Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
BIOOERS
CHAPTER XXI.
cssyrishL 1913. By the Bssbs-hsrrin
Company
o., a.. Nam. Of the Law.

In the Name OF the Law.
@AGEE'S eyes straYed 20 where
mi the two victims Of the dead
WI mans faIsehood whispered to-
= Cether in the shadows. and he
wondered az the calmness with which
EsDddek had greeted Hayden in the
nom above
WHEN Kendrick arrived" Professor
-,,r,on went on. first Of all he consult
~ bis old friend Drayton. Drayton
ALARMED him that he had nothing TO
Gar should his misstep be made pub
= for IN reality there was AZ this late
Az no crime committed in the eyec
- the law. He also told Kendrick
INV matters stood. and OF the net he
vss Spreading for Hayden. He had
enc fears. be said. about sending a
nsn Of nv years alone to Baldpate
,,p- Kendrick begged for the chance
a. come too. SO. without making his
return known In Reuton, three nights
ago he accompanied me here. Three
uizhts-it seems years. / had secured
KEYS for US both from John Bentley.
As We climbed the mountain ] noticed
YOUR light. and we agreed Il would
selves 10 the intruders in the inn. So
Kendrick let himself in by a side door
While engaged you and Bland in the
ofHce. He spent the night on the third
toor. In the morning ] told the whole
affair % Quimby. knowing his inter
est in both Hayden and E.endrick. and
secured for kendrick tLE key 10 the
annex. Almost as soon as ] arrived
The curtain went up on the melo-
drama" suggested Mr.. Magee.
You state IL wildly and with truth
Professor Bolton replied Night be
fore last the ordinance numbered 40
vas due 10 pass the council. L was
arranged that when IL did, Haydn,
through his man Rutter. or personally.
would telephone the combination Of
the safe 20 the mayor Of Reuton. Car
gan and Bland sat in the Office watch
ing for the fash OF light az the tele-
phone switchboard. while you and !
were Ma1's prisoners above. Some
thing went wrong. Hayden heard that
The courts would issue an Injunction
making ordinance No. 40 worthless
50. although the council obeyed Car
cans Instructions and passed the bill.
Hayden refused 10 give the mayor the
combination"
The old man paused and shook his
bead wonderiuGiy.
Then melOdrama began in dead |
earnest he continued. Il have al !
ways been a man Of peace. and the |
Wild scufie that claimed me for one |
d its leading actors from that moment |
viii remain in my memory as long as
live. Cargan dynamited the safe. |
Kendrick held him up. You held up |
kendrick- ! peeked through your win
low and saw you place the package Of
money under a brick in your FIRE
Place
-YoU-tbe curtains were down" in
terrupted Magee.
! found a half inch OF open space"
the old man. Yes, actual
y lay on my stomach in the snow and
Watched you. In the morning for the
list time in my life / committed rob
'erT. Ny punishment was swift and
Iure Bland swoOped down upon me.
again this afternoon / came upon the
'recious package. after a long search.
the hands OF the hermit Of Bald
ate ! thought we We're safe at last
men ] handed the package TO Ken
mex In ny room tonight. but I had
o. counted on the wild things a youth
Ee you viii Do for love Of a designing
laid"
Twelve c'clocE. The civic center OF
per Asguewau Falls proclaimed II.
No, said Mr.. MaCee. answering
ond his own question. YOU are
Fong. sir. l do not know just what
e motives - Miss Norton we're fu de
ing this money, but ! viii stake ny