The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-22
CHAPTER vi.
Secret Service TO Rescue.

dining room and pcefed again into the
ill lit rear hall. Everything was quiet
there. The silence at the door of the
den told that BOle was still Sc urely
bound and could not have succeeded
in removing the Tag. Jim went pas,
the den and found another door. He
opened it and 10; .:ed into IA kitchen
entry He went further and found
another door This opened into u
closet which was dark until the door
was closed again. Then an electric
light burned overhead. and Jim found
himself facing little desk upon which
a telephone stood. The number of the
telephone was printed upon paper
strip under the nickel guard of the
transmitter 4 Chi ago city directory
was upon the desk. and jim, laying
down Bole's revolver. opened the book
He turned to S. d. Marlatt's name and
read the telephone number opposite
his residence address. 1t did net cor
respond with that upon the mstru-
ment
This residence, then, was not Mar
latt's.
luc EtCe1h I'll anu CdtI6u IuS
number given in the book as Marlatt's
Office. Sibert and his men could not
have visited Marlatt's Office and gone
away before he got there. If they
went to the office at all they must
have arrived after Marlatt and his
companion had taken Jim away In
that case Sibert might be at the Office
now. Jim heard the burr of the ring
ing signal, but twice before some one
at the other end of the wire answered.
1t was not Sibert's voice unless it was
much disguised
"Who is this?" Jim asked.
The voice repeated Marlatt's office
number. If the man at the other end
was spy he was being cautious II
he was one of the secret service men
he evidently believed that one of Mar
latt's agents must be calling. Jim
spoke quickly. us Mr. Sibert thereY
"Mr. Sibert there?' The man at the
other end seemed not to have heard
the name.
IF he is there tell him this is James
Ashby, whom he met tonight Tell
him to come to the phone, and | will
prove it."
Describe Robert wendellr The
voice at the other emo altered sudden
ly to Sibert's.
Jim complied quickly. Sibert in
terrupted him after an instant. "WeIl,
Ashby, what is it?''
81 am at -" Jim read the num.
Der of his telephone to Sibert. ct is a
large, fashionable house, Sibert. do
not know what the names of the PEG.
pie are or where it is. but I believe it
| is not Marlatts'
."One Of my men is now calling cen
trail on another phone to find out where
| you are talking from. Go onr' Sibert
directed
II went to the office from the sta
| tion.''
81 supposed So" sibert commented
grimly.
Il would have waited for you, but |
saw light. Some ore was up there.
| went in and was attacked There
We're two men, Sibert. They knocked
me out and carried me away They
carried away everything they wanted
| from the Office too. | was tied when
| came to myself, but 1 got loose I'm
| free in the house now, and they don't
| know il" Swiftly he related what he
| had seen
Sibert gave him directions CURLY.
I'VE know where you are You're
| about mile north of the river and
| two blocks from the lake We will be
| there within ten minutes If they've
guards outside. as You say. we can't
surprise those inside You are to
| watch what they do with their lists
and other papers. and if they try to de
| Stroy them stop them. Take Il chance.
| After you hear a disturbance outside
| yop can count upon our coming in
| within thirty seconds Understands"
Il understand"
| The receiver at the other end was
| hung up. Jim sat still, listening. Some
one was passing in the hall-a man by
the heaviness OF the tread-and then
there was silence. Nothing indicated
that any one had heard the talking at
the telephone, but Jim waited in the
closet before he opened the door. Find
Ing the rear hall empty. he crossed to
the dining room He hid toward the
center Of the big room now, contenting
himself with listening to the voices Of
those in the salon and not trying to
see for fear himself of being seen
With Sibert aud his men coming the
essential thing was to keep himself
free to act when the crisis came. The
work Of the men and the women in the
salon seemed to be proceeding in the
same manner as few minutes before
Then the tall man. who was directing
the others. stepped into the hall. He
went directly back to the smoking
room, in which Jim had been confined.
and, trying the knob, he exclaimed.
with surprise, at finding the door lock-
ed. He knocked upon it and. receiv-
ing no response, called: ''Bolel Bole,
Why do you rot open? What is the
matter?'
Those in the salon heard this and
ceased their work Two of the men
the young man who had been with the
two girls and one of the others-ran
into the hall at call from the tall
man. He pounded upon the door again
and called to Bole. Then the three ap-
parently put their shoulders to tho