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Show THE OGDEN 8 STANDARD-EXAMINE- SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1921. R i W til v 4 (Continued from Preceding Page) Outside Kennedy appeared to be very much, concerned about the way in which Mis3 Claremont might feel after her exciting experience of the evening. "Speed,", he said at length, "I think it would .be much better if you took Mis3 Claremtmt home and, when you do, make arrangements with the police so that there will be somebody near her home, wiihjn call, all night. There's a little bit of work that Jameson and I must-d- o out here and I think we can do it-- better by ourselves." As Speed's car whisked away down the turnpike, Kennedy and I started along the main street of the town, until at last we came to the station, where a lone "flivver" was waiting for a possible passenger. Kennedy .engaged it and we were 'soon on our way out from the town and a'ong a good, but poorly lighted, country road. Our chauffeur pulled he had gone perhaps a upaftc.mile and leaned back, speaking through the door: "There's the house down there," he nodded. "All right." returned Kennedy, brusquely. "There's a light there. tires that were nothing but scrap .were the only, things oX .value in the place. ; "Double crossed!" concluded Rav- " . en al. as he looked about. Suddenly therewas a jangle from the wall telephone just inside the office. ,1 was standing nearest to it, and I took a step toward it to answer, when I felt a hand on It wa3 Kennedy. "Don't, Walter," he cautioned in a whisper. "There is a house just across the street. Run over there and get on the wire there. Find out from Central the origin of this call before I answer It." 1 I turned and hurried out of the garage and across the street. The .people.' were very obliging, and I was peon able to find out that the number that was calling was "700 Main." As I thanked them and left the house I inquired about the garage across the street, , but the people did not seem! to know much ray-shoulder- . . . about it, except that , s - I long,, low lying Colonial house. As we approached it in the shadows I fancied jr. ''v I K"'!';-''- - yl f RVi , ; R'R-- ; th (U r 4a x t - ' i " , K.; ,S;R ;,RV:'0 R' . R rv 'R- " R - ; RR tU R .! i WRr--:- --- 4 'fU)f. i $ ; - f " ' , , t ' - ""'..-- r - -- if ' 'i -- " : 'V ' '":- v-- , . ' i v - - R" " r. .'- ' V .:R . x v ' ,Rt - 1 : , v N-R- , . - - " I '7 ",-'"- v. - ill ' v . R R I . ' . . , - - : I . - . . i - . RR j - - v Tri - " v , y " - , , - . ' 4 i :r rtr ' ' i -"' ;: - - x -- . - - - I i.: , .' ... n ; V " ., ' a . t " i " " ' , - ' : . -- - "nniTpr , ' ' . - r , t N I .- j ft ' i: ; A " tl ' X - ; - i - j ;s. - V'fT-.-l - i V - LR -- R- ! I 1 . ' f I - v-f d "? . -f ----R - ; . R r y. - "- V--v t v 1 1 1 . . ' r-- : R' v , M rrR .R - A - - - 'V 4 -- - " ;I i wv;M ' - V'f :. '. 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I think there's Help! tcsece c"t 'I tad to ve very careful," rt on the la::'. turned the man. snearel the stuff 3 p i :.c;e no sJtj: ve r paper wore !OTt c i f n a", this cut into thn and a mak to da It then I sealed the cf r-Our alas a. letter, and directed sirs. - un ierr.ctcii ar e;:n,cour IL at vuea he pens pleura lone as poii 1. li'll bo all over." Two ti the chauffeurs were ap "V.T.al'a thatr asked th wemaa. "The rrst of the stuff, I couldn't rarmtly rur.iE la curI d'.rertscn. QatckJr Kennedy and retreated tis it alh- cf She utterrd a little cry. "Well, for God's sake, da'l carry it raplc. turned and d curs!ves la the next estate. around me. Throw it e,war.- Kee;ing in the ahadog nd petThert? was a awish of sl'.kon kirt aa thoUh sh drewnway from him. ting at --much, distance bet tea cd tho others as e co-lThe man lauxbtd, ; rrhsj a bit we text cur ccurso tick to the nerrnu;r. A mcrr.fnt Utcr 1 hard t cmelhlsc fall la the gras aetcral Thi mansion cf xajstery h fe away from ut. . this tine -Llrhta b "There doei that ra'hfy youT e Howeter. There was to aniwrr, and it wai were now cn ? a tl r. ad cpe and Uiat evlienl lh. woman had re-atle to hurry wi: so much treated frcru fclm into the hcue were cf fear detectics. . un-It was a.? s i a. anr s I wondered what the ttrar.j: ... a h?:;;d It arourcd, U conversation mirht Wtat he red. was this trrlt!0 th.r.s-- of which th W X1 reached cur woman wt to afnuld? At first I cab. till tip ty the !'e cf the ruld had thought it nlcht be sorr.r thlr.jc rt d. rousetj cur codding drtTcr exploaiTe. bat if tho rr.an had J were t ft. sr. thrown It away so cart!f!r, it There vii still ar. rrJ In'ht train surely could not hare been that. k to d t ths city, if Ken&edy was out cn the lawrl in takinr it. rather than a moment learching In the zr?.r !r.K cur way back ta the tati- gingerly. It happened la aTei ,.n turr.; Z.rttr. from the ih.idow ef 6 IhUk Norway I could ee thai there was n his maple that tho sound cf the e! JKt mini, as in mine. z ere Jandin; z, com ar,d caut'.- - jily n tn"r 1 Crait r.rr.ur. r.l'.rr. a , !t we h t ad locket searchllfht. I jrarrd alout. thlnr tVst to rr,ak surs that Clae Cl?.rr:r.rr.t? ij -- oar ears As if&'A'. Ji-- ' - V z - - - - V i ....... . . r - 4 , - .j . . ' ' ' - , - - - , " ..: .. .v ' ' . s . , - really is. A hasty, conference with Speed followed, and again we were in his' car, picking our way by a short cut that quietness of the grounds was to the telephone building. merely, a concealment for someIt was now quite late when we thing, coach house lamp shone "arrived at the telephone office and on at least half a dozen cars to the after, considerable parleying Ken- , elde, of the house, and we slipped across the driveway for conceal nedy persuaded the girl, in charge that It was all '."--right to tell : U3 the ment, approaching from the. ' other 'address. ', side. ,' ', ;. .r "It's the big Colonial mansion on "of What was thl3 mansion ' the Rocky Hill road,", she said at tery? . T don't know anything length. : CHAPTER V.. about it and, If I did, I don't think Huge trees shaded the honse that I would dare to say anything." There was something, however., , mostly evergreens, ' making It a iii the tone and manner of the girl "ery picturesque building as the that confirmed Kennedy in his susmoonlleht streamed down on it picion that the telephone girl might well prove to be worth tracing. Uhrough the branches. What it might lead us to, he. could As we made our way up the not say, but I could see manlawn besidVthe driveway, we could ner that he much preferred to make see the ' entrance to the place, a this investigation; by himself. wide , door, underneath 'the four . , -- - s j brT fSV i fesx ASS - T y; , I looked asain more sharply. It was indeed Breshkaya and some of the partywhom I had seen at tho Crystal Palace earlier In the evening. .They-hamotored out hero .after the gay dinner. As they disappeared Into the mansion of mystery tho car Blid aroxind the eido of the house and d . v ' the other tide. What did it mean What manner of establish ment was this? It had all the evidence, of being a private mansion on a private estate, yet in every thing else it seemed to bo almost like a social club. We stole around the side of the house. There was a bay window Just off a wide back porch tht overlooked the slope of tins hill with a beautiful view down across the - . Ken-"ued- 75TCS ZrffiFZ , VWNi 1 . . coach lamp at diminishing. A butler In most correct uniform ran out from the hall across the wide porch and opened tho ooors ot the touring car. A coup!? of men Jumped out and began agisting twi ladles to alight. "Breshkaya!" exclaimed . a . reception hall. There seemed to b a great many people In the h vise. Although it was late, the here seemed Increasing rathergaiety Uian . ." , X ' - Joined the '. T rrrd ledQ I could see others waiting under tho dim ' ' k . - 'R ' . . . - '. Good!". he exclaimed. "Now the next thing to do will be to go to the telephone office and persuade them to tell us what '700 Maian' ' by-hi- . ... - , ' . , . v 7 7 i , ' ' . . 'Mf - . ; j - , I .' - , ;,-y--m " - - , v RfRR R ,i If- - t r found," d ' iT VR'1 -- i 'R ;UrrHRvR' many-cylindero- 'The driver ran his car close to the side of the road and Craig and I got 6ut. Without a word he turned up a gravel driveway, which led through a heavy hedge of lilac up to the front door of a J'WU V 'ThU wai wKat 4 watt here." You t. ... - ttrangers had rented it recently and were very quiet, which-nvaall to Interest them. seemed that ' Back in the garage I found that Kennedy had answered the caH, but that it had led to nothing. It seemed that whoever was at the other end i of the wire had for some reason become suspicious and, not recognizing the voice which answered, had refused to talk and hung up. Central told he that the number was '700 Main,'" I; whispered to him outside In the darkened garage. : Colonial pillars. white Through the fanlight above the tioor could bo seen streaming :he light from the hall, but the rjst of the door was dark, as wero the sidelights. Suddenly thero was the purr of a motor behind us, on the road, and Kennedy dragged me back v of a clump of rhododendrons ju?t as the lights from the car swnng in like long fingers up the driveway, polling almost directly at us. The shelter of, the shrubs was, however, sufficient to prqtect us, 'ami the car swung up swiftly past us, turned and stopped at the door. The front door was opened nud in the shaft of light that shot tut from It was revealed the car rnd tho party in it. . Through the door we could catch a glimpse of a splendidly furrUbed r ft ) - great - couple of a. nil ft s .V 11 valley. Back of this bay window wo stood & moment listening. The window waa raised for ventilation, and through it we could hear sound. As I listened I could hear a sort of regular, rhythmic click. Kennedy whispered to me. clasping his hands, downward, palms up. to illustrate 'Give me a lift. Walter. I think I can Just about make It to look through tho window. t clasped my hands and Kennedy placed his foot in them, raising him-sel- f Just far enough to to able to look thrown the window overhead. Craig was heavy, but I held htm ta long as ho looked In. However. I was fclad when he let hlnnt lf down. "What's that whirr and clickr I asked. A roulette wheL" ho returned, la a whisper. "Here, you take a look." Z7zn nrTri rrmo over the window in the bright party of handsomely llht gowned ladies and tnea In evening clothes leathered about the roulette heel. There was no nerd for any one at the window to bo very cautlou. Their attention was too soundly rireted on the wbrel to be dis tracted except by a loud noise. Throuxh the door I could Juit make out In another room across the wide ball a number of green balxe covered tables and at least one party seated about ono table deep In what 4 took to be a game of bridse. Now and then I could make out servants pa !ng rapldlj and silently about, bearing drink ca trlrs. Thero cosld be no doubt about what the pUce was, OambUn; ha v. lng been practically closed up la New York, had taken, refuse in this do luxo establishment in the suburbs. "What do you suppose Jt mean I asked as I hopped lightly ground again beside Kennedy. Can this bo the origin of the by the Bltck Menace? At least wo had an explanation of the nature of Ibis mansion cf toJe t'.ack-mallln- g mrstery. Kennedy cautioned alienee. la an Instant I realjsrd why. ono had. passed oat thfoujth the long Frrneh doors to the porch above us. Proa whro we were crouching we could net rea the facet and. indeed, even if we could have srn. I doubt whether we ihould haTe ben able to make them cut in the dark-CesBut at least we reuld hear the Tclees. and very dUtlacCy. There wero two of thrm. a man and a woman. "I don't want any nnrc Jot hke thai. continued the man, a thousa s. tx ti l"-Ii.- c--- -- r.c u. fo-a- es enrr-selv- d. arc-:e.J- c.-u.- d " !-- lt - m-a- 1 es a.-.- Ci r.r u;-c- si. lr.i icrr.e-cor.crrr- tj watching. At last th fell V. c- d v -e n Ir.?f J thine that xllttrred. cf rlckSr-it up d!rrrt:y, f,n wh!;? hU handkerchief frrm Ms pcrkrt and wtth it between til th"r..:b and !ck-- lore ringer, ; rt - 4 As w Hea'.rn the caV I l 4,- - i' -- n fere th t?andI frirrrtiuied I r it adrr.lt that I was r Tr,rt:r.ed by the ctranra -- ?t. .:r.r. (To E C&tlnutd) |