The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
SYNOPSIS.

girl in black touring car who has
buys a new hat and is given in change
Ave dollar bill with: Remember person
SoS Sod I9s pay this hs ,o written on it
car ca and learns that in Tom and Bessie
Nottingham they haye mutual friends.
In his rooms at the Pere Marquette he
telephones Bessie Wallingham and agrees
70 golf at Arradale on the morrow. He
marked bill. which, in futile attempt to
aecipher II, he copies and places the copy
In q drawer.
an sA,mnerican, calls. and claims the marked
PHI. Orme refuses 20 give 1t up. Fo<
itol attacks Orme. is overcome and calls
country. to vouch for him. Alcantrante
.rss, .Tles diplomacy to get the bill. Orme is
promise to keep the bill until ten tomor-
row morning. The offi>e clerk tells Orme
mat Japanese has called for him. but
sage.
CHAPTER Ill.-Orme goes for an eve
ing walk and in Lincoln park rescues
-.icatrahte from two Japanese assailants.
!a.ls % set tue marl.ed bill. on his re-
urn Urn 70 ti.e Pere, Marquette Orme is
tdISseu oy Two Japdnese into the tun-
% passage TO the courtyard, jiu-
SUED into silent submission and a
rEgu ott eXchange of the marked bill for
mother Is effected. His assailants es-
Ape de notes one of them mas a SCARED
rehead.
CHAPTER IV.-In the Pere Marquette
reepdon room ne finds the girl of the
OrA-e teils mis- story. She recog-
les the Jap with the scar as Maku her
-"ers bu.Ier. The second INSCRIPTION
the dill is the key TO the hid. .ng ptace
Important papers stolen from her ia
BON Japanese and South Ameri-
"a VINO she is. nor the secret of the
.'ers, out ne prom ses to help her. He
inscription. The giri deciphepS' cir cry IT IT
ley starr out in the black touring car
u~est of the missing -p.pers.
.rjnr;ds iaH a, r,,a.n v;nln the university
ing piaee e. MaNu and another Jap are
ere orm. feils Ma.u with a wrench,
~ tne papers, Orme finds in Maku's
'oGkets folded slip of paper. At the
rfs reales, ne ta..es her and the car
'''e Is sin just Girl"
CHAPTER VI.-OrIne goes back to the
University grounds and finds out from
For'eri ha, on guard at the hfe>aving sta
on. that MaNu is inside: TleY hear +
."otor boat out on the lake and Orme
.-s5es's that Maku,s assailanG is es-
'-'e boats exhaust indicates a break
Nm Orme and Porter go out in an
Inc, poat ana ma the Crippled one. In
CHAPTER VII. two boats close
I'm In fends jump Jumps IL into orme,s boat The
er.ns that tae g.rl has cut on the gaso-
--.le. starts the motor and distances pur-
suit down the lake. orme again taxes
way She explains her presence in the
'oat- Tomorrow l will get those pa
RS" declares Orme.
II should think that would be SO,
here in the suburbs said Orme
oh, this amt the suburbs. We
crossed the city limits 20 minutes
ago"
You don't carry many passengers
this time of night
THAT depends. Sometimes we have
crowd Tonight there's hardly any
one. Nobody else is likely to get on
now"
Why is that?"
to the connection with the elevated
road. People who want to go the
rest of the way by the elevated. would
walk. And after we pass the ele-
waited there's other car lines they're
more likely to take. where the cars
run frequenter."
DO you go to the heart of the
city?"
NO. we stop at the barns. Say,
have you noticed that Jap in there?"
The conductor nodded toward Maku.
What about him?"
HE was put aboard by cop. Looks
as though somebody had slugged
him"
That's So" commented Orme. His
head is bandaged."
Judging from the bandage. it must
have been nasty crack" continued
the conductor. But you wouldn't
know he'd been hurt from his face.
Say. you can't tell anything about
those Johns from their looks. can you,
now?"
You certainly can't" replied Orme.
The conductor glanced out. There's
the elevated" he said. "Tll have to
go in and wake that drunk. He gets
Off here"
Orme watched the conductor go to
the man who was sleeping in the
corner and shake him The man
nodded his head vaguely. and settled
back into slumber. Through the open
Wake up!"-Shake-"You get off
here!"-Shake-"W up, there!"
| But the man would not awaken.
Maku was sitting but few feet
| from the sleeping man. He had not
| appeared to notice what was going on,
| but now, Just as the conductor seemed
about to appeal to the motorman for
help, the little Japanese slid along the
seat and said to the conductor: Il
wake him"
his head. IF you can." he remarked.
+! "N's more'n ] can do"
Maku did not answer. but putting