The Washington times., 1915-04-18

! let you and your men go In. there will
be u free light. and as likely as not you
| will kill one. IL not both of the men. ]
want them alive"
| well. it's your show" the sheriff ad-
mittcd stopping before a disreputablo
, looking building. This is the saloon.
! They've turned the place upside down
since they've been hero. You can hcI"
tho row they're making row. Frc7
drinks to all the touGhs in the town!
They're pouring the stuff down all the
| t!me."
! We'll" Quest decided. "1'm going in.
| and I'm going in unarnled. Yoq can
| bring your men in later. If | call for
. E"lp or If you hear aGy shooting
'Nou'r" asking for trouble" the sheriff
! warned him.
"l'vc got to do This my own way"
Quest insisted. Stand by, now
He pushed open the door of tho saloon.
! There were dozen men driniinS
around the bar. and in the center Of
them Red Gallagher and his mate. They
seemed to he all shouting together. and
| the air was thick with tobacco smoke.
Guest walked right up to the two men.
"Gallaghcr," he said, you're my priS-
! one: Are you coming quictiy?"
! Gallagher's mate. who WAS half drunk,
! Quests direction. Tho result was a gen
eral stampede. Red Gallagher alone ro-
| manned motionlcs3 Grim and danger
ously silent. he held pistol within Il
| few inches Of Quests forehead.
| 'lf my numbers up" he exclaimed
| fcrociously, 1T won't be you who II take
| nc"
II think it will" Quest answered.
| 'Put that gun away"
| Gallagher hesita ted. quests influence
over him was indomitablc.
| Put Il away, Quest repeated firmly.
, You Know you darcn't use it; Your
Ii q Al lH,f' -, 81 Al
| tiaIIaghcr's hand wavered. From out
side came the shouts Of the sheriff and
his m"n, stIHegImc, t" tight their way
i"sn!nc "'Kn 70, 's satety t' sDTicniI ' Quest
| Hacked. ierkcd the pisto! W with his
right elbow. "nd with "hn"S' the same
movement struck Rcd Gallagher under
thu Jaw. TIL" man went over with a
crash. IIis mate who had heen stag
gcring about cTsimR ri"iouslT. fired
RN",hcT VITA shOt at Guest. who sway
ed ana fell forward.
' Il We done h.m,' III" man shouted.
ai'' -. Red! r.. done him all right;
; ~" bent unstC2dily over quest. Su l.
denly the latter s1rang up. seized htnI
by the leg ard sent MIN sprawling. Th",
gun fell from his hand. Quest picked
u up ind hcll II firmly out covering
both men. Gallagher was on his knees,
: Erop.ng for his own weapon.
"Gct the handouts on them Quest di-
rC"t,d the sheriff, who with his men
had at last succeeded in forcing his wal'
int" IT," saloon.
two thugs now. nclvciess and ""W"d.
wor" hand"uftcd Then hc turned t.
QrCe' There was note of Genuih" Hd-
mt'ntion IN mis- ton". , ..,.o,,,,., 49,.
| the ti@gost rerNe of any man have
oVor krUwn.'
lrc crimtnologist smiled.
his sort Of bully Is always coward
la1 he
marked.
rrourhlng in her chair. hey pale,
;crIor-s tlirken face supported betwccl
, her hands L"nOra. he" eyes NW"G VIA
nopr!css misery. gazcd at the, d"Inh y
suumCnt Upon the table. Her last G:r1,n
of hCpc seemed to be passing. her Iit''''
friend Was silent. Once more her wcnIN
myers spelt out final dcspan!ng mes
" not mas happened to YOU" ! a.
waiting /" hear all the time. las ,.ra',
TOLD you wher" am? l am afraid;
/ There WAS still no reply. ltol he;i
glnk !. little lower on her folded n!..,S.
ENon the luxury % toari sc"'lvd dcl'i"d
ne! ear. the fear which dWet VIZ
hrr day and night. had her IA its gil2
suddenly she leaped, SCI eamiaS, fio'
hoy Tlacp Sp.inters Of glass fell all
urouad her. Her ti.s. wild thought MAS
of release; she. gazed upwards at IN"
urohen pane Then very family from
the street bo!(w sEe heard the shout
OF n hnrs angry voice
lol No done il now. Jimmy, You"
"a fin" pitcher. at7 : you Losi IT, t"a'
Thr thuuIhlv formed them'elNos NO.
the halI viii y had come crashing int"
her pulses She found Il scrap of rancr
and pencil in her pocket WITH
trembling hn""rs she wrote few WordS
"PoIlce headquarters. am Sani"r'
.zl q tnl a NJ -
On"d here in tho room where IN" ~!
las fallen. Help, I Am going mad.
Shc twisted tho paper. looked ar"1 d
thc room N"inly for string and hnlIIN
tore a thin piece of ribbon from ""T
ihos&ln. she tied the message round tn
nan. set her teeth. and threw it at tn"
empty skyliCht. The first time 81" vas
Irot successful and the ball came barA.
The second time it passed through tn"
center Of the opening. She heard =
strike the sound portion OF tn" glass
outs...C heard it rumble down III" roof.
\ few seconds of breathlcss silence
lCr heprt almost stopped beating. Hat
It rested in some ledge, or fallen into
the street below? Then she heard n"
boys voice.
i Gee, Here's the ball come hack
again
\ new li"ht shone into the room. She
seemed to be breathing a different At-
mosphrre--thc atmosphere of hons. she
listened no longer with horror TO- n
CrcukinC upon the stairs. Sh" walk" t
backwards and forwards un'l sh" was
IrXhauSicd. turin">N 'nouSh'
when the end came aho was ASl""n,
rr""rhrd upon the he'd a''A dreaming
wildly. she sDrane M to iird lrsne"' or
French. with 4 polircma" behind him.
S.alLdinc upon tho threshold.
."[nRDeCtor'" she cried. rushn? to.
ward him MIR. French, oh, thank
GGd!"
Fer feelings carried h"r AVA. She
threw herself at his f"ot. Sh" vas
laughing and rrving and talking ir"o-
hercntly. all n 'he sam" time. The IN
sp",to~ assst"d hor TO a chair.
Say. what's all this mcan?' 20 do
me- Ndel.
She told him hor stor", irrohoro7tu
in broken uhrasss. French listened
win puzzled crown.
'Say. what "hoIr Quest" ho ask l.
'lr.. at7't rr"A h'"" at all. Them
I Sl'.2 looked ul h"N w0uGcrInGlN.
''N" rou"sc rot, Mr.. Quest
So hosit"tcd The Inspector Iai"
bard upon her wrist, Then he rcali""d
that ~. Wp8 0u tho point Of n nNrV "
ireu kdn'Sn and in no condition for IT,
tcrr> cations.
''TIatT ao," rc said, "I'U take O."
Of YOU for = time. Young lady. aUl I"'
fI,,- Ia T.