The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-02-03

Read it!' lie growled.
Mrs. Darnell read it through silently
and then aloud:
Dear Rutt-l hate to ask you to come
! down and see me in the Jail. but have
| something very important to tell you
| Bring the papers too. JOHN DORR.
Are you sure he is in iail:" demand.
ed the woman when she had finished
And what is the idea OF getting the
papers into his hands,"
He'll just turn them over to Ev.
erett." mpttercd Drake.
Wilkerson smiled slyly., THE idea
is that Drake here will disguise him
self us Il chauffeur. take this note to
the hotel. see that it reaches Ruth and
then drive her supposedly to the Jail,
but really to where III meet him.
They discussed the plan and at last
agreed that it was feasible. Drake
| himself SAW nothing dangerous in it
so long as Wilkerson was to meet him
and take Ruth Off his hands. He
promptly proceeded to dress himself
as chauffeur and went whiStling
away to a garage after receiving ex.
| nlicit instructions as to what streets
he was to take and where lie was to
meet Wilkerson.
1t was an hour later that Drake
drove his rented car up before the. no.
tel and delivered his note. 1t founti
| Ruth still deep in conversation with
Tom Kane and yet anxious for the re-
! turn to Dorr and Everett. On the
presentation OF the note which Wiiker-
son had forged she instantly took
| alarm.
",Iotn must be in trouble and Mr..
Everett cant get tlim out." she said.
Hes written for me TO come down to
the Jail and see him and bring the pa
pers.''
''Humph" said Kane. ''rha-t sounds
funny to me"
Ruth nodded, looking at the note.
Then she said. more cheerfu!ly: III
dress anyway. Maybe he needs me
Now, you old dear, leave ne awhile"
Kane departed. and Ruth quickly
changed into street dress. While she
was doing CHS the bellboy returned tc
say that machine waS waiting 70,
her.
"rhe one that brought the note" he
said. He says he was told to wait
"Oh~ she exclaimed. TEL him Ill
be right down."
When the boy had gone she called
Tom Kane on the telephone and told
him that she was going. john sent a
cur for me- she added.
"All right" came back the answer.
''I1l just travel along. Maybe ! might
help John myself"
So it was agreed. and they met in
the lobby. where Ruth showed the note
to the clerk in her impulsiye way.
Something in that officials expression
made the OLD cook unobtrusively take
out his revolver and see that it WAS III
good condition. lie followed Ruth to
the street and into the waiting ma.
chine. ~
This move disconnected Drake. He
had not intended to have two pas.
sengcrs. but he saw no help for it and
merely nodded when Ruth ordered him
to take her to the city prison. lie
started his engine and they sped Off
up the hill.
They rode for some time and as nell
Their of them was acquainted with tie
city it did not occur to them that they
were being rapidly conveyed into Il
part of town only partly built up and
now yelled in dense clouds OF swirling
fog.
Its long way" Ruth remarked
several times. but Kane merely grunt-
ed He was busily pondcr!ns over
some method of extricatng John Dorr.
Suddenly the Cur Swervcd around II
corner, dived down a steep hill and
came to stop before big gray build
lng-the boarded up residence or an
absentee. Reaching back. Drake open
ed the door. and Ruth sprnng out
a figure darted across the Sidewalk,
and she felt herself c!utched by the
arm.
She looked into the cleaning. cruel
eyes Of WilkerSon.
1--WE got you now!" he said trium-
phantly.
oh" moaned Ruth. shrinking back
in terror.
Yes. indeed" Wikerson tainted
her
But at that moment he heard another
voice, stern, commanding and familiar.
He looked around into the muzzle of
Tom Kane's revolver.
For the moment they faced each
other. while Ruth Shranll back still far
Their. The old mans eyes Cleaned.
and his trigger finger seemed to rest
on the trigger with Il precise and deli
cate touch.
'You herew said Wilkerson with an
oath.
Suddenly the old mans temper tlared
turned on his heel and ran as fast as
he could up the street.
Without seconds hesitation Kane
swung his weapon round till II cover
ed Drake. covering ut his wheel.
Now you drive US back to the no.
TEL" he Numbered. ".And IL you make
IL false move I'll drill ye as sure as
God gave me good shooting eyes"
Drake saw that he WAS helpless and
sulliily waited till they were in and
then turneds his car back toward the