Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20

OF human body and Jimmy Barton was
bc1ycse , INTO Inc room wnere sat sIrapped
by my utter uselessness to myself and tho
girl who had come to me for aid. actually
own surEinG feelings OF relief
Jimmy got there neither as a vision of n
but rather the Inevitable next step in
the Investigations he had begun at the
ROgueS' Gallery and pursued to Mother Dc
farges home.
AT the particular moment when Jimmy's
curiosity anent the mysterious bundle in the
the point where he felt he must satisfy it,
silent sam made clear the mystery.
After John has tied up the Waterman and
brought him up here to eat his heart out in
the dark goes and plays Waterman. with
rag around my throat to look like had n
cold and to keep me from needing o give my :.
self away on account Of the natural difference
IN our voices ! sits on a STOOL near the door.
fellows that works ut their swell jobs In
the bank passes out. Just mods to EN- with
night lets in Doc and John with his torch"
My. Sammy! ia like to one OF them
torches working. whispered his mother. 1T
must be like regular magic. What did YOU
say the name of it was. now?'
Jimmy crouched behind the curtains poised
for a spring. Through his active mind there
flashed the thought that the brains which had
permitted these three scoundrels to work out
enough have Srne 10 the w msn e9
honest livlihood-one that did not lead to Il
Barton knew that Sam DcfarGe WAS bound
although that gentleman did not suspect it,
., The robber took out cigarette and lighted
1t quite nonchantly-with much the same air
Il society YOUTH uses when concluding the
tale OF some exploit of which lie is proud.
r, This was the psychological momen, for Mr.
seized the gun which lay upon the table
and covered Sam with it. The thief sprang
TO his feet and simultaneously his hand shot
to his hip pocket. But n sharp command
from Jimmy convinced him that ii was too
late to attempt to draw his gun
so hu r.li. hi.
obedience to orders from the man whose
steady steady aim ana unsmiling mouth were so
appearance of social ease.
Jimmy was absorbed In the man with
whom he was dealing that his attention did
not for one second focus on the old woman
who was crouchinG ut the other side OF the
table.
But she was watching Jimmy with the fixed
ana beady intensity of gaze sees some
times in the eyes OF cornered rat
TO Jimmys alert ears there came the sound
or u body turning restlessly about. His at
tenti"n wandered for Il moment to IL puzzled
question as TO the man in the basement
What was his condition?
Then MIR. Barton returned to the business
at hand. lie ordered Sam to turn about, and
with me gun already In his possession
Jimmy searched his captivc's hip pocket A
second later lie stood holding gun in each
hand and rejecting whimsicnlly that there
didn't seem any special need FOR the trick he
had learned out West from friendly Indian
shooting with both hands simultaneously
corner watching with evil iixity the who
had ovcrpowered her. son Her perverted
mind was working ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS knew
the heavy penalty which would Overtake an
escaped convict If he were caught again in
Il crime OF the very type which had earned
him his previous sentence. She did not pro-
pose that Sam should be taken again
Jimmy was intent on the man before him
Mother DcfargeS moment had come. She
raised her cane and swung 1t with lightning
IKE rapidity and force her skinny arm had
not preSaEed. Under the impact OF the blow
the glass chimney OF the lamp shivcred to
atoms and heavy black darkness mantled
the room.
Automatically both OF Jimmy's trigger
fingers worked. Two shots rang out
and two spurts OF fire pierced the black
But neither OF them found human mark
Sam had ieapcd through the window and
dragged his mother after him.
\ second later Jimmy struck Il match and
lighted the candle his mind had noted when
Sam put II down. He stood in the dim light
waiting--it never occurred to him that his
opponent had gotten away leaving him mas
sound from the basement claimed his at
tcntion. lie listened-and tho sound re-
peated itself: IL seemed call for help.
Candle in hand he went down into the
ugly black damp OF that sinister cellarway.
Over in ono corner lay figure prone-and
then fared up. revealing the missing watch
man. There was no doubt about it--this
was the original OF the photograph Jimmy
had noted first In it's place of honor on Mary
Ryan's mantelpiece
at Jimmy cut tho bonds which hold
young man with the extra gun. to which he
was still ciinging, oven though 1t made him
hold tho candle In topsy-turvy fashion, which
was streaking his hand with hot grease.