Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-25
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ed straight back to the house.
Between the two locked in the
pantry not a word had passed. Stor-
mont still peered out between the
iron bars, striving to catch a glimpse
of what was going on. Eve crouched
at the pantry doors, her face in her
hands, listening.
Suddenly she heard Quintana's
step in the kitchen. Cautiously she
turned the pantry key from inside.
Stormont heard her, and instantly
came to her. At the same moment
Quintana unbolted the door from
the outside and tried to open it.
Come out" he said coldly, "or 1t
will not go well with you when my
men return"
you've got what o say is your
property" replied Stormont. What
do you want now?"
Il tell you what l want YER damn
quick. Who was he. thees man who
rides with my property on your
horse away? Eth? Because it was
not Nick Salzar! No! Salzar can
not ride thees way. No! Alors?"
Il can't tell you who he was" re-
Piled Stormont. That's your affair.
not ours"
mo? All! Yer well, then. 1
shall tell you, Senior File! He was
one of yours. L understan'. 1t is a
trap, a cheat-what you call a plant!
Thees man who rode your horse he
is disguise! Yes! He also is a gen.
darme! Yes! You think 1 let a
gendarme rob me? / got you where
l want you now. You shall write
your gendarme frien' that he return
to me my property, n days time,
or I send him by parcel post two
nice, fresh-cut OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sweetheart's and your own!"
Stormont drew Ewes head close
to his:
This man is blood mad or out of
his mind! I'd better go out and take
a chance at him before the others
come back"
But the girl shook her head vio-
lently, caught him by the arm and
drew him toward the mouth of the
tile down which Clinch always
emptied his hootch when the Dump
was raided.
But now, it appeared hal the tile
which protruded from the cement
floor was removable.
In silence she began to unscrew 1t,
and he, seeing what she was trying
to do, helped her.
Together they lifted the heavy tile
and laid 1t on the floor.
You open thees door!!" shouted
Quintana in a paroxysm of fury. Il
give you one minute! Then, by
God, I kill you BOTH"
Eve lifted a screen OF wood
through which the tile had been set.
Under it a black hole yawned. 1t
was a tunnel made of three-foot
a%queduct tiles; and it led straight
into Star Pond, two hundred feet
away.
Now. as she Strengthened up and
looked silently at Stormont, they
heard the trample of boots in the
kitchen. voices, the bang of gun
stocks.
Does that drain lead into the
lake?" whispered Stormont.
She nodded.
will you follow me, Ever"
She pushed him aside, indicating
that he was to follow her.
As she stripped the hunting
jacket from her, a hot color swept
ner face. But she dropped on both
knees. crept straight into the tile
and slipped out of sight.
AS she disappeared, Quintana |
shouted something in Portuguese, |
and fired at the lock.
With the smash of splintering
in his ears, Stormont slid into
the smooth tunnel.
In an instant he was shooting
down a polished toboggan slide. and
IN another moment was under the
water of Star Pond.
Shocked, blinded, fighting his way
to the surface. he felt his spurred
boots dragging at him like a ton of
Then to him came her helping
81 can make it," he gasped.
But his clothing and his boots and
the icy water began to tell on him
in mid-lake.
Swimming without effort beside
him, watching his every stroke,
presently she sank a little and glided !
under him and a little ahead, so
that his hands fell upon her shoul-
ders.
He let them rest so, aware now
that it was no burden to such a
Supple and silent as a
otter, the girl slipped
through the chilled water,
which washed his body to the nos