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nothings."
The newcomer laughed, evidently
put quite at ease by this quick explanation.
I was watching him. A rather
thick-set fellow with a turned-up mustache
and a disfiguring scar on one
cheek, which gave to his eye a peculiar
expression. Watching the fellow I
must have missed some signal, for he
whirled about suddenly and confronted
the girl, who had already risen to
her feet and stood expectantly, one
hand yet resting on the table.
"Ah, senorita! You were waiting
for me to come," he exclaimed. ,rYet
I have not kept you long."
"Oh, no," she answered quietly in
Spanish, her voice so low the words j
barley carried to where I sat. "You
were delayed?"
"A car blockade at the wharf. No,
thank you, Jans, nothing tonight. You i
would go, senorita?"
"There can be nothing to remain j
longer here for, surely."
I watched them disappear through
the side door, marking his grasp on
her arm and her quick glance aside
into his face. There had been something
wrong about this meeting, something
undeniably awkward and constrained.
These two were not what
they pretended to be?old-time friends
meeting incidentally to walk home together.
They were strangers, coming
together there for the first time by
appointment. Neither had previously
known the other. I had even detected
fear, doubt, in the expression of the
girl's face.
Yet I dare not move, or attempt to
follow them. I could only sit quietly,
my eyes on the window fronting the
street. I watched intently, but no
shadows passed that way?the two had
not turned down flans street.
My mind worked rapidly as I sat
there motionless, afraid to make the
slightest move lest it arouse suspicion.
Whatever the object of the meeting
might be, Jans was more or less involved.
He had signaled to the girl
twice, and his words, however inno
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cent they may nuve sounaea, musx
have brought a warning to the man.
Beyond doubt he had questioned me
with the distinct purpose of thus discovering
why I had drifted into the
place. I dismissed utterly his statement
that the young woman was his
niece?her very appearance gave that
the lie.
Something wds wrong, perhaps not
criminal, perhaps in no way associated
with the affair which had brought me
into that neighborhood, and yet suspiciously
wrong, and I felt inexorably
driven to find out what it all meant;
1 finished my beer slowly, and then
selected a cigar from the case and lit
it deliberately. Jans leaned over the
bar, speaking confidentially, and I had
to remain, although I cursed inwardly
at the delay. Yet I broke away at last, I
! Cursed Inwardiy at the Delay.
assured that 1 had finally lulled every
suspicion to rest and passed out
through the front door.
The street was deserted and rainswept,
the few lights showing mere
pin-pricks in the darkness. 1 plunged
straight across the street, as though
headed ?or the nearest car line, and
then, in the shade of darkness, retraced
my steps, passing the corner,
until 1 attained the side: entrance.
Here, assured that I was safely beyond
observation, I paused to gain
some conception of my surroundings.
Across from where I stood appeared
the dim outlines of a long, ramshackle
building, apparently a shed of some
kind, while beyond the saloon was a
row of one-story dwelling houses,
seemingly exactly alike, and exhibiting
no evidence of being occupied.
In which direction had the couple
turned after their exit through the
side door of the saloon?to right, or
1 of
Jans had unconsciously pointed in
this direction when he told of where
the girl lived, and, although that was
doubtless a lie intended to deceive, it
was no taore than natural for him to
have thoughtlessly designated the
proper point of the compass.
I advanced cautiously, finding the
narrow sidewalk one of boards, in very
bad condition. It was only when I attained
the end of this row of houses,
and came to the entrance of a narrow,
dark alley, that I found the slightest
proof that I was, by good fortune,
upon the right trail. It was above this
opening that the incandescent bulb
flickered dimly, yet, in spite of wind
and rain, gave me glimpse of the mud
underfoot. The two must have been
the only ones passing that way since
the drizzle began, for their footprints
were yet visible in the soft mud of the
crossing as they advanced beyond the
safety"o3fthe board walk. By bending
low, and keeping my own shadow out
of the way. I was able to trace their
progress for two or three yards quite
easily, and then, to my surprise, the
footprints turned abruptly to the left,
and disappeared entirely.
To all appearances the two had proceeded
down the alley. Black, uninviting,
as that gloomy passage appeared,
they must have turned into it
and groped their way forward. Where?
For what purpose? 'I could think of
but one object?the Alva iron faciorv,
the mysterious meeting place at 876 !
Gans street. Beyond all question this j
alley would skirt along the hack of j
that building, and there would be an
entrance at the rear.
Dare I go on alone, unarmed as I
was. knowing nothing of what I might
encounter? I hesitated, my heart
heating like a trip-hammer, yet. after |
all the danger seemed more of the im- j
agination than reality. Besides. I was |
still young, and venturesome; the situ- j
ation appealed to me, and?well, the i
memory of that girl's face remained j
strangely insistent. Odd as it may [
seem, her predicament yielded me a j
reckless desire to have an immediate
hand in the game.
I found two imprints of her narrow
shoe in the mud after the turn had j
been made, then all trace vanished. I j
crept forward, enveloped in gloom, I
keeping as closely as possible to the j
high board fence at the left. The way
was rough underfoot, and my progress
consequently slow, being anxious to
make as little noise as possible. The
| passage was so black, I lost all knowledge
as to how far I had gone, and was
only aroused to my position by finally
coming up against a pile of lumber i
1 which completely blocked the further
end of the alley. I recalled dimly that
the passage swerved here, rtmniiig
along the side of the Alva factory, until
it reached Gans street. Then the
place I sought was to my left, behind
the protection of this high fence, along
which I hafl been so cautiously feeling
my way.
The silence was profound, stupefying,
uncanny. Against the lighter lead
of the upper sky I was barely able to
trace the upper story of the building,
but it was all black, a gloomy, deserted
hole. Any faith I might have had
that the two I had Attempted to follow
had come there vanished as I strained
my eyes for some gleam of light, or
any other sign to denote their presence
within. I still believed they had
turned down the alley, but this was not
their goal; beyond doubt they had entered
some gate along the way, and
thus escaped me entirely.
I hardly know what impelled me to
grope my way back along the fence,
blindly feeling for a.gate. Curiosity,
no doubt, and a lingering desire to
make certain of what was inside the
barrier. The entrance was easily
found, a mere wooden door, held by an
iron clasp, which opened instantly to
my touch. I stepped inside, closing it
quietly behind me, and stared uneasily
about through the enshrouding blackness.
My eyes, grown accustomed to the
gloom, made out dim outlines, encouraging
further exploration. Discovering
ample space, and what felt to my
feet like a walk, I turned the corner in
search. At that moment the gate latch
clicked sharply, and I sank down into
the black ground shadow, every nerve
tingling with alarm. The gate operated
almost noiselessly, yet my strained
ears could detect its stealthy movement,
and hear the crunch of a heavy
footstep on the cinder path within.
The fellow evidently knew his way
even in that darkness, for there was no
hesitancy in his movements, no uncertainty.
He faded away along the rear
wall, and I became aware that he had
turned about.the further corner. That
would naturally mean there was a
door there. I had evidently been
searching the wrong side.
Assured the man had vanished, and
that he sought entrance to the building
through some passage well known
to him, I crept forth along the end
wall, crouched low in the shadow,
using every precaution against discovery.
All that was venturesome in
me held high carnival and nothing of
danger now could have held me back.
I reached the corner around which the
fellow had disappeared, but, in the intense
blackness, could perceive no
movement beyond, no sign of any presence.
I listened eagerly, scarcely venturing
to breathe, and in another moment
was rewarded by hearing the gentle
tap of knuckles on wood a few feet
away; there could be no doubt of the
number?two raps, a - pause, three
raps; the very signal mentioned in the
letter. I waited, still breathless, uncertain
what had occurred, yet convinced
the man ahead had been given
entrance.
Unable longer to withstand the
strain I took a step forward into the
darkness. At that instant the latch of
the gate clicked behind me.
(To be continued next week.)
DIAL GETS BILL PASSED.
Against Confiscating Cars of Innocent
Parties in Raids.
Washington, June 10.?Senator
Dial secured the passage by the senate
today of his bill altering the Federal
statutes so that the automobiles
of innocent parties in which whiskev
has been found and confiscated shall
be returned to them provided the
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to any connection or knowledge
of the violation of the law. The
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OLD WAR BREECHES FOUND.
Vest and Pants Part in France But
Meet in Charlotte.
Charlotte, X. C., June 12.?One of
the most surprised young men in
Charlotte is Walter F. Stanley, a
member of Hornet's Xest Post of the
American Legion, who went to an
army salvage store and bought the
same pair of trousers he wore October
7, 191S, at Ballecourt, France,
when he helped the 30th division
break the Hindenburg line.
Stanley was wounded and gassed
in the offensive. He was taken to a
British hospital where his own uniform
and clothes were taken away.
and British hospital clothing placed
upon him.
There was a spot on the hip of his
American trousers and a torn place
on the side of the right knee. The
most distinctive mark of all, however,
was his own name which he
had written on the band of the trousers
with indelible ink.
When Stanley went to the army
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to wear in an American Legion parade,
the clerk showed him a pair of
khaki trousers, with a patch, cleverly
inserted, across the right knee. There
was also a dull brown spot on the hip.
"By George, that looks like my
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He turned the garment about to <
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was astounded to find still plainly
written his own name.
It was nearly two years and nine
months from the time he parted with
his trousers until he picked them up
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NOTICE OF BANKRUPT SALE OF
STOCK.
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In the District Court of the United
States, for the Eastern District of
South Carolina, in Bankruptcy.
In the matter of D. A. Reid, Bankrupt.
Pursuant to order of the United
States Court in the above entitled
case, I will sell at public auction in
the store on Main street, Bamberg,
S. C., formerly occupied by D. A.
Reid, jeweler, for cash to the highest
bidder or bidders at noon, Monday,
June 20th, 1921, the complete stock
of goods, jewelry, fixtures, accounts,
etc., of the said D. A. Reid, Bankrupt,
located in said store, including all
articles therein for repairs and storage.
All persons having articles
therein for repairs or otherwise must
get same between now and the sale
or these articles will be sold for repairs
and storage charges at said
auction. The sale will be conducted
in six bulk lots including each of
two handsome safes as a separate 1'
all other fixtures as a lot, all articles
:'or repairs, storage, etc., as a lot,
all watches, clocks and other jewelry
in stock as another lot, and the final
lot to consist of\all toilet and manicure
articles and sets, all china,
' rockery ware and cut glass and all
other miscellaneous articles therein.
Then the entire business will be offered
in a lump as a whole and if it
brings more in this manner the -said
business will be struck off accordingly.
This property is being sold at a
bankrupt sale, the Trustee's Inventory
thereof showing its exact total
valuation to. be $5,438.73, and the
appraisers' valuation being $3,728.49.
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