The Washington times., 1916-03-02
By ALBERT PAYsON TERnUNE.
"And what's that money you're shak-

/ And what's that money you're shak-
Ing at me? What is--7"
THE money!" echoed the spokes-
through the crowd. "why, the CO.
operative profits money, OF course,
The money this letter of your
lie got no further. FarwelI reached
typed note from his hand. He would
have snatched.- the money, too. but
that CHANGED to be just out OF his
WHO give you this?" roared Ear
a girl" answered the puzzled
IL over the fence to me. She rode
past. two minutes ago. And"
cd out Into the street. He was Just
in time to see a girl. mounted on a
slenderly built saddle horse. turn a
corner. several block away. and van
He had recognised the shane Of the
packet OF bills the spokesman had
fiourished. They were the same bills
that the Circle Lady had stolen from
HIS safe. the preceding day. q
to persuade or bully the men into civ
ing back the money to him. but he
swoTc mighty oath to catch the
woman who had robbed him.
Farwelrs bloodshot eyes swept the
he could pursue the fugitive. He saw
none. But he saw something almost
as good for his purpose. II.
Alongside the opposite curb lounged
a mounted policeman, chatting with a
seized the officer by tho arm.
Did you see a woman ride past here
a few moments .ago7" he demanded
Why yes" returned the patoriman
msnt msna'rnf ala SGn sss 'asss Ssn
notice to her. except that she rode
mighty well. she'd gotten past me pc
fore saw her. Is--?"
She has robbed me-" interrupted
the left at the third corner. she's rid. d.
ing slowly. You can catch up"
his last words were drowned In the
clatter OF hoofbeats as the policeman
put his horse to a gallop.
MS horse rounded the corner three
docks above, scarce slackening his
AT distance Of several hundred yards
ahead, the rider saw June jogging along
IN Ieisureiy fashion. And he bore down
The girl, as she trotted horneward,
heard behind her the hurrying hoof-
peats OF a horse hard-ridden. she
glanced back. And she understood.
Iier lazy steed was startled into a
crop across HIS flank. And the race
was on.
The girl was far lighter than the
man who pursued her. And she was a
sh phbacuced rider. But her horse. a
a racer. Despite the dinerehce In in
weights, the policeman gained ground.
me pursuer was scarce a quarter
Diock behind. In another few minutes,
au u. most, ne would overhaul her. There
dQ ekAN
Inounted offcer. coming from opposite
direction, might cut of her retreat.
10 her right. only block away, ran
sne park II she could gain that in
give, her purs,er the slip, Somewhere in
its winding bride path. She heard the
Halt! In the name of the law.' and
again. Halt, or I'll fre!'
She laughed fercely In reply; her
nerves athrill with the intoxlcation OF
the chase. And. wheeling with, danger-
Gus sharpness, she turned to the right,
INTO into the street that led to the psrk.
Inc policeman was too sane to make
the turn with the same mad speed: and
sne gained few yards by the periious
But, as she dashed into the park. she
heard him close behind SO near did
he press that she dared not risk a fall
by guiding her mouHt sideways into any
OF the bride paths they thundered past,
quarter mile farther on she could
see the outstretched bay head at her
knee, The bay crept farther and far
And now a blue arm, shot forth, as
the policeman snatclfed at her bridle
June, driven on by an impulse amaz-
ingly foreign to her gentle nature,
whirled about in the saddle. and with
her riding crop she slashed the Off
Ger full athwart his red face.
With all her might she smote. The
blow from the crop caught the police
man fairly across the eyes. half blind
ing him.
4 second and third blow slashed
stingingly upon the face he vainiy
sought to shield with his appraised right
arm.
Under the hot pain and surprise of
the assault, he lurched in his saddle:
unconsciously jerking his bridle-hand
TO one side. At the gesture, his bridle-
wise horse veered suddenly to the right.
The rider, unprepared for this light
ning-quick shift of his mounts stride.
lost his seat and was pitched head
long into the driveway: where he lay
half stunned.
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