The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20

and entered the den.
In his absence, Mag, under the in
fluence of liquor, had gone fast asleep,
and laura and Miss Ryerson had had
a few words with each other. The
presence of the little girl had greatly
cheered the heiress-prisoner, and to-
gether they had planned an escape.
There is only one way in which We
can get a note to anyone outside,'
said Miss Ryerson to the child, land
| would have tried hat il 1 had had
the chance and the ability. But / can
not write. 1 am too weak"
'I will do it," cried the child in an
excited whisper; what is it?"
I'VE are locked in here, back from
the street. We can drop a note from
a window, in the old romantic way.
The only way to get word out is to
have one of our captors take it out"
Il see! 1 see!' cried Laura; "Ill pin
a note onto the mans coat tonight
when he is asleep and when he goes
out in the morning someone will see
it."
And so will he" said Miss Beatrice
calmly. There is a better way. This
man has a habit of jerking his hand
kerchief from his hip pocket with a
great flourish He does 1t very often,
| 1t is a habit with him. If a note were
concealed in the folds of his hand
kerchief it would drop out when he
would make one of his spectacular
flourishes.'
There was no pencil in the room.
but resourceful Laura burned several
matches to obtain carbon and with
these she wrote the note on a piece of
tissue paper that had been around q
lemon.
When Marston came in after mid
night Miss Beatrice had stretched her
self out on the floor in a feigned sleep;
Mag was soundly snoring and Laura
was polishing up the room. She had
really transformed it.
Marston reached down and SHOOK
Miss Beatrice. She opened her eyes
and he asked her If she was able to
get up. In reply she rose. The pres
enee OF Laura, with the cheering pros
pect of an attempt to escape, had given
the young lady great strength. Before,
it seemed as though there was no hope.
and she was really anxious for a gool
opportunity to tell her secret n have
it all over with. Now there was much
hope. Laura had brought sunshine
into the den.
I'VE might as we'll have a plain talk"
said Marston to Miss Ryerson; I'm
not going to torture you or do any
thing like that. but you know what l
want, and you know l am. going to keep
you until you tell"
There was no response.
you know your mother is in a very
serious condition."
ut is to be supposed she would be-"
said the young woman family.
And you know that your return to
her would probably save her life
After a long pause Marston leaned
around the corner of the riekety table
and said, slowly and in a low voice:
IF you will tell me where that loose
flagstone is / will call a carriage and
sent you to our home"
"When?"
Just as soon as 1 so to the spot
and verify what you say"
But. then I could tell and you could
be captured before you could make the
proper measurements and obtain the
treasure which has made such a beast
of you
You are not here to condemn me-"
said Marston quickly. IF you do not
know it you should, that your father
purchased stolen property, which in it,
self is a crime, and that l, in trying
to get the jewels. am no worse than
your father Miss Ryerson WINGED a
little at This reference to her father.
Il am going to tell you again that
you can not free yourself from me UNI
til you have given me the secret"
"What has become of your confed-
crate. tn, highly respected DIR. Mar
kay?"
II was shot while trying to get out
of the motor-boat and fell back into
the water. They ished him out and
he is now in the hospital in a pretty
bad condition"
Hasn't lie old on you2'
mo. he was game in that, and he
did not know where we were coming.
so no one can find his place to rescue
you
Il tell you frankly that I do not
want the stolen jewels of the lost
crown of Mexico. l would not have
them if l could. When [ knew that
they were to be mine L planned, secret
~, to give them to charity"
you can perhaps save your own life
by letting me get them."
Let me him it over tonight, and
perhaps tomorrow / may tell you. L
will die If [ stay here much longer"
That night, when Marston was Sleep
ing, little Laura slipped his handker-
chief from his hip pocket, folded the
note in it and replaced it. 1t was after
. o'clock that Marston awoke and while
Mag was preparing the breakfast he
went out to get the morning papers,
being careful to lock his prisoners in.
George Manning, the new recruit Of
the wounded DIR. MarkaY, was quick
to spy Marston from the description
he had, and watched him. as he opened
the paper he had just bought at the
Bridge street newsstand. Across the
street We're "Matty" Whiting and Mar
tin Curtis, discouraged after an ALL
night search for Laura.
As Marston turned to go back to the
den he drew his handkerchief from his
hip pocket with a great flourish, and
Manning saw the neatly folded piece
OF paper drop to the sidewalk. The
charcoal made the writing on the it's
sue paper quite plain. As Marston
walked on, Manning picked up the
note and read it. The reporter and
Curtis observed this. The note read:
I'VE are prisoners in the back room
of the basement at No. - Ogden street.
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