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CHAPTER V Jrarni'-'r htm'r-* *avr a rrc»|>tlon tn Srplrmbrr to onr of tb? South Aoi'-rtcan m'otatrri!; and it was at Ihla affat that Moraan was prwntrd to "Allcr Trent' whtl*- aht waa engaged In animated d-bat' with Captain Arm!lace. She made room for the new arrival, and for a whilt divided her attention and attracttona between the two men. She war called away presently. '■Charming young woman." wae Morgan'a comment. “Where Is she

from?”

"Baltimore, 1 believe." Armlturnrd an Inquiring eye upon Morgan. •'Where do you keep jrwurseir?” "Under the Senator's thumb. 1 am beginning to weary of the position." "Going"—as Armltsge rose. "Work.'' With a curt nod Armltsge departed. When he wa* sure lLat Armitage had left the house. Morgan went In aeatch of Jeanne. . "I haven't been to see you becaoe. | dared not. 1 fancy I'm being watched—for what purpu.-* I don't know as yet. 1 am mailing you a diagram of a certain Mbae. There will be a seer.-:

> attic.

Who can nay? Do you think

will ever give you uif?"

llete Is your recruiting sta-

I had beet drop you. What

' ha: soldier tacking up? 'Dead

Alive!’ Bead it—then

rlage before the Capitol. Morgan | was strolling along, apparently 11 engaged In studying the <racks in the sidewalk. ' "Mr. Morgan:" she called. I*' He looked up. paused and f ’ raised his hat. I a

"Good morning. Miss Trent." I 11 ^ **«ek. smiling with "Step in and 1 II drop you ; hu “P* covertly warning her

where ver you say." : ■Uh M* eyea.

•That is very good of you. 1 I "T ** * dodger for the appr. was going to one of the re-' h ‘' n »'°K of Jeanne Beaufort, dead ciuitlng stations. The work . ' r »>lve medium height, slender, alow " handsome, dark eyea. very pale. All this was of course for «h j "'W*'"’ 10 ™ 5 “air. wears benefit of the driver. When they p*** Rothes mrcccfully " were on the way. when the noic- j "A woman apy? How Intermt-

drowned their volceea. she handed | log!"

him a note. He opened It. | "Before God you are a gallant "What's this?'' woman!" he whispered. Aloud

he mid: "Thanks lor the lift,

Mlm Trent."

Kennedy entered <b» private j office of the chief of the Secret'

Service bureau.

•'Kennedy, we've found the; name of your scorpion, as you call her. We've e- n’. out dodgers. re' stuff. The description is meager tcecauae G-R')-A Is a bumpkin where women arc concerned. A paper found on a dead man and slgneo opened up the way lor r. Rl»-A. He has seen her but once, and this description Is trcKu memory."

'The name!''

"Walt a moment. You told me a remarkable tale the other night, or part of one. I have every reason to believe that that young woman and your acorpion are one and the name. Her name t« Jeanne B«aufort; and she Is particularly good In a^xmiag boy and young men roles." "He has set out to And photograph of her. and If there Is one. he'll get it." "Jeanne Beaufort—if we And her. it will be In Washington, mark my words.” 'The man you suspect goes where." # ''Smell* a rat likely." "They have hanged poor Ftogar-

"He

"I want you to nna out w no those men are. They belong to’ the Secret Service, or an am ot. It. One of them will have a tat-; tooed mark on his left forearm.! Have you ever run across a man! named Parson Kennedy?" 'The Parson? frequently.” "I want that man where I can talk to him without being disturbed. He can tell me what

those letters mean."

'Would an abduction serve?" |

It would."

Then everything fall* out nicely. And th<- reward?

a table there. la the drawer! "Well talk of that later."

you will place once a week- "Well, you shall see Parson preferably Thutxdays—whatever Kennedy twice tonight—once at Important facta you pick up. I’ll Sumner's and again In n certain ■ttend to the reel of It." j hut by th- Potomne. I'll Siva "If you Will be at the Capitol! >>*u the dir.-etlona. But wbat'a

at nine tomorrow moraine. !ilj* n *he air?"

give you something to do for in. : "That j i.iy affair." But she personally. " ’ "»t»cned the retort with a umlle. T am always and ever at you: i "You are wearing a wig; you garviee. Good-bye. then, until i ha, ‘‘ <I ye<’ Jour skin. If I did tomorrow.” j not know yr»t with the eyes He went away with the old j >'>ve. l‘d have some difficulty In enigmatical emlle on hlf Ilf*.; and! recognising you. Please pardon Jeaiiin- fell to comparing the two n ‘Y asking you a question; your

men. When a young woman |e--|arnu< and etiouldere?"

gins to compare two men of her! 1 have not n.gle led them noqualntam... It Is a dangar-1 Vou 'hat last night. But If, signal for one of them; rhe think thl* is a good oppor about to place In her permanent 'unity to make love to me. you regard one above the other. ! are mistaken. In this game of| Promptly at nine that next | espionage we are partners; but

morning Jeanne stopped her car-! beyond that, nothing.'

She smiled back at him as *be drove off. Dead or alive. But she w. shopping. Jeanne Beaufort, dead or alive! How small ahe was, how long that am suddenly reaching out for her! So. after all these month.*, they had found out who she was? Slender, hand some, very pale. Immediately everything became eyes. Dead or alive! She was a coward. She wanted to run away and hide:, she wanted the strong comforting arms of her Aunt Delia; she wanted her room at Dead or alive! The wheels clattered It; the hoofs of the horses beat time to It. Bur her indomitable spirit did not remain crushed. She traced this catastrophe toj the man who had entered her room. She knew now that he! had been hunting for her photo-1 graph. Well, he hadn't found It. Stu possessed but one. and that was at home After all. she had! been expecting this. She had known that she could not go on] forever. In positive iracs of her In-j dlriduallty. Let them catrh her! If they could; forewarned and] forearmed. She reached home at noon, at the precise moment Parson John!

«y."

Kennedy' bent his head,

was a brave young man. I came to ask for Artnltag*. I want him to follow me for the next twelve hours and never let slip out of hi* slight. I’ve been

threatened again."

"You shall have Arm It age. rm glad you spoke as you did. He

« about to rejoin hi* raglThere were several arms to the Secret Service la thosv day*, and the meet Important waa Of course the military. Th* War Office and the Secret Service bureau bad authority to drew a man from hi* regiment In all rases except when he was under Are. A good spy had tc be a ready thinker, of flaeh-Wn pul.- r. of swift invention—M<! above all. young. It was tlx middle-aged who carefully weighed everything and then started forward Just a little too lau Parson Kennedy was the

exception.

When he left the Sum* that night. ’>« dismissed hts hired carriage he bribed coachman drove off. muttering Into bb beard, while the two men cowering inside swore softly In chagrin. But they in turn had for looked farther ahead than Parson Kennedy; and before be walked two blocks, three fell afoul of him. Strong waa. he was not superhuman They forced some pungent liquid through hi* teeth, and a doth was held over bis nose. When he came out stupor he found hlmseli securely bound to a chair. Near by wwt common table, and on this single candle burned. A cabin—but where? How far was he from the dty? Where was A mi It age? When the last phase of dlxxlnr. left his eyes he dimly sawtwo shadowy forms by the cabin

The smaller spoke la ■

half-whisper.

Send the mail awsy. sod y« guard the door from the outside.'

The revolver wavthe candle from off the table, overturned and Aev to the door unerring, b.ua'ng it after her.

"Not i iy."

> this u

eat. Do as I

dec* A boyUh nedy and stood with folded anna Kennedy could not aee the fete, for the hat waa drawn down toe far; but he wondered where he I *een that Ago re before, that t' :.5e. 1 arson Keaaedy. look at this carefully." The speaker drew out a folded sheet of paper, opened It and held It out tor his luapeeUon. The Parson strained at hu bonds his cyan protruding. "Too remember that, then?" naked the boyish one. "Aye!'—in n half-roar. ‘Tell me the names of each of these men. and you shall go free. Refuse, and you shall be carried to Richmond, where they will hang you by the neck." "Hanged by the neex!” Kennedy laughed—laughter that had the inflectloa of a bailed tiger snarling at his Irons. "Yes. know you. you little viper! Carry me away and hang me. but never a word will you get out of i That's Anal. You'll suffer. —• der always who the man was. know. But think to dig It out of my Upa?" A face appeared at the Mde window and vanished hastily. T will say mis much. Jeanne Beau wort—ah. you start? I regret that 1 did not shoot you out of band when I had the opportunity." Jeanne returned the paper to her pocket. She turned toward the door, only to pause In alarm. She beard, a curse, some muffled blows—a body crashed against the rotting boards A moment later a revolver cracked; two shots followed: then came a rampllng of fe-1. and then alienee. The loor opened, and a in entered swiftly. He wore handkerchief over the lower part of his face. ‘Don't move." he warned Jeanne. He passed around her to the Parson. With one hand bolffTng n steady weapon, he worked with the other at the confusion of knots. "Don't let her get away. Whxt a prise, what a prise!" cried Kennedy. The revolver wavered. Jeanne •wept the candle from the table, overturned that and Aew to the door unerring, banging It after her.

•'Analtage?' “Quick! The other* will be I coming hack." They groped hurriedly for th# door, stumbled out and ran toward the grove, throwing them •elves down Into the thicket. "Do you know who that was?’ whispered Kennedy "God haows. I shall never eeaw that night!**

"She got away.” "Yeo speak as glad of It?"

"Jeanne Beaufort!" ' Aye! And through your maudlin sentiments you have freed her!" In the email hours of that morning. In a mean room, a man rat wearily at a table, hts bare left arm stretched across It. At the other side waa a Uttooer. He was putting on tba Aatohlng touches of a el.-le with the Greek-like letter* in the center. (Continued Next Week)

Avalon Parent' leathers fcJect The Avalon Parent-Teachers held their annual election and meeting of the yi ar on Wednesday at which time the following officers were chosen: President. Mrs. F. H. Stratton: vl.- -president. Mrs. Mary E. Hildreth: secretary. Mrs Nettle K. Hawley: treasurer. Mrs. E. J. Rice. Mr*. Stanley Batts was appointed chairman of the Membership

demonstration of electrical • lighting and rooking was held by the Atlantic City Electric ompany. with Mias Mildred Reeae. of the Edison Electrics] Appliance Co, and Mias Elisabeth Mr-ray. ot the Atlantic City Elevirtc Co, In barge. It was b»Id under the auspices of the Parent-Teachers Association, with 24 ladles present.

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