New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-11-11
CHAPTER xxvIIi.
And the Rose.

CHAPTER XXvlll.
And the Rose.
Taking the dazed young man by tho
hand. as 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 .
soothing voice.
At the elbow of the Reverend Mr..
Wright telephone shrilled imperar
lively. With a gesture of professional
patience he turned to the instrument,
lifted the receiver to his ear, and
spoke in unsteady modulated accents.
Yes :. Yes: this is Mr.
Wright. -. All, yes, Mr.. Digby-
Not coming? But, my dear sir.
Mr.. Law is already here. must tell
you
He checked with reproving glance
for Alan, who was twitching his sleeve
lnsistently.
IF you please" Alan begged, '1et
me speak to Digby at once. Forgivs
me"
Reluctantly the minister surrendered
the telephone. x
That you, Digby?"
Alan! Bless my soul, what are you
doing over there? Is Miss Trine 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 q rough coat over boudoir
dress-climb out of one of the base
ment windows of Trine's 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 get. to the
street, she had been caught by several
rough-looking customers, who rushed
out of TriHe's house, seized the girl,
and made off with her in a motor-caf
bearing New Jersey 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 Rev
erend Mr.. Wright, Alan dropped tbs
receiver, snatched: up his hat, and fled
tnat house like man demented.
Rose, escaping from Times house.
overpowered and made the captive OF
Trine's lowest creatures DOS
stbly. OF the stamp of that animal
whom Urine had charged with the as
sassination Of Alan the night before!
There was neither motor-oar In
sight for him to charter nor any time
TO waste in seeking one. Alan could
only hope to find one on his way back
toward the ferry. It must have been
upwards Of an hour before he came
into street which he recognized. by
ito dinginess and squalor, as that in
which he had thrown Marrophat from
the running-board of the taxicab.
And then, as he paused, breathlese
and footsore, to cast about him for the
way to. the ferry, touring car turned
a corner at top speed and slowed to q
stop before that selfsame tenement az
the unsavory aspect to whose sidewalk
he had seen Marrophat assisted BY
the loafers Of the quarter.
And this touring car was occupied
by some half-a-dozen ruff1ans In whoss
hands young girl writhed and strue.
gleds when, Immediately on the stop,
they jumped out and wrestled her out
with brutal reconsideration.
Like q shot Alan had crossed thu
street-but only to bring up nose to
the panels Of the tenement door, and
to find himself seized and thrown
roughly aside by a burly denizen when
he grasped the knob and made as II
to follow in.
Keep back. young feller!" his a.
sailant warned him viciously. ..Keeu
outa this. now. II you don't want t.
get into trouble
TO be continued