The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-30

anu LuuuuG4 " AhO hCcAH
for 1t and slammed it into her lap,
you love your life and honor. Youn
know how to shoot when the time
ONE Now, attend to me. II I'm
not back here by ten o'clock, turn TINS
note over to the police. If you cant
do that, then God help us ALL" And
with that he ran from the house.
Susan eyed the revolver with grow
ing terror. For what had she left the
a and quiet Of Miss Farlow's; as
sa~ssination, robbery, thieves and KID
napers? She wanted to shrek, out
her throat was as dry as paper. Tin
gerly she touched the pistol. The cola
steel sent a thrill of fear over her. he
hadn't told her how to shoot it!
Two blocks down the street, up an
alley, was the garage wherein Har-
greave had been wont to keep his car.
Toward this Jones ran with the speed
of a track athlete. There might be
half a dozen taxicabs about, but ne
would not run the risk Of engaging
any one of them The Black Hundred
was capable Of anticipating his every
movement.
The shadow across the street stood
undecided. At length he concluded to
give Jones ten minutes in which to re-
turn. II he did not return within that
time. the watcher would go up to the
drug store and telephone for instruc-
lions.
But Jones did not come back.
Where's Howard?" he demanded.
Hello, Jones; what's up?"
Howard, get that a out at once"
"Out she comes. Wait till give her
radiator q bucket of water. Gee!"
whispered Howard. whom Hargreave
often used as his chauffeur, get ON to
his nibsl First time l ever saw him
! awake. / wonder what's doing? 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 Is =" and the resi- OF
II trailed away, smothered in the vio-
lent thunder Of the big SKIS engines.
During the cars flight several police
men hailed 1t without success. Down
this street, up that, round this corner,
80 miles an hour; and all the while
Jones shouted: Faster, faster!"
Within twelve minutes from the time
It left the garage, the car stopped OPP
posite No. Is Grove street, and Jones
got out.
Wait here, Howard. If several men
come rushing out, or don't appear
within ten minutes, fire your gun a
couple Of times for the police. don't
want them If we can manage without.
They'd only bungle."
All right, Mr.. Jones" said the chauf'
feur. He had, in the past quarter OF
an hour, acquired a deep and lasting
respect for the butler chap. He was q
regular fellow, for all his brass but
tons.
As Jones reached the curb, Florence
came forth as If on invisible wings.
Jones caught her by the arm. She
flung him aside with a strength he had
not dreamed existed in her slim body.
Florence, l am Jones!"
She stopped, recognized him, and
without a word a 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 a second unde.
the corner lamp, and vanished.
"Ah, child, child" groaned the mai
at her side, all the tenseness gon0
from his body. He was Jones again.
, Still she did not speak but stare
ahead with unseeing eyes,
No further reproach fell from tn
buffers lips. 1t was enough that Go
had guided him to her at the %appointe
moment. He felt assured that neve
again would she be drawn into an
q trap. Poor child! What had they sal
< to her, done to her? How, in God
rs name. had she escaped from them WI
ID never let anybody escape? Present.
lie she would become normal, and the
* she would tell him.
Id Il found the lying note. You dropp'
it."
il. Horrible, horrible!" she said almo
w i~naudibly.
What did they do to your"
- He said he was my father. . .
av He put his arms around me. .
adj And | knew!"
ut Knew what?"
he THAT he lied. l can't explain"
ad Don't try!"
nd Suddenly she laid her head agair
lie. the buffers shoulder and cried.
,ht was terrible to hear youth weep
in this fashion. Jones put his arm abe
,er her, and tried to console her.
He "Horrible!" she murmured betwe
no. the violent hiccoughs. 81 was wrol
II wrongl Forgive mel"
Unconsciously the arm sustainl
Ike. her drew her closer.
ose Never mind" he consoled. Tell
urt one what has happened. Go about
his usual. Don't let even Susan knC