The Detroit times., 1916-02-14

pile. under the pier. sat the Itslian|
organ grinder round asleep-his old,
battered crgan propped up besidSl
him. The monkey. sitting on his lar,
pulled restlcssIy at his coat. (Just|
as June had caught sight OF him|
when she had shivered)
The man walked stupidly for the
fraction OF second. cutYed the mon-I
key over the head. forced him down.
oa his lap again and went back tai
sleep. His dark. gr,nsy face was
doubly hideuus with closed eyes and
blank explosion. His stubby. right
hand was wound round with three oil
four coils OF the monkeys rope max,
ing the little beast a secure prison.
or; and his left hand was lying on
the sand stretched toward his hand
organ as IL in unconscious protect
tion.
June orept around. under the
pier, keeping well behind him until
she made sure that he was really
asIeep--not saamming Very cau1
tiously she dropred 10 her knees and
,crawled toward the organ.
With remarkable rapidity sne un4
bucklei the broad. tough strap that
wat attached to II and got on hef
, feet. Then che listened &c the Itai>
ian's loud breathing. before che NOV.
cd forward quietly until she stood
directly behind the rile againstl
, which he was leaning.
There was no fear on her face.
Only caution and a certain cunning
holiness. steslthily. she slipped
the strap around the sleeping man's]
body. drawing II back behind fhs|
pile. She put the eyelet end through
the buckle. but did not fasten II.
Then she put the scissors on ths|
sand beside her.
Having proceeded so far successj
fully, she thought for an instant, try-|
ing 10 determine what her next movs|
would be. Picking up the scissorsI
she slipped her right hand around
the pile and started to cut the mon
keys rope, close to the Italian 'o|
hand. The monkey. sensing that q
deliverer had come, laid his little
face against her hand, softly.
June pushed him back gently. Ths|
scissors were dull. The rope wAa|
tough. The effort to cut Il brought|
] the blood TO her hand. Slowly, tha|
Italian blinked his eyes and opened
them.
Immediately under his nose was aI
strong young hand welding a glitter
ing weapon. Half.conscious, he
shuddered inwardly. In his night
mare. someone WAS working out q
lvendetts-successfulIy. His eyes
closed. The vividness OF the dreamI
was too much :or him. however. Hs|
opened them again. This time AIN
he could see WAS ring OF scarlet-|
an omen OF eternal bloodshcd.
Stupid with sleep, he made q haie
attempt to sit erect. On the Instant
June pulled the strap tight with heyI
left hand, buckled 1t. seized the mon.
key with the right and sped on down.
the beach. the cut rope trailing be-
bind her.
On the edge Of the sand, an oIdI
woman In black, CHASTITY pale sndI
petrined with fear. watched her 10.
Over Mary's arm hung the wrap sheI
had been sent for.
Strapped to the pile. the Ttalian|
was kicking up an awful row. His|
patched legs waved wildly in the air.
He had struggled SO violently that
his face was C. study In crimson snA|
purple. His beady black eyes wero|
sizaling dots on a wide expanse oil
bulging, yellowish eyeball. He wasI
uttering the most horrible sounds of
furious imprecation, that were futile|
because nobody In tho fast. "a therinsI
crowd could understand them.
In the distance, June ran into thO|
entrance Of surfton park and found sI
spot sirdled by shrubbery. In thsI
midst OF II stood a giant tree With
an absurdly thick trunk.
The monkey snihfcd affectionately|
at her chin and raised his little paw: |
as IL trying 10 insist that, in spitSI
OF all which had been said aoouo|
him Ivy Mary. he was a very decent
and playable being.
ITO BE Continued)