The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-11
And Then Through the Open Window Climbed the

The woman threw back the lid of
the trunk and out stepped a man, who
shook himself rather stifiiy and then
embraced the woman with casual air
of proprietorship. Peter Raven had
come home to his wife, Laurette.
However, there was no particular
reason why anyone should follow Mrs.
Morton's erstwhlle visitor or investi-
gate the contents of her trunk, so
Jimmy and the detective set off on
the trail of clues which seemed more
promising. None of these clues seemed
to lead them anywhere, and finally
Jimmy became so disgusted with the
inefiiciency of his team mate that he
hurried back to the office of the detec7
tive bureau for little consultation
with the chief.
mo, my boy, there's nothing new
down here, either" said the chief,
sadly. 'If we could locate his wife
now"
You haven't photograph of his
wife by any chance?" asked Jimmy
idly.
"Sure-here 1t is now. Want to have
graph, and Jimmy beheld a likeness
of the woman he had helped into
cab a few hours beforel His mind
worked with rapid precision.
"Chief, I've seen that woman She
was getting a heavy trunk from the
baggage room at Grand Central at
noontime. Do you know what was
in it2'
The chief leaned across the desk
eagerly. Eyes, SOM" he queried.
Jimmy smiled-the Jimmy grin.
you've guessed it, chief. Peter Ra-
ven was in that trunk"
Still more eagerly the chief leaned
toward this unexpected aide. "Find
the chauffeur" said he.
Jimmy took a detective with him,
ana 1t was with great delight that they
ran down their quarry in mid-after-
noon.
A few minutes later they entered the
very apartment house to which the
driver had taken his fare and her bag
gage that morning. They hid them
selves around the turn of the hallway
and watched the door of that apart
they divided forces.
Detective Ryan followed him and
Jimmy forced the lock and entered the
fiat. What he saw there satisfied him
as to his previous deductions, and
few minutes later he came down
stairs and Joined Ryan.
Said that minion of the law:
Our friend the taxi driver picked up
the man we're sleuthing as fare. He
sent back another chap with mes
sage they were going to Grand Cen
tral and he'd meet us there and steer
us to the train the guy from Ravens
fiat takes"
And so, as twilight was falling,
Jimmy and Detective Ryan found
themselves in train which was me-
andering placidly from station to sta
ton in that part of Westchester coun-
ty which borders the Hudson.
AT wayside flag station, their
quarry alighted. He hurried down
through the country roads to little
dock where several rowbcats were
moored.
He looked about cautiously to make
sure that he was. not observed and
then embarked in one of the rowboats
and started across the river. Jimmy
and the detective entered another boat
and followed.
The man seemed to be making for
spot across the river. Jimmy gave
an exclamation and then whispered /:
"Fasteri"
Ryan bent unquestioningly to the
oars. And Jimmy rowed with despera-
ton. The spot of light had grown to
an oblong. 1t was the window of a
room. And in the lighted opening they
saw a clearly silhouetted picture-two
men with an odd looking bundle in
their arms. The men lifted the bundle
and hurled it out. Jimmy could hear
the splash as it struck the water.
He bent more desperately to his
oars.
Then there was the sound of a sec
ond splash. Jimmy lifted his eyes and
saw a human being swimming with
desperate strokes through the dark wa
ter.
A shudder of horror went through
me when 1 heard the ugly sound that
told me Jean Morton had been thrown
into the dark waters of the Hudson.
A second later there was the sound
of a second splash. Billie Dram had
broken from his captors and had dived
through the window after the little
girl who made so strong an appeal
to his boyish Imagination and his lion
hearted chivalry.
l struggled with the men who were
holding me and worked my way to-