The evening world., 1912-07-22

Seventh avenue sAioon, the
- man who pruhshiy sandbaggsd
me In the park
''He looks orneey enough" she wills
psred back. II tell you what you DO,
Mr.. Ellsworth. Hen turn around and
sec us In q moment. You Just get the
tickets and we'll 70 through. Course
you couldnt DO anything to him right
hero on tho platform: bssides, you've
Got your hands full Of bASs. %, when
we're through the gate, we'll separate .
nth. ana IN meet you up BY the I'm
formation bureau At the Grand Central.
II no sses you. YOU Just walt a. II yuu
didn't NOTICE. ana. whom the train comes
In wait until almost the last moment.
and then make dash Tor the door.
III manage. somohew. 10 Sst IN MS way.
oh. Nc. ] Won't got hurt. know that
I'm little. but I'm wiry. Then. you SEQ.
! can come along by the next train"
"p. ". , wont ns simply follow you
II don't believe ~" said Mn. la
throp. you see. he hasn't had a real
so,ng 70 hs In dlssuiss."
She slipped one hand IN the pOokst of
her Jacket. and drew out and unsoidcl
an enormous brown vsii In which she
triumphantly swsthed her head.
"Just like Diok Turpin." she whispered
parenth~ticslly behind t. wow. you
walk . little Ahead ana drop IN the
tickets. ana act as II you'd never seen
me"
Her schsns seemed reason sble enough,
and certainly II was imperative that we
give the slip 10 tho Reverend Mr.. Ste
ysns. 80. whom our tickets had been
dropred into tho hox. I started forward.
cArs'sss'y and aions. n thu mihdis OF
the platform. leaving Mrs. Lathrop "a
stand whore We had entered near IT.
farther end. I glanced AZ Stevens and
saw that hs WAS Watching me. but, Of
course. let no flint OF recognition sho "
In my own face.
When the train came In I waited q mo-
ment, then made for the nearest door,
way; but had waited quite long enough
and an ahsent-rnindcd. be!attd pas
senser or 10 blocked the way. Over
my shoulder ! saw Mr.. Stevens clos<
behind me. 7 turned. therefore. ~ II
had changed my mind. and then. with Z
sudden dash. I ran past Mrs LAthroI
toward the waiting door In the hrst car
Of the train. As ] ran could hear hin,
running behind me. and. passing Mrs
Lathrop. hoard her say. IAN yiRht."
The thing all happsned IN a flash.
squeezed myself IN past the door thai
tho guard was alrsad commencing e
shut and stood for d second squeezed
In the opening. looking back over IN,
| platform. Tho Rev. Stevens was iy1nS
nat on his face a. n ne had bsen STRUCK
by one Of his own familiar weapons
ana MIRA IAthrop wee absolutely no
where 30 be seen.
The SuArd jsrked mo through thu
door AngriIy and Slammed Il after ma
and In another mossent the train beEar
20 nova And pushing about IN,
stranEs disappearance Of Nra Lathrop
I walked back into tho car. 70 nnd no
sitting calmly. divestinS hsrseif OF he
swAthing disguise"
How on EARTH" whispered, drop
ping into the seat beside nor. "dN so,
manage 10 DO thAtS"
Mrs. Lathrop folded her veil and pu
II back In her pocket. In an amuse,
triumph she made but little effort h
conceal.
You owe me q new umbrella, Mr.
Ellsworth" she said. II broke min
/ sticking It between those long legs. Yoi
could hear him rattle as he came down
Scripture telH u. Mr.. Ellsworth. that al
eye for an 81. IL q wicked and byKon
rule; but I don't know that II says any
thing anywhere about rib for q rib
10 that I can't fssl very sorry abon
breaking aiy umbrs,1A It's lucky shA
I mAnAHsA 70 sQussss into that rsa
door though. for II he ever had been Ahl
to gst mp again Euess he would hav
had ma arrested, and you would hav
had to 20 on " Winford sN alone
would have got my picture In the paper