Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-04-28

President and Mrs. wilson VIII Oe the
features tomorrow.
of dark complexion, modishly gownej
and carrying a suitcase, climbed aboard
At another time Lamar would have beer
attracted to her as a type. Just now
his Impotence at the delay led him &c
ignore her completely. He mad reached
the stage where he sat with his watch
face up, I'm the palm of his hand, click
ing his tongue against the roof of his
mouth and shuffling his feet iratelH
whenever a passenger got aboard or left
the car Once he smiled-as he realized
that June Travis. too. was at Surfton
and that he might, by some rare good
luck, get a glimpse of her.
over in one corner the woman watch
ed him. With the acuteness of thu
trained flirt, she waited for the momen
when he should turn to surprise a loci
OF admiration in her eyes, to be imme
diately followed by a sudden blHshins
confusion. 1t would be amusing to fir
with the great Max Lamar. But Ma2
forgot TO turn. As the car stopped a
Surfton she shrugged her shoulders an
grily and prepared to alight.
Lamar brushed past ner i'm grea
haste. She saw him jump from the stel
of the car and run toward a little grouI
of three men. one in a policeman's uni
form. He grasped the hand of tie
youngest of the three and shook i
heartily.
ITS the most terrible mix-up al
around" she heard this man say {,
Lamar, Imagine them holding me fo1
annoying women! Say. for pure i'm
becility, recommend me to the police o.
a one-hoTse burg like this"
See here, yout" interrupted the ennis
sary of the law. "that'il do! I'm"
That's all right. officer Lamar brok,
in soothingly. my friend is naturally
excited over his arrest. I'll be respon
sible for both. Introduce me to this
gentleman, will you, Drew"
II beg your dardon,' stammered TodH
Count Freels-Mr. Max Lamar. tn,
crime specialist
I'm glad l was able to come to voul
rescue count" said Lamar, and called
a boy who was hanging around the sta
tion, bidding him to carry his suitcas;
Up to the hotel.
$50 you thought you saw a Red Cir
Gle on this persons hand, eh?" he con
tinued suavely as they moved off the
station platform.
Just within hearing distance, the
woman with the suitcase started sud
denly. A look Of fear came into he
dark eyes for just moment Thcr
she tossed her head in bold Defiance
smiled strangely and walked away il
the opposite direction.
Thought nothing" retorted Drew EN-
phatically, 81 saw it. 1t was as distinct
as-er-as anything. / was hangins
onto the hand until she pulled that hat
pin and started stabbing me-"
Lamar looked 1T the hand critically.
You ought to have that dressed.
he said.
Dressed echoed Drew i'm disgust
How could I have it dressed when /
was arrested? They don't care if YOU
die on their hands when they've got
you in jail. And don't laugh about it.
either. You wouldn't like it yourself"
MY dear fellow, no one likes to be
arrested" Lamar smiled in spite of
himself. ITS unfortunate that the la
dies whose hands you investigated were
so militant If they had been the shy.
averse-to-notoriety kind. you might have
gotten away with II and captured the
crook. besides. Well that's what I'm
here to do. And what's more I'll do it
or go out-of business and take a cor
respondence course i'm How to Raise
Mushrooms
Drew uttered a sudden grunt and
pointed ahead or MIN. Ine TWO Otnef
men stopped short and looked.
a sailor suit whispered Drew eX-
citedly Another one! Shall we
Lamar's face lighted up. He put a de-
tanning hand on the agitated fellows
arm.
TIN afraid you will have to leave
this sailor suit alone, Drew he said.
THE young lady is a very dear friend
of mine-Miss June Travis. | want you
to meet her. she's charming"
Within ten feet of them, June, look
ing out over the water, had been I'M
aware of their approach. Staring into
Lamar's face. now, she lost her COM
posure for the merest fraction of a
second. The next instant she had eX-
tended her right hand and placed it be-
tween his two eager ones.
Drew and the count, suspicious of any
and all sailor suits, crowded up, in
tent upon the hand that Lamar held
prisoner. They waited impatiently for
hin, To release it. Still holding the slend-
err fingers in his right hand, he cropped
his left, uncovering the back OF the
girls little hand.
Immediately the count and Drew
craned their curious necks. Lamar HIM
self involuntarily looked down A
smooth white surface with just the TN
lest golden brown freckle on one knuckle
met his eve. He laughed at the other
two i'm sheer amusement. June watched
the by-play, demurely, her heart beat
ing rapidly.
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