The Dermott news., 1916-08-17

The chiet Found Himself Confronted
 by Mary.
 one way to help her now was by hh wits The time for force had passed.
 He advanced calmly toward the group in the garden At sight of hin Chief Allen shouted
 We've tracked her down at last Max, my boy We've"
 What is tts What does II all mean?' demanded the he~ildorcd Mrs Travis finding voice fer the first time
 Tt means. madam" replied tn, chief that this young woman ism your child Sho slick crook. ThS daughter of old Circle Jim Borden Max" he added. turning 10 Lamar You've worked hard enough on thi, case. You ought to have some kind O, reward I'm going 70 give you tho honor of making the arrest. Go to 1t son.
 Max Lamar moved to Junes sid, and touched her on tho arm.
 Cone. sweetheart he whispered there's nothing else we can do now But I'm ee.ae to get you out of this f il takes ny Inst dollar and my last breath
 As they passed Mrs. Travis on theil way to the street June paused and held out hor arms Mrs Travis TO coted from her as from q snake.
 With bent head tho girl moved on a her lovers s.de The World-her worlt
 seemed at all end. She had no, th' power 10 suffer my more. Her brair and heart and body were numb Sh, walked as f in her sleep.
 Next morning as Charles GordoI picked up his newspaper he read. 1T big headlines that tho mysterioui Red Circle lady" was at last cap tured. chat she was society glr known as Juno Travis. but that sh, was really tho daughter of "Circl, Jim" Borden
 Silas FarweH, so ran the story brought charge of grand lareen, against her and Mrs Travis refused u help the girl or to have anything to dc with her. June's old nurse Mary has used her own savings to provide bal and had taken June away with her te a little apartment in the lower par the city.
 The newspaper account was correc, n every detail Twenty hours earlier June Travis had been ono of the most popular girls and one of the richest heiresscs in the city Now, accused of crime. and homeless she found nc friend to help her except the old wom an who had uurscd and petted her from babyhood
 Max Lamar. it ia true. had done al that mortal man could do, yet he was but helpless atom ip iace of thf laws iron power He had arranged that June's detention should be al brief and as little humiliating as pos sible. Then he had scurried out foi bail But before he could return Mary had provided the neediul bond and had spirited June away
 Now. in the tiny apartment to which Mary had brought her, the strickeT girl sat alone. The nurse had gone ow for supplies And June. in her squalie little living room, had no companion ship but her own tragic thoughts.
 She was still stunned and apathetie from the terrific blows fate had dealt her She sat gazing stonily in front oi her. self hypnotized by her dreary musings
 And, as she sat thus, alone. brood. ing-a strange thing happened. Or Il 1t did not happen. tho dazed girl was at least certain that it did. Through the closed door of the room emerged a shadowy tigure-a formless, vague something, that seemed to gather shape and features as 1t crept toward her chair.
 Gradually bending down above her, the shape became recognizable. It was thickset man. broad of shoulder, deep of chest Tho wrath of mas with ieonine head and a shaggy of white hair-with a rugged. hop face in which smoldered de eyes
 On the shadowy
 reached out toward (
 Red Circle.
 The ghost--if ghost
 ghost of Circle Jim"
 June sat motionlef
 wide. bewildered eyes
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