The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-08

Rose, Judith's twin ulster. love each other
lie IS saved i BY Alan. and she falls II, love
WITH him. butt, seorncd by him. she pnrsues
many A ,lss 4 The HAND. and hs5
judith surviving ' many ANY d y aite'npis
ken A by hef e and hat eein s
friend. Tom Barcus proposes 10 30 on the
ra the d asstG Isn
breaks into Trine's house at night and STUN
5ics upon Judith.
CHAPTER LX1.-THE PRISONER
You don't know whore hos gone,
them"
DO your" sho asked sharply.
In a general way. BY special train
TO the West"
Taking Rose?''
so I'm told.'
The woman cholsed upon her anger.
but quickly mastered It.
He shall pay for this!" she assever.
atod
Your father? Wish him nothing more
nor less than your enmity," Alan as
cured her civil'y. But since 1t seems
mat he has gone. and Rose with him.
II your forgive me. think I'll be go
in e.
"Alone?"
That one word. uttered with all the
Significance that this woman knew 30
ven now to infuse into her tone,
checked him suspicously on the TIRES
hold
"why-yea"
You wouldn't care for a campanion
1u voyage?" she suggested.
"oh-redlly.' he protested.
80, enc heid up an arresting hand
"Listen!'' she begged.
From the street below came the un-
mistakable rattle OF a policeman's To-
Gust on the sidewalk
THAT damned maid:" Alan diyinod
tEoughtfully.
The same, Judith agreed with
ominous calm. Has 1t struck you that
you may have some trouble getting
away without my permisslon?'
I'm not SO stupid as not to have
thought Of that" he countered re-
proachfully.
Then be advised-and take ME with
you"
I'm what capacity. please? AS enemy
or-ally?"
Iriends-until We overtake that sI.ecial
train. After that. by your leave. I'll
shift for myself"
IT'S not such q bad notion" he re-
Hccted: with you under my eye, you
can't do much to Interfere
II i promiHe--" she suggnsta.l
III take your word" he agreed sim
ply But you're in for lot nj hard
Sship. I'm afraid. The one way to catch
''p With your .nther Is by aeropiane-
and I've got one waiting
Sd. nodded lntently. Don. cons!oor
ne as woman when It comes to have
ship.' she l'.uod obliqueiy.
I've no reason to. going on wrat /
know az YOU"
Give me enc minute to nal my Goa.
and hat"
to- 'har i.,at time sn. was At his
side in The hallway.
The police entered by the front door
ps tho two crept out OF the area win
dow.
Not once In the course OF the next
sixteen hours but a thousand times Alan
questioned land. II will readily be al
lowed. with all excusc) his sanity In
permitting himself lin being Influenced
TO humor Judith's insistence and max c
her party to this Wild aerial cross
country dash
And yet Che would arEue) what else
could he have done but yield? He was
In tight corner when she dictated
those terms: with her against him, the
chances were strong that he must have
spent the remainder OF that night land
heaven alone knew thow many subse-
quent nights) In jail. as a common
burglar.
Otherwise he might have dehcd her
and fought his way out of the house
at the cost Of tho lives OF n couple of
policemen discharsing their duty and
nothing more.
And once he had given his word
Alan Law could not have dishonored ii,
though his life Itself were the price of
keeping II.
He told himself grimly that there was
no room for argument; he had brought
her. and there WAS an end to it-whut-
ever might cnsue.
He had plenty OF time for thought.
Speech was impossible while the BIZ
plane WAS In motion-and il was seldom
otherwise. but only infrequently at
pause when the necessity for replen-
lshing It's store OF oil and gasoline
would force 1t to descend. Only once
when they broke their fast at some un-
known backwoods hamlet, did the In
corruption Of their journey exceed ten
minutes.
Between whiles-the plane new fast
and high, cutting a direct line. as the
crow files. athwart the Eastern and
Western States.
And then one could do little but
think--or nod in drowsiness that never
became sleep, because of that cold Of
these high attitudes.
Chicago they raised as smudge on
the northern horizon about o'clock
In tho afternoon: thereafter some lit
tic time was lost in descents to ascer-
tain the identity Of the many railroad
lines that criss-crossed the swimming
landscape. Only at the third cast did
they succeed in picking up the line
Of the Santa Fe. And il WAS some
hours later. though still daylight, when
they picked up the special train. flying
like hunted thing across the levels,
There was scant room for doubt
but that 1t was .lie train they sought.
Specials are not common. Moreover
Alan contrived with considerable diff
Hculty to focus binoculars upon the
rear platform OF the car, and caught n
fugitive glimpse OF white coated fig
ure with q black face that was watch
Ing the biplano In the same manner,
that Is. with glasses.
CONTINUED Tomorrow