Evening journal., 1914-09-28

license number am sending men to watch the
Jersey ferries. Call me up In an hour"
without word OF response. and without word
OF apology to the Reverend Mr.. Wright Alan
dropped the receiver, snatched up his hat. and fed
that house like man demented
Rose, escaping from Trines house. overpowered
and made the captive OF Trines lowest creatures
gunmen possibly, OF the stamp OF that animal whom
Trine had charged with the assassination Of Alan
the night beforei
There neither a motorcar In sight for him
to charter nor any time to waste in seeking one.
Alan could only hope to find his way back
toward the ferry II must have been upwards OF
an hour before he came into street which he
recognized, by Its dingness and squalor, as that
in which he had thrown Marrophat from the
ning-board OF the taxicab.
And then as he paused breathless and footsore.
TO cast about him for the way to the ferry. a tour
ing car turned corner at top speed and slowed to
a stop before that selfsame tenement OF the un-
savory aspect to whose sidewalk he had seen
Marrophat assisted by the loafers Of the quarter.
And this touring occupied by some half
a-dozen rufians in whose hands a young girl
writhed and struggled when. Immediately the
stop they jumped out and wrestled her out with
brutal reconsideration.
Like shot Alan had crossed the street-but only
TO bring up nose 20 the panels OF the tenement door
and to find himself seized and thrown roughly aside
by hurly denzen when he grasped the knob and
made as II TO follow in
Keep back, young fellerl" his assailant warned
want to get into trouble"
To the speakers side another ranged, cycling
Alan with a formidable scowl AT discretion he
stepped back and turned as II persuaded to mind
his own business, then swung his heel. caught
the two In the very act OF opening the door, and
threw himself between them.
An elbow planted heavily in the pit Of the stom.
ach OF one disposed Of him for the time being.
blow from tho shoulder sent the other reeling
to the gutter. And Alan was in the tenements
lowermost ha-a foul and evilodored place dark
as pit the instant the door closed its murk
relieved only by the flame Of a kerosene lamp smok.
ing In bracket near the foot of the stairs.
Sounds OF scufiing OF feet were audible on the
hrst landing. Alan addressed himself impetuously
to the staircase. gaining its top in half a dozen
leaps, and only in time to see a door slammed AZ
The forward end of the hall and hear a key turned
IN It's lock-
cluster of men blocked HIS way He didn't
pause to wait for II TO be cleared but threw him.
self headong into their midst and by dint of the
surprise had gained the closed door before they re-
covered and sought to stay him.
Indifferent to them all, he shook the knob and
shouted: "Rosel Rosei"
Her cry back 70 him. a mufied scream:
"Alanl Hep Helpi"
Backing away with mad idea Of throwing him
self bodily against the door and breaking It down
ne was suddenly confronted by hideous mask OF
humanity-face OF man all msshapened bruised
and swollen and dishgured with Of dried
blood and dirty bandage round his temples. but
none the less vaguely recognizable.
The words that streamed from its distorted Iips
drove recognition home
Gee. fellers, lookt who's herel II It amt tn
guy what threw me off'n that grder this mornln'
Stand back and let me kill th'"
Without the hesitation OF a heartbeat Alan swung
heavily for the thugs Jaw. The blow went solidly
home The man fell like poled OK.
Pandemonium ensued. Rallying to their comrade
the rufians attacked Alan with one mind and one
intent Murder would have been done then and
there had II not been for rotten banister-rail.
which gave way. precipitang the lot to the ground
floor Of the hallway
simultaneously the lamp on the wall was struck
from its bracket and crashed to the floor its glass
well breaking and loosing a food OF kerosene to
receive the burning wick The explosion followed
instantly, In a trice the hallway was a lake of
burning OIL and hungry flames we're licking up the
rotting wallpaper and eating into decayed base
boards and stairtreads.
Still fighting like a madman contesting every
foot Of the way, Alan borne down the hall and
out OF the front door scream Of Fire." greeted
him he reeled out into the open. It was echoed
by dozen throats
He looked up, dashing from his smarting ewes
tears drawn by the sitting clouds Of smoke. and
saw vaguely at the second story window woman
leaning out and shrieking for help.
That II hopeless to attempt the staircase
he we'll knew. Drawing aside, he endeavored to
come to HIS sober senses. and cast about for some
feasible way to effect the of his Rose
The tenement occupied one corner OF a narrow
street. Directly opposite, a storage warehouse
stood upon the other corner. Before this last was
the stage ror truck deliveries. pro
tected by a shed-roof And. suspended from a tim
bef that peered out over the caves, hoistips
tackle dragged the ground with its ropes
II was the work of minut~ to convince a thick
headed policeman that the attempt was feasible
and should be permitted. It the work of less
than another minute to rig loop in the line and
fasten round his body beneath the arms volun-
teers did not lack; couple of husky longshoremen
sprang to the ropes at his first call They heaved
with Will. His feet left the ground he scared
ne caught the caves of the shed-roof and shouting
to cease hauling. drew himself up on this last
backed little ways down it and calculating his d..
rection nicely with running jump launched. him
self out the street
The momentum OF HIS leap carried him well out
over the heads Of the throng assembled in the
street and truly toward that window where Rose
was waiting. Then it's force sackened. For an
awful instant he believed that he had failed But
with the last expiring Of impetus. he was
brought within grasping distance OF the window
sill
Hauling himself up. he gathered her into his
arms
A great tongue Of tawny flame licked angrily ou
OF the window as he swung her back TO safety
, ITO be continued)