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Show GIRL I Jfr y r r y BANNIJ1ERMERWIN ItWrTRATTCWir MX" RAY WA1TERJ7 COWIUOMT 1909 ,Vy POOMIAO J COrtFAWy- terlor court On the farther side the court were the doors of the hotel lotbjr. Ae a rule, carriages drove through the tunnel Into the court, but Orme bad not waited for this formality. for-mality. Me started through the tunnel. There waa no one In eight He noted the elaborate terracotta decoration of the walla, and marveled at the bad tame which had loit sight of this opportunity op-portunity for artistic simplicity. But through the opening before hlui be could see the fountain playing In the center of the court The central figure fig-ure of the group, a naiad, beckoned with a band from which the water fell In a shower. The effect was not unpleaslng. If one wished to be rococo, why not be altogether so? Like the South Americans? Was their elaborate ornamentation plastered on to an Inner steel construction? Orme wondered. Midway of the tunnel, and at the right as one entered, was a door leading lead-ing Into the porter's office. This door was shut but as Orme approached It It noiselessly opened out. He expected ex-pected to see a porter appear, and when no person stepped over the sill, he Inferred that the door bad been blown open by an Interior draft. Just as be was turning out to go around the door whim shut off all view of bliu from the Inner court a figure shot through the opening. Hefore Ortue could dodge, he was seized firmly by the shoulders and jerked Into the room, with a force that sent him staggering He tripped over a chair and went to the floor, but quickly scrambled to his feet and wheeled about. Two men Htood between hlra and the door, which had been closed silently si-lently and swiftly. They were short Ui liiniue pocket and went swiftly to the table. He produced from his own pocket a tu.tle electric hnd lamp, by the light of which he took rapid count . of Orue's money. His eyes glittered; a wide scar on his forehead stood out whltely. Suddenly Sud-denly he gave a little cry and held up a single bill. He jabbered excitedly to his companion for a moment, then poke quietly to Orme. "This all we want." he said. "We are not thief, see I put other five-dollar five-dollar bill In Its place and leave pocket book here." He thrust the selected bill Into hi potket put the fresh Mil In the pocket book, and laid the pocket book on the table. "See here." said Orme, still prone, "what's the meaning of all this?" "Don't may." The Japanese smiled. He went over to the door, "Come," he said. The man astride Orme released re-leased his hold and sprang to his feet. Like a flush, both the Jupaneso dUap-peared. dUap-peared. Orme Jumped up Selling his pocket hook and his hat. be darted after his assailants. At the afreet en-ranee en-ranee to the tunnel, he looked quickly quick-ly In both directions, but bis men were not lu sight. Pursuit was futile. Slowly he turned back He thought of notifying the police, but, after all. he wan none the worse off except for his promise to I'oritol and Aleatrante. now tnvoluu-tartly tnvoluu-tartly broken. He must explain to them as best he could. The marked bill had been of no consequence to Mm except as a focus of adventure. And he had had about as much adventure adven-ture as he could expect for one eve-Ding. eve-Ding. Hut the secret of the bill still tanta- ment declined the offer, again Insist-lug Insist-lug that he didn't understand what 1 was talking about. 1 took the other thing, mis,' he said, 'and I suptose I II get time for It. Hut so help me. I didn't see no papers'" The girl paused and looked at Orme. "This seems like wasting minutes min-utes when we might be searching" Orme was pleasud to hear the "we." "Well." she went on, "I knew that the n an was not telling the truth. He was tio hesitant to be convincing So I began to promise him money. At every offer he looked punt my shoulder shoul-der and then repeated hi denials. The last time he raised his eyes I had an Intuition that something was going on behind me. I turned quickly. There stood Mr Porltnl, extending his lingers In the air and forming his mouth silently Into words He was ruining my b'.is! "It flashed upon me that the papers would tie of Immense value to Mr. I'oritol for certain reasons. If only I had thought of It before' I spoke to him sharply and told hi 111 to go outside. out-side. It always seemed natural to order him about, like a little dog " "However, lit Ho dog have the sharpest teeth," remarked Orme. "That Is true. He replied that he couldn't think of leaving me alone in such a place. So there was nothing noth-ing for me to uo except to go. I would have to return later without Mr. I'oritol 'Come along.' I said 'My errand er-rand Is done.' "Mr I'oritol smiled at mo In a way I didn't like The burglar, meantime, had gone to a little table at the bark of lil. cell. There was an Ink bottle there and he seemed to be writing, looking into the cell, Mr. I'oritol said: 'The poor fellow has very unpleasant un-pleasant quarters.' Then he said to Walsh: 'Can't we do something to make your enforced stay here more comfortable, my dear sir?"' Orme smiled at the unconscious mimicry of her accent. "Walsh came back to the grating. He held In his band a five dollar bill the one that has made so much trouble. It had been smuggled in to hi 111 In some way. 'You might get me some "baccy." ' he said, thrusting the bill through the bars and grinning. "Now I understood what waa going on. I reached for the bill, as though It were Intended for me. but Mr. I'oritol I'o-ritol was quicker. He snatched the bill and put It In bis pocket. "I didn't know what to do. Hut suddenly Mr I'oritol seemed to be frightened. Pirhnps he thought that I 1 would have til in arrested, though be ' might have known that there were reasons why 1 couldn't. He gave tne ' a panicky look and rushed out of the corridor. Afterward I learned that f he told the guard 1 had sent him on ( an errand j "Well" she sighed "of course. I followed, after a last glance at Walsh, who was peering through the grating y with a look of evil amusement He must have been well paid, that . burglar. Hut then," she mused, "they could afford lt--yes, they could well , afford It. "When I got to the street. I'oritol , waa just disappearing In my car! I , can only think that be bad lost his bend very completely, for he didn't need to take the car. He could have mixed with the street crowd and gone . a foot to the hotel where " "Aleatrante?" "Yes, Mr. Aleatrante where he was , stopping, and have waited there. Hut Mr Aleatrante was playing golf at Wheat on. and Mr. I'oritol seems to t have thought thai he must go straight I to him. He cannot escape from being I spectacular, you see. "He ran out through the western - suburbs, putting on more and more speed Meantime I set a detective on . the track of the car. That Is bow I , learned what I am now telling you. 1 As for the car, Mr. I'oritol sent It back to me this morning with a hired rhauf-r rhauf-r feur. He wrote a note of abject apol- 'gy, saying that he had been beside I himself and had not realised what be I was doing I "After setting the detective at I work, I went out to our place by train i 1 dremlcd confessing my failure to fa-r fa-r ther, ttt he took It very well We 1 had C, liner together In his study. 1 Mm I, Too? Has Anybody Else?" "Oh!" Her exclamation was apprehensive. appre-hensive. "The Japanese got it." added Orme, ruefully. That she had the right to this Information it never occurred to him to question. The girl stood rigidly. "Whatever shall I do now?" she whispered. "My poor father!" She looked helplessly at Orme. His self possession had returned, and as he urged her to a chair, he condemned con-demned himself for not guessing bow serious the loss of the hill must he to her. "Sit down." be said. "Perhaps I can help. Hut you see, I know so little lit-tle of what It all means. Tell me tverythlng you can" With a sigh, she sank Into the chair. Orme stood before her, waiting. "That bill tells, If I am not mistaken," mis-taken," she wild, wearily, "where certain cer-tain papers have bceti hidden. My father fa-ther Is til at our place In the country. He must have those papers before midnight tomorrow, or " Tears came Into her eyes. Orme would have given much for the right to comfort com-fort her "So much depend upon finding them," she added "more even than I can beglu to tell you." "I,et me help," said Orme, eager to follow those patters all over Chicago, If only It would serve her. "Hear my story first." Rapidly he recounted the adventures of the evening She listened, lis-tened, eyes Intent, nodding In recognition recog-nition of bis description of I'oritol and Alcntratite. When he came to the account of the fight In the porter's office of-fice and spoke of the Japanese with the scar on his forehead, she Interrupted Inter-rupted "Oh! That was Maku," she exclaim ex-claim d "Maku?" "Our butler. He must have overheard over-heard my father and me." "Then be knew the value of the papers?" pa-pers?" "He must have. I am sorry, Mr. Orme. that you have been so roughly used." "That doesn't matter," he suld. "They didn't hurt me In the least. And now, what la your story? How did you get on the trail of the bill?" "We came back from the east a few day-B ago." she began. "My father had to undergo a slight operation, and be wished to have It performed by his friend. Dr. Allison, who lives here, so we went to our home In one of the northern suburbs. "Father could not go buck east a soon as he had expected to, and h had the papers sent to him, by apt , da! arrangement with the with tin other purtles to the contract. Mr I'oritol followed us from the east. I-we I-we had known him there. He was at ways amusing company; we neve , look him seriously, lie had busines 1 here, be said; but on the first day u L his arrival he came out to rail on 111 The next night our house was entere - by a burglar. Kesldcs the papers, on! a few things were taken." "Porltol?" exclaimed Orme, Ineredu lously. "It happened that a Chicago detect 1 Ire bad been In our vlPnge on bus! ness during the duy." she went "IU bad recognized on the streets a well known thief, named Walsh. When w reported the burglary the detective remembered seeing WalHh, and 1 hunted him out and arrested blm. In bis pockets was some jewelry belong Ing to me, and In his room the other stolen articles were found -verythin except the papers." "Did you till the police about the papers?" "No, It seemed wiser not to. They were In a sealed envelope with with my father's name on .(, and would . surely have been returned. If found I with the other things. There are rea sons why they would havewould trj to please my father. We did not let them know that an envelope contain I Ing si me thing of value had not beer 1 recovered, and told them to make 1 thorough search. "The afternoon after the burglar1; - the news of Walsh's arrest was tele r phoned out to us from Chicago. talked with my father, who was no well enough to leave the house, six It seemed best that some one shoult I go to the county Jail and see Waist and try to ret the papers. My fathei had Mason for not wishing the om 1 to become known. Only be and , were acquainted with the content o the envelope; so I Insisted on golni to Chicago and Interviewing tin burg'ar." She laughed. Intercepting Orme i admiilng look "Oh, It was eas; enough. I planned to take our taw yer a an 1 seort " "Hid you?" 0 "No, and that Is where my trouble e really began Just as I was preparitu to go, Mr Porltol (ailed ' md foi gotten that we had asked him out f an afternoon of golf He I such 1 funny player. "As soon as I told him I was golni f to the Chicago Jail to Interview 1 r burglar about sotii" slob n goods, h insisted on acting as escort H wa g so amusingly persistent that I finall e agreed We set out tor the city 111 In; tar. not waiting to take a train t. "When we reached tlie J;lil pre r sented a letter which my father hu written, and the officials agre, r to ie n n.e have a private Interview wltl 1 Walsh" Orme opened hi eyes The glrl'i if father must have considerable Influ d nee I "It I a horrid place, the Ji!l The; I. took us through a corridor to Walsh' ct II. and ralbd him to Hie grating made Mr I'oritol stand bat k at lb' " othr side of the corridor so that h " couldn't h ar us talk "1 asked the man what he had !n e wl'h the papers lie Insisted li st h had seen none Then I promised t have him freed. If he would only r turn them, He looked meditative); over my shoulders and after a mc I SYNOPSIS. At thai i-1 pns of a soiled hat Herbert Orme. aavea from nrreat a k I r I In h black louring car who has caused a tranV Jam On Slat atreet. He buya a nevt hat and la given a live dollar bill with: "Hemem er the person you t.ay II I to." written on It. A second time lie help I lie girl In tlie Mack car and learn Unit tn Tom and Heasle YValhnsjhant tliev have milt itH I friend, but geta no further hint of her Idnnllly. lie ilne-over another Inscription Inscrip-tion on tlie marked hill. w-Mch In a futile attempt to decipher It, lift copies ami placea the copy In a drawer In hi apartment, apart-ment, (tenor I'oritol, 8011th American, rail and clnlin Hie marked hill orme rertisea. and a light ensue In which I'orl tol la over'-ome lie cull In K.-nor Aleatrante. Al-eatrante. minister from hi country, to vouch for him. 1 irm still refuse to ittve up the hill. He h-urn Hint a Jup tci railed for him urine ko" for a walk and sees two Jap utlack Aleatrante CHAPTER III. Continued. Orme leaped forward nnd swung his cane. Th stick was tough nnd the blow was turd enough to send a man to earth, but the robhr had heard Orme'a approach, and looked up from his victim just In time. With a motion mo-tion Indescribably swift, he caught with one hand the descending cane and wrenched It from Orme's grasp. Then he ctouthed to spring. At this Instant Orme hi rd footsteps behind him. A turn of the head showed a threatening figure at tils back There had been four men In that procession through the park! Hy a quick leap to one side, Orme placed blmself for the moment out of danger. His two assal'ants, moving too fast to stop, bumped together. They faced about for another spring at blm. And thi n there was a short scratching sound, nnd In the hand of the man on the ground flnred a match. "Ha!" exclaimed the prostrate Aleatrante, Al-eatrante, "I thought so!" Orme found himself looking Into the oontorted faces of two Japanese. Discovery was evidently the last thing the hold-up men desired, for they disappeared like a flash, diving through the shrubbery behind them. Orme, dated and breathing hard, attempted at-tempted no Immediate pursuit. He stepped quickly to Aleatrante and helped him to bis feet. "I am not hurt," said the South American. "When the man threw me to the ground, I feigned that I was tunned. It Is wiser not to resist a thug, Is It not so?" He brushed the dust from hi clothing with bis handkerchief. hand-kerchief. Orme handed him his hat. which had rolled to one side. The minister rubbed It carefully with hU coat sleeve. "See," he laughed, nodding nod-ding at the ground, "my cane Is broken. I must have fallen on It." "Since yoirre not hurt," said Orme, "we'd better get after the thieves." ilah!" replied Aleatrante. "What ,ls the use? They are already far away and they got nothing." He laughed. "Is It not always belter totivold notoriety, no-toriety, Mr. Orme?" "As a rule, no doubt but In this Instance" In-stance" "No." said Aleatrante. firmly, "I really must Insist that we let the matter mat-ter ttrop. As for me. I shall return to my hotel. Perhaps you will walk along with me" Orme hesitated "! don't like those thieves to get off without a chase, senor." "Hut. my dear Mr Orme, they did me no barm " Orme shrugged hi shoulders. "You forget that there was one after me as well a tine after you." "No. I don't forget that. Hut don't you see, Mr. Orme? These two men were not after our valuables." "Indeed?" "Not at all W hat they would like Is my little friend Porltol s secret." "Hut why Japanese?" Orme was putr.1t d "Why, Indeed? A cunning Japanese might as easily have got wlud of It as anyone else." f.ut why did ym say, 'I thought so?" " persisted Orme. "Hid I say that? It must have been because I suspected that only a Jsp-anese Jsp-anese could be so agile as my assale ant. Hut all this I Immaterial I should have warned you that Porltolt ar-crei I dangerous. You should not hsv left your apartments " "We'll, this evrtalnly I a queer ket-tie ket-tie of dsh," muttered Orme. He wa t ginning to feel dl-ri:ed with the situation He did mt lik- Aleatrante oily smoothness, nnd h- wondered whether It would not have been better to hand the bill ovi r to Potltol at the frst demand Hut it tarue to his mind that In a certain iltgn-e h stood committed to continue the ptdlry he had adopted He had sof,ght advtn-ture; advtn-ture; It was coming to blm In full itasure. Together they walked bark toward the park entrance The mlt.lster seemingly ei.rted himself to regain Ue fro-it he had ktst with Orme He proved an Interesting conversationalist conversation-alist keen, slightly cynical, but not without an uudernote of earnestness. "You have seen me much abused hy your press. Mr. Orme," he said. "That Is natural. I have the Interests of my own country to protect, and those Interests are of necessity sometimes some-times opposed to the Interests of other oth-er countries. Hut If your people would be even more patient with us all we need Is time. There la reason for our persistent tomorrow; for we are young, and It Is a slow process to realize on our resources. That Is why we do not pay our debts more promptly." Orme said nothing, but thought of looted South American treasuries, of exiled presidents squandering their olllclul stealing at Purls and Monte Carlo, of concessions, sold and sold again to rival foreign companies. They bad now reached the park entrance. en-trance. "There la a cub," said Aleatrante. Al-eatrante. "You will ride with me as far as your hold?" "Thank you, no," said Orme. "1 rather need the walk." Alcartrante smiled persuasively. "Permit me to urgt you. If you should be robbed, my little friend might lose hi precious secret. Poor boy!" he added. "His father was my friend, and I cannot refuse him a service." The cab had swung around to the curb beside them. Orme had nofenr of robbery on the lighted drive, but since Alcntratite was so Insistent he felt Inclined to yield. He might as well ride; so he permitted the minister min-ister to bow him Into the cab, and presently they were whirling along southward. There was a period ol silence. Then Aleatrante spoke medl tatlvely. "You see how It happened, I suppose." sup-pose." he said. " Those Japanese were waiting outside your bote!. When Porltol and I came out, one of them followed us. while the other remained on guard. Then you started on your stroll, and the man who remained on guard set out after you." "Yes." said Orme. "but I don't see how the fellow could have known who 1 was" Aleatrante laughed. "Oh, he could Have placed you In a number of different differ-ent ways. He may have got your de-scrtptlon de-scrtptlon from one of the servants or from the clerk. Hut It Is enough that he did know you." "Well." said Orme. "this Is beyond me. That flvedollar bill seems to be very much desired by different groups of persons." Aleatrante nodded. "I am not sure," he said slowly, "but that It would esse young Poritol's mind If you would place the bill In my hands for safekeeping. Not that be mistrusts mis-trusts you, Mr. Orme, but be Imagines that you may not realize how Important Im-portant It Is to him, and you might not guard It carefully." "1 agreed to keep It until tomorrow," tomor-row," said Orme, quietly. "As for thieves, my apartment Is on the tenth floor, pretty well out of their reach. The only danger of robbery lies between be-tween the cab and the hotel office." "1 know. I know," chuckled Aleatrante. Alea-trante. "It Is. of course, as you will. I was merely thinking of my young friend s pence of mind I am his fellow fel-low countryman, you see, and his confidence con-fidence In me " he stopped, with an other chuckle. "Singular. Is It not, how Impressionable are the young?" Orme said nothing. He did not en Joy this fencing. "litiok at the lake," Aleatrante sud denly exclaimed. "How beautiful an expanse of water. It has so mint more color than the sea. Hut yoi should see our wonderful harbor ol Hlo, Mr. Orme. Perhaps some daj I shall be permitted to show you IU magnificence." "Who knows?" said Orme. "(I would be very pleasant." "As to the bill," continued Alca lrant quickly, "do you care to givt It to, me?" Orme felt himaelf frowning "I w II keep It till the morning." he said t'h. well, ft I tif no consequence.' Ale.iii.mt- !, gh'd shortly. "See here ts your Intel. Your company hat been a pb-asute to n.e. Mr. Orme. Yoi arrived most opiHirtum ly In the park." Orin1 jumped to the t urb and, urn ir g. shook the hand that w s extendw to him 'Thank you for the lift. Se nor Ab atrante." he said ' I ha; liMtk for you In the morning " "In the niorrlng ye And pray my dear sir. do not wander In tin streets any more thl everiinie Oui experience In the park ha made nn apprehensive " The minister liftet his hat. arid the cab rattled away. The ntrance to the Pere Marquetti was a marslve gateway, which openei upon a wide tunnel, leading to an In ! VHQenMSBSBnanSBaSSSSIBBaBWSSBMSBV r ' Putting on More and More Spe4- and ttoeklly built. Orme exclaimed aloud, for the light that filtered through A window from the street showed two facet unmistakably oriental ori-ental f this was an ordinary robbery, the during of the robbers was almost Incredible. In-credible. They ran the risk that the porter would return If they bad not already made away with him. Only the most di sperate purpose could explain ex-plain their action. "What do you want?" demanded , Orme. "Your pocket book," replied one of the men "queek!" He smiled an elusive smile as he spoke. "What tf I refuser" said Orme. ! "Then we take. He queek." A call for help would hardly bring anyone; but Orme gave a loud cry, more to disconcert his enemies than ! with any hope of rescue. ! At the same Instant he ruthed to-! to-! ward the door, and struck out at the f nearer Jafianese. r The blow did not land. His wrist , was caught In a grip like an iron clamp, and he found blmself perform-t perform-t Ing queer gyrations The Japanese bad turned his bark toward Orme and swung the Imprisoned arm over bis , shoulder. A quick lurch forward, and Orme sailed through the air, coming I j down heavily on his side. Ills arm 1 wa still held, and In a few second - he was on his bark, his assailants astride him and smiling down Into his 1 face. 1 orme struggled to free himself, and promptly fit a bresklr.g strain on his Imprisoned arm. The knee of the I Japanese wa ur.d'T the back of Orme'a elbow. A moderate use of the 1 leverage thus obtained would snap the arm like a p'P stem This Orme realized, as he ceased struggling The strain on hi arm relaxed slightly, but r the grip we n.slntalned "Jlu Jltsu," explained the Japanese I tn a tone that sounded gently apologetic apolo-getic f The other robber now stooped and 1 ran bis hands over Orme'a coat. Kind tuc the pocket book, be took It from I Ilted him. Hllndfolded. he had playe In a game at which the others saw. I ; seemed unfair as If he had somt right to know the meaning of all thest mysterious Incidents. Why had Po 1 rltol wanted the bill so badly? Whj had the desire to possess It driven tin 1 two Japanese to such extreme meas : urea? Orme crossed the court and enten-t the lobby. Tbe clerk looked at bin curiously. I "Mr. Orme," be said, "there Is 1 young lady In the reception room F waiting to see you." 1 "Me?" Orme looked his surprise. "Yes, sir. She gave no name " "Has she been waiting long?" "Nearly an hour." ; Without further questioning, Ornn , turned to the door of the little green 1 and gold room. At th threshold le paused In bew llderm nt. Arising t - meet htm, smiling frankly, was tin ( girt of the car. 1 CHAPTER IV. The Girl of the Car. "Oh," she said, with a little gasp o I recognition, "are you Mr. Orme?" He 1 cheeks flushed softly. ' He bowed; his heart wa beatin ( furiously, and for the moment h 1 dared not try to speak 1 "Then we do niett aguln," he ei claimed, "and a usual I need you 1 help. Isn't It queer?" "Any service that I" Orme tga I hsltirgly " of course, anything that can do " ' The girl laughed, a merry ripple c f sound; then caught herself an f charged her manri'-r to grave earnest " ness. "It Is Very Important." she kk:i ' "I am looking for a flvedollar bi: that was paid to A today " t Orme started. "WLat? You. too? "I. too? Has ha anybody eUe ? Her gravity was nmre Intense. "Why. yes." said Orme "a llttl man from South America " 1 "Oh Mr. Porltol V H-r brows wer I- knit In aa adorable frown 1 "Yes and two Japanese." 1 Maku wai In tie room while we were 1- talking Now 1 can see why Muku tlH a I pea real Hfter dinner and did not t Pturn" f.ut how did Porltol !" the bill?" I aked orme iT UK fONTlMTP 0 To remove paint take two pounds of nln!. ore half pound of lime, one e gallon ht water Stir si together u nnd spplr while still warm to the old paint. The rulxture will soon h-oiea r ybe taint so you can el!y scrape It 1 off |