The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-02
IN THE NAME
OF THE Law
BY DOROTHY DOUGLAS.

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had taken by nel self and the tedious
journey from Chicago had left her
nerves shattered
Bewilderment mingled with her re
lief when she found herself one of
the hustling thousands struggling
about the station.
81 arrest you in the name of the
law!"
Ruth Dexter's suitcase dropped
from startled fingers and the large
plain clothes man who had addressed
his command to her picked it up.
Give me my suitcase or l will call
that officer" The girl from the west
spoke above the wild humping of her
hart
THAT won't do any good. You had
better come quietly with me. I have
a warrant here" The man tapped
his pocket.
Take me wherever you are going
out of this!" she cried quickly.
The man, who should have been on
the trail Of Teddy the Terror instead
Of runaway females, grinned. Ruth's
submission to his wonderful power
had put him in a good humor; he
could afford little patronage.
"rd have got you on account of
your likeness to the picture, but say,
that suitcase was dead give-away
After this, Miss Deane, when you
want to run away from home don't
fiaunt your initials and address"
Ruth Dexter had been led into a
taxicab. The orders given by the de-
tective, who took his place at her
side, made cold chill run down her
spine. The word police station al
most stopped her blood in it's course
Then gradually she felt her strength
returning There was a mistake
that was all She sat perfectly still
gathering her forces for the coming
ordeal, and slow smile played about
the corners of her mouth. There was
at least hint of the unusual about
her entrance into New York.
May | see-my picture?" she asked
presently. 81 am wondering if the
family used one of my good ones"
Sure. But l may say it's not a
very fiattering one" The man cast a
roughly admiring glance at his cap
tive.
Thank YOU" she SAID as he hanucl
her the photograph of a girl.
Certainly it was not her own like
ness, but the resemblance was strong
enough to have caused even a more
brilliant detective to have trailed in
Ruth Dexter's footsteps.
"Ill tell you" the man went on
facetiously, they don't slip by us very
often"
! Il Judge not--from my own ex.
'perience." The girl from the west
smiled out of the cab window. oh
I do want to get out and see those
shops!" she cried eagerly.
q guess this is all you'll see OF
them. Your people will want you
shipped right back home"
MY people would-if l were the
girl you are looking for but--I'n
not"
The taxi stopped. You can tel
that to the matron," said the man as
he lead her into the police station.
Ruth sat down in a more or LEST
turbulent state of mind, to wait fol
the next move. She had decided tina
silence was the best policy. Sht
would not speak until some of thu
missing girls relatives came ant
J could attest to her honesty. Shj
would enjoy seeing the expression o
her captors face when he was toll,
that she was not the runaway Rub,
Deane. He was quite overcome witt
his own Importance; it would do hin
and the detective force in genera
. some good-this barbarous arrest
Ruth was beginning to become in
dignant again when her attention wa
arrested by the entrace of bis
! broad-shouldered man who looked a
if he had stepped from the ranks O
the west
He was in a hurry. An impatien
look crossed his when Ruth's capto
Z touched his arm.
) I've got her." the man said triun
phantly, got her just as she wa
stepping from the train"
J Blank amazement spread over Gee
Deane's face.
, 81 came in to tell you to stop tn
search. My sister wired from Maj
ara Falls. She had eloped-that
all"
Ruth Dexter was more than sati
fed with the effect of this bit OF new
on the man who had arrested he
% One of her rare smiles curled tn
u corners of her lips and fingered