The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-04

with the pent-up enthusiasm Of long
months Of work and strain. We
laughed at the puerile fun. encored
the prettiest OF the girls and swag-
gered In the lobby between acts with
cigarettes.
I knew In Philadelphia and had sup
per after the play with three or four
fellows who. on hearing my story.
persisted In believing that had
sailed on the Ella as q lark or to
follow q girl. My simple statement
that I had done II out Of necessity
met with roars Of laughter. and
finally let It 20 at that.
1t was after one when We got back
to the lodging house. being escorted
there In q racing car by q riotous
crowd that stood outside the door.
as fumbied for my key. and
Leslie! Sic 'em!" before they drove
away.
Tho light in the dingy lodging
house parlor was burning full. but
the hall was dark. l stepped aside
and lighted cigarette.
Life. liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness. Maci" said. "rve got
the first two. and the other can be
had-for the pursuit"
Mac did not reply: he waa staring
Into the parlor. Elsa Lee was stand
Ing by . table, looking At me.
She was very nervous, and tried to
explain her presence In = breath
with the result that she broke down
utterly and had to stop. Mac. his
Jovial face rather startled. was maxi
brought him back and presented him.
Whereon. being utterly COMPOUNDED.
he made the tactful remark that he
would have 70 60 and put out the
k-bottlee: It was almost morning
She had been waiting since 10
o'clock. she said. A taxioab. with her
maid. was At the door. They were
going back to New York in tho morn
ing. and things were terribly wrong.
"Wrongf You need not mind MI
McWhirter. He u - anxious -
am TO he helpful"
''There are detectives watchins
Aarshall: we Jaw ono to-day at the
hotel. If the jury disagrees--and the
lawyers think they wtil--they viii ar
rest him."
I thought It probable. There wa
nothing could say. McWhirter made
an effort to reassure her.
ut wouldn't he a hanging matter
anyhow" he said. There's q io'
J against him. but hardly q jury ir
the country would hang q man fol
he was delirious the next day" She
paled at this dubious comfort. but
Il struck her sense of humor, too, fol
she threw me a fieeting smile.
II was to ask you TO do something
she said. "None OF US can. for we
arc being watched. was probabl,
followed here. The Ella Is still IL
the river. with only a Waterman or
board. We want you to 20 there to
night, II you can"
ITO tho Ella?"
She was feeling In her pocketbool
and now she hold out to mo an en-
velope addressed in q sprawling hant
to Mr.. Turner at his hotel.
.. " Am e. open III"
unfolded Q sheet Of ruled note
: paper Of the most ordinary variety
1t had bean opened and laid rat, ant
: on II, in black ink. was a crude draw
ing OF the deck Of the Ella, as ont
would look down on II from aloft
: Here and there were small crosses II
red ink. and. everything II all from
: bow to stern. q rod AKA. Around TIT
: border, not written, but printed II
childish letters. were the words: mo
yet. Hs, ha." In q corner was
drawing OF gallowu, or what passc'
in tho everyday mind for . Eallows
: and in the opposite corner an opel
book.
, "You sse." she said. 1T was mailed
,. downtown late this afternoon. tn
|. hotel got II At o'clock. Marshal
: wanted to got . detective. but
!, thought OF you. ! knew-you knew
tho boat. and then--you had said
Anything In all the world that
, can DO to hoip you. will DO" ! said
: looking at her. And tho thing that
could not keep out OF my eyss mad
her drop hers.
"Hwoet little documenti" said Mo
a Whittier. looking over my shoulder
J. "Sent by some ono with a nice die
y position. What do tho crosse
n MARK"
. "I'he location Of tha bodies whs
I found" eEplained-"thase thrsl
This looks like the place Wher
. Burns lay unconscious, Thst on
usay the rail I doa't know eboul
J. nor this by the mainmast,"
. we thought they might Has