The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23
WHen fl Girl
 H1Qrriee
By ANN LISLE.
CHAPTER 467.

spot where Lyons car was waiting for me probably isn't much more than three hundred feet the crow flies But as my feet craNIed and the ele- vator crept, it seemed miles away. Even discOunting nerves and an eX- cited ina gination, l knew it was all of fivem inuteS past } when l ar rived and saw my faithful Lyons at the wheel eargerly scanning the faces of all who approached
 I'm Iate." I gasped, as he leaped down and opened the limousine door for me. Drive as fast as you can, Lyons We may still be in time to get one little reassuring glimpse cor MT. Darrow being led off according to schedule
 Lyons touched his cap respectfully, grinned in silent accord, leaped back to the wheel and we were off a little faster than the speed laws permit. My brain seemed to be jumping about in a style perfectly matched to the iounces given the physical me as we swerved around the corner on a pre- sumable single wheel.
 As we turned into the avenue, where Nirginia's apartment is 1Ocat- ed. the car slackened it's speed and purred into slow. smooth gliding. All about us was the evenings heavy blocks ahead was the corner which Lyons had specified as a meeting place to Dick West and Slim Darrow.
 Had they kept the appointment, would they still be there?
 Had the plan succeeded or failed?
 My hear beat sufocatingly. snuggled in my corner trying to look as serene and normal as possible in case Dick West or Darrow were there to see. l strOve to appear like a lady calmly driving home from a days errands. This would account for Lyons nOnappeararce at the scene of his appointment. If there were need of stage effects if either of the men whose ennity would be so dangerous to Lyons-or me-was there to be impressed, I wanted to protect the faithful Lyons from any venom of revenge.
 We bow1ed along smoothly. The appointed corner lay a block ahead. Suddenly the traffic policeman lifted the right hand of authority and Lyons stopped the car. The engine throbbed and chugged. I felt the vibration vaguely The clamor in my heart seemed louder.
 If the arrest were made and Dar- TOW put out of the way, one tool in Dick Vests scheme to wreck Jim was blunted beyond use. Dick West himself. potential murderer though he was, might be impressed even terrified.
 I strained my eyes ahead longing for the signal to go. Overhead was a brilliant light. For a moment it's glare dazzled me and I could not see beyond it into the heavy twilight. Then suddenly I began to make out figures in the short city block ahead of me.
 Impatiently stepping out of a door way and edging in again was man in a bulky ulster.
 Looking beyond. I could see a sin . gle loiterer keeping just out of the circle of light at the next corner.
 Suddenly into that circle of light stepped a group of men, The Ioiterer on the corner started to run.
 Its Slim Darrow!'' my humping blood teleSraphed me. 'Will they get him ?''
 Two figures darted forward out of the circle of light. In a moment they were back, dragging Slim Darrow with them. I saw a flash and then as l sank back in terror, I realized that I'd heard no sound and that the flash was the gEnt of the light flashing from bright metaI-hand-cuffs.
 They've captured Slim Darrow." I murmured to myself. That's the first step toward clearing the track
 Lyons stirred in his seat. turned quick half-circIe and murmured through the open window:
 We win, Mrs. Harrison. They got Slim,''
 Then the policeman's hand fell and We bowled along again. As we pass ed the doorway in which I'd glimpsed the man of the bulky ulster thought he was trying to signal me.
 The next moment we swept by the corner of Lyons un-met appoint ment.- There, clustered close in the shadow back of the light, was a group of men surrounding the fight ing. snarGnS figure of Slim Darrow, now on the verge of yielding to the mastery of superior numbers. The plain clothes squad had taken him. wondered if Dick West were any where about-if he had seen what we had seen; if his drug-crazed inn agination visualized the end of the road he was travelling.
 I0lT h aware of our passing. I wondered if Dick West had seen us-if the man in the ulster was Dick West.
 We swept on for another block. Then again the hand of the law held us UD and the cross-street was filled with a current of cars cutting across the avenue.
 turned and peered back cautious ly. Darting after us. I saw the ulster ed figure. Then the door of the limousine was jerlled open and the man leapirg in crying out in Tom MaSOn'S familiar voice:
 Well, Donna Anna, we're a good business and detective team We've turned the trick! That was your man. all right. wasn't it?'
 'Yes!' I replied-then I stopped pOwerless to think or even to move.
 l had been so concerned with the menace of the approaching figure that l hadn't seen the group of five plOdding along behind me NOW they were emerging into the light ahead of HIS and turning to stare at the car into which Tom had just leaped so COnSpiCuousiy.
 Curiosity marked the faces of four of the men.
 The fifth. Slim Darrow. swept his sharp eyes from face to face Lyons. rom Mason. I've were all clearly revealed by the light from the corner. Slim Darrow let his eyes Hnser- on our faces with a slow endowment that could feel almost as if it were a 'ouch- II was triumphantly mali clouS It fairly spat hatred
 He knew now why Lyons had moi come to the rendezvous His eves were on my face. telling me that he'd get out Of prison some day and then
 The traffic policeman lifted his hand. The car swept forward. T noticed how Lyons's shoulders sag sed-and then swerved back
 He, too, had seen the look on Slim