The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-30
CHAPTER XIV.
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'4 staalthily, as though bent ' '' mission of dire peril. And, ,tbilv Wanda slipped into the
 closing the door behind her
 vo women faced each other in
 If WAS Grace who spoke first. ~ cont for you, Miss Kelly" she
 uncertainty, "because-because
 ,,m hemmed in everywhere! l ' Inow which way to turn!" .eo /" said Wanda quietly. stand soing to throw you over to save |.s1f? | was afraid so."
 said some cruel-abominable 'u ,o YOU a little while ago, Miss
 stammered Grace. Wont
 r0ive me? You see, was fight
 my very life. Pm sorry" f& sorry was cranky" said Wan <. rlsiyely, and l guess l under
 III about it. I thought hrst
 10 had let me in on this so that esow you up. But l think
 was so I could be of some use You see, there's only we two And we've got to fight it lk crowd"
 <s ,,w help? You'll stand by me"
 what I've been trying to
 n Mrs. Robertson. You've paid 5 r9u did. And I don't want you E. cnv more. You're a ten times ,x woman this minute than lot have the law on their side. So
 ell that and let's see what we
 c to Wanda's dismay, broke .4 and sobbed in hopeless wretch nnt! Don't!" pleaded the girl. sIl-oh, dear!" a sob choking her. .* you've got me going! We must m up and do something. There's sty of spare hours for crying. But Ejsn't one of them. We've bunch zbuble ahead of us. But we're go- tp win out. So let's get busy"
 this time, most likely, they've led to central for all the num- 8 called up from this hotel since sn o'clock tonight. We have to 4 in our calls to central, you \ And one of those numbers will he one they want. But it'll be I for them to find which one. Is would be the very one they |ldnt think of"
 can't we stop them from getting 1ist?"
 Ro. Their pull is too strong. But [take time to run all the numbers n. And times the one thing they ent got. Time! That's our one 3. They want to use this story |ght If we can keep them from dg that"
 |f worst comes to worst" exclaim- Brace, T can go to my father and him. He loves me enough to D 1t from every one. Even from K It'll break his heart. But 1t stop the story"
 So," decided Wanda, after 8 mo It's thought, fits too late for that. things gone too far. Van Dyke your husband and the rest are as for the name as he is. If he pre- ied to weaken or tried to stop n now, they'd push on in spite of \"
 Then we've got to work alone. ye got to keep them from finding
 We've got to! We've got tol" I'd give seven dollars to know t they're doing now" unused Wan
 It's tough to work in the dark this
 Suppose suggested Grace, in sud dread, suppose they try to force
 to tell? They're clever-and Ere merciless. And" They'll have a sweet time. I'd like olored photograph of the bunch of who can make me talk if I don't It to. No, no! Don't you worry Ut that, Mrs. Robertson" It wouldn't be as easy as you think, afraid They are so determined )-"
 Yes, l suppose 1t would be liable spoil the evening for them and ie them real peevish. But 1t would 2 up a lot of time they haven't You won't let them break you n! Oh, I've no right to allow you endanger your welfare for me! en they ind you won't tell, they f-"
 Don't let that keep you awake, j. Robertson. 1 know I'm taking noes In bucking the machine. Lord WIS what they'll do to me. But it's th the risk. And I'm going to stand fou tlll the cows come home. We" rattling, as some one in the hall the outer door of the suite, usht both women to their feet in uiess fear. Then Mark Robert voice reached them. trace. called Robertson from the Are you asleep? The doors | hls Way' whispered Grace, point to the inner rooms of the suite
 VII the passage. There's an ' loor at the end of it, leading out the hall"
 , nn right, whispered Wanda in p' Good luck to you. Keep your ,e' mats the main thing. Just 7 Your nerve"
 'lace called Mark impatiently. crossed to the locked door, moment until she heard the
 a' the far end of the suite open ''ose' then unlocked the outer b" you fall asleep?" asked Mark. ,ne. came in. How did the door