Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-22

/ building with II casual air us we APP
pcared on the scene. One of them
pulled gun with which to threaten
Jimmy. But i. II. drew Martin o'Day's
note from his pocket ana presented il
with an air of assurance which IL.
event fully justified.
Bring Kcrfigan out to my ear" no
ordered
Ills pcrcmptory tone seemed TO carry
! conviction with it. 70: the men started
toward the house even while I was
wondering how Jimmy could be sure
that kerriean was in the inn
Smiling the wouid-bc savior Of the
game turned TO me: You see, VIC have
O'Day's number all right. H. got
he:risan out here TO rescue the Malone
girl.
With the master pitcher hidden
away. he is sure tho game Will no
ihc way he wants it 20. oh. YES,
Martin o'DaY plans TO clean up a neat
little pile on this kidnapping business.
hut rye ruined it! Hear me crow
But Jimmy croweJ TOO soon. JUS,
at that particular moment the men
were halted by shout which startled
me.
turned ana there. aiieht:n2 from a
i;iSantc green touring ear, was a man
instinct told ac must be O'Day. He
and III. driver had leapcd from thei,.
cal ana were dashinG toward us with
look OF purpoS cful malice twisting
their faces INTO more evil eNulassipnS
IMAM nature herself had bestowed on
thcEl-and she had done her best
In the meantime Rita aJ,Ioro v.,.
pacing up and down the room il, which,
:'h" had been locked. bewaiiin- the
tate that had put suspicion AMI jealousy.
INTO the world and made her A y;c,im
Of both.
I iint her common sense told hsr that
when star ball players sweetheart is
rocked up i'll al deserted inn on tho
uay CT game which depends on his
pitching; arm. there may be some con-
hcction between mis- affection for br,
ana somebody clsc'a plans to afrer,
him. tee'
Inaction became more than Ri:, co,,,.,
cnhufe 1t occurred to her that she
n''sht be able to pick one OF the old
fashioned locks with that object which
- widely heralded as "wonau's host
friend"--l hat-pin!
II worked. Rita found herself r,cc
ana roamcd around on a little tour OF
.lHtSisation based on new suspicion
'hat mad taken possession of her
AS she tiptoed through the hall sbe
heard the sound OF an auto Then SIN.
saw the men creeping down the stairs
ana suddenly she knew as clearly ma
II she had beheld him there that Her,
NefriSan was a prisoner in the inn.
ier cautious search was rewarded q
re" seconds later. for she found her
lover tied ANONYMOUSLY to a rickctv
old chair In one OF the back rooms on
the third floor. II took her but a few
moments to free him. Then the prison
erS mad sort of reunion and uuick
explanations followed
wonder whose little gave this is"
unused kerrigan. Then suddenly: what
'l'he IS II he asked. That question
, ,,.s !. popular one that afternoon
When Rita and he examined the dial
toi ms timepiece. they looked at one
ahother in wonderment and horror.
IL was 2:a0, Even If they had any
means OF getting away. the Wilton Inn
was almost an hour from the Polo
Grounds And what possible hope was
there that they could escape?
Half past two" moaned Bert. .wcu
in about Il hundred minutes II will hn
an over but the shouting-of the Yam
kcc fans. And tho c,,..,,
John McGraw"
New actors In our little drama seem
ca 10 he approaching from all sides.
The two men who had started tn ohey
JlmmN'S commands and get Kerripan
turned back and approached us from
tne 'front.' ut the same moment that
LAY ana his chauffeur began what
looked like an attack from the rear,
one OF the men drew a gun and. In
me nand- to-hand light which suddenly
ehVelopcd MS. ! saw Jimmy deliver one
weii-aimed blow which laid the gam
pier PROSTATE. The gambler picked
up the fallen gun which Jimmy had
shocked out of the first mans hand
before attending To him
me PROSTATE man aimed at J. r.
ana In that moment saw new figure
enter the fray. Bu this time I had
managed to discover the wrench in
Mrs. Arthur's toolbox and was prc-
par'ns To try q few forccfuI' conclu
sions OF my own!
Five 10 one looked like horrible odds
against Jimmy and | wondered vague
lN If could swing the tide of haiti.
apprccia bly,!
shameful To confess. did not recon
hi%e The newcomer nor guess that he
was Bert kerrigan until | saw Rita
Aiaione hurrying down the stems MS il
she' TOO. thought it was high time for
the feminine contingent to play n mart
i'll the fight.
IL was all over In another second.
| When kerrisan kicked the gun OUT
OF opays hand, I picked il up and
| covered the retreat OF Jimmy and the
pi'Sher' All IN the next moment Rita
ana Jimmy and kcrriSan had dashed
INTO place in my car. and promptly
! thereafter we were whrling down the
road again with the Folio Grounds
forty miles away"
ON ana on we dashed That the
other ear was in pursuit we knew we'll
enough. hut pursuit did not matter.
! What was happening in our wake con
cerned us not At all. The question:
was what was happening at the Polo
Grounds.
~ last we found ourselves on a lit
Tic rise looking down on the grounds
Jimmy rose from his position ON the
running board and gazed anXiouslv
over the road in the direction where
We knew the electric scoreboard must
he
man in passing car shouted:
cant see il from here. boy. 1t was
fanks ,. Giants o. in the nth q little
while ago"
Jimmy sank back with groan
Bert kcrrigan said nothing. Ills face
was tense and white.
knew well enough that il his team
supported him by just Il few runs.
kerriSan was famous for being able
10 pui out the whole opposing side,
even IL they y.Ot as far ;,S filing the