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vll’-r the Silk “dir‘eL‘." “Del-nlvse I Want some
,ulm(ul!, Jmrhaps dnngemus. mission.
' lhe;,u'y'."
- wt ‘tn 5' 1
right - . . ,
- .‘,',‘Annl if I learn nothing. I shall be still In
(11
‘ .Young uttle waited NI
"mun. . .
,--1 mid you your mlsslon would call for.
'lrT)l'.'.“ Iizixl, )4
0; :5. "clucnao. 1LL.TsA'rU'Iinln': l-‘lfllill
XRY 2?‘-. 1903, v, Single Coples 5 Cents. ..
llll l‘l3?lJ3l; W l"vll8llER 9'el5lE.%%?%‘n8$r’$
‘By MA'l(0 0. n0LF'E, A-utbor of“A Wooden Indt'an'J WItlotu," “A Son of.S'atan," Etc.
e ('1-KAPTEH 1. 4-
A STRANGE ASSXGNM
--1 sent for you.,, Mr. mule
l‘hil>f of lnlemvee Ic the young m..n nn.
)>.3n uvliiue-lrtionnllly brave -.m.l lrusnvorlhy,
one on whom I can re! (0 Ilndertal:-2 a
“I hope l shall be able In Ell the bill. MI‘.
“I ln-lleve 1-on wlll, Rattle. I belleve You
nlll. but mu wlll need all 5'0u:' nerve and
all your uunnlng.“
.“All um: I have u: efiher ‘K have with me
- - or present use; )ou know
know that. Bnuler You don't
k nnrl you ‘inn’! nvglect your duty. Now,
"I.
am till u[l.Pll(lmI, Mr‘ Bibll.’ -
. in -.1 ' ne sxell munler,
unlm, nu you know occurred thirty years
3 0,. . . ,
“Then you haven‘: given up nope, sir?
es and
uell lr. double harness, as It Were."
"'All right, slr," was Battle's uererenual
er . e , V ,
= - shall not go lllturdemll concerning my l
b. "I am going to send
um-.e rwri wmgt van ‘learn
llluul‘:-' ’ r lnln .Ln..vov.
sful I ’
' eory
e ll.-.rkvr:ol1verrllnz your way 0
mg a umous mur er." . V -
-, Th: young delecuve laughed, so ‘did
ibb. e V
,"‘You probably mink I mean lo be on the
safe slde and bnck up a. e -
391' Y.
“They are very slml>le." ls-en: on the
Chief oz Detectives. ‘ V
4 same n lied.
(“Much is len lo you-much to events."
"I may not be able to shape events, but x
l try to avoid maklng any mistakes, Mr.
um: some gt my hes men do not possess- ,
you never get ra e .'
< "No." snld Battle, “I lhlnk I‘m unusually
coo;-headed."
. " 0
unlu mm; as lr there were no
doubt on that now. ‘Take me card."
' l
I‘ 1002- South Bolllevarrl AVEIHIQ
That's the I'lul‘e." 3:414] Blbb
d Vwhat-about It?" . . . V .. 7
' re to :0. You're I-:
and ll on us much as you can, und
Iht>II come back I m ”
0 E. . V , ,
I k d K . K n > .
‘ll: 3;“ ice; asE‘l)obngc‘>l:l:“ls’l‘-211;?" he Before lum was the bllndfoldzd dead man.
, I mu] lwseeellgcles y for me to send you." I "1 nexvr lnolmd llllo mm. It is l'r.ll&d
Vlthoul any limit as to time?" .. ' l, 1“-'1“? "0"-‘ " ‘
.. V”... I um lining. ‘But Is ll ghosts? unpxm. ]1‘,u>-91" .
“Ar? 30!: superstitious. Rattle "
"Not ln me least."
Go on."
1-mlsllllvd llle l.lll‘E(‘l0l'y uhile the
mils and l n ma -nun‘ ml he re-
1
ll
"But I may be able to stay there till old
v death. ,
lnvenlgnllon snnllngly.
on ‘nus polnt
-lll explain a lme.' ‘ r, H ,
1‘-lad ‘0 M"? Y9“ 5“ 90-" , LHAPTLR II‘ lmllea look or dIs:Ip1vollIllrl]:t. "1":rllllg
ell. I lgelleve that beyplld a cerlnln e Ox TH!-‘. THRE!sHf)LD. 1,“ M W“ “,o“mn.' but “.5
on wlll"!lnd lc lmpoaslble to rem-nln Dame “.,.med .0 ohm... S.-,,,,.. .,,g0.-.,,;,u.,., hes: linnu-lllnc-an to let people mg up lhlllgs
1" WM 0"” bout me house at loo: souln Bt)ulevm'd '0" "1"" “W5
1- u
' Am I ‘“ “""“'“e ‘mt ‘'9 “ '1""‘ Avenue berore ullempllng u. enler I1. . ‘"1: the nrcuwnll n mm or n uvomnn?"
Bum?" mt a dare-dexll sylrll had been ,
amused. "ls thata. dare?" he asked agnln. He slowed n a rug more on u --on-ner "'i'f““ f““f' . , . .
"Far n-on-l lt. I belleve that after you only a tew doors from the bullalng nnn TM‘? 3" 1" ""‘- 1 “‘““ "“”“
are in that house mere u-lll come. soon or made some lnqulrles. --mu-n nlnn.-<..l," ll go and
late. conditions um wlll make It physlcnlly "Really." begun the drugglnt. a senunlu- ""“’- T"“"‘ ‘
a‘
E:
5. ‘cu to remain l ere. on x . .. . "Du um -Mn nskc-I use amxglec.
lmno Elm: 1:‘?! am" in mind and get “H We axlpnlllng man or nulrlcllenvge, 1 prtter not d,.),,).’ M, he .,;,“,,,.d ,,,,,m. N,.u.5L, ,,,.,,,,,N
,,,m,,mu n you (-3 “hue y n I(-:' W ‘Mk 350"‘ "M ''‘’“>‘ - u n l.- :> ho nnd just mme lu.
‘S s 1 . some gang may be "But you're famnlur with the mlzh1-or- “Yen, Tlmn I won‘! lunve lo trouble any
wnoonlea ere-5 e people who would hood and y now about Ihe nouse." 1l.:z- nun r-lee for lnrornuulon, uz ml)’ rule."
me me out," suggested Battle. lle pen-szlsze . - Piquml nl wh.-ll hv rnmxidv-red lhe drug-
“; bu] new ,3 or-Hy one mrmn ,, me "1 mn rnmlll:n- with [he m-lgzhburhmnl, Klan’: (man. u l nae him n curt
hnuwn, a arson who, h,-equally, wnulu be but 1 know nolhlng uhnul Ill:-2 hmm: we I. rewoll rm 0
M ,,m,.,, ,0, you at am Banw. l mu us locullon und 5 external n;-neur- mu-ass me My mun mo: Souxll nunle
"0 ! lluve you ever heen ln that house, 4-we-" ’
7" xex-or lnuidr, eh?" -
E mug of D(.,.3cm.e5 luugheel. eve " lhe ynunx n III as lwlng um-ullar. was a
"I never IICIVQ bl.-en. Ozherwlsze It would "“'ll0 awn: ll?" brlck and 5101!: house. OI colucxniolml size
:1: le. thrive ml-les nlgn mm Ille m<u-"
srenleer nus ‘ks 1-loln<ln.m 'on me
ere; lw.‘ll'rl4ol ll ullil tu.l.l.v."
KI
and fjng thut duur-bx-ll fur :1 tllousmllll nul-
lb
“l".Ut What do they lmngille would hilmkll
Bnule. "Them": no lmv agnlnnr
.9 > .
lmsn the street nn-1 almost‘
Roux-like sound rung In ’n‘.,.".;ar ‘
r-resenuy me door was opened, nnd be
yo e ran 4 am-
, that seemed to nlretch away belore mm .u.-
ed
figures of mI>n and women walking I0 mini‘
3. as if engaged In earnest con-.
l WILL rm: SILENCE BE nnolinxz
roa 3
fluxen-hnlr9d )'0lIng (hing, shrunk close to’
9
nunl appeared to be weeping.‘
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