The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-11

Broadway, near Chambers street
What IN the world
But the girl was gone before he could
complete the sentence
-WestmOreIand Safe Deposit-BrOad-
way, near Chambers, she was saying
10 her driver. DTive al fast as you
can" and she was whirled away.
AS she darted out OF her cab she saw
LathFOp in toe act Of entering the door
and she called TO him. he did not hear,
20 she started on a run after him. She
remembered afJerward that several
men were there and that one Of them
was in the act of hanging up the tele-
phone receiver. Now, however, she
gave no thought TO aught beside her
eFrand.
Morris she cried shriIly.
At the sound OF the girls excited
voice Lathrop wheeled
Edna he exclaimed Wv hat is it2
What has happensd2 What is the
natter
She was almost breathIess and what
she said between gasps seemed 70
paralyze all present with astouishmenL
Jack MillingtOn-he' dying-run over
BY an autcmobile-tsken 70 your rooms
he wants yOu-cOme with me at once
be may not live until you get there!
In her excitement. which was as reai
as II young MilHngton had indeed been
on the point Of breathing his last, she
seized Lathrop by the arm and fairly
dragged him through the door.
There's not moment TO lose" she
painted Your horse is fresheT than
mine. Come She dashed into HIS
hanson, leaving him to follow
My rooms, Drive for your life
Morris called TO the driver and the cab
rolled away
Back in the office OF the safe Deposit
Company three men gazed at one an
other in astonishmeat, from which they
did not recover until the hanson con-
tanning Lathrop and Edna was Tar on
It's way uptown Then one Of them
sprang to the telephone and called ex-
citedly for 75.346 Cortlandt-
Mr.. MiIlington thereZ'' he asked as
soon as the connection was made
Just left for the Westmoreland Safe
Deposit" came the reply; wEereat the
man hung up the Teceiver-aI.o waited
There was nothing else 70 do
Within the cab Edna was subbfng No
iently-so violently that she was totally
unable 10 reply 70 the questions Lathrop
partly assumed, but. too. partly real.
for she was now hysceTiCaI from the ex-
element OF the part she had played.
and she believed that IN overtalcing La
throp as she had she had saved him
from prison Nevertheless. she still
strove TO enact her role
oh, MOTIFS she gaSped. following
Mnlington's Instructions, 4 saw the ac-
cident- It was terrible, was the only
one who knew him. Your rooms were
nearest I didn't know where else 70
take him He was conscious All the
time He wanted you" These sentences
another word could IathrOp fet from
her. She laid her head upon his should
er and continued TO sob as though her
heart would break
When they reached the house there
was an ambulance a. -he door. and as
they got out OF the hanson il started
away brfskly. It had been called by the
plotter and the surgeon had been LIBERAL
Is paid to play his part. as had the hall
boys and the attendant at the elevator
Isathrop. however, did not pause 70 Ques-
ton any Of these Instead. with Edna
following closely behind him, he leap
ed up the stairs two steps at a time
But the girl was smiling through her
tears now, for somehow She felt that
when he was once within his room, IN
the presence OF Millington, he must be
safe.
The door q the suite was open and
the Parlor had been dsTkened- Two
men who had the appearance Of physi-
clans stood there. The odors Of carbOlic
acid and Of todoform were In the air
Not detail had been omitted from the
mise eD scene
is he alive2'' Lathrop demanded. as
he darted Into the room
Yes, he is alive" one OF the men
made answer He pointed toward the
door, and Morris haste ned 10 enter.
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