Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04
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Taking the dazed vouue maH By the
hand a. though he had beea q CARA
tbs Reverend AIR Wright bed Aiaa
back TO his study and established hlm
IN a coalfortabie armchair beside h4s
desk
sit there aud compose yourself my
dear gognz friend" be insisted Ia a
soothing voice.
Al the elbow of the Reverend Mt
Wright telephone shrilled mpera-
t.veiy With a eesture oi professional
patience he turned 70 the instrument.
lifted the receiver 20 bis ear, ana
spoke in musieally modulated accents
yes Yes; this Is Mr
Wright. An. yes. Mr. mgby-
Not coming7 Bat. my dear sir,
Mr.. Law is already here. | must tel
you-"
lie checked with a reproving glance
for Alan. who was twitching bis sleeve
insistently
"If you please" Alan begged, let
me speak to Digby at once. Forgive
me"
Reluctantly the minister surrendered
the telephone.
That yog. Digby?"
"Alani Bless my soul. what are you
doing over there? Is Miss Urine with
you? But how can that be possible2'
Rose? No. What about herr" Alan
deman ied stammering with anxiety.
''Why-one OF my spies has just re-
tod ltTt t.sUafHfss.rNa uru
duty this morning when he saw a
young woman-either Rose or Judith
wearing a rough coat over boudoir
dress climb out of one of the base
ment windows Of Trine's house. She
was apparently in great distress Of
mind and anxious to escape without
being seen from the house; but before
my man-whose post of observation
is in the third story of one of the
houses opposite-could get to the
street. she had been caught by several
roughlooking customers, who rushed
out of Trines house, seized the girl,
and made off with her in a motor-car
bearing a New Jersey license number.
l am sending men to watch the Jersey
ferries. Call me up in an hour"
without . word of response. and
without a word of apology to the Rev
erend Mr.. Wright. Alan dropped the
receiver. snatched up his hat and fed
that house like man demented.
Rose, escaping from Trines house,
overpowered and made the captive of
Trine's lowest creatures-gunmen pos
sibly, of the stamp of that animal
whom Trine had charged with the as
sassination of Alan the night beforei
There was neither a motOr-car in
sight Tor him to charter nor any time
to waste in seeking one. Alan could
only hope to fnd one on his way back
toward the ferry. 1t must have been
upwards of an hour before he came
into a street which he recognized. by
it's dinginess and squalor, as that in
which he had thrown Marrophat from
the running board of the taxicab.
And then. as he paused, breathless
and footsore, TO cast about him for the
way to the ferry, touring car turned
corner at top speed and slowed to a
stop before that selfsame tenement of
the unsavory aspect to whose sidewalk
he had seen Marrophat assisted by
the loafers OF the quarter.
And this touring car was occu pied
by some half-a-dozen ruffans in whose
hands young girl writhed and strug-
sled when. Immediately on the stop.
they tumned out and wrestlcd her out
with brutal Reconsideration
Like a shot Alan had crossed the
street-bgt only 10 bring ur nose 10
the panels of the tenement door. and
TO ma himself seiznd aud thrown
roughly aside by a burly q izeu when
-e ErasTed the knob and made as IL
TO follow in
Keep back young feUor,r his as
saiiaut warned him viciouzIv. Keen
outa this, now If you don't want to
get into trouble"
To the speakers side another
ranged, eyeinE Alan with formidarra
scowL At discretion be stepped back
and turned as If persuaded tC mind bfs
own business, then swung on his heel
caught the two in the very act Of apsn-
ing the door, and threw himself be-
tween them.
An elbow planted heavily in the nit
OF the stomach Of one disposed OF him
Tor the time being. A blow from The
shoulder sent the other reeIing to The
gutter. And Alan was in the tone
ments lowermost hall-a f1uI and
eVll-odored place, dark as a pit the
instant the door was closed. ats rpysrk
relieved only by the flame Of a ke-o-
sene lamp smoking in a bracket near
the foot Of the stairs.
sounds OF scufiiing of feet were au-
oloie on the first landing. Alan ad-
dressed himself impetuously 10 he
staircase. gaming its top in HaIf a
dozen leaps. and only in time 10 see :
door slammed at the FORWARD end q,
the han and hear a key turned in tts
lock