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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER, HYBUM. UTAH When was that? I was using the suspicion, yet would be far from easy towel by this time, eying the loquac- in bis own mind. The situation la CHAPTER XH Continued. 19 Look to the right! What Is that? ;It was a dull, red glow, a mere pinprick in the black curtain, yet It seemed to change in brilliancy, like an evil eye winking at us out of the dark. There was something uncanny about the thing, yielding me no suggestion as to what It could be, yet frightening by its baleful gleam at such a time and place. Then there was borne to my nostrils the faint odor of tobacco smoke; it must be a man sitting there smoking; what we saw was the red tip of his cigar. Could we slip by unheard? I doubted It, yet whatever happened, one of us, at least, must escape from the house before any alarm was sounded. There was but one chance left for her to slip silently down that other flight of stairs to the street door, while I remained behind to protect her flight. If there was no alarm, no notice taken of her passage, possibly I might venture to follow without being overheard; but she must go first, her step was light, and she was more sure of the way. Besides, I could block pursuit, by a fight If necessary, and thus give her ample time in which to unchain and open that front door. Once without, these fellows would never follow. I put my lips close against the girls ear. "It is a guard there smoking. Dont try to answer, but do exactly as I say. One of us, at least, must get out; you stand the better chance, with my remaining behind to hold these fellows back if there should be any alarm. If there is not. Ill follow. Do you understand? answer with your hand. I felt the firm pressure of her fingers In quick response. "The fellow evidently hasnt heard anything yet you better go. I felt her creep past me without a sound, her hand slipping from my grasp as her foot touched the level floor of the hall. She was invisible, no longer even a shadow in the black gloom. Then suddenly from somewhere a chain clanked faintly ; the ear could Gentleman George He knew me almost at the same Instant, spitting out a curse as he reached back for his gun. "You. hey! How the h did you get down herel But I was quicker, the move ready, gripping the wrist, and twisting the arm back until the torture caused him to drop the weapon, as we struggled back across the width of the hall. We were both weaponless, relying only on the efficacy of bare hands, but lie turned into a savage, a dangerous fighter who cared only to disable bis opponent in any way possible. It was like battling with a wild cat, infuriated, crazed with hate and fear. And for the moment the .fellow had me, driving me back against the rail, helpless before the fierceness of his. 1 1 assault. Some one was coming. I could hear a voice, and flying steps on the stairs; then a womans scream somewhere above. I broke away, getting u grip on his throat, and feeling my feet firm on the floor. He could see what I couldnt, and found voice in spite of my throttling. "Its that d d skunk, Severn, got out. Hit him, Ivan! Smash in, Ive got the guy quick now! I whirled with him, ducking my own head behind his shoulder, gaining as I did so one blurred glimpse of Waldron as he swung full at me with what looked like the leg of a chair. Harris caught the full force of the blow just over his eyes and the power of it, added to the swirl of my arms, sent him hurtling along the rounded rail, headlong down the stairs. Waldron stood paralyzed, stunned, his hands still on the club, his eyes following that flying figure. With ail my strength I drove a fist flat to his face, and. as he reeled, stumbling backward, endeavoring to retain his feet, I sprang past, and raced down the steps. The body lay at the bottom motionless, huddled up in such fashion as to block the door. Without a doubt but that the man was dead, I thrust the form to one side, leaped through the opening, and crashed the door behind me. I turned to the left, afraid of the and bright lights, and the street-carplunged into the depths of the alley. I may have gone a mile, twisting and turning before I came to what evidently was a small hotel. Here I encountered a cab, an old horse cab, e the driver half asleep Inside. An cabby was not liable to care who his fare might be so long as he was well paid. Encouraged by this reflection, I stepped over to the curb. Engaged, my man? He came to life in an instant, tumbling out of his comfortable quarters to face me. No sir. I never heard you cornin, sir. Bin a bit quiet about here tonight. He stopped, as though just noticing my appearance under the dim street iights. Yer bin hurt, sir? he asked solicitYer coats all tore, and theres ously. some blood on yer face. A small fight, thats all, in a saloon over west. Any place around here where I could wash up? Sure; right in yere; there aint nobody 'around to bother. Ill show s, old-tim- you. He opened a little side-doo- r, and Without a Doubt but That the Man Was Dead. I followed down, a narrow hallway to a small washroom, flung off my coat, and filled a basin with water. The not determine from what direction the cabby turned up the light, and watched me curiously. He was evidently delighted to have some one to companion with at this weird hour of the morn- sound came, yet it was clear enough to be heard plainly. The man stood still, evidently listening; I lost sight of the red glow, as though he had removed the cigar frofti between his Jlps, and slowly straightened myself She up, braced for any emergency. had reached the outside door, and was preparing to open it. For an instant nothing happened. Then the sharp, resounding click of a heavy lock echoed up from beneath, like the tap of a hammer. The fellow snapped on the electricity, flooding the large hall, and, uttering a gruff oath, starred forward. We met face to face. There was nothing else for it but to fight It out. Jf I ran ihe act would only expose fjer before she could distance pursuit ; besides that first glimpse hod revealed faf antagonist, and I was glad It was ing. "They got yer one good un, anyhe remarked. Feller whut struck yer mustve hed a .ring on ter make thet gash. "There were two of them, I answered, spluttering througl. the water I was using liberally. I may have hurt one of the fellows, so you keep still will yon? Me! Shucks, 1 don't talk about Thet aint business. my fares none. I picked one up night before last down by the west-siddocks, whod been In some kind of a fracas anyhow, he wus sure scared half ter death. Looked like a foreigner, an was drwggin a grip 'long with him. ff at Jersey ferry, I reckon." Got how, e , ious speaker over the edge. Night afore last, 'Bout midnight; Id hed a fare down thet way, an wus drlvin back empty, when he hollered to me to stop. Gosh, the feller tumbled in like there was a ghost after him, an sed I wus ter drive like h 1. Had a grip with him, did he? Yep; black, bout medium size. The fellow wasnt overly big himself, an It wus quite a lug for him; bumped against his legs when lie toted It. I wouldnt a thought nothin more 'bout it, only I got hoi of a paper, an' read how there wus a guy croaked that same night over In Jersey. It sorter made me think o this feller, just because he was so d d scared. It wus sorter funny where he had me set him down, too after midnight thet way." Where was that? Colmar bulldin on Broad street. Want a darn light from top to bottom. He didnt let me pull up there not by a tf n sight. I had ter let him out a block away, around the corner. But somehow I sorter wanted ter know just where the bloke went, so I slipped off the box, an took a peek. He turned in there, where it wus blacker than a stack o black cats, an thets the last I seen of him. Spose he wus the duck who did that Job sir? He might have been, of course. Did you report It to the police? Lord, no; If us fellers told the cops half we know they wouldnt get no sleep at all. I aint sed nothin to nobody. Heady to go now, sir? which he found himself would only serve to Increase his desire to secure the money, and get safely away while the going was good. If he actually knew where such money was to be had, he would scarcely delay seeking it. If he had personally hidden that bag of currency taken from Alva, he would be after the stuff within twenty-fou- r hours; while if another held It, he would as surely seek the fellow out, and demand his share. This gave me two lines to follow; I might locate Waldron, and shadow him ; or I might see what discoveries I could make in The better the Colmar building. chance seemed to me lay in Broad I ate a deliberate lunch, street. planning how best to proceed, and hoping some bellboy would call me to the telephone. I finished the meal uninterrupted. Both Wall and Broad streets were busy enough when I elbowed my passage through the shifting crowds of men hurrying in every direction, and, reached the edge of the curb, gazed upward at the ornamental front of the Colmar building. I took au elevator to the twelfth floor, and walked slowly from end to end of the marble corridor, reading the names on the glass doors as I passed. I met but few people and attracted no attention, passing down the stairway to the floor below. Growing more . tnd I. Made We!! Agai, by Lydia E. Pinkkam, Vegetable Compound ation, otherwise I would be a sickly woman and could not have any more children on account of my weakened condition. I refused to operation. My husband asked me to try Lvdia E. Ave the Pinkhams Vegeta- ble Compound to if it would not me. For the first our months I could do but little work, lad to lie down most of the time was nervous and could eat hardly anything & but my husband was always reminding rae to take the Vegetable Compound which I did. Of my eight children this last one was the easiest birth of all and I am thankful for your Vegetable Com- I recommend it to my friends when I hear them complaining Mrs. M. Natale, 72 their ills. pound. fS-mo- nt Mass. St, Sickly, ailing women make unhappy homes, and after reading Mrs, Natale'g letter one can imagine how this home was transformed by her restoration to health. Every woman who suffers from such ailments should give Lydia E. a fair trial. Vegetable while. It is surely worthCompound KnEMOLA i 1 's buch COMP bdw AMT, 28TS Michtoa AfCchloii tlllu Watson DATCMTQ 1 In . the Colmar Building His horse was not a fast traveler, yet this afforded me time to think over my own situation, as well as this clew so unconsciously furnished me by tlie loquacious driver. The chances were that this mysterious passenger of two nights before liaa no connection with the Alva case; yet there remained a possibility. The hour, the place, his evident fear of pursuit, his eager desire to get out of sight, the heavy bag he carried, and his being a foreigner of some kind, ail combined to stimulate iny suspicion. Who the fellow could be was beyond guess. The Colmar building ! My recollection of the place was vague, a huge pile on Broad near Wall, devoted largely to brokers' offices, absolutely deserted at night, except by scrubwomen and a 'watchman or two. A tenant might slip in at such an hour, yet he would be fortunate Indeed to escape the observation of some one along the halls, or on the staircase. I felt confident a careful questioning among the night employees would give some line on the identity of the man, even If; there should prove no other means of locating him. One thing was settled; I must go back to the hotel. If I was to pay my bill and depart I would lose all connection with Marie Gessler ; she would then possess no means of finding me. I could not seek her, but she possessed my address, and must surely endeavor to communicate with me before night. The only tiling, then, was to remain and wait for her to call. Yet this surely exposed me to the danger of arrest, if Waldron named me to the police in connection with the death of Harris. . Yet by this time I was firmly convinced that the Russian would either lie outright In the affair claiming that Harris injuries had resulted wholly from a fall downstairs in the dark or else would swear them upon some unknown invader who had escaped after knocking him senseless. Certainly he would never reveal the truth, unless compelled to do so. To do so would queer his whole game. That is, It would if his game was anything as I had doped it out. If he, working alone, or with some accomplice, as now appeared more probable, had been concerned in the Alva murder, ids main object at present would assuredly be to escape detection, and get a division of the spoils. His one desire would be to remain out of sight, and In order to do this he must shield me from arrest. 1 awoke at eleven, rested and with a clear brain. Nothing had occurred to disturb me, and, as I looked at the watch and realized the hour, felt no longer a doubt but what Waldron had found some way in which to protect us both. Eager to look over the noon editions myself, I dressed rather hurriedly, and descended to the lobby. The paper secured was devoid of particulars, "Gentleman George Harris, well known to the police, had been found dead In the hallway of a rooming house on Le Compte street, operated by Mrs. Sarah Waldron. It Is believed to have been a thieves quarrel from the evidence of those in the house, who heard the sounds of a struggle, and saw a strange man escape through the front door. There were no arrests, although the police were searching for certain parties who might be implicated. So far so good ; but now what about the Russian? lie had evidently escaped iiusdangsadvice Pink-ham- CHAPTER XIII. ; WIFE TAKES E. Patent Lawyer, Coleman, Washington. D.O Advice and book free Bates reasonable. Highest references. Bestaerrlcee. HONORS RESTED WITH CHOATE Possibly Because He Had the Word in Witty Duel With Chauncey M. Depew. New Yorkers agree that either Joseph Choate or Chauncey M. Depew was the finest speaker on earth. Some one says: "At an annual dinner of the St. Nicholas society Choate was down for the toast The Navy, while Depew was to respond to The Army. Depew began by saying: Its well to have a specialist; thats why Choate is here to speak about the navy. We met at tlie wharf once and I never saw him again until we reached Liverpool. When I asked how he felt lie said he thought he would have enjoyed the trip over if he had had any ocean air. Yes, you want to hear Choate on the navy. Choate responded: Ive heard Dr epew hailed as the greatest r speakIf speaker. ing, as I have heard it described and as I believe it to be, is the art of saying nothing at all, then Doctor Depew is the most marvelous speaker in the universe. Washington Star. after-dinn- So Far So Good; About but Now What the Russian 7 pessimistic as I proceeded, I had reached the fifth floor, when, as I turned at the front of the iron stairs, my glance rested on the letters stenciled along the frosted glass op Mutual Investment Company posite I stopped Gasper Wine, Manager.still, my heart beating wildly, feeling that I had stumbled blindly or the very thing I had been seeking. TJasper Wine was the name of the man who, through accident, had opened to me the door leading into the Alva factory; the man who had left me alone in the entry while he disappeared to talk with Alva privately in the little Gasper Wine! For the first time I really believed th old hack driver was right he had actually picked up Just such a fares lugging a bag with him, and driven the fellow to this place at midnight I had never connected the crime with Wine before yet why not? 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