Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-15
SEVENTH INSTALLNlENT.
Marcia Takes q Hand.

n RARCIA looked at the huddled figure on
MI the cement floor and understood i'm.
lvl mediately. The situation was. in fact.
sclt.evident. Here was the smirking, fawn.
ins steward whose personality had been
steadily growing more repellant to her sneak.
ing into the hangar under cover Of tho fog,
armed and equipped. of course. with the took
for sabotage.
The realization Of this stripped the tragedy
of all its horror. It became at once no trag.
edy at all. Marcia glanced about her. then
stepped inside the hangar. smiled at Isaacs.
then offered him her hand.
Good for you. doctor" said she. There's
one less Of the nasty beasts to deal with"
Isaacs took her hand in good deal Of as
tonishment. not only for the quickness with
which she had grasped the situation. but at
her cheerful acceptance Of it. Ee was still
feeling considerably upset himself, and here
was this young and pretty girl already regain.
ing her ruddy glow. She showed no qualms
at all, none Of the dread which one might
expect to see in any dansel suddenly coming
upon victim Of violent death. This gave
Marcia for the anoment a sort Of moral as.
tions and get replies, which in turn led to
Isaacs volunteering much that he would not
otherwise have done.
I always feel that there must be some
thing wrong about the man." said she. Hes
probably been waiting all this time for just
such day as this to sneak over and weaken
the machine so that it would crash down with
Mr. Ario nd Cpio TQy,fI 4;
that he was here?" She glanced about the
place. a. suppose you've got 1t WIRED though.
Have you examined the machine?"
mo-" 1saacs answered. "but he could only
have got started. as Oakes had just come up
for his dinner. I heard him in the house
80 when my-my alarm warned me that there
was somebody entering the garage ran right
down. He had just started to nick stay
with his file. ordered him to stick up his
hands, but he ducked behind the motor and
grabbed for his gun. so had to let him have
It,"
Marcia's eyes glowee. Good for you!"
said she. then glanced at the envelope which
he still held in his hand. Whats that
paper?"
1saacs hesitated. then handed It to her. On
the front was the superscription. "1o1 club"
and on the back was written in tho stewards
neat hand: "Call up Big Nike" and South
Brooklyn telephone number. Marcia glanced
1T It, then looked inquiringly at Isaacs, who
frowned. Then. as their eyes met, flush
spread over his face.
You are game about it. Marcia" said
1,aN hat Yp,,,~ AzSY.
on. There Is a very powerful anarchistic or.
sanization that is trying hard to remove
Mr.. Aria before he manages to spike its guns
by getting certain measures put through,
This man johnson was Just one OF 1 don't
know how many Of their hired assassins, and
I've got an idea that this 101 club is the head.
quarters Of these precious cutthroats. This
Big Mike is probably their chief gangster"
Can't you have the place raideds" Marcia
( asked. Z
s"I wanted nrst to set some line on It. That's
Whist q worrying me now. A man has been
trytng to get our chauffeur Saunders to visit
J the place. Saunders reported the matter to
no and Spice b going down there to look It
over tonight"
The color which had returned to Marcia.
face suddenly left It again. She stared at
Il Isa.cs ashast Hts frown despened.
This envelope which found IN johnson.
pocket confirms my suspicious. lssll he.
81 But that does not mean that Spice runs
3 aly great risk IN sotng there. Hes to pass
himself on - the second chauffeur whom
aaandsIs sent n his piaes. what tl,ese
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