The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-29


Gated Stewards boxer. all marked
"lIoll, but ~ pemghtl lupEaEs
thafr van nothing,
Bancroft stated for hume carry
ing away with him thp ksDu myss
tprious cali 81 the Raa Some day.
IL God weta Willing thai this stranpa
rcYsl OF human motives should us
corrected bancroft decided b. would
40 TO goa Not the Atlantic voyage
New York TO Liverpool bat ~
mIpercarE0 on one u hla own
freighiors. beating down hthong tha
south Sea i.les
By the time he reached home
nearly The had evolved "A cain.
paIgn which would force Stewart 20
come 10 him There sas not the
slightest chance Of the man sailing
before he had accomplished his puf
pose or NJ least inndn o bold play
FOR H. What worried Bancroft con
siderably was the assurance with
which Ntewart had engaged hin
passage. Stewart seemed 80 post
tive II plnying his hand through
confident OF Ills own campaign.
which waa 10 remain In his room.
except for going across the way for
his meals. until sailing time. lie
would utterly disregard all notfH,
all telegraus aud telephone calls,
anything which might he construed
as lure. Seventy two hours "
sitting tight: dull business, but 1t
.aB unacceptable Anything 10 draw
Stewart into the open.
He entered hin room, and n1
sooner was the door closed than ha
heard The patter Of feot coming
down the hall This sound had
scarcely ceased when there came
another--a violent knock on the
door.
For a moment It eielly thrill ran
over Bancroft. WHO B ~" he de.
manded.
Jenny" came the answer Open
IN door"
lie did 70 with alaerity md RS
lief. whats the mattor?" For
there was wildness IN Jenny's eyes.
Matter" said Jenny. entering
You haven't been huft?"
Hurt? Why. nothing II the
matter with me. haven't been
hurt"
Jenny sat down on the bed. ooh,
knew IT.! felt II In my bones,
.... You an your daggera'"
"Daggers.'
asurel We found one In your
door lamb tn mornin we carried
gou in here. An now you We
dragged Nancy Into IT.
Nancy What are you taking
about?"
What about tfds9" Jenny cried
thruAting a sheet of paper toward
him. ~ found it under my door
Didn't you send for her, sayiag you
waa hurt aKain2"
"No. Jenny" he answered, duly
= now comprehendtng fully what had
I happened Stewart had struck. bui
obilquely, through Nancy, his per
spicacity nigh internal
The note. hurriedly written, wua
q az follows:
aJenny~-Jerry has been hurt
aeafn. md am going To him.
Nancy"
They got ne out o tn way toe
by sendin' phony call from III
theater Sunday, an /, Ike hlt
boob, fell for IL You an your dar
gers. II anythin' happens I her"
Nothing viii happen to Nancy
u he said, sitting or the bed bes.H
IL Jenny. who was on the verge O
e fearful grief THE man who Ein
naped her will not harm hal
n Of her dear head. He doesn't wan
Nancy; lac wants nae And SO | mus
Ii 40 to him. lie was afraid ! nlgh
not 40 to him IL he did not inN"f
o some powerful incentive. 1t ncEs
d, entered my head to warn you tW'
~ BESIDES. 1t would have entalied
lis confession which WAS not read
n to make"
he what's ne want you fora" askc
%. Jenny. cleavage In her anxiet'
+" This boy or Nancy. Nancy or IN
OK boy. what "a sou been doll
Jer~e"
nd "NothinK. I'm an Innocent b.
IL. stander."
"wul will he hurt your
"I don't know what he intends
NV 10 with me. But don't IVORY.
have something In my pocket "a
~ win eoninre away his madness
A. aI.ei'a gor' she cried, sprinsif
NJ.
i've got go go atone jenny Nn'
We proseuca would emily prnlanE ia
ire cy's discomfort And there's nc 8
mo me anywhere until he neada Il
me"
A. .a0rne,hln' your father did. a
n tn man Is takin' II out On y"ai
Is. q&..,t. tta frhFaAv IA