Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-05-14

ESCAPE Of CONVICTED PRIS-
ONER!
Macdouqal, on His Way to Prison.
Grapples With Sheriff and Jumps
From Train! Still at Large, Though
Searched For by Posse of Police.
CHAPTER WI.

steps to the curhstone A long
row OF automobiles stood waiting.
Through the wde-tlnng door was Wis
ible pleasant impression Of flowers
and light and luxury In the nearer
of the two large reception rooms Mrs.
Rheinhodt herself, woman dark,
handsome and in the prime OF life,
was standing to receive her guests.
BY her side was her son, whose TWEEN
ty-tirst birthday was being celebrated.
Il wonder whether that professor Of
yours will Gomez" she remarked, as
the stream of incoming guests slack.
ened for moment.
He hates receptions" the boy re-
piled, but he promised he'd come
never thought, when he used to drill
science into us at the lectures, that
he was going to be tremendous big
pot"
Mrs Rheinholdt's plump finger toyed
for moment compacently with the
diamonds which hun2 from her neck
You can never tell in a world like
this" she murmured.
Here he is motherl" the young man
exclaimed suddenly Good old boy!
! thought he'd keep his word
Mrs Rheinholdt assumed her most
encouraging and condescending smile
as she held out both hands to the pro
fessor
1T is perfectly sweet of Won, pro
fessor" Mrs Rhcinhodt declared
Mrs Rheinholdt breathed sigh of
relief as she greeted her new arrivals
The professor made himself uniyer
sally agreeable in a mild way, and his
presence created even more than the
sensation which Mrs Rheinholdt had
hoped for In her desire to show
him ample honor she seldom left his
side
Il am going TO take you into my
husbands study" she suggested later
on in the evening lie has some spe-
cimens of beetles"
Beetles, the professor declared,
with some excitement, occupied pre-
eiscly two months Of my time while
abroad. By all means. Mrs. Rhein-
hodti"
we shall have to go quite to the
back of the house, she explained, as
she led him along the darkened pas
sages
The professor smiled acqucscently.
His eyes rested for moment upon
her necklace
You must really permit me, Mrs.
Rheinholdta he exclaimed, ito admire
your wonderful stones am judge
of diamonds, and those three or four
in the center are, ! should judge,
unique
She held them out to him The
professor laid the end of the neck
lace gently in the palm of his hand and
examined them through a hornrimmed
eyeglass
"They are wonderful" he murmured,
wonderful, Why"
lie turned away a little abruptly
They had reached the back of the
house and door from outside had
lust been opened man had crossed
the threshold with a coat over his arm
and was standing now looking at
| them.
How extraordinary the professor
remarked is that you, Craig"
Eyes. sir" he replied There is a
rainstorm, so | ventured to bring your
macintosh
Very thoughtful, the professor
murmured approvingly 81 have a
weakness" he went on, turning to his
hostess, for always walking home
after an evening like this. In the day
time am content to ride. At night l
have the fancy always to walk"
I'VE don't walk half enough Mrs.
Rheirhc,dt sighed glancing down at
her somewhat portly figure. Dixon"
she added, turning to the footmap whp
had admitted Craig, take Professor
Ashleigh's servant into the kitchen
and see that he has something before
he leaves for home Now. professor
IL you will come this way"