The Ordway new era., 1917-10-12

the love OF Pstria Channlnx anu D
aid Parr.
that hell strike and strike swiftly
and Unexpectedly. It's open war De-
tween you now-war to the knIe'
You've publicly denounced him. ne
must either disappear or md some
way to silence you permanently. l
wish knew! I wish knew
Anxiously. pacing the confines OF tne
sitting room. Parr kneaded his hands
together. The telephone brought him
to an abrupt pause.
"Hello?" he called, receiver to ear.
A look of perplexity clouded his face.
"who?" he demanded. "Whats
that?"
He called impatiently. "HelioF
Hello?" then juggling the hook. said.
"Oh. he has?" ungraciously, and hung
up.
"what is 1T" the girl demanded.
1.-THE answer to my riddle-perhaps,
he Informed Patria. Il don't know.
It's a queer business. Whoever called
up said all In breath: "I'm . friend
never mind my name. Tell Miss Chan.
ming to be on her guard against trouble
tonight at the Charming docks near
Bayonne. Huroki means misehlef-l"
Then he stopped short, with sort OF
gurgle, as II somebody had clapped
hand across his mouth. ! heard
bang, as II receiver at the other end
had fallen on something hard. And
then Central reported, The party has
hung up What the deuce!"
Patria was on her feet. 1.-The Bay
onne docksr she repeated thought
fully.
"where your output is stored pend
ing shipment to Europe" Donald ex-
planned. "Bertram told me this after
noon that there must be seven billions
of dollars worth Of arms, ammunition
and other explosives accumulated
there. II Huroki could manage to
touch spark to that"
Donald! You don't think-r
II think he'd have hard Job doing
it. but know he'd try II he thought
Of it-out of sheer, cussed hankering
to get even with you, II for no more
weighty reason"
DOuulu plSheo up Aio hui anu taAS >"
light topcoat over his arm.
you're not going"
II surely am. I mean to have look
over the ground down there and have
extra guards posted before midnight
the traditional ounce Of prevention.
You needn't worry; It's no great trip:
I'll be back little after twelve, and
I'll call you up us soon as can get
to a telephone!"
But 1t was some time before he was
able to unlock her arms and find the
door.
In the course Of the next>t two hours
the girl fretted herself almost beyond
endurance. Her disappointment on
answering the door. at the end Of that
period, in response to ring, was
acutely painful; the man on the thresh-
old was not her Donald come back in
safety, but his lieutenant, Ryley, seek
ing Captain Parr on q matter of press
ing business.
Informed as to the errand which
had called Donald abroad, the detec-
tive manifested profound uneasiness.
"He oughtn't to have gone alone" he
protested. "He ought to have gotten in
touch with me first. anyhow. That tel
ephone message sounds like plant to
get him out. You hadn't ought to
have let him go!"
II did my best to dissuade him-he
wouldn't listen! What can we do?"
I'm going after him.
''I'm going with you. then"
"Please, miss-no!" -
Ryley's protests were unavailing.
Hastily snatching up a hat and wrap.
Patria insisted on accompanying the
man.
"How long will 1t take us?" she
asked as they hurried up the street, In
search of a taxicab.
II don't know. 1t depends on the
train service-and I don't know how
that runs this late at night"
wouldn't 1t be quicker for US to go
by water? I've got fast power boat
in commission at the North River
Yacht club. II it would save time"
Ryley was emphatically of the opin-
ion that 1t might save a great deal OF
time to go by power boat.
Before midnight, then, they were
afloat; the boat speeding down the
quiet Hudson, Patria at the wheel
Ryley standing on lookout In the bows
At about half after twelve they
rounded Paulus hook, and hearing a
heavy detonation roll across the wa
ters, looked up to see the southwest
ern sky aglow with flame.
Up forward Ryley saluted this phen
nomenon with smothered impreca
tion denoting confirmation Of his direst
apprehensions.
In the stern Patria made no sound