Show TURN NIKON a AR ARs s Y FROM THE START once ore master Trent Treat reformed returns lOW years years' eau fort fork after aner f er four I bis friend learns learn g. g U II In Sing n sutton uk u I surprised to and lit H apartment T fort fork rt Campbell Sut Bui- himself elf a. a h Sr of Frank Frnk sutton Button oto uk uteri br by Campbell to lon from Payson of hav tt tit be tom tolD on obtained all of hit property properlY and then toss tons latter's wife Trent Ihl de Utters t I campaign to 10 downfall of 0 Grant Orant lie He Heit it II Captain Sutton Button ha has rom rocs Sing SIU Sing and later Iter ands that Camp Wally Frank Sutton Sulton w II et tit his place In to society gun Run of his earn cam 1 Grant lie Ue be be- house home guest of the In tn Ma Ma- tint nol discover French Frencha r i a friend of th the old 1 pM jut Ya She Is II new going Trent Peat la is suspicious of ofors ors iota on is a Yea Yeatman an osten Hi Ibl Grant household ai a. va R V Continued V-Continued 12 at k for a moment that this I J to bother you rou or search search 1 i Be Is to here to watch Iii ed i ct t took hoot up the dainty tele- tele meat ment abich matched the she Thorpe then rhea a voice answered lir Yeatman to me at att attuned t turned tuned to the unhappy Lt e Dupla DupIn You have hare seen tell me that hat you rou think of ot moment the Countess be sure lure that Mrs Urs Grant pared the tile visit of the de de- trap It bad had been b brought ought f 1 so 10 naturally that she sheon lot on 01 was IOS Justl Justifiable a ble To Tode Tolie lie de the man would be p in ID evidence of ot fear tear pi i a knock at the door and andU U was vas known as us Mr Ur Yeat teat i Q It was through the mir mir- demoiselle Dupin first saw jd d turned dinned her back on him ta lion born of many harrow harrow- n el For one fraction of a 1 can aught hl his black eyes eres ir ii r mirrored reflection It ifor for ber bet to feel a pang of oftie tie the m moment she could not tow bow or where she had met il she ws tray as certain that she rte lit did not Dot think he heus was us of ot the In law w she to for or his voice spoke It deepened dee the trot tro- tro f t previous know knot ledge of brought Identification no DO noan keepIng an eye on him i queried Wj I 11 out cut ot or my sight ma ma- You ha have ve pers per per- tractions for me Mum than I 1 have hare already given givena P I a nod of her heu head d site she him ilia P ten Jon think of or him Mrs t I I Dr to I a favorable Impression tided Hied ed that he be Is U genuine P The creature has bas his bis M New ew York lork telephone dit dl di- OMle t s stenographer and of It I 1 went In In- Into to see There the theIs Is so much In die Ite world orld of crime that one careful artful bears ors murmured Made- Made Iu that soon lOon she would woul be x e him bim It was like ke going old bad trunk for or a u known thIs man an and 1 with 6 some rne one une 1 outside the tad d f tb the made lip up p her life lie pOlice or r a COD feder M for whom she d d been required of her ber In I his In t 1st the guy uy capitals that thaI h she h should look louk beautiful and never ne The danger of meet raes VM was n ns as peril s I as meeting nD an agent Possible a that fiat a quick mirror would reveal before fore lovely girl of of who passed as rose aesa to In the lera PAPIER ET R VI Vl Dupin Realizes Realize He Peril ih Ibe lesser IIa demol of two Iwo lIs 1 Ifill rite tone lie laIe lad nOI 10 ID rom n fur sup suP I lID la this Ire are In npr meriea lIen trea huu house e be that hI ha I It legit a detective now things you jou must not do One Is not to be he seen seeD with me and another Is not to torUD torun torun run rUD the rl risk k of m meeting him These people with their Jewels wont won't be here more than a 0 week nail and then I 1 suppose suppose sup pose pose he will go I dont don't know v she said doubtful doubtful- ly Iy y Mrs Irs Grant has hns a succession of these house parties planned When do you yon leave len leaver I 1 dont don't want to go until I know youre you're safe he tie answered And that thaI means moans I t shall stay until Yeatman gets out The trouble Is that we cant can't yet tell certainly which side he tie Is on now Im I'm not one to be able to cost stones lie too may have chan changed ed No nol no I she cried One has hns to catch but a glimpse of or his face foce to know he Is evil It was something of ot violence that I half halt remember about him Take what precautions you can can he lie reminded her as she rose to go to her lesson and remember you con cnn communicate with me through the butler After all nil If it It comes to the worst I 1 dont don't suppose two more resourceful resourceful re re- people than thon you and 1 I are areto areto areto to b be found Im I'm not going to see you n r l lax ax I Now It Will Cost Enormously frightened or hurt burl by anyone Remember Ue- Ue member that I am aro fighting for you jou and aad my position here hen I Is n 0 strongly entrenched entrenched en tn trenched one If an thing anything goes gues badly hully send for tor me give me a 0 lend lead and ond I 1 swear Ill I'll get you Oil t tut Iut ut of this house with all the honors of war even eren If I have ha to the Welds eills and Hent less to do It I 1 do not think l 1 have lore ever had a friend nd like you rOil she said simply In III other days das when I 1 seemed to have hare money and position It was different but now when I nm not nothing at all all all- your jour our goodness brings tears to my eyes She went hurriedly from flora the room roan Always when she had been talking to Anthony Trent Treat she was filled filed with courage and hope Mademoiselle Dupla Dupin knew that while Mrs Grunt Grant needed her for Instruction In In- In French she chiefly was anxious to learn the etiquette of these old French families which do not nol welcome welcome wel wel- come foreigners In their midst In Inthe Inthe Inthe the long talks lalk Grant Gront discussed her ambitions freely She felt she could speak freely treely as her teacher had bad none nono with whon whom to gossip One of or her chief grievances anres against Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain Sutton Button was that thaI he hind had not nol let lether lether lether her know ot of his enormous wealth until until un un- til he was about to 10 leave 18 for France And because I 1 lid nol not know she walled I 1 lived In the wrung wrong places knew new the wrong wrt of people am and I could c did the wrong sort sort sorl of things received j In Newport If he have heen been had hod encouraged me IIII It t would have hafe married N Now Novi w first been easy eay when I 1 It feed will rest cost and I 1 shill shall I ne need all my cl cleverness 2 nes s and scheming VM hi Grant Orant tired 1 h her the out ut Even housekeeper noticed It ft at the mt meal al they took together hord to work for lIss marled remark 1 M I 1 dont don't wonder won won- won won- der Mr rant drinks alth although that Isn't the lies lie's afraid Captain Frank lUay lla come back baa and kill UJ him ns as he tie swore hed he'd do at the trial I e e e elen len VUn Mademoiselle DupIn went to her room stealthily Healthily luring fearing to encounter en en- counter Yeatman eatman she he he was In pusses posses e stun lion of many mallY useful facts which placed u Grant In 10 a less Iss favorable fa light II 1 J Now ow that she i was alone I she tle tried to read so that the hours before t i sleeping might pass ass quickly The I printed paged page were not out able uble to hold her o attention II ell She I was n-as vaguely ul Uneasy un Un- easy Anthony Trent hud hurl told 1111 her he would help but bUI ie Ill was dOI downstairs I while she sill was alone In III this upper up corridor She Site turned out her lights and gazed for almost nn an hour out at ot I sea Sla Her lIer ears seemed to 10 catch a n bun hun dred harrowing noises In the i outside nut But her nerves grew taut tuut and the I fading courage returned when out c of cf these e vague con confused cJ sounds there came carne the definite ta tai ping of hands on OD her door I 1 It hns has come cOlDe she murmured Then i she turned on un the lights and flung open the door dour The man who ho passed by the name I of leatman stood there She clung to the thu hope that he lie might h ha he have e e come to ton n ask osle k her a few qu questions which as ns a detective e he might find Und himself expected expected ex ex- to do You lou have hae something to ask me she said sold with admirable self self posses posses posses- sl m Not iNot so loud said Mr Ir Yeatman putting his fingers to his lips I 1 have hu DIY my reputation to think of Without appearance of will Ill he pushed past last her closed the door and then crossed to a chair lr by the win dow Ue lie lighted a Maryland Marlond cigarette ciga cigarette rette and turned to Mademoiselle Dupin You do not recognize me me he demanded demanded de do In French rench lie He was smiling The Tile changed Intonation and the altered altered al face brought back his name In a flash Pierre I 1 she cried Vividly Vivid Vivid- ly Iy she called culled him to mind now Perhaps Per Ier haps she had seen him no more than twice but they thel had talked much of him blin the then men men with whom she bad had long ago ogo been associated This was the Pierre who had hind been a sort of ot outside man for tor them It was his bis work to warn of the approach of the police It hod had been misfortune misfortune tune to engage In combat a 9 gendarme with a singularly thin skull It was cracked like an nn egg and was sent to work for tor life on a breakwater break You do not remember me as u I remember remember re re- re- re member you said Pierre breaking th the silence What was I Ito Ito Ito to you then Nothing at all Something Something SomethIng Some Some- thing not nol to be considered If It mademoiselle made made- moiselle remembers she was Madame la that season Did you jou ou conic come her to look souk for me There was that perfect command of ot herself hersel f In the moment of danger doner for which she had been blen famous No 0 loner longer long lon er was there fear or hesitation I 1 did not know even that you were here No o That was the luck which fools call cull coincidence We are going to exchange confidences you and on I und and you jou shall shull hear heur why It Is 1 I Iam am here speaking en English lIsh perfectly who was trots condemned to life lite Imprisonment knowing only French and my Ony native Flemish lie took look the orange e package of ot cigarettes und and placed it on the white wicker wilker table tahl by the window win win- dow Then he be removed his coat cout It 11 Is good to be where there Is no part to play he tie commented Here lIere with a friend 1 I can cnn be myself Why should you yuu call me friend I 1 ought to have hore said rival rhal Even In that would not Dot be true You may lie but It 11 does not deceive deceive de de- cehe me One Why you jou be In a ahouse ahouse house bouse like this If not to rob I 1 am nm here earning my living Ing hon hon- estly Are you not here for that purpose purpose pur pose 1 Pierre laughed as ns he tie tossed a end cigarette from the window he be said admiringly admiring admiring- What a woman I 1 ly I am nm Indeed an nn honest business businessman man und can con show you testimonials But Hut I have hale waited two years rears for a chance like this It U has been weary work And then when It comes I 1 find I have hare a rival Now ow 1 I should selle If you jou ou were a man mun have ha t killed you jou I am at nt a stage where I 1 will have hafe no other person perron come collie between me one and what I 1 want aud and beautiful a 0 woman a 11 Hut But y you u are ore with burnIng burning burn burn- one one He lie looked st at her ber Ing e ee eyes TO HE BE CONTINUED |