The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-18

~ owe something TO her, too, dad"
fight this out by myseTf-hght It out
in my own way. And I'm going to
do itr'
The butler entered.
"a man to see you. SIR" he said.
The master took the card. Very
WE'LL he said, show him up" His
glance met the wondering gaze Of his
son.
Its Burke" he explained.
what on earth can he want-at this
time Of night?" Dick exclaimed.
"You may as well get used TO visits
from the police"
A moment later Inspector Burke en-
She's skippedr' he said triumph
antly.
Dick made step forward. His eyes
flashed. and there was anger in his
voice as he replied:
al don't believe it."
"She left this morning for Chicago"
Burke said. lying with a manner that
long habit rendered altogether con-
vincing. 81 told you she'd 60" He
turned to the father and spoke with an
air OF boastful good nature Now, all
you have to do is TO get this boy out of
the scrape and you'll be all right
eff we only couldr' The cry came
with deepest earnestness from the lips
of Glider, but there was little hope IN
his voice.
al guess we can find a way TO have
the marriage annulled or whatever
they do to marriages that don't take"
said Burke.
The brutal assurance OF the man In
thus referring to things that were
sacred moved Dick to wrath.
Don't you interfere he said.
Nevertheless Burke held to the topic.
Interfere! Huh"' he calculated,
grfnning broadly. why. that's what
I'm paid to do. Listen to me. son. The
minute you begin mixing up with
crooks you amt In position to give
orders to any one. The crooks have
got no rights in the eyes Of the police. |!
Just remember that"
But Dick was not listening. Hi. !
thoughts were. again wholly with the |
woman he loved, who, as the inspector /
declared. had fed from him.
where's she gone In ChicagoT
Burke answered in his usual gruff |
fashion, but with a note Of kindness |
that was not without it's effect on !
Dick.
Tim no mind reader" he said. "But
she'll probably stop at the Blackstone
that is, until the Chicago police are
tipped of that she is in town"
The face Of the young man took on
o totally different expression. He went !
close to the inspector and spoke with
seriousness.
Burke he said pleadingly, "give
me a chance. I'll leave for Chicago in
the morning Give me twenty-four
hours start before you begin bounding
her."
The inspector smiled acquiescence.
Seems reasonable" he admitted.
mo, no, Dickr' the father cried.
you shall not go! You shall not gog
The inspector shot a word of warn
ing to Glider In an aside that Dick
could not hear.
Keep STILL" he replied. TITS all
right"
"You give me your word, inspector"
Dick said. that you won't notify the
police in Chicago until I've been there
hours"
You're on" Burke replied genialiy.
'~They won't get a whisper out Of me
until the time is up"
."Then I'll 60" Dick smiled rather
vsnIy at his father. You know, dad,
I'm sorry, but I've got to do what I
think is the right thing"
II was not until the door was closed
a fter Dick that Burke spoke.
He'll 20 to Chicago in the morning,
you think, don't your" he asked.
Certainly" Glider answered. But
I don't like It."
BEST thing that could have hap
pened, You see, he won't find her
there"
where did she go then!" Glider
oueried. wholly at loss.
Nowhere yet. But just about the
time he's starting for the west I'll
have her down at headquarters. Dem
Arrest will have her indicted before
noon. She'll go to trial in the after
moan. and tonorow night she'll be