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CHAPTER XXvI Continued.
He covered and WINGED as my hand
fell on his arm, but, with a rising
anger, fairly moved at me.
/ open the door," he shrieked "how
should open the door? promise you
Mason Ellsworth, I'll have the law on
you for this Oh, you're clever, very
i clever. indeed. Don't make mock OF
me too soon. You'll find yourself IN
/ prison one Of these days sir"
! May ask what on earth you are
talking about?'' asked.
Ephraim Bonds f1uttering rage SEEM
ed gone in moment. He looked
again, all in fash, the soft-mannered,
trembling-chinned old man | had first
met In the Lexington avenue stable.
Tears Of self-pity began to well into
his eyes and flow weakly down his
cheeks. till he snuffled and rubbed his
soft nose.
What wrong have done you, Mr..
Ellsworth ?" he asked, with little
sobbing catch in his voice. Aren't
you satisfied What has she told
you?"
She told me enough to make me
want to throttle you," answered, "but
that can wait"
If more money is all you want" he
interrupted, you can have that, and
plenty. mean to be fair to every
body"
Come" said; enough of this.
Hurry, and let me out. and show me
where you have put her.
4 Where" A very real amazement
made the webbing chin drop again.
do you really mean to say, Mr.. ELS
worth, that you did not do it,"
do what?" answered angrily. IF
you mean, did break your agents
Jaw in the next room there, hope l
did Come now; the door,"
! Mr.. Bond spread out his hands In a
wide gesture Cant you see, young
man." he asked, that am prisoner
here myself?"
"You?" exclaimed
The anger was coming back into his
face again. YES" he said, "a prison
er, prisoner! Trapped here and IL
illegally detained. 1 have thought, sir,
that this was some revenge of yours;
but if you did not do it-and | see
that you did not-my wrong Is greater
than l had supposed. I thought
heard his voice, but could not believe
it. Oh, this is terrible, terrible! Mr..
Ellsworth. you must leave me. must
have time to think,-to think.
) Leave you'll" said; II am as trap
ped as you are. Hush! they are open
ing the door in the next room"
The door had certainly been opened.
| I heard little shrek from Mrs. Olsen,
and rapped-out oath from Doctor
Mayhem. Decidedly 1t was time to be
about my business.
"Mr. Bond, think we can help each
other" I whispered.
| But Mr.. Bond had sunk down on the
bed which stood pushed against the
door, and sat with his face buried in
his hands, whimpering and shaking
like some foolish little animal.
I shook him by the shoulder.
| Come" I said, "you can have your
cry later. Just now, we've got to get
out"
ITO have done this!" said Mr.. Bond.
"If you're talking about that fellow
in the brown derby" said, were al
most square with him now. Come,
lMr. Bond, they will be in here In a
| minute, and want you to help me-"
/ stood him on his feet and pulled his
hands from his stricken face. Listen, .
I said. II am going to shake the
door into the hall, and when l stop, l
want you to comm ence Make as much
noise as you can. Kick it, II you have
to. You understand"
Z He looked at me blankly and re-
peated my instructions all over again,
prefacing them with threat Of i'm
mediate violence to stir him into COM
Iprehension. This time he nodded.
! A hand cautiously pushed at the
uroken door behind me.
Quick" said. Push against the
bed as hard as you can and then come
over to the other door as soon as I
am through"
I really had no time to think much
about Mr.. Bond, to care what his dis
tress was Or how he got there. My
whole thought was now to get out OF
that room, to get, if possible. into the
hall, where 1 was sure that could
burst through any opposition. So.
now, threw myself with all my weight
against the door leading to 1t, giving
a great shout as l did so, and making
1 the panels crack and cry aloud,
made two of these charges, shouting
all the time at the top Of my lungs,
and am not sure but with few more
essays I could have broken even that
great door down; but I thought my
present plan better one.
Nov, Mr.. Bond" said, and dragged
him from his position by the bed over
to the door. make as much noise as
you can" And over my shoulder. as
/ dragged the bed away from the other
door, I could see that whether he I'M
derstood or not, at least he was doing
his mechanical best. l pushed the iron
bed away with great heave, and pull
led open the door. AS I had expected,