Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15

ion was worried, but laid the delay to
Pells habits and the necessity possibly
of avoiding the police.
But when Drake arrived with the
morning papers and said nothing artic-
ulate and only pointed to the headlines
on the first page both Wilkerson and
Mrs. Darnell knew that something had
happened again to spoil their plans. It
was Wilkerson who snatched up the
paper and read the news:
HOTEL THIEF HURLED TO DEATH.
Guests OF the Manx Hotel Have Fierce
Struggle With Hotel Robber.
Shortly before midnight last night Miss
! Ruth Gallon, a guest at the Hotel Manx,
| entered her room to find a masked man
| lootins her desk. Her cry for help fright
ened the thief. and he made for the fire
| escape. followed by Mr.. John Dorr,
| another guest who heard Miss Gallons
| call. Mr.. Dorr pursued the man to the
| roof. and In the ensuing struggle the des-
perado was either flung or fell to the
street below. He was instantly killed.
Shortly afterward the body was identi-
fed by the police as that OF Samuel Price.
alias Henry Pell, an ex-convict and drug
| fiend.
Wilkerson read no further. He turn
ed his ghastly face on Mrs. Damell
and said huskily, Hes dead"
well, he won't tell any tales" was
the cold response. The question is.
did he get the papers?
To this question there was no salts.
factory answer until Wilkerson read
down further and learned that nothing
of value had been found on Pelrs body.
$50 he didn't get the deeds, and Ruth
still has them" Mrs. Darneil said bit
| terly. THAT is the way all your plans
succeed"
Wilkerson flushed. "There is one
comfort" he said in an ugly tone.
'Dorr is to be held for killing him"
For how longT sneered Jean. I'm
| til his friends get him out. And mean
while you do nothingp
She continued in this strain for some
time. Drake and Wilkerson moodily
listening. They knew that IL she once
threw the affair up they would be help
less and all their time and work and
money would have gone for naught
Wilkerson was thinking quickly. Sud-
denly he interrupted Jean to ask for
pen and ink. She got them. and he sat
down at the table to write. Drake and
Mrs Darnell kept up desultory con-
versation until he had finished.
There was a queer look in Jeans
eyes as she took the sheet he handed
her and glanced at the writing II see
you still can do it," she murmured.
Read It" he growled.
Mrs. Darnell read it through silently
and then aloud:
| Dear Ruth-I 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 jail7" 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." muttered Drake.
Wilkerson smiled slyly. ''The idea
is that Drake here will disguise him
self as a 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 1t
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-
plicit instructions as to what streets
he was to take and where he was TO
meet Wilkerson.
1t was an hour later that Drake
drove his rented car up before the ho-
tel and delivered his note. It found
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 Wilker-
sen had forged she instantly took
alarm.
John must be in trouble and Mr.
Everett can't get him out" she said
Hes written for me to come down to
the jail and see him and bring the pa
pers."