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CHAPTER V.
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A Strang* Appointment.
I tpuiil have failed to grasp the fnjl
menntng if what she" said, or else It
nerer e-.enrred to me that her retire*
ment would be made through this particular
door. At least she had pushed
It wide open before I realized the ne- 1
cesslty of retreat, and 1 was hemmed I
In behind Its barrier, fortunately se- I
curely hidden from the eyes of those !
In the larger apartment. Some one? ;
Alva, no doubt, from his words and
voice?was hestde her as she emerged, 1
? and, indeeil. It might have been his
hand that swung the door back against
me. I stood there startled, unable to '
move, afraid- that my very breathing 1
might be overheard.
? "You leave at midnight, you say, .
senorlta," he protested in Spanish; ;
"but surely you Intend to remain at
present?"
"Until you reach some final decision
?yes; that Is my mission."
"I shall see to thnt at once; we will
draw lots. You can wait either In this
room, or another just beyond. Promise
you will not go until I see and talk
with you again."
"I promise thAt?so you are not too
long. -I must make that train."
"You shall make it. My car Is only
two blocks away, and I pledge myself
to hnve you there on time. All this
nusiness cnn he attended to In half nn
hour."
He stepped back, partially closing
the door, while she turned, her own
hand on the latch, facing nie. Iler
eyes stared directly Into mine, her
face whitening under the light, licr
teeth shutting down close against the
red lips as though to repress a scream.
8he was startled almost heyond control,
yet mastered the fright Instantly.
She glanced about at the partially
open door, apd silently closed It tightly.
"What?what are you doing here?"
he gasped In English, her voice trembling.
"Listening?"
"No." I lied, seeing but one possible
means of escape, and hoping
thus to prevent her sounding nn Im- 1
mediate alarm. "I was waiting for a 1
friend who is Inside. I Just came Into
this room."
"You actually belong- here, then?
You are one of these men?"
"Not exactly," I had to admit "I j
know one of them very well, and he
stationed me out here."
81ie appeared puzr.led, doubtful, yet
to my surprise still held the door tightly
closed, her eyes searching my face.
"Who Is the man you know?your
particular friend?"
I hesitated an instant, the name escaping
me.
"Horner."
"Oh, Indeed; you were not very
pruiupi 10 answer.
"Well," I said, and managed"' to
smile, aa though It was of little consequence,
"you see I have not always
known blm by that name. There are
times when names need to be changed
(fc occasionally." "~"True,"
she admitted soberly. "Do
you mind gratifying the curiosity of a
woman as to what his real name
might be?"
"I could not, If I so desired. Ever
since I knew him he has been called
Harris. That Is all I can say."
"Harris I Then he is not Chilean,
and noser before pretended to be. I
thought that from the first. Is the
man American, English or Irish?"
(\ I shook my head.
"You won't answer. That may be
Ignorance or It may be pretense. Never
mind. I recognize your face now. You
were the man eating In the saloon an
hour or so ago. Were you waiting for
this Horner?alias Harris?then?"
"We met later."
Her lips smiled a little, and her
yes.
"Did I merely dream that you appeared
somewhat Interested In me at
the time, or was It true?"
"It was true." I answered honestly.
"Ton did Interest me. You didn't ap\
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nice of him, wusu't It? Rather odd, It
It not, that' you should Inter drop In
here, and find me again. What dc
you think of me now?"
I looked at her for n moment hefort
1 answered, unnhle to frame my word*
to any satisfaction. What did sh<
mean? Whnt exactly.was sh? drlvlnc
at? tier whole manner puzzled me ex
ceetlingly. Was she playing me for a
fool? Wus sh? attempting to lead me
on for some 'secret purpose of hei
ow.i? Hid she believe my explatia
Con" ac* If rot, why did she fall te
thrc~ < ,?en that door, and denounce
me r>* o">cr as n spy? There. In that
eoft light, she appeared more attrac*
tlvc than ever, and so pecuiiuuy woman
I j- as to seein utterly out of place in
this scene of plot and crime. It was a
young face, bright, animated, which
fronted me. the dark eyes smiling and
unafraid, gazing straight Into mine,
with a challenge in their depths. Her.
very attitude piqued me, aroused me
to defense. I desired to hold her respect,
her Interest; nothing she might
say. or do, served to lower her in my
estimation to the hideous level of a
political conspirator. Yet what else
could she be? How could 1 account
for her presence In this place on any
other theory except that she eame as
a representative of Chilean Intrigue?
As the trusted messenger of that secret
conspiracy at Santiago, under orders
of the revolutionary Junta at
Washington? I hint" heard her words
spoken boldly to this hand of plot- j
'tess? words of authority?demands |
they dare not Ignore. No, there was j 1
no doubt as to who she was. or what >
she was. In spite of her face, her ' |
pleasing manner, her attractiveness of i
person, she was a dangerous enemy to j 1
this government which protected her, \
a despicable snake crawling through j
the dark to strike down a victim?a ;
thing to he crushed without mercy. |
The very softness, womanliness, only !
made her the more to he feared. She" |
should cast no spell over me. I would I
harden my heart, and forget all ex
cept tup duty i owed my country, and !
thnt neutral nation to the south with
whom we were at pence.
"Frankly, I do not know what to
think," T nnswered nt Inst. "Your mission
here tonight, ns I understand It,
somehow does not flt In with my natural
ooncoptlon of you as a woman."
_ She laughed, but so low ns to he Inaudible
to those beyond the closed
door.
"Yon nrruise me. Cnnnot n woman
?even a . womanly womnn. If yon '
please?love her country and he will- i
Ing to sacrifice In Its behalf?"
"Not to the extent of treachery and i
deceit; not to the end that Innocent ,
men and women suffer," I returned
hotly, forgetting caution. I
"And la that my purpose here, you
think?"
"Is It not? This Is a heutral land,
yet what else can this conspiracy con-*
template hut cowardly destruction?"
"I refuse tc answer?here and now,
at least. Nor do I know why you
should ask. Why are you here, and
how? l)(i >ou reniua the eSSJ with
which I could open this door, and give 1
you over to the mercy of ttiose men
In there? After what you have Just
said, why do you suppose I fall to do
so? Because I am such a womanly j
womnn. nerhans."
"Rather because you have no reason
to ao act. I may denounce your
connection with this affair, believing
It no fit work for any true woman to
be engaged In. and yet myself be no
traitor to the cause."
"You still hold me a true woman
then ?"
"Yea; I may be blind, but I retain
faith."
"That la good?yet do not truat too
much In any woman. What la your
name?"
"TVDaly, Harry Daly."
"Yon seem to have some difficulty
tonight In remembering names. Does
this mean you also possess a
variety?'
She stopped, listening Intently, her
head tljted back ao aa to better hear
what was occurring behind the closed
door.
"Be quiet," she whispered, one hand
held forth In swift warning. "They
are through In there. I think, and Alvn
will be out In n moment. Now listen!
Don't ask any questions, but listen.
Will y#u pledge yourself to do what
?*ver i Hhyr
"Within any reasonable limits? <
ves."
"Limits! Don't talk limits," Impatiently.
"Vou say you are blind, but
retain faith. Act on that faltli blind
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time, no opportonlty. Tomorrow at
two o'clock, come to 247 L.e Compte
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"Yea."
"Do not mistake the number. 'Ask
for Miss Conrad. Now go hack there
and wolt for Horner. Quick?they are
com in ft." |
1 plunued hastily Into the pnssage, !
and groped my way hack between the i
lnrrow walls to the secluded room In ;
the rear. I was too confused, too I
startled, to even think clearly. My ]
conception of this wouian, her nature {
and her purpose, had been changed a i
dozen times during this brief conver- !
nation. Even now I was utteny In
the dark. Did the woman know me?
or suspect toe reason of ray presencev
That was manifestly tmposslole, She
was utterly strange to me, and she
was not one to be easily forgotten.
Why, then, did ahe trust me?if It won
trust?
It must be either that, or treachery
of the fop'est type. "247 I.?e Compte ]
theet"?I could not recall the -uelgli-.
borhood, only a vague conception of
red brick buildings of exactly the
same general style?f>roh"bly fairly
respectable boarding houses. And 1
wa? to ask for/'Mlas Oonrad." Who
might ahe tie? Not the lady I had Just
left, aurely, roi she wig scheduled to
me ftiiivuiigin iruin ior wanning- 1
ton. "MIrh Coataa" might be anything?a
strange woman, an accomplice.
even a disguised policeman. Jt
masked some trick surely, of which i
whs quite liable to oe the victim; he i
hind my lady's smiling eyes, am;
cheerfulness, there was surely some f
marked purpose. This whb the fin ,
presslon with which I ended?that for ,
some end unknowh she was coldly
playing with me, leading me on
I began to think Harris had; gone
awn- w!ch the others, snd left me 1
there alone. I henrd voices* speaking
earnestly In the distance, hut without
venturing forth from my hiding place, i
Then he uppeared suddenly, br.nging
in his arms o bottle and a box of
cigars.
"Touch a match to the gas-jet, (
Daly," he said, feeling for the table In
the dark. "That's better. 1 hung
around until the gang all got out. so 1
as to be sure we were safely alone. 1
Have a drink, and light up, old man.
We are as secure here as we would be
at the bottom of the sea. Tlds Is
Alva's whisky, but good?1 sampled It t
before."
He snt on the table, nursing bis
knee, rather pleased with himself, 1
thought, a cigar thrust between ids (
lips, the blue smoke curling up before
his face. I ignored the Invitation to
drink, hut helped myself to a weed,
waiting for him to open conversation. 1
"Well," he said finally, "everything '
Is going according to Hoyle, but there |
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There li a Knot or Two Yet to Be
Untied." ?
Ik a knot or two yet to be untied before
we squeeze that million. Did you
hear what was said in there?"
"No; you told me to stick here."
"Still In a way you're on?Waldron
must have spilled part of the scheme
to you. that's what Rot your foot' In
the mess. H?11 I know Ivan Waltlron,
the d?d Russian Jew; he'd
double-cross his best friend. What
was It he told you?"
"Not very much," I said, wondering
how far I hall better go, yet feeling it
necessary to relate enough to convince
him that I was really conversant with
the situation, and endeavoring to Imitate
his style of speech. "According to
his story there was a gang of conspirators
here?birds from South
America mostly?who had been rounded
up by this fellow Alva to pull off
some frlghtfulness, or other. I didn't
catch on to Just what It was, and porliups
Waldron himself didn't know, or
care. Some revolution, I took It to
be. Waldron explained how he got
hold of the scheme. It seems he's in
with the hunch to some extent; that
Is, they use him whenever they need
to, and occasionally hand him a hunch
of money?It's never too dirty for him
to touch. Anyhow, he knew enough
to put me wise to this dump, gave me
the pass-word, atvl all that. It looked
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In It, so I blew over hero tonight Just
to take a look. I was merely prowling
around when I ran Into yott." I
"I Bee,** he muttered, or I came to
an end, chewing savagely on his cigar.
"IMd the Russian say anything about
me?"
"Not a whisper. I supposed I had a
clear run for the money, except hla
rakeoflf."
"The dirty dog. Because I didn't
I show up on the dot, he was ready to
I ditch me. Now listen, and I'll tell you
the straight story. I'm going to need
I you, and we'll divide flfty-flfty, leaving
this guy to suck his thumbs, la
that a goT*
"He's sure nothing to me?shoot."
' Harris poured out a stlfT drink, anil
put It down; then touched a match to
the extinguished cigar.
"Waldron sent me a cable In England
about a month ago," he explained
inciiy. np cm mi iilHK,' tile thing
very clear, only thut he hail a big ileal
on. and wanted me In on It. 1 had
made enough to get hack on, and took
a second-class passage on the Vnlrnn.
It was not. a Wg hoot, and, to escape
cloRe Inspection, I went aboard at
Queenstown. At that thne 1 had" no
more notion what wns up than a blind
rnt., I was just desperate enough to
take a chance."
He paused and relit his stub, with
an oath at finding It again useless.
"Then things begun to happen. I
was room-mate with a bird nailed
Horner, who claimed to live In 'Detroit.
He must have cottoned to me. 1
for we got a hit chummy, and In that
way I picked odds and ends out of him i
which set me thinking. He wns quite j
a foxy blr:l?one of these toll, raw- :
honed, secretive cusses, who talk a I
lot, hut never say nothing, and he |
came near getting my goat. I went
through his baggage, of course, tut
that wns Just ordinary stnfT?he only
hnd one grip, which he left unlocked;
hut 1 did get onto a pocket belt the
fellow wore around his waist. He
never let that get nwny from him '
night or day. I studied every d?n 1
way I could think up to get a peep at j
It. but nothing gave me a ehnnce. I
came near going bugs over the thing." i
He laughed, exhibiting a row oi
rather unr'y teeth behind his tbb- lips, j
"V.if.t the devil must have helped
me. One nlgl t?five days out, for we
ware a slow t oat?we ran Into a h??l '
of a storm. We both o* us tiro bled '
out, and began bustling on our duds.
He was trying to get a shoe on, and
went plunging head-on Into the side of i
the ship I reckon It nearly brained j
him, but, to make things sure, I hand- i
ed hint one to the jaw before ne got
his senses, and lie went out for the j
count. Then, believe nie, I didn't lose ]
no time in frisking the.guy?and, say,
what do you think I found?"
1 shook my hoad, unwilling to Interrupt,
fascinated with his description.
"The fellow was a revolutionary
agent. I didn't get onto all of it then
?I didn't have time, but I found a letter
of credit for a million dollars, add
a memoranda of how it was to he delivered.
The d?n thing wasn't any
good to me?It was to be paid to this
fellow by a banker in New York
named Krnntz?but It sure made my
mouth water just to see it?a million
dollars, good old U. 8. currency. Can
you bent it?"
"Looked ensy?you had It, and you
didnk huve It."
"You said it, Daly. I didn't dare
keep the thing, and It wouldn't have
done me any good If I had; there was
no way of my cashing the paper. What
the h?1 could I do? If I denounced
him, the game was all off; if I held
on to the sttifT he'd report his loss
soon as he landed In New Yotk, and
that letter of credit wouldn't be worth
the paper it was written on . . . Say.
I was In some boat; but, believe me.
I had no notion of giving up that million?It
looked darned good."
"I should say yes," and I leaned forward
to show my Interest. "And from
what I know of you, Harris, that guy
had no show on earth. Did you cronk
him?"
He grinned, evidently pleased at.the
note of admiration In my voice, and
tossed down another drink.
?mm.never ain't been .in my Hi"'..
Of course I was tempted to?a cool
mUllon would tempt any guy. Hut I
just shoved everything hack exactly
where It couie from, and fetched the
steward. Between us we hoisted Horner
back into the hunk and doused
him with water til) he cnine to. First
thing he did was to feel for that belt,
and he never got wise that it had
ever been touched. Anyhow, he never
let on to no suspicion."
CHAPTER VI.
The Deserted Automobile.
I was impatient for hhn to continue,
but he sat there chuckling to himself,
nnd toying with a fresh cigar.
"Well, what did you do?"
"IMayed It safe and sure. I'm too
old a bird to he caught napping. I
put In most of that night holding wet
cloths to Homer's head, and thinking
out some plan of action. Before morning
he thought I was the best felJow
he ever knew, and I had the guy
where I wanted him. For one of his
breed, he was rather a friendly cuss.
This was how I mapped It out. That
letter of credit had to he turned Into
currency before It could do me any
good, and the only way that might he
dona was through this guy Alvn. . I
must got to lilni aomeliow In n way
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thnt would put me next hi* scheme.
; an I'd know when he had the cash.
Once I pot these ilotHllN attended tn
| In tittle ohS New York, the swap was
as pood ns my own. I knew n dozen
i guys that would hump Horner off for
n hundred If It eotne to that?so the
prloe wasn't high. A million ! Oh
tnun; and It had dropped right Into
my lap. Tut to do this it was neres
snry thnt I should he Horner. That
was as plain ns the nose on my fuee;
as Horner, eotnlnp with credentials,
and a letter of credit, Alva would he
bound to receive me with open arms?
see! After thnt I tlpured It would
be easy enoupli. Rut how was I to hecome
Ilorner?"
"You couldn't divvy with him?"
"I should say not; he was a square
guy. It didn't take me Ave days to
find that out. So there wasn't but one
way out of It?I had to put Horner
' out of commission, and cop his he't
It was either that, or lose a million."
I looked at him, with a sleken'np
feeling of horror I found hard to suppress,
hut he went on Indifferently in
the same cool, calm voice.
"There's no use going into details.
Daly. We landed pood friends, add
Horner was In a strange Intnl. You
know New York pretty well, and I Inst
him the first afternoon down on the
j Rust side. I never did know just what
became of the fellow, but the tiexl
| morning I was nlohe In a hack room
In Greenwich, and had his belt with
mn " Mo ? ?- " ?
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wasn't tnucli In It. except tho lotto"
of credit and n notation as to where
and when Krantz could bo soon privately.
It was tho next night Harris
j was to <'!i1I on the hanker tip in Do
Cnmpto street."
I "T.o Pompte? What number?"
"247 T.o Oompte. Do you know nny(
body there?"
"No; only I,e Compte is an >hl
stamping ground of mine. <Jo on; you
went there, of course."
"Sure. Krnntz didn't know me from
Adam, not even my name. I was just
'108' to him, hut be was mighty nervous.
Just the same, and anxious to got
nwny. I could see that. I don't think
it was his house either; Just an ordlnnry-looking
shack, brick, three stories
and a basement.
"That hanker was business all right,
and In* put me through the whole
bundle of tricks before he'd even let
me sit down. I had to lie jtotve. but
mostly I was posted well enough so 1
as to give him what he wer l"?k't e"1
for. Anyhow, I passed, and after that
he was rather .decent. Took me into i
a room and gave me n drink, besides >
asking ni'- about affairs In Kuropc.
H?J, * didn't know only wh it I d ,
seen in the papers?but I gave him an I
earful, and on the strength of hi?
name 1 cussed England fo i all 1
was worth?which at that time was
about u million bucks. Tben I handed
over the letter of credit, mid he
jammed it Into ids pocket like it was
a scrap of paper. I don't remember
that he even looked at it. After that
lie was for getting rid of me, the sooner
the better. But I needed to know
where Alva was, so I hung on, telling
the old guy I had a private message
that I had to deliver personally?
straight from them financiers in Dondon.
So, after skirmishing a while,
he Jotted down an address on a hit
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of Paper."
of paper. and the next thing I know
I was out In tin* ?troot, with that
gripped In my mitt." I
"And then, of eourse, yon hunted
up Alva?" j
"The next morning, before any bank
opened. I thought ov r_ it nil flight
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and got up a peach of ft story. I
, needed il, loo, for tlila Alva wu.i a
I smooth guy. It took some nerve to get
him, hut I knew, through Horner's
memorandum, some things ubo.it him
he never supposed was known up in
this country; so when I sprung them,
natural like, lie quit being oliish, and
gave me the glad hand."
"Who is he? A crunk?"
"Not by n d?d s'ght. He's a cap|
tain in the Chilean urmy, military at;
tncht to tlie embassy at Washington,
intrusted with certain work. Bus he's
realJy working to oNerthrow tlie present
Chilean government?get tin* up n
. revolution down there. 1 Hed until
! 1 was hlack in the face, hut I must
have kept within bounds, for he got
*o liking tne real well. He was a
high-roller, and I put him onto some
things in New York he had never
been steered against hefore. That
made a hit with him. There wasn't
nothing said about cashing up all day
long, and early the next morning we
breezed Into a downtown hotel, and
went to hed."
"What hotel?"
"Seiyrch me. We'd been tanking tip
on champagne and were drunker In
tlie morning than when we turned in.
That's tlie honest truth. All either of
us wanted for breakfast was a cup of ,
coffee. We got that at a little dump
on some side street, so as to brace up
a little." He paused to laugh at the
recollection, helping himself to ? third
el gar.
"And you actually retain no knowledge
of where you spent the night?" j
"Not the faintest fdiiumer. Can you |
boat it? Alva lost part of a letter
somewhere,, and a curious sort of box
he had picked up In Chinatown, lie
put them lvoth in his pocket, so lie (
says, nut tliat was tin* Inst lie e\er
saw of either. Queer looking'box that
was; nothing I eared about, but it
e<>8t the guy a hundred bucks, and he
wns dnffy over it. Anyhow, that night
put me solid with Alva."
"But the money? Tie's never drawn
It?"
"Not a dinky red. He claims the
time hasn't come yet, and that it's
safer with Krantz. But I've stuck to
him like a brother and he's took mo In
with his gang, so now I know every '
move that's going on. I'm on the inside.
all right, and now it's beginning
to get hot."
"They are ready to act ?"
"Sure; that's what the meeting was
about tonight."
"What are they after?ships?"
"Well, they've got to have some, but
mostly arms; then there is a guy down
there who's got to be croaked. I don't
care what it Is; when the time comes
they won't find a handful of change ^
to act with. I'm some patriot, 1 am. |
and 1*JI put a bigger crimp in heir ,
sails than the whole T'tilted St? tes
government secret service." j
"But see here. Harris," soberly, ( '
"how do you know you are going to
get this? t If course. I see the game |
the way you've mapped it out. but ,
suppose Krantz pays in check, or draft. |
That spikes your gun."
"II?1, yes; but he won't. I've sized
tip this man Krantz. He's in the game
for money. He don't care who wins
the d?" revolution, for he gets his
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Parties must exhibit t!
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See. :ne at office, in Hank
it.urination on loar.ing to far
promptly as possible.
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ahnre oat of the pot right away. He'a
playing tin* game secretly on hla own
account. (Jet that? Me expertf It
limy he n year, or i>erhupe two. before
he enn -ash In on the deal, hut when
It doet) come IiIk share of profit will
he likely a hundred thousand. That
heals huik Interest, and the old bird
Is willing to take the chance."
"i, ii likely that's true; no hank
would finance such n project."
**(>: course not?the directors would
throw a tit. Well, now, that kind of
a <uy, In on a raw deft Hko this. Is
going to play sale, isn't he? lie Isn't
going to leave any evidence lying
around to hang himself with?any
drafts, or checks to puss through the
clearing house? Not on your life; he
is too wily a fox for that, Kruutz
knew this was coining, and he's been
cashing in for six months or more
to he ready for It. And now he's got
the currency stored away, nohody
knows where hut hitnseJf. When Alva
comes for it, it will he handed out secretly.
and that old hlrd will crumple
up the receipt in his pocket and wait
till he can cash In through those guys
in London. So now It's up to us to
locate the dough ;' we've got to separate
It from either Kraut/., or Alvu?
i 111 mr Aiva.
"Why?"
"Iteenuse the job looks easier. He's
liinniiii and no money grubber. He's
just as liable as not to carry the
whole wad around with him : d?n It.
] think that's just what be wllJ do.
for lie won't dere deposit such a sum
(Continued on last parte)
J. AKTHUK KNIGHT
Attorney-at-La w
Office in Courthouse
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Chesterheld, S. C.
R. L. McMANUS
Dentist
Choraw, S. C.
At Chesterfield Monday and Wednesday
eveninjrs.
At Pn&elnnd Tuesday.
At Ml. Ci'Trhan Wednesday morninr.
At .VcPee Thursday.
At Choirw Frid .y ar.d Saturday.
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\rir. lands through the
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