The evening world., 1920-09-10

and the back door, II there is any
In five minutes" He looked at the
luminous dial OF his watch. ut -
450. and we want to pull out before
the sun comes up. It's getting light
now. Go to it,"
he'd make" whispered Van Wrinkle to
Whiting
He was-a first louie, and a good
one; decorated at st. Mihiel," replied
Whiting. Come on, and we'll start.
Crouch down in the duck walk they
used In setting-up drill, and look out
for branches overhead"
Whiting and his friends reached the
rear OF the house without trouble.
It's been about four M nutes." he
| declared. Get down flat and crawl
behind me. Lock your 'gat' and hold
H. in YOUR hand"
The dHrkpess. was fast disappear.
inB. and the two men could see In The
foreground small wooden hut, su.h
US hunters or fishermen might use ZOE
n lodge. From large chimney, than
putts' OF, smoke ana an occasional
wood spark assembled. The mon
crawied swiftly behind an out-houss
and paused for breath. Then they
went around 1t, and reached the
phldtng unchallenged. There was NJ
hack door: a window, closely shut
tered. was the only aperture.
Stay here" VIII spered Whiting,
and when he calls, I'll go around
front. II anybody tries 70 get out
Use your own Judgment"
Shortly there came a low chirp. not
unlike those of the birds in the wooda
but Whiting recognized it. and
standing upright. worked slowly
about the house, hugging tight the
walls Before a front window. ne
found Trimble. O'Connor and ForS
berg. 1rimhle placed a finger TO HE
pointed 70 the interior OF the hut. Ths
improvised shutter prevented the
light from cleaning outside, bu
through an opening at one end Whit
ing could see the large room. First
his eyes rested on a fireplace, IL
which some logs, obviously intended fol
cooking purposes, were smoulderinE
The thought OF a fire so early in Sep
TEMPER struck him as incongruous,
until no remembered that the night
was chill Before, in his excitement,
II had not occurred 10 him to be cold
Scratched in front of the fireplace.
on several cushions, was a Jew with
a wHxed moustache; around him
were scattered score of cigarette
butts, and he was watching a coffee
pot which was steaming lazily on the
logs. Evidently his vigil had been
long, for he nodded drOwsily. Whit
ing bent nearer the shutter and saw
girl lying on a couch, sleeping un-
easily. From time TO time she moved
restlessly. and Whiting could see
that her hands were loosely bound
hehind her back with Irvine. He left
tho window and turned inquirinRlJ
10 Trimble, who motioned him aside
There must be moro of them" tia
latter declared softly. '-There Is a
small room at this end"-polnting TEL
his left-"and Howard is at the win
| dow. I've told Forsberg TO go there
when I nod. You will knock In the
shutter and cover the man at tho
fireplace. and any one. else who
shows up before o'Connor and I can
smash in the door. Is your man in
back at the Window"
Whiting nodded, and TrfmblG
raised his hand In signal 20 Fors-
berg. who glided around the side Of
the house.
IAN right" cried Tr4mble. Go ID
With his elbow. Whiting smashed
the frail shutter and thrust his auto
matte through the window.
Stay where you are or I'll shoot"
he ordered the man at the fireplace
who seemed about to get up, and
whose arm was ready to reach for q
plALOl on the fnantel-pleco.
! TriuIble and O'Connor threw thetl
1 weights against the door, and the
wooden fastenings cracked. Onoa
more. and the door shot open. AT
that moment heavily bearded face,
with eyes staring wide in terror, aps
peared at the door leading from tbs
one adjoining room. Then the door
slammed and there came loud oathS
and the sound Of crashing wood. See
ing that the other two men had
taken possession OF the larger room
OF the cabin, Whiting rushed inside,
and ran toward the door OF the
smaller room.
Don't do that" cried Trimbla.
TITS light here and they would have
a perfect shot. l guess they tried to
get out the window. Go out ano
help"
Whiting found Howard and Fors.
berg sitting on top OF another man,
who was grooming and painting from
exertion.
Did you get them inside?" asked
Howard eXcitedly, and when Whiting
answered TO the affirmative, the Dis
trict Attorney said: He's the only
one in the room. / flashed a light
inside"
There's only one other inside"
said Whiting.
The man was dragged 10 his feel
and hastily searched by the detec
tive. Then the captors took him in.
side the hut.
On entering the hut O'Connor has
rushed to the couch.
Betty" he cried, my darling Betty
Tell me you are all right"
The girl, awakened by the commo,
ton, looked at~O'Connor In astonishs
ment and cried out TO him Joyfully.
Yes, Joe dearest"
(Read To- Morrow's ThriIlina InstaIs