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W. D, BOYCE COMPANY, Dept. 10,
0-514 North Dearborn St. Chicago, Uliaots,
“I will sell your
as many a you think I c
CHICAGO LEDGER’
Riverside e employed a young lady
as secretar,
“The same young lady continuously?”
“Same for the last five years. Before
that there were several in rapid suc-
cession. Here are names and addresses
of all. It is a copy of a list kept by
Mr. Northman. I cannot say as
whether the addresses have changed re-
cently. Let’s see, the name last on the
ist is that of the yours. lady remaining
r the five year perio
vntte dived absolutely “alone at the old
home
“its nights were passed ther He
dined in state at the Davenport.”
“Did grandfather travel at all of late
years; foreign countr or anything
like that?”
Sam thought Mr. Lamb
fore replyin
“Used to disappear for
time. He assured us that
enn”
hesitated be-
months at a
he was trav-
saw one thing. Friendly and,
jolly as he was, Mr. Lamb was not ad-
vancing the least bit of information.
it part of your instructions to
no .information to either
d at the attorney direct.
Mr. Lamb's jolly laugh
“My part as outlined is mere
So that I might be
without revealing se-
your grandfather carefuny \re-
frained from burdenin ng me with knowl-
edge of such secrets.”
“Has Rodney, the other heir, been on
the scene and aid he also receive a key
“Nothing in the rules against obtain-
ing outside help, detectives or code ex-
perts?”
“Nothing, in fact——" Sam waited,
but the attorney merely smiled and
shook his head. “Came near slipping
over a rule myself. Going? Well,
drop In at any time and as many times
as you wish.”
The young fellow felt a trifle heart-
ened by the interview.
sensed a _ friendliness
mb's
ner, Perhaps, tho,
the friendliness,
ing influence was welcome, he
started up the street 2 observed “nat
he was being followed.
The daring attempte in Tacoma had
warned Sam that he might expect some-
thing of the kind, and for the first time
A short
with wide
shoulders and a brutish face
Sam wondered a little at the obvious-
ness of the pursuit and then smiled to
himself, “Trying to intimidate me, eh?
In plain English, Uncle Rodney is seek-
ing. to rustle my, own little nanny to
other pastures.”
The facts, however, did start dis-
quieting thoughts. He wondered anew
if he had not better be-satisfied with
what he had already received. As if inf
answer to his thoughts, a little messen-
ger boy touched his arm, “Message for
Sam.J. Northman. You the feller? All
right, sign here.”
Same tore open the envelope, uncon-
sciously noting that it was rather an un-
usual form and that the paper inside was
old fashioned. The words held. him
spellbound. They were few in number
and typewritten.
To win, one must try.
He searched about for the envelope to
get a hint from that, if possible, but
like the small messenger, it had disap-
peared.
“Lamb,” he decided. “Trying to brace
me up without violating any instruc-
tions. Well, from now on I am n
ing to require any bracing.
try and try hard. However, if
identity is so well known and easily
traced, Iam going back to the hotel and
do a few things for the safety of that
cord.”
HERE, among other things, Sam
found that a single stitch snipped
in the lining of his vest would afford an
almost ‘invisible “hiding place for a two
foot cord. The matter-attended to, he
hurried again to make his way to South
Sprague where he found the old North-
man home a modest cottage quite over-
he had visited the place with
9 father and he looked about eagerly,
noting few changes in the years that
had passed. The quaint and homely
furniture would have caused him to
smile had not the oppression of sad
memories been too strong for amuse-
ment. -
In one corner stood the old-fashioned
desk which he well remembered. Now
it was in wild disorder and had appar-
traits of the Northman ancestors. These,
he remembered, had been a source of
pride to his grandfather.
portrait of Grangfather | Northman him-
self had beén hurled to the floor, and by
no accident he was sure, for it looked as if
an anger crazed fist had ‘smashed the
glass and torn the picture from the wall.
He rescued the picture from the debris
and stood regarding the face of Grand-
father Alvah. He ecome a per-
fectly bald, wrinkled faced old man,
cleaned shaved except for scattered tufts
of white whiskers from chin to throat.
A pair of snrewd black eyes seemed to
twinkle into Sam’s from the canvas.
With malice, or was it amusement? Sam
found himself wondering. Nearby hung
a picture of his grandmother, a stately,
sweet faced old lady, who seemed to
smile down cheerily-at him. Somehow,
Sam began to feel rather lonely and un-
reasonably depressed. His search of the
papers, he decided, would be most’ per-
functory. However, he no longer had
any intention of giving up the contest.
Grandfather Alvah might have lost the
believe been something
about the shrewd ore vere that appealed.
He wanted Sam t
“Tl do it, grandfather,” he: muttered,
then shook himself nervously and began
There was danger in that catlike tread
Sam -swung about, instinctively
throwing himself into a defensive posi-
turned he was a long time dissipating
the confusion in his mind.
All about him’ were walls of solid ma-
sgnry; eight feet above him, a small
admitted light. His clothing
was disarranged. and torn. Very evi-
dently some one had made a determined |.
search of his person—a search-that had
failed, for he felt the tiny wad inside the
vest lining.
wahey all know what they want, no
matter who‘sets them on me,” he
Carefully he got to his feet
ggering a little,
it. Then Sam in a mad rage tried beat-
ing upon it and shouting, even hurling
umps of coal at the window above. It
was all to no avail and he laid down,
dropping into a half sleep, half stupor,
“beheld a strange phenomenon, Without
sound, the heavy oor was swinging
wide, For a scant two seconds, Sam
had a glimpse of a black bearded visage
and keen eyes that peered at him. The
young fellow gathered himself for a leap
before the door should close but it still
stood wide as he reached it, but the man
with the beard had vanished completely.
It was a long time before Sam found
strength to move after climbing the
stairs to the cool, fresh air and bathing
his head at the old fashioned pump in
the back yard where ‘he found himself
after leaving the cellar. There was a
good-sized lump on his head, and con-
siderable pain, but summoned his
strength of will and determination.
would go on with the day’s program and
the next time he would be both prepared
and watchful.
€ even took care to relock the door
and then walked to the next block to
reach the car line. At the hotel he was
changing his clothes when the boy
rappe
“Letter for Mr. Northman.”
the missive wonderingly.
Evidently his movements were as eas:
to follow as the ballyhoo of a circus.
In brief, the note was an invitation to
“The very | fas house I looked
for 15 writes J. H.
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