The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-25

pacing the floor so feverishly had the
tragic look of the ignored '"Tertlum-
quid."
The man, whom knew at once to be
Hako Satsu. was talking earnestly, but
with total lack of consideration for
the eavesdropping Miss Fairfax. So
cut off my ocular view and put my ear
to the keyhole instead. Still l could
hear nothing.
l keyed myself to nervous tension
of the concentration which was actu-
ally physically painful.
And then, propitiously. that little
friend of conspirators-the telephone
bell-rang.
The beautiful woman whom I had
been mentally likening one moment
to Gagged tigress and the next to a
dropping poppy, went to the telephone.
She listened for moment then turned
to Satsu and spoke in a voice whose
rich vibrant quality 1 blessed even
while admired it.
''The launch is at Pier No. 25-
East river" said she.
Miss Fairfax made mental note
and the next moment she staggered
back from the keyhole In sudden ter
ror. The three before me were max
ing hasty preparations for departure.
Intuition told me that they would
be armed. l was one against them. l
was quite defenseless. l simply could
not let them get away-and yet l
dared not attempt resistance which
might block Jimmy's plans by reveal
ing to them the fact that they were
followed.
They crossed the room to a door
which knew must open on the hall
way. 1 laid my hand on the knob of
the door opposite, behind which l had
found shelter-something must be done
and at once.
In another moment the hall door
opened-from the inside.
Jimmy, our friend Moran and a
third man, whom recognized as Bray
ton, rushed in. The inventor seized the
Spanish woman when she tried to run
past him. Eako Satsu dashed toward :
my door. 1 opened it quietly and
stepped into the room. We were four
to three now. What hope was there
that our enemy could escape? A
second later Moran whipped out gun
and ordered Satsu to put up his hands.
With eager attention, I watched the
workmanlike way in which Detective
Moran searched the Jap. Presently his
cleverness was rewarded, for he dis
covered a blue envelope which he
handed to Brayton, who received 1t as
If 1t We're kidnapped child magically
restored to it's parent.
Nc one was paying any attention to
little Mimosa San. Suddenly she drew
| gun from the folds of her kimono
and aimed it at the men. Instinctively
| they released Satsu. A gun in the
hands of woman is a fearsome
thing.
Satsu sprang through the doorway
into the inner room from which had
come. Holding the attacking force at
bay, Mimosa San backed after him
and closed the door.
| They would go down the fire-escape
| up which 1 had come. That knew;
So when Jimmy and Morton darted
| after them I cried: "Pier %, East
river"
Jimmy and the detective and I
rushed down to the little car which
must make the effort to bear us after
the big limousine.
We left Brayton guarding Anna.
How well he guarded her. you know.
The point of 1t was, 1 suppose, that
he was too busy fondling his plans for
the rifle sight to pay much attention
to the thief thereof.
| There was no room for Moran in
Jimmy's car, so we sent him back to
re-enforce Brayton. However, what
are two mere men in the hands of q
beautiful Castilian adventures?
Never shall I forget that ride to
Pier %. l think we made most of 1t
| on one wheel.
| We got there in time to see Satsu
running along the end of the pier with
Mimosa in his arms. When he saw us
coming he fairly hurled her into the
waiting launch and jumped after her.
Then he stood In the end of the boat,
with folded arms. defying us with
the fearlessness of young Samurai.
And the little launch bore MImosa
San and her lover out across a wake of
moonlight to a new world.
| (END OF FIFTH EPISODEl