The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-12


the protection OF her husband. Mary
Durham opened the door. She sup
posed, Of course, IL was the bellboy
with pitcher OF ice water, for which
she had just rung
'Ah, here you are at last, my pretty
.cousin!" II was the voice of Richard
that menaced her, with all the stored.
up wrath OF his long baffied search.
At that moment the man from the
motorcycle stepped softly up the top
stair and slid unseen into the shad-
ows OF the hall.
For an instant IL seemed to Mary
Durham that she was going to faint,
and In one swift Fash OF thought she
gaw herself oyerpowered and carried
into hiding before her husband should
return. But with supreme effort she
controlled herself. and faced her tor
mentor with unilinching gaze. Though
her strength had deserted her at first.
every faculty was now keen and col
lected. AS II nothing unusual were
happening she put out her cold, trem-
bling fingers. and laid them firmly
over the electric button on the wall.
Then with new strength coming from
tho certainty that some one would
soon come to her aid, she opened her
lips to speak
What are you doing here, Richard?"
i've come after you. my lady. A
nice chase you've led me, but you
shall pay for II now"
The cruelty In his face eclipsed any
lines Of beauty which might have been
there
Il shall never go anywhere with
your" she answered steadily
He seized her delicate wrist rough
ly. twisting 1t with the old wrench
with which he had tormented her In
their childhood days. None OF them
saw the stranger who was quietly
walking down the hall toward them
WIN you go peaceably or shall
have to gag and bind your" said Rich
ard. Choose quickly. I'm In no mood
TO trife with you any longer"
Although he hurt her wrist cruelty
she threw herself back from him and
with her other hand pressed still hard
er against the electric button.
Catch that other hand, Mike" com
manded Richard. "and stun this In her
mouth. while tie her hands behind
her back"
II was then that Mary screamed
The man In the shadow stepped W
behind and said In low voice:
What does all this mean?"
The two men. startled dropped the
girls hands for the instant Then
Richard. white with anger at this In
| reference, answered insolently III
means that this girls an escaped luna
/ tic, and we're sent to take her back
She's dangerous. 30 you'd better keeT
out OF the way"
Then Mary Dunham's voice. clear
and penetrating, rang through the
halls;
"Tryon. Tryon Come quick! Help
Help"
AZ II in answer to her call. the Gle
vator shot up to the second floor, anC
Tryon Durham stepped out in time tC
see the two men snatch Mary's hands
again and attempt to bind them behlnC
her back
In an instant he had seized Richard
by the collar and landed him on the
hall carpet. while a we'll directed blow
sent the fiabby lrishman sprawlIng Al
the feet OF the detective. who prompt
ly sat on him and plnloned his arms
behind him.
How dare you lay finger upon THU
LADY," said Tryon Durham. as hi
stepped to the side OF hIs wife and pu
strong arm about her. where sh,
stood white and frightened in th'
doorway
No one had noticed the bell boy haC
come to the head OF the stairs and re-
ceived quiet order from tho detec
tive
In sudden fear. the discounted Rich
ard arose and attempted to blum thu
stranger who had SO unwarrantly In
terfered Just as his fingers were Rbou
10 close over the golden treasure of hi
cousins fortune.
Indeed. sir, you wholly misuuder
stand the situation he said 20 Dun
ham. with an air OF injured innocence
though perhaps you can scarcely b,
blamed This girl Is an escaped luna
tic We have been searching for he
for days, and have Just traced her |
Is our business 20 take her back a
once Her friends are In great dis
trcss about her Moreover. she ia dan
gero9s cad menace to every gues
In this house. She has several time
attempted 90 murder"
stop" reared Durham tn thuu
derous vo'ce OF righteous ang r Sh
, Ia my wife And you are her cousin
/ | know an about your plot to shut he
up Ia an insane asylum and steal he
fortune have found you sooner thai
, I expected, and intend TO soe that thr
law takes tts tull course with YOU
Two pChccmcn now arrived on m
. scene, with a number OF eager boil
, hotel authorities yAd SCI up the viJ
! staircase without observation w.
keeping ON the alert ,h,y dIscoy re-,
that the elevator had stopped at th
p second Goor, SO the people they vcr
, trucking must have apartments there
. Lurking Ia The shadowy parts Of III