Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-01-21

help John myseIr
so II was agreed. and they met In
the lobby. where Ruth showed the note
to the clerk In hef impulsive way.
Something IN that officials expression
made the old cook unobtrusively take
out his revolver and see that It was In
good condition fIe followed Ruth to
the street and into the waiting ma.
chine
This move disconnected Drake. lie
had not intended to have two pas
sengers. but he saw no help for II and
merely nodded when Ruth ordered him
to take her to the city prison. He
started his engine and they sped OF
up the hill
They rode FOR some time and as nei-
Their Of them was acquainted with the
city II did not occur to them that they
were being rapidly conveyed into a
part Of town only partly built mp and
now yelled In dense clouds Of swirling
fog.
"lts long way" Ruth remarked
several times but Kane merely grunt.
ed He was busily bordering over
some method of extricating John Dorr.
Suddenly the car swerved around a
corner dived down a steep bill and
came to stop before q big gray build.
ing the boarded up residence Of an
absentee. Reaching back. Drake open
nH tho door NJ nuN
A figure darted across the sidewalk.
and she felt herself clutched by the
arm.
She looked into the cleaning. cruel
eyes OF wilkerson.
"I've got you nOwr' he said trium.
phantly.
"Oh" moaned Ruth. shrinking back
In terror.
Yes. indeed" wilkerson tainted
her.
But at that moment he heard another
voice. stern, commanding and familiar
He looked around into the muzzle OF
Tom Kane's revolver
For the moment they faced each
other, while Ruth shrank back still far
Their The Old mans eyes cleaned
and his trigger finger seemed to rest
on the trigger with Il precise and deli
cate touch.
you herer' said wilkerson with an
oath
suddenly the old mans temper Jared
up The other saw death in his eyes.
turned Oh his heel and ran as fast as
he could up the street
Without a seconds hesitation Kane
swung his weapon round till it cover
ed Drake, covering at his wheel.
Nov you drive us back to the no.
TEL" be Numbered. "And IL you make
false move I'll drill ye as sure as
God gave me good shooting eyes"
Drake saw that he was helpless anC
sulllily waited till they were 10 anC
then turned his car back toward tn,
center Of the city. Tom Kane sa
grimly Just behind him With his gun
ready. And his mind was piecini
things together Suddenly he saw |
policeman on his beat and realized tina
luck was playing his cards for hin
| He ordered Drake to halt and halle
the officer To that somewhat astOnisl
ed individual the cook explained brie
! ~ that he had just foiled an abductiO
| plot and that the chauffeur was in i
Though Drake strenuOusly denied tn
charge the policeman decided that
was case FOR tho coDt1in
"I'll Just ride In front here. and we
go to headquarters. he remarked
you can put up that gun. old fellow
for I'll see that young fellow doesn'
cut up any monkey shines"
In the meantime Everett had sue
cessfully managed DORIS business. anC
he had been released on nominal bai
for a hearing. "And guess you won
find us very anxious to make II hard
for you" said the prosecuting attor
ney.
Free again, John Insisted on taking
the quickest route back to the hotel
Everett. sympathetic IN tkss agreed,
and in a few minutes they we're at the
hotel inquiring for Ruth.
"Why. she left only a little while
ago TO see you in the prison" said the
clerk. "She had note from you"
II wrote no note" said John.
"Here 1t Is" was the response. "She
left It on the desk In her hurry"
Eagerly John snatched the sheet Of
paper. but the instant his eyes lit on II
he turned a furious face to Everett
"It's a forgery. a trick" be said IT
never wrote itr'