The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-05

nedrord bearing transformed Barcus.
| NOT until q sound nights sleep had
topped on the beginning OF his rest In
~Ai did Barcus come down to earth.
ne demonstrated his return to com.
mon sense by making q round break
iast In Grand Central station before
looking up the residence of Dlgby In
Inc telephone directory.
Inc Information he gathered from
the voice that answered the name of
Mr.. Digby over the telephone shook
only momentarily Barcus' innate con-
Viotion that intimate acquaintance
win battle, murder and sudden death
was the Inevitable reward OF associa-
tion with this friend of his heart.
Alan being married to Rose Urine
IN Jersey City at this very minute!"
ne breathed skeptically as he emerged
from the booth memorlzing the ad.
uress OF the alleged officiating clergy
man. Il don't believe It; It's too sud.
den."
Forthwith he engaged a taxicab to
convey him to Jersey City, at top
speed. for an exorbitant reward.
And when, from the forward deck of
ferryboat. he beheld a dense volume
OF smoke advertising a confagration
on the Jersey shore. not far from the
waterfront. he shook a modify sa-
gacious head.
III Alan isn't mixed up in that,
somehow" he declared, hes missing
bet for once-and I'm a sorry failure
as prophet Of woe and dlsaster!"
There was as much intuitive appre-
hension as humor responsible for this
remark; witness the fact that. on land.
ing, he risked the delay required to
turn aside and have look at the fire.
1t proved to be situated in the heart
OF squalld slum-a wretched tene.
ment OF the poorest class, whose root
had already fallen in and whose walls
were momentarily threatening to &c
by the time Barcus arrived on the
scene.
AT a considerable distance from him
small disturbance had broken out
ciamor of protesting voices lifting
about the rumor of the mob-as O
number OF men. case.hardened roughs
one and all. began to force their way
In V-shaped wedge through the
throng, making toward it's very heart
the point on the fire-lines nearest the
burning building.
What this meant, Mr.. Barcus had
not the slightest idea. But his atten
tlon was first distracted by the maneu
yer, then fixed by the face OF a mar
who was following In the hollow Of
the Van evil white face that seemed
somewhat vaguely familiar, somehow
reminiscent of something strange thai
had happened in the history OF Mr.
Barcus.
At the same time, at the point where
the V had paused. wild uproar lifted
up and, coincidentally. a wilder confu
sion became noticeable. A cry wa.
audible-"Firebug! Lynch him! Lynch
him! Lynch the firebug land a
this the mob turned as one man anC
streamed away in pursuit of an In
visible quarry, who chose to attemp
his escape by a route directly oppo
site to that which would have led hin
within view of Mr.. Barcus
Startled. and Of sudden persuaded
that there might have been more II
his bunch" than was sanely to b.
credited. Barcus started up and wa
on the point OF stepping out of hi
cab, II with rather aimless purpose
when he was stayed by sight OF tina
evil white face returning the way |
had come-still In the hollow of tn
flying V, which now made faster pros
ress, thanks to the disorganization @
the mob by the chase of the alleged IL
cendiary.
And now, Barcus saw, the man G
the white face was not alone. Their
was someone with him-someon
whose head was bent and face col
cealed, but who seemed to be fem
nine.
And so, Barcus argued, why migl
II not be Rose Urine, suffering ne,
persecution at the hands OF her unna
ural fathers creatures?
He was too far away to make sur
and attempt any interference; but h
pointed White Face out to his chau
feur as the V reached touring ca
on the edge of the mob and the woma
was lifted in (unressting and appa
emily in a dead faint, and when tn
touring car swung round and pickle
= up it's heels, the taxicab OF Mr. Barcu
trailed 1t as unostentatiously as II
was a pertinacious shadow.
Ten minutes later, from the res
, deck Of a ferryboat in midstream-
boat bearing back to New York n,
only the touring car of White Fac
/ but the cab Of Mr.. Barcus-the latt,
gentleman formed one Of a small br
interested audience witnessing an |
} cident OF uncommon character.
He saw young man, hatless. Goa
I less, almost shlrtless tear down
the edge OF one of the Jersey wharve
his heels snapped at by a rayeniI
/. rabble, jump aboard a squnre-riggC