The Detroit times., 1916-03-16

t, buzz hopefully. Gordon. still nervous
and ON the lookout, saw and recog'
nized . plain-ciorhes detective, who
was running toward the cab.
II took Gordon barely = second to
leap tn the steering wheel. knock
the sleepy driver TO one side and
send the car forward.
The plain-clothee man was just
too quick for HIM, however, and
managed to leap onto the running
hoard a. the machine moved on.
| Gordon put the car At full speed,
ard thanked his stars that he was
ambidextrous. Steering z bit wildly
with his left hand. he suddenly lean.
ed out on the other side and struck
the scramblins POLICEMAN fercely in
the stomach. The ofhcer doubled
up. but held on like . mountain
goat.
II was q more or less even fight.
rs each man had but one arm free.
and neither could use his legs TO
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any advantage.
There was no chance for science;
none for q clean. effective blow. The
lighters beat az each other In futile.
awkward fury.
The cab swi.led and cavorted: but
there were no park policemen TO be
seen. aud the plain-clothes man
could not take time TO draw out his
whistle.
But he did get out his revolver.
presently, and was about to level
Il at his quarry, when Gordon feint-
I'd and drove his clenched fst into
his foes throat irst below the point
OF the jaw.
II was the first good blow Of the
whole scrimmage. And 1t did it,
work. The detective reeled back
ward, irod on thin air and cstapult-
ed into the road. where he landed
on his head and one shoulder.
There Gordon left him. with never
look back. lila whole thought was
conferred upon getting far enough
away so that h. inight safely leave
the cab without fear OF being track.
ed down.
Finally, nearing park entrance.
he slowed TO normal pace, and
then stopped. No one seemed to
notice him, 80 he got out quickly.
and leaving the park, made for the
downtown district.
He still hal his hard-won re
ccipt." and he felt that as long az II
WAS In existence, even though II
Mas In his own possession, his liber-
~ was more or'less in danger. The
next step must be to get rid of H..
| JUS; then he passed by a vacant
lot. and lie saw what ne nee ded most
"a Lontire.
Tearing the receipt into tiny
pieces lie threw them on the fire
and watched them burn until every
scrap had vanished into unrecogniz-
able anLes.
Then he gave Ions sigh of re-
lief. squared his shoulders to the
world, and continued on his way.
Is 1t strange that IS thoughts
should turn 20 June, the girl who
had done so much for him? lie
would have been less jubilant IL he
could have guessed the new COM
plications In which she was just
then entangled.
After leavins Gordon in the park.
June had gone straight home and
upstairs 10 he: boudoir There were
still signs OF the hurried return TO
town--an empty trunk, and some
articles OF clothing lying around;
and she wondered idly what Mary
had been about, not to put the room
in better shape.
June never liked messy room, so
she went right on into her "den,"
before taking on her hat
With a sigh Of relief, and q smile.
she took the package Of bank notes
out OF her dress. A dreamy look--a
very sweet iook--came into her
eyes a. she thought how much good
that money was going to do. In her
mind was vivid picture OF the
Woodworking men In Farwell's foun-
dry. whose cooperative profits"
had been taken away from them.
They shall have their money,
Just the same" she said to herself.
"rf ! was stealing when I took II, II
was in a good caUse--and I cannot
believe that It was really stealing,
for tho money did not belong to Mr..
Farwell! II belongs to those poor
men--and they are going to have
I'll"
With the dreamy smile still light
Ing her face, June stood lost In hap
ny thought. when suddenly she heard
Mary's familiar footsteps. and her
look changed to one Of alarm.
She thrust the papers into the
nearest hiding place. table draw.
er. and Just managed to get It shut
~ Mary came IN from her own room