The Detroit times., 1916-01-24

Max lamar ErppinG with bOtl
hands the corner OF the black Goa
that pro'ruded from the locked gar
age door. drove his shoulder full
against The door panel again anC
again. But the wood held firm
1T seems 20 e a deadlock, laugh
ed June, forcing her merriment with
mighty effor. you have hold OF
her coat; so She can't get away The
door won't open; so you can't get
IN Isn't IL Iast a little ridiculous
ar Lamar? suppose We give uI
the chase and"
Give up the chaser he echoed
angrily. civ IL up? why it's
barely begun. Just Oh the other side
of the garage coor is the yelled wO
man who robbed Grant and then
gave me the slip and who holds The
entire mystery Of the Rod Circle
Give Il up2 Nut if have to stand
there till doomsday
"But surely began June, trem
hling inwardly at his fierce deter
minauon.
Miss Travis" broke in Lamar.
Evil you help me? ! can't lei go
here. VIII yol hurry around 20 the
front door of the house this garage
belongs 30, anl explain matters? 3?
Then ssk leave tor me TO break the
door down. | can do il II yOu'li hold
tfn rauf ccVror for me
"Shan't hold II now?' suggested
June; AN idea flashing into her fear.
sick mind. "T'll hold the coat while
you Try TO smash the lCck You
can't do anything without the use
Of your hands Why waste the time
Ia need 20 90 70 the house,"
= don't like 20 batter down peo-
pies property he answered, "even
Ia the name of the law--wthOut
asking their permission
But
Besides" he added. ",his Yelled
Woman is strcHg. Whenever she
tugs at her coat. It's all I can DO
10 hold my corner of A. She might
wrench il out Of your hands"
Yes agreed June, uuder her
breath, that's exactly what I mean
her 20 do"
Put she forebore 20 say IL aloud
And if,er a second look az Lamars
set jaw. she aeekly turned away to
ward thz house
MARY, on the inner side Of the ga-
rage door, had listened, painting. 20
the brief dialogue A. she heard
JuDe's light step rccedine on the
driveway gravel. size threw all her
strength into one last wrench a, The
recalcirant cob;
The cloth was stout and Max La
mars grasp unsuitable But the
tag caused two OF the coat uppe
buttons 10 hy halt way across the
garage one of Mory's lean shogl.
acrs slipped cat Of the garment
That gave the captive woman hcI in-
spirstion.
In trembling hastg. she unfasteneo
tho remaining buttons. Freeing her.
self. she left thp imprisoned coat to
fall TO the greasy floor or the garage
Max Lamar still gIipIing It's cor
ner. on the doOr's far side. with
futile energy
The garage vas small. stuffy. III
M hy a single grimed winGow pane
Tho place reekcd Of gasoline, ot oil
or grease-rags a big car titled more
than half Of H.
Across the greasy floor, through
the gloom, Mar groped her way
NOW slipping in a gasoline puddle
now cRromiug against the soile'
mudguard OF the machine.
She found tha opPosite wall an'
felt along its all-but-pnsocn surface
AZ the farthesL corner. her nmnbe'
Gngers touched what they sought
The Intel of door
A vas the garages little bacl
door. giving on tho alley behind th
afounds For one suicidal moment
she thought this back dor was lock
I'd. But Il was only stuck from Ion.
dlsuse She threw Ter wrcle tragil
weight against the dirt-crusted pot
cal. A shower OF dust and spide
webs cascaded down upon her heaC
But the door quiyered az the in
Pact
She heard volces--0ne OF them I.1
mars. And again she cast herscl
against the door. This time Il fie'
wide: with whining OF hinges an
a clatter If falling debris and m
dush OF her onset drove her hal
way across the alley. outside.
Darting back &c close the door be
hind hsr the old woman cast a fear
lul look up aud down the alley. The
noast was clear Incoutinently
Mary took to her heels; scuttling
down the alley and around the first
eofner with the awkward haste Of a
.ieAtersd hen. She had much ado
Keep from sqpavking like
one, la the reaction from her peril
Ma Lamar clunG doggedly. 70 the