Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-17

eve through this Let me get the sense
OF it
Peter peering over his shoulder. the
two COINED .he message In silence:
Bayar6 Snaynon. ~nonasvcry srrr1r-vv-s
West Forty-third. New York city;
Your wire received: all preparations
made. Send patient in charge as indi-
Gated at convenience. Legal formalins,
can wait. you suggest
HAYNES PRIVATE SANATORIUM.
ITS as plain as the face on you. Pc
ter Kenny. Why. all along I've had an
indefinite notion that something OF the
sort was what they were brewing!
Don't you see-'private sanatorium! 2
What more proof do you need OF a
plot TO railroad Marian to a private in
stitution for the insane? Legal for
maIities can wait, as you suggested
course! They hadn't had time to cook
up the necessary papers, TO suborn
medical certificates and purchase a
commitment paper Of some corrupt
Judge"
The dogsr Peter Kenny growled.
But consider how they've been
served out-thunderbolts-ju from
the very skies! All except one. And"
said P. Sybarite solemnly. God do so
to me and more also II he's alive or
outside bars before this sun setsi"
"who?"
November
What can you do to him?"
ITO begin with, beat him TO that
asylum. Fetch me the suburban tele-
phone directory"
Telephone directory
"YesT P. Sybarite raved. What
else? Where is 1t? And where ar,
your wits?'
Turning, Peter took the designated
volume from its hook beneath the
wall instrument at the very elbow of
p. Sybarite.
81 thought" he commented mildly.
you had all your wits about you and
could see it"
Don't be impudent." grumbled p.
Sybarite. rapidly thumbing the pages
''WeStchester" he muttered. adding:
-H-Ha-H-a-d"-
Are you dotty?"
Look at that telegram. It's dated
from Osca hama That's somewhere In
Westminster. II I'm not mistaken Yes.
here we are: H-a-y-HayneS' Private
Sanatorium-numbe Oscahana one
nine. You call EN-"
What shall 1 say?"
Where's that cartridge clip you took
away from me? Give ii here And
want my money"
But" Peter protested in q daZe.
handing over the clip and watching T..
Sybarite rummaGe In the buffet draw
er wherein he had cached his winnings
before setting out for the Bizarre
but what do you want me to-
call up that sanatorium: find out
If Marian has arrived. II she has
threaten with fire and sword. and all
that sort OF thing. If they don't release
her-hand her over to me on demand
II she isn't. make EN- understand I'll
dynamite the place If they let Novem- !
Der bring her there and get away be |
fore ! show up. Tell 'em to call i'm the |
police and pinch November on sight. !
And then get lawyer and send him |
up there after me. And then set the |
police after November. Tell 'em you 4
heard the shot and went down the fire |
escape 10 investigate what the trouble |
was. I'm off,
The door slammed on Peter as be-
(
In the hall. savagely punching the
elevator bell. r. Sybarite employed
the first part Of an enforced wait 70
return the clip OF cartridges 10 its
chamber I'm the butt os Mrs. Inches
pistol.
As the elevator reached the street
evel there sounded from n distance
lown the street a noise the like Of
which he had never before heard.
lOise resembling more than anything
Use i'm his experience the almost ST.
detonations OF something
Ike half dozen firecrackers of sub
annon caliber
Without understanding this p. Syba.
lite found himself in the street
At the curb his hired car waited. its
motor purrinE sweetly. but its chauf-
eur missing. The man was affection
tely embracing a lamppost three or I
our doors in the direction OF Sixth
venue.
Here cried P. Sybarite indignant
:. What's the matter with you:"
The man showed him n face pale
18th excitement; recognized his en- d
loyer but made no offer to stir. S
Gomez" p. Sybarite insisted irasci- r
". i've no time to waste. Get {
love on you. man."
But as he spoke his accents were
otted out by a repetition OF that por
'ntous noise which had saldted him /
moment since
His eyes. veering inevitably toward
lie source OF that uproar. found II
iickly enough 10 see short. vicious
Is OF fame licking out against the
DOM OF an open garage doorway near.
opposite the Hippodrome stage en-. -
like a hundred feet l
'wn the street
Gang dght," his man informed him
lefty. Fly cops cornered a bunch
'em IN November's garage