Anthony Trent, Master Criminal

ded the reading of an unusual crime as set forth by the morning papers. It was in those crimes com

h he was sure, sooner or later, to be involved. It was a relief to know she spoke of them to none but him. He rarely bothered to follow her rambling recitals, conte

hat?" he

Guestwick robbery, sir," sh

send her for it now might, later, be used as a chain in the evidence t

s it?" h

ney, shaking her head. "All mo

bery w

here was fifty-thousand dollars in cash in the safe in Mr. Guestwick's library. He's a millionaire and lives on Fifth Ave

butler," said Mrs. Kinney. "Mr. Guestwick says he came from one of those castles in England where dissolute noblemen do nothing but shoo

enies sending an

was at th

chen and take the paper from before Mrs. Kinney's plate. She

this suspected

ructions. Briggs, the butler, says the man must have opened the door to his accomplice when he'd been sent off to bed with instruct

Briggs did not

mphantly, "and the arrest of her accomplice

put down his u

he commented. "Do th

did," she replied. "I'

ever taken in printed sheet before. Such was Guestwick

se a latchkey. The house was silent and unlighted. Mr. Guestwick, although a man of courage, felt the safety of his wo

, was a beautiful woman engaged as they came upon her in trying to tear off the impr

ts success to the ease with which it could assume the manners and customs of the aristocracy it planned to steal from. "The Countess," for example, spoke English with a perfection of idiom and inflection that wa

t was nine and she would be brought

woman who must have been laughing at him all the while, who must have congratulated h

ourt; a man who was now almost as ashamed at his determination of

There were a hundred dangers, but they had no power to deter him. He swore to watch her, gain what particu

the subway, had a marvelous power in altering an expression. He sat there, his lower jaw thrust out and his mouth drawn down, ceaselessly chewing. And one eye was p

awyer explained, she was so overcome with the shock that

g dress stealing down the steps, across the road and into the Park. Fearing robbery she had rung the bell. Getting no answer and finding the door open she went in. The only light was in the library. Of a fearless nature, Miss Benyon of London went

mentioned as close friends names of well known Americans, socially elect, who would rush to her rescue ere the day was out. So impressiv

most impossible. But he was nevertheless convinced that Miss Violet Benyon of London, or the Countes

escape by back ways in order to win, as she averred, a bet. The aunt's escape was unexplained by the police. They found awaiting the elder woman's coming a girl from a milliner's shop. She was allowed to go without examination. Trent rea

none of his business to aid police authorities. And he was not anxious that the two should be caught in that way. There would come a time when he was retired from his present o