Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

Mt piEhy over the telephone shook
only momentarily Barcus Innate con.
viction that intimate acquaintance
with battle murder aud sudden death
was the inevitable reward % associe.
tion with this friend OF his heart
ALAN being married 70 Rose Urine
In Jersey City at this very minutef~
he breathed skepticah' 80 - --.----s
from the booth memorirlng the az
dress of the alleged officiating CLERGY.
man u don't believe Il. It's too sud
den"
Forthwith he engaged taxlcah 10
convey him TO Jersey Ci'y. at tor
speed. for an exorbltant reward
And when, from the forward deck OF
"a ferry boat, be beheld q dense volume
Of smoke advertising a connagration
ON the Jersey shore. not far from the
waterfront he shook moodiy "a.
gacious head
II Alan isn't mixed up In that.
somehow he declared. hes missing
bet for once-and I'm a sorry failure
as a prophet OF woe and disasieri"
There was as much intuitive apprc.
hension as humcr responsible Tor ,his
remark witness the fact that on land
ing. he risked TIE delay required TO
turn aside aud have look At the ere
IL proved 10 be situated IN the hear,
OF sgualid slum vretchcd tene
ment OF the poorest claes. whose roof
had already fallen in and whose walls
were mOmentarlly threatening 60 60
by Tho time Barcus arrived on the
scene
AT a considerable distance from him
small disturbance had broken out.
clamor of protesting voices liftinr
about the rum0r OF the mob.-As d
number OF men. case.hsrdened rcughs
one and all. began 20 force their way
In vshaped wedge through the
throng, making toward ito very heart.
the point on the hrelines nearest the
burning building
what this meant. Mr. Bareus had
not tho slightest idea But his atten-
ton was firs, distracted by the maneu.
yer, then fixed by the face OF man
who was following In the hollow OF
the V an evil white face that seemed
somewhat vaguely familiar somehow
reminiscent Of something strange that
had happened In the history Of Mr.
Barcus.
At the same time. at the point where
the V had paused a wild uproar lifted
, up and coinoldentally wilder confu
, sion became noticeable. A cry was
audlble--"Firehug Lynch him : Lynch
. him. Lynch the hrcbug and al
this the mob turned as one man and
, streamed away IN pursuit Of an 10
visible quarry. who chose to attempt
his escape By a route directly oppo
site 10 that which would have led bin
within view OF Mr. Barcus,
Startled, and OF a sudden persuade'
that there might have been more II
his "hunch" than was sanely 10 b
credited. Barcus started up and va
on the point OF stepping out OF ht
, cab. N with a ratSer aimless purpose
, when he WAS stayed by sight OF ina
evil white face returning the way
had come--siill In the hollow OF IN
I, flying V. which now made faster pros
ress thanks 20 the disorganization o
the mob by the chase OF the alleged In
cendiary
And now. Barcus saw, tho man o
the white face was not alone. Their
was someone with him-someon
p whose head was bent and face cor
cealed. but who seemed 10 be fem
nine.
And so. Barcus argued, why mlsh
/, Il not be Rose Urine, suffering ne'
nerseention nj the hands OF her unnal
ural fathers ereaturesf
lie was too far away 10 make sur
and ATTEMPT any interference; but y
poinied White Face out 70 his chau
!, feur as the V reached a touring ca
on the edge OF the mob and the womA
Il wes lifted In lnnrsviss.ns sad appal
i entity in a dead fsintl. and when IN
tourlng car swung round and picke
\ nm IFS heels. the ta1iceb OF Mr.. barcu
4 ,railed II as unostentstlously as II
\ was a pertinacious shadow.
4 Ten minutes later. from the rea
4 deck OF a ferryboat IN mids,Feam =
\ boat bearing back to Ne~ YORK nc
H only the touring car OF White rae
hut the cab OF Mr. Barcus--the ia,''
gentleman formed one Of small o
H interested audience witnessing an u
c,dens OF uncommon character.
He saw a young man, haiiess' Coz
Iass almost shlrtless. tear down
/ the edge OF one Of the Iersey ~hArse
his heels snapped At BY raNsnln
II rabble. jump aboard a squAfsrsse
H yessel which lay moored there. an
u orscu,e a maneuver Of despair .
/. climbing up the rigging In hoaele'
y attempt 10 escape his perseeu'o'l
They we're too many for him ana va
Il vas worse they we're headed py
4. SQUAD OF police APPARENT, as srim
o hent on comprising the destruction
Z. their quarry as was the mob
n Ard they swsrmed up me ilts a.
after him without a moments A'@''
d ton. ,., .,t-,,h.
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