The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-08-27
CHAPTER ii.-continued.

"You might, but you won't. You will
accompany me to the bank: you will
stand at my elbow while I cash it
TOu will then enter a motorcar with
ne and drive to some deserted spot
outside Chicago; you will leave the
auto, and thus give me chance to
escape. All this while shall have
he dynamite; one false move and I'll
blow us to kingdom come. Your life
5 worth ten thousand dollars, take
t. Mines not. Do l make myself
.lear?"
Excessively. And now for the
check" Without moving his head
rom the back of the chair Otis pro-
iuced a private check book and a
,'ountain pen, and, feeling the way
with his fingers, filed out check
'or ten thousand dollars. "What
Iame?" he asked. d
MAKE it payable to bearer"
VERY we'll"
"Father!"
A pair of, portieres at the rear Of
The room were held far apart, and in
the aperture stood girl. Without
.urning--his back was toward her
aeard her voice before. AS she spoke
MS uplifted hands dropped swiftly
and concealed the newspaper package
beneath his coat. Then he turned,
and, even as he knew he would, looked
into the pansy-blue eyes of the girl
with the Titan hair.
There was dramatic tableau. Fitz-
hugh, every nerve and muscle tense,
stood looking at the girl. Otis. who
had not moved, watched him. The
girl looked from one to the other in
luiringly. She seemed to know intu-
lively that something very unusual
aad occurred.
Otis was first to speak.
"Will you excuse us, Kathleen? This
gentleman and have a little business
70 transact"
II did not intend to interrupt, ia
her. thought you were alone"
She went out, closing the portieres
behind her. Otis wrote bearer on
the check, shipped it from the book
and stood up. He held out the check
without saying word.
Fitzhugh took the slip of paper,
studied it reflectively. There was NO
questioning its genuinenesss 1t called
for ten thousand dollars. and the call
was as authoritative as govern
nent bond. Suddenly he drew a
deep breath, folded the check. and de-
liberately tore It twice across. He
dropped the pieces on the table,
picked up his hat. and without fur
Their word walked from the room.
In the hall he found Kathleen Otis.
''This Is not the first time" said he
In his best dramatic manner, "you
have saved me from myself. thought
I'd tell you"
She stepped back, looking at him
.uriously. "I-rm afraid don't un-
derstand you. l don't think l even
know you"
"h's hardly possible"
"What were you doing in thereY
she interrupted. II know something
was wrong! and" She broke of
and with impulsive courage fairly
shot question at him. "Were you try.
ing to blackmail my fatherT"
'Some people might have called II
something worse" he replied easily
and he was thinking: "She's beauti
ful-beautiful! This must be the sort
men 60 crazy over. The sort men de-
things for"
"what were you doing?" she in
sisted.
"Why so inquisitiveY he countered
She looked annoyed. "W-would 70,
mind telling me your name" sh,
asked, and dug her nails into hel
palms upon feeling her cheeks burn
ing.
He asked pointedly: 'Can you recall
the 'dirtiest young man you ever saw ?
She bit her lip and stepped bacl
from him. She was scarlet to he
temples. "Yes-yes. remember yol
now. You are the one l gave a dolla
to yesterday. 1 believe you said you
name was Fitz-Fitz something O
other?"
"Fitzhugh."
"Oh, yes-Daniel Fftzhugh! re
| member perfectly now"
| I'm glad you do"
| Then he became aware that Syminp
ton Otis was standing in the doorwa
Of the library. At sight Of the maj
whom he half believed a dangerou