Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-04-13

AMQ KAAAAAk VI Ah0N NV hAAANA !
taxicab led through the %canyonlike
streets Of the lower city onto a squat
f~erryboat and across the turbid river,
threaded the narrow mazes of Jersey
City. and finally swept out on to the
broad highways Of the open country.
Like a greyhound coursing a clumsy
rabbit the high-powered limousine
chung 20 tho lurching taxi, and then as
the two dust-enveloped vehicles struck
into the uplands their speed percepti-
bly, slackened.
Among these rolling uplands were
the stately summer mansions Of a
millionaire colony which migrated
here annually from the sweltering me-
tropolis. It was in this abiding place
Of wealth that Enoch Golden had
erected a great rambling manor house.
The aged banker now stepped out
Of one OF the French windows open
ing on the broad veranda and stood
thoughtfully surveying the peaceful
landscape %glimmering in the June SUI
light
What is troubling you, Enoch?"
his gentle-faced wife inquired tender
ly; do you think we may still be In
danger from that man who already
has caused US so much s%uffering?"
1T isn't that / fear for myself"
Golden replied. fondling the hand that
lay in his, "but that human monster
seems bent on striking at me through
harming Margery. He is capable Of
| opythfnU hat I bordIy hoIgorya he unI
dare Remain in this vicinity with both
Captain Bracket and Lieutenant
Kirby on his track"
Even as he spoke those two redoubt-
able, II somewhat heavy-featured, po-
lice officers turned in at the ~graveled
/ driveway.
IT'S all right, Mr.. Golden" called
out the red-iowled police captain as
soon as he got within hailing distance,
mot a trace Of that bunch of yeggs.
They must have been tipped off l vas
workin' on the case"
That's fine" called out a sweet'girl-
ish voice from the house. now father
can't refuse to let me have that gallop
Major and l are both longing for"
~ MOuAA bG hdAh III hlb ~ AGAubE
you anything, Margery," responded the
affectionate father, and if Captain
Bracket thinks it will be safe, l GER
tainly don't want to spoil your pleas.
ure."
Your daughter will be in no dan.
ger while I'm around" pompously an
~nounced that officer, and now the
TwCn T1owr honIfN hoo cleaned ont
I'm goin' on a still hunt for that
masked gum-shoe artist. That paper
your secretary got off Red Egan leaves
a lot OF bad jobs that need explainin'.'
A few minutes later q groom ap
preached the veranda leading a spirit
ed black horse. Margery leaped into
the saddle and the thoroughbred swung
into the lake road. She became Sc
absorbed in the liquid-noted duet OIL
two mating song birds that when Ma
jor suddenly pricked up his ears anC
? SHE'D to one side of the road her equi
librium was seriously threatened fol
the moment. AS she regained her pre-
carious balance and quoted her high
strung mount Margery discovered the
Il OUlENL VI nlh AlAEAL was a BliNht huoA
r coated limousine standing half con
cealed in the thick s~hrubbery. A mo
tionless figure sat in the drivers seat
his visored cap pulled low over hi
face.
She urged the skittish animal pas
the troublesome black specter an,
continued down the road. every sens,
keenly on the alert for possible dan
ger. Presently her horse reared again
and this time more violently. as
hawk-faced chauffeur wearing
greasy buster jumped up from tn
grassy bank where he had been smol
ing his pipe. Near this d]isreputabl
figure stood an equally disreputablC
looking taxicab with yellow trimming;
With a light touch of her whip, Mai
gerry swept past this leering harblnge
OF evil.
A few hundred yards farther o
Margery sharply refined in her noun
and sat. intently staring into a clum
OF alder bushes growing close to tn
lake. In that ciump Of bushes sh
saw the back OF a thick-shouldere
man. Muot ny MS llpdlltul MDN'
ments, appeared to be waiting 70
someone. AS the puzzled girl watche
that vaguely familiar figure. a startlin
development took place. A second pc
son, whose features wero concealed b
a derisively smiling mask Of yello.
u fabric. stepped out OF the dense fol
age and abruptly confronted the wal
ing figure, whom Margery now place
a the one Of Legar's s%coundrels know
as One-Lamp Louie.
Apparently the wco was ma.
ing some urgent demand upon thi
ie one-eyed miscreant. a demand whiC
70 he emphasized by sundry prods wit
d. the muzzle OF a heavy blue-metalC
le revolver. After casting a furti,
glance about him, the willy gangstt
Y, appeared to weakly surrender. for l
drew from his inner Goa pocket
ID sealed envelope, which his mask'
AZ o%ppOnent hastily seized and ripp,