m lugtruge. Tha latter touched hi cap with a broad grin l a he picketed Ihe bill which I j tiirMVd Into his pulm. I Th motor of the powerful car to w hu h I was h-d by the foot 1 nun hiimmcd aweetly aa lha car took the first turn to the right from tha vi utci of th vllluga, and a r ani , twenty uunutea later I alighted at I the dooi of 'Idlewild," the Nevefa counti y place. rihoitly ttflrrwaid I was llateti-fng llateti-fng Sttentat ivclv, over the whik 1 nnd cigars. 10 Hllly a brief outline 1 "f tha plan. He told m hla houae hold wera then crulaing in ihe South Hea lalands in the ahi. ! We had the hone to on rar I vca ) The tlr.'iilch Coui.tiy club were 10 glvo tt sumptuous ball, and aa i the cluhhotiae was tiwi small for tha 1'Iu.Uu ale affair. Mrs HmvtU Wul-ton Wul-ton totii,ie was to hold the affair In her pnltitlul auminer hornr. Mi Van ky trou'.d wi-gr enough of her Juwels tu make th occaMor. worth while. A Mntropnl-i Mntropnl-i nan nuaaener had com up on the I aume nam aa I. II had taken the j Van Kvke car at the station and it . was certain he had delivered a por-Hon por-Hon of the Jewela. Hilly had learned I all thia during my cltiva from the station, for he as well aa I belonged be-longed to the "t'trcle." th operating operat-ing fon of the club. MECHANISM IS PERFECT. "While member comprtsiiip th j "Trtangl, tha "Center" and 'Clr- "TME JOB'S A PIPE." i j "Wires." aaid Billy, "wliea everv- where Hat ter lea muat he Itiaide. If to. th Job a pipe " Hut put In vain had "Prof" Blair ll ed and Inatructed. "A radin tell will do th work. I behave. continued Hilly. II unlocked a cabinet which wa suppoeed to contain con-tain private paper. etc. and hroughl forth a mechanical contrivance con-trivance t ha t for years haa ba f -fled tha mekera of modern burglar burg-lar alarm. It waa a current magnet mag-net which servea to mledtrect r,e energy flowing through u t wlrea. thua making poaaibl the pissing of man, dtMiia and window be hered to be aecure against Invasion. Inva-sion. r'or Inelanee. the t'aidyan job t I'ort f'heeier. All door and window were wired. Th alarm showed perftN'l working condition when teted the following morning.. I The fact cauaed detec tive tn Itxik with aiiMplclon upon Mrs. ('ardaii ' raprclelly aim a arcret Intilfua with a local clubman had been hinted al. finally tha hall., a complete aiitrea front a point of biasen display dis-play of gowna. jewel and person, came to an end. I had spent a very pleaeant evening In circulating circulat-ing about tha guests In the brilliant bril-liant aaeinbly. I aaw Jewela worthy wor-thy of any crown's acquisition. I alao was riuthled tu hold In my arms for a period of seven numheta the exquiaite form of Miaa Walton, Wal-ton, which In Itself was enough 10 count Hut a full evening's entertainment. enter-tainment. And Mis Walton danced divinely. divine-ly. It waa only on of lha many , thing which ah wa an adept. I Hhe was more than ordinary clever at bridge; a keen sponawoman; a a peed enlhuaiaal aha proudly con-fevaed con-fevaed lo fourteen fines for tha latter, and whisper went the round that aha could. If ao disposed, cause drivers, men of middle age. to axiulrm over Indiacretlon. which I her daring aa a motorist hud aroused. I ABHORS MEDIOCRITY. All of thia only served to make hrr mora Interesting to me I hava a horror for mediocrity. Th man or woman who can successfully defv law. conventions and groove j of life which the majority of hu-' hu-' mans alide Into, ara my delight I And, somehow, bv that atxth a it 1 which had helped m tn mv long I and ardous climb up th ladder of crookdom. I aenaed that Miss Wal-lon Wal-lon was inter Med In ma. An In-tnreat In-tnreat that I was aura waa fostered bv soma quality In m which she , wss at a loss to define Hh real 1 ixed that I was different, but ha probably wonrtered wna my different-a Bomettiiiig alarming or commonplace. I Hiring th time consumed in the driv back to Hilly' from tha Hrorge Mansion. 1 allow ed a. feeling to Invado my mind that aome how ahe had acned my thoughts. "What do you know about lha Walton girl?" 1 rareleaaly asked. ' Hill) a ejes met mine In a flswh at ! the question. He pondered fur a t moment (taxing intently Into, my ; tvt aa if doubtful whether to un-J un-J swer th question, 1 ' bitxxer rut with tn right key among mv effects ami Ih "cei" carefully alung acme mv shoulder shoul-der and repoelng aecurelv In ua lead -hoed cae I was soon within th spacious houae. A few minute found me at the entrance to Mrs Van ftvke'a suite ' Ho far all waa good Twenty mtn-titea mtn-titea nf careful, atlent work and the door ea ting open obediently to inv touch. Hepoemg In tha canopied I died, and sleeping with th aarurlty of a complicated lock and all that I modern burglar alarms would af- j ford, waa Mra. an 8 ke. I did not even disturb her dreams In Bueeilng" the wall safe. Prea-entlv Prea-entlv Ihe envied Van Kvke Jewela In their flat leather casea were repoelng re-poelng securely In a shoulder bag worn under my coal. lncklng th , door gfter me, T was al the point of descending the etatr when a muffled nols fell on my esrs. FINDS AN OBSTACLE. It was a sudden swiali of .liken draperies, then th faint odor of perfum and contact with a Ilk-clad Ilk-clad form almoat cauaed mv Iron nerve to hatrev ma in a epokeit word or move. Hut trained aa I am In audi ihtng. I wa almoat dumbfounded dumb-founded when, with a trifled murmur mur-mur and a iw.at of body, th lot tn a-emed Inclined to get away Throw ing one arm shout Ihe body of Ihe woman I hid ao encountered. encoun-tered. I whinered. ' Hilence, If vmi value your life. After a long, long moment of piearnant ailence. much and etrancelv bke a gigale, fulnlly broke the breathleaa solidity of the big house and told ma th danger had paed I hecan propelling her before me to th at.tlra and down In th bottom. Hftll there waa no word from her no outcry out-cry that wool defy even the "cell' oft mv back Truly, I w.is grateful for her amating good behavior and aa wa gained the bottom of th stairs I whiptd. "I tltank you ao much. Then, acting on a sudden Impulse, awaved nn doubt bv the strange-lies strange-lies of tha situation and alao perhaps per-haps by her nearness. I leaned over her graceful form and kissed her square'v on I he lips. li was a chsnce ami. to sy the least a aattsfylng hit considering the dark- inra. That tha niettv owner of the roe 1 red Up relented the Mas might ba 1 aecerfalned from the fart that she 1 sent a resounding umack to nn cheek with her clenched fiat. And yet. an aha turned and fled up the thickly cuahmned stairs, wss It n silvery, nun-king iiistlfying note of Utighter I hc-ard. or wi li only a aob or fear and lesentment' At breakfaat that morning Pillv and 1 diHciifvaed th e'rang feature fea-ture of my encounter In the dark-nd dark-nd Y an Pyke home. We each hud a dosen confectur "Who wa ahe?" "Why didn't ha scream? "What errand was she bound at that unconventional hourT "Why didn t ahe giv th alarm a forward for-ward T' F.vldently ahe had fslled to do this as no lights appeared In h house for several minute at least after our ilfparmir, COULDNT BE DONE. As tha coveted jewels were then bound for New York by Ual motor Hon left mv lips, even as tha blood I crept slowly up to give her word, the He. even while tedv eves de-fled de-fled yet could not whollv conceal. he answered Is (hat g toke? f 'tt la. I don't see the point." Kxrualng myself with a laugh. 1 turned th coiiversstmn into other 1 hannels I w aa sure I hud hit the mark, hut th telltale re, I might easily have been tanaed bv other things Three montha afterward tha Russell Rus-sell horn In New Horhelle w.i robbed a "dinner Job" nnd several sev-eral ihotiaand dollar worth nf diamonds dia-monds taken. The only clew found and the ollre were not even sura Ihla waa a clew was a lady's auto veil found dangling on soma shrub which grew near the veranda rail Footprints found In the aoft eatth were mad by a man's sho Tha vil bore 011 on end (he em hroidered letters "L W . There were no other distingulnhuhle ' marks Th club ascertained this fact 1rom the "Triangle" man who occupied a responsible position in the police deiartment Pome time later I saw In the society so-ciety news of th "Journal the announcement an-nouncement of th engagement nf Mine Ciertrud Walton, dsughtar of Mr. and Mra. Robert H. Walton of Greenwich. Conn. to Mr. Htan-)ey Htan-)ey Roger Vance, wall known clubman of New York and lon-dou. lon-dou. . Aa I hava pravloualv Stated, the 1 niveraal Itrotherhood club ia a union and highly perfected orian-Izallon. orian-Izallon. lCop right ky Kay at. Oner. |