Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28
CHAPTER VII
The Fugitive

! The Fugitive
1t may be said that almost from the
| day when hc had stolen his first unripe
banana Robert Ashe had planned for
tonight. II the time eyer came to him
when his destiny dictated Run for
| it he would sQuander no precious
moments either in indcrision or yet in
dasshing madly down n blind alley.
Kun, in all literal truth. he did now. .
and like a frightened deer. So much
was compulsory since Ambrose was
breaking through the shrubbcry after
him, shooting as he came. But not
hccdlcsSly. 4 seasoned general in his
own particular kind of campaigning
an essential part of his cool brain never
lost thought Of the one proper avenue
of retreat.
Now. even as Polly's diamond was
struck from his hand. he knew exactly
what he would do. Ic was defeated in
this engagement; but there was the
comforting thought thnt
lie who fights and runs away
May live to fight another day.
And 80 Ashe ran.
To hit running figure in an uncer-
tain light is by no means so simple n
thing in craftsmanship as It might be.
Ambr0se's bullets went Wild TO make
matters worse for the ambitious lieu
tenant Of police Ambrose had lost his
turncd IN his right n.itbont Io,,I,ina
bc L,J io,LoL 80
in .nod hn, ,, '"a,'
inc oororo,o npsH nps;d uo,m''m ,mo i.i'l's
n strcat ,,rnoL oaain tn hi" n;,,'t oJ "v
down n o,iat hianI ',i ~ ,i' 'su'' '".." ',
mar m SOD tLror,,h, vi thn ha,i' "Ito'mu, & WV
thrcc moro of OaL os,cn,oti
homes through n i"t rhoro ','''i.,"", ia,,.'o
wos huiId;ng ,hrornh % ono,hon oorJor, nJ"n'
ucre n,nment ho stannd mi''.nDr a"'uvni
,,.LiIo Ln n".,nJ ho u,h.aI 'rn;.ins' ,,1,.i 1hnu
aeoin ho Won't IN mem voT,, II ;na s"i hr;iGIr
once mora beg;nniny ,tn hraathn mns
moIlv "''' NV
He turned in ot the front optropco
of ypritablo nolnce in yIistening 90
mrut and ranr thc doorbell r" rho
maid who appenred almost immediately
he said quietly:
"A crime has been committed. At
the Sinclair Sutrlifrcs' An ATTEMPT to
rob Mrs. Rachel Stetheri. May / use
your telCphOnc?"
For the maids cdfcalion he threw
back the lapel of his coat. showing the
nriSnt nIcN'I S'hr "i d't'rtVe
""Imor'.!. IN It,,
Te nh,u, nuE impressed ana "N'
s,orui r' hii" r"h'c III ana i'h''hs nun
,,'nJ W w.. "'o' .nSi'nHu m WIN
not o,'o, y" tvo,, "a ILL., S.ii' slrl
hv Iit,I. ary ;o,',I, IJT NY "nn ,,L"" ,i
rLonoJ ''' WV
Tokiny M minis to coroooI +ho
urgency Of thc mntter no fnmnJ t;mo
none tba less ,o imnross tbn oil n.;tL
tbr fort tint a mnn might ho n dotoo
tive and vet n gentleman with n chorm
Ing personality. He called San Fran
cisco, got Chief of Police IIurlburt, and
said swiftly:
"This Is Ambrose. In Piedmont.
Ladytingers tried to put one over at the
Sinclair Sutcliffe affair. Mrs. Rachel
Stcthcril's diamond, you know. No;
he y got cienn away so far. But III rct
him before morning. Can Won caII nm
the Oakland chief and have him lend me |
Il cOuple Of men? Tell him I'll he nt
Fourteenth aud Broadway Just as soon
as | cun get there"
Leaving IA very doeplv SURPRISED chief
OF police staring at his telephone in
Snn Francisco, Ashc clicked up his re
criytr.
II nm very sorry wos oh;god 70
trouble you," he smiIod at the mistress
nnd moid wbn hnd remaircJ stonJ;nc
v,oor lin, Iiotouinr .,mr, ns ,,,',, .,on
tho cnsn wns urgnnt Ynr cnr,t mrdo.'
.tnnd unrhons Inst vhot .rrco,. nr
fnilurr win moan tn mo tnright And
nav, " tho tcIrnhnrn hnnk In H. honLs
.,mav rall nnothnr numhary If non
hent tho stro"t rnrs dnwntnvp -.
uet II tnxi you kmow ."
.,Wnit :, Tho th;,o v,hioh \lo bod
borpI for emma n,itr os no v,ishcd IL
.,NIrs U.mntnn's rnr 10 in thn gorogo
ri Lnra Ganrn, dri,,o ,,'' ''' H.
ui,L Won surress
Tho mnid rnn nacerlv imam her or
ron," of fnJing rho Shonffcnr ,ho mil.
tro", ~" horsnIf nncnnd rho donr rnr "ho
,,AnL ynu r,n't ,rLors,omd nor
bons " sLo soiJ turning m,mm him
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