Show i N RETURN k Of ANT ANTHONY IX I Continued d iTER APTER IX J 9 19 19 and she were sur Bur Sutton t th Mrs evening papers with de led 00 on her ber shopping expedition to see Eee her heris beloved n II eta been fined tel let occupy occupying g bis is pos position of un un- l eminence Dupin was Wal now as asis as is ever the Countess had warmed towards heart 1 TrentS Trent'S and her ber taste In dress i bad hod carried out her ber housekeeper ructions admirably kept busy for tor an ao hour In 10 nt at Wes was tog ring questions abo about abot it the exploit the past night and supplementing newspaper stories whet What do 60 they make of my Duplo Dupin asked ranee la 10 o the evening a er haven't beard heard a mention of It was a lot of uneasiness they Ben j d ere to conceal Those Mysterious let let- most upsetting gets ere They Thel worked then 2 Y Button de de- oded aThey a. a They Thel drove him almost frantic with if He lie hated bated to be alone atone He lie gave pit rolt lie He drank by y day and took took a at it night One e evening he con came cOld a near sear to te telling me me what on OD mind Hell He'll tell yet tor forthe the reason renson down his morale it t I lam im am treating What good would a 8 confession do doit it were forced from a man not jerr r the Countess exclaimed When the time comes Trent Trent Treat told r be he nil wilt pe e e sober and nd In full tull p putt pie s. s on 00 of hIs bie senses And I shall nota DotI not Dot ui I a confession from him he will willI I for the opportunity to make It 1 when heD It p se e no DO plot Is original me met down dowD to It but my scheme not t teem seem when Grant sees lind cad the whole st story ry Is w written for tor Trent Treat did not get the opportunity to at ak alone with HIi Mad Mademoiselle Dupin ril Sutton proud of ot the new nc- nc of making Welsh rare- rare II a which bleb Mrs KInney KIDney Bad taught m m sent ent to prepare some as proof I hi hi lilt boasted skill f Tell reD me she began abruptly why d 4 I you joa take such a risk In seizing It ship when hen you could have ca caught errs em i In the gardens Several reasons he said sold Th Tb Thea lea et ea of ot bringing the steamer back to toe e very my place thought never i Ke see again appealed to me That i one reason Another ADother was that I ought he be would be lie convoyed down It path to the sea He lIe had already u n assaulted by an on unknown man ere I 1 assumed he would take toke these precautions What chance at 34 1 J against three thre or four tour of ot those throats I saw sow In ID court this tile morn thorn i tl Absolutely none Done at all I 1 should ave been knocked out or killed and he old have l got away with tl the Jewels d I If U he be had you would never have tit dl t safe afe There as much dan- dan r as IS YoU vim think nut It But It was nas more risky than It youad you ad 14 In ID the garden gorden she tit Isled bled ei Why did you do It I oppose Its It's vanity If It y you u n analyze he ue returned but If It I shared an aD like this with anyone else should only get 50 per cent of the trill HI I 1 have always pl played games to ke i this alone You'll ad admit It II WOi woe was fter Iter to get th the ship and the crew pe Ii Ie DO no doubt that a a lot more missing win UI be Le fo found Dd They ere i searching It ft when I left Deal How flow J should hould like to see It It she Theres There's no reason why you he sold said I 1 can cuu rent a II eloch fuch loch at 01 street with a a uple aple of men meD to run her an anil vye we can un P right along the shore and see You can wear v y Jl onet rhea hen en youre you're off ofT Deal you can can see through the windows of the little cabin Ive I've Ive Iveus us used d the launch wore More The owner JiD and I 1 font dout think theres there's any danger dunger I wish dare take CaptaIn Su Sutton on but they're too loo ij hot not on his trail troll to make It 11 worth stile We Meanwhile he comes with those things which which banish f sleep lep I I dont don't want to be flattered Buttered said Litton SOUDO with the modesty of a man mon lo vho his own worth but Just IriL tell DIe me what you think ot of these Mrs Mra KInne Buse refuses them solely on on the that her ller teeth leeth are artificial td JN Insecurely anchored ts ID the trenches Trent Treat sold said try one one e men would have fought toughs for tor tan Do you know Sutton said suld In InI In- In I I 1 used to think they were to make They're simple und and Interesting s as delighted to thud that SutI Sut Sut- ba had I A 1 u lust lost much of his gloominess depression It chanced he be wu war II fond fund of ot music and aud had hud m 18 Idea before fore meeting Mademoiselle DUPIn that thai he lie liked kea the merles She fihe Shea played a Ert great nl deal of o the he modern n school Sutton found himself de to is Ia his s motion l picture c ure adventure Fort n Lee lie ne told bU hie hearers how its t were ere ere bull built and of ot the Illusions treated created ted for tor r Sp IYe talked l for an hour hour he said kes and we might have lop JOB having 8 some musIc Why didn't stop Hop me mei treat bored Morey yo Youve Youe been to death rYe enjoyed l listening Trent as tired hi bite s' s loan Ionel 1 I MW must S get t back to my ml I f luxury on the fashionable side the tk the Park rk V no By D the he way he fat W. W turning to Mademoiselle Dupin to lor r i t tx 1 U will have to be put off J da Weld Is I. lunching with me h do cad n 1 lt Its It's 8 busIness busing although 1 sat knew it yet Dy MARTYN Copyright b by 13 ban nu rf Jt Settle What time shall I 1 be ready J JIll Ill Ili c call for you at nine he said Weld was very glad to see sec Anthon Anthun Trent lie was leaving for the tam film lIy summer home at Prides Prides' Crossing next day He lie rarely stayed In the city during the hot months Trent Treat knew very verI well that a roof rOllf garden goddes goddess was the pre preset present attraction Weld Wehl admired admired ad mired her In his hits detached superior way but was no not heartbroken at nt learning learn learo ing that she had bod accepted an 00 otTer offer to star In ID a picture about to be made In Theres Therell nothing to keep me In town towo now she's going to California said raid Weld Veld so Ill I'll run off ott to the north shore I 1 thought you were going to that Adirondack camp to fish My mother molher Is In to a forgiving mood said Id Weld and I 1 have ha be been n N w Both Sutton and She Were Surrounded Surround Surround- ed With Evening Papers If It you want wont the time camp let leI me know and anti youre you're welcome I 1 hoped you'd go too Trent said rold Welds Weld's Massachusetts etts trip was disastrous dis dle- to the success of his scheme Sooner or later he had hod determined to take toke Weld Into Inlo his r nn- nn dence lie Ill took the time sudden resolve to todo todo todo do ro to now In to this quiet corner corDer of a arel rel restaurant little patronized during summer Weld was a a slim blonde man man with belligerent blue e eyes ees es and anti a III little tie fair mustache he lie He liked few no nu secret of his prejudices In 10 Inthe Inthe the war he lit had hod done clone brilliantly and nod was turned Into sullen anger nn-cr when hen his hili family would not allow him to remain in that brunch branch of the sen service ser ice If It h he tie could not Dot work as he chose he tie Would uld not work at all Trent knew he hen as was lied and judged he tie would Join In any adventure od could be undertaken without undue risk of the laws law's penalties Trent Treat hind had his lift triumphs triumph in to Welds Weld s unqualified admiration for fur the thc exploits which were roll the main theme of ot the morning papers pUllers j y ir irId Id give 0 un an ear for the chance to get gel Into that sort of thin thing he re re- d. d Nothing ever happens hoppens where I 1 nut am Youve Youe to neck Buck adventures oll Trent Ive e had a gle great 1 many lint und and Ive I've bought them all 1111 That relation rela tion of yours jours ours Mrs George nisei suld you OU wondered why 1 I bothered with the Grants She shouldn't have ha repeated It he ht It was no nil business s ol of said flushing III mine Inc hut but I thought It II must seem v n fully slow and tame tome there Hut now flow Ive I've read the papers papel's I 1 see why you jou ou went him U He lie dont don't Trent told Nu Nn 11 joti leaned over U the table und lucked looked close cluse at nt his friend I 1 did go p for fur a n verv tery unusual rea reason un and one the lie Irani ho have hoe e no Idea of with a little hesitation Weld spoke Impression that You give gl me rue the you fOil don dont t like the rants I 1 loathe them built both TI lIt said suld I bare hav never before gone lone to an any mans mane house and enjoyed hits bis bOSit with the Idea of ot dolD doing him a bad bod turn nut Cut that's Just wh what 1 I did at Deal Beach 1 I went nt there ther bero because use Ive I've sworn sworn to put Payson Grant behind prison bars he be done Weld asked ei- ei He lie felt vaguely that he be was near an adventure This ChI Is ts not bot the time to tell you ou Trent Trot said A waiter walter wa was vu hovering about the next nest table nut But when 1 I do you'll do what hot I l ask that thoU It u Isn't a man cue mon Job Jub Trent Treat re re- turned I 1 shall want several props and anti that camp of yours for a week Its yours Weld exclaimed CantI Cant Can't 1 l be In on It IU How holy long will 1 you yon be at st rides Prides Crossing Not more than two weeks That's Thata about my annual limit Ill I'll cut It short If you like That Cults fulls me all right By the time you jou ou leave leon I 1 small shall have hove everything In readiness This Is what I 1 want Souto you Sou to do Go to the camp cutup and send a wire to me at the Gro Grants Grants' s' s place at Deal leach Beach Im I'm going back bock there for fora a week Ask mo me to come up tor for a 8 afew afew few tew days dos shall wire hack back asking III ItI li It liI I may mal bring Payson Grant Gront because he hes he's hessick hessick sick and ond the tho change will do him g good od t I Weld exclaimed I Ill 11 do It lt What date shall I 1 send lend that wire Ae At earl on the fifteenth as os you like ilke What sort lort of a place Is the camp UI a big old place Weld said saM with a smaller camp for the help I There must be twenty rooms In It Really It belongs to my uncle but I 1 call It ft nine mine Its It's miles from every everywhere where It wouldn't be hard to bIde hide two men meD 1 I must bring with me Not unless Grant Gront Insists on explorIng exploring exploring ing the old shack Ill he wont won't do that He lie wont won't venture to do any sort of ex ear Its It's not oOt fair to keep kelp you IOU In Ignorance but Im I'm not yet certain how the thing Is to be worked Trust me till I 1 get up there will wl you r You bet I J will Weld sak saki heartily Weld went off ofT feeling reeling pleasurably pleasurably pleas pleas- excited He ne could endure two weeks of the north shore all the better for what was coming after Anthony Antimony Trent walked westward until he come came to that block on Forty Forty- sixth street where so many motion picture concerns flourish From the address on OD an nn envelope he dl discovered ed that the Horace Wems Productions was situated In a large lorge building on the south side sille of or the street treet This role ill Weems had been nt ot Dartmouth with him ont nod and ba had left without graduating Weems was o ot of that salesman type who ho basI tins has I either Ju just t mantle made a fortune or I Is- Is about to do so O. O Once he had cleaned clennell up a II quarter million In to steel and was for patronizing the college mate mute he ad ad- mired Then ben a market crash had cleaned him him out and since then Trent Treat had holl had loaned him varying sums of ot money III Ills ct rd brought Weems scurrying out was always overweight and Inevitably perspiring He lie looked at tit Trent Trenta a a a moment rand anti then rushed hack back shouting loudly Hey Iley girls girl this Ihle Is the guy I l said sold I 1 knew knewl Weems returned with two pretty girls lom I m he lie Introduced as the lead amid heavy In his c celebrated two reel comedies nelIes Weems w wil ever evera a fiu talker r and I hj I t e jui rn ran ov over r Trends Trents goon good good In n the nan iran ner n AI If U you Sou can cant can't I make a big nol noise e yourself was woe one of ot Weenie Wee grab somebody else's The Deal Beach episode w The r had hol stirred him hirn lIu to rapture rupture Weve got got gotto to take him to Fort Tort Lee and show him 90 what hot were we're doing I decided Got your auto nulo he demanded I 1 can tend nd for It it Trent told him I Weems looked at nt It II when It saute came A man luan who could keep a car cor like this a chauffeur In ID try livery and at af Peal Oeal Beach SIO stay with situ the Grunts Grants mu mutt t be highly prosperous Weems took look a sudden resolve lie He was us seated I In to a curIous lilt little Ie bucket seat scat In III the rear cear lr with the chauffeur who Weem Imagined despised him biro I Anthony my lilY boy hoy he raid said leaning furl fUrI forward art urd joure youre oure a 0 full partner In III tin the Weems S All assets assets as at sets and no liabilities 1111 I ITO ITO ITO TO EC EE CONTINUED CO |