Arizona republican., 1911-03-04

| Hdt SCllitS It, coiNs III 'O'~ which wavered slightly. Wed noth-
 ing to show before that that body was
 the body of Joyce He might have had
 row with Greening and still be liv- ing. I knew he wasn't. but l hadn't proved it. This settles it.
 He held out his hand and McGinnis saw a piece of marking tape on which was stitched in red thread a mans | full name.
 He cut it of the undershirt," said
 Bruce. q saw the shirt in the un-
 dertakers. This fits the hole in it. There was a noise at the door. Me | Ginnis grabbed small brass vase and hid behind some heavy curtains. Bruce went behind the bathroom door. | An interval of absolute silence. | Then a key clicked in the hall door
 and Bruce knew that it had swung
 open.
 For a moment. that was all. Then
 the door shut and the lock turned.
 Another minute went by. Bruce knew that eyes were looking narrowly
 about the main room.
 Had something already awakened
 suspicious? Bruce started. What had
 McGinnis and he done with their hats?
 Tn the struggle with the janitor both
 had been knocked of Where were
 they?
 A cold chill began to creep up the
 listening mans spine. Then he
 smiled in spite of himself. IL had oc-
 cured to him for an instant to won
 der what McGinnis was doing behind
 those velvet curtains.
 He strained his ears but could de
 tect no stealthy footstep. Then. nor
 three feet away from him as he peered
 through the crack of the door, white
 face slid into the light. A man was
 standing in front of the nearer win dow looking into the bedroom! For an instant the man in hiding forgot that. with the dark background,
 those searching eyes could not see him through the crack. He made ready TOT
 rush. Then he remembered and his tense muscles relaxed. After @ moment. the ghastly face turned toward the bathroom and the figure gave a start The eyes had seen
 the man on the floor,
 The figure moved noiselessly over 10 the bathroom door and stopped on the
 threshold. Then it took a step inside.
 Then it wheeled around and sprang
 back into the main room. Something
 flashed in the figures right hand.
 Come out of there. The voice was hoarse Through It ran what seemed to be jarring notes or surprise. realized expectation. reiief and fear. Bruce saw the eyes were not looking in his direction. Come out of there the voice re- peated. "I know you're there. l can
 see the curtains move I'll shoot 1T . you don't step out"
 The figure moved toward the center
 of the main room and. as 1t did SO. Bruce slipped out from his hiding place and tiptoed to the bedroom door. The figure was standing behind the desk with it's right hand extended to- ward the curtains.
 2 As Bruce gathered himself together \ for a supreme effort. the curtains l parted violently and streak of vel N low light shot out and struck the fig ure on the left shoulder. The figure N ro.led backward. a shot rang out. and R Bruce launched himself into the air. At the same instant. another body N hurled itself across the desk from the far side and four hands seized and V gripped a body.
 When Bruce rose to his feet. his foot struck a brass vase. He picked it up and placed it on the window sill near est the bathroom. < Are you hurt. McGinnis?" he N asked, anxiously.
 Ni No" said the Irishman. M "You're a pretty good shot your self" continued the younger man, picking up the revolver and slipping il N into his pocket.
 N The Irishman did not reply. He was W looking down at the bound and gagged M man on the floor. The captives eyes N looked from one captor 10 the other N McGinnis was standing near the mans M head and the latter could not see him U distinctly.
 N He wants to say something" said N McGiunis. Shall I loosen that . cloth?"
 "wait a minute" replied Bruce, in : a low tone.
 The younger man listened painfully , for a minute. The house was still N quiet
 M Then he bent down, crept over to one M of the windows, and slowly raised his N eyes above the sill. Then he ducked N suddenly. M "Keep the gag on." he whispered M There's a cop In the middle of the N street looking up at this house. N The man al McGinnis's feet heard W the words and into his eyes came W look of inexpressible relief. McGinni' M saw the look but could not comprehend M it. N Bruce. crouching down below tho N window sill, waited for time ant then crept on his hands and knees into
 the bedroom. where he rose to his fee . and peered out around one side of th'
 drawn window curtain. After a con . siderable interval. he reappcared. r Its all right" he said. The copl f given it up as bad job. He's blocl Q away See what our man has 10 say. r McGinnis lOoseued the silken scar f over the captive's mouth and the mai t wet his lips with his tongue. | Well. what are you waiting for? f he said, at last You won't fin' 2 much here. but what there is your | welcome to. I've got few bills in m . purse and some silver in my trousers. [ Bruce and McGinnis looked at eacl f other with a curious smile. The car I tive saw the look and the smile an
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