Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1916-01-06


Esthers window and a moment later
dropped unseen down beside the Kan
dolph mansion and hurried away.
little later Esther found on her bureau
by the window the large envelope with T.
the banknOtes and the mysterious mes
sage.
Esther kissed the note because II
seemed almost the personal proximity
Of Arthur The money. which was 81
600 hardly concerned her at all except
that she realized il would smooth the .
path of Quabba To the west In seeking
Arthur That Arthur knew where she
was and had strong though secret in
tluences working IN her behalf was all
well enough perhaps to his masculine
manner Of thinking.
But in Esther the eternal feminine
manifested itself in the desire 10 he
near the one she loved Nothing els
mattered
Just then Mrs. Randolph's maid. the
smiling Fin. entered with vase Of l.
TIERS favorite roses. chattering her
happiness at seeing Esther again. Is
Their. who had secreted the note and
the money at Fins knock. asked the
maid to place the flowers in the win
dow.
1t was the old signal for Quahba,
and when that faithful soul stole
through the street on the watch for
some sign from his young mistress he
saw the signal and Clarence. the mon
key. was sent up the wiStaria for r.
theirs message.
Clarence clumbered down again with
half the money that had been in the
/ mysteriously placed envelope and with
II a scrubbed message requesting Quab
ba to 20 at once to Los Angeles TO To-
cate Arthur where Esther had last di
rectly heard Of him. Quahba smiled
kissed his hand and dotted his cap 10
his fair young mistress at the window
and hurried away.
But much was 10 happen ere Quabha
left Richmond. Some teasing boys nj
Il street corner annoying Clarence. the
monkey. and Quabba. caused the latter
to step In the path Of trolley car
Immediately he was struck and hurt.
but not badly.
Blair Stanley had seen Quabba turn
round the corner OF the Randolph man
sion and had followed him at a dis
lance. wondering what might lie the
hunchback's reason for lettering near
where Esther was. Blair. the trailer
intent upon his own quarry did not no
tice that he in turn was trailed by a
bootblack. u we'll grown youth OF TWEEN
IT, When Quabba was knocked down
10y the trolley and bruised and dazed
BLAIR was among the first to come to
his assistance Quahba was able To
give the address OF his lodgings and TO
refuse to 20 to hospital He and
Clarence. the monkey. were placed in a
taxi and We're driven off to the cheers
of the multitude. who regarded them
in the light Of heroes for the dangers
they had passed.
Ii was Blair's perverse nature that
saw in the accident "A reckless way TO
trap Esther and search for the Stanley
document his mother believed that Is
Their always carried with her
He scrubbed note and, seeking a
messenger. his eyes lit upon the boot
black The note was TO Esther and
was written as though by stranger
witnessing the accident to Quabba. It
gave the address Quabba had given
after the accident and 1t requested Is
Their to come TO see the injured man
reading as though Quabba had asked
the stranger to send the word.
The bootblack bore the messag,
promptly 10 his employer. Blake. III,
detective. That astute man behind tn,
scenes calmly assumed the bootback
guise and delivered the note in person
Mrs. Randolph plaintively objectc,
to Esther's going alone to such par
of town as the address Of Quabba'
lodgings But it was broad day an,
Esther laughed at her fears
Meanwhile Blair Stanley had pro
ceeded to the lodging house and. aide,
by the convincing argument Of te
dollar bill. had no trouble In convinC
ing the landlady that he was n Cetec
tive expecting to trap a shoplifter.
Blair proceeded to Quabba's roor
and. finding Quabba dazed with pair
bound and gagged him. It was an nc
venture just to Blair's liking. He ha
slipped on a mask before surprisin
and overpOwering Quabba. and whc
Esther's light step was heard at tn
door. directed by the landady on tn
landing below. Blair. still maske,
opened the door and dragged Esthe
within.
If Blair had expected an easy victil
he found he had caught a Tartar T.
Their fought like little tigress. an
every effort Blair made to search h,
for the Stanley document was repulse
Blair's perverse nature rejoiccd
this vigorous defense Of the slight bl
wiry girl Quabba struggled TO fr,
himself to assist Esther. but just the
e. the door opened and a stalwart boo
e black, who was none other than To
~ Blake. the detective, joined in the fra
t. He owed Blair something Oh an o
n score. and right merrily he proceed