Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-13
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I june, her lace tense, ner naIluS TlBlu-
Iy clasping the arms of her chair. half
rose-then sat still. Unseen by either
OF them. a twisted Red Circle began to
show din,ly under the taut white skin
OF one delicate hand. Her eyes blazed
with indignation and sympathy, but she
said nothing, and Gordon continued:
Il think / went mad. / snatched at
the paper, but l couldn't get Ii for Far
well jammed it into the inside pocket
of his coat. | grabbed him. | was
bound ] would get the paper or choke
him. We had il hot and heavy for
few minutes. But of course l hadn't
a show-three against one-I was a rat
in a trap. nothing more"
THE miserable sneak!" said June.
IL was facing a charge of embezzle-
ment through the double-paper trick of
Farwelrs and / knew it. But the police
were decent enough to let me go to my
desk, and the man stayed at the back
of the room-to guard the door l sup
pose / was Desperate had to do
something.
while | was fussing about my desk
hit upon an idea. With one eye on
the men, l snowy unscrewed the mean
descent globe from my desk lamp, and
tossed ii against the rear wall their
backs were toward. 1t smashed, OF
1890
turned to see what caused the noise. In
that instant l leaped out of the open
window, jamnped 1t shut and ran up the
fire escape to the roof"
Great" applauded June, her right
hand athrob.
I'm a second, the men were after me,
though; firing their guns, as they came.
reached the top. only to hear them
hurrying up the ladder behind me, call
ing Surrender in the name OF the
law
Somebody had left a potted plant
up on the roof-decoration. 1t hit the
plainclothes man a glancing blow and
nearly knocked him off the ladder. The
other man caught him, and they chung
to each other and to the ladder.
"I didn't want to see what happen
ed next, but cut across the roofs until
| found an open scuttle door. l ran in
side and closed IL. l must have stun
ned that plainclothes man, for l got the
start of them, then, and they never
caught up with me. From that time on
II was an easy matter to cover my
tracks; until at last l got away clean
and found a hiding place In the snack
at Surfton."
AS Gordon finished his story, his face
settled into a look of despair and he
dropped his head into his hands.
June said nothing, but her eyes were
luminous and thoughtful. Her fingers
were toying with the pair of handcufrs
on the desk, and suddenly she plcKeo
them up and looked at them. Then, as
her gaze took in her own hand, her face
was suffused with a rush of color
There was the dreaded Red Circle
burning all too clearly against the
white flesh. She darted a startled look
I'm
desk; but Gordon had not changed hls
position at all and his eyes were still
covered.
At that moment someone turned the
handle of the door leading to the outer
office Finding the door locked, the per
son on the other side waited moment
then knocked
At the sound Gordon raised his heat
and met the frightened look of June:
eyes.
I'm going to give myself up. any
way" he said indifferently.
NO! MOI" whispered June vehement
ly. You mustn't give yourself vi
nowl I'm going to help you"
The knock came the second time
followed by a little pause, and after
that the sound of retreating footstep:
June moved quickly to the hall door
and Gordon followed. June opened the
door and looked out into the hall-ther
suddenly drew back, shutting and lock
ing the door.
Its Cage she whispered breath
| lessly. And he's making for this door
nowr'
Before the words were fairly out o.
her mouth, the hall door was tried. A
| moment later there was a crash o.
splintered glass and Gage peered int
| the office through the Jagged opening
| his determined elbow had made. II,
saw no one, however, for the very gooC
| reason that June and Gordon were fiat
| tening themselves against the wall OF
! the side nearest the door.
| Gage then decided to reach through
| the opening and unlock the door from
/ the inside. June. catching a glimpse o.
his entering arm, slipped quickly to the
4 desk and picked up the handouts, theI
| tiptoed hurriedly for the key. An in
slant more and she had deftly snapped
one of the handouts around Gage
wrist and with trembling fingers snap
ped the other on the door knob.
Gordon saw nothing but pretty ant
| infinitely clever woman, helping hin
/ out of a tight place in a very move
| and unbelievable way.
/ Gage, however, saw something differ
ent but equally novel-two little whit,
hands, struggling with a pair of heav!
| handouts; hands that quivered whil
they made him prisoner-hands who's
| owner was invisible-whose only mari
! for future Identification was a circle
| that glowed red.
June caught her wrist bag and gloves
/ from the desk and, signaling to Gordon
/ to follow her, unlocked the outer Office
door and slipped into the corridor.
As they hurried on-with Gordon
bit in the rear-June nervously thrus
/ her right hand into its glove; she didn'
| intenu to have Gordon or anyone elst
see that throbbing Red Circle.
| Outside the office building June halt
ed and looked up and down the street il
| search of a taXicab. Presently one ap
peared and she held up her hand to stoI
| e. As ii drew alongside the curb she
and Gordon got in and drove away.
"All right. so far said June. Nov
/ for our next move"
| Look" exclaimed Gordon. clutchint
Junes hand, unconsciously pressing it:
Red Circle. Look. There's Farwell
Farwell just ahead of us! Good Lord
| He's with Lamar
Don't worry" whispered June, re
/ turning the pressure of his hand reas
suringly. It's going to be all right
/ it couldn't have happened better. II
/ get them both now! I'm going to Juml
1 out and join them. and / want you Il
/ stay in the cab and wait for me lttl,
A.