Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-04

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"A77 rfg6t,r came back the answer
I'm just travel along. Maybe I might
help John myself"
So II was agreed. and they met IN
the lobby, where Ruth showed the note
to the clerk in her impulsive way
Something in. that officials expression
mnde the old cook unobtrusively take
ont bis revolver and see that it was IN
good condition. BE followed Ruth to
the street and, into the waiting ma.
chine.
This move disconnected Drake. He
| mad not intended to have two pas.
sengers, but he saw no help for 1t and
merely nodded when Ruth ordered him
to take her to the city. prison. He
| started his engine and they sped of
up the hin.
They rode for some time and as nei-
| Their of them was acquainted with the
| city II, did, not occur to them that they
we're being rapidly conveyed into a
part Of town only partly built up and
now yelled in dense clouds Of swirling
fog. %'F'"' '"' ~
ITS a long way" Ruth remarked
several times, but Kane, merely grunt.
ed. He was busily pondcring over
some method Of extricating John Dorr.
Suddenly the car swerved around a
corner. dived down a steep bill and
came to q stop before a big gray build.
ing-the boarded up residence of. an
absentee. Reaching back. Drake open.
ed the door. and Ruth sprang out,
A figure darted across the sidewalk,
and she felt herself clutched BY the
arm. e"@S ,
She looked into the cleaning. cruel
eyes Of Wilkerson. :,
i've got. you now!" be said trium-
phantly.
"Ohw moaned Ruth. shrinking back
In terror.
"Yes. indeed" wilkerson tainted
her.
But: at thatanoment be heard another
voice. stern, commanding and familiar.
he looked around into the muzzle of
Tom Kane's revolver. as D.
Is 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 a precise and deli:
cate touch. a
You berer' said wilkerson with an
oath. ~ = u
Suddenly the old mans temper Jared
up. The other NV death in his eyes.
turned on his heel and a as fast as
he could up the street s.
Without q seconds hesitation Kane
swung bis weapon round till it cover.
ed Drake, covering at his wheel.
Nov you drive Us back to the no.
tel" he thundered. "And IL you make
a false. move. III drill ye as sure as
God gave me good shooting eyes"
Drake saw that he was helpless and
sulkily waited til they were in and
then turned his car back toward the
center Of the city. Tom Kane sat
.grtmly Just behind him with his gun
ready. And his mind, was piecing
things together. Suddenly be saw a
policeman on bis beat and realized that
luck was playing his cards for him.
He ordered Drake to halt ard hailed
the od3cer. TO that somewhat astonish-
ed individual the cook explained brief
~ that he had just foiled an abduction
plot and that the chauffeur was in It
Though Drake %strenuously denied the
charge the policeman decided that It
was a case for the captain.
It'll Just ride In front here. and we'll
go to headquarters" he remarked.
"You can put up that gun. old fellow.
for I'll see that young fellow doesn't
cut up any monkey shines" Z
In the meantime Everett had sue
cessfully managed DORIS business, and
be had. been released on nominal bail
for hearing. And I guess you won't
find US very anxious to make It hard
for you" said the prosecuting attor.
ney.
Free again. John insisted on taking
the quickest route back to the hotel.
Everett sympathetic IN this. agreed.
and in a few minutes they were at the
hotei inquiring for Ruth. !
why. she left only a little while
ago to see You In the prison." said the
clerk "she had a note from you"
II wrote no note" said John
Here It is." was the response. ''shet
left It on the desk in her hurry"
Eagerly John snatched the sheet Of,
paper. but the instant. his eyes lit on 1t
he turned a. furious face to. Everett.
IT'S a forgery, a trick" be said. II
never wrote IT,"
CHAPTER XVI.
TOT. Late, .u
"lOGETHER John and Everett
went outside. and from the
starter they learned that a
car had driven up. that the
chauffeur had delivered d note andthat
later Ruth Gallon had come down and
been driven OF: There wa an old
gentleman With her. EEMr. Kane. ! be-
.ieve," the stArter; added. ~.
= John heaved; q sigh Of, relief: AT
any rute. Tom WIN see that she doesn't.
come to harm" he SAID 2
After a few more questions, which