The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-13
Second of the Series Of Sunday Times Stories

headed De enough to loosen his hold
On End and on he rushed; At las.
in the center OF which there was q
note Of i and of the fact that he
would syn,G i haye to make Wide tour to
shout Of his p %s eHu'p He near had 'ns
feeling that he'd rather ike barnes
times forget the days when they
sometimes fell down on stories.
sanse exse back 50 f. sns s the ar
suers-and then Indeed he fell down"
on his story; The skylisht he had
He tripped over It and the bomb flew
him as ' re crassed ssno tsss
His fall was broken by the provf-
directly, IN, the line Of his siishtins.
ne. tumbled Against a heavy body and
ed himself reverentIy at this mirscu-
lous disposal Of the wf1d-eyed man
whose knife had been descending. %
merciIessly toward his bare throat.
| Jimmy was daSen for second. but
he had no time to indulge in commis-
Grating with himself anent his bruised.
ne rocked up ana saw evil faces leering
down through the broken glass. Then
Farrari pulled back what was left of
the skylight's framework and prepared
to drop through.
There was no time to waste. The man
who had broken his fall was uncor.-
scious and could not come to the assist
ance OF his descending compa triots.
whether they were friends or foeS-fel-
low Black Handlers or fellow victims
along with him. Jimmy could not uTcrd
He lifted a sturdy right arm and
dealt the other Italian OF the studio q
businesslike blow on the point Of the
chin. II an Instructor Of boxing had
been present. Jimmy would have 20: ten
AZ least an approving handshake! In
stead he was vaguely aware Of COVER
irG forms In the studio with him. He
thousht they were women. And then
another glance told him who one OF
| those women was.
But !. holding fast to Door fright
ene n MARES hand and trying to deter
spondent who had turned out not TO be
J lovelorn at all. but persecuted instead.
felt no consciousness that the walnut
assailGnt SO vigorously was J. Barton.
, ESQUIRE.
! could not distinguish between
, friend and foe. 1t seemed TO me. that
/ there were Black Handlers to right of
: US and Black Handlers to the left of US.
/ too: Also there had been the sound OF
volleying and laundering out on the
, Charge Of the Light Brigade" " '''
That volleying had sounded STRANGELY
like bomb-and as a matter Of fact
II was a bomb. the one which had
= slipped unnoticed from Jimmy's hand.
y 1t was that bomb which brought UT
the re-enforcements that saved us
Almost In the same second Jimmys
e and rushed upon him and Arturo o'N Who
I had recognized that the last conner was
friend and had entered the fray again
: on Jimmy's side. They were hard
by a miracle. the door burst open and In
a rushed two policemen.
q Being on the side Of the law gives
i The Black Handsrs ' did not feh ase ~eTs
a well when the Opponents forces werS
= equal to their own. and in Just a few
I. ! moments the four conscious and two
unconscious assailants Of our peace Of
mind and well-being were handcuffeo
!, and marched out to the station hCrs,
. and to due reckoning with the IL ".
= whose power they had a momer lsfu!,
been serenely scornful
Almost before he could . ... MaI1I
2 . had determined that rss SEtpru's
Z devotion instead OF 80 fstthfulness
O. suffering and which vas to Awe Ms. j.
Barton an exclusive story worthy oil
3 absolutely nsma shin heGdhnes" -,
d month. thanks to 20. Miss ge-rrice,
= said James Barton, D let SINGER
v ity had not expecte Of mat volatil,
~ soul
And it's the second time I've com
:, through alive, thanks to you" said l.
y Jimmy interrupted eagerly: "WheI
:, anybody saves life-it belongs to them
" that's the etiquette Of all life-savin
II occasions" said Mr.. Barton.
" But this time II was who interrupts
and rather severely at that. My hf
4 belongs to my work"
@ - and maybe you'll find that you
d work belongs to me-" said the IRE
n pressible Jimmy.
S. (The third episode In this unique an
h exciting film play will be publishe
lie next Sunday. Be sure to look for Il