The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-09-06
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Tue lOSe "a " O"AuiuS Ond Don.
aid Parr.
ave can feel sure of only one thing
that he'll strike and strike swiftly
and Unexpectedly. It's open war he.
tween you now-war to the Knife.
You've publicly denounced him He
must either disappear or find some
way to silence you permanently I
wish knew! I wish l knewn
AnxIously. pacing the confines NJ the
sitting room, Parr kneaded his hands
together. The telephone brought him
to an abrupt pause.
"Hello?" he called, receiver n oar
A look of perplexity clouded HIS face
"Who?" he demanded, "What's
that?"
He called impatlently. "He,lo?
Hello?" then juggling the hook said.
"Oh, he has?" ungraciously, and hung
up.
"What is it?' the girl demanded.
1.-THE answer to my riddle-perhaps, /"
he informed Patria. II don't know,
It's queer business. Whoever called
up said all in breath: ann a friend
never mind my name. Tell Mi.s Chan.
ming to be on her guard against trouble
tonight at the Claiming docks near
Bayonns. Auroki means misehIsf-!"
Then he stopped short, with a sort of
gurgle, as If somebody had clapped a
hand across his mouth. 1 heard a
bang, as II a receiver ut 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 docks! 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. If Hurokl could manage to
touch spark to that!
Donald! You don't think"
Il think he'd have a hard job doing
it. but I know he'd try II he thought
Of tout Of sheer. cussed hankering
to get even with you, If for no more
weighty reason"
Donald picked up his hat and threw
a light topcoat over his arm.
"You're not going"
Il 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 {:
Ill be back q little after twelve, and
I'll call you up as soon as I can get
to telephonei"
But 1t was some time before he was
able to unlock her arms and find the
door.
In the course Of the next 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 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 gol"
II did my best to dlssuade him-he
wouldn't listen! What can We dor
"Im going after him.
"Tm going with you. then"
"Please. mlss-nO"
Ryley's protests were unavalling.
Hastily snatching up hat and wrap,
Patria insisted on accompanying the
man.
"How long will 1t take us?" she
asked az they hurried up the street, In
search Of taxlcab.
" don't know. 1t depends on the
train service-and don't know how
tnnt TuuH tuiS lutc ~ hhkht'
"Wouldn't It be quicker for w to "a
by water? I've got fast power boat
in commission at the North River
Yacht club. II It would save time"
Ryley was emphatlcally Of the Opin.
ion that 1t might save a great deal OF
time to 20 by power boat.
Before midnight, then. they were
atioat; 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 q
heavy defamation roll across the va
ters, looked up to see the southwest
ern sky aGlow with fame.
Up forward Rylsy' saluted this phen'
nomenon with . smothered impreca
ton denoting confirmation Of his direst
approximations.
In the stern Patria made no sound
But for Q full minute she was quite
sure that her heart had ceased to func
ton. When she breathed again. she
bent over the engine and advanced the
shark and opened wide the throttle be
fore speaking.
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