The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-11-28
CHAPTER XVIII.
And the Rose.

hand, ae though he had been a child, |
the Reverend Mr.. Wright led Alan |
back to his study and established him |
in comfortable armchair beside his |
| desk
sit there and compose yourself. my |
dear young friend" he insisted In a
soothing voice.
At the elbow OF the Reverend Mr.. |
Wright a telephone shrilled impera.
lively. With gesture of professional
patience he turned to the instrument.
lifted the receiver to his ear, and
spoke In unsteady moduated accents.
Yes Yes: this is Mr..
Wright. All. yes. Mr.. Digby.
Not coming7 But. my dear sir,
Mr.. Law is already here. | must tell
you"
lie checked with reproving glance
for Alan. who was twitching his sleeve
insistently.
IF you please" Alan begged. let
me speak to Digby at once. Forgive
me"
Reluctantly the minister surrendered
the telephone.
THAT you, Digby?"
"Alan Bless my soul. what are you
doing over there? Is Miss Urine with
you? But how can that be possible?"
Rose? No. What about herr" Alan
demanded, stammering with anxiety.
"Why-one OF my spies has just re-
ported by telephone. He was going on
duty this morning when he saw a
young woman-either Rose or Judith
| wearing a rough coat over boudoir
dress-climb out OF one of the base
ment windows OF Trines house. She
was apparently in great distress OF
mind and anxious to escape without
being seen from the house; but before
my man-whose post OF observation
is In the third story Of one OF the
houses opposite-could get to the
street. she had been caught by several
rough-looking customers, who rushed
out OF Trine's house, seized the girl
and made off with her In a motor-cai
| bearing New Jersey license number
u ! am sending men TO watch the Jersey
Il ferries. Call me up in an hour"
4 Without a word of response. and
II without word Of apology to the Rev
|l erend Mr.. Wright. Alan dropped the
!. receiver. snatched up his hat and fed
|, that house like a man demented.
y Rose. escaping from Trine's house
overpowered and made the captive oil
Trine's lowest creatures-gunmen pos
d. sibly. of the stamp OF that animal
I. whom Urine had charged with the as
sassination Of Alan the night before!
i, There was neither a motor-car II
d sight for him TO charter nor any time
to waste In seeking one. Alan could
!, only hope to find one on his way bach
|. toward the ferry. 1t must have beer
A upwards of an hour before he came
A into street which he recognized. b,
it's dinginess and squalor. as that II
!. which he had thrown Marrophat from
o. the running-board of the taxicab.
d And then. as he paused. breathles,
and footsore. to cast about him for thu
>. way to the ferry. touring car turneS
:. a corner at top speed and slowed to |
. stop before that selfsame tenement o
q. the unsavory aspect to whose Sidewalk
/, he had seen Marrophat assisted b!
n the lOaferS OF the quarter.
a. And this touring car was occupied
A. by some half-a-dozen rufiians in who's
n hands young girl writhed and strug
a, gled when, Immediately on the stoI
10 they jumped out and wrestled her GU
az with brutal reconsideration.
Like a shot Alan had crossed tn
"a street-but only to bring up nose L
,T hn
10 to find himself seized and throw
ar roughly aside by burly denizen whe
he grasped the knob and made as
- to follow in.
- Keep back young feller!" his az
sailant warned him viciously. "Kee
-. outa this, now. If you don't want I
"a get into trouble"
=. To the speakers side anothe
81 ranged, cycling Alan with formidabl
"a scowl. AT discretion he stepped bac
~ and turned as II persuaded to mind hi
own business, then swung on his hee
caught the two in the very act OF opel
ing the door, and threw himself b.
tween them.
op An elbow planted heavily in the D
IN OF the stomach of one disposed of hi
'u' for the time being A blow from n
shoulder sent the other Keeling to II
gutter. And Alan was In the ten
es, ment's lOwermost hall-a foul an
an evil-odored place, dark as pit II
ist instant the door was closed, its mul
ar relieved only by the fame OF ker
ere sene lamp smoking in bracket nei
bly, the foot OF the stairs.
Ige Sounds Of scuflling OF feet were a
in dible on the first landing Alan a
dressed himself impetuously to Il
ew staircase, gaining its top in half
a dozen leaps, and only in time to see
1873. door slammed at the forward end
sep the hall and hear key turned In /
or lock.
49," A cluster OF men blocked the wa
as He didn't pause to walt for II to
cleared, but threw himself headlor
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