The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-22
he place when we come to it"

Getting out of the park the couple
rode on to the city limits.
ut can not be up this far said the
girl; "let us turn back and GO. slowly"
The slower the better for her. She
was playing a game for time. She was
hoping and praying that something
would happen to deliver her from Mar
ston.
The words of little Laura, which had
sent Manning hurrying to the hospital.
had as much effect on "Matty'' Whiting
and Martin Curtis. They were o in
the vicinity of Branch Brook Park, and
from the shadow of a tree they wit
messed the arrival of DIR. Markay and
Manning, some time later. Curtis
watched Manning, while Whiting
trailed Markay, being able TO recognize
him quite easily in his new disguise.
Marston and the girl had gone up
and down the length of Bloomfield ave-
nue. several times before the patience
of the man became exhausted. Then
he turned into a side street and said,
with much elaboration:
II must caution you that l will not
be trif1ed with. There is absolutely no
hope of your escape. II we do not find
the stone within thirty minutes 1 will
drive o over to the Lampblack
swamp in Harrison. There l have the
hulk of an old abandoned boat, and
in that | will keep you until you do
find the loose fagstone. You may have
thought that 1 had you carry that
basket full of heavy provisions merely
to make o appear more crippled.
That was only for one reason. The
other was that we may need a supply
of food for several days.
1t was now long past midnight.
Beatrice had seen several men in
Bloomfield avenue walking about as
though they had no urgent or par
ticular business, but in the dark she
could not recognize them. In the still
ness that falls after midnight the
young woman felt deserted and alone
in the world. She felt thai her friends
had forsaken her: that all the world
was sleeping peacefully, while she was
out here suffering as the prisoner of a
fiend.
W will try again." she said.
secretly resolving to lead Marston to
the coveted spot, and thus end her
miseries. She feared only one thing
the reproach of Curtis, who she feared
would believe she lacked bravery in
submitting to the demand of her 4ailer
NhoA dlONt the Nurse DdCk INTO
Bloomfield avenue and again slowly
down through the park, keeping in the
shadow of the trees.
Turn here said the young woman
as they reached Lake avenue, at the
eastern side of the park. stop there, ;,
she said, indicating a tree not fifty
yards from the Bloomfield avenue troll
ley car tracks. 'If you will aIight and
walk along the other edge of that side
walk you will find the stone on which
is cut an arrow"
Marston sprang down quickly and
followed Instructions. Ten feet from
the wagon he stepped on a stone which
moved under his weight.
That's it," said the girl, almost list
lessly; that's it,"
Marston struck a match. kneeled
down, and made out the tracings of an
arrow in the stone. 1t pointed north
westerly through Branch Brook Park.
What does the arrow mean?"
1t probably points to the church
steeple my poor father indicated in his
will"
Il can't see any steeple," said Mar
ston, standing up and peering through
the darkness in the direction of the
arrow. TT is too dark. We must come
here at daybreak-thatll be only. a
couple of hours more-and then get our
bearings, | wish | could let you go,
for l believe you have told the truth,
but l cannot until 1 actually find that
chest"
But you will have to get a surveyor
to find your correct angles" said the
girl, disappointed to think tina her cap
tivity was not over.
"Oh. no. he protested: "I ave a.
compass bearing all the degrees. min
utes n seconds of a complete circle.
With that | can get the proper angles,
and then | have a hundred-foot steel
tape measure to get the accurate dis
tances."
As Marston was climbing back into
the wagon he say two men turn off
of Bloomfield avenue n enter Lake
avenue. They were walking rapidly.
Marston grabbed the lines and whipped
the horse into a fast gallop.
At about the same time an incident
happened to DR.. Markay. which at the
time he believed to be particularly
fortunate. He had left Manning wait
ing for hin and was making one of
his periodical trips through the park.
along Bloomfield avenue, when he saw
"Matty" Whiting. There could be no
doubt in the Doctors mind that Whit
ing was ~shadoWing him. In fear the
doctor darted into the park and ran
through several clumps of high bushes.
Just as he approached the last one, in
which he intended to seek shelter until
danger was over, he stumbled. 1t was
not a rock on which he stumbled. He
fell headlong into the shrubbery and
lay still there several minutes. Being
assured that Whiting was not pursn-
ing the doctor crept out cautiously.
stood up and was walking for the
next clump of bushes when he stumbled
again over the same obstacle.
In anger he turned TO kick the vexa-
tious thing and he was made angrier
when the object did not move under
the blow from his shoe. STOPPING, he
proposed to hurl the thing away, and
his hand circled a small, square peg
driven firmly into the sod.
The cedar peg in Millionaire Ryer-
sons Will" flashed through the great
physicians brain instantly.
Striking a match the doctor knelt
and examined the peg.
1T is cedar." he exclaimed excitedly
to himself; "the initials w B. r. S.
on the side! Why that stands for Will
liam Bramleigh Ryerson. If this isn't
a stroke of luck. Why. l don't have
e., GA 4L- 1a1nz da -.to-. - sA.