The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-07-11
CHAPTER Iv-continued.


ing Jacqueline to the clerks desk
alone, she had gone to side entrance
and / had Joined her there and left
the hotel with her in that fashion.
I gathered from what he had said
that the possession Of Jacquellne was
vitality important both to Leroux and
TO Tom Carson and that they had en-
deavored to kidnap her and hold her
till The man Louis arrived to advise
them.
"IIow much do you known" 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 as
good as Carson? What are you going
to do with herr"
you'd better 90 back to the office
and wait, unless you want to spoil the
game by letting her see you" said.
81 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 It'll"
lie shook his heavy fist over mel
believe the clerks thought he was 60
ing to strike me. for they came hur-
Yying toward us. But saw JacQue-
line approaching, and, without another
word, Leroux turned away.
Jacqueline caught sight of his re-
treating figure and her eyes widened.
thought / saw shadow Of fear in
them. Then the memory was effaced
and she was smiling again.
! instructed the store to call O 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
mediately. lighting cigar In the door
why Of shop. l hit upon a rather
daring plan to escape him.
Carson's offices were In large mod
srn building, with many elevators and
entrances. I walked toward 1t with
Jacqueline, being satisfied that Leroux
was following us; entered about
twenty-five yards before him, and
assembled to- the elevator, getting of,
however, on the floor above that on
which the Offices were.
was satisfied that Leroux would
follow me a minute later, under the
suppression that we had gone to Car
sons office, and so, after waiting a
minute or two, took Jacqueline down
in another elevator, and we escaped
through the front entrance and jumped
into q taxicab.
Leroux or the scent but ! took the
precaution to stop at gunsmith's
shop and purchase pair Of automatic
pistols and hundred cartridges.
But was very uneasy until we
found ourselves In the train. At last
everything was nccomplished-our bag
gMge upon the seats beside us and our
berths secured. And then, Mt the very
moment when the wheels begun to re-
volve, Leroux stepped down from a
neighboring train. As he passed our
window he espied us.
He started and glared, and then he
4 came rncing back toward us. shaking
Y his fists 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
back. and the last snw Of him he
was still pursuing us, screaming with
rage. =
II knew That he would follow on the
next train, reaching Quebec about five
fine following afternoon. That gave us
i've hours grace. -. ,.sr
/ turned toword Jucqneline. fearful
that she had recognized the man and
realized the situation. But she was
smiling happily Mt my side. and was
confident then that. by virtue Of that
same mental Inhibition. she had nell
.ther seen nor heard the fellow.
News Xprs>xqs flippIng away. All
ny cl1 Hfes - slipping nway like
his--and evil following US. slipped
1900 ~ e(16pe<5se, cot ~ ~ sulty
4 Ky y ~ "a isd swcrs that !
would guard Jacouslins from any
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