Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-04-29


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Forthwith he engaged taxicab 10
convey him to Jersey CITY. at top
speed. for an exoI bitant reward
And when, from the forward deck OF
ferryboat he beheld u dense volume
of smoke advertising a confiagration
on the Jersey shore. not far from the
waterfront he shook moodily sa-
gacious head.
If Alan isn't mixed up in that,
somehow" he declared, hes missing
bet for once-and I'm sorry failure
as a prophet OF woe and disaster!"
There was as much intuitive appre-
hension as humor responsible for this
remark; witness the fact that. on land
ing, he risked the delay required to
turn aside and have a look at the fire.
1t proved to be situated in the heart
of squalid slum-a wretched tene-
ment OF the poorest class. whose roof
had already fallen in and whose walls
were momentarily threatening to go
by the time Barcus arrived on the
scene.
At a considerable distance from him
small disturbance had broken out
clamor of protesting voices lifting
about the rumor of the mob-as Il
number of men, case-haruened roughs
one and all, began to force their way
in a V-shaped wedge through the
throng, making toward its very heart.
the point on the fire-lines nearest the
burning building.
What this meant, Mr.. Barcus had
not the slightest idea. But his atten-
ton was first distracted by the maneu-
yer, then fixed by the face of a man
who was following in the hollow Of
the Van evil white face that seemed
somewhat vaguely familiar. somehow
reminiscent OF something strange that
had happened in the history of Mr..
Barcus.
At the same time, at the point where
the v had paused, wild uproar lifted
up and, coincidentally. wilder confu-
sion became noticeable. A cry was
audibe-"Firebug Lynch him! Lynch
him. Lynch the fire bug. and at
this the mob turned as one man and
etreamed away in pursuit of an in
visible quarry. who chose to attempt
his escape by a route directly oppo-
site to that which would have led him
within view of Mr. Barcus.
Startled, and of a sudden persua led
that there might have been more in
his bunch" than was sanely to be
credited, Barcus started up and was
on the point of stepping out of his
cab, if with rather aimless purpose
when he was stayed by sight of that
evil white face returning the way il
had come-still in the hollow of the
flying V, which now made faster prog
; ress. thanks TO the Reorganization Of
the mob by the chase of the alleged in
cendiary.
And now, Barcus saw. the man Of
the white face was not alone. There
was someone with him someone
: whose head was bent and face con
| cealed, but who seemed to be femi
l. nine.
l. And so. Barcus argued, why nigh
O it not be Rose Urine, suffering new
l. persecution at the hands OF her unnat
Il ural fathers creatures?
! He was too far away to make sur,
and attempt any interference; but h,
). pointed White Face out to his Chauf
Il 7 feur as the V reached a touring ca
on the edge of the mob and the woman
r. was lifted in (unresisting and appar
II emily in a dead faint, and when tn,
e touring car swung round and pickle,
g up its heels, the taxicab of Mr.. Barcu
< trailed it as unostentatiously as If 1
" was pertinacious shadow
s Ten minutes later, from the rea
a deck of a ferryboat in midstream-
boat bearing back to New York no
only the touring car of White Face
but the cab of Mr.. Barcus-the latte
gentleman formed one of small bu
interested audience witnessing an IL
cident of uncommon character.
= He saw a young man, hatless, coal
! less, almost shirtless. tear down t
B the edge of one of the Jersey wharves
/ his heels snapped at by ravenin
rabble, jump aboard a square-rigge
vessel which lay moored there, an
execute a maneuver of despair b
climbing up the rigging in hopeless
8 attempt to escape his prosecutors
They were too many for him, and wha
) was worse they were headed by
squad of police apparently as griml
bent on comprising the destruction c
their quarry as was the mob.
And they swarmed up the riggin
4 after him without a moments hesits
4 ton.
& Holly pressed, the fugitive climbe
3 higher and still higher until at lengt
he gained the topmost yard; wit
three policemen not half a dozen fec
8 below him and popping away for dea
y life, If happily with the notoriousl
poor Workmanship of policemen gel
- orally.
None the less, there was no tellin
1t when some accident might wing blu
n let into the young man; and 1t wa
10 evident that he so decided.
f. For. inching out to the end Of tn
N yard, he waved his hand toward hi
prosecutors with a gesture of ligh
ID hearted derision that unmistakabl