Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-30
CHAPTER lv--contlnued.

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remembered now that, after send
Ing Jacquellne TO the clerks desk
alone, she had gone to a side entrance
and I 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-
deavored to kidnap her and hold her
I'LL the man Louis arrived to advise
them.
How much do you know7" hlssed
Bimon at me.
"Leroux," / said, "rm not going to
tell you anything. You viii remember
that I was employed by Mr.. Carson"
by -!" he swore, "ain't l as
good as Carson2 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 I 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 70 keep In with me, and If
you've cot any price name itl'
He shook his heavy fist over mel
believe the clerks thought he was GO
Ing 20 strike me, for they came hur-
ryisg toward us. But / saw Jacque-
line approaching, and, without another
word. Leroux turned away.
TocurroIfua ro.c,ht efxbt - ~. :.
trvnting figure and her eyes widened.
! thought saw shadow Of fear in
tltsea- Then the memory was effaced
aisi che was smiling again.
Z Instructed the store to call n mes
y gger and have the suitcase taken Mt
once to the baggage room in the Grand
Central station.
"Now Jacqueline, I'm going to take
ygl to lunch" l said. "And afterward
We win start for home"
Outside the store I looked carefully
around and espied Leroux almost i'm
medlately, lighting q cigar in the door
way Of shop. l hit upon a rather
daring plan 70 escape him.
Carson's offices were in large mod
ern building, with many elevators and
entrances. walked toward 1t 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 a minute later, under the
impression that we had gone to Car
sons Office. and so, after waiting a
minute or too. took Jacqueline down
Ia another sAevator, and we escaped
through cB:s front entrance and jumped
into a aaxicab.
/ WIS satisfied that I had thrown
LerDWx off the scent, but I took the
prncnution to stop at gunsmith's
shop and purchase pair of automatic
pistols and a hundred cartridges.
But l was very uneasy until W,
found ourselves In the train. At las
everything was accvmplished-our bag
gage upon the seats beside, us and oul
berths secured And then, at the very
moment when the wheels began to re
velve, Leroux stepped down from
neighboring train. AS he passed ou
window he espled us.
He started and glared, and then h
came racing back toward us, shaking
his fists and yelling vile expletive:
He tried to swing himself aboard Il
his fury, despite the fact that the door
were all shut. A porter pushed hir
back. and the last saw of him h
was still pursuing us, screaming wit
rnge.
knew that he would follow on tn
next train. reaching Quebec about tiv
the following afternoon. That gave U
Gve hours grace.
turned toward Jacqueline. fearfI
that she had recognized the man an
realized the situation. But she we
smiling happily at my side, and VIZ
confident then that. by virtue Of tn,
same mental inhibition, she had ne
ther seen nor heard the fellow.
New York was slipping away. A
my old life was slipping away III
thls--and evil following us. ] sllppt
one Of the automatics out Of my sui
case into my pocket and swore that
would guard Jacquellne from ar
shadow of harm.
I opened one OF the newspape
that / had bought at the station boo
stand. dreading to find In flaring Il
ters the headlines announcing the di
covery Of the body.
found the announcement-but
small type. The murder was ascrib'
TO a gang battle--the man could not
Identified. and apparently both poll
and public considered the affair mel
Iy one Of those daily slayings tn
occur In that city.
Another newspaper devoted abo
the same amount Of space to the {
count, but II published a photogra
of the dead man. tnken In the allie
wicre, It appeared, the reporter h
Tlewed the body before II had be
removed. The photograph looked h,
gfbly llfelike. cut it out and plac
II in my pocketbook.
turned toward Jacquellnc. S
was asleep at my side and her he
dropped on my shoulder. We sat til
all the afternoon, while the city d
appeared behind us, and we pass
through Connecticut and approach
the Vermont hills.
Thcn we had II gay little supper
the dining car. Afterward | wall
TO the. cnr entrance and flung the b
kcr Ac~ o.'"r nwHy-acrosS The fiel