The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1915-01-21
CHAPTER XVIII.
And the Roee.

Sh0 NoSoIouV nj. wright leo Alan
back to his study and established him
IN . comfortable armchair beside his
desk. -
"sit there and compose yourself. my
dear young friend" he insisted In .
soothing voice.
At the elbow of the Reverend Mr.
Wright . telephone shrilled impera.
lively. With gesture Of professional
patience he turned to the instrument,
lifted the receiver to his ear. and
spoke In mpsically modulated accents.
Yes Yes: this Is Mr..
Wright. All, yes, Mr.. Digby.
!. Not coming? But, my dear sir,
Mr.. Law IL already here. I must tell
you"
He checked with reproving glance
for Alan, who was twitching his sleeve
insistently.
III you please" Alan begged. '1et
me speak to Digby at once. Forgive
me-"
Reluctantly the minister surrendered
the telephone.
THAT you, Digby3"
Alan! Bless my soul, what are you
doing over there? Is Miss Trine with
you? But how can that be possiblef :"
Rose? No. What about heri" Alan
demanded. stammering with anxiety.
"Why-one Of my spies has just re-
ported by telephone. He was going on
duty this morning when he saw q
young woman-eitler Rose or Judith
wearing q rough coat over boudoir
dress-climb out Of one of the base
ment windows OF Trine's house. She
was apparently In great distress of
mind and anxious to escape without
being seen from the house; but before
my man-whose post Of observation
Is in the third story of one Of the
houses opposite-could get to the
street, she had been caught by several
rough-looking customers, who rushed
out Of Trine's house. seized the girl,
and made on with her In motor-car
bearing New Jersey license number |
am sending men to watch the Jersey |
ferries. Call me up In an hour"
Without q word Of response, and |
without q Eord Of apology to the Rev
erend Mr.. Wright, Alan dropped the |
receiver. snatched up his hat, and fed |
that house like a man demented.
Rose. escaping from Trine's house.
overpowered and made the captive OF
Trine's lowest creatures-gunmenp pos.
sibly. of the stamp of that animal
whom Trine had charged with the as.
Of Alan the night before!
There was neither a motor.car in
sight for him to charter nor any time
to waste In seeking one. Alan could
only hope to find one on his way back
toward the ferry. It must have been
upwards Of an hour before he came
into a street which he recognized, by
lts dinginess and squalor, as that in
which he had thrown Marrpphat from
the running-board Of the taxicab.
And then, a. he paused, breathless
and footsore. to cast about him for the
way to the ferry. touring car turned
= corner at top speed and slowed to q
stop before that selfsame tenement OF
The unsavory aspect to whose sidewalk
he had seen Marrophat assisted by
The loafers of the quarter.
And this touring car was occupied
oy some half-a-dozen rufiians in whose
hands young girl writhed and strug.
sled when, Immediately ON the stop,
hey jumped out and wrestled her out
With brutal reconsideration.
Like shot Alan had crossed the
'treet-but only to bring up nose to
he panels OF the tenement door, and
20 find himself seized and thrown
oughly aside by a burly denizen when
le grasped the knob and made a. II
o follow In.
Keep back. young fellerI" his as.
ailant warned him viciously. Keep !
'uta this. now. II you don't want to
,et into trouble" II
To the speakers side another
anged. eyeing Alan with formidable
cowl. At discretion he stepped back
nd turned as II persuaded to mind his
wn business. then swung on his heel. l
aught the two In the very act Of open. I
ng tho door. and threw himself be- 4
ween them. 2
An elbow planted heavily In the Dit I
( the stomach of one disposed OF him q
Or the time being. A blow from the q
houlder sent the other reeling to the
utter. And Alan was In the tene. G
rents l0wermost hall-a foul and Z
vil-odored place. dark a. . pit the Q
,stant the door was closed. It's murk
slieved only by the flame OF kero-
sas lamp smoking In bracket near {
40 foot OF the stairs.
6ounds Of scufliinx Of feet were au- Z
lille on the hrst landing. Alan ,ad- q
ressed himself tmpstncusly to the
gaining its top; In half . q
ozen leaps. and only In time to see . b
oor slammed at the forward end OF I
10 hall and hear key turned In its
,ck. - @ - "a
A cluster Of men blocked the way.
10 didn't pause to walt for II to be q
learsd. bat threw himself headlong !
lte their midst, aad by diat e the