Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-14

Helen did not move as he snstehsd
her purse and the lsysllisfs IRON her
neck.
Nov, the spafklefs. Come across
quiekl' with . threatening snsfl.
Her nervelss fingers pulled help
iessly n the diamond rings.
Shifting the gun TO his left hand,
Iu,hlessly he jefked OFT the rings
himself.
Nov. don't open your mou,h-o,
III blow oa the top Of your headf
Backing away few yards, he
whifled abruptly and ran down the.
street
Suddenly. blasting shouts tore
through the still air. Two men.
springing OFT OF . dark afeaway. had
leaped upon the fleeing fugitive.
A bfiei. proiane struggle and her
assailant was lying on the sidewalk
securely held down.
Her ringsl She dafted forward.
then stopped. Her reseuer had
turned out 10 be . ioolpad. Were
these highwaymen. toog"
Here. ma'am. come here" called
one OF them.
As hesitatingly she approached he
threw back his coat and displayed a
cleaning shield.
From headquarters" briefly.
Been trailing this bird and saw the
whole frameup. We waited TO land
him with the goods"
"My rings and iavallierew
brealhed Helen. quaveringly.
well search him." dragging to
his feet the now handeuffed prisoner.
The gun def,ly extracted from his
hip pocket. the Jewels and purse
were found in his coat.
"We'll have to keep these as evil
denee. ma'am. You'll &C, EN- in
court. Let's see what we have
three rings. a lavalliere and purse.
That all"
Helen nodded. ...
"Your name and address, please"
drawing out an official notebook.
"Oh, won't have TO appear in
court, will II" trcmulously giving
her address.
Afraid you will. ma'am. You're
the complaining witness. Ten
o'clock tomorrow morning at the
police court"
"S,op your cussing." snapped the
other officer. as he picked up the
prisoners hat from the pavement
and slammed il on his head.
Now. you walk to the corner with
us. ma 'am-we'll put you in taxi
"Oh, il you will! It's all been so
horrible"
Something new in team work A
roughneck threatens YOU. then
smooth guy does the rescue act
says he'll escort you home. Gets
you in a quiet street and holds you
up. Pretty nifty combination"
"Oh, they were together" the
ruse just dawning on Helen.
"Surc! A slippery pair! They've
pulled that stunt twice this week"
As they walked on Helen marveled
at the changed personality of the
captive. A gallant. debonair gentle
man, a brutal assailant. and now a
cowed and sullen prisoner. His hat
set rakishly over one eye was in
grotesque contrast to his bowed
head and tagging, shutting gait.
At the corner. one of the officers
hailed a taxi, put Helen into it and
gave her address to the driver.
Here's your purse, ma'am. We've
got enough evidence with the jew.
elry. Sorry you had that scare.
Wed have nabbed him before he
held you up-but that's 'Neck-Tie
Ned pretty cagey bird. and we
wanted to nail him with the swag.
Good night. See you tomorrow in
court"
As the taxi slid off Helen, still
dazed from the swift turmoil, leaned
back in nerve-throbbing reaction. A
threatened assault, a fraudulent res
cue, a genuine assault and real res
cue-all within 20 minutes.
1t seemed like turbulent dream
only her missing rings and lavafliere
made it real.
But they were safel What if the
officers had not been following herr?
She would never have recovered her
jewelry!
When the taxi drew up, hastily
paying the driver, Helen few up the
steps through the sheltering door
way. In the elevator, the mirror re-
fected her pale dishevelment and the
boys curious gaze.
Now that it was all over, she was
beginning to give way. Her