The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-07-23

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"a This last trHpd""r was evidently
peked on ~" ili-l"'' Tor II resisted All
us efforts h'lt Il" Wis desperate now
lSd-lookPd about Tor som" tool Win
Which 10 SnH~h II M :" W'@ conn
gent that the alIH"1 far h",r = Il come
fsom the last house "'N hit IN" III
fAates hah ne" 'at''.- 81 49,. s'''' 'i'S
fhe different traps i. ..''' - Ii 80
CHAT help couId 'i''' -. ~
the houses lh''fN''';t'~ *
sIast ana Tue '''-'.
There WAS iii iron H.. r. u
the support of /" 'hi'nu". -. s. Ill"
Harley used ii 10 IT,. -. s. "'!2e
of the trap and hrraE ti'r r"''"n
Boards He was alb" /" r''"h his
hand inside and unla>ieh The hook. III
another instant he WAS GOWN the i'u-
der and running from room |" l"olu vi
the house.
.~; Ear below III the basement he hearu
the sound OF Il heated argument anu
before going down he paused before
4ss~eiosed door. lie turned the KNOB.
and it resisted his etforts' girl
frightened sob was MS answer.
q Let me III llAeliu' ne "nispe. GU
through 'lie KEY ioie ANA Tue uool IN
IDLY opeiieu al'eI hea\! pie'e vi III
nlture h'td pee'l L'i'eu away
HatleE siipleu lli>iie' ioiie" III.
dresser up "s'liis' cue ''oo' anu 80
the glrl III the UNI ''S''' VI '''e u''' ~
Gu room.
she was 1t niue creature WIN u"i NJ
plquant lace trained Ill hiis'! oi'eN
hair. Her req iips were parted IN Ter
for, anu ilei pioN " eyes >ouSii. ni' up
peailhSi! as sue S''l'hN 's"'i''' '''e
1af1her "aii vi Tue rum.
oh' WHO are H"u ne s''pe''
ARE you ieai'! -" II 'e'iu
les ne S'lu p."''''''''' ~" 'e'
epnohed ior help;
res h'n Jus' nloiiiei'' an"
asked lof 'he hrs' h"ihper 'ii'I '.'ine
into my mead Inc! tore 'he fecel> e
from my hand before could nnlsh'
Oh, it is dreadful. dreadful. she SOD
bed quietly.
Its all right now. Soothed Harley.
"My partner is coming along now WIN
q policeman. Tell me what happened,
please
81 am an artist l was painting here
in the court-the row of old time
houses attracted me-when woman
came out of the other end house and
asked me to come in and see some very
old mixtures that she had She said
she thought one of them was an old
master. l. went inside, taking my
easel and color box with me. AS soon
and bounced upon me and searched
me for money and valuables. Some
one called her from another room, and
/ darted to a telephone and called be-
fore they caught me. Then they be-
came frightened and hurried me up
stairs to the roof and along the roofs
Of the other houses until we came to
this first one. | dropped tubes of paint
all the way along. hoping some one
might trail me, ana dropped my ilttie
turquoise ring at this house. Inc Wo-
man thrust me in here. and | barricad-
ed the door. She has been quafreilng
dreaaluil9 WIN some one III Tue o"Se
ment, ana theh you caihe.
You are saIe enough now saio
Harley. hafh. "ual that! 1neie
was sudden CHATTER III the paved
street, the gong OF ponce wagon anu
tue souhu OIL man! Nolces' 'oo.S'ep'
ned up the stairs ana were iost III the
upper regions OF the mousse.
Harley went 10 the "lhoo" anu
smashed open the nalied shutters
.Rogers! ne called Sharply ana BOD
rogers ana several poiicelnein ran up
me steps OF the mouse III I'VE mn,
yes they nau coihereu Tue i'ale =lass..
S1I'si's 8Ifu tssr COM soefate N lae en q
! House. ana placed them nnder arrest
naries sent lor taAicao aha es-
Solteu MISS Deiahu 10 her sl'tuio- d!