The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
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we nave brought you mere ID Or
der to ask you some questions, Miss
Burke"
''What-what is it that you want to
| know?" she asked, her voice trembling
in spite of her effort to control it.
81 want to know" he said, advanc-
| ing until his face was within a few
inches of her and fixing her with his
steely eyes, what you have done with
the book on metallurgy?"
81 l don't know what you
meun," she stammered.
''Yes, you do" snarled Mahlin. you
know the book l mean-the one that
doctor handed you in the restaurant at
Sandstone, before the earthquake"
+ ''Oh, that book" said Cleo, obvious
| ~ surprised. But there was nothing
in it-no formula I mean.
mo matter about the formula, %
said Mahlin roughly. where is the
| book now? Who has it?"
Il suppose Lieutenant Hope has it, ("
she answered. "At least he brought
| il back with him from Sandstone,
| though 1 haven't seen it since"
'.Are you telling me the truth?'' de.
manded Mahlin, Selling her by the
shoulder and staring at her so closely
that she quailed.
"Of course, I'm telling you the
| TRUTH she asserted with spirit.
81 am going to find out if you are, !"
he answered moving toward the door.
God help you if you have lied to me,
young woman. If you have you'll wish
that you had never been born"
"COme along, Satsuma." he called
to the Japanese. eve must be get
ting back to town."
When Hope, returning to the hotel
with tombstone, learned from the clerk
that Cleo had left an hour before, so
! frantic was the young officer with
anxiety and grief that for time the
| lawyer feared for his sanity. Bitterly
Hope reprOached himself.
But, despite his grief, he neglected
nothing which might lead TO CIeo's
rescue. He promptly communicated
with the police and within an hour a
score of plain-cIothes men were scOur-
| ing the city.
"We're doing everything in our pow
er, Mr.. Hepe," the chief of police as
sured him. 81 have fifty men work
ing on the case now, but it looks to
me like a clean getaway"
As Hope was leaving police headquar-
tiers a patrol wagon backed up to the
| curb and out of it scrambled two po-
| licemen escorting a tall and fash
tonably dressed young man On whose
wrists glittered handouts. As the
| glare of the arc light in front of the
1
Hope stopped dead in amazement.
Great heavens! !" he exclaimed i;
| its Gerald Morton"
| Following Morton and his guards in
to the station, Hope beckoned to the
| inspector who was on duty.
''What is he charged with?' he
asked, indicating Morton.
Murder" the Inspector answered
laconicaIIy stabbed a woman"
DO you know who she wasp asked
Hope
''She claimed to be a Russian count
ess," was the answer. ''Her name was
Ivanoff-Olga Ivanof"
us there any objection to my hav-
ing a. word with him?'' asked Hope.
mot in the least" said the inspec-
the prisoner into his Office.
''Hello, lieutenant" remarked Nor
ton, nonchalantly, as, still handcuffed,
he was led into the room. 81 didn't
expect to meet you here"
Morton" said Hope, looking the
other in the eye, Miss Burke was
kidnapped this evening. 1 understand
from the police that you could not
have been. concerned in it but
do you know who is? I won't pretend
that I'm sorry for you, Morton, for
I'm not, but if you can give me any
information that will help me find her,
I'll do what / can to help you"
81 don't know anything about it,
Hope" said Morton; mot this time.
l give you my word 1 don't If 1 could
help you find her, would. Not for
your sake, mind" he added bitterly,
''but for hers. She's a mighty game
little girl. I'm sorry 1 can't help you"
Hope turned away disconsolately,
| but the other called him back.
''Are you still looking for the secret
of the submarine?'' ne asked, lowering
his voice so that the police could not
hear.
Eyes" said Hope Hstlessly, 81 am
or was until Cleo disappeared
did you keep that book on metal
| lurgy-the one that Olga and 1 tried
to get away from Doctor Owen in the
restaurant in Sandsboro?"
yes. it's among my things some
where"
Morton leaned forward until his
lips were close to Hopes ear.
Turn to page sixty-one and read
every seventh word" he whispered.
IF you find Cleo" he continued in
a louder tone, tell her that told you
this so as to make up. as much as
can for the way 1 treated her. The
secret won't be OF much use to me in
the place I'm going" and he laughed
hoarsely as ne joined the waiting of.
| ficer and was led back to his cell
~~-~-~-oe--~o-~-~-s~so-~I
| "a woman Of leisure is any woman
who hasn't five children"