Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-09-14


ferryboat and across the turbid river
threaded the narrow mazes of Jerse
City, and finally swept out on to tn
broad highways of the open country
Like greyhound coursing a clums,
rabbit, the high-powered Limousine
chung to the lurching taxi, and then al
the two dust-enveloped vehicles strucl
into the uplands their speed percepti
bly, slackened.
Among these rolling uplands were
the stately summer mansions of q
millionaire colony which migrated
here annually from the sweltering me
tropolis. 1t was in this abiding place
OF wealth that Enoch Golden had
erected great rambling manor house
The aged banker now stepped out
of one of the French windows open
ing on the broad veranda and stood
thoughtfully surveying the peaceful
landscape glimmering in the June sun
light
What is troubling you, Enoch ?"
his gentle-faced wife inquired tender.
ly; do you think we may still be in
danger from that man who already
has caused US so much suffering?"
1T isn't that l fear for myself"
Golden replied, fondling the hand that
lay in his, "but that human monster
seems bent on striking at me through
harming Margery. He is capable of
anything. but hardly believe he will
dare remain in this vicinity with both
Captain Bracket and Lieutenant
Kirby on his track"
Even as he spoke those two redoubt-
able, If somewhat heavy-featured, po-
lice officers turned in at the graveled
driveway.
ITS all right, Mr.. Golden" called
out the red-jowled police captain as
soon as he got within hailing distance,
mot trace Of that bunch of yeggs.
They must have been tipped off l was
workin' on the case
That's fine," called out a sweet girl
ish voice from the house, now father
can't refuse to let me have that gallop
Major and I are both longing for"
1T would be hard for me to refuse
you anything, Margery," responded the
affectionate father, and if Captain
Bracket thinks it will be safe, 1 Ger.
tainly don't want to spoil your pleas.
ure"
Your daughter will be in no dan.
ger while I'm around" pompously an,
that officer, "and now the
oIA 4,,f
I'm goin' on a still hunt for that
masked gum-shoe artist That paper
your secretary got off Red Egan leaves
= lot of bad jobs that need explainin'."
A few minutes later groom ap
preached the veranda leading a spirit
ed black horse. Margery leaped into
The saddle and the thoroughbred swung
into the lake road. She became so
absorbed in the liquid-noted duet OF
two mating song birds that when Ma
ior suddenly pricked up his ears and
SHE'D to one side of the road her equi,
ibrium was seriously threatened for
he moment. AS she regained her pre-
carious balance and quieted her high
strung mount Margery discovered the
object of his fright was a black, dust.
cealed in the thick shrubbery. A mo-
.ionless figure sat in the drivers seat,
his visored cap pulled low over his
face
She urged the skittish animal past
the troublesome black specter and
continued down the road, every sense
keenly on the alert for possible dan
ger. Presently her horse reared again,
and this time more violently, as a
chauffeur wearing a.
greasy duster jumped up from the
grassy bank where he had been smok-
ng his pipe. Near this disreputable
igure stood an equally disreputable-
ooking taxicab with yellow trimmings. !
With light touch of her whip, Mar
yery swept past this leering harbinger
# evil
A few hundred yards farther on
hargery sharply refined in her mount |
md sat, intently staring into clump |
II alder bushes growing close to the
AXE. In that clump of bushes she
Jaw the back of a thick-shouldered |
nan, who, by his impatient move
nents, appeared to be waiting for
someone. AS the puzzled girl watched
hat vaguely familiar figure, startling
development took place. A second per.
on, whose features were concealed by
! derisively smiling mask of yellow
abric, stepped out of the dense foli- .
Ige and abruptly confronted the wait
ng figure, whom Margery now placed
he one of Legar's scoundrels known
IS One-Lamp Louie.
Apparently the newcomer was max
ng some urgent demand upon that
,ne-eyed miscreant, demand which
le emphasized by sundry prods with
he muzzle OF heavy blue-metaled
evolver. After casting a furtive
glance about him, the willy gangster
appeared to weakly surrender, for he
rev from his inner coat pocket a
sealed envelope, which his masked
hastily seized and ripped
open.