Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-02
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THE APARTMENT NEXT DOOR
BY WILLIAM JOHNSTON
AUTHOR OF "TzE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, AND "1nrY-, ETC, ETC


termed oven to shrek. Jane felt her.
self being scatApulted. out of her seat
blank. !.
! Her companion did not escape SO
easily. The heavy machine crashed
over on him and dragged him several
yards. His head. as he landed in the
! roadway. struck a stone. and the
motorcycle itself pinned him to the
earth by its weight, one Of his arms
doubled up In an alarming fashion. "a
he lay there completely ~senseless. :,
Jane fortunately had landed on
some soft grass. though with s~uficient
she lay there. a boyish igure in her
disguise. her senses began gradually
to revive, although it was some time
before h opened her eyes. =
vaguely, as from q great distance,
she began to hear voices, and it SEEM
ed to her that they were German
voices. arguing about something. The
voices seemed angry and excited. AT
first she did not bother about them.
was hurt. Her arms and limbs had q
curious sort of deadness about them,
a detached sensation, as if they be-
lonEed to some one else. She wonder.
ed II h was paralyzed and dared not
try to move them. fearful lest she
might find hat it was the terrible
truth.
The notes.-the. German voices
came nearer. became louder and more
thoughts: Where was she? What had
happened? Where was Thomas
Dean: Gradually some memory of
the accident came to her. They had
been run down by the Hoffs' car. The
voices she kept hearing were those of
the two Hofs, angrily wrangling
about something. AS she revived fur
Their she became acutely conscious
that her head seemed to be splitting.
What was 1t the Hoffs were arRuins
about? Still lying there motionless.
with her eyes closed, endeavorine TO
collect herself, she tried to listen to
what they were saying.
Il tell you there Is not time. I
must hurry. Every minute ID
precious. I cannot delay my work for
these swine. no matter IL they both
are dying or dead" old Otto was
langrily shouting with many German
oaths.
II tell you" Frederic was saying
his voice was calmer but determined.
WE'VE got to get these people to q
doctor. It's too heartless. I will not
leave them here"
And betrax US at the last moment,
when our plans : all ready" snarled
old Otto.
There is less danger if, we bundle
them into the a and take them with
US than If we leave them here" pro.
tested Frederic. Two bodies right
here at the entrance would be fine,
NIGHT wahr?"
Otto.
THAT is So" he muttered. 1T Ii
not SAFE. We must hide the bodies.
both of them. yes?"
The bodies! Jane decided that
Dean must have been killed. and that
As she strove to open her eyes she
could hear Frederic protesting.
TITS inhuman." he cried. They
both are hurt, but perhaps still alive.
We must take them to a hospital"
And endanger all plans"
stormed old Otto. Throw them in.
to the woods"
wen do nothing Of the sort"
Frederic insisted, his voice becoming
ing to get both 81 these people to q
doctor at once. ! tell YOU,
With effort Jane opened her eyes
and looked cautiously about. Where
was Thomas Dean? How badly had
he been hurt? The ,Hons' automobile
was slowly backing up. AZ b looked
old Otto sprang out Of It and righted
the motorcycle. As he did.so Jane SAW
the body of Dean lying senseless be-
meath II. but to him the old German
paid no attentions He was examining
the motorcycle and still suffering
that the swine should be left to rot.
w : goinE to take them with us
in the car" directed Frederic in a
voice Of authority. Il command It"
At the word old Otto's mutterings
ceased. though he shot q black look ct
the Younger
This machine" he suggested, at is
not hurt. / Will take 1t and do our
work. There 10 haste. You remain
with the n Do what you will with
these people"
90 then" aid his nephew curtly.
You can take the train at the first
station and make time,
AZ the old nj mounted the motor
cycle and sped AwAy Frederic sprang
from the ana approaching the
spot where Deans body lay began