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Hi out spi'i lml ami wan ouiiKlit by out- uf llicsi' muilside motor car trnpn, in or 1- iiiiU-s out In tl.f country 'I li y tiim-ii lilm. mul htoppi (I Mm by 11 li ii urm-H tho mad l-'roin wtiut tin- di n-, tivi' Kiiys. I idi' In1 hum fright- in d almost H I -il'.-.t- lu'xs. Il- it:ay litvi- thoulit Hint bo wan In 1 11K iiiTt'M.-d for sti'.illnn car. Winn tiny di.ii;i5',d Mm ludori' tlif comitiy Just h . w lio wn slUlnK uiidfr 11 tri f ii' ar by. bo was wl.iU' and trcinl'lii n "Tbfy flni'd Mm $1" I'. bad In his pocket only V-'. and tin- imuk.d Mil was neatly half tin- sum IK beRKod tin 'in to b't him R' nlti'rcd th-in his watch, bis riiiK. Ins scarf Xiln but the Justin- Insisted on cash. Then he told them thai th" bill hud a formula on It that was valuable to Mm and tin one else 'The Justb-u was oinl irate. and Mr Torltol finally hit on lb- d. -vice which you hnvo seen. It tilted in . II with Mr miise of the theatrical, and the detective hityH that there was not a crap of puper at band. The point was that Mr. Torltol was more afraid ef delay than anything else lie knew that 1 would put auine one on his track" "When did f, happen?" aBked Orine. ' "Yesterday afternoon. Mr. Porltoi came back to Chicago by trolley and pot some money. lie went buck to liie country Justice and discovered that tb; marked bill had bten raid out. II.. has followed It through several persons I.) you, Just as Maku did, and as I have done. Hut I heard LOlhiiiK of th" .lapiinesi'." ' "You shouldn't have attempted this Olone," said Orme, nolicitousiy. She smib d lalntly. "1 d.ii' d not b t anyone Into the s-cret. I was afraid that a detective might barn too much." She sih'd wearily. ' I have been on the trail since m.irnin;: " -And bow d'd you flnal'y K''t my address?" ad-dress?" ' 'I he nirn v.U paid the bill in at the hat rhop liv. s In 11yd.' Paik. 1 did not Ret lo him until t!,!s evening, wbil" be was at dinner H" directed me to the hat shop, which, of course, was closed I found the address of the owner of the t-hup In the directory and went to bis boue. Me remembered remem-bered the bill, and Rave me the ad lr ssca of bis two eh rks The econd clerk I an proved to lie the one whe had palil the bill to you Luckily be remembered your address. Orme stirred himself "Then th Japanese have the direction lor find ln the paper." "My rreiiicmctit," mild the Rlrl. "Ii coir plicated by the qui st inn w bethel the hi!! do.'s actually carry d.finiti directions." "It ri'riies Romethlns a set of uh brevlatbins." said Orme "lii.t I roub rot make Hum out. I-t us bole thai the Jatuuies" can't. Ti e b'-fit coursi for ua to lake Is to ro at once to s Walsh, the btirRiar 1 Me luisiiine.l that she would accep his aid "That Is Rood of you," she said "i'.ul It si ems a little hoi eless. doesn' It?" "Why? What else can we do suppose you saw to It that no om els.- should have access to Walsh." "Yes. father atranRcd that by tele j.r.oh" Tho man Is In solitary con flneniert S'-veral persons tried to sc. Mm todav. on the pl'M of bdii rela tlve. N ne of them was admliled." What money klnR was this Rlrl' father, that he cou'd tlr.is ii-Riilat the in ;.!:ii-tit of prison, rs? "So II. ere were ubiii.-t itttixns the bill" she a-Ked "Y's They weren't very elaborati and I pi'led ov.-r them for so-n time Tii" curious fait Is II, at, I" a,l my M-.dy of them. 1 ran t rem. u 1,. r n.'.i !i of anythir about then WIM I b-i- since b-'etl thn-URll. 81 j.ireit'y. dilv.n the ,-tleiout 1 li.J heel.' M.. d" "T r meT.ber," She III P'oud - Kvn if you recall on.y on or t" b ts of It. they may help A.e Tl.re was scruethlr.K about a ramed t ans." be b. ga" "S- ' Ean. H " Kvi ns' That 1j strange. I can think ho an one cf that tisnis coul lnvo!--d " 1 1 "Then S H Kvaiis U not your father?" fa-ther?" he ventured I "(Mi, no- She laiiRheil a llRht I1ttl ! I.iukIi "My father Is - hut are you sure 1 tin t the name was llvaiis?" I "Quite sure Then there was the ! abbreviation 'Chi.' -w hli h I took to tie an 'Chlr. o,'o ' " "Yes?" sin- breathed. "And there were numerals -a num-; num-; b -r. then the b iter 'N.;' unotber nuin-I nuin-I her, follow, d by the letter 'K..' So I far tioith. so far east. I ri ad It I thoiiRh I couldn't make out whether I the him b. i s stood for feet or Juices or miles " "Ves, es." she whispered. Her .yes were Intent on his. Thejr seemed to will hiiii to remember. "What else was there?" 'Odd letters, which meant tiothliiR to me It's anno im. but 1 simply can't recall tt,ni. lielleve me, 1 should like to." "I'irhnps you will a little later," he Said "I 111 hol ly to be such a bother to you" i -llotherl" ' "Hut It does mean so much, the ! traeiut; of this hill." I "Shall we ro to see Walsh?" he i asked I 1 suppose so" She slRlied. A Ji-! Ji-! pui ently she was discouraged. "Hut j 1 ven II he Rives the In ! in mat lull. It 1 nuiy Do too late. The Japanese have ; the directions." ! "Itut perhaps they will not be able to 111. ill-- t lit 111 out," he suResled. i She smiled. "You dou't know the I .lapunese," she said. "They aro uhomiiiubly clever at such things. 1 wiil venture that they are already on their way to the hldliiR place." "Hut even If the papers are in the j.ock' I of one of them. It may be possible pos-sible to steal them buck." ' Hardly " She arose. "I fear that tin one 1 bailee is the mere possibility possibil-ity that M.iku couldn't read the directions direc-tions Then, If Walsh will speak out" "Now, bt me say somethiiiR," he said. "My name Is Robert Orme. Apparently we have 'common friends in the WulltuRhams. When 1 first saw you this afternoon, I felt that I might have a right to your acquaintance acquaint-ance a social right. If you like; a sympathetic right, 1 trust." He held out bis hand. She took it frankly, and the friendly pressure of her fine, firm palm sent the blood tingling through hpn. "I sin sorry," she said, "that I can't give you my name. It would ho unfair un-fair Just now--unfair to others; for If you knew who I am. It might give you a clue to the secret I guard." "Some day, I hope, I may know," he n'd gravely. "Hut your present wish Is my law. It is Rood of you to let me try to help you." At the same Instant they became conscious that their hands were still j clanp'd Ti e girl blush, d. and gently I drew hers aw ay. j "I shall call you fllrl," Orme added. I "A name I like," she said. "My fa ! ther uses It. oh. If I only knew what that burglar wrote on the hill'" j Orme started What a fool he had In ti ' Mere he was, trying to help the Rill, foiling her to the Ioiir. tired , J recital of her story, when all the ' ! time he held her secret In the table I In his sitting room. Tor there was ' Mill the paper on which be had copied j the abbrevla'ed directions 1 ! "Walt here," he raid sharply, and without answering the look of sur 1 j prise on her face, hurried from the 1 room and to the elevator A few ' irioiiieiiiii later he was back, the sheet 1 of paper In his hsnd 1 "I can't forgive my own stupidity." I i hi- said "Wlille 1 was puzzling ovei the bill this evening I copied lb' ' i secret on a sheet of paper. Wher I'oritol cai.ie I put It away in a drawei - ; and forgot nil about it. Hut here P I ! is" lie laid the paper on the lltib t j useless onyx table that stood besid" her chair She snatched It quickly and b.gar to examine It closely, t ! "Perhaps you can Imagine hon those b-ttejg purrle.l me," be volun teered t "Mush!" she exclaimed; and then "Oh, this la plain You woulrin' I know, of course, but I s-e It clearly b There Is no time to lose." "You nre Rlng to folhrw this rbn '- now tonight?" i- "Muku will read 1t on the hill, am a oh. th se Ja ani se' If you hsv i- one In your kitchen, you never knov whether he's a Jlnrlksha man. a coi s b g studert. or a vice admiral " e -Y:ii will let nie go with you? Orme was trembling for the ansvvet r. IP- was fill In the dark, and did no I,.,,,,, i, i d' s! e would f'-el tha ; )... . .,-. '. ; t Ms aid ej "I iii ty m d jou. Mr On; . " sh r j raid simply. c It pb iue.l him t'.at she brought ii 1, I p..) .('I'-stiOU of po.sv.ble in. dill elileni ;- lo him. W ith h-r. be r'-.ill?. d. mil if ; .Inert relaMons were possible '11 much of a Jourt.ey i It" 1. i ! ventured to ask e ; " Not very bu g I Intend to h " I mysterious about It " She iu':b n ' brightly. Her face had lighted u t , woi.der.uily s(nce be gave br tt , pap r that contained the set ret i t the bill Id Hut be knew that she roust t tired, so be said: "Csn't you send a ' You'd better ro In ihroiiRh lb" Rate," sill. I the gill, "and follow the west feiu e noilhwaid for H paces Then turn east, at right angles iind go "hi paces I suppose It must be paces, tin' feet " ' Y. s. 1 siii.l (H me '"I hat w ould be the natural way l..r a burglar In a hurry to no asnre " "1 will move Hi.- .ar ninth on Sheridan Sheri-dan load a little a." she went on, "so as not to be In the glare of this street light " This was the lin.l ev I.I. nee i-he had shown of net vol -iii sh. Mini (Mine snd d.-nly realied that enemies might be 1 1 1 1 king among the in es ' It might be well lor you to lake the electric hand lamp." she add. d "It's In the kit box, I think " lie looked III the kit box. but the lamp was not there Mo told her so "Maku ii i n v have stolen It." sh'' mi Id Orme slipped a heavy wrench Into his pocket and closed the kit box. Willi the girl, he avoided any relet-cine relet-cine to the possible presence of the .lapati.se among the trees, but know ing that he was no match lor them unarmed with their skill In Jlujilsu, he resolved to be III some measure prepared lie walked through the gale and In g.ui lo pace northward, keeping clo-.e to the fence and coiinling his slips Mean'line the car followed his course, moving along the side of the road just west of the fence. Olllie counted his hundred paces north, then turned cast , He saw that the 210 paces which bo now had to take would curry him well over toward the lake. The girl evidently had not realized bow great the distance would lie. She would be nearer Mm, If she turned back to the corner and followed the Sheridan loud eastward toward the life saving station, but Orme did not suggest this to her, though do car was within twenty feet of him, the other side of the fence. If there should be a strug ge, It would please him Just lis Well that she should he out of bearing for her anxiety, he knew, was ul Si-ady great, though she kept It close ly under control. Kustwanl he went through tin trees. When he had covered abou ' half the distance he found hlmsel approaching the side of a large build 1 lug 1 here must lie some mistake 1 Had he devlatid so widely from th course? In leaving the fence he hai taken sights as carefully as he could Then the explanation struck him Walsh, the burglar, had probably paced In eastward from the fence ami come lo the building Just as b bad There wiiM no good hiding place up pun IH near at hand, and v aP.li would hardly have retraced hli steps What, then, wo. .Id he have done? Orme asked himself Whv. he would have turned north or soulh Orme looked in both due. lions North and soulh id the building wort open driveways. Wnl.h tnu-l havi gone around the building, ih.-n con j tinned eastward 'I his Is what Oiiiu now proceeded to do llein. -inhering the number of puces to the side of the bull. ling be t hosi I the noi'hwiird course, because Hurt I was less light north of the hull. ling ; lb- lugged the side of the building i counting bis steps, and. all.-r r aehini i ibe corner, turned ea'waid He nov . oiiht d Ills paces iiloh,; th rllo I I I side of th" building ' Win 11 he ca l ed the cot tier of Hi .'.-astern side of tl." building, h j paced as far southward on the t asl I ern side as he had gone northward o . j the wi.it. in side, and on rein long , point due .-list of the place at w Mile Mi-le had in igih.tlly come lo the bulb Ing. he add. d H e number of pan i. troll) the . nee lo the bnildli-g to th liumb.-r of puces be had tai.eii nlo li e Ih" iioill.erli sub- of the b naiing. an I coit'iiueil ea-tward lovnr, the lake t t .ii two h'Hi.lr. il h pace h J .,l... i ll lo e.-l.ll.lll-r V mo' e : Una iwo hundred b el. ah. -a ! of hi: c ! ho . in, Id s. e tll,..!y. t'llO'i Hie e I trunks the expanse ot the hiU. d ! TI . to was no siiiihd, ho ' V 'd- le e thu any other rson w.,- tv r i lie -ceded c a 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 i f.T te j pu. es Many tn . s were i . ar hirr t ' lb- would have to examine all t i bei.i. for il was hardly po-i!i'e tha s In- had followed Walsh's course wH ' l.tierilhg exactness. If the tree wa I, i V. It hill tWCIl'y fe't Of Mill tl.ir'.h tl s.aiih. that was as mm h a be coul I '. t-Xp. i t ( im- thli g was (b ar to bin Walsh had prnbablv box-n a t r. I that i in. Id cusl b" d I hgulsh.-d f 101 I i th. ott ers, ei'h.-r by its size or b , ,,. . t-iiliai itv of lorm. Also, th ,j 1 1 .-. must b.iv . a hollow place I ! I I. h th'- e.i'.i lope could b" t "I j , , a', d ' .rnie t ow ib'ciiP d tin V al h InuM have fmihil his free f:ri l ai d tin n pac d w.-stiird to thefeiic .q i The .M il nun. In r. 1" puc.-H iiort t : tr.uu the gate, could be only a roilu del...' ,. , , Iplle to his left Orme discover. Iila tiuhk mich larger tliaii Its IH-Ig n bi,r It ran up smoothly about c'.g! n i (. et to the first limb. An agile nia j. i ould aslly get up to this limb ar e i pull Mmsolf Into the branches, e i mvlty sut h as are ro common In oak o- j would furnish a good place for bldlc 1 lbs envelope Me look, d up Suddenly a light appealed ap-pealed among the blanches. It was a short ray, sinking against the trunk. Ilelore Orine . ould !' a!ie wliat was bappetilhg a hand appealed in th" little bur of ladlai.e and was Inserted In-serted appar. i.tlv In'. i I lie Hunk of tiie tree , moment biter H was w ithdraw n It held an nblong of w bite Inv eluni ;inli (lime took a step forward for-ward A Iw ig H i. 1.1.1 under his loot. Instantly the light went mil Orme diew the wrench tnun his I pocket and slued ! lis.- There was ' ho oilier tree quite i lose enough for ! the hum above him to spring to its branches He would have to drop m ar Orme Standing there, the wrench In his hand, Orme fib that the advantage) was bis He heard rustlings In tho brunches above I, is head and kept blms. lf alert lo guard against th man dropping on Ids shoulders. To strike the Japanese dow n as bo dropped fiom the tree, that was Ills plan Hut in. aiiliine, where was tint other .lapunese ? Was he among the near shadows'' If so. be might even now be creeping stealthily toward ( inne 'l be likelihood of such an attack at-tack was diseoncoi I Ing to think of. Hut as ( )i im- waH wondering about It, a)'t ociurtiil to him that, the mult In I he tiei. would not have gone (HI guard so quickly. If his confederal. were near at hand It was natural that be should have put the light out, but would ho not Immediately ufter-waid ufter-waid have given some signal to the li lend below? And would he not take It for granted that, were a strunger near, his watcher would have Managed Man-aged to give warning? No, the other Japanese could not be oil guard. Perhaps, thought Orme, only one of them had come on this quest. Me hoped (hat this might bo the rase. He could tbal with one. Th man In tho tree was taking his own time to descend Doubtless he would nwalt a favorable moment, then alighting on the ground as far from Orme us sissiblo, make off at top speed. Hut now, to Orme's surprise, a figure fig-ure swung from lh lower branch ap-( ap-( parently without haste. Once on the ground, however, the stranger leaped j tow ard Orwe "sfV no i An intuition led Orme to thrust out his left arm. It was quickly seized. , but before the lissiiiliint could twist I It, Orine. struck out with the wrench, whbh was In his right hand. Swift though the motion was, his opponent threw up his free arm and partly I broke the force of Hie blow. Hut the wrench reached his forehead nevertheless, never-theless, mid with a little inonii, he I tlropped to the ground In a heap. As Orme kin lt to search the man, i another figure swung limn the tree and ,lai led uoitliward. dlsnppi arlng In the darkness Orme uT, not pursue it was useless but u sickening in-, in-, tuition told blui that the iiian who , hud escap.,1 was the man who hud tile envelope. Il- struck a mulch The nmn on the ground was moving uneasily and i iiioiiiilng Tlnte was a scar on his for.-bead It was Maku. t lie went through the unconscious man's poek' ts 'I here was no i nns , lope sui h as he was looking for, but he did find a folded slip of pan-r v which lie thrust Into his own pocket, i A discovery that Interested hlin, Hioi gh It was not now Important, ho e made by the light of a second mulch, e I It was th- iiiaik. il live (Pillar bill lie I I would have liked to take it us a ti ; muvi nlr, If for no other reason, but a ' time wits short ami Maku, wi n evl-h evl-h ib ntly was not serioiiHly hurt, showed I I s'gns of returning eonscjouslies s. Anolhir occurrence also hastened e him X man was siioiling ulong the g ' lake short, mil tar away. Orim- had d not sc. n Ms uppi o.'ii h. though be i was distinctly outlined against the o -n I ;,, kci u'liid of lake and sky, ejT'e .Hanger sioppr.l Tie' stilkiDg n of tl..- t-.io mutihi'N had attracted his 0 I al'. Ii'loa -. 'Have you lost something?" he t , call. I i "No," (II III'1 lepll' d nj The nan started Inward Orme. as t j If to ti v . -g ii ... ami then Orui" noil no-il tied that i ii'liii. d on his head was a t I pol ecu all's h. I met Ii "lo be lonml going through the s pockets of !.n uii. ousclous n an was r .,,t to Ot mi's liking It might be d possible to t xpl.nn the situation well enough to lalisty the local author!- : tl'-s Put that would involve delays " ! faial to any furtln r ffort to catch "'the man wi'h the envelope. J ,Tl UK i-.'N It VI IH ) II ,,. India's National Dish. ,t T?1ee mid cutty ! th" ii.i'lonul dlsb ,t In India Just bi.i.ly . mngh curry lo flsvo:, am ai h gniit; when cooked i, ! is- puffed up ail by It of snowy j. lightness. Small quanflMes of meat. or dried fish, are served with the Cur d ry sauce, freshly made ef cocoanut (,. water, peppers, t imeilii. etc. The ,t W est African and W est Indian do Dot a j us curry, but season by Isdlmg It d ' Ph a piece of salt fUh. salt pork o A ! rhlrken Polished r1c Is a cheat. an4 s eaen exclusively Is deadly, so should 1 b right and U be kept out of New i York . alone on this errand? It may be late before It Is done, and " "And I will not sit and r.Bt while you do all the work. Ikesldes. 1 can not forego the excitement of the chase " He was selfishly glad In her answer. "I)o we walk?" he asked. "We will go in the motor," she said. "Where Is It?" "I left It around the corner. The thought came to me tltit Mr. Porltoi might be here, and I d.dn't wish hlni to recognize It." Orme thought of the hard quest the girl had followed that day battling bat-tling for her father's Interests. What kind of a man could that father he to let his daughter thus go Into difficulties diffi-culties alone? Hut she hud said that her father was unable to leave the house. Probably he did not know how serious the adventure might be. Or was th" loss of the papers so desperate desper-ate that even a daughter must run risks? Together they went out to the street. Orme caught a dubious glance from the clerk, as they passed through the lobby, and he resctit'-d II. Surely anyone could see The girl led the way uround the corner Into a side street There stood i the car Ho helped In r In and without with-out a word saw that she was restfully : and comfortably placed In the seat next to th" chauffeur's. She did not resist the Implication of his mastery. Me cranked up. h aped to the suit beside her, and took the levers, i "Which way. Cirl?" he asked. ' North." she answered, t The big car swung out In the Iike Shore Hrive and turtnd iu the dircc- Hon of Lincoln park , CHAPTER V. "Evans. S. R." The car ran silently through the park and out on the broad Sheridan road Orme put on as much speed as t was sale In a district where there were so many police. Kiom time to time the gill indicated the direction with a word or two She seemed to be using the opportunity to rtst, fur i her attitude was relaxed. e The hour was about eleven, and the v irireit were as )t-t by no means de- I- s.rt.-d As they swung along Orme was pi. as.-d by the transition from " the ugliness of central Chicago to the beauty of suburbs -doubly beautl- t ful by night T1k great highway ful- t lowed th.- lake, and ot i asionaily, above the Inufll.'d ulll of the motor, MiO ui" t o ild lo ur t'e lap! Ing of the i w mvl.'li lit) the b' i.'h p The g Tl iou-.'d bvtelf. Ibr bear-ii bear-ii g was again conh.i.V and untir-d. y i "Have you le n up '.I is way before?" , she asked .. "No, (i ll " I "'ibis Is I'.u'Tia p.i.'k we are passing ,e now W e shall soon r ai h the ciiy limits" p 1 Clouds had been gathering, and e ' suddenly raindrop b. rhii to strike jf ; their faces The girl drew her cloak j roost closely about ber. Orme looked e j to see that she was protected, and ie ' she smiled back lib t brave ttteiLid at cheerful comradeship. "Don't worry about me," she said. "I'm quite dry." With that she leaned back and drew from the tonneai a light robe, wblcli she threw about 'his shoulders. The act was an act of partnership merely, but Orme let himself Imagine an evidence of solicitude In her Ihoughtfulness. And then he demand ed of himself almost angrily: "What right have 1 to think such thoughts? She has known nie only an hour." Hut to him (hat hour was as a year, so rich was its experience, lb' found himself recalling her every change of expression, her every characteristic char-acteristic gesture. "She has accepted me as a friend." he thought, warmly Hut the Joy of the thought was modi fled by the unwelcome reflection that the girl had hud no choii e. Still, be knew tliut. at bust, she trusted him, or she would never have h i him accompany ac-company her, even though she seti 0U.?y needed protection They were passing a gnat t eine tery. The shower had quickly ended The white stones and monument.", fled by the car like dim und frighten, d ghosts. And now the car swung a Inn wlh fine houses, set back in iooiih grounds, at the left, the lake at t li right. "Do you know this city?" the gu asked. "I think not. Iluvu we passed tin Chicago limits?" "Yea. We are iu Kvanston " "Lvaustoiil" Orme bad a gliinmi i The girl turned and smiled at tt I 1 1 "Kvanston Sheridan I toad " "KvBhs S It !" exclaimed Orun-She Orun-She laughed a low laugh "All Monsieur Dupinl" she said Speeding along the lake iiont. Hi road turned suddenly to the b it an west, skirting u huge grove of ttee which hugged the fbnre Just at tl. turr was a low brick bili.l tg on II. heat h. "1 he life saving station " o plained the girl; "and ties.' are t h grounds of the university Th" roa goes around the tampus. and stiike the lake ngalti a mile or more farihe north." Iarge buildings were at their righ after they turned Oime noted th.i they were scattered among the tr some near the street, some nt a tin tance back Then the road agm turned to the north, at a point whet less imposing street bioke in trot the west and sou'h "Stop at this oiiiii r," saol the g r Orme threw on the brakes. "We are In Lvanston, on the Shi i dan road." she said, "und th s sir.--cutting in from th sou'h is Chicag avenue " "'Chi. A ''" ex. liiiiiii-l Orim- She bad taken the ip.-r fiom tl, ptH k t d her coat, and tie s. a' nlng it closely 'One hundred pac. north and two hundred ai d t ti t as "17 must tin 'tr ' " Orme Jumped to the gio.n. II noticed that tie- university gri.tnl were cut off from the str. t by a Iron feme Tbre was a gut- at th corner by whbh tbt y bad st.ipp.-i The gate as not closed If It wei customary to shut It at night, thet J bad been some Lts'i-1 on this axil 1 1 uUr evenicaV |