Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
CHAPTER tV-continued.

remembered now that, after send |
ing Jacqueiine to the clerks desk
alone, she had gone to a side entrance
and | had joined her there and left
the hotel with her IN that fashion.
| gathered from what he had said
that the possession Of Jacqueline was
vitality important both to LerouX and
to Tom Carson and that they had en-
datNored to kidnap her and hold ner
till the man Louis arrived TO advise
them.
"How much do YOU know" Kissed
Simon at me.
"Leroux," | said, I'm not going to
tell YOU anything. You will remember
that | was employed by Mr.. Carson
"By - he swore, "ain't ] rs
good as Carson? What are you going
to do with herr"
you'd better go back TO the office
and wait, unless You want TO spoil the
game by letting her see you l said.
II don't know whether Toms run
ming straight or not" he said huskily
''but let ME tell you. young man, it'll
pay you TO keep in with me, and II
you've got any price name il !"
He shook his heavy fist over mel
believe the clerks thought he was go
ing to strike me, for they came hur-
rying toward us. But l saw Jacque-
line approaching, and, without another
word. Leroux turned away.
Jaequeline caught sight of his re-
treating figure rsd her eyes widened.
! thought / sal hadow- es>fear in
them. Then Y snory was effaeed
and she was 4 nfsng again.
instructed the store to call mes
senger and have the suitcase taken at
once to the baggage room in the Grand
Central station.
"Now Jacqueline, I'm going to take
YOU to lunch" said. And afterward
we will start for home"
Outside the store | looked carefully
around and espied Leroux almost i'm
mediateIy, lighting a cigar in the door
way of shop. | hit upon a rather
daring plan to escape him.
CarsOn's offices we're in a large mod
ern building, with many elevators and
entrances. l walked toward ii with
Jacqueline, being satisfied that Leroux
was following us; entered about
twenty-five yards before him, and
ascended to the elevator, getting Off
however, on the floor above that on
which the offices were.
| was satisfied that Leroux would
follow me Il minute later. under the
impression that we had gone 10 Car
sons office, and so, after waiting 9
minute or two, took Jacqueline down
in another elevator, and we escaped
through the font entrance and Jumped
into Iaxicab.
was satisfied that had thrown
LerOuX off the scent, but / took the
precaution to stop at a Crnslnith's
shop and purchase pair of automatic
pistols and n hundred cartridges.
But | was very uneasy until we
found ourselves In the train. At last
everything was accomplished-our bag
gage upon the seats beside us and oul
moment when the wheels began to re
vOlve, LerouX stepped down from {
neighboring train. As he passed ou
window he espied US.
He started and glared, and then ht
came racing back toward us, Shakin:
his fists and yelling vile explosives
He tried to swing himself aboard il
his fury, despite the fact that the door
were all shut. \ porter pushed hin
back, and the last l saw of him h.
was still pursuing us, screaming witt
rage.
| knew that ne would follow on tn,
next train, reaching Quebec about fiv,
the following afternoon. That gave u
Ave hours grace.
| turned toward JaCqueline. fearful
that she had recognized the man ant
realized the situation. But she wa
smiling happily at my side, and I wa
confident then that. nv virtue of tina
same mental hhihItiun she had net
Their seen nor heard the fellow.
New York was slipping away Al
my old lie was slipping away Xix
thiS-and evil following us I slippe
one of the automaticS out Of my suit
case into my pocket and swore that
would guard Jacqueline from an
shadow of harm.
l opened one of the newspaper
that l had bought at the station bool
stand. dreading to find in fiaring lei
tiers the headlines announcing the di,
cOyery Of the body.
I found the announcement-but !
small type. The murder was ascribe
10 n gang battle-the man could not b
identified. and apparently both polio
and public considered the affair mer,
ly one Of those daily slayings thl
occur in that city.
Another newspaper devoted abOr
the same amount of space TO the n,
count, but It published a photograp
of the dead man, taken in the ale,