Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-06
CHAPTER ~
nN\orRorS sECRIrS

DANGEROUS SECKllN
nNCE within the borders ut hcr fathers
" estate ana hidden in a cluwp Of bushes
near the hedge. all idea of flight I.it por'Ss
head. She was home and the familiar seen"
gave her confidence, From the nl"N' ,t hsr
| Clump Of bushes grew spruce lirr' anu l"'o
| II she quickly climbed until Sn' lr''h'u
! poiut whore sh" could see the figures IN tnS
! road beside the puiyerns machines. Hn"
| had not been followed The hlo me. WHIS t,,',
| gathered around cyril, WHO was Tu''s'llb
violently at the outrage. They had not MISS
| cd her yet. Strykcr was on his knees be-
come. now" She heard the leader saving.
you're not to I've hurt if you'll give 'nl UP
Why, old chap you're nag ,o HSr,t ,,,tST MST
| my watch You chase me twenty m.'S III
| the dead Of night and then ASK ne Tor Gig
arctt" napcrs You're cnS,ln " Sljd ;ro .,,r
man grut'ly "On with his coat JIM
| Now search him.
! cyril made no resistance. Doris could see
| his faro uui'r plainly. lie was smiling,
! Rum CO. this" he said with a puzzled air
| Il only smoke made cigarettes. you h""W,
| But they searched him thoroughly, even
'',i'7 II say, w. stop , it," yhe heard him laugh.
Isl Shut ut T@''d ap, dn you' said tic tai, man.
"RiEh,-o% said cyril, checrfu'ly. But
Th,y found that ont i'm a while and the
| leader of the mon strorhtcu"d. Suddenly hc
| gave a sound of triumph.
ne s'rn mo , ',r'I in" "' IroI.
| "Gonc," he shouted cNctod.y 'Sh' can't
be far Find hcr."
lie rushed around tn" rear wheels ot m"
limousine and Tor th" first umo sp"d the
"rrckcd, by God. In after her some Of
"it won't do a bit Of good" remarked cyril,
| lie was sitting in the dirt of the middl" OF
| The road near the front wheels Of the ma
fnanrS' tas, cai 'fi IL gattin, a lady mixed up in
Il hunt for cigarette. HeStdrS she almost gSi
| lives there, YOU know"
In her tree Doris trcmhlcd. She was well
| screened by the branches ana Si'' I'"Iu n .I,S
| crackle of footsteps in the Gfy I,"Nts q" , III.
| goarchcrs beat the bushes below h'r hut ',ItF
passed on, following IN" naim4 inv tb,, dis
house. rs lIl' ,"'" III ", 'ItnI on tho ground
| leaning against the ir"t Ni'''.S vi Vi, % ,,,,
! ing car while ne "rEuru t,u '@JGn," ~ ~" vhnri
ng nShSSt ho arose o" he ac,d th" tan man who had
come come up waving ms '''''''' anu '''' 40
Of Names" said cyril, brushing tm1 "TSI It,t ltTI'
| his clothes. You want Som,t tI'iG , ,isoi" NJ
| pnt-that's fiat I hope you're satiSilt9
| eot1T"t yrt They'll bring the girl in
| minue. She can't have gone iar,,,ossl,. and
cyril glanced around nm
| =, III Ii,,,,.rrc1 that Stry kcr had put on
| re ,nrn mIn wheel and was parlcying with one
| w w 9l't ni,. Contnrs
| ot ..r" ,.'r, ,y,U Have your way. What
| ON, N''f Il" FOR you?' If you don't mind
| ~ Itu,c "a he going on.
| "a HN' " A., ,,fri lcr,"
"NouN wait I'I ''' So , Ia
Doris watched SirNhcr SNuhGLrh- o,, him
| thc shadow Of the LIMOUSINE ~, ~ IL
reach his seat, heard "GGi GLi',V,t n,t 81 ,yhIrh
clutches and TousfIa . hig T,,' shoulders coat.
| his blond hair dlSheNtltp Iad Ia'n 80 Fr tbc riin-
| less, cyril cmcrEeu ,',,,, Hiu ',r,orhinc
nus-board OF the m"N,hEr Er 'iiin,nmsinc' she
You iofsHt fs,t 10 S''''''
| heard him shout. ,,,,I,, "a hi. knnes and
| The tan man S,aa%tii,,,,s machine while the
fired at Hod ume far he touring-car.
II had no sooner begun 10 move ihhl 'Ilr!p @
| was a sound of escaping ar ana an odth
from the chauiteur'
| y pun V'Iiov Of curses which spoke
he'uu of mo SHARPNESS Of Cyril's pocket
| r,ofu'"''' 70
| - g., -, tidfpr-nllrr rr brcalhcd a sigh
DORIS III ,Ii ,"I 49, ~ t6nttc, safely off and
| OF fsuGl ~, ,E,' MAJ nd cTcatci n diversion in
| ms , laS, ~ VI ,nc cnCmy They were working
fmcouslY g"sl ot The tire, but she knew that tho
cHahCc cHai o, "a cone Now that the af'lir had
nlGnt %',S tT"otynrabIy TO CyriI she began to
regret her imprudcnce in remaining 10 see
the adventure to it's end: Eyrii had pltEeu
for time aud IL she had followed MS iuSlruc-
lions she could have gotten far enough away
TO have cluded her purSuorS' ny ta tlll'e, IN IN
all probability, she would nave pren S"tWt ~
beneath the patcrnal ropf ne MprSt "i II II
was that cyril thought hSr sale' Inc l'nChtt t.
her he ''f somewhere between her refuge and the the
house were two men ana nov 20 paSS 1,, MI, a.
| with her precious possession ptcaliie upNM Wy w
sole object OF her thouStlS, ~ 10 "oT r,,,,
her that the packet lllus{ uis"sI o Is,Ter
stances fall into the hauuS oi w. w. ~ ad
and the desperatenesS Dl ms ei"itSs ~ - .'Hu' ~
them gave her renewed henSc o. hei n"-
portanCe for good OF III III 'StI' t"1Sr t"1ESr,,I
| whatever it might pc .rNu", {,l|l liz, - y
had gone tp TGe face iS rS of such odds For