Show D q WIL WILBy D DOop By Harold M MacGrath ac rat Copyright 1913 the M Bobbs Bobbs Company I 0 r SIS The he Interest of or Forbes Illustrator of popular love lo stories is js aroused bya by a beautiful beau- beau ul tl young woman who pa passes his studio window She seems a new t type pe and as ashe ashe ashe he Is b near searching chine for tor a model h he rc resolves ol C to follow her and set Jet acquainted Just Justas Justas Justas as hev he decides to do so a n telephone call comes cornea and his his' friend nd on invites him to a poker party where deuces will be wild slid He accepts but nh when n he hI has finished finished fin fin- talking th the opportunity to follow the girl h has Ii gone H lie He reads tends an o. o account c In tho the evening c paper of or the operations of oC u u. I gentleman mau burglar whose work ork has ha mystified the police po po- po lice H Ho He leaves Jea for th the Dryden apartments apartments apart apart- m ments where here tits his friend lives lI and re- re to surprise them at the card gamer game me If Ie rushes into nto the door of ot an apartment on the third floor and looks look Into tho the muzzle of or a n revolver re held by b a masked m man marr rr Iq In e evening evening- clothe This was v at S p. p in In the meantime an elderly el rich ch man and hi beautiful daughter r are nn tusking making th their l lr ay way to an office wh where r tile they have peen asked to meet at 9 3 o'clock The appointment Is lis not kept and the they learn It was as a fake fak They return to 10 their I apartments In iii 11 the Dryden and opening the tiie door find the thO common living Jiving room safe had b been t opened and an antique box cont letters was as missing S' S b it ita a r Oriental rub and 15 In O overlooked ed GoI Going tS' tS track DiCk to Forbes and tb burglar Time Tho latter ordered order d time tho artist Into the room s sa Wd pJ him and ami hand ant an ami foot oat to a chair Then time till thief took look an elegant jewel box from fromm th the safe rife and switching snitching off orr the lights Ml left bolting the thedoor thedoor door behind him i. i Forties Forbes sat eat thus for what nhat seemed reveal cal hours bents before Anyone came cane Then the Uta door open opened cd and an Ill Elderly man and antI a young Oun woman entered She was as the b beautiful l girl who ho had passed his hia studio Both Doth the girl and ami her father were ere astounded to see bee Forbes thus tied up The girl sirl him and ho explained that he was waR Forbes the illustrator Neither had llad heard of ot him Ho lie told them of or the gentleman bur burglar IU and and stated he had been looking for Jillson's apartment Leaving ing him tied to the c chair the father goes oes to eee see ce Jillson whom he be knows Tie The girl has lias mss refused refu td to let to-let let him call th the police pollee When he is gone cone site SIC tells Forbes that the Florentine contained nothing but letters but she app appears ars much wrought up over the theft NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY STORY- Sm Small ll wonder she had never heard of J J. Mortimer Forbes of P Co Col And I from among all aU these treasures tho bog bog- gar gal had taken only only- a leather box which be c could have ha duplicated in tho the Via Vii in iu Florence for less than 50 francs Broken into the safe safo for it overlooked O a 3 fortune in untraceable bank notes a ruby Letters I Well thero there were Iett lS l'S and letters and thero there were certain lands kinda of inestimable value to the tho blackmailer but thin thib was was not the pla place c to come for them Poor beni be be- ni b beggar when he lie D might have o taken awa away ay that Frins Frans JIals Hals worth its size sizo cr co covered with Ural Tho girl w l a as practically of his liis presence lie He studied her bor faco face again b Why thero ought to bo be fire firo in it in instead in in- st stead ai of that look of ashes In a fur fury she sho would have o been as magnificent as Judith His heart sank a little no DO romance ro to- mance here Lere for J. J Mortimer however cr well he might como omo to know v herI herI her I ought to have risk risked risked d a chanco chance tho ti-co ho he raid aid but but I with man roan was p perfectly dum dumfounded at th the tho t sight bight of him ant um She he turn turned cd her hor eyes upon him sur sur- as if if- ho he had suddenly burst into tho the room through a window or a ahole ahole hole in the wall And sho she had ne never cr heard of J. J Mortimer Forbes Well that was vas quite quito possible A young oung and and beautiful woman who sine wont went in for jade ate swift bottles and pieces of Shah Abbas rugs rug was not nol t to bo a expected to bother about mn magazine covets covers and heaven knew v th there ro were were enough of them I Breakfast foods and soaps and hair tonics He had bad thrown away awny a bri br brilliant nt career because it was easier caster to earn money than to strive for good work Ho and antI l Piffle were welo i in tho the samo saino boat too fond of f Avocado pears and ten rear champs champagnes ues Now it was us too late Js It- It there anything I can do o i JJ d C No o. o uI If you dont don't nt u mind nd I should like liko a drink of of water Oh OhI 1 She hot got ot u up quickly Tho The bills scattered about the floor again attain again Forbes was becoming more and intI more positive that ho was in the middle of sonic sOUle won nightmare Ho expected nothing less than a goblet of Chinese so bendable glass but as sho she returned with an ordinary ordinary or or- tumbler ho he got himself in hand once more moro For tho the second time Limo he retrieved tho the bills This timo time she tossed them into the safe Fifteen thousand dollars as he be would havo have tossed a tailors tailor's bill biU into the tho waste basket and often did Then in came camo tho tho young womans woman's father fa fa- ther and a very or 1 kale door boy u Mort you ou old vagabond a 0 abond what the deuce have o you been beon up to now i cried Jillson Good evening C Miss Mc I r r- son So her name was as Where had ho beard heard that name nama before Why Why that imbecile of a n bo boy there thera told me e tho the third floor loft left and here hereit it is I 1 called up sir sirs but you did j not hear me you were in such a hurry burr I came on now today Jillson smiled You ou may go I 1 shant shan't report you ou this time The bo boy vanished glad gladly enough I Now Now swe supposing sup sup- posing we send forte for the tho police r. r No o ot V said id Miss Mies Je det deter r. r It It might attract other thieves I do not want the police or orthe orthe orthe the no newspapers papers to know anything about tho affair The box will bo ho returned when ho finds nothing but letters in it it Mr jerked his shoulders sera scratched his chi chin Forbes sighed Well then Forbes Forbes but but I beg par par- don on Forbes Miss Hiss i ss l and her fa ther Forbes Miss bliss Nearson is an old friend of mine an artist oo o had hod all this in Sorry Sorri youve you've inconvenience one said decently decently- It was a clover clever scoundrel Seemed to know about our affairs 1 Lured us down down town false telephone calL all No No harm done crone replied Jillson locking lockier his bis arm in iii Forbes Forbes' Good Goodnight ni night ht Hope the tho box is returned when thief finds theres there's nothing valuable valuable alu able in it The Tho girl smiled in a J. J detached way Now Now Jill old oM man said Forb Forbes Ron on tho way u up to Jillson 8 a Ia word about this and Ill I'll 11 never nover you rou Did l sp speak sneak ak before tho the boys bos No Youre You're safe enough Mums Mum's the word i if it will mIl easo ease you Mighty light good joko on you though V Weve We've 0 vo bec been waiting for you you for or an n hour Ran Bang Rans u up 1 your studio y your our dub club an and d your favorito favor favor- ito t bar bat Crawford's Crawfords having in his usual run of luck four Four card card draws and all aU that and hos ho's ahead of tho the game garao gamont this grid at nt minute lies Hes always alwa's the tho devils devil's luck But lucky at cards unlucky at love Oh Oh punk There s 8 hap- hap happiest happiest married man in inV town and he hewins hewins wins about a n. year ar Only Craw Craw- ford uck is uncanny Good Good old Who are aro the tho i I Ive I've o 0 heard the tho namo narno be be- fore fOfe 9 Hes lios a going goin clubman Hang it it I mean t tho o girl And Andall Andall all nIl those museum pi pieces It Ob Oh she's hoA tho the niece of that ratty old codger the curio collector Lef Lo Loft hIS hia millions to the girl and tho the best befit of his lus collection As I under understand it its she must uso use tho the collection as its fur He rowed with all nil tho the museums o over or a big rub ruby But dont don't set flet your eye oyo there thore m my mx boy bov Wo We call her the fr Jillson zen ozen lady Jady flung open the door Hero lIero he ho is boys got ot into lUto the wrong fong apartment Koto to bring the bran Theres There's your our chair and play cm cm close closel l J His friends greeted d Forbes bolster They had bad m made de sundry wagers as to what had detained him and the tho consensus of opinion was that ho had seen a pretty prett faco face and followed it it it- which was indignantly denied Forbes lorbes sat down own next to Crawford Crawfor who ho slapped him hun on cm the shoulder He He lilted liked Crawford the best of all his frien friends 8 Crawford the kindly the tho loyal tho the silent tho the scholar who wrote bro chures on ancient hieroglyphics who was rich but who liked a sensible lAwyers Jaw Jaw- lAw y yer's er s clerk who was always agreeable and charming whose eyes oyes had that calm steady unchanging gr gray y of the sea where it lt nears neara tho horizon Ho fou fought bt shy of women but ho he was nas not on ono one of f those mentally deficient a apes peg who call themselves woman haters baters He Ile merely merey avoided th them wh why no Io one knew Many any were after him for his Bis money and sou sought ht him hinr for his own sake ko but many ho be was was' not to bo be c caught aught Forbes was eager to get him alone alono and to recount his extraordinary ture tune for Crawford was an excellent lent I judge of adventures being beinA a n great hunter and a famed archeologist his I past bristling with the most amazing I exploits tho the newspaper writers niters had haa not yet stumbled upon He lie lived alone alono in in a barn of a house in a most unfashionable district surrounded b by mummies and waited upon by a n valet t who always looked to Forbes as if he be had Just stepped out of one of tho the car car- tonnages Strange c that the man is l generally as empty as a n. sucked egg eeg w whilo the Uie mum chap b P over ocr there in the e corner is is' tho Sailor in an ill- ill I attin fitting contraption from Pooles Though Crawfords Crawford's s 's tailor was Vas impeccable More likely Tom and Company of Yokohama For Crawford had a mysterious way wn- of turning up in strange places of sailing Bailing without advising his friends of returning returning returning re re- re- re turning as quietly as though he had ban been spending too the week end o over er in Connecticut Ho He was was- very fond of th the artist knowin knowing tho the real man below the e egg rg froth and crumbly piecrust of Qt popular ity kc Wake up old ola boy lOr wake ako up 1 rim ra ral rallied lika l- l J I 1 lied ika cd C Crawford ford as ns he raked in in the tho potI pot I This is deuces wild toni tonight ht and aua an anace ace full ace full isn't worth the car cardboard its it's I t p printed on Got into the tho ff game tame the tho night is young Th The chips rattled into I Crawfords Crawford's 8 compartment Early the winter before Forbes had broken his le leg c while riding to h hounds over vcr in ill Westchester Thai Thel Tho surgeon had given gife him an anesthetic during tho the setting setting set set- tin ting of the bone Tho The dr drug g had hall not befuddled be be- fuddled his hia brain but hut it had bad taken away all sense of feeling from his body Ju Jut t. t now DOW he ho experienced the fame amo be bc bewildering numbness Jillson swept up the cards riffled rimed them prettily and dalt Duces wild Forbes picked up his hia cards mechanically V Crawford Crawford Craw Craw- ford I The cut knuckles tt Emeralds ds and pearls and nn rubies ru rUe bies bids and Florentine homes e Crawford VII via I IA A Real Deal Detective One of the greatest detectives in the world in his own opinion and and what was more more mor remarkable still in in that of I his wife sat gat t down to his e en evening n n meal lIe Ho called it supper as Us they thoy c cu culled led Jed it immediately after the tho stone stono a age c. c when man malt and woman bc began an to form habits This supper of corned cornell beef cabbage and nd boiled potatoes lIa Hag Hag- g erty heaped his bis plate proceeded to slice shea the tho three into a coarse hash and sprinkled it liberally with s salt pepper and ana vinegar lie He was not a talkative man at lit his meals which ho he thoroughly hlf enjoyed having a 1 constitution f far r more ru rugged ged than that of tho the United States in that it was not open to promiscuous Nor was wa Mrs Haggerty ert d with tb the vapors of ot the ash fash- ona enable le She ato nta as silently aud and hear hear- ily il- as her ber lord and UDa master They flu fin fin- shod off the meal with quarter slices if t f rich mince minco pie pic washed down the rholo with pints Pints' aromatic of coffee an anI anthen an and I then smiled across across the table Their I admiration for each each- other was mutual it had stood the acid lc test of c eight years cars of propinquity JIa Haggerty was wa a real detective a postgraduate te in n the tho virtues and ana delin delinquencies quen ies of humanity this detective you OU and I know in ever every da day life who was once one a n policeman on our bloc block and who winked ell when w wo we c broke broc a 1 window playing one old J a sal sal- al- al ary arv mi might ht b bo called han handsome omo if one ono in included the splits in iu frequent rewards but as as' the pay of a man who took his his' life liCe in his hands bands seven days clays in the week and fifty weeks in the tho year it was waa less than meager I To br bo 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