The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-05-30

with his failing iron claw sweeping
back every assailant. Then, swing
ing about, he leaped up the cliff-face,
springing from rock to rock with the
agility of mountain goat.
At the top of the cliff, when Enoch
Golden himself, side by side with the
police captain, attempted to bar that
flight, the fugitive bowled over those
TWO rotuud figures and -boltad NORTH
Of the fugitive and started in pursuit.
They ran we'll, and they ran deter
minedly. Legar, realizing that they
were gaining on him, and further real
izing that he could not keep up his
gait for long, veered suddenly towards
the river, where a road-builder's tool
shed stood at the extreme end of
rock-cut along the cliff-top. Through
the doorway of this shed he darted,
with his two pursuers, now joined by
a third officer, not hundred yards be-
hind him.
He had hoped, in diving into that
empty building, to throw his pursuers
off his track, if only for a few mo-
ments. But in this he was disappoint-
ed, just as he was disappointed in find
ing that the shack he had entered pos
sessed no second exit or entrance. And
as he stared quickly about he realized
that he had unwittingly entered trap.
Running to the far end of the shack,
he sent his wooden arm crashing
through the window, leaped to the sill,
and stared out. Below him lay the
Hudson. Crouching low, he leaped
from the sill where he stood, leaped
out into space and then dropped like
plummet to the river below.
We've lost HIM" gasped the fore
most of the pursuers, crossing to the
shack and staring breathless through
the shattered window sash.
He's done fort" cried the second
man. mo guy can take that drop and
BY God, we're wrong! He's up!
He's striking out for shore!"
The oldest of the three suddenly ran
back across the shack floor.
Then get down by the Coleman
road, you men, and head that hell
diver off before he's half way across
Jersey"
The End Of the Trail.
Margery Golden crossed to the still
open window and stared out.
You should not have come here"
she said without turning to the man
in the yellow mask whc stood smiling
so close behind her.
81 had to GOMEZ" he said in suddenly
sobered tones.
Why" asked the troubled girl.
Because couldn't stay longer with
out seeing you" was the others an
swer.
The girl at the window turned slow
ly about and faced him.
But think of the risk It's not
half an hour since heard father tele-
phoning for that police. captain. And
that captain has said over and over
again that he will never rest until he's
effected your capture. And we both
know that Legar is still at large"
Il am willing to take chances now
that I'd never have taken before. For
1 know that you love me now, and I'm
never happy when I'm away from
you!"
But we can't be together in this
house-even if it is my home. 1t will
always be house of danger"
Then why should either of us stay
in this house?" he demanded. why
can't we slip away from these walls of
intrigue and 60 where we can lind our
own happiness?"
Margery Golden shook her head
slowly from side to side.
I'VE would only be going with
cloud over us. And with that cloud
there could never be happiness"
Then our first duty is to get rid of
the cloud. It's true / took this chart
from your fathers vault, but you know
as well as l do / took it only to pre-
vent its theft by Legar. And if that
is the blot that stands between us we
can wipe out that blot by restoring
the chart to where it belongs" He
stopped and turned her face to the
light. And if that is done, will you
promise to come with me?"
Dearest" she murmured as she
closed her eyes to his caress, your
people shall be my people and your
way my own. And will 60 wherever
you ask me to go!n
1t was ten minutes later that the two
of them, hand in hand, stole quietly
down through the shadowy house to
the library. The girl was heavily
yelled and dressed for the street And
with her she carried a handbag into
which she had feverishly thrown what
things she most needed for the fight.
This is the last time" she said as
she crossed to the doors on the far size
of the room and locked them, that
you or will have to steal like thief
through this house,"
The Laughing Mask, who was work
ing at the vault door, looked up as she
spoke.
But it's not often thieves break into
a safe to put things back" he said as
he swung the heavy steel door open.
She stood watching that open door