The Prescott daily news., 1914-01-22

hall, they watched, and soon were re-
warded by seeing Dunham come out CT
a room and hurry to the elevator. He
had remembered his promise to his
mother about the engravers. AS soon
as he was gone. they presented them
selves boldly at the door.
Filled with the JOY that had come TO
her and feeling entirely safe now IL
the protection OF her husband, Mary
Durham opened the door She sup
posed. of course, it was the bellboy
with a pitcher of ice water, for which
she had just rune.
"Ah, here you are at last, my pretty
cousn!" 1t was the voice of Richard
that menaced her, with all the stored
up wrath of his long bafied search.
At that moment the man from the
motorcycle stepped softly up the top
stair and slid unseen into the shed-
ows of the hall.
For an instant it seemed TO Mary
Durham that she was going 10 faint,
and in one swift fash OF thought she
saw herself oyerpowereG and carried
into hiding before hey husband should
return. But with supreme effort she
controlled herself. ana faced her tor.
mentor with rniiinctin~ gaze. Thou..h
her strength had deserted her Al 1rst,
every faculty was now keen and col
lected. AS if nothing unusual were
happening, she put out her cold, trem-
bling fingers, and LAID them firmly
over the electric button on the wall
! Then with new strength coring froN
the certainty that some one wouiu
soon come 10 her aid, she opened he,
| lips to speak
What are you doing here, Richard 2"
I've come after you, my lady 4
nice chase you've led me, but you
shall pay loy II now"
The cruelty in his face eclinsed any
lines OF beauty which might have beeu
! there.
y shall never 90 anywhere with
YOU she answ cred steadily.
He seized her delicate wrist rough
ly, twisting it With the old wrench
with which he had tormented her IN
their childhood days. None of there
saw the stranger Who was quietly
walking down the GALL toward them
VIII You 80 peaceably, or shall ]
have to gag and bind you?" said Rich
ard. Choose quickly. I'm in no mood
TO trifie with you any longer"
Although he hurt her wrist cruelty,
she threw herself back from him and
with her other hand pressed still hard
er against the electric button.
"Cstch shat other hand Mike" com.
manded Richard, and stuff this in her
mouth, while ! tie her hands behind
her back
1t was then that Mary screamed
4 The man in the shadow stepped up
behind and SAID in low voice:
What does sll this mean?'
The two men, startled, dropped the
| girls hands for the instant Then
Richard, white with anger at this in
reference, answered insolently: at
means that this girls an escaped luna
tic, anC we're sent to take her back
She's dangerous. so you'd better keep
out OF - Vay'
| Then Mary Dun&am's voice, clear
and penetrating, rang through the
| halls:
"Tryon, Tryon! Come quick! Help!
Help"
AS T. in answer 70 her call, the ele-
vator shot up to the second floor. and
| Tryon Durham stepped out in time to
Gee the two men snatch Mary's hands
again anG attempt to bind them behind
her back
In an instant he had seized Richard
| by the collar and landed HIM en- the
hall carpet, while well directed blow
sent the flabby Irishman SPRAYING at
the feet OF the detective, who PROMPT
| ly sat on him and plnioned his arms
behind him.
How dare you lay finger upon this
LADY," said Tryon Durham, as he
stepped to the side of his wife and put
! a strong arm about her, where she
STOOD white and frightened In the
doorway.
10 one had noticed the bell boy had
come to the head of the stairs and re-
"eived quiet order from the detec.
tive.
In sudden fear the discounted Rich.
ard arose and attempted to bluff the
stranger who had SO unwarrantly In.
erfered just as his fingers were about
.'eose o'er tue eolCsA tre,...t,
ousin'S fortune.
indeed, sir. you wholly nisunGef
'tand the situation he sald 10 Dun.
nam, with an air OF injured innocence.
'hough perhaps you can scarcely be