The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-03

! nave conSolcd lin greatly could il,
have seen o. The next moment thai
! look changed swiftly 70 one Of horri
fled surprise. over the top Of Tie ivy
| mantlcd brick wall flanling tn" g@raE,
| slowly appeared mans head ANA
| shoulders. Then followed team. fin
! grrcd han! c!utchiug gIittcring heavy
! calib"rnd revolver.
! She saw Lcgar raise the nickoled
! revolver and Squint with drliherat"
and careful aim over the sights. BE
| fore She could utter the cry of warn
! ing which was trembling on her lips
ia" revolver in Lcgar's hand was sud
! denly lowered and that Malignant
facet outlaw slipped ont Of sight.
The whitc-lippcd girl saw that lie
CARS hurried retreat was due Ia IN"
| fact that ut the moment he was about
- press the trigger of that m"nacing
revolver q livcried chauffeur had
emerged from the garage pushing Il
| clumSy-looking motorcycle. She saw
Navy, still in ignorance Of his near
approach 10 death. jump int" The sad
die of the cumbersome affair, which
developed surprising burst of speed
as II flashed down the drive and
vccrod sharply onto the macadam
highway.
Certain that the Uurelentlng master
criminal would not So readily relin-
Qui~h his savage purpose Of eXtermi-
rutir., tho ,,.uuv S.cratnrv opI mara
anxious for pavy's safety than she
would admit even to herself. Margery
ran lightly To the broad vcraDla of the
manor house and caught up IA" tic.G
glasses which were Kept hanging
against the wall Sweeping The long
stretch ur highway with the powerful
lenses, she quickly picked up the
straight young figure guiding the rae
Ing motorcycle. with sigh of relief
She SAW him nearing the crest of that
riigcIike elevation called Seven Oaks
hill.
But as she was about to lower the
glasses she gave Il sudden exclamation
Of diSmay for the motorcycle slowed
down and came Ia a stop just on the
brow of the hiIi. The khaki-clad rider
dismountcd and after searching
glance about him. proceeded with some
difficulty to drag the heavy machine
over the stone wall, where ii was eff
fectually concealed from the view of
any chance paSScrhy Then he struck
off along the top of the ridge in the di
reCtiOn of the row of stately trees
standing like sentinels guarding the
valley.
Even as Margcry stood puzzling over
the meaning of these strange maneu-
vers, n look of startled apprehension
came into her eyes as she saw group
of sinister figures sinking along rhe
side of the road short distance below
the house. She studied Them for mo-
m,nt through the glasses. and ii WIS
apparent these SkulkcrS were no hon
est til!rrS Of the soil. for their leaders
left arm danglod straight mt his side
and terminated in an ingcniouSly fash
toned iron hook.
As she glanced hurricdly about the
place she saw the only man available
was old Tim. the head gardener. who
was engaged in languidly spraying Il
rose bush hut that rheumatic OLD
ServitOr could be Of little dSe IN such
an emergency. Something must ~
done, and done quickly. if Davv,~T.o
not To- Toe struck down unawac,e ~,
the aStoniShmcnt of old Sim N,r-
g"ry'S girlISh figure went L:ud-,nIv r,c
inc across the lawn, anP win , ,lrttor
of white, lightly Scatnd tbe fence INTO
she adjoining fields
"'' A''" %ne must run as she had
never LEIn before If hy taking adyan-
''Ir of Il shortcut she hoped to
II Davy before that evil band of
/-unmcn, bent on his destruction She
became conscious Of something persist
entity hUmpiug against hes knee and
then remembered she had slipped she
circular mirror into the outside pocket
of her serge outing skirt. The dis
lance vas not great but this desperate
CrOSS-cOunt-y chase pXactod a heavy
toll on Margory'5 strength. and IL was
with lahorcd breath she finally reached
the highway at the crest Of Seven Oaks
hill.
But even rs she was about 10 burst
through :he bushes fringing rhe nigh
way she heard the low murmur OF ap-
preaching voices and rea.ized her reSo-
Lutte efforts had been in vain Legar
and his fuiSome crew of iaiIbIrds had
outstripped her in that arduouS FACE.
As she crOuched low in the bushes.
painting like hound-harried rabbit
MaTgory saw The ane-armcd criminal
rlnSed about by lis henchmcn holding
a hurried council OF war.
He must be in back of those rocks"
she h"aN Lcgar say IN positive tones.
and # We 20 out along the ridge he is
going 10 plu: e couple OF us before we
get him. The best way is 20 go down
the hiIt and circle around back uf him.
This ColG-hiooded plan Of aSSaSSina-
ton apparently met with general an.
proval. for the group s,calthily
moved of down the road leadin. to
the foot ~ she ridg" l, flashed into
the a'nd of Che hidden eaveSIropper
tha. one rharrc set remained To- save
her fathers secretary from shower
NJ outlets fired irorG a "owardIv
amhuSh. BY running directly along
Tie crest of thc ridge she might sriU
reach Paw before thar band OF saw