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IUrer.1 In rmet wnonr them John Ruah. n eld friend to Hrnoii m eerrtarr nw rmnloTe fnron'l, wtraiM H.rdr mpiUlut. anfl Aon Bliilr, Jfonnf ' khrti Bnh toll ,h' who llrn In tlw hotel ax 1tentiflrfl IH b"1 munlerd rirl plorsr tbnt Aauthlar of a EnmUn B""' O.r Ontlonfl, .'JJT tho liOOll OOOl thorto ttoiilm:recallHonAlrturhed lll not thotiah h apresni th err17' to aenda Ruah mat nlln trhf and Smith. af'er prorata detacltra Ruth Smith woitor. on brief Imrmtlratlon ftxea tho rrlmo whereuroe tho loltor ronfmara onit killo blnwoif. not oat' t dooo Thlo aerrea to frro I Boron, but who inetata thorn to morn to tho anaaf ' jbul Blair, to drtorniinoo 8ho tuee appear on tho aurl find Out ohot Hardy known and to loam tho on tho lillle hlook man aha M of floor hon aho hat pened into I ho le Barona nn Thlo rroo. room lut brfoto tho polio rani Mi rrtnrmhrra diaoppoarod mvatorioiialy a I lor ho floor iron tho hntol a hood waiter alnmiluf orar tho Anno Moanolu'o and fiimhlmr with a hanrtkorihirf broom oa In terra led In Rttlhlna purhane an holirir. and manaooo to aororor for hor oomo Win wbioll had (mom ltrlB, 0 formrr rardener of har falhra for attrmplrd blackmail. hoam oatnf aa a ba"l a luta Huah flam afterward On niiht obortly Moyrr. tho brad waiter ond 'unrhroom and a orowln which otrmrihrn (aarar (net a Vornhar. and tho attempt to ouoplrion that tho murdrr rooo oomo way ronnertrd. bankmall Min Duahaao aro la Intrrralrd in Mlaa hlmoolf find IniroMlnoly Hardy Blair and (nail admit to hor that h ha bm inrolrrd In an altampt to Bnator an imperialirlia virttrw foreranimt In Buraia and that tho murderfiimla to wu to haro taken tho ttrat Inatalimml ol that rmnilry. At a dinnrr lrro by the financier tha barona, I aad attrodad by Ruah, Anna Blair, and Worduo Bran prrairtrnt ol HaMra truot corn pany. Hua Bmiik makra a dramatic appearance and dordarta that onr ol Ihoao prrarnt helped plan fie M tnirrruptrd by tho death of 0.r UrdlnoR Petty La Baron, who oermme ond eoUapee, teoaa. UK That taco: that terribi fauol mu elm B" ml.! ft let say good night as ht made hie announcement "Of course." she said approvingly. "Tou could not do anything else and keepyour self-respe- Good-night- door closed he stood there uncertainly, looking In tha direction she had gone. It was not in hla nature to be given to rash action. When he bad told her that be was through with Mr. Hardy forever he had not expected hla statement to be taken quite so literally. Anne's approving reception of hte bold statement put new light on It. Evidently she aa well aa ha had resented the gross breach of hospitality of which their host had been so flagrantly guilty. There eouli! be but one Interpretation of her remark. If he was lo retain her respect he must leave Harrison llBrdy's employ at once. For a moment 'after her "After tonight I am through t Ilarrl-sO- n an unanswered question kept constantly manding yet never receiving Aft Answer: " Why Is Meyer ehadowlng me? " elst on having detailed reasons for hla sudden departure, but noift of thebe things hap- pened. Mr. Hardy merely stood looking at him with a contemptuous smile. ile'f "Jealous Already?" With A smothered oath Rush flung himself from the room And hurried front tha hotel out Into the night. He was filled with helpless rag that hla employer, cAnnlly accustomed to probing the thoughts In other men's minds. In his had read th dominating reason that had made hlB position so distasteful and Impossible. Biasing with !nd!g- nation and annoyance, he walked oil and on for several blocks with no thought of hla destination, nof with any fixed purpose. Rag, futlge rage, against MarrUon Hardy completely absorbed him. Meanwhile hli suboonaclout brain kept hamnterihg away Insistently. Again and - T board door - , - - pux-xle- citedly: " Whet do you tual$e of It allT Whom do you think it is that Hugh Smith suspects? The girl shook her head in a puizled Way. Baronf Do you think It le It Mrs. was she, after all, who killed Olga OrdlnofTf " " Of course not." Anne answered with posh tivenese. Then he must hae meant Bob or PeanT " I dont know w hat he meant. What hap-- a at pened tonight doesn't fit into to . s all.j I almply cannot understand it." "Did you netted Lo Baronf He certainly 1 acted strangely." She nodded assent in an abstracted way. . as tf her thoughts were busy elsewhere. " He was so fiervous and perturbed. It I had not known him for wo many years I ' would have been Inclined to suspect him." Tou'd bo nervoui, too, If you had Just gotten out Of one terrible scrape to find another embarrassing situation, confronting, V , . you.' "Maybe it was worry about his wife. Did you notice that she got hysterical the minute Bmlth appeared? " Tes." said Anne; that's what makes it all so pussling. Bhe certainly didnt kill Olga Ordlnoff. or have anything to do with It. I havent been able to find anything at all to account for her peculiaf'conduct. The whole affair was shocking and disturbing, but surely not sufficiently to Completely tipoef her." It Was disgusting! " exclaimed Rush. " It was a rotten thing for Mr. Hardy to do, to Invite Us there as his guests and hays that fellow Smith spying on ua. I have not the slightest doubt that they staged the thing purposely. Where his money la concerned, llsrrlson Hardy has no sense of decency. I'to through with him forever after tonight" Aa they talked they had reached the door of Annes apartment and aho bad turned to b wiped outhat wiped out," oorrecUd ing." Then why don't you turn th table on she suggested mischievously. "He him?" m last hi night. la shadowing aH, ther shadowing you. Why dont you try been has Why should h have don that unless be him? Be If h has any mor someshadowing feared that t had discovered something, with Caspar Diets If your suspimeetings thing that might betray him?" correct you should hav litar him cion of "Tou'v mad out quit a case Against tle difficulty in verifying them." him, haven't you?" she aald smilingly, " That's a grand Idea," h oried, taking hee " It all but convicts him, doesn't It?" be Im gCinf to begin suggestion seriously. said triumphantly. It this very night. Ill begin following doing "Mo," said Ann decisively, to his great him th mlnuto ho goes off duty. I wonder astonishment; it does not do anything of th whet ho live. sort" " Ill find that out for you. Tho hotel peoDont you believe h' WhAtr b cried. will tell me and I can phon you. Where ple guilty? Aren't you positive b had Someare you living since you left Mr. Hardy?" thing td dd with that girl's murder? He gave her the name of hi hotel, but " On of my father maxims and h yu I forgot to tell you. Im registered added: that-ta shrewd observer," said Anna, was there under another name James Ransom." obvious generally Was misleading, Meytr "Why did you do that?" may be mixed up In the affair and he may "After X bad shaken Meyer off my trail hot Most OerUinly he does not fit Into my last night I went to a nearby 4iotel. It struck theory of the crime." me h might try to pick up th scent again, definite theThen you have a theory so I took another name to make lt difficult ory?" for him to locate me. Good Idea, wasn't it?" Indeed X hav, but I am not ready to An" Im not so sure. It always looks bad for nounce It yet Theres something I must find even an Innocent man to hide himself under ' out from Mr. Hardy first I Am posltlfg of another name. this much, however. Meyer Is not th man But," he began W are looking for, at least not the principal." Suppose," she Interrupted, " It la you that Who 1 it then?" asked Rush, frankly Hugh Bmlth suspects." Is It that bolshavlk Treptlkoff or puxxled. Impossible! " he cried. some of his crowd? " "Not at all. 7b criminal evidently Is NO; they had nothing to dd with It some one well posted on Mr. Hardy's affairs. no see I td Mr. Hardys reports and That fits you. The body waa found in' the reason for doubting them they were too Le Barons rooms Tou alon In tb hottl closely watched by government agent for knew the lie Baron. Then on top of it all mischief." them to do any you leave Mr. Hardy's services Immediately Tou dont mean La Baron or Betty?" Bmlth make hla announcement and after . How much dd you know about Betty L hide yourself under another nama" Baron? Has she ever lived abroad?" Tou dont really think he suspect tne," - why, yes, Rush answered much puxxled he cried, horrified at th very Ides of It. " 8h was studying muslo by her question. Tou dont Suspect me, do you? Invaded that Germans th when In Belgium "I'm merely showing you," she laughed, country. Eh wa telling me about It at the " how unsafe It la to base deductions on sudinner last night" I am doing to you perficial appearance. What els do you know about her?" what you hav don to Meyer." "Not much. Bhe comes from some little " I'll get th goods on Meyer town out west th local magnate's daughter, t, he cried I suspect" indignantly. "Iam going to get on hla trail He was much perplexed by this new Un and check up everything he doe. Ill pros of queatlonlng. While Betty L Barons hysto you that I am right about him, Tou'U teria at the appearance of Smith waa inexplicable, It seemed beydnd tb rang of possiHe stopped abruptly. Hs saw that Anne bility that a frail, small town bride could waa no longer listening. Her eyes ware lookhave been concerned in an international mur beyond him toward th entrance of th der plot a few days after her marriage. H ' ing tea room, in them waa a strange expresdecided to put the question direct. sion. It was not fear, but rather exciteIt cant be that you euspeot Betty L and bewilderment. ment, surprise, criminal? Baron of being the afeh half round In his chair to Rush turned told course Ive you Of not, ellly. again could discover if he what waa absorbing sqe and again that helthef of them had anything No one had entered. The attention. her It." to do with place was practically deserted. Near the That leaves only Dean, the president Of door the manager 'was seated at her little the trust company, he eald, thinking aloud. desk apparently going over her account. Ht I am not suspecting an j body by n&ms lam merely arranging all glanced back at Anne, trying 'to read the yet, eald Anna, riddle of her expression. Her eyes were still the happening In logical order. A crime, directed toward the front of the room. Dus-sleseveral crimes, In fact, were planned under find who To he looked again In the direction she clrcumstaftoes. known certain a central waa am He caught a glimpse of A I them looking. constructing planned woman's face peering Into the tea room at figure, building up his lmag Inch by Inch as we get new facts. It eould not hav been the front window, peering so closely that her face was pressed almost against the pane, Meyer. He doesn't fit th ploture.". but as he glanced again th face disappeared. Why not? hdemandd, loath to surren" Did you see that woman looking lit der his theory without A struggle. Have you aver read any books on th here? asked Anne. brain?" she tsked, . " I caught Just a 'gUtnpflwdf her," he reOf Course, in colleg s. Was It some on you knew? plied. "Well, th brain, you know, la almply A It was some on w both know," said tha library of an Individual's experiences and girl thoughtfully. " Who ? he oried. thought. Everything A man does Is du to Who was It? " directions given to his nerves by the stored Dietz," said Anne. Sophie up experiences In Jils brain. Wa think w I wonder what that means? " he asked In do aa w please, but e dont We act In a puzzled way. every Instance by what our brain tells us to It means," eald Ann decisively, that, do. What w do Is in accordance with our for eome mysterious reason, we both of u man a brain training. To commit murder are being closely shadowed and watched. must have thought murder. What for? he Cried In blank amazement. minI can't accept your theory. Many a What good can It dd any one to watch ua? " ! ister has murdered hi Wife." I dont know," hlseompanion answered, " My illustration was an unfortunate on "but hereafter we will have to be very careThere ar two kinds of crime- - crimes of , ful where and how we meet. In fact, I dont passion and crimes of deliberation. A passion think we had better ,se eadh other again crime la really an accident, a reversion to for a while." cav man days when every man tried to kill O, I say! " he objected. deof but man he crimes met; every strange I mean It, she said. Too much la at liberation are vastly different. Th Individual us for stake not to act th utmost cauwith of brain In his Is powerless th grip training. tion. I'm going now. We had better leave No common laborer ever discovered a new separately." germ. No dock hand ever designed A great But when will I see you again?" be dea To deed, good accomplish great steamship. manded In desperation. er bad, requfres A specialized brain. To hav Ill telephone you. planned A plot like this. Involving the murder ' "Tomorrow?" of Olga Ordlnoff and th theft of millions, in-creative a . "Perhaps. great Imagination required But I must See you." spired by a crooked Impulse. Iam going motoring with Mr. Hardy to"And you don't think Meyer has that? morrow." A man Of not. creative great Certainly Tomorrow evening, ha persisted. Imagination mlgjt by force of circumstance " If X can," h answered, and was goaav bsm A waiter, but he never would remain T ba continued. a waiter. A waiter's Job to him would be Only ICoprrljM: 1020 Ar WUiUm a4tcp gap. H never would stick at It long Well, that's not Important; but. last of h k Cool-heade- ' that Rih gatftd. It Mat net Hugh Smith tiht had ag&in it repeated Us warning. Ha repeated the Words aloud In th solitude of the deeerted corridor, this time with auref meaning. Anne was right Bha was always right His aslf respect demanded Immediate action. Only In this way could he make chivalrous protest against the Insult to which hit friends, tha L Barons and Anne Blair, the woman ha loved, had been exposed. "By God, he said to himself, "Ill quit this very night" He. turned and with firm steps hurried back to the Hardy apartment There RAO A separate entrance to th part of th suite he occupied a sitting 'room and bedroom. And, entering by that, ha began at once Most of hla packing up hla belongings. In b called for trunk stored h tq thing later, putting Into a bag A few article needed for immediate use. . Aa he was packing many mlsrirings came to blm, but firmly he fought them down. The truth wa that he So long had laid hi plans and action in deferenc to the wishes A dominating employer that he wae finding It hard to take matter into hi own hand A hundred unanswered And act for himself. questions cam to hi mind to bother him. Where would,h go? What would he find to do? Ther was no Immediate prospect of ' hi being In penury or want. He hqd a few thousands well Invested and quit a sum beside In th bank, but where would b he located? Here In th Ritsmor he had many opportunities of meeting Ann. Perhaps if he went elaewher to live it might b more dlffl-- , Cult to see her so often, Ko matter whAt happened, whether he got a new position or not, be felt that he must so arrange matters that he would continue to es her often. Th unsolved mystery on which they were working would be excuse enough. He must see her. Without Ann Blair in hi life, without the prospect Of seeing her and talking with her, existence would be futile and miserable, hardly worth while. Industriously he completed his packing, debating with himself whether h should resign by letter or should announce bis plana in person. Ordinarily he would have feared to face Mr. Hardy with such A statement on hts lips. His employer, he well knew, bitterly resented any of his employes considering th convenience of any on but himself. Anything that upset th routine of hi office or his home brought forth a terrific burst of rage. But tonight John Rush, In his exalted stale, felt sure of himself, afraid of nothing, capable of facing God. man,. or devil. Bag in hand, he atrode boldly to th door leading to hi employer suite. It was long after midnight now. but ho was well with Mr. Hardys nocturnal habit and knew that he would still be up and bout. As he entered. apparently Mr. Dean had Just taken hi departure, for Mf. Hardy was returning from the door after bidding hi guest good night. Ha stopped short a he saw Rush with bag in hand and for A moment of two they glared at each other in Jt -- o, hostile silence, Weil? said Mr. Hardy at length. After what Im through, said Rush. happened tonight I can no longer remain In your employ. Im quitting now, tonight. He had expected a buret of wrath. It would not even have surprised him If Mr. Hardy had attempted some specious explanation of Hugh Smith's presence. He was half expecting that a Volley of question might be fired at blm, that bis employer might U- - bttn shadowing him. At laat h began td lAkt cognisance of it. He was being followed, Th atroeta At this hour Were practically deeerted, hardly mor than two Of thra person in each Section of pavement between corners, yet. At last heeding th warning, ha realised that for several block probably aver since he had left tb Rltsmoro ther had been aom on behind him, aom one stealthily following hla movement. WhOycOuld It bet H wondered If Har--' risdnHardy set aom on on hla track.. It was barely possible, tad, that his ahadower might b th obnoxious Hugh Smith. Perhaps It was ht himself whom Smith suspected of being Involved In th murder and th theft pf the two millions. He must catch a glimps Of th mad behind him and ae If he could recognise him. He stopped short and turned a if to look Into a window, At th same time casting a quick glance vr hi shoulder. He saw a tall figure half A block behind make an abrupt atop and emulate hla action. From hla height th man behind might be Hugh Smith, but h could not tell at that distance, for hi hadowr had the collar of hi overcoat turned up And a hat drawn well ever hi eyes, a If seeking to avoid recognition. A new idea cam to Mm and ha made his way rapidly to on of th stations of the east side' subway In Lexington avenue. With its multitudinous pillars and many stairways the subway station would be an Ideal place for a game of hide and seek. He figured that there he would be able to double In his tracks and catch a closer glimpse of his Ther was something in fh hadower. man's appearance that seemed familiar. He wa almost certain that It must be Hugh Smith, but he wanted to make certain. As he arrived at th subway entrance he made sure that the man was still following him. Tes, ther he was, doggedly keeping a half block behind. Rush had been moving ' rather leisurely as he entered the shadow of th staircase, but once hidden from view he took the steps three at A tima and dashed quickly up the Stair opposite. Breathing heavily, he sought shelter behind A weighing machine and peered eagerly down at the platform below. Presently there appeared ther the figure of the man who had been following him. He wa moving cautiously along th platform, apparently trying to scan th faces of th waiting passengers without attracting attention to himself. From his faltering jiteps It was evident that at last he had lost th trail. . He vanished Out of range without Rush having seen his fact aftd Rush wa debating with himself whether or not he should not venture down the stair again and see tf he could not recognise the shadower. As be stood ther undecided the problem solved Itself for him. The man came walking slowly back along th platform. As he came under a light his face was revealed. Rush gasped. It was not Hugh Bmlth who had been shadowing him. It wa Meyer, tb Ritsmor head waiter, Meyer, th friend of Caspar Diets. Meyer, whom he had com upon In Mr. Hardy rooms. Hastily he dodged baok out of sight and, making sure that he was still unobserved. hJrrled to a reirby hotel, wher. using another name, he took a room for th night, but not to aleep. How eould he sleep when k It wU Utytr, the head waiter. to promise me that you will hot see Harrisoa Hardy again." Tou have spoken too 1st," ah Answered I already bav had With a provoking smile. luncheon With him today." "What! Cried th young maa. thunder clouds gathering in hla Lice aa ha realised how determinedly hla 1st employer had aet about hla pursuit of Ih girl. " Not alone?" " Of course," ah Answered merrily, adding defiantly: And, what's more, I'm going motoring With him tomorrow." Dont do It." h Cried. Why not? ah demanded. He hesitated. After all. what eouid he say? What right had he tp say anything? Nothing In their relations gave him any right to as to her actions Ha was not Anil Blairs flaned. Hs was not even In a position to declare his affection for her. Out of A Job, with no present prospect, what right or chance had he to try to win the love of this carefully reared girl, brought up in comfort fluid luxury. Tou dont know Harrison Hardy a I do,-he said lriS.ely, by way of explanation. No, but I'm going to know him a lot betThat perter. said Anne with decision. formance at the dinner gav me a very fair Indication of hli character, didn't it? It did Indeed," he answered hotly. "Hla conduct was simply disgraceful." I think," said th girl thoughtfully, that I understand Mr. Hardy perfectly, much better than he understands me. I purpose to keep on seeing him until I find out from him one certain thing one vital fact about th Ordlnoff case." .0 Then you don't think he has told us the full story." Of course not He only spoke with pretended frankness to make the rest of us talk. f I wish xve never had heard of the mystery." said the young nan wretch-- t dty, pieturth to himself Jealously the pros-pec- t of Anne meeting again and again with Hardy. Then we might never have .become acquainted," she challenged. J Well, it has eerved Its purpose," hs growled bad temperedly; " let's drop it. Certainly not, she answered determinedly. "It grows more thrllllngly Interesting every day. All my life, as I told you, I have wanted to have an opportunity to try to eolv a real murder mystery. This is the only chance that evef has come to tne. Most certainly X am not going to give It up. But you phoned me that you had learned something new, something Important. Do telj, me what It is." "I was shadowed last night aa I left th die-tat- e " Ordl-r,of- -- hotel. What!" sb pried delightedly. " Toil really I never have quit Mr. Hardy's employ. thought you would do It. I quit laat night, right after I left you." " How perfectly Splendid!" He gowed under her approbation and any misgivings he might have had aa to the wisdom of his conduct vanished. Didn't Mr. Hardy tell you? No. Tour name was not aven mentioned. But, tell me, who shadowed you?"' "When I first discovered that I was being followed my thought was that Mr. Hardy might hava put Hugh Smith on my track t see what I was going to do. I determined to give him a merry chase, and Just befort I shook him 1 managed to catch a glimpse of his face." " Who was It? asked Anne bre&thless'y. " It was Meyer, the head waiter." " Meyer!" she exclaimed la startled tones. " Thats Very odd." - ' e Ordlnoff girl da going td go About Alone With two millions In cash In that black band-bawould have made an effort t get 1L Fra still convinced that Meyer will bear watch- Ann. . It wan Aftne Clair who assumed charge aa always, she had , of affairs. ' Rush and La Baron carry tha fainting bride - hnt That he might Shadowed. m Confusion In tha room. With accord tha dinner guests sprang their feet and crowded about Mrs, La Baron, all of them mystified and eutlous about her aUdded hysteria. Only Hugh Smith seemed unaffected by the tableaux. He stood In tha asms spot , at whloh ha had first made his appearance, a cynical smile hardening rather than softening hie austere face. to a sofa, wbara Anna began energetic measures to revive her. As Rush, his work com plated, straightened up, he strode angrily acrOea the room to where Hugh Smith, the Intruder, was standing. There has been enough of this foolish ness, ha cried angrily.' "Speak out, man. If you know anything about any One here, tell ua who It is, and have it Over with. " Tee," said Mr. Hardy, "tell us, Smith, whom it la that you suspect." " There has been enough excitement for one I (hall tell evening, said the man calmly. more soon tomorrow, perhaps." With that he turned on hla heel and van lthed, apparently leaving tha apartment, leaving them ail with their curlosity unsaUe-fed- , with the suspicions ha had spread still running Mf among them, but for tha moat part circling about, tha poor Uttla bride un conscious on tha sofa. r Well. I'm damned! " said Harrison Hardy d explosively, looking after Smith with a air, but making no effort to recall him. Anna looked Up from her ministrations. Mr. Le Baron," aha said, your wife seems to be reviving a little, but I think she le In a serious condition. If you and Mr. Rush will help me, I think we had better take her to your apartment and call in a doctor." Her husband and Hush lifted her Up, and. supporting her between them, led her out. Aa she revived a little she continued to moan friglitenedly, but etery once in a while burst Into fehrlcka of meaningless, wild laughter. Bhe did not aubside even when they had her safe In her own apartment not until a doctor bad arrived and administered a hypodermic. When at last ther was nothing frore that Anne could do, and Rush was escorting her to her own apartment as oon as they war slona together In the corridor he asked ex 1 nfurder and the attempt to blackmail Ruthin Dushan bad Some connection. I iw Mejef talking to Diet, th blackmailer. Then ther was th black Cross on tha La Barona Cup- ALL . t to have been at th bottom of It alL" Why do you'say that?" Look howsnany clew point to him. Olga Grdlnoff wa murdefied in the Ritsmor. H la the head waiter there. A waiter murdered her. He hires the waiters. A bsg with the money vanished. He could have disposed of It without arousing sulpleion. Toil said yourself that th criminal wa some one well posted on Mr. Hardy's affair. Meyer know fejm well and aeea hlftl o$n. Beeldea I found hlih the other night nooplng around th apartment. Wa both agreed that th Ordlnoff "Before W begin talking thing over, said Rush, " 1 want you to jnake me a promise. Anna looked at him interestedly. There was a new note in his voice, something of the male dominance, of mastery. It Was the next afternoon after the disastrous ending to the dinner party, and Bhe had met him In A UttlA tearoom Just off the avenue In response td hla telephoned request They purposely had fnada the hour early I oolock feeling sure that they thtis would be apt to have the place to themselves and could talk without being overheard. A promise," she repeated curiously, eyeing him with new reepeet " Tea," he said with firmness. " I want you "What!" ha exclaimed with a aneer. Poor old enough to become a head waiter. He ha life. his all waiter a Meyer ha been a waiter' mind, .jetcr in th world could he iate contrived iuch an Intricate and clever plot as this on appear to be, a plot that baa baffled the brain of Mr. lUrdy, of Hugh Bmlth, and of you and me." "Tou underestimate the man," persisted He has far more Intelligence than Rush. you give blm credit for. The me re fact that he rose to be a head waiter in one of th best Intelligent above th hotels show that he of waiter." average th right sort of lntell!-fncTea, but bh II lack creative Imagination." "Money la a wonderful stimulus to th Imaalnation Almoet sny one with any sort of brains at ail any on that was not Inherently honest If they had known that the nothing odd sbout It," h replied. "In fact, when the murder and theft sr finally cleared up there Isn't the slightest doubt In my mind that Meyer will be found There de- EIGHTH INSTALLMENT. u . With Hardy forever." Johnston By-Willia- 1 |