Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-31

"There's 4 Rule Against Going In
There After Dark"
event he would be we'll ON his way to
Chicago by this time. The car he had
caught must have gone southwark
from Evanston about 10:45. The con-
ductor would be likely to remember
having had a Japanese on board; per-
haps he would even remember where
the Oriental had got off, The natural
course for Orme, therefore. was to
take car himself and, if he did not
meet the other car returning, to get
| OF at the car-barns and make in
quiries. The possibility that the JAP
anese had changed to the elevated
road on the North side was great, but
the conductor might remember If the
change had been made.
But Orme did not turn at once
toward the car-line. Though his logic
pointed in that direction, he was lr-
resistibly influenced by desire to
walk eastward along the drive where
it skirted the southern end of the
campus. A half-hour might go by,
and still he would not be too late to
meet, on it's return, the car which the
Japanese would have taken. He
started, therefore. eastward, toward
the lake, throwing frequent glances
through the iron fence at his left and
into the dark shadows of the oaks.
/ He came to the lake without en-
countering anyone. The road here
swept to the southwark, and on the
beach near the turn squatted the low
brick building which the girl had told
him was the life-saving station. A
man was standing on the little veran-
da. His suit of duck was dimly white
| in the light from the nearby street.
lamps.
zone of the crew." Orme surmised,
end he sauntered slowly down the lit
! tie path.
The beach sloped grayly to the edge
of the lake, where breakwater thrust
it's blunt nose out like stranded
hulk. The water was calm, tapping
the sand so gently that it was hard
| to believe that SO gentle a murmur
could ever swell into the roar Of a
northeaster. A launch that was
moored at the outer end Of the break
water lay quiet on the tideless sur
face. s
"Good-evening," said Orme, as the
man turned his head. Are you on
watch?"
The life-saver slowly stretched.
Till 49," he answered.
mot much longer. them"
mo. thank heaXen!"
Orme laughedsW II suppose you do
get more than you want of it," he
said. But on fine night like this
should think it would be mighty pleas
ant"
mot II you have to put in several
hours of study after you get through"
STUDY"
Eyes. You see, have special ex.
animation tomorrow"
"a service examinations"
ooh, no-college."
"Are you STUDENT"
Cali the crew are students. 1t helps
a good deal, If you are working your
way through college,"
/ "Oh, see. But surely the univer
sity hasn't opened for the fall?"
mo, but there are preliminary
exams. for those who have conditions
to work Off"
Orme nodded Its fine campus
you have-with the groves Of oaks"
EYES,"
"Just the place for quiet evening
stroll. 1 thought I'd walk up the
shore"
There's rule against going In
there after dark"
as there? That's too BAD
Something funny happened there
just little while ago"
so? What was it?" Orme was
getting close to the subject he most
desired to hear explained.
"Why one of the cops was walking
along the shore and he found a jap
anese, stunned"
"a Japanese!"
"He evidently had wandered in
there and somebody had hit him over
the head with club"
after money!"
Probably. There've been a good
many hold-ups lately. But the slug
ger didn't have a chance to get any
thing this time"
"How SOP"
"He was bending over the Jap when
the cop came UP. He got away"
Didn't the cop chase him?"
mo, the fellow had good start,
so the cop stayed by the jap"
And what became of the Jap?"
The life-saver jerked his head
toward the door beside him. Hes
in there, getting over his headache"
as hep" This was a contingency
which Orme had not foreseen. Nor
had he any desire to come face to
face with Maku. But If he betrayed
his surprise, the life-saver did not
notice it.
1.-The cop is taking another look
through the campus" he continued.
What does the Jap say about TT"
asked Orme.
..He doesn't say anything. 1t looks
as though he couldn't speak English.
The cop is going to get Asuki.''
"Asuki?"
"a Jap student who lives in the
dormitory.'' &