The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-06-26


him renewed strength. If GOODNESS
and determination to live were of any
avail then he would come out Of his
desperate plight alive, for thought Of
death with Polly possibly calling vain
ly to him for assistance was unendur-
able. In some way he must pull
through to help her If she needed help,
or to avenge her should any scoundrel
mistreat her. Strongly he swan on.
Only his wonderful endurance en-
abled him to keep his head above the
swift current, which finally threw him
out into San Francisco bay against n
mass of piles. He was only a few
hundred yards from the steamship
which had brought the Kid and Roper
and which was just warping into her
pier.
Swimming to the boat, Dick climbed
to the deck and was fortunate to find
an old friend in the skipper, who fur
nlshed him a dry outfit Of clothes and
pistol. He ran across the outlaws
at the gangplank, but did not recog-
nize them. They, however, knew him
and in amazement at his presence on
the boat, started to trail him away
from the pier.
Dick in n taxi headed at once for
Chu's shop and found Lee alone In an
outer room. Believing Lee against
him, he refused to listen to any eX-
plantations, but, drawing his pistol
broke into the room where Scarface
and Screweye were. Expecting their
own companions, the men were taken
by surprise and held up. A moment
later, Teel and Stebbins arrived. Lee
then told Dick all that had happened.
"Chu take lady," he said. "She safe
with him at hotel"
Dick acted quickly. He told Steb-
bins to stay and guard Scarface and
Screweye and Teel to notify police
headquarters that Scarface was their
prisoner.
II am going to the hotel for Mrs.
Van Brunt and will be back in half
an hour"
So quickly did Dick leave the shop
in his anxiety to see Polly that he
failed to notice approaching on the
further side Of the street the Kid
and Roper who had followed him
from the pier. Jumping into his taxi
Dick was soon Mt the hotel, where he
found Polly and Chu waiting. He
told them he could not find the flag In
the shop, but Chu at once set him at
ease by producing the flag, saying:
"Me know flag not In box on Joss
What you Gull 'em, bluff?"
Teel had lost no time in notifying
the police Of Scarface's capture, and
as he was wanted for the murder Of
Captain Ransome and Deputy Sheriff
Greeley, wagon-load Of officers was
dispatched at once to Chu's shop.
All this time things were happening
at Chu's. Creeping inside the door,
the Kid and Roper came upon the un-
suspecting Lee and stretched him out
| with blow on the head, and the same
fate befell Stebbins when he hurried
In attracted by the noise. Scarface
and Screweye then were freed from
the idol room. Roper at once told his
chief:
"Dlck has gone for the police. Then
they are going to Los Angeles In this
mans car" indicating Stebbins by a
brutal kick. Scarface had no inten-
ton of battling police posse and,
locking the door of the idol room and
throwing away the key, he and his
companions left hurriedly.
1--WE got to beat It," he said. 81
know where 1 can get car. That
bunch never will reach Los Angeles,
If can help It,"
On the outskirts of the city some
hours later, Scarface and his gang
might have been seen in big touring
car well out Of sight behind road
house. Scarface was spending most of
his time near telephone. while the
others remained near the car ready to
| depart on an instant's notice.
| In the city at a garage at the same
time Dick and his companions were
completing the purchase of big tour.
Ing car, talking cheerfully of their
plans of quick run to Los Angeles
and home, safe from Scarface and his
vlllainous band. They did not notice
rough-appearlng man hanging about
their car and who, as soon as tn ~
started away, hurried to a telephone
and called up Scarface at the road
| house.
At the other end of the phone Scar
face listened with glenn of triumph
In his eyes. Good" he said as he
hung up the receiver. Then he turned