Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-13

would pot have been sure he was the
same man she started out to follow.
AS she strained her yes ahead not
to lose any new o he might make
she was aware Of a great WEAKNESS
coming over her. The way ahead
pumping painfully. II only there
would be a policeman around to
whom she might appeal! At this dis
lance the airrnan would hardly be
able to recognize her and take alarm.
But there was no policeman, and the
people who passed were few and far
nobody to whom she could
turf for help. She had come a long
way. Would the man v get 10
She had malt a thought of turning Ole
to some side street and trying to
telephone from a grocery. stone to Mr..
Stevens but Just as she decided on
this the man in tho distance made al
abrupt dash up some steps leading
into one of the houses and disap-
pcarcd from her view.
With all her nerves alert, once
more ~Hilda ~quickened her pace,
keeping her eye fixed carefully upon
the house into which he had disap-
pcared. At the orner she dashed
across the street and walked more
Ao ~ uO~h 1V OiONnS LkySA " AVN
like any lady out on business in the
afternoon. The street seemed
strangely empty. There was no one
in sight in either direction. Did she
fancy it.. or was that a white face
against the dark of the room, NOV
ing back from the window ver
there? That surely was the house
into which he had gone. She hadn't
taken her eyes from the steps for an
Ia fo a NJ What WOO fhn yn1SSN fNn~y
cali!
bricks built solidly, with little arched
doorways between and with narrow
brick tunnels to the back doors Just
in front Of one of these Hilda paused
and raised her yes once more, as II
casually to make sure and fix the
number in her mind before going on
down the block. The white face
seemed to move across hef vision
back in the room again, 2217 burned
sharp breathless blank Of utter dark
ness as a great hand reached out be-
hind her and drew her into the pass
age and something dark and thick
dropped about her face and en-
veloped her completely. She felt her
self carried swiftly through a door
into the passage, up stairs and stairs
to the top Of a house. and thrown
heavily upon a hard bed. She tried
and her cnveloping was so complete
that she was helpless from the start
When her voice came back to her
from some uncomprehending stlenccs
to which it had retreated In her first
horror she tried to make sounds. but
found them completely mufflcd and
entirely Inadequate.
Then she was still with fright.
There were two men standing over
her. and a woman's voice came puff
fing up the stairs
You peter stool someding in her
mouth She Will yell und pring
bceble! Here. take dis"
The voice was unmistakable, and
Hilda's, heart stood still with fright,
Her enemies were upon her! She was
in their hands: She was helpless and
she would be able to get word
to Mr.. Stevens where to- find the air.
go on past the house! How easy 1t
would have been. to run down a. side
street, call a policeman and make
him watch the house! Oh, II she had
only not been 70 careless and fool
hardy! Here she had risked all. and
now the knowledge she had gained
was worthless, because the Schwafzes
would make r she would never
get alive to tell It Perhaps they
1t. vas possible that they might do
worse than. kill! Cold horror. froxs
her into stiffness. She lay like one
80 -.
You sure you ain,t kilt herr"
'MrA. Schwarz's voice htssed, cautiou1-
~. above her now, "Tou dasent kill
her. you know! The Captain. be
wants herr" 81.
with a decidedly American accent.
Shell with she was ] bet before he
gets through with her. she's only
silly. She'll come round ana
yell like q loon You better eAG her
now fore she gets q chance. When
She comes to she'll make a lot OF
FUSS Where IL the Cap, anyhow?
Hen get u all in a mess 4 he sticks
because a second sense told her to
lie motionlew with her yea closed,
.HQdA forced herself to keep, still -
they threw tho heavy blanket from
her. disclosing her apparently I'M
form.
"He's offer in his house, acroal
He Just telephoned. That's how vA
.knoSgsd abe q coming. He viii stay
"a tho cellar I'LL hide, und then no
viii 70 TO meed the submarine He
II goinS TO- dake her init hiu.. There
IS1ll 6e nothing Jett pea1fnd - meka
Idrubbis = you don't need = .vor-
re haas,. ought 70 have staek
EAronnd tlas long! I told him "a ysos
Eferday; but. eof acourse, being captain.
ne knoWswhat ne wants! Here! Give
me that rAxl Now hold II 80, IN
her xnouth,awh II, tie It Nav!
That won't choke her. You. don't
[Surpose / want "a. kil:ths dAs DO