The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-10

who only had tried to do his duty by
the one who hired him to do ugly, not
gallant deeds.
did you watch which way the rob
Der RAM" demanded broom eagerly.
Lost him in the dark. He ran like
fury. You must have scared him of"
said the second young man. q wish
we could have seen his face. Did you
see it,"
Not distinctly" answered broom
HE struck me as being a slim young
fellow, that's ALL" OF one thing he
was assured-the evidence of these
two men would prove that he had
acted as a valiant protector and not as
a thug, a fear which had not left his
mind until now. They had seen the
fleeing assailant, but there was only
one person who could identify him.
That person was Frances Gable, the
victim. If it was not James Bansemer,
then who could it have been?
The door opened. and an agltated
young woman came out.
1T is Mrs. Cable!' she cried in trem-
bling tones.
The physician arrived at that mo
ment, and a few minutes later came
an officer who had been hailed f.Jm
the doorway. While the policeman
was listening to the voluble young eye
Witnesses broom stood aloof, puzzling
himself valnly in the effort to solve
an inside mystery. He had been
ready q few minutes before to curse
himself for pulling the woman ont Of
the water. but now as the belief grew
stronger within him that her a%ssailant
was not James Bansemer his view
point changed. If such was the case
there would be no need to fear Mrs.
Cables story if she revived sufficiently
to tell 1t. On the other hand, if it was
Bansemer, he had rescued her to an
i'll purpose. He was conscious finally
that some n was speaking to him,
"What do you know of thisr de-
manded the policeman. broom repeat.
ed his brief story. What is your name
and where do you liver"
"My name is Elias broom. and | live
over in Wells street"
"Could you identify the many'
Il don't think So"
what were you doing over in this
part of town."
walking up to see the skaters on
the park lagoon. But what's that got
to do with it? You'd better be out
looking for the thief instead of vast
ing time on me here" snarled broom
The officer gasped, and there is no tell
ing what might have happened If the
captain and a swarm of bluecoats had
not appeared on the scene at that mo-
ment, Two minutes later they were
off securing the lake front in search of
the mysterious holdup man Two plain
clothes men remained to question the
witnesses and to inspect the neighbor.
hood in which the crime was commit
ted.
Word came from the inner room that
Mrs. Gable was regaining conscious.
ness.
"Does-can she throw any light OF
the affairT' asked Elias broom.
"she has uttered no word except heI
husbands name. l think she is still
calling upon him for help, poor thing
said the young woman who bore the
news.
Gable ought to be notified" said one
Of the men.
Don't do it over the phone" sale
broom quickly. I'm going past his
house. III stop in and tell him. Lee
me out, officer. l must get out of these
wet garments. I'm an old man, yor
know"
The probable solution had come t
broom like a flash. AS he hurried III
the street his mind was full Of tn,
theory. He scarcely could wait for til,
door of David Cables house to b,
opened in response to his vigorou.
ringing. The maid announced tina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gable were out 1t wa!
enough for broom. He put the puzzle
together in that instant. David Cables
face was the one he had seen, no
; James Bansemers. The maid set up ,
hysterical shrleklng when he bluntly
told her Of the mishaD to her mistress
{ but he did not wait to answer ques
tons. He was off to find James Banse
: mer. The volcano be had been watch
ing so long was about to burst, and h,
knew It.
Forgetting his wet garments. he en-
{ tered a drug store and telephoned t
Bansemer's home his employer an
) swered tne call so readily that Droor
knew he had not been far from the il
: strument that evening. There was
/ note Of disappointment In his voic
when Droom's hoarse tones replied
! his polite "HeHo!"
] I'm be over in half an hour" sal
3 broom. very important business.
/ Graydon thereY'
l He's just gone to Cables. Som
one telephoned for him a minute or s
agp. What's wrong? DO you known
3 I'm be there in fifteen minutes" wa
all that broom would say.
Elias memory could not carry hin
back to the time when he had hired
! cab. A cab was one Of the luxurlt
he had nOt cultivated Ono can onl