Jack O' Judgment

icile of his partner. It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel wh

wait," he said to the driver and passed t

he little fountain playing over the rockery, the quality of the garden furniture within view and the general air of comfort which pervaded the place, suggested the home of a

rim maid opened the door to him and by her blank loo

he colonel in a deep voice which carr

he thought that Solomon White would very soon exchange this almost luxury for the bleak discomfort of a p

my father, colo

great favourite of Maisie White's, and now it required a

"Why, yes, I think I do and I want to see you too, and

In the light of day she was pretty, straight of back, graceful as to figur

aid, "we have been

peated t

he truth you would know that you owe all your education, your beautiful home," he waved his hand, "to my

d her hea

father," she said, with a hint of irony in her

the colonel. "Well, very likely you are right. He has e

nt. She knew that there had been trouble. She knew that her father had fo

g the direction of his attack. "I saw you at the Orphe

" said the

dary; "in fact, Pinto says you're the best mimic he has ever s

no

teful to Mr. S

autiful and bright future, plenty of money, pearls, diamonds," he waved his hand with a vague

sighed he

she said. "I don't know how people in your world would regard su

world?" asked the colonel, w

e to he

. The world that regards such arrangements as you suggest as infam

el raised

Pinto Silva gives his word, that ought to be sufficient for any girl. And now you have come to m

was coming a

g hanging round you." He saw her face flush b

epartment," said the girl, "but I don't think you

one of the worst of the policemen from my point of view, because he's trying t

npleasant cases," said the girl coolly. "It would be a

nce that my clerk, Hanson, has disappeared and has been seen in the company of your friend, eh? It is a c

, puzzled and

all this lea

el. "He's trying to put me away and put his business associ

what?" s

't want to make trouble with former business associ

-called business association with my father will cease, I shall b

betrayed his amusement, "and your father can earn his living, eh? H

of that, so ca

d slowly and surveyed the

id you, Solly," he s

ace a shade whiter than the girl had ever see

," said White, "why, I think we sh

d the colonel, ra

to Silva, 'Swell' Crewe

y permitted him

Scotland Yard have been laying for me for years and they haven't got

ite, "so far as I am concerned

is a thief. He bolted with L300 of m

pt, "got your charge in first, eh, colonel--discr

m the bank a cheque for L4,000 drawn in your favour on our j

te, "it was signed by you

el shook

y not make a frank confession to an old business assoc

te. "You are going to charge me wi

olice derogatory to myself and my business associates, what can you tell? I can bring a dozen

White harshly. "We arranged to meet

Boundary, puzzled. "I

ering fire: "a year ago you got young Balston the shipo

isie gasp,

it was blackmail which you and Pinto engineered. He paid

y rose and look

nt young man, who will certainly deny that he had any connection with myself and my business associates, that is

magine I am going to let my daughter into that filthy gang----" His voice broke, and it was some time before he could recover himself. "Do your worst. But I'll have you,

that he would not have heard her, but that he was expecting h

, "the demands of justice come first. I must do my dut

nge her mind,"

the colonel and the door. Only for a s

ut, pocketing the revolver which had come from nowhere into his

tful frame of mind. He was still think

and was laid on his arm, and he turned t

lonel, and something

, colonel," said Stafford King, "b

e?" asked the colo

King, and saw with amazement the

h

his teeth, "you thought I wa

nel said