Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-26
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The name. coming from nowhere
out ofSthe utter darkness, awoke her
with a start. How much later 1t was,
she had no notion. At first, indeed,
she did not even know where she
was or what, she had been doing. SO
deep had been her sleep that she knsw
instinctively no sound ave that very
name could have aroused her. For q
brief instant she thought she was stu
at the shack, but even then a sense of
something on1tpous clutched. her, and
trembling she sat erect in. the narrow
bed, listening. and striving ito. remsm-
Der. No. IT wa not the shack-it
was at Redys! Then. why that name?
She realized slowly that the voice
which had spoken 1t was in the. room
beyond-Red Lewis's' room, and
gradually, as 1t spoke further, that
the voice was q familiar one. She wa
too dazed to catch what it said rsxt,
though something in it's tone fright
ened her unreasonably. Then Reds
voice cut in, crisp and low, but easily
distinguishable.
"wait a sec. boss" he interrupted,
Il Just want to take "a look at
somethin'."
you are absolutely sure no one
cap overhear us?" asked the voice.
Dead certain" returned Red, who
could be heard fumbling through some
papers. There's only one other hu-
man 'bein' In this house tonight; and
that ones drugged."
The first speaker man-muttered
something unintelligible which sound
ed nke a curse. Then Red spoke
again. -
Here it Isl" said he. This is an
automobile map. We can see it plain
ION this. Here's New Jersey, Engle-
wood, here it is. Fort Lee woods"
That's the ideal" exclaimed the
man. ~
There's an old building in about
here" said Red.
Every nerve in PEARLS body was
listening now. So far the CONVERSE
ton was meaningless to her. but the
voice of the visitor was becoming rec
~ognizable. Impossible! She stifened,
unbelieving. But denial was useless.
Certainty was gradually overruling in
credulity. -
"1s it absolutely lonely?" asked the
man. And then she knew. It was
Breckenridge Allen.
She stifeA a low cry. and clutched
at the bed-clothes, rigid, evesy muscle
taut, straining her ears to hear. What
did it mean? What were they plan
ming? So this was the guy" Red had
been expecting, for whom he had re-
NAMED in all evening, not daring to
miss; whom he received here in his
most secret hiding place! 1t could
only be a matter Of no light import
ance which induced him to see anyone
here-or even to let them know the
address. 1t could only be. a matter of
life and death-of life-and-and-
death! 1t could only mean a gun-job!
For a second her heart, seemed : to
stop beating, and then began. again
with a force which nearly stified her.
A gun-job! Good 'God! That was it.
"A host of ~recollections began to flood
her mind. The quarrel of the night
before. murder written plain on
Aliens face as he faced his cousin.
Allen with the broken bottle in his
hands, struggling between Kipp and
the policeman. His threats-hfs
promise to "get" Adam! Dear Christ!
That was it! That al what they
rise. but could not. She seemed par
alyzed and voiceless from sheer terror.
And it was to Red that Allen had
come-tos Red, Of all people! Then
she remembered further that night at
Jake's! The night she had trailed
Breck. Why, that very night, he had
met Red, and they had talked in the
cafe! Even then she had suspicious!
Yes, yes! She was right. adam Van
Vleck!' The name seemed to scar the
darkness now, with a. flash of reveal
ing light. -. Having failed to do his
own dirty work, Allen had come to
buy help. She must listen, she must
learn. No time for fear now. The
first thing was to be silent, and learn
as much as possible of what they
meant to do Then to. tell Adam i. /.
She lay deathlyys still. fearing to be-
tray her w~akefulness. [her hands
clenched iercely on the soiled' bed
Safe as a gravel" Red laughed.
THAT dump is miles from anywhere.
Woods all around and fields where the
population is limited strictly to cows"
Whats this road?"
THAT m up from the Fort Lee
Ferry, seq" e%lucidatedt Red. mot a
soul goes in the daytime, only in
commutin' hours. and then they take
the main road. This path with the old
barn on it is right on the cliffs. here's
a field first, then the woods, and this
barn is right in them. see?~ Nice. quiet
meetin' spot. Ideal for lovers!" he
chuckled. That's the dodge, I sup
pose?" - .,