Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07

new life and new way Of living that
added quickly. "Only I've faith that
there's her something better in life than
II should think there is." said
could it?"
II haven't been bad" she said. mot
bad like you probably think I have"
II never thought you were bad"
he said; "you were just victim, like
the rest of them. You were only a kid
when you started working for the colo
pcl weren't you?'
She nodded
well, there's chance for you. Lol-
lie. Your passage Is booked and all
that sort of thing. Have you sufficient
'T'vc plenty of money" she said.
.Fine!" He. dropped bis hand
lightly on her shoulder. There's a
big chance for you: my girl"
"And for you?" she asked.
He laughed.
There is no chance for me at ALL"
lie said simply: they'll take me and
they II take Pinto, and last Of all they'll
take the colonel. It is written" he
is the matter?'
She stood stock-still and was holding
onto his arm with both hands.
You mustn't say that. you mustn't
say that!' she said brokenly. "It
isn't finished for you, Jack. There's
chance to get ont. and the colonel has
told you there's n chance. lie meant
Il. He knows much more than We 10.
If you've got murder on your soul. OR
something worse. IL you feel that you're
altogether so bad that there ISM a
chance for you, that there s no goodness
IN your life which can be expanded.
why, Just wait and take what's coming.
But if you feel that in another land.
with--with some one who loves you by
ycur side--"
Her voice broke.
why. Lollie;,' he said gently, you
"I'm just ns shameless as I've ever
becn,' she said. "and I'm proposing
She stopped. blushing. |
Then she took fresh start: I'm
going away to a new land and q new |
life. Do you wsnt-will you---'
"Will go?' he asked.
She nodded.
"I'll go anywhere with that prospect
in sight" He slipped his arm round |
her shoulders. and, bending. kissed her
on the cheek.
The Fall Of Pinto
While Pinto was putting the finish.
ing touches to his scheme Of flight.
the colonel paced his room. whistling
ierkily, He was restless and nervous,
and rendered all the more irritable by
the disappearance Of bis servant,
minor member of the gang, who had
been q participant in every act of vii.
lainy. and who had been in charge OF
The ARA neements for the abduction OF
Maisie White. Twice In the course OF
the evening he wandered through the
hall, opened the outer door, and looked
out onto the landing.
On the first occasion there was moth
ing to see, but on the second 1t was
,nly by the narrowest margin OF time
hat he failed to detect dark figure
moving noiselessly up the stairs and
lisa ppearing onto the second landing:
rhe man above heard the door open and
.lose again, and stood waiting. Then:
when no sound reached him, he moved
10 the door Of Piuto's fiat. opened 1t.
deposited the suitcase which ne was
ioor softly behind him.
He was within LOT ABOUT quater Vi
IN hour; then he reappeared, and. still
carrying his suitcase, passed swiftly
lown the stairs and out into the street.
The clock struck half-past o as he
lisa ppearsd, and quarter OF an hour
ater Stafford King received BY special
a communication which gave
i'm something to think about. He
cad 1t through twice, then called up
he first commissioner and gave him
he gist of it.
That's the third time we've had this
ort of message" he said.
THE others have proved right
aid the commissioner voice; why
houldn't thls?
"But it seems INCREDIBLE said Stat
ord in perplexity. We've been watch.
ng these people for years and we've
ever found them with the goods
IT should certainly act on It. King.
| were YOU" said the commissioner.
'T et me know what happens. or
curse you may make mistake, but
on must take chance on that
Pinto had a lot of business to do
I the theatre that night. For a week
q had not banked the theatres earn
,es. but had converted them into paper
,cney. and now he took from his safe
20 ,oonpy he c.Ould carry IL WAS