Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-24
STORM LOWERED zUpoRA pcWNJ TO e1I9sp @Ip HINT


BY and by Zudora heard the rumble Of
motorboat. 1t landed at the dock Later she
heard low murmur of voices and once the
hag's raucous laughter, They had fooled her
dozen times. Maybe they would fool her
again.
The visitor was Nine. Du Val. She read
the note carefully and signifed that there
could be no danger in letting Zudora have
some fresh clothes. She would have Gyp
take the note; and Gyp was the hardest
young man in New York to follow. Things
had gone so smoothly for Nine. Du Val that
she had begun to crave little excitement.
There certainly was excitement when Mrs.
Ramsey received that tattered note.
" 1t will take me about FIVE minutes" she
said, as calmly as she could would thou
sand dollars be of any use to you?"
Gyp smiled. Nothing doing in that line,
madam. Just get me the clothes. That's
what I'm here for"
As Mrs. Ramsey went up to Zudora's room
another idea occurred to her. She telephonel
Hunt what was taking place; and that was
the shrewdest thing she could have done.
whats the chap look like?" asked Hunt
over the telephone.
Mrs. Ramsey described Gyp accurately.
Good work! That will be Gyp the Gun
aNal, ,,I
don't attempt anything on your own hook"
Mrs. Ramsey got together some of Zu-
dora's winter clothing From one of the
skirts she ripped hem and inside this she
placed a little note of cheer and courage,
sewing it up with white thread in order to
attract zudora's attention. She managed to
stretch out the promised five minutes into
nearly half an hour, After that she darad
not wait any longer, The messenger might
become suspicious and leave. She went down.
stairs and put the bundle in Gyp's arms.
" You took your time,' he growlcd
81 had trouble in getting into her trunk.
You are not to be brbed, then?"
3" If | was sure they wouldn't cut my
throat SO long!" he jcered as he turned
down the steps.
Hunt worked diligently the rest Of that
day. but when he saw Storm that night he
Kept silent When the proper time came he
would have surprise for the young lawyer
When the clothes came to Zudora she eS.
perienced the FIRST bit of pleasure since hes
Imprisonment. Clean clothes to dainty
woman such as she was meant pleasure under
any circumstance. She came upon the white
thread and eyed II wonderngly. There had
been no tear in that skirt the last time she
had worn It, And Mrs Ramsey certainly
would not have used white thread,
Her heart bounded She felt the criukle Of
paper under her fingers In less than mo.
ment she had the note in her trembling hands
She read it, then destroyed it and hid the
bits Of paper in the four corners Of the room'
Hunt would find her The reaction caused
her to break down and weep.
The old bag head the sound, but accred'
tied 1t to BIT of sentmentalism,
Hunt did not 60 directly to the ship doct.
Instead he engaged motorboat and a.dInghy
Even Baird was curious to learn what was
going to happen.
" I'm not saying word; Just walt. There
may be trouble; but want the biggest trou-
bic ont Of the way first"
" You know where zudorG is and we are
going for herl" cried Storm.
Hunt shrugged and gave the engineer orders
rhav left the motor about ouArtAr of mu'