Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-30

shabby everyday wsar and evening"
eastAss.
cit d BY way. Of celebration" Mac
said, - be put . dab OF shoe backing
ever . hels IN his sock: you having
been restored to life. liberty ana the
pursuit Of happiness. That's the game.
Leslie-the pursuit Of happiness"
''Happinessy" I said scornfully. "Do
you call this happinsssr
We enjoyed the theatsr. sfter all.
with the pent up enthusiasm OF long
months Of work and strain. We
laughed at the puerile fun. encored the
prsttiest Of the girls, and staggered
in the lobby between acts with cigar
ettea- There W ran ACROSS the one
man knew In Philadelphia and had
supper after the play with three or,
four fellows. who. on hearing my
story. persisted in believing that had
sailed on the Ella a. lark or to fol-
low q girl. Ny simple statement that
had done It out OF necessity met
with roafs OF laughter and finally l
let It 70 at that
Il was after I when we got back
to the lodging house. being escorted
there in q racing car by riotous
crowd that stood outside the door, rs
fumbled for my key, and screeched
in unison: Leslie! Leslie: Leslie! Sick
emy' before they drove away.
The light in the dingy lodging house
parlor was burning full. but the hall
was dark stopped inside and lighted
4 cigarette.
Life, liberty and the pursuit OF hap
piness, Mac"' I said. I've got the
first two. and the other can be had
for the pursuit"
Mac did not reply; he was staring
into the parlor. Elsa Lee was standing
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 joviai face
rather startled. wns making for the
stairs; but sternly brought him back
and presented him. Wherein. being
utterly COMPOUNDED, he made the tactful
remark that be would have to go and
put out the milk bottles; It was almost
| q
morning!
She had been waiting since 10
O'Clock, she said. A raxicab. with her
maid, was at the door. They were
going back to New York in the morn
ing and things were terribly wrong.
There are detectives watching Mar.
shall. We saw one tpday at the hotel
II the jury disagrees land the lawyers
think they will-they viii arrest him. =
thought 1t probable. There was
nothing could say.
II was to ask you to do something"
she said. None Of us can, for we are
being watched. l was probably fol-
lowed here The Ella is still in the
river. with only a Waterman on board,
We want you to 60 there tonight II you
can"
ITO the Ella?''
She was feeling In her pocketbook,
and now she held ont to me an envel-
ope addressed in sprawling hand to
Mr.. Turner at his hotel. !!
IAN to open 1t r
please"
unfolded q sheet Of ruled note pa
per Of the most ordinary variety. 1t
had been opened and laid fiat, and on
It in black ink was Z crude drawing Of
the deck OF the Ella a. one would look
down on It from aloft Here and there
were small crosses In red ink and over
lying it all from bow 10 stern red ak.
Around the border. not written. but
printed In childish letters. were the
words: Not yet Ha. ha." In cor
ner was drawing Of a gallows or
what passes in the everyday mind for
a gallows and in the opposite corner an
open book.
You see." she said. ut was mailed
downtown late this afternoon. The
hotel got It at O'Clock. Marshall
wanted to get detective. but I
thought Of you. Iknew-you knew tho
boat. and then-you had said
Anything in all the world that l can
do to help you will do" said, look
ing at her. And the thing that could
not keep out Of my eyes made her drop
hers.
! "Sweet little document said Nc
Whittier. looking over my shoulder.
"Sent BY some one with nice disposi-
ton. What do the crosses mark7'
1.-THE location Of the bodies when
found" explained-"these three. This
looks like the place where Burns lay
unconscious. That one near the rail I
don't know about, nor this by the
mainmast."
1--WE thought they might mark
places. clews. perhaps. that had been
overlooked. The whole-the whole
document is q taunt. isn't It? The
scanold and the az and not YETI q
piece Of bravadov'
fright you are" said McWhirter ad-
miringiy. "a little escape Of glee from
somebody who's laughing too soon.
One thir0-it will soon be the proper
hour for something to happen on the
Ella, won't It? II that was ssut hy
some member Of the crew-and it looks
like It; they are loose today-the quick
er we follow it up the better II there's
anything 70 follow"
I'VE thought II you would 60 early
in the morning before any Of them
make an excuse to 60 back on board
I'VE viii go right way; but, please
don't build too much ON this. It's a
good possibility. that's all. Will the
Waterman let rs on board ?"
I'VE thought OF that. Here Is q note
| To him from MARSHALL and-will Won