The Yale expositor., 1916-12-28

cerrybOat and across the turOid river
threaded the narrow mazes of Jersey
City, and finally swept out on 70 the
broad highways of the open country.
Like a greyhound cours'rg a clumsy
rabbit, the high-powered limousine
clung to the lurching taxi. and then as
the two dust-enye'oped vehicles struck
into the uplauds their speed percepti-
bly, slackened.
Among these rolling uplands were
the stately summer mansions OF a
millionaire colony which migrated
here annually from the sweltering me-
tropolis. 1t was in this abiding place
Of wealth that Enoch Golden lad
erected a great rambling manor house.
The aged banker now stepped out |
of one OF the French windows open,
ing on the broad veranda and stood |
thoughtfully surveying the peaceful |
landscape glimmering in the June sun
light.
What is troubling you. Enoch?"
his gentle-faced wife inquired tender
| ly; do you think we may still be in
! danger from that mar who already
has caused us so much suffering?"
1T isn't that | fear for myself"
Golden replied, fondling the hand that
! lav in his, but that human monster
seems bent on striking at me through
harming Margery. He is capable of
anything, but | hardly believe he will
dare remain in this vicinity with both
Captain Bracket and Lieutenant
Kirby on his track"
Even as he spoke those two redoubt-
able, if somewhat heavy-featured, po-
lice officers turned in at the grave!ed
driveway.
It's all right, Mr.. Golden" called
out the ed-iowled police captain as
soon as he got within hailing distance,
mot a trace Of that bunch OF yeggs.
They must have been tipped off was
workin' on the case
That's fne," called out sweet girl
ish voice from the house, now father
can't refuse to let me have that gallop
Major and are both longing for"
1T would be hard for me to refuse
you anything Margery," responded the
affectionate father, and if Captain
Bracket thinks it will be safe, GER
, tainly don't want TO spoil your pleas
urc."
Your daughter will be in no dan
ger while I'm around" pompously an
nounced that officer, 'and now the
iron Claw bandit has cleaned out
, I'm goin' on a still hunt for that
, masked gum-shoe artist. That paper
: your secretary got off Red Egan leaves
p a lot of bad jobs that need explainin'.
, A few minutes later a groom ap
!. preached the veranda leading spirit
}. ed black horse. Margery leaped into
9 the saddle and the thoroughbred swung
into the lake road. She became SC
O absorbed in the liquid-noted duet oi
4 two mating song birds that when Ma
n jor suddenly pricked up his ears anC
r shied to one side of the road her equi
n librium was seriously threatened fol-
,. the moment. AS she regained her pre-
, carious balance and quietcd her high
I strung mount Margery discovered the
d object of his fright was black, dust
r coated limousine standing half con
cealed in the thick shrubbery. A mo
I tionless figure sat in the drivers seat
his visored cap pulled low over hi
face.
| She urged the skittish animal pas
\ the troublesome black specter an
d continued down the road, every sens
keenly on the alert for possible dar
ger Presently her horse reared agair
and this time more violently as
4 hawk-faced chauffeur wearing
q greasy duster jumped up from tn
grassy bank where he had been smol
ing his pipe Near this disreputabl
q figure stood an equally disreputabl'
q looking taxicab with yellow trimming
q With a light touch of her whip, Ma
3 gerry swept past this leering harbinge
of evil
A few hundred yards farther o
Margery sharply reined in her mouI
q and sat, intently staring into clum
b OF alda- bushes growing close to tn
a lake. In that clump of bushes sh
a saw the back OF thick-shouldere
81 man, who, by his impatient NOV
Il ments, appeared to be waiting fC
81 someone. AS the puzzled girl watche
81 that vaguely familiar figure, a startlir
development took place. A second pc
7S son, whose features were concealed
a derisively smiling mask of yello
,or fabric, stepped out of the dense 70
he age and abruptly confronted the wa
ing figure, whom Margery now place
a the one of Legar's scoundrels know
rv. as One-Lamp Louie.
lie. Apparently the newcomer was ma
ng ing some urgent demand upon th
uie one-eyed miscreant, a demand viii
,ge he emphasized by sundry prods wi
ad- the muzzle of heavy biue-metai
the revolver. After casting a furti
up- glance about him, the willy gangst
,or. appeared to weakly surrender, for
drew from his inner coat pocket
ned sealed envelope, which his mask
1ng opponent hastily seized and ripp
lrb. open.
Gan Even as he rapidly scanned the st
of paper he found IN the envelo
out the silent girl on horseback g