| Show HI h 5 TO the Mi SING Suii UIT CAsi I e Barton r TIr nI lr the thO j r T career or o a 11 Y upon the tho of th iud tIei oi situ hili milL Tho p r wore ver tull lJ t It nt Bt time hut but or of thirn i eVer tho an they the thealo r p alo i now pr In their for t the tho time lime 4 Tho rie upon thc kI tInges VItO bO be briefly c to tn 1 I r j t hen front hIs f to ot nt to 10 11 1 chi of oC groa 1 If I Inot not In Iho he or of J The Tho been t 1 bY th the COCIU nut com any 1111 zisI 1 wal j or oC wrong th l i corporation had lilu in IJ ou out Iut t fi very In e t him F in rare gO fortune lIo Lite got pos post t I t or oC n 0 eov rr lett letter hook book b to ft rival which h I A t In of lC itis hili 4 lets no lk packed It iii hIli suit slut e with R helo during dUrinA the n er lot let lott I t It IL out ot of High I lie o livid the suIt Ault e In hll the thc Capricorn j her tho S wes lowel ho hUrrIed on 00 to the I I harf nn the to gret reet 1 hIm 1111 Helen Ounce flance I I t The o or her bright yes yeH l I th young nuLt an If delight I 1 r lie he th hIP J rushed over to 10 glet thE girl Irl Tho n d minute hun to up hili n 1 10 ot Of property It had lIlI as UI mill If 11 c boil I swallowed It l 5 his louis los to 10 I f p hOLN told hIli stor story tI I I lit IA I II R the I lu 1111 I Ii lit or Ii h hh o h l huck In Limo tho revolving Ill ht front of til Ihl tint Stilt top to tom m In hIs ItOh carefully p t t 1 t I fly II ht r woy ly tho ceilinG Front From L the or it hla glance glanco It might h ho 4 Ii that tiji th tote of I iii iiiI 10 I I 1101 the lIme mity with 4 jI 1111 lit Insect male made It iti II Hilt Bitt nl ci lt thu Barnes Cyell on th limo II fly Id 3 hili ver oro It in int t t un ono Jf If the he k to hIs mind I and nd tr to ru i I mini n hili montal process u time tho to Lone RUll atta V 1 1 that j amid Tt rt ft ul Jilt It 11 iM Tho diplomat lt for or a 11 III 0 then t olt H u She John her opposed to tn 01 e 4 l with her the he lie ho WIH II a III I Io I said I 1 l i bi 11 cr ry miho WI WLL i concel I V Uaen you 1 a l lew to 10 toJ J Ironically 14 of it the thur sabi lie ho saw R tilt Iho with w n a stilt V 1 V hat ho he lIke V J lii H KM be i hat had 4 nfl n ti n red led ore vore a 11 long IOnS nin t limit b U mm lon mug the tho saili I I ly I 1 V I ContO onto see ee ui this afternoon there 1 cV r J b nothing OU n do just now I J j In the dl I j V IC for time the purpose of calling on oni i Arriving lit at th the brown brownt t b j he ii e his Ii Is to toi i faced butler Pm that g V I with tito tho reply tl ii t bin II t r I t thc I lie guard km n nAl Al Qt of lu of the thc V j limit fud limit fl ci 11 un under Ut Fri der ti did In vl W ot of that fact eLti V request that hi ct his cc ac I fi Vi rl with rr I vt V V ward rho ot or murl r ft fr r Iii Hr lii III tilled wIth luhn right haiL V V ii t to trat lit In IL a TV marmor Ho l i I IL 11 with him lIke ml II nuan Sn SI lii thought Limelight Li him that h hi wall as under it IL cloud I j 4 II 0 rIght to molt 1001 after th of hi hula vard ord vardi i Eh ly In the lann no to 1 letter lettel letteri i jl Ive ie jn Just t l this lit mit 10 my ho hot hob b I 4 t he ht you OU I ClIO cun make ot of It I time tile letter hotter V The fhe name and address mr t V On on II a which h was fren frOm oilier pm or mut mutter 1 ter h mark or it the thc Inn t i lu J lot I t It hlll been en i I v mit the main at 6 tho thor r night tie t was wast t i 41 A ch el a bristol t J hoard curd he chell I hlll lh the itt or of ort i i t tini hl f rOO III of nr tho thimi 0 r l II II Frunk ILl UI rie card hail on It ItIn hf i fi In old J Ihle th the c t ii i r I r V i I ot of I IOn V I iI i Vi Iry r Y lIlIle IlL I J ii tt to 10 tol l thu hut but el 10 ii bug und or Iii t II i nt ii t t Ic till hit if r I hunt huntI I Ia hili hi Iii I Ii it ho si ond II aunt on I Iby Ml by was to 10 sa fiO n 11 sho j If r t I get KAt uny lii I Ia out mit III I Hilly Lard curd VIm Inow I 1111 st Ii 1 I 4 a z V V V I V s V VI I S SV V S V j 3 h t tI I f I 2 iJ i t 1 I I t I L r rJ 1 tj I I J l I hr r ir iri t nig h u i e Vi ViL I Ia II IE II IV L a I I I E V V VI V l lI I I V iM iMI r t I t I I IL F t t 1 L t IV ci c I SHOT ABOUT THE O THE shakIng his hili head all and speaking more to hImself thai thull to those In the room Vh not the namo or cit on any persisted Chancy determIned l lo to o wave Vue the thu thing asIde only on an replIed the chief III hIs hIli careful tones what It to mo inc at thIs lids t tIme iI brass check Is 11 for fOl Mr 11 Lanes salt 1111 V se The ho thIef Is 19 returnIng It to him himIn In n a spirit ot of bravado AH s hewus he was about to It ho he notIced this sample card 1 hyIng cn his hI deSK flint prompted hint him to be witty us as well its courageous so soho ho thu tho card with thi check chik and there you OU ate nut DUI itoh Con blankly ir If you OU get t time tho suIt sull cus case mystery tI be Th The chIef chuckled In thu tho meantIme CInn tol take o this and see what give 1110 you for It nt itt thui tho Grand Trunk wUlting V While th the waited for tor the return ot o otile tile the one Barnes cleared red up sontO or of the tho loose threads of hi bitt In VA A inca mun who had been to spot tim tho lilli it time Con ny reported I that ho had cell to establish Lily the corporatIon nod and the suIt cues Another subordinate te salt m hi hue ho hall dIscovered santo who wOle striped uI who lint on rod red cravats hut W I to tn 1111 fluid 1 lily fino with buIlt all that tic Ie V to 1111 men out sail 1111 to 10 as hue he IcI thu tho detectives You as tell etti to go 0 tImid the lInk nut Bitt pi us to In hut WilY way Its just IL we n pay to 10 the ot of the Iho Butt the motIve said mat th time motive motle must count Get lut time tho you 01 all lii your our cast it II seems dint Mind OU J I dont say 1111 It I Is but It Ii blent which hall lumis felt the thu weIght of your oIl 1 lal hand to get et oven 1011 with you OU or Of course I they lie hoo Iii tile the 1 Flora through the aie or the acte of your our lbs tha you took an anthe the tact that your V ti r If nR If jury q VII 11 S J aS Q Through your gross the suit case clao I is stolen tolen Nn Now that Out Oil employed h by thin Iho got Kut the bIt bItof bitof of luggage what it you would do It Con Cat ty It to time the ollie of the tho or of the Ille com hiatt Not at nil all ht 11 be Inken liB ItS far Wa us pail I the futility of about the tho of the tl 11 thy Will were bus bUll tIed Into lie thu with a lIlt lU uliSe U In III Ills bitt the tho diplo mUlti IW It hi II a shout or af nilion multi H lie It laId It open omi IL II ta table lo 1 In It Just 1111 summit saml all as It II had been 1 It WI originally 1 through it Il with As B hI he con concluded hl his hits his tars race fell ell Ono One was waR it mas 1111 the little black batIc bound loUpA ietter book Jool V l ti but bul tIme the duet chief leaning in hIs In his or of tIle tho lY eros IG C 1105 4 the tho luau Tile Ilu helter ho book Is 18 ho be hof f comb clime out of oC his reverie hO he looked ci at speaker with htiu a 11 sm mil lie milot ot course Its It 11 was It In him m taint I tO for hue tho suit lIS at nil Still It C cone lund it a nw nosy 10 how aimless heads to thu ut of a 11 dOli nut hut time the fellow who bait black letter wanted to 10 yu U tho Ilium of oC your our suit UIt 1111 lie Ito must bo o 1 a cuss cuu lie HI Thu fhe speaker was b u ij tap On the tho 1001 Come iou In h hit Time doer opened timidly and Helen HelenI J I Thomson Time Tho half I not conceal the unwonted sparkle In ii her eyes nor could It entIrely bl hIde c Limo tho fact that she sho was blushIng most charmIng I hy She gave II a cry df at sight or of Lane mini une exclaimed Involuntarily 1 thought I hInd you lucre hrc The rho next she could bit bitten ten her hor tongue for or speakIng SO and hung lieu hel head hend her face scarlet Lane overjoyed but smarting from the tho treatment of thuit tho morning re cc replied plied I 1 thou thought hl Id fInd at homo home too but I was waB mistaken What V hat 10 you yoli mean site hI cried part partly ly Iy recovering her i I called on you rou your youl re cc I ICu Cu to see inc Sh She raised her seil ell and tIme the C eyes I flashed fl drex re reI x I never neer refused to Pc sec never Ime knew that thaI you call dI Oh crIed lAne grasping her mean tog Instantly Then IO my card was Willi In Intercepted Silo She her 1111 hl head Il The diplomat InvoluntarIly hie tit The Thc girl noted the Iho movement cud lowering her hel voice sold lie Ho proposed to mime lIle this morning IAn jumped to III her sIde II de or nr It he had been bean across the room he shrieked That 01 old 1 man I only 45 Interjected Darnes rho the young mans powder Un He did not nol finIsh III Ish his hll of the he guardian lIe to hr her with I a qu bOlan bocan r I refused him you silly goose n a happy smile mlle lit lIe felt hike hugging her hilI He con comi tnt d himself with fresh denuncIations of th verbal 1 storm lIve me ins 41 hours to lilY on Ie 10 vices ree VitO reen n hour bour later the tho began II log the district lie IIo th time or of the tho afternoon there Flue flay he took a cab anil started out outto to In visit tho printing and en of time the elt city At ho returned to his and sold Bille to 10 Claney V r j you Oll to go out with tue to I Jm Im going to lo 1 a coil coli on one or of our prominent citizens II 11 At S 8 that flames crud faIthful satellite I hovered about the ot of II story brown o on the avenue having sat Mat lf that IL II light WM was In thin tho library the tho duet followed followell by his assIstant mounted the steps of this the and lu hlll hue tho I electric ha I tutu Tue Tho well trained 1 butler who responded 1011 to 10 11 time call cAli Into the tho recep hall hail arid 1 accepted tIme the 1 1 which Harnes 1 him GIvIng the man unto to the ton flight ot of stairs the chIef ChUll to 10 remain he 1111 while he ha In l noiselessly tol fol lowll tIme the Ou On reaching the ho he hard the tho murmur ot of voices III time Iho library There Thore was n a scraping IS 1114 of II a or om hit hilt or of being moed and mull 1111 ivas sIlent Darnel UI not A covered tho hue doorway I to tit thue room chief chlof thrust It aside Into Inlo the tho rho on oil huis hll WilY way out collided wIth tho murmured hs he wn to follow the tho Inca IMn up 1111 on end In the tho pili mit 1 to lo lake lale a mental menial Of time room It IL wRit 1 it long lii 11 time the r of thu tilt for before s a flat lIat tOil sitt n a shunt looking smooth muon who mimo dill hint lIot to he be either young or ohl He Imd butt IN whIch ut with without without out tilt Ills Jils head Wi was with Ibm 1110 m merest rl t fringe ot of faded heir hall A broad fiat miami surliness umi disposition fluid 1 um curtet curle tn in i t smIle his Hili double chIn In iii tto tho Md folds ef f II m white collar grazed th it of n a silk era cn vat at lIe He held hald the tho cacti In one tat little hand while the stubby blunt fingers of at the other oilier grasped a pen pea with the intensIty with which one usually clutches a weapon at the tho opening ot of a battle Tifis was John t retIred ness ners man stock slaCK market manipulator Omit or of MIss Helen Thomson Hu never moved those lusterless eyes horn from his visItor Dame bore hore the vacant stare with equanimity was nothIng In iii the tho face to fright en him The ke key to time the mans power was mas In his hili pud pudgy hands Presently hl he and while the tone was as querulous ous the words comIng In short Jerky gasps were fairly hurled tit at the initial or cr What do you want ant here bereT pulled nil Of mit hIli hi m mental ula t ul ties together before replying lIe He did not hl his task It not do to be beaten b by this man with the forbIdding fac and masterful hands The chief adopted his hll most caressing tone He would spar for points and Inter hater If need bo be reply with hod blows blos blosI I beg your pardon for fOI tills timI intrusion but I to kno know It yoU would old aId me In 1 a little government InvestigatIon lon In Iii which I 1 nm am engaged The blue orbs orb wondered feebly In the direction ot of th the card thiat was os still sUII In the tho hand hanl Again time tho cords short sitar Youre lii In the Iho shop I know nothing or of But let roe toll toil you my slot Without waiting rot for hum hili assent Barncs wont out on and rehearsed the theft of tho suit case down detail All the time ho he watched the taco of at time the nina before him It bo be merely merl n a languid Interest until the duet chief about the tho receptIon or the visitIng card with the or of John Smith and then to huts his as Mr 1 John leaned back bacle lit III his elicIt Roll 1111 II gave Vent to 10 II a serIes ot of very loud anti cry Barnes Dornell hail nil all this Now lie ho quietly slid Into a 11 ch chair r lie He hIs by saying And that black letter book Is still missIng The host to 81 lb Ih In I bo ftC coming i waring pi jj r Y hoI 1 no ennui Ho l time tho anti hl oleo to It more tin In said I wont you to give e Inn me let letter lei ok rhe fhe duet fol or the effect or of hue hlA ord but bat the tho flabby taco Caco Opposite hint IL a Those eyes lurid a look luok of blind limo hmo ne The Tho cull or I the ho lit hip was as uti changing Tint nut Ih the hll haa tom fOl Jo Ills HIM me lC must hlA hh when left hAnd h ll eon lem mind the card hi was holding I to the At the Iho tim In th the stubby lingers on the hand nod time Ihl pun pell bt between toll fall on tue nat flat desk I Barnes felt Instant tant mt t th I I nut hut ho 10 hoI I to uns wIth II a clover clever man I 1 II I I single misplay alight spoIl poll tile the game lie lIO waited lilted for ts 0 I thol catule IhA t The In lOllI IOU If youre quite with thIs nOl Pene Ill 1 you Not lot quite qUilt n fly the tho meny you 1011 IMI It II ory ery rM Tile tipper lip III Thero are men in III thin town wearing red cravats You sire lite still f it leler Iq In the XII n n In thatto cue somi 11 tried to tiep It ui u e Phi n i Yes amid you QU the corporation ti 1 the charges 11 1 11 p Jt opt inc 1110 ot of Ill time lImo tim hI In this his out Vf Cod felI I Indeed In n tr If t his hili temper The Tho cynical smile about the other mouth deepened deepen cd You S1 say suIt case cas was re cc returned turned to you with Ith the compliments at o olohn John lohn Smith what I said I Yell Well then It seems to 10 such II ft bright person will condescend to tako n a bit o of what you wont want to todo todo do Is to get John Smith I have him V You have Time Tho astonishment that accompanied this exclamation could not bo be mistaken Yes repeated Barnes Darne I 1 have Where And Alit the voice was loud om end commanding The chief arose nom from his chair chall and walkout Quickly to the other the desk Ho He clapped his hIe right hand on th time other shoulder hero hl he shouted You un arc John Joha Smith unloosed selves seles and hung limply by his sIde Ide Ills His face showed no emotion When hol h lie spoke It was with lIh loss than bo be fare 1011 seem pO positive sit h Sure Suro you have betrayed betrand yourself by your OUI sense of humor stare was a o of Innocence When you ou deeMed decided to send the suit suitcase case back you 1 a mistake eat th chief Anti Aud when you ou putt the vIsit Ing cord card In tim envelope with thin bag baggage gage check you rou YOUr own fate All Any maim on or of ordinary discernment could sea seo It II was a ot of card and type sent out b by an and prInting e nit fhe null traits re to trace It In patience and I flatter myself I have both I visIted the tho of 16 printers today toIny Sune hOlI ha type lIke this amid seine Komo had cArds Wee this but hot until I struck th the sIx man did I 1 find the or of card odd type n He readily recognized It all as one of II a number or of I h he had sent out Cut during the tho weak lii had n 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