Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-06-12
TIIRA1ONT FREDERCK COUNTY, Md THURSDAY JUNE H. 19

as calm as you can, for / want to ask
you some questions
"The answer was blow that
caught me full in the face. With
great effort the woman had shot her
manacled hands forward and the steel
had struck me between the eyes. 1t
dazed me, but reached gropingly out
ward tried to seize her as her lock
ed hands worked clumsily with the
catch of the door. My fingers seemed
nerveless. Great splotches of red
flared before my eyes. screamed,
Then all grew black.
"When | revived, was still In the
rocking, hurrying taxicab, and vague
ly | wondered what all had happened
and what had become of the wom-
an who had struck me. l became
aware that l was crowded far into a
corner by a great form and that some
one was whistling. We passed fiar-
ing street lamp. I saw next to me the
hulking shape of my old friend OF the
uniform. Tom Malloy.
"T got hep to somethin' on tn cor
ner,' he said by way Of explanation,
when | seen tn door av tn taxi open
an woman jump out. Then, when l
seen thin wrist decorations. knowed
there was a party av some kind on.
So Just Joined in. Bless me, s'long
as there's a man about. It's quiet lit
tie dame she is, isn't she?'
This was addressed to the opposite
corner of the taxicab, where the wild
eyed woman sat gritting her teeth.
| saw the hands that had felled me
| tight and clenched. And | was bit
thankful that big hearted, big tisted
old Tom Malloy was with me. Gradu-
| ally l learned all that had happened
Malloy had seen the woman leap from
the machine and start to run away.
| Believing it was case Of attempted
white slavery or something OF the
kind. he had hurried forward, just in
time to intercept the women. The Of
fcer at the wheel had stopped and
was hurrying back. Mrs. Whitney's
little attempt at escape had failed and
Malloy decided, as soon as he saw me
still slumbering from the effect OF the
blow that I had received, that he had
better make little trip to the station
himself.
"A few minutes more and we were
at headquarters. At least one OF those
concerned in the theft Of the 100000
had been captured. But the real pris-
oner was still free.
"Maybe we'd better take you home,
the driver suggested as the desk SER
geant booked the arrested woman.
turned him a pair Of flashing eyes.
"'Send me home? l demanded
Well. should say not-at least not
when there's a chance of catching a
man I've been looking for as long as
| have Jim Whitney. The next thing
on the program is to put Tom Malloy
in the taxi for an anchor, and drive
as hard as you can to point near the
statue of General Sherman in Lincoln
Park, and there
Slow minded me! I simply had to
break in for question.
But. Miss Clement, all you knew
about the thing was that the telephone
call had come from a place near Lin
coin Park
A smile OF commiseration was turn
! ed on me and it lasted as long as the
waiter remained at his task Of re-
moving dishes Then when the field
: was clear OF listeners again. Miss Gle
ment allowed the smile to turn into
a full grown laugh.
"And you call yourself a-wen,
won't say IT," she bantered Don't
YOU know that man who was In the
| circumstances of Jim Whitney wasn't
going to do any more wandering
! around the city than he had to? lie
,elephoned from place near Lincoln
Park. The nearest statue to that
place is the statue Of General Sher
man. Therefore" She smiled at ME
again and waved hand.
Were you right" asked. She did
! not heed the interruption.
Il told the man at the wheel to get
TO the statue as soon as possible and
appear hungry for fare. II he go'
| me in the machine, all right. II ne
didn't-then 1t was up to him TO find
the machine was in, and to find 1t IN
spite of everything that might exist
| boarded a car
81 never saw a stretch OF path thai
was longer than my walk toward the
k statue. At every form started-hal
! believing each was the man ] sought
II was not sure of his face IN the din
! Tight, was not sure Of his general ap
y,aarance. Every spark OF my intul
tdwe powers was at work. ! had m!
chance there to find the man l sough
--and I had to make good. nearet
the statue. A man started forward
Tor oae brief second, something with
in me smpelled me to rush forward
Then cane a check on my nerves, JUS
/ in ,time. ne passed under the light
AT a glance, l knew he was not tn
man wantsp.
"A vague fear seized me. In spit
OF the fact that had put on the cloth
ing of his wife, in spite OF the fac
that my face was concealed by vel
there was the chance that he migh
understand, that he might know wa
not the woman he was looking foi
, How l prayed for that taxicab! At las
chortling sound came from dow
the roadway. l had sheltered mysel
IN the shadow of some trees. glanc
outward and saw the form or ma
! emerging from the darkness benin
the statue. saw him raise his hant
Tho +axi came to q stop. ! heard hir