Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10

! Abncr. who entered the apartment with
| n benevolent smile.
Really. I am sorry for what has
happened" he said apologetically TO
and live there until the case is de-
cided?"
Doris In Persuaded.
Doris was at first doubtful. but Mar
| tha was overtoyed and finally Doris
threw her new furs about her neck
and joined her uncle In the car he had
! waiting outside.
AS the touring car rolled downtown,
| Doris did not see Abncr signal to an
| Ncrda had been waiting with thrco
! thugs. and at the moment they caught
sight or Ahncr's car coming the four
! had boarded the bus and sat inside
! NO sooner had Abncr's car passed the
bus than his chauffeur. instructed.
J pulled UP beside the curb. got out, tin
! kercd with the engine and announced
1 that II would run no further.
/ We had better take the bus" sug-
gestcd Abncr. signaling to one which
stopped.
with Doris no climbed to the top.
NO sooner had II started than one thug
/ threw the conductor off while two
others sprang TO the roof and attacked
/ Doris and Abner. Abner was quickly
overcome. but as the other attacked
4 Doris. she struggled with him. backed
him up against the rail and flung him
/ over into the street
| But, with Abncr down, the second
and third thugs advanced. Doris look
cd about wildly for means OF escape
under which the bus must pass, a
low bridge"
! AS the bus approached. she ieaped
and caught the stcelwork, just as the
! lower part of the steelwork knocked
/ the thugs sprawling.
/ Doris climbed TO the iron trestle and
through the ties, and az that moment
an express Numbered heAd-on at her.
/ The motorman threw on the e!ner-
Eency brakes. bu, the momentum was
! TOO great to stop Only her quick wit
saved her from being dccapitatcd.
/ With Incredible swftness, Dori.
/ pulled herself all the way up and leap
/ ed TO one side 10 the rail along the
edge OF the roadbed. clinging TO 1t,
almost hanging over the street. as
the express swept past.
/ At the housekeeper's. late that at
ternoon. Doris had still another visit
/ tor. This time i, was one whom she
Immediately recognized as DR.. Scar
/ lcy's valet.
/ New Protector.
/ Don't be afraid" he began. I've
. e.
I !y-dr!nk!ng and violent. He's in hid
ing, and I've come TO betray him to
/ you"
/ Stil Doris wa. doubtful She mis-
I trusted the valet.
/ Come 10 the window" he treasured
she did so. and he pointed to two
policemen I've already been 10 the
! precinct station and got them" he said
$50 don't fear"
! Convinced now. Doris agreed to 20.
fugitive since his open attack on
( Doris In his own Office. DR.. Scarley
nad taken up his residence in poor
quarter Of the city in an old three
/ story house. There he had gathered
about him group OF thugs and other
nara customers whom he was telling
! what he wanted
! Here they come now" called on.
I VINO had been peerins out of win
scarley hurried over and also glanced
out at Doris who alishtcd with the
valet and two policemen. Yet he show
cd no fear OF the uniforms.
There is the house. Miss whitney"
I indicated the valet
Doris glanced at Il susnic;ous,v ava
as she did so one Of the polic.nnn
made a slight motion to the taxicab
nriVer, who nodded that he under
stood. They were all crooks.
sun trusting the fake uniforms,
DR.. Scarlcy, watching. had scarcely
turned from the window, motioning
to his men 70 hide. when the door was
apparently nuns open
Arrest him. cried Doris.
Bu, Scarley merely stood there. with
an evil smile.
Arrest him. say!" she repeated
The policemen" began TO laugh
Just then one OF them tried to seize
her. Instantly She knew that II was
trap and was on guard She broke
from them and Aed. banging the door
in their faces.
Trapped by ScnrIey.
Into the hall she ran. but a, she
ala so. she could hear the chauffeur
and others below cutting off escape
TO the street. Wildly she ran upstairs.
while Scarley and the rest burst from
the room In pursuit.
She tried the first door. Locked.
men she tried second 1t was open.
inside she ran and slammed 1t shut.
Just as Scarley. che valet and "po-
lice" reached the head OF the stairs.
There was a bolt above the handle
and she shot It,
Scarley and his men hurled them.
serves against the door and 1T strain
Gu under their weight. 1t was not a
| heavy door and it was not likely TO
stand up against their combined as
| sau!ts very long. From one OF the
rolicemen" Scarley seized club and
began battcring on the panel, the
weakest part of the door. That could
not last long
Doris covered in terror OF the gang.
What could she do?
she darted to the window and look
cd out. The street was too far below
Tor her to jump. There was no way
to climb down the blank wall of the
house Apparently, In this den, all
escape was cut off The door was al
ready straininE and cracking.
swiftly her mind worked. Through
1t ran Just one idea.
".
Doris dartcd back. Swiftly she
opened her handbag and tore the lock ct
| from the chain about her neck Thcn
she took an envelope from the bag.
With hasty glance hack at the door,
she showed the lockct into the en-
velopc and sealed it. Quickly, then.
she drew out Of her bag pencil and
scrawlcd on the envelope:
Miss Doris Whitney
To- L.