The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-25
CHAPTER XVIII.
And the Rose.

hand as though he had been a child,
the Reverend Mr. Wright led Alan
back to his study and established him
In a comfortable armchair beside his
desk.
sit there and compose yourself, my
dear young friend" he insisted in
soothing voice
At the elbow OF the Reverend Mr..
Wright a telephone shrilled impera-
lively With a gesture of professional
patience he turned to the instrument,
lifted the receiver to his ear, and
spoke in unsteady modulated accents.
Yes Yes: this is Mr.
Wright. All, yes, Mr.. Digby.
Not coming? But. my dear sir,
Mr.. Law is already here. | must tell
you"
lie checked with a reproving glance
for Alan, who was twitching his sleeve
insistently.
IF you please" Alan begged, let
me speak to Digby at once. Forgive
me"
Reluctantly the minister surrendered
the telephone.
That you. Digby?"
Alan! Bless my soul, what are you
doing over there? Is Miss Urine with
you? But how can that be possible?"
Rose? No What about herr" Alan
demanded, stammering with anxiety.
"Why-one of my spies has just re-
ported by telephone. He was going on
duty this morning when he saw
young woman-either Rose or Judith
wearing a rough coat over boudoir
dress-climb out of one of the base
ment windows Of Trines> 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
/ rough-looking customers, who rushed
/ out of Trine's house, seized the girl.
and made off with her in a motor-car
/ bearing a New Jersey license number
| am sending men to watch the Jersey
ferries. Cali me up in an hour"
Without a word of response. and
without 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 Urine had charged with the as
sassination OF Alan the night before!
There was neither a motor-car IL
sight for him to charter nor any time
to waste in seeking one. Alan coulC
only hope to find one on his way bacl
toward the ferry. 1t must have beer
upwards Of an hour before he came
into street which he recognized, By
its dinginess and squalor, as that il
which he had thrown Marrophat from
the running board OF the taxicab.
And then. as he paused, breathlese
and footsore, to cast about him for the
way tn the ferry, touring car turned
a corner at top speed and slowed to q
stop before that selfsame tenement O
the unsavory aspect to whose sidewalk
he had seen Marrophat assisted b.
the loafers of the quarter
And this touring car was occupiec
by some half,a-dozen ruffians in whose
hands young girl writhed and strug
gled when, Immediately on the stop
, they jumped out and wrestled her ou
. with brutal reconsideration
Like a shot Alan had crossed tn,
, street-but only to bring up nose Il
the panels OF the tenement door. anc
to find himself seized and thrown
roughly aside by burly denizen wher
he grasped the knob and made as 4
to follow in.
Keep back, young feIler!" his AZ
sailant warned him viciousiy "Kee,
outa this. now, II you don't want Il
get into trouble"
To the speakers side anothe,
ranged, cycling Alan with a formidahl,
scowL AT discretion he stepped bac,
and turned as If persuaded to mind hi,
own business. then swung on his heel
caught the two in the very act of open
ing the door. and threw himself be
tween them.
An elbow planted heavily in the nj
OF the stomach Of one disposed of him
Tor the time being. A blow from tn,
shoulder sent the other Keeling to IN,
gutter And Alan was in the ta,s
, ments lowermost hall-a foul an,
evh-odored place. dark as a Dit m,
instant the door was closed. its r,prl
relieved only by the fame Of a Kern
sene lamp smoking In a bracket pea
the foot o. the stairs.
Sounds II sCufTling Of feet were an
diole On the first landing. Alan a.
dressed himself impetuously to IN
staircase, gaining its top in half
dozen leaps, and only in time to see
, door slammed at the forward end .
the hah and hear a key turned in 4,
lock.
A cluster OF men blocked the va,
He didn't pause to wait for it To \
cleared. but threw himself hea6l,
into their midst. and nv 5int - -