The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-22

TA0I NsaW nEaE Was A NEeTlNo
smoothed it out and read Its contents Flor
ence in her haste had dropped the letter
He clutched at his hat, put it ON and
to Susan.
Here!" he cried, holding out an auto
matte. eff any one comes in that you don't
know. shoot! Don't ask questions. shoot! F"
I'm afraid" She breathed with difficulty.
Afraid" he roared at her. He put the
weapon in her hand. 1t slipped and thudded
to the floor. He stopped for it and slammed
it into her lap. You love your life aud
honor. You'll know how to shoot when the
time comes. Now, attend to me. II I'm
not back here by 10 o'clock, turn this note
over to the police. If you can't do that.
then God help us ALI" And with that he
ran from the house.
Two blocks down tr,, street. up an alley,
was the garage whe1, in Hargreave had been
wont to keep his Toward this Jones
ran with the speed Of a track athlete. There
might be half a dozen taxicabe about. but
he would not run the risk OF engaging any
one of them. The Black Hundred was CAP
able of anticipating his every movement
The shadow across the street stood unde-
cided. At length he concluded to give Jones
ten minutes in which to return. II he did
not return within that time, the watcher
would go up to the drug store and telephone
for instructions.
But Jones did not come back.
where's Howard?" he demanded.
Hello, Jones: what's up7"
Howard, get that car out at once"
"Out she comes. Wait till give her radia-
ard, whom Hargreave often used a hin chauf.
feur. get on to his nibs! First time ever
saw him awake. wonder what's doing7 You
never know what's back Of those mummy
faced headwaiters. All right, Jones"
The chauffeur jumped into the car and Jones
took the seat beside him.
Where TOT"
Number % . :" and the rest Of 4
trailed away, smothered in the violent thunder
Of the big SKIS engines.
Within twelve minutes from the time it left
the garage, the car stopped opposite to No. IS
Grove street. and Jones got out
Wait here, Howard. If several men come
rushing out. or don't appear within ten min
utes, fire your gun couple of times for the
police. don't want. them il we can manage
without. They'd only bungle"
IAN right, Mr.. .ones," said the chauffeur
He had. in the past quarter Of hour. ac-
quired deep and lasting respect for the butler
chap. He was q regular fellow, for all his
brass buttons.
As Jones reached the curb. Florence came
forth as if on invisible wings. Jones caught
her by the arm. She flung him aside with q
strength he had not dreamed existed in her
slim body.
Florence, l am Jones!"
She stopped, recognized him, and without q
word ran across the street to the automobile
and climbed into the tonneau. Jones followed
Immediately.
"Home!"
The car shot up the dimly lighted street.
shone palely for second under the corner
lamp. and vanished.
'"Ah, child, child! =" groaned the man at her
side. all the tenseness gone from his body.
He was Jones again.
Still she did not speax brit stared ahead
with unseeing eyes.
No further reproach fen from the butler's
lips. It was enough taat God had guided him
to her at the appointed moment. He felt
assured that never again would she be draws
into any trap Poor childl What had they
said to her. done to herr How. In God''
name, had she escaped IRON them who nevsl
let anybody escaped Presently che would b
come normal and then shs would tell him.
found the lying note. You dropped IT.
Horrible. horrible r. shs said Utmost n
audibly.
What did they do to youf"
He said he was my father. !. H
put his arms around N -. And
knewi"