The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-10
(Continued from Saturday.


 hold, and she caught her breath sud denly, she did not know why, and felt the hot blood sweep her face and then she was standing on the ground.
 ''Now!" he whispered. "Togeth er!"
 They sped around the corner of the tenement A yell from Danglar fol- lowed them. An echoing yell from above answered-and then a fusilade of abortive shots, and the sound as of boot heels clatterings on the iron rungs of the fire escape; and then, more faintly, for they were putting distance behind them as fast as they could run, an excited Outburst of pro- fanity and exclamations.
 ''They won't follow!" panted the Adventurer. Those shots of theirs outdoors will have alarmed the police, and they'll try and get Danglar free first. It's lucky your shot insid @ wasn't heard by the patrolman on the beat. I was afraid of that. But we're safe now--from Danglar's crowd, at least"
 But still they ran. They crossed an intersecting street. and continued on along the lane; then swerving into the next intersecting street, Tnoderat- ed their pace to a rapid walk-and stopped finally only as Rhoda Gray drew suddenly into the shadows of another alleyway, and held out her hand. They were both safe now, as he had said. And there were so many reasons why. though her resolution faItered a little, she should go the rest of the way alone. She was not sure that she trusted this strange f'gent1eman,' who was a thief with his pockets crammed even tow with the money that had Iured him almost to his death; but. too, she was not altogether sure that she distrusted him. But all that was secondary She must. as soon as she could. get back to Gypsy Mans garret. Like that other night, she dared not take the risk that Danglar, by any chance, return there-and find her gone after what had just happened. The man would be beside himself with fury, suspicious of everything-and suspi- cion would be fatal in its conseuences for her. And so she must go. And she could not become Gypsy Nan a gain with the Adventurer looking on!
 We part here" she said a little unsteadily. Good night!''
 "Oh, I say, Miss Gray." he pro rested uickly. You don't mean that! Why, look here, I haven't had chance to tell you what I think. or what I feel. about what you've done tonight-for me-
 She shock her head.
 There Is nothing you need say" she answered uietly we are only nuits. You have done quite as much for me"
 But. see here, Miss Gray!" he pleaded Cant we come to some un- derstanding? We seem to have a jolly lot in common. Is it quite nec- essary, really necessary, that you should keep me off at arm's-length Couldn't you let down the bars just little? Couldn't you tell me, for instance, where I could find you in case of-real necessity"
 She shook her head again.
 Mo- she said. Tt is impossible"
 He drew a. little closer. A sud- den earnestness deepened his voice. made it rasp a, little. as though it were not wholly within control.
 And suppose. Miss Gray, that I re- fuse to leave you, or to let you go. now that I have you here, unless you give me more of your confidence? What then?''
 The other night" she said slowly you informed me, among other things. that you were a gentleman. believed the other things"
 He did not answer for a moment and then he smiled whimsically.
 You score. Miss Gray" he mur- mured.
 Good night. them" she said again 'I will go by the alley here; you by 1he street.
 NO! Wait" he said gravely. '1f nothing will change your mind-and shall not be fmportunate. for as we have met three times now through the same peculiar chain of circum- stances. I know we shall meet again have something to tell you. before you go. As you already know, I went to Gypsy Mans the night after I first saw you. because I felt you needed help I went there in the hope that. since she had tric<ed Rorke in your behalf. you would find means of communicating with her gain. But all that Is entirely chang ed now. Your participation in that Hayden-Bond affair the other night makes Gypsy Mans place the last in all New York to which you should go"
 Rhoda Gray stared through the semi-darkness. suddenly startled. searching the Adventurer's face
 What do you mean?" she demand ed quickly.
 ''Just this" he answered. That where before I hoped you would go there, have spent nearly all the time since then in haunting the vicinity or Gypsy Mans house to warn you away in case you should try to reach her"
 II don't understand" she said a little uncertainty.
 Tt is simple enough" he said. "Gypsy Nan is now one of those you. have most to fear. Gypsy Nan is a disguise. She is no more Gypsy Nan than you are"
 Rhode Gray caught her breath.
 Not Gypsy Nan!' she repeated- and fought to keep her voice in con- frol. Who Is she. them"
 The Adventurer laughed shortly.
 She is quite closely connected with that gentleman we left airing himself on the fire escape" he said grinly. ''Gypsy Nan is Danglar's wife
 It was very strange, very curious the aIleyway seemed suddenly to be around and around. and il seemed to bring her a giddiness and a faintness. The Adventurer was
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