Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-31

Virginia at First Sneered at Her Sis
the charge of Grace Coe, Virginia con-
fessed to her some of the plans of the
Hell-cats.
''They got it in for Burton, and they
have made plan to kidnap him and
either take their vengeance on him or
hold him for ransom said Virginia
Blanche, surprised at this informa-
ton, lost no time in rushing to the set
| Element house. She wished to warn
Grace Coe, because she thought Grace
was interested in John Burton, but not
finding her there, impaired her infor-
nation to Bill Reilly, who was waiting
the arrival of Miss Coe.
Reilly was surprised and decided
that the best way he could serve Bur
ton was to again join the gang and
find out their detailed plans, SO that
with this information he might frus-
trate them.
He went to a saloon in which he
was certain to find some members of
the Hell-cats. A distorted version of
the row in Virginia's apartment had
already reached the gang and its MEM
bers were not indisposed to believe the
ly, that he was bearing the brunt of
the fray to save Jake from prosecution
of levying blackmail and attempted
murder. Incidentally, he tried to make
his one-time companions drunk, and
affected to become more drunk than
they.
"You see, boys" he confided to
them, though Jake may be kept in
the hospital, we can still get that rich
guy Burton, and also I've been laying
my. lines to get my hooks on Grace
Goes wealth. Take it from me they
both got the dough, and if we can't
get Grace Coe we certainly can get
| Burton"
Its all right, BILL leered one of
the Hell-cats; while you and Jake
were having that roughhouse we fixed
plan to get Burton"
Don't talk rot snarled Reilly;
''the guy was along too
81 don't mean that" hiccoughed the
| other; Its a scheme I'm talking about.
| Old Mother Flanagan has got plan
whereby we can get him and Wen let
you in on it. Will you come with us?"
"Will a duck swim?" grOwled Bill.
| Reilly and the Hell-cat members
started for gang headquarters
In the meantime Burton had been
to the settlement house and, not hav-
ing seen Grace, decided to go there
again. AS he was returning in his au-
tomobile he saw Reilly in the midst of
the HelI-cats. Holding humanity was
| in the grip of evil and being unduly
suspicious, Burton decided to see what
the gang was planning. Finding an
| opportunity he left the machine and
stepped into a doorway, where he was
| out of sight of the members of the
| gang. AS fate would have it, as they
were passing the doorway, they met
| another one of the Hell-cats, who
| greeted Reilly, and Reilly in drunken
, friendliness explained that his reform
was all for the purpose of finding
means to get Grace Goes wealth.
Burton, sorrowing at Reilly's down
! fall, and not wishing to tell Grace of
her misplaced confidence in the man,
returned to his home.
Reilly, as soon as he learned the
\ plans of the Hell-cats, who were to
go in body to Burton's house that
night and kidnap him, left the other
members of the gang, telling them he
would show up at the appointed meet
ing place and go with them As soon
as it was safe he sneaked into a tele-
phone booth and, calling up police
headquarters, warned them to guard
Burton's house that night, as the He'll
cats planned to capture the titled mil
lionaire and hold him for ransom
| That night when the Hell-cats
| sought to enter Burton's estate they
found strong guard Of police IN the
! grounds and, deeming discretion the
better part of valor, retreated so rap
| idly as they could and scattered in all
/ directions.
Burton, seated in his library dream
| ing of Grace Coe, realized what su-
preme disappointment it would be- to
her to know that her supposedly re-
formed assistant had relapsed into his
former criminal ways and that all his
reform was a sham, decided that HUI
mainly is in the Grip of Evil
! (END OF THIRTEENTH EPISODE.)