Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-07-06

charged with completely In the muir
der Of Roddy-he few into q passion.
that brought on a fatal hemorrhage.
He died within ten minutes"
There was little silence.
II may tell you, Mr.. LANYARD" the
Englishman resumed. looking I'D from
the motor, to which lie was paying at
tention with monkey-wrench and oil
can. that you were quite mistaken
when you ridiculed the idea of the In
ternational Underworld, Unlimited
or course, II you hadn't laughed.
shouldn't feel quite a. much respect
for you as do; intact, the chances
are you'd be in handcuffs-or a cell in
the Sante-this very minute. But, alb
surd as It sounded--Rnd was-the I'm
derworid" project was . pet hobby OF
Bannohs-who'dl been the brains Of q
gang, OF criminals In New York for
many years. He was bit touched on
the subject. A monomaniac, II you
ask me. And his enthusiasm won De
Morbfhan and Popinot Overland me.
He took q wonderful fancy to me,
Bannon did; Il really was appointed
first lieutenant in Greggs' stead.
Nothing he wouldn't tell me. I oven
got him to tell me about you-why he
was so uncommon Vindictive. Do you
wish to known"
IF you please"
1T seems Damon, was the chap who
kidnapped and abandoned you at Troy
on's. Your mother had been his wife,
but left him for cause-divorced him.
and married again in England. You
were the child of her second marriage.
Bannon managed to ruin your father
drove him into bankruptcy and to sui
cide-and the shock of that, coupled
with your disappearance. killed your
mother. But even that wasn't enough
for Bannon; and when he found you'd
grown up to be the Lone Wolf, he
signed your death warrant then and
there. Only you declined to be exc
cuted. Your family name"
Forgive me-" Lanyard interposed
hastily; "but don't care to know my
family name. II have no parents liv-
ing, I've no kin who would welcome
my return. And If had prefer to
prove myself before hunt them up
Some day, perhaps, may apply to you
for more information. But for the
present, I'm content-and grateful"
II think" said Wertheimer, restor-
ing the oil can to its place in the tool
kit, you're very wise. In fact, my per-
sonal feeling for you is one of grow
ing esteem, if you'll permit me to say
so. You've most of the makings OF
man. VIII you shake hands-with q
copper's nark?"
He gave Lanyard's hand firm and
friendly grasp and turned to the girl
"Good-by, Miss Shannon. I'm truly
grateful for the assistance you gave u.s.
Without you we'd have been sadly
handicapped. And now it's good-by
and good luck. l hope you may be
happy. I'm sure you can't go far with
out coming across highroad or Wiz
lage; but-for reasons not unconnected
with my professional pursuits-I pre-
fer to remain in ignorance Of the way
you CO."
Releasing her hand, he stepped back.
saluted the lovers with smile and
gay gesture, and clambered briskly to
the pilots seat of the biplane.
When firmly established, he turned
the switch of the starting mechanism.
The heavy, distinctive hum Of the
great motor filled that isolated hollow
in the Downs with a sound like the
purring of dynamo.
With final wave OF his hand, Vert
heimer grasped the starting lever.
It's brool deepening, the Parrott
stirred, shot forward abruptly. In two
seconds it was fifty yards distant, it's
silhouette already blurred, its wheels
lifting from the rim of the hollow.
Then lightly It rose and scared,
parted the mists, vanished.
For some time Lanyard and Lucy
Shannon remained motionless, cling
ing together, hand in hand, their faces
upturned, as If expecting its reappear-
ance, listening to the drone that pres
emily dwindled to a mere thread OF
sound and died out altogether in the
obscurity above them.
Then, turning, they faced each
other, smiling uncertainty, smile that
said: $50 all that is finished! Or, per-
haps, we have dreamed It'll"
Suddenly, with low cry. the girl
gave herself to Lanyard's arms; and
as this happened the mists parted and
bright sunlight flooded the hollow in
the Downs.
After little, taking her lips away,
the girl rested her head on his Shout
der and sighed little sigh, soft
sigh of content.
''If we hurry" she said then, ats
possible that we may win to London
yet, before it's too late"
"Too late"
ITO get special license-or what
ever it is one must get before one may
marry in haste in England. Don't you
know?"
He shook his head, laughed, ana
caught her more closely to him.
"No," he confessed; Il don't know.
7 haven't had much experience. But
we can ask policeman. Who's
afraid?"
THE END.