The Detroit times., 1915-05-31
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The motion carried him back a
staggering pace. And Williams COW
cred against the wall as, with that
movement, a lurid flame followed by
plumes OF acrid, biting smoke. ev
haled itself fgom the vault door. on,
Into the room
President Darius Brown sage.
down-down-sagRed within hiWsei
Ike an old. WORKOUT accord .....
Sagged to his knees whore he waN
cred a moment, then slumped heaVtU
20 the tiled floor. his face hattene.
there rs though he would thus burr
IL forever from the sight of men.
Williams approached. lie wa. cold
and passiOnlesS now. There was NO
time. but he could not forcgn looking
~ his work He TOUCHED the hau'.
drawing away quickly a. r.gor mort =
tautened the teudOns OF y toOlly he
picked up the package OF securities
which had dropped from TIC hnan-
cier's POCKET. turning them over curl
ously as though they We're the most
important things In the world to him
They foil from his hands az the
squirmings OF the bound watchm7u
reached his ears. SnatChing the hun.
die OF money from his own pocket 20
dropped II beside the securities. then
turned and fed.
CHAPTER VII.
Fled--throughout the weeks and
months. ned--when there Was no
place TO fee hed--frum the vo,res
that betrayed him. from ~ whispers
that accused him .fedtmwvlhope he
from pillar TO post y'th no ohiec.
tive. with no reason for fight save
the fenr that impregnated the very
soul 81 him.
A series OF hnt robberies punctpst-
cd his flight The net was closing In
upon him. There was Wild CO.
mingling OF desperate fear and toy
as he knew finally he was under
.talN 90 10 faVNf Ia
knew when caught he would put up
fight. He could not understand ~,
for prison was what he yraNed the
immurement from horrible voices.
sounds. lights. But he knew he would
resist by reason OF the same Impulse
that tmpelled his thefts. whereby he
sustained existence when he would
have preferred death.
And then IL came. He had not
bungled the Job. He had felt in nd
vance that he was about to he caught
The plant had been laid for him hv
the police. His pal had been = stoo'
pigeon. The whole roiugry had been
mapped out ~ headquarters and re
had PLAYED squarely into their hands
Rut the instinct for flight bad
beaten them. Even as the steel nip
per touched his wrist he had fought
had wriggled desperately out OF the
pla in clothes mans clutches. And ~
had fed fed to the only place he
know safety might lie
Joseph llrNfn ana MS WIG WIZ
silently seated In their living room
one night. The hagEard man burst
IN unon them Since the tragedy They
had been given much TO silence. Tn
fear that beset the brakeman ha'
not neglected them--tne fear and re-
morse. Flo had caught glimpse o'
her brother upon the street, and th'
face had haunted her since.
They got me-" williams Vasped
They're wise 10 me. They nicked ms
on the Job"
Drum hurriediv snatched aside th'
portieres. tossing open the bedroom
low and pointing toward the FIRE
escape
Tide in here" he comm0hde,
crispiy. The hre-escapc's goo,
err0~h ~ they make n search"
Williams laughed hoarsely. croak
Ingly.
'r'heres no getaway for INV 81 ou-
gang" he muttered. then, his voic'
growing clearer. something Mmos
prophetic Elowed IN the bleary eyes
- Vefa v~v for any OF VS. can
| help running, hut 10 make getaway
/ I cnn't--we can't"
! I'VE left n trail q mile wide" h.