The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24

III who - searching for JAcQuoline.
CHAPTER Iv-centlnusd.
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I remembered now that. after send
Ing JacQusline TO the clerks desk
alone. she had gone to q side entrance
and I had Joined her there and left
the Aotel with her in that fashion.
I gathered from what he had said
that tie possession Of Jacqueline was
vitality important both to Leroux and
TO Tom Carson and that they had en-
dsavorsd to kidnap her and hold her
III ths man Louis arrived to advise
skea. -
How much do you know1" Kissed
0lmoa at me.
~Lsroux." I said. TIN not going to
tell you anything. You will remember
that I was employed BY Mr.. Carson"
by -r he swore, "ain't I a.
good - Carsonf What are you going
to DO with her1"
You'd better 60 back to the once
and wait. unless you want to spoil the
game BY letting her zee you" said.
II doa't know whether Toms rum
ming straight or not" he said h1pkily;
hut let mo tell you, young man. it'll
pay you to kesp In with me, and II
you've got any price name itI"
He shook his heavy fist over mel
believe the clerks thought he was 90
Ing b stxiks me. for they came hur-
rying toward N. But I saw JacQue-
lins approaching. and. without another
word, Leroux turned away.
JacQuslins caught sight Of his re-
treating figure and her eyes wideosd.
I thought I saw q shadow Of fear in
them. Then the memory was sffacsd
and she was smiling again.
I instructed the store to call Q mes
ssngsf and have the suitcase taken At
sncs to the bagyags room In the Grand
Csntral station.
Nov JacQueline. I'm going to take
you b lunch" I said. "And afterward
w viii start for home"
Outside the store looked carefully
around and espied Leroux almost i'm
msdiately. lighting cigar In tAs door
way Of . shop. hit upon Q rather
daring plan to escape him.
Carson's ofaees were In large mod
srn building. with many elevators and
entrances. I walked toward It with
Jacqusline. being satisned that Leroux
was following rs; entered about
twenty-five yards before him, and
ascsnded to the elevator. getting on.
however, ON the floor above that on
which the oflces Were.
I was satisned that Leroux would
follow me Q minute later. under the
Impression that We had gone 70 Car
ooo's once, and 20, after waiting Q
minute or two, took Jacqueline down
IN another elevator, and we escaped
through the front entrance and Jumped
Into q taxicab.
I was satisfied that I had thrown
Lefoux OF the scent but I took the
precaut1on to stop at Q gunsmith's
shop and purchase 4 pair Of automatic
pistols and q hundred cartridges.
But / was very uneasy until We
found ourselves in the train. At last
everything was accomplished-our bag
cage upon the seats beside us and our
bsrths secured. And then. at the very
moment when the wheels began to re-
volve, Lsroux stepped down from q
nsighboring train. AZ he passed our
window he espied ~.
He started and glared, and then he
came racing back toward us. shaking
his lists and yelling vile explosives.
He tried to swing himself aboard In
his fury. despite the fact that the doors
were all shut A porter pushed him
hack, and the last I saw Of him he
was still pursuing Us, screaming with
rage.
knew that he would follow on the
next train. reaching Quebec about I'VE
the following afternoon. That gave Ms
Eve hours grace.
turned toward JacQueline. fearful
that she had recognised the man and
SrealIxed the situation. But she was
smiling happily at my side, and was
confident then that, by virtue Of that
sane mental Inhibition. she had nea-
>fher seen nor heard the fellow.
, New York was slipping away. All
ny old life was clipping away like
tAis-and svI following rs. I slipped
enc Of the autcmaties out Of my suit
sass ints ~ pocket and swore that I
Wseld suMA Jaes1elins from any
AeAsv - Aaxn.