The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-15
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BROWN DERBY
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Wells HASTINGS
.1o Author Of GEO
The Professors Mystery
(Ogrshtl9llby Bobbsi1e'rilI 60
CHATTER XIX.
(Contlnued.)

So, after we descended the STAIRS,
instead of crossing directly 10 the
ticket booth, we stepped aside into
an angle. Two or three people hur-
ried past us. | was following one or
them with my eyes, when abruptly
Mrs. Lathrop pinched my arm, and |
looked up TO see the gaunt form or
The Reverend Mr. Stevens. he stood
almost with his back to us, anxlousiy
scanning the platform. After an
agonlzing moment he moved forward.
Yes" | whispered to Mrs. Lathrop,
that is the man who married me, the
man OF the Seventh-ave, saloon, the
man who probably sand-bagged me III
the park
lie looks ornery enough" she whis-
prede back. IL tell you what YOU do,
Mr.. Ellsworth. He'll turn around and
see us IN moment. You just get
the tickets and well go through.
Course YOU couldn't do anything TO
him right here on the platform; be-
sides, you've got your hands fuli OF
bags So. when were through the
gate, Wen separate. little, and III
meet You up by tho information
bureau RI the Grand Central. Ii ne
sees you. YOU just wait MS H. you
,ldn't notice. and. when the train
comes in, wait until almost the last
moment, and then make dash Tor
the door. III manage, somehow, TO get
! In his way on no. | won't get hurt.
/ know that I'm little, but I'm wiry.
7 Then, YOU see. can come along by
the next train"
I But won't he simply follow you
I them" | protested.
II don't believe so" said Mrs. Lath-
rop. You see, ne hasn't had a real
good look at me. yet. Besides. I'm go
/ ing to be in disguise"
/ She slipped one hand in the pocket
! OF her jacket, and drew out and I'M
{ folded am enormous brown VEN m
which she triumphantly swathed her
head
Just like Dick Turpin,' she whis
pered parenthetically behind ii. Now
YOU walk a little ahead and drop II
the tickets. and act as II you'd never
seen me"
Her scheme seemed reasonable
enough. and certainly it was impera
tive that We give the slip TO the Kew
erend Mr.. Stevens. So. when GU
tickets had been dropped into tn
box, | started forward. carelessiy an'
alone. 10 the middle Of the platform
leaving Mrs. Lathrop TO stand wher
we had entered near its farther end
glanced at Stevens and saw that h
!. was watching me, but. of course, lie
no CLINT of recognition show In m
own face. When the train came i
waited a moment, then made for tn
nearest doorway: but had not waite
quite long enough, and an absent
minded, belated passenger or s
blocked the way. Over my shoulde
, / saw Mr.. Stevens close behind ms
, turned, therefore, as II ha
changed my mind, and then, with
: sudden dash. | ran past Mrs. Latf
rop toward the waiting door in tn
, first car Of the train. As | ran
! could hear him running behind ms
and, passing Mrs. Lathrop, heard he
, say. All right"
The thing all happened in tiasi
squeezed myself in past the doc
that the guard was already comment
ing to shut and stood for a SECOND
squeezed in the opening. looking bac
: over the platform. The Reveren
| stevens WdS lglnB udN vi IFS AoN'
: as IL he had been struck by one {
! his own familiar weapons, and Mr.
:. Lathrop was absolutely nowhere
r be seen.
: The guard jerked me through tn
door angrily and slammed IL after M
i and in another moment the train b.
a gan TO move. And puZzling abot
9 the strange disappearance Of Mr.
y I.athrop, walked back into the ca
TO find her sitting calmly, divestin
!. herself of her swathing disguise"
O How on earth | whispered drol
:. ping into the seat beside her, "di
O you manage to do that?"
Mrs. Lathrop folded her veil an
). put IL back in her pocket, in a
). amused triumph she made but littl
|. effort to conceal.
g You owe me new umbrella, NJ
|. Ellsworth" she said II broke min
sticking IL between those long leg
Il You could hear him rattle as he cam
Z. down Scripture tells us, Mr.. Ell
S worth, that an eye for an eye is
q wicked and by-gone rule but don
5. know that il says anything anywher
II about a rib for rib. so that | can
a feel very sorry about breaking my TN
brela It's lucky that managed {