Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-26
CHAPTER Nv.
The Inun~ TAnn-

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AS we raced on uptown the traffic
at this hour soon became much thick
er, but our cab did not seem to be
able to overhaul the two other cards,
although we lost nothing. On up
town h two cars sped. turning east
ward until. as / glanced sideWise out
OF the window, l saw we were verginE
toward the big park in the Bronx.
Why we were all not arrested for
speeding / do not know. unless it, hap
pened about the time that they were
changing traffic squads. However, it
was not long before the cars ahead,
which were only q few hundred feet
apart, veered sharply from the light
ed boulevard and turned into a dark
INK lonely side road down q grade.
The constant urging Of our driver had
made him perhaps a little more reck-
less than ne would have been other
wise with his WI cab, and on the
grade he let her out for all his engine
The sudden jamming one Of the
brakes almost threw us forward
through the front windows. and be-
fore we knew It we could see that
he had pulled up only a matter Of
inches behind both other cara which
had stopped. In the darkness 1 could.
Just mark out a fellow who jumped
from the first cab through the door
on the inside Of the road and crashed
driver himself, who leAped over the
spare tires on the side Of the car.
They Both start.
two. crashing through the bual1es also.
For an instant I paused IS / saw both
doors of the first cab open and q
man inside bending ove q girl. I
poked my head in. through the door.
Kennedy" I exclaimed.
He did not reply. but seemed busy
over the girl who was huddlod in h
upholstered corner OF the cab. It
was, as Speed had suspected, Clare
ing as though just recovering from
something.
rs there anything I an dor" ]
asked.
Put down the top-more air.
that's ALL" replied Craig.
The driver and I had just finished
bending back the folding top Of the
cab when, through the bushes, We
could hear Speed and RAvenal craah..
they pursued must have e.
capped.
Tack" murmured Clare as she
caught sight Of Speeds face In the,
other door.
Speed sent forward and took one
Of ClAre's hands.
The deafening explosions of a mo-
torcycle interrupted ia az a.pafk po-
liceman at last pulled UP. Whats
the matter here?" he demanded.
Quickly Kennedy told him in tab
loid sentenceA
who wa the fellow? What did
he look like? 2"
Tall, narrow-chestsd. one Of thoSs
fellows that the NEWSPAPERS call,
lounge lizards" returned Kennedy.
The policeman walked ABOUND. 4
alnining all the oars
How did you happen 70 set away
ct Kennedy, now that ne war surs
Glare was safe and rapidly recover
ine.
Not st Her HOzsn.
when / life the laboratory.n )
Piled Craig. II could not find Nim1
Clarsnont ct home. I made inquiries
elsewhere hui no one seemed 20 know
where she WA. Finally / went tack
there again. Her maid told me; thatJ
she had come In ana had gOne ont.
that there hAd been q teuephons call
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