Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-29


through his suite and to this place of
refuge. She hurried into the low
closet and crouched there, her suit
case at her side. Lord Jocelyn closed
the door and went back to his smoking
room. He strained his ears, but not
a sound came from the closet.
We'll, my boy, you've done all you
can do" he soliloquized, relighting his
pipe and sitting down again. There's
no use getting excited, Dick. The next
moves up to her-or the enemy. l
wonder who he can be. | shall cer-
tainly hit him once or twice for fright
ening such pretty young woman"
The sound of heavy footsteps made
itself heard from the floor below. Then
somebody came stumbling hurriedly
up the stairs, followed by another;
and in the footsteps of the latter
Jocelyn recognized the approach of
his servant Talbot, who was returning
from his afternoon off" At the head
of the fight the steps commingled,
voices were raised in angry argument,
and a scuffle ensued. Jocelyn bounded
to the door and opened it, to find Tai
bot holding in his powerful grip a
slight man of foreign aspect, who
raved and struggled quite unavailing-
ly.
Wont you finish your fight in my
apartments?" asked Jocelyn politely
Il have pair of boxing gloves-or
foils. if they would suit you better.
Let the gentleman in, Talbot"
Yes, sir" replied Talbot, dropping
his arms instantly, and the stranger
pushed his way past and turned on
Jocelyn furiously, his eyes cleaning
with the violence of his emotions.
Where is she?" he demanded in
broken English. Where is my wife. /
demand her, instantly"
my FRIEND" said Jocelyn calmly,
laying his hand upon his shoulder,
you have come to the wrong place.
The Offices of the matrimonial bureau
are at-let me see,' he continued,
scratching his head thoughtfully-"Oh,
yes, 997 East Three Hundred and
Ninety-eight street. l believe they
close at ten," he added, looking at his
watch. You'd better hurry, or you'll
be late. Take the Madison avenue car
and transfer at"
Give me my wife or I'll murder
you," shouted the stranger, and he
drew savage-looking knife from his
hip and brandished it in Jocelyn's face.
Here is the certificate of our mar
riage' he continued, waving a paper
which, however, he almost immediate
ly replaced in his breast pocket. Il
saw her enter here. She is with you.
Give her to me or II have your life,
curse you!"
Talbot flung his muscular arms
round the stranger from behind, and
the two began wrestling round the
room.
Pardon me for disobeying you, sir"
gasped Talbot during an interval of
cessation. "'E said ed kill some
body, sir. Lucky caught i'm"
Hold him; I'll truss him up" said
Jocelyn. and tearing down a curtain
from the window, he knotted it round
the intruder's limbs until he had re-
duced him to a condition OF impo-
tence. From the loose end he tore on
a large fragment.
Nov, my friend" he said, will you
go peaceably, and without word, or
will you be gagged until you have
cooled Off"
My wife!" shouted the man, strug-
Cling desperately In his bonds. You
have her, you dog, you hound, you"
The words died away in an inaudible
gurg1e, for Jocelyn adroitly inserted
the muslin down the intruder's throat
and stopped his speech. He tied the
gag in place with another strip which
he passed round his head and fastened
at the back. Bring him into my bed
room, Talbot he said, land see that
he doesn't work loose. And if he tries
any tricks sit on him."
Eyes, sir" said Talbot, and together
they carried the writhing figure into
the bedroom and laid it on the bed.
Then, leaving Talbot in charge, Lord
Jocelyn went back and took up his
pipe again.
The Madison Avenue Boarding
House for Those Mentally Deranged,"
he soliloquized, putting out cloud OF
smoke. I'VE accommodate all who
apply. Race, creed and color no OBJ
lection. Now, should go to the girl.
or will she start screaming too? Il
think, Monsieur and Mademoiselle,
that the next move is still up to YOU
He went back into his bedroom.
The man on the bed, exhausted by his
unavailing struggle. now lay passive
under Talbot's strict guardianship, but
glared defiance at Jocelyn out OF his
bloodshot eyes.
Talbot" said Jocelyn, we've got
another of them in there" He indi-
Gated the recesses of his apartment
with his hand.
yes, sir; indeed, sir?' answered
Talbot respectfully
tits girl, Talbot. She came in
connie of minutes before vOur en-