The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-09-14
J. by Roy L. NcCoro Ell


was and had strong though secret In. !
6uences working in her behalf was all |
well enough perhaps to his masculine
manner Of thinking.
But in Esther the eternal feminine
manifested itself in the desire to be
near the one she loved. Nothing else
mattered.
Just then Mrs. Randolph's maid, the
smiling Fiji. entered with vase of rs
Tiers favorlte roses, chattering her
happiness at seeing Esther again. Es.
Their, who had secreted the note and
the money at Fi6's knock, asked the
maid to place the flowers in the win
dow.
1t was the old signal for Quabba,
and when that faithful soul stole
through the street on the watch for
some sign from his young mistress he
saw the signal, and Clarence. the mon
key, was sent up the wistnria for Els
TIERS message
Clarence clambered down again with
half the money that had been in the
mysteriously placed envelope and with
ba to go at once to Los Angeles to To-
cate Arthur. where Esther had last di-
rectly heard Of him. Quabba smiled.
kissed his hand and dotted his cap to
his fair young mistress ut the window
and hurried away.
But much was 70 happen ere Quabba
left Richmond. Some teasing boys ut
g4rn a ln
monkey, and Quabl1, caused the latter
to step In the path of trolley car.
Immediately he was struck and hurt,
but not badly.
Blair Stanley had seen Quabba turn
round the corner of the Randolph man
sion and had followed him at a dis.
lance, wondering what might be the
hunchback's reason for lettering near
where Esther was. Blair, the trailer,
intent upon his own quarry, did not no.
tice that he In turn was trailed by a
bootblack, well grown youth of TWEEN
ty. When Quabba was knocked down
by the trolley and bruised and dazed
Blair was among the first to come to
his assistance. Quabba was able to
! give the address of his lodgings and to
refuse to go to "A hospital. He and
| Clarence, the monkey, were placed in a
taxi and were driven Off, to the cheers
| of the multitude, who regarded them
| In the light Of heroes for the dangers
they had passed
1t was Blalrs perverse nature that
saw In the accident reckless way to
| trap Esther and search for the Stanley
| document his mother believed that Es-
| Their always carried with her.
He scrubbed note and, seeking a
messenger, his eyes lit upon the boot
black. The note was to Esther and
was written as though by a stranger
witnessing the accident TO Quabba. 1t
| gave the address Quabba had given
after the accident and it requested Es-
Their to come to see the injured man,
reading as though Quabba had asked
/ the stranger to send the word.
The bootblack bore the message
promptly to his employer, Blake, the
detective. That astute man behind the
scenes calmly assumed the bootblack' s
! guise and delivered the note in person.
Mrs. Randolph plaintively objected
to Esther's going alone to such part
of town as the address of Quabba' s
lodgings. But 1t was broad day and
Esther laughed at her fears.
Meanwhile Blair Stanley had pro-
ceeded to the lodging house and, aided
by the convincing argument of ten
dollar bill, had no trouble in convinc-
ing the landlady that he was a detec-
tive expecting to trap shoplffter.
Blair proceeded to Quabba's room
and, finding Quabba dazed with pain,
bound and gagged him. 1t was an ad.
venture just to Blair's liking He had
slipped on mask before surprising
and overpowering Quabba, and when
Esthers light step was heard at the
door, directed by the landlady on the
landing below, Blair, still masked,
opened the door and dragged Esther
within.
If Blair had expected an easy victim
he found he had caught Tartar, Els.
Their fought like little tigress, and
every effort Blair made to search her
| lot lue GlunleS uOtulutnl WIS IepulScu
Blair's perverse nature rejoiced in
this vigorous defense Of the slight but
wiry girl. Quabba struggled to free
himself to assist Esther, but just then
the door opened and n stalwart boot
black, who was none other than Tom
Blake, the detective, joined in the fray
He owed Blair something on an old
score, and right merrily he proceeded
to pay 1t off.
Blair fought like a mailman. And
then Quabba tore himself loose from
his bonds and, forgetting the bruises OF
his accident, Joined IN the melee Blail
was young and strong, Physically he
was a match for the detective, even
though the latter was aided by the &c
tive and supple Quabba,
The three sided fight boiled out OF
Quabba's shabby room and down the
rickcty old staircase. Pathway dOwI
| tho stairs the bnlustraia On Thp upDpl