Show I I The r rE E t Man Manby by I MARGARET MARGARETj MARGARETI j I TURNBULL ULL by MYERS s Copyright b by bw eret TurnbulL i r W. W N. N U. U H a r lc CH CHAPTER PTER VIII Continued VIII-Continued Continued 16 16 Rut But her father fattier had her answer now no and was studying It H over o over She Rhe was sure that 1 tie lip was Willi not satisfied 1 though lie Ire he said Mild I In a level voice toffee to both of ot otI I them hl Well tomorrow 9 or to today rattier rather will tell more than Ihan we ne e know V now lood Hond morning children Here lIere cones comes August A The rhe secretary walked toward the dining room door and after a moment Joined him She did not speak until Sir George Gorge moved movel toward the Ile of It you not nol to tell Hut you fil nee eec It wasn't necessary i I dont don't know he answered slowly I 1 n nm m sorry sorrl you OU spoke i Why sho nho challenged him Ho lie shook his hili head Just have nn an Idea that It Is the he last straw straw to to your father I 1 dont don't think he will sleep Bleep i tonight flow lIow about you I Oh Yh I l wont won't sleep either cither Im I'm m going tip up to 10 get a club or or as Its It's America i L maybe n a revolver and watch his door dour Roberta laughed How flow i make made and how unreal 1 Look ook out on this soft countryside still and quiet What could happen between now and daylight Nothing Sir George Grorge said Mill noncom noncom- and turned to leave p her Or anything Roberta called after otter i him ly challengingly-and and when she saw 9 him safely up the stairs she went I swiftly out to the landing place It If the she could only get there and tell Jack i 1 to go o awny before Sir George Geore came corne out R again agnin on the terrace I 1 lack fork looking his hili picturesque best In inthe j j the moonlight ht on the tiny bench beach was not so easy cosy to send II away Ill y lie He had something to find Ond out ont before ho went sod mid something to tell the girl which would make his own position stronger It took look him some moments and anti much I tact tart to get the Information When he heI II I II knew at ot last that tomorrow i hOI had planned to send his secretary to toj j the bank blink he reluctantly reluctantly released released the I nervous girl after n R burst of ot furious I j Jealousy which terrified t I Vehemently he had told her that It ItI j I was because of ot her fathers father's other I the guest the cursed I that Englishman that 1 I lie he had bad refused to come Orne to the dance t I tonight To lo meet Sir George was to denounce him publicly as a scoundrel 1 alien had followed a long bitter tale of ot Sir Georges George's meeting with conquest and destruction Uon of ot a certain Senorita i Mercedes i What Roberta finally gathered was that Sir George had met this Senorita Re 1 i Mercedes on the tho steamer bound for tor forNet New Net York had heartlessly singled her herout herout out ani and as heartlessly thrown her over when he found how hew little money she hind had The Tho tale late was cunningly told It made Sir George Ceorge e seem cheap Indeed t r yet somehow the story also cheapened the tho story teller was glad when Jack t ro finally paddled noiselessly O II away K She was Inwardly 1 raging racing at nt him at 01 Sir George Georg nt at t the whole world and sire he fh was half with lack of ot III sleep pI p fatigue nn J the fear that Sir Ir George I might find End tier her then them The fhe gods were kind to her Stir She discovered that her father and his hll secretary were on the other side Bide of or the tle terrace Guiltily and u vowing she would world never do this for tor Jack Jark or any other man nan crept up I stairs o 0 wrong with you OU lad lall Mac Mac- naked sharply The last lust thin thins 1 you yon said had no sense sense I 1 beg bg pardon purdon Irr Ills secretor secretary J turned from the lIP window I 1 forgot for tur fort fora t a ft moment because he hesitated because be cause I 1 am trying to 10 put a U scheme Into words that will 1111 make malte you rou tee see how V feasible It Is t Well 11 Vell let me hl ve hi It and Ill I'll sort sorl out the wheat from the chaff The 1100 secretary looked at RI his lila duet chief I with a cool eye Ie Its It almost all nil wheat He lie drew a II long breath and stud sat sU t down beside s chair 0 i the tie men I you yon have reason 10 to rear fear or ure are ester the payroll will 1111 be Ie looking tar for two Iwo things s Fl First rat that the cash will trill 1 travel raul I from New York ork and pus pasts through long III at stretches retches of ot lonely rl coat conn try Irl In Jersey before betor It crosses the river r here re nod nodded II Id I'd Or sOlId second they will have gotten wind through some source of ot the fact tat that you have nn an account altie al at atthe tie the local bank nod and although It mil may maybe mayhe he be given out that Its It merely a house housE- household hold account they thel will have huo their BUS sus If It so 80 they will be looking I for tor a car coming from the tile bank blink In III Inthe I the Ule village to the construction camp Again MacBeth nodded Well Well he said Sense ao so tar fur What's your r I plan Send an armored car from New NewYork I f York fork at the tie usual time only there I wont won't oe tie any money monel In that car ami the men will b be armed merely raised am an uro tew And ID la the meantime finished his hll Militant assistant hit hi eyes eles snapping I will walk walt up the towpath with the money monel In BIT my pocket and deliver dellver It U to Ray nay Browne on time whistled and stared at himI him I dot dort want to expose expose- You will II not be exposing any of ot your men Sir George said hastily I wouldn't for tor a moment propose that It would be well worth the expense of ot the armored car sir It If we notified the state stale police and till they caught some ne of at the thi rascals Rut Hut you It Is of ot you 1011 I was thinking The younger oun er man laughed hed Who would believe e that Meanly Sandison was Willi doing thing but strolling along to meet a girl Or If It they met mo me higher up Ul the river I 1 am m of ot course Indulging In the British passion passion- for tor walking The river road or the towpath The tow path of ot course That runt has hns long lonely stretches Yes but hut they cant can't be he traveled tro by motor Their motor would world have ho to be left on the road looked nt lit him jealously Its s 's what hilt I It Hould like Ilke to do myself lint Hut thinking of It Aggy I Aggy-I I he hesitate to allow you YU to to- to Aggy's stepson frowned Of or course Aggy Isn't lt to know that flint would be fatal Roberta's Robertas not to know either She's not to know even en the smallest detail If It Its It's to he be n a successful trip What do you fOU mean MacBeth asked What I said and Sir George Ceorge forgot forgot for tor got his customary respectful attitude and unconsciously assumed a dogmatic tone Nothing can or will be done i all I G 1 V I I r rV V I Ir I j 4 f Sir George Crawled Noiselessly and arid Slowly Behind the Desk Deal unless both hoth of ot the women In this house are kept absolutely Ignorant of ot what Is going on and especially your daughter III lay back on his pillows and surveyed the determined young face The young oung fellow tellow thinks Roberta will get excited about him he thought Aloud he said Robertas not the girl to get excited about your dangers rs Perhaps not said his secretary grimly but she's not to know kno for tor tormore more reasons than one Not Not he added liddell as liS he saw expression expression sion illon that the girl herself ratty may not be perfectly loyal and trustworthy hut but and he be said gold It with due emphasis I Im tm urn not hot tru trusting some sOllie of at her quaint companions I ul th found he could get gt nothing noth ing log more from cool hint him then Ihen and dually cave e It up Mind I dont don't agree with you jou ou shout about he sold said eta emphatically Sires hI strung high strung and determined hut but she's my girl I rl II and nd 1 I Know I f can trust her MI I hat may ln hi hut but after nil all she alto Is U your oiin aid she her tier friends rather her to 10 m my way tray of or thinking IsIt Is IsIt IsIt It on on with Roberta In the dark coot com completely Or Is It off otT and you jou tell 1111 the girl the whole scheme Drill Mai-Drill thought awhile and an then Ihn held out his hand hondo Its JI I a n good busl busi businesslike ness ness like workable scheme 1 so well we'll say any Its It's on and nil all females burred hartt Hone Ue lone 1 said sullI Sir George rge Ray Huy Brow Krowne Ill will I meet lt me toe half hult way tray and aid Ill I'll get Jet the lure money up ull there or be Je found In the canal CHAPTER IX The sun on the towpath tow low path HS liS Sir George Ie crossed the bridge on hl his way was to the bunk bank lie He had the small car ur Roberta usually drove e She Rhe had bad refused Sir emphatically Georges George's Invitation to join him saying sn No 00 thanks Ive I've more Interesting I things to lo do than drive to that rotten old Tillage village this beautiful morning with nothing more exciting at the lit end than the bank bant and post office He lie looked hooked at her tranquilly lie He knew that flint behind the brusque refusal lurked a determination not to accompany tinny pany Inn him anywhere here ever eTer Evidently whatever tale Roberta had hod been ben t told down by bl the landing had bad been blackI black I 1 find your village and post Jost office quite Interesting Anything I 1 can bring you A Aggy 7 She shook her head Re ne careful of ot yourself ladde Mind thon than awful turning nt at the bridge and dont don't be reckless Roberta laughed Sir Ir George Ceorge r regarded her gravely the Joke He Ile was always careful of ot Lady Sandison's dignity and oud feel feelings lags Roberta Hobert a rIll realized II Z this and lind despite p her prejudice liked It She turned quickly to her hr aunt now I wasn't laughing nt lit you OU Aunt Aggy but merely merely mere mere- I ly at lit the tho thought of ot nn any chance to be bo reckless In this place What danger daner could lurk between hel this Island and the post It t You would h be tutu surprised Sir George Ceorge said levelly le with a glance at nt athis athis his stepmother how full tull of ot adventure nd a countryside eon an on be he I shall he be home late today tollay he observed casually as ashe ashe ashe he rose rOlP I 1 have p several s matters to look after for tor Mr I may even rn be too late for dinner Aggy Aggy Agg looked at him as he went toward the door and her expression was such lIuch as to co cause Use her stepson to wonder It If Robert Hollert MacBeth had not after all confided something to his shrewd lit little tie sister Keep I yourself out of ot mischief If It Its It's a possible thing laddie laddle was all that she said Bald however As for tor Roberta she allowed a slender eye ee eyebrow brow to raise Itself ever eyer so slightly He III was Irked by that eyebrow however however how how- ever er as ns he went down dawn the steps to the car I Everything that he hue was about to todo todo do seemed 1 somehow silly and melodramatic melo mela- dramatic In A view lew of ot that lifted eye eye- brow What a n danger signal the girl was anyway There was no keeping her out of ot mischief Sir George went down own the river road toward the bank going over OTer nil and over In his mind hula his carefully laid plans which despite his sober thoughtfulness thoughtful thoughtful- ness still seemed somehow theatrical and n II bit unreal In this setting How lIow Roger Ito would laugh If It he ever er knew lie He parked his car near the bank It was early and there were few tew cars cor about After Atter a careful look about him Sir George Ceorge went Into the bank lie He had seen nothing unusual when he entered Two cars only were Tere parked In front of ot the bank When he went Inside business ss was on going as liS usual lie He went directly to the bank blink managers manager's managers manager's man man- n agers ager's room It was divided oft off from the front and the rest of ot the bank offices by a partition of ot wood and andIa glass Ia s The Tire upper part of ot this partition partition parti parti- tion did not reach nil all the way up to the old fashioned ceiling It was only about eight ht feet high The bank manager was ready for tor Sir George Glorge when he entered Tin Thi payroll money was on the desk al ai although although al- al though h the ordinary observer would not have o known It as It 11 WAS In la a flat fief oilskin package Sir George Glorge roughly counted over the money mOlley and then proceeded pro pro- deeded cleIl to put It In a safety belt about his v ul waist t securing the package b by safety pins The putting of ot the money In the belt helt was accomplished without tear fear of ot observation by hy the simple ex CJ expedient of ot going behind the desk and pulling open the door of ot an nn old old-fash lont toned foal d cupboard so that It formed a screen serren between n him the windows window and the Ihl door to the private nines At the theother theother other side of ot this screen was a 1 heavy y steel filing ruse Sir George finished stowing Blowing III the thc money away 11 and was wn Just shout to stop step out of ot his retreat when he heard a n curious sOlin sound II from frum the manager and nod Immediately afterward the Ihl words wards I Hands lands up III He Ile could 11 u scarcely believe e at nt first that he Ite had heard the long dreaded words 11 lie Ile thorn lit hI his Imagination j I loud had tricked hi hint him III Screened as he Itt was he ht stood motionless and peered out ml of or the tie rn of lit the Ihl door He ile saw sav the manager manar deadly tunic pale his hands bands In la the air Slowly III Iy him w was us a aman aman man mall with a 0 pistol In one hand haul I There was urns n II IIO most t uncommon an and a I lII deadly silence lIe In III I the hI mina main omee I Instantly and III nol noiselessly ly Sir George for e lowered himself He Ile had remembered I he hI II urns sir t feet t feet three lie He gradually let himself down 11 on fin the hoer floor still I hidden by y the desk lie He slowly stretched himself out The paralyzed I bank hank manager r rIIS was standing motionless motion motion- I less 1111 while the Intruder gathered In I I what small 11 amount of ot money stoney lay IllY upon j i the desk le Sir h lIre George crawled noise i holy soul and slowly behind ld the desk Re Re- for fur once In his height h In hs St stretched out a long arm ll and und caught the Hue thief whose It e hack huck was turned to him by his Ids TO DE DF CONTINUED |