Show REVELATIONS OF A WIFE HOW OV Till In STRANGE WOMAN X OF OP I TilE THE INV INN G yg M ADR 13 41 A u. SPORT SPORT- I LG G I T Tho Tio o Joyous relief I felt Celt at Mine HoI IIo- IIo fers fer's passionate declaration that she sho would not tie tic me up like lIko a calf calC for tor tho the butcher was of ot short stort duration For Por when hen the ebullition of or emotion caused h by hy my real or fancied resemblance to some Romo Me she had known and loved loyell had passed her natural craftiness and vcr very real fear of or her associates re ro- ro turned After all alI I am a fool she The woman is nothing to me and their hands will be heavy She paused and with her eyes bent upon the floor evidently o threshed out the problem of or m my treatment with herself herself her hor- self whilo while I with I-with with hopes sliding the gamut from Crom hope to despair watched despair watched her helplessly At last Jast she threw up her head with a 1 gesture of ot determination her features fixed In resolve 1 I knew that my fate fato had been settled Whatever decision she had arrived at was wa unalterable I shall have to tie her up that is 19 certain she muttered but Ill I'll give o her what hat those cursed English call a sporting chance chanc If Ie she has any brains she can unloosen herself herscH and can guess what tho the little toy I shall leave leae her Is for Cor And if It she sho ho Is so imbecile as not to I know these things she is better dead As it Is I 1 nm am risking m my own neck ju Just t bc because she has eyes ces like Ol Olga a. a I She went to a trunk in the room Unlocked unlocked un un- locked it and took from Crom it a coil of ot stout cord a hit bit of ot wood and another object which made my heart leap with excitement If Ir the glimpse of or It I had ca caught u ht through my veiled half eyes didn't deceive me mo tho the thing was a small silencer pistol such as I had h s Seen in Lillians Lillian's possession It seemed scorned IncredIble ible that Mme Mine Horer would put such a deadly little weapon In m my power but hut I 1 long ago have learned that tho the evolutions of or the Teutonic mind especially of oC the tho emotional neurotic feminine type arc are beyond ordinary understand understand- ing InS Fr FTC b Hope hopes She came over to me mc and with ex cx- cx deft hands wound m my wrists with cords and tied them to to- to gether ether She did the t same ame to m my ankles and th then thon n wrapping wrapping- the piece o of wood oo oon in n cloth she he pried open my mouth month and In Inserted tho the impromptu gag a t tying ln the ends of or the encircling cloth behind my neck I r gathered fresh hope from Crom tho the mul of ot cords she used and tho the fact that tim the cords cards nearest m my wrists ts were comfortably loose The knot behind my neck also was a n mere apology for tor on one I thought thou that I could almost work it loose loosa b by movin moving rn mj my head from side to side When Mme had finished she stepped back and Jool looked cd me over care care- fully Then she gave avo a a. low Jow lau laugh h. h in which I wa was sure I i detected a a. note of or malicious mischief There she said triumphantly ItoM If It old oM Otto Ollo can detect anything wrong about bout those ho e he Js is more clever than I cane t. mm him for Now o for the tho other I Sho She bent over o me opened my coat which fortunately I had slipped on when I had m mv my service moved to the veranda eranda and felt Celt around the tho lining until un un- un- un til UI she sho found an inside pocket Laying Strange Plan I I r thought there would be he on one in this thin make of coat COlt she muttered and I made a mental note of ot the minute knowledge of or trivial facts the remark betokened Into the pocket sho ho thrust the tiny pistol arranged the th loose folds of oC the coat so thc they concealed the form torm of or the pistol and fastened th coat again So o she ho exclaimed Now I think wo we are read ready for tor even en Ottos Otto's eyes He lie Is very wise but Sophie Hofer has wriggled out of ot too ninny many bonds not to be able to m match him I felt a little hittI tingle of ot excitement Evidently this woman whom I had known only as th tho efficient somewhat stolid of the inn had a history his his- tor tory and a personality worth ones one's stud study She Sho walked toward the tho door but before bo- bo fore she turned the l key she sho raised her hands above her head wearily Ah h. Olga she murmured I 1 1 do 10 this thiS' for tor you ou Site She vent went down downstairs lars lockin locking the door after her and I relaxed the h heavy a 3 breathing for I knew that hat soon oon I must mURt again undergo the ordeal of ot Ottos Otto's searching searching- eyes Mme 1 Boers Boer's clever scheme was perfectly plain to me She meant to exhibit bit me bound and gagged for tor Ottos Otto's inspection Then Thon If Ir I succeeded in iii n getting loose I and c escaping she would have the thc indisputable indis indiS- evidence of or his approval of or her work worl I Continued Tomorrow |