Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-08-27
CHAPTER ll.-Continued.

"You might, but you won't. You will
accompany me to the bank; you will
stand at my elbow while l cash 1T;
you will then enter a mOtorcar with
ne and drive to some deserted spot
outside Chicago; you will leave the
iuto, and thus give me chance to
escape. All this while l shall have
he dynamite; one false move and I'll
blow us to kingdom come. Your life
worth ten thousand dollars, l take
t. Mines not. Do make myself
.lear?''
Excessively. And now for the
heck" Without moving his head
rom the back of the chair Otis pro-
1uced private check book and
fountain pen. and, feeling the way
with his fingers, filed out check
.or ten thousand dollars. "What
lame?" he asked.
Make it payable to bearer"
Every 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
Fitzhugh knew who she was. He had
| heard her voice before. AS she spoke
his 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
had occurred.
Otis was first to speak.
"Will you excuse us, Kathleen? This
gentleman and have little business
10 transact"
81 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 retlectively. There was nc
questioning its genuineness. 1t called
FOR ten thousand dollars, and the call
was as authoritative as govern
nent bond. Suddenly he drew a
leep breath, folded the check, and de
liberately tore it twice across. HI
dropped the pieces on the table
picked up his hat, and without fur
ther word walked from the room.
In the hall he found Kathleen Otis
This is not the first time" said h,
In his best dramatic manner, "yo,
have saved me from myself / though
I'd tell you"
She stepped back, looking at hin
curiously. Tin afraid l don't un
, derstand you. don't think | ever
, know you"
MS hardly possible"
what were you doing in there?
she interrupted. 81 know something
was wrong and" She broke of
and with impulsive courage fairl
shot question at him. Were you try
ing to blackmail my father?"
Some people might have called
something worse" he replied easily
9 and he was thinking: "She's beaut
e ful-beautiful This must be the sol
: men go crazy over. The sort men
'. things for"
E "What We're you doing?" she IL
S sisted
e why so inquisitlve?" he countere,
She looked annoyed. "W-would yo
~ mind telling me your name?" si
n asked, and dug her nails into he
e palms upon feeling her cheeks burr
d ing.
:. He asked pointedly: Can you reca
the 'dirtiest young man you ever saw
She bit her lip and stepped bac
from him. She was scarlet to h,
+ temples. "Yes-yes, l remember yo
r now. You are the one l gave doll;
. to yesterday. ] believe you said YOU
, name was Fitz-Fitz something
:, other?"
"Fitzhugh."
"Ob, yes-Danlel Fitzhugh! r
member perfectly now"
"Pm glad you do"
% Then he became aware that Symin
It ton Otis was standing In the doorwi
e Of the library. AT sight Of the ms
whom he half believed dnngero,