THE BEAVERTON REVIEW The Double Cross By A. E. THOMAS Il y I >«»•!•!. M» m I t n J CuMpaiiv W , 1 N U lw * k « “ 1 know, I know. Holly, and It lan l fair lo yon to lei you tea me Ilka this. Ilu l I have been trying to th in » what I atiould do lo aucli a raaa, aay, If I wera a lawyer. I have aeeo my father try eevvrnl ruaae In court, and l‘va been wondering whnt hn would do If ha wera trying Ihle cane." W aierm an wee Increaalngly u n m m foriehle. Il wee no perl of hie plan that Mr Colby eliould ba dragged Into Ihla bualnfaa. " I ’ve bq«a wondering." the girl want on. "If I aliniildu'l make an effort uf eome kind to go loin the Iru lh of Ihla girl'* «lo ry w lllioul liar knowledge. I'arhap« I ahould have croaa ciam l'im l her la«l night In detail. I w l»h now thnt I had. lint I wna an alarlled and an ah'H'kad flint I didn’t do It. and It acamad lui|io»»lhlc llial any girl would go In anolliar with aurh a lain unlraa It ware the iru lh II m e n u an now " " I know, | know." anld Waterman aootlilngly. "M r. BroiuDeld lo ana you, air,” ha M id . "liean hare lo n g }" Inquired Water man. “ About ■ qunter of an hour, sir." Waterman grunted and passed Into his library. T h e vlallor waa sifting comfortably on Ilia divan, smoking a cigar. " K o rr ; lo tie lata. Brumfield,” M id W aierm an, “hul I couldn't help IL " "D o n 't apologia«.” answered hla rla- llor, “ I ’yq been very comfortable bare Nice p lic a you've goL" '•Yea. not hud." "T h re a or four good etchings, I aaa," continued Brumfield. Ills aya roving over Hie wall, "kllnd telling me where you gol ilia Uemhrandl lo tba cor­ n e r}“ "N o l al all," anld W aierm an. "picked It up one day lu an old print abop In I’arla.” "t.'henpT" "N o l very W snl to buy IIT* "Yea. al a price." "W a ll,“ said Wutaripan. tillin g down and llghllng a cigarette, “ today It's not fur sale. Yesterday II might M r « bean." “flood." anld Broiutleld. settling bla walsicoei comfortably around hla ro­ tund Hgure. "Hood oaws. Ih a n T' "Kxcellent," replied Ilia younger man. “ I liecaroe engaged lu M I m Colby last eienlng " "Splendid." said Bromneld. lie gol lo hla feet, «1 r o l l . Si over lo W aierman atnl offered bis hand "t'nngratula tlona. n<) boy, coogralulallnns." “T h a n k s ” “T h a t means a lol to you. I know." "Y o u said It." * "Yes. and II means a lit 11« some­ thing to me." relum ed tba oilier, w llb a grin. "V ery good ol you.' retd led Water- uain ratlior b-sllly. Il auuoyed him tlial tie should be cotn|a-lled to «peak nf such m ailers lo tbla man. If Bromneld perce.red hla Irrttatloo, lie Ignored II and couHnued: " I am extremely glad to heat of this good newt, bui I hope under tha clrcum rtaneea you will oul llilnk II I taper iInerti a l ns l| | ask how soon I ran be aura ot receiving some currnhorn Hon from an Independent source}" W aierm an swallowed ihe veiled a f­ front and M id , "Very soon II w ill ba announced some day this weak." "D elighted." returned tlia gambler affably "I icllghted. my dear boy. I know you won t mind my luteraat In the m ailer. Aa you know bualneM la buslnesv. and gamblers musl live If. therefore, ns you »»»tire me. youi en gngemetil to Ihla lady 1» lo be pub Holy announced some lime this month. I ahull be rery glBd to postpone the aaltlainenl nf ynur obligations to me until a rensnnnhle lim a after your marriage." "Th a n k s ." anld Wuterroan briefly. "I wish lhal I could have settled the m allet up long before thla. But you know things have gone aw fully badly arlih me I've hnd Ihe devil's own luck, and — w e ll— you know how It la " j “O h yea I know I know." anld the other, w lih a genial wave of h i» pudgy / i It L o v e ? hand “ It never rains bul II p o u rs " Mnble— Do you llilnk C iu rlo » really T h e entei entered with a telegram Ikes B o b b y} which he handed to Waterman and re­ Alice— She doesn't know yel. Shea tired. "V e ry well, then." M id Hromfleld, going to that famous Vienna psycliia 'I 'l l not keep yon any longer; but re- trist lo flati oui. member." and hla voice, though ainlnhle. rarled with It a certain men­ ace. a menace altogether too wall no derstond hy Watermnn. “ I'm relying Hhaolulely upon your word In Ihla mat­ ter " “ You may safely do so I assure you It's going through Anil now lhal It'» sll trille d and I can begin ro sea my way out ot lha woods. I should like (o ihunk you for your forbearance." “ Not at all not at all. You've been a good customer of mine. W hy shouldn't I treat you w e ll}" “Thanh * sll the »«roe flood day." Waterman la d a presentiment thal ne was not gning tn like the conlents of thnt latrgrnm and he was right. W ith extreme dlstasle he opened •• and re n d : "Meet me tonight at the Barclay «even o'clock." Th e re w a» no signa­ ture. eliminates chains!! " It acoma ao Im rrlnlc nol to give Jim a elm oca lo »(p la in I can't do tlm l. hul I might parlmpa alert aotnc T M « • TO R Y Inquiry of my own." "V a ry w all." lie M id . “If yon rnnnnt J i m V t a n U y , Ns w T o r l i bual id ll go aa II la. why not i d me lake n « u limit, u r d i r á hi* d u l l l u d i - Il up for you?" ph o no Iftkon l o HI» Homo. I » i i « d Inn t o n n lo h H I» d o t a t i o n i h s r s "W h n i do you meanT" Ito Ho W «(irrtt»n . hi» pa nn ar “ W all," ha aald. "them are eurti c o m » » in ll o t b are In *ovo w i t h thing« a« private detective» " D o r i » C o l by. I l l i n l i i propo»»» " I wa» thinking of ihnt." t I mm » c oi n to é e i e p w h w » *■ ' « l i » 11 ni «I p r o p " * # lo I» «»r I« W i "V e ry wall Tom orrow morning 111 ta rín »n w in » N ln » Ito ria n , W » have ihem In." l » r m « n • ■arret a r y an d m l » t r » » » "H o w can you do thnl II I don't tell h « » o v » r h » « r 4 h i » oo i»v o r»»tlo n you the a l o r y f w i t h Mtanlay » m l r » » » n t » W ■ t i r m a i i » p l a n to d***ri h » r W » "Y o u need not tell me the atory at t ar rn an « a y » h » »« p » n n l l » » » » i d all All I need lo know la what I m i n t m a l i » • r ic h m a r r t » « » Hr know already — that It la a tale of irv i« N l n » to t » t l D o r i » tha t M-tiiidaloua Intrigue between Jim aod S t a n i » * l«a» w r o n g e d tier i N m a i D o r i » a d r n l t i t o h » f f a i h r t hat aotiir aa y d aa named person -b y tba i n t » r » » l in b o th m en h ot I» an way, I preauine H to ba a w om anT' a b l » to d e r id e w h i r l » to t n » m "Yea." N i n a t » l l » D o r i » h er s to r y . » t a c t “ W ell." went on Waterman. "It In s a p r o m t » « t ha t I »orl a w i l l aot t » t l t h » » o u r « ' i of her In ■ hare’« anything Ilka thal In Stanley's r a r m a l ' n a | » o n » la o o n v ln c # 4 of Im iiifillale pa at. a couple of expert de • t a n l i r 1« d u p l i c i ! v m d la b r o h ■ lacllver would dig It up quirk enough " • n h » a r t » 4 . re a lis in g th a t tt I» "I'erhapa ao. If Jlu i were lo ba right S t a n i» * » h » lo ve # W h ta r m an • •'!« «»# » « m i f i o r i» a r r a p i » h im here In New Y o rk ; but you forget he S t a n i» * a c c a p t» t h » a ltu a tlo n . la going away at once." an4 aa a w a d d in g p r » » « n t g iv e » Itnrle Intelligence waa ana «1 ttm M a »h a c a o f tha buainee# to W ■ • «a rm a n I*» a r ra n g e # w it h M a thing« tor which Waterman bad ai a a c ra ta ry , f r a n h W flptNt, to ta h a waya admired her. Sow be curaed It c h a rp a o f hla o th e r b u a ln a a » In* 10 litmeetf. bui ba went on quickly. tardata Ma »• p o in p to fn d la "T lm i'e true, Jltn'a going awux. but the womab. I lake II, la »till bar» unlcaa «he'a going w ith h im }" CHAPTER VI "N o ," aald Oorla. "aha'a nol going with Itliu. Ilul with her In New York Oorla hno had a whlla nlirht. She atnl Jim In India. I dnn'l believe youi was an nut-uinmunly Inn 11 In girl, and prlta ia dciactlvas would have much at bar alt-op waa ordinarily «**und Hal a chance." perhaps It la om surprising that on "Ma>tw not. bul llmt'a Ilia beat Ibal Ihla particular titgiu I ha wheats Rot wa can do. and wa can't do lhal un going run nit. T lia Iru lh 1» the shock Ic«« you're wllllug lo give me Ilia worn aba had r m l m l fruin Nina M organa an'« name." revelation waa tremaodouw Hh* I'o r l« reflected Hha hnd given hat could nol linra boon moaa aur|>r1arnalilr d»(>tl) of Ilia perturbation that now hui her a n ile ly to learn Hie iru lh over overwhelmed her ru le ! tier scruple* U r r ataia of mind wna Indeed po " I lliln k." aha decided, “ lluil I’ll tell evlla r for a girl whu haa Ju«l aligngpd you her name After all I only prom toerwelf ti> to» uiarrl,wt Hh» rliotighi l«eil nol lo re|*al the atory that atie wwwtljr. In fact, not of th » tmtn of bat told me." «■hole», hui of tha man whom » h » nao "flo o d " aaltl W aierm an. "that make» dtacarded for him In fact. If W aiar 11 »1 ropier." •nan could ha»a known tha thonahi» " lia r name la Nina Morgan." that wicra aurgtng In bar haad tha “Hood Heavens I" cried Waterman. b rtte r part of that night ha would "N in a Mo’ g a n l W hy. aha'a my eecre b a r » been a good deal dla»j»lclad tarv * I'o rl» lurued her startled eyes ou W ord by word, and at o f by at»|i Waterman. "O h ." alia g«»|ied "She aba rat raced Hie datalla of bet laik didn't tall me t h a l!" w ith Ntna Morgan She reexam ined "Y ea Why It't Ilia mmn attuning tba glrt'a »lo ry. Hha triad to find a thing I ever heard Nina Morgan ! T o «a w In It. triad to see what m i« « ,ble llilnk Ihnt quiet little thing hui been m o tlir Nina eould b a r » had for lylna In anil out nf uty olbce every day fm In r « l n — I her» could ba none And yet aha hnd a wild Intpuhw to over a year and I oever guessed K i truordlnsry. Well. Il only allows yon go to Htnnlay the »a ry uert tnornlnk oeier can tell Now )u n put llila all letl hint tlta g irl'» atory and aak him ■*ut of your head I-cave II lo me. II for Oort's aaka to » (p t » f a It Hid thla lliere'a anylhlng In • hi» story, the».- aha realined, ahe emild not | hm » IM « do men lhal I «hall ace lom nrrnw will «h a bad given her word of honot No dig II up soon enough, and II. aa wc nha waa hound to «Hence by her own hope, tln-re'a nothing In II. they'll |tnd act. thnt out. too." Ile i maid lound her allghlly IrrltaM e They walked In «lienee for a Murk while dreaming, for a Bow a »u r«e «1 ot two Th e y were thinking ot the n n ile ty had fttat ocenrred to her— tin -nine thing hut their thotrghts were father N o — ahe mnal go to rh u rrti scarcely tianuonloua. and whet* th irl« alone, «lie found her»«-If reluct an' to tir-'ke Hie alienee, ahe aiMcvl nue more tell her father of tier eturngemeol «tie «hock lo tlie many w It let i Waterman could not ettdaln Ihla to benw ll It had aup|airlcd during their brief »troll •tinirlard her. bill there It waa «lie "I wonder." «lie anld ahruplly. "If It CHAPTER VII made up her mind nlao not l«> are him would do any good for me to aec Hint nil'll ahe hnd aeon Waterman again girl ag ain}" Th e Hotel Barclay was a somewhat Hha could not dlactilae front itcrwHl Ha gava tier a at art led look dlngv structure "f Victorian nrchtleo the fact that »he w in moal iin'iHppt 'Heaven*, whal an Id a « !" lie man lure that slood In ihe middle of the Hhe knew perfectly well that If her aged lo ejui'ulufe. block among (he West RlghHea II waa father aaw her he would gneaa It. and "I «up|ai«e you could tint! out where OM"leaf, dull respectable, and quiet— gtieanlng It. Ihnugh he tnleht not a*k die live» for m e }" very qillet. l.er why. he would lie dl»tre««ed It afie “ W h y — a r — w h y — er— yea perlmpe l withheld her confidence Nn «he m aht Its quiet was Ihe principal feature •oild " he anld nol aee him iiidll «lie hnd had time In thal recomuiemled II to W aterman lie spoke with great dclllieraHon H r n a » sure of never meellng anyone w hich lo gel « heller grin illnm her lie nm-th-d Hie lime to think "Ilu l." Hint he knew Therefore when he re­ ■udf. She could lld.lil«t henudf to what he went on » « noon n* he hnd de ceived a telegram bidding him come ahe hnd to face hill «lie tmt«i have reh-ped n defenne lo Ihl* new t»-rll lo Hotel Barclay It did not mntter thal time Church a n t the aafeat p tu ro - "I loud »ny I think you