The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-11

not content with that. they ruined me
financially.
One day. ! was In my office. when
Farwell rang me up. 1 want to see
you at once. he said. We are wrong
and well surrender
1T didn't take me long to hang up
the receiver. get my hat and hurry
over TO his Office. There he was. the
grinning hypocrite. greeting mt as II
were a long lost friend He waved
me to n chair. and then ooh out u pa
per and placed IT airily en- u desk ear
and told me to read IL. All the time
he kept one hand on the thing. bit T..
like "A fool. thought nothing Of that
was idiot enough to believe he wac act.
ing In good faith,
This ~ what the hound told me 20
read went IN Gordon The Farwell
corporation, through It's attorney,
Charles Gordon, hereby reseinds its
recent action OF withholding eo.opera.
tive profits
There Mas "A blank space left for
ne to sign. and, like a dub. | signed II.
Farwell picked II up aud looked at II.
| Then the smiling mask dropped from
his face. II grew all hard aud cold
For a minute. | didn't understand
the change Then ! saw the trick.
Farwell had W pieces Of paper. clcy.
erly fastened. one above the other. just
leaving room at the cot OF the under
one tor my signature While ! thought
! was signing the upper one. II was
really the lower paper | was pinning
my name tC-~irrcyOcably,
farwell crumplcd the upper paper
the M ] had thought ! was signing
pu, 1t In his ash tray. and set IRE 90 il.
lie held the other paper out for me TO
read and at the same time he demand
ed that | produce the securities In.
trusted 70 me- This is what | had
signed my name to.
July 1. Received from the Fa~~eli
corporation this date, $4,000 Of said
corporations bonds. 20 De held In trust
by the undersigned until called for by
the said corporation. Signed Charles
Gordon. Witnessed by Silas Farwelll'
For a minute ] was too dazcd to do
anything But Farwcli wasn't. .ic
rang his bell. and In came a plain.
clothes nan and a policeman.
"FaHsell psemILly ovdcr-i thcm 40
arrest me, on an cmbezllemen
charge"
4 think ! went mad. ! snatched at
the paper, but ! couldn't Ret II Tor
Farwell jammed IL into The inside
pocket OF his coat. ! grabbed him |
was bound ! would get the paper or
choke him. We had II hot and heavy
Cor a few minutes. But OF course !
, hadn't "a show-,hree against one-l
was u rat In a trap. nothing more
The miserable sneak" said June.
Il was facing "a charge OF embez'
! element through that double paper
? trick OF farwell's. and ] knew II. But
| the police were decent enough to lei
me 20 to my ONCE for a moment
Luckily. they hadn't handcuffed me
, I wen to my desk, and the men stayed
vt the back OF the rom.
while | was fussing about my desk
I hit upon an idea. With one eye on
] the men, ! slowly unscrewed the in
J candesccnt globe from my desk lamp
!. and tossed II against the rear wall
their backs were toward IL. II
. smashed. Of course. and at the smash
|, they both turned to see what caused
the noise. In that instant ! leapet
out OF the open window, TANNED II
shut. and ran UP the fire escape 18th,
roof
Great" ~applauded June. her righI
hand athrrb
In a second. the men were afte'
ne. though. firing their guns, as the!
came.
Il cut across the roofs until founS
an opea scut,le door. ] ran inside an:
closed II. From that on II was al
easy matter to cover my tracks, unit
at last | got away clean and found I
hiding place in the shack AT surftcn.
June said nothing, but her eyes were
luminous and thoughtful Her finger
were toying with the pair OF hand
| cuffs on the desk, ana suddenly sh'
picked them up and -oked at them
Then. as her gaze took In her owl
hand. her fac was sufused viii
rush Cf cclor. Their" was the dread
cd Red Circle. burning all too c%learl.
against the white flesh
N hat moment someone turned tn
han lie OF the door loading % the cut
or flee.
At the sound Gordon raised his hea'
and met the frightened look m June
eyes.
= = going tC give myself up aaS
way he said iLdirercrtly
Nc! NO. whispered June W
4 heuently You Lsustu't give yourself
up now I'm going 10 help you"
o Then ia, knock came a second time
I. followcl ny "A little pause, ard ate
e that the sound OF %rctrcating footsteps
u June moved quickly 70 the haii TOO
IL and Gordon followed June upene
.ue door and looked out into the ha.
" then suddenly drew back, shuttln
and locking the door.
IT'S Gage" she whispered breath
=. lessly. And he's making for thi
10 door. now
ID Before the words were fairly out