The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-15

ion was worried. but laid the delay to
PeIl's 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
ua lie first page both WiIkerson and
Nrs Darneil knew that something tad
",H ened again to spoil their plans Il
E..' WilkersOn vino snatched up the
!..s1 and read the news:
I8G : THIEF HURLED TO DEATH.
....s. OF the Manx Hotel Have Fierce
truggle With Hotel Robber.
S...tr before midnight last night Miss
!-.. lion. guest at the Hotel ManX,
.r----t Ier room TO find a masked man
s.....L er desk Her cry for help fright
s-5 thief. and he made for the fire
-"" followed by MIR. John Dorr.
.~.r-s guest, who heard Miss Gallons
call. MIR. Dorr pursued the man to the
roof. and in the ensuing struggle the des-
perado was either flung or fell 20 the
street below. He was instantly killed
Shortly afterward the body was ident:-
fed by the police as that of Samuel Price.
dlisiS Gil. dH GA-COlN4Gl dilu ri AS
fend.
Wilkerson read no further. He turn
ed his CHASTITY face on Mrs. DarnelI
and said huslily. Hes dead"
Well. he won't tell any tales" was
the cold response. The question is.
did he get the papersT'
TO this question there WAS no salts
factory answer until WilEerson read
down further and learned that nothing
of value had been found on Pell's body
$50 he didn't get the deeds. and Ruth
still has Them" Mrs Darnell said hit
terly. THAT is the way all your plans
succeed"
WiIkerson flushed There is onc
comfort" he said IL an ugly tone.
"Dorr is TO be held for killing him
For how lOng?" sneered Jean. IN
til his friends get him ont. And mean
while you do nothing"
She continued in this strain for some
time. Drake and WiIkerson moodily
listening. They knew that if she ono
threw the affair up they would be he
less and all their time and work ..t
money would have gone for M .
WilkerSon was thinking quickly. 7Gl
denly he interrupted Jean to g..
pen and ink. She got them, ar ~..
down at the table to write. 1 ..Ea .a.
Mrs. Darnell kept up desI ts.- -.n
versation until he had fnist -
There was queer Tor j.. j->
eyes as she took the shf p. 3 I.'ml
her and glanced at the Y .il..- a
yon still can do it." she mui. ed
Read it, he growIed.
Mrs. Darnell read it through sileh.
and then aloud:
Dear Ruth-l hate task you to come
down and see me In the fail, but / have
something very important to tell yol
Bring the papers too. JOHN DORR-
Are you sure he is in jail?" 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 chauffeur. take this note 10
the hotel. see that it reaches Ruth ana
then drive her supposedly to the jail
but really to where I'll meet him
They discussed the plan and at last
agreed that ii was feasible Drake
himself saw nothing dangerous in il
so long as WilkerSon was to meet him
and take Ruth of his hands. He
prempuy proceeded 10 dress biInseiT
as chauffeur and went whistling
away TO a garage after receiving eS
ulicit Instructions as TO whPt stree