The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-10-07

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The Ch,ef round Himself Confronted
by Mary.
one way to help her how was by his
wits. The time for force had passed
lie advanced calmly toward the
group in the garden. At sight OF him
Chicf Allen shouted.
We've tracked her down at last,
Man, my boy. We've
What is it? What does j, all mean
demanded the hcwildercd Mrs Travis.
finding voice for the first time
1t means. madam" replied the
chief. that this young woman isn't
your child She's a slick crook Tho
daughter of old Circle Jim Borden.
Max" he added turning to Lamar.
You've worked hard enough on this
case. You ought to have some kind of
reward. I'm going to give YOU the
! honor of making the arrest. Go to 1t.
| son"
Max Lamar moved 10 Junc's side
and touched her on the arm.
Come. sweetheart" he whispered,
! there's nothing else We can do now
But I'm going to get you out Of this II
il takes my last dollar and my last
breath"
As they passed Mrs. Travis on their
way to tn" street June paused and
held out her arms. Mrs. Travis re-
coilcd from her as from a snake.
! IL. i'll at
her lovers side. The world-hcr world
seemed at an end. She had not the
power to suffer any more. Her brain
and heart and body were numb. She
walked as if in her sleep.
Next morning as Charles Gordon
picked up his newspaper he read. in
big headlines. that the mysterious
Red Circle lady" was at last cap
turcd; that she was a society girl
known as June Travis" but that she
was really the daughter OF Circle
Jim" Borden.
Silas Farwell so ran the story.
brought a charge of grand larceny
against her and Mrs. Travis refused TO
hell the girl OF to have anything to do
with her. June's old nurse Mary had
used her own savings to provide bail
and had taken June away with her to
the city.
The newspaper account was correct
! in every detail. Twenty hours earlier
2 June Travis had been one of the most
! popular girls and one Of the richest
: ! heircsses in the city. Now, accused
. of crime. and homeless. she found NJ
/ friend TO help her except the old WON
an who had nursed and pctted he
Q from babyhood.
Max Lamar, it is true. had done al
g that mortal man could do: yet h,
G was but helpless atom in face OF tn,
/. laws iron power. He had arranged
that June's detention should be a
q brief and as little humiiating as pos
siblc Then he had sCurried out 70
bail Rut before he could return Mar
=, had provided the nccdful bond and ha
= spirited June away.
. Now. in the tiny apartment to whic
Mary had brought her. the stricke
= girl sat alone. The nurse had gone on
for supplies. And June. in her squali
up little living room, had no companion
Il ship but her own tragic thoughts.
= She was still stunned and apathoti
4 from the terrific blows fate had dea
her. She sat gazing stonily in front {
d her. self-hypnotized by her drear
IS musings
And as she sat thus. alone broo.
IS ing-a strange thing happened. or
m il did not happen, the dazod girl va
h at least certain that il did.
Through the closed door OF the roof
as emerged a shadowy figure turmies
10 vague something, that seemed
HI gather shape and features as Il GREY
n toward her chair
il Gradually bending down aboy" ne
~ the shape became recognizable. II VI
~ a thiCksct man. broad Of shOulde
n deep of chest The wrath Of ma
le with lconine head and u shaggy mar
of white hair-with rugged. hOpc!e'
u. face in which smoldered deep. tel
ID eyes.
On the shadowy right hand hi
. reached out toward the girl glimmert
a Red Circle
a. The ghost-if ghost il was--was Il
nj ghost Gf Circle jim" Borden.
70 June sat motionless. staring vi
~ wide hcai,dcred eyes.
IS, lend OF 18TH lNSTALLMENTJ