Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-11-08

| Harding proved tho truth OF tho old say
| Ing that h0 who would command others
mist learn to obey himself. Already ho
| was daahing OF a note for tho chauffeur
Of hlp chr IIo blotted II as Grant ended
| his low -voIccd. urgent Instructions To his
| friend and ally. Cndogan, chief OF detees
| tlvoa.
and hurryl" ended tho reporter. and
| snapped tho receiver onto lts hook. THE
| Albania Rails In half an hour" no went on
almost In the Same breath. and ahes
bound for HonduraB-no exiradltIon, you
know and ahe has no wireless outnt. Only
thing to do In TO head off tho guys with
your girl M thoy 20 aboard. Miss Hard
| iug'a drugRod'
"But how under heaven" gnsped thu
| nHtoundcd lonthcr man an no held out tho
order no had just Wrlttan. did you learn
all that1 What
Grant waved his qucatlona impntientiy
aDido and Hnatchcd tho order. Mo tima
TO talkr' no snarlod alwayg In n guarded
undortono. you've got TO stay hero TIL
tho police como and mako certain that
hin voice became still lower.
! Good heavens. you don't mean" gasp
! ed Harding blankly. but already the re-
porter waB hurryng out OF the door. The
mnEnHts stared after him for n moment
shoQk his head with look OF wonder.
ana thoughtfully removed Il large auto
matte pistol from IA drawer OF his desk
! Meanwhile Grant was plunglng ht tho
startled chauffeur OF tho big and hnnd-
sOmo touring car. Ito was Homewhat
taken nback to find that that gentleman
was n Jap.
"IIerG y'are" no snapped. thrlrting
tho order under HIS nose. Read that
| Then hustle down TO the dockB an fast
aa the tranio copall lot you" lilo spreng
Ia beside tho chauffeur.
| Tho llttlo Jap read tho motto carefully
and punched the automatic starter but
ton. "hw right" no agreed placidly. II
| mako honorable automobile 20 durn fast
For few minutes they drove In siloneo
down tho crowded thoroughtaro. and then
tho chauffeur inquired. What dock you
Ike GOT"
know where tho Albania docks7' aak-
al Grant. lilo was sittlng tensely on tho
very edgo Of tho scat
Tho little brown man shot tho car ex-
pertly through seemingly impossible
| combination OF auto-truck, atreet-car aud
beer wagon, and after mediating for
moment replied. 81 think him off honor
eblo battery. what for you 70 so qulck2''
| MISS TfardinR's being taken aboard.
Grant explained. cant you get any moro
speed out or this machine?" Then angrily.
'1Ioy, that's not tho shorteAt way for
tho car had aworved into DIDO street to-
wards tho North River.
Il mako him go mora fast" explained
tho Jap mildly, and tugged al lover.
There waB "a larring crunch and Grant
barely gavcd himself from going head first
through the wiud-shieid. Tho touring cur
had stopped.
WHAT tho Gam HIPS tho matter with
your" 30 yelled furiouay.
Him broke" explained the chauffeur
sadly and got out 10 investigate
But tho reporter ala not walt for rs-
Ia iraF.
IN the street and hailed the first auto he
saw Since no made a rulo 70 carry al
WAN ia an inblda pocket fat emergency
expense account. It proved no very difi-
cult matter 70 Impress tho runabout bod
HI, and leave its surprised owner behind
elutGhinR a handful Of greenbaeks that
mora than insured him against tho posal-
Bile loss az his diuky car. II would go just
a triae faster with only ono person aboard.
II seerned 10 Grant that never on earth
had he driven q machine that won't quite
as slowly an this rInabout After at least
, a. week, II seemed. no finally reached tho
. doch-to SEQ the Atlantic already swinRlng
! out into tho lido. He vas too latel
, NO, not quito There vas tho ghoat or
a chance. A ropo was stul dangling from
> tho shlpa hoist.
Muttering Eomethlng very Ike prayer.
= Grant headed tho car down tho dock on
. high speed and turned on every bit OF ga
and spark she'd carry. Then. honking his
. horn and yelling IKE fieud. he made for
4 tho departing ship.
Just as they reached tho edge OF ths
q dock 10 eaped from his seat and caught
tho dangling rope fairly While tho car
' plunged into tho river, its momentum car
\ rcd tho reporter acrosa tho Intervening
@ space, Ike spider at tho end OF it,
p thread. and onto the deck or the Albania
= Miss Harding vas saved,
i But how" began Mansfield, Tho city
). editor.
k That's What Harding wanted % know.
4 grinned tho reporter, az he put fresh
r sheet u paper IA his typewriter, the
o duplicate letter was dead giYeawaY be
cause II was written on the same paper
= and With the sarns machine With crook
r ed " Oh, say. have them pinch tho jar
I chauffeur; he's in It tool knew the heaf
kidnapper would get wise at once anc
phone the othera so cut In on the en
K tension phone and got II all. Then while
K Harding stood guard 1 beat 1t for th'
rs dock"
IL But who Ia the head kldnappsrp' per
l. sisted tha city editor.
n Miss Carter, Harding5 social seera
taEY.". ana GRAFT plgpgsa intq big st9Sx1