The Dermott news., 1916-06-15


 son in the detective bureau
 
 For seven or eight blocks, after she left police headquarters June Travis hurried on. from street to street, Pc hcemau Mseks ever close at her side. The officers eyes never for all in- staHt left the coat that hung over his companion 8 arm.
 The girl was in despair, She had planned so cleycrly this kidnapping of lhe coat
 She was helpless. despairing And with the blind instinct of the despair. Ing she uucousciously turned her steps Eomewar1
 Where does this cutter of yours live. anyhow. uummy2" the policeman Was asking
 June paused uncertainty This farce could net % ou much longer Meeks was beginning to grow suspicious.
 A quarter block ahead. the boutc- ward split into "N. At the left t continued at it's present level At the right ran flight of forty marble steps, leading downward to tcrraced ave nue one tier below the boulevard on the e.,sss hillside
 And t6o0 as ever of late III her mo. -orts uf dIrcst need. all inspiration came ta the glrl
 Once uare sho took up her former 5r.sk strlde, the grau6iiug Neeks close behind her As they came to . tto fork of th# boulevard. she halted | aea.n.
 Well. growlea Noeks. which way. HOW
 She pointed s.wa the bong flight of uo.aheht The man h.stateI She glanced at him and saw the reason Ibis eyes were fixed lu stupid wonder l al the night hand with V##ea she was ! pointing on the surface es Che hand ] gteau,d the Red Circle. HercHessly l distinct in tho clear l5sht
 June caught iae policeman roughly ] by t6e arm with her other hand. point ed agaau toward tho terrace beneath ] them. and started Ggwa tae steps at run
 Fearful ef losing sight at the pre- l eIaus ceat the policeman also broke into d numbering run. protesting
 Hey G6.casy there What yoar 1 hurry Want mc to break ny neck ez l Even as Ae spoke June planted her l feet firmly on oue broad step and came to ar abrupt staudsuu Meeks could not check his own speed as sud denly So he lunged ahead a step or i two
 As he numbered past her. the girl deftly swung her stick holding i by the feruIe end The crook handle caught Policeman Heeks neatly around tn ie.t aukle.
 Al the sane instant aa.e hracea hers T. aa4 5erbe4 backward with the stick
 FeHr.maa NeeEs taly saatg the stairway aa.gt sN stops farther town haaaza #u ar. :a#ssa# a step ar tWo= tI#H struck taa stairway asaH aH3 rr.ege##t tn r7il rafs.tE .4aa.tl4 r-Haa#s-sas- tHe#t}-fe#H steps.
 Far bare Aa.sseca=I tHe paisas aao Nt flI -t.-r.l auI treatA..-= r6.a 1. scrambled rra4uus4 = E-s
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 It MS Yamas custom on uaeuht rte.ts. te t.Ae bis taIaa,se flute from , lis tin trunk in the erarcraam aad To targ forth .utn the fartGest reaches of the Trass sarIen, thcte ta lean pen sive'y against tree iu the midst ot cluup af shrubs auj his eyos on the moon to p'ay sentimental and hideous JauaHase ure#a!les t0 It
 Tonight Yama was toat.ing away rtrht dreamfuliy. when the sound of cracking bushes broke in upon his music.
 He stepped cut af the shrubbery clamp ta investigate. Then the hute l falI from lis nerveless fingers and he stared s32Ele eyed Aosass patch of lawn a figure was running. it's feet souudless on the turf | Tte figure reached the house lt | tlou sAilMlly began to climb the trei. l lis
 It reached a second story balcony sttqped over the railing and began to l tumble with the long French windows af a room The windows opened and l the tigure gllded into the room, soft ly closing the windows behind it.
 The spell was broken With yell of alarm. Yama grabbed up his fallen flute and dashed for the house. A sec oud or so latter burst unceremomous " into the library where Mrs. Travis and Mary were sitting.
 % Scusc," he sputtered 'Seuse please, But man climb up to honor able Miss Juues roomi'
 The women flew upstairs. Yama prudently arming himself with large poker. followed.
 When he reached the second floor Mrs Travis was already hammerine frantfcally at the locked outer dool