Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-06
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n shall never 90 anywhere With
lyou.. che ansWsreA steadily.
! He ssizsd her delicate wrist rvuSA.
II, twisting It with the old wrsnoh
With which he had tormsntsd her In
their childhood days. None Of them
saw the stranger who was quietly
walking down the hall toward them.
'Will you 90 peaceably, or shall
have to gag and bind your" said Rich.
ard. Choose quickly. I'm IN 10 mood
to tribe with you any longer"
Although he hurt her wrist cruelty.
she threw herself back from him and
with her other hand pressed still hard.
or against the electric button.
Catch that other hand. Nike" COM
manded Richard, land stun this In her
mouth. while I tic her hands behind
her back"
It was then that Mary screamed.
The man In the shadow stepped up
behind and said In low voice:
What does all this meant"
The two men, startled, dropped the
girls hands for the instant. Then
Richard, white with anger at this In
reference. rswered insolently: 1T
means that % girls an escaped luna
tic. and w o sent to take her back.
She's dap ,rous. 20 you'd better keep
out Of Y way"
Thst Mary. Dunham's voice. clear
and ,netrating. rang through the
halls:
"Tryon. Tryon! Come quick! Help!
Help!"
AZ II in answer to her call. the ele.
vator shot up to the second door, and
Tryon Durham stepped out in time to
see the two men snatch Mary's hands
again and attempt to bind them behind
her back.
In an instant he had seized Richard
by the collar and landed him on the
hall carpet. while well directed blow
sent the habby Irishman sprawling at
the feet Of the detective, who prompt
ly sat on him and pinioned his arms
behind him.
How dare you lay finger upon this
LADY," said Tryon Durham. a. he
stepped to the side Of his wife and put
q strong arm about her, where she
stood white and frightened in the
doorway.
No one had noticed the bell boy had
come to the head Of the stairs and re-.
ceived quiet order from the detec.
tive.
In sudden fear, the discounted Rich
ard arose and attempted to blun the
stranger who had 50 unwarrantly in.
tsrfersd just a. his fingers were about
10 close over the golden treasure of Il:
cousins fortune.
Indeed. sir. you wholly misunder.
stand the situation" he said to Dun
ham, with an air Of injured innocence,
though perhaps you can scarcely be
blamed. This girl Is an escaped luna
tic. We have been searching for her
for days. and have just traced her. It
10 our business to take her back at
once. Her friends are in great dis
tress about her. Moreover. she 10 dan.
serous and menace to every guest
in this house. She has several times
attempted to murder"
Stop" roared Durham, in thun.
derous voice Of righteous anger. she
is my wife. And you are her cousin.
know Ill about your plot to shut her
up In an insane asylum and steal her
fortune. I have found you sooner than
Lexpected. and l intend to see that tho
law takes its full course with you.
Two policemen now arrived on the
scene. with . number Of eager bell
boys and porters in their wake, ready
to take part in the excitement
Richard had turned deadly white at
the words. "She Is my wife," 1t was
the death knell Of his hopes of secur.
ing the fortune for which he had not
hesitated to sacrifice every particle Of
moral principle. When he turned and
saw impending retribution in the
shape Of the two stalwart represents
tives Of the law. look Of cunning
came into his face, and with one swift
motion he turned to nee up the stair.
case close at hand.
Not much you DON'T" said an en-.
terprising bellboy. ninging himself in
the way and tripping up the scoundrel
In his flight.
The policemen were upon him and
had him handcuffed in an instant. The
lrishman now began to protest that
he was but an innocent tool. hired to
help discover the whereabouts of an
escaped lunatic. a. he supposed. He
was walked of to the patrol wagon
without further ceremony.
It was all over in. q. few minutes,