Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-13


Here's your book" called Clancy.
THANK you," said Slaughter, I'll
find solace in 1t"
plotting. You looked so deadly seri-
Gus as 1 came up
1T isn't so bad as all that, but we
were having a rather serious talk as, a
matter of fact. BY the way, turning
to Farwell, will you excuse us just a
minute? I've something | want to say
to Miss Travis"
Certainly, Lamar" agreed Farwel
affably, casting an approving eye on the
pretty girl. GO right ahead-don't MIND
me-" and he turned away discreetly.
Lamar dropped his lightness of man
ner.
II wish you'd come with us. Miss
Travis" he said. "FarweH is going 10
show me the Gordon papers "an'
your advice
INV advice?' June hesitated.
"Yes-you're clever-and l really need
you!"
Then. of course. I'm coming" said
June, all hesitancy gone from her man
ner. "You are a dear to want me-
They both turned toward Farwell
Miss Travis is coming with us, Far
well-she is my first assistant you
know-or, perhaps you don't know.
81 didn't, but it's all right said
Farwell rather CURLY. r.
AS thew entered the office anteroon
Lamar turned to June:
Can YOU make yourself comfortable
here for a few minutes?" he asked, Of
fering a chair: Farwell and l will go
over the preliminaries by ourselves, IN
the inner office-we won't bore you with
unnecessary details. Here are some
magazines and papers and things. Wen
be back in no time. :,
"Thank you," smiled June. II shall
be perfectly happy-imaging I'm
great iron-foundry owner-and that TINS
Is nv very own office! I shan't miss
YOU at all. Scat" and she waved them
airily away.
Lamar and Farwell June's forced gay
etv fell from her. She was alone, save
for a very young secretary who was
seated at a desk stamping letters ana
who seemed unconscious of her pres
ence. June cast a furitive glance at him
sizing him up as best she could. Also
she stole a comprehensive look about
the ROOM She would not have con
fessed 1t to soul; but she felt decided
ly nervous.
"If only that miserable secretary
Presently he did that very thing.
June jumped up at once. She fel
that there was not a moment to lose. Sha
must know, without more delay, wha'
was going on inside the other room
l'There was only one way-the half-oper
transom. Getting a chair from the cor
ner of the room, she carried to the door
jumped lightly up and applied pair
of very pretty but very curious eyes &c
the transom.
Lamar and Farwel1 were seated at {
table. Papers were strewn every
where: but Farwell had separated Cor
don's securities receipt from the Others
and was Just in the act OF handing ii
to Lamar.
There's the receipt" June heard him
say ut means prison. If we can cap
ture hime"
Lamar took it and read it carefully
| from beginning to end, then stared al
| it obviously.
Farwell seemed bit uneasy. He be-
gan in a rather whining, persuasive
| tone:
Don't you see. we've got him with
the goods?" patting the paper. "Got
| him with the goods! There 1T is, in
black and white! There is nothing fol
him. but twenty or thirty years'-the
| limit anyway, whatever that is. The
law'n take care of that. All we've got
to 90 is to find him! That's why
came to you"'
Lamar let the paper drop to the table
before him. He hated the business in
hand He was being forced to hunt g
man who had saved his life. Moreover
his instinct told him the man was limo
cent. And yet there were proofs OF
his guilt
IL l. t. -
his face.
Here is where l come in again." she
said TO herself
In A flash she saw how ii could all
be done. Jumping lightly down, she
landed on the floor on the tips of her
toes and slipped out into the hallway
With a quick look up and down, she
| tossed her wrist bag into the farthest
corner of the hall floor. Then she hur-
ried back to the anteroom, tore her hat
off and pulled her hair away. Next she
overturned two chairs, one after the
other with a bang, and staggered wild
| " into the private office, gasping:
"Mr Lamar. Mr.. Lamar! Quick"
what is it?" cried Lamar and Far
we'll in chorus. jumping up and running
toward her.
"A man came in painted June. "He
snatched my handbag-threw me off
He's gone."
She leaned against the desk, weakly
| and Lamar thought she was going tC
faint He helped her into a chair and
started across the room for a glass OF
water.
Don't" cried June, in a shaky voice
"Pn be all right in minute. l tell
you he's got my handbag!-Oh. please
try and catch him before he gets clear
away, Mr.. Lamar"
Farwell was already in full pursuit of
the imaginary thief, and at June's in
sistance Lamar promptly Joined him.
This was just what June was waiting
| for. She ran to the paper-strewn desk
seized the coveted receipt, gave 1t g
quick, keen glance, and hid it in hel
dress
Then, her eyes on the door. she hur.
ried to the safe. (Its door was open. as
FarweT had left IT, when he took out
the Gordon papers to show to Lamar
With trembling fingers she snatched uI
bundle of bank notes, stuck those II
her dress also. and started back to hei
place.