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

wrists. Then, with amazing swift
ness. this rope began TO enrrclo his
body. eventually pinioninG hta arms
aud legs. After this he WIN let be,
lie stood balancing himself, rather
a difficult feat in the velvet black.
meas OF the room.
There came click cut of the sil.
ence. A spot OF light from bat
terry lamp struck the fioor and
moved toward the wall.
"Melodramatic." said an ironlc
voice from behind tho light, but
the Great Adventure company must
keep To the letter of Its contract.
which consists mainly Of thrilla-
man stuff, IL you will remember. BE.
aides. / heard about that alley fra.
cas-, which, Of course. ! had nothing
TO do with. You are n husky boy.
and have ceased 10 believe In luck.
An! Here comes the jet" A phos'
phoresceut thread appeared upon
IN. wall, and n match famed. The
gas was feeble. Stewart and the
few objects In the room had the ef'
feet Of being seen In the nebnloRity
Of water. Bancroft Jaw n deal Ia.
BILE and two chairs, one on each
hide OF the table. Young man. "A lit.
tie learning is a dangerous thing"
Il might counter that. sir. by say.
Ing that little Misunderstanding In
equally dangerous thing" Ban
croft's voice was thick, for his heart
was pounding. He must do nothing
To inflame this madman. he must
wait patiently for the denouemcnt.
Ohio! So you and misunderstood
each other?"
Yes sir"
Stewart did not reply. but ap.
preached Bancroft and carried him
one OF tho chairs. Bancroft was
forced to sit. Nancy was probably
In some room above: numb with cold
and terror. Whatever he did, he
must always keep this fact In mind.
Nancy!
DO you know who ! ann" Stew
art demanded. roughly.
You are Charles jeremiah Ken
nedy, my fathers friend"
"Your fathers trusting friendp
Demoniacal laughter followed this,
and 1t broke queerly, "Ah. my God!
And In another minute ] should
have had my hands upon his
throat"
In n little while You will thank
God. sir, that he died before you
reached him"
1T would have been an extraor.
binary miracle. have wandered,
these 20 years. through all the
labvrinths Of he'll; 30 don't expect
any mercy" .".
"Do you intend TO kiln me in his
stead. sir? I should like to know.
II haven't decided" said Kennedy
modify. at remains to be seen"
y have never harmed you"
What has that to do with 1t?
You are his son" Then Kennedy
burst into the ironic strain again.
THE Great Adventure company
some absurd business to start your
wonder And a little later you put
two and two together and connected
me with the man who entered your
fathers office, Everything
planned for you to do you did. You
reasoned that by stepping into each
pitfall you would eventually learn
what | was up to. Clever. but not
clever enough"
THAT is true, sir. I'm not much
more than boy. Still. ! found out
who you were"
Charles Jeremiah Kennedy. 1t
is many a year since l heard that
name spoken" Kennedy began to
move about. with abrupt turns, Alb.
rupt gestures. He did not want to
hurt the boy; and yet . the
fathers mouth and eyes OF him
stimulated the will to murder So.
to keep moving, TO tire out the In
clination. Once he paused gloomiiy
before his prisoner. Are you
afraid of ms?"
Yes. But only as normally
sane man has the right 70 fear an
other who is"
II wonder" unused Kennedy,
why not? What has there not
been TO drive me insane? have
killed man. ! have spent II
years In prison. have lost all that
earth held near-my wife. my chlidl
Fourteen years with iron har9 be-
tween aia and unshine-because OF
your fafhpria usrffivi I f,staf.a hin,
absolutely. and he beggnred me.
Ny child. She may b. dead. sho
may be hungry. she may be dfab
thing OF the streets. Day after day
have sought her in the crowds.
oh. ! would know her instantly
She would have her mother aInilo. "
Tears w.lied into llaneroft's eyes