The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-03
(Continued From Yesterday.)

then, fafntly, from the direction of the shed, there came chorus of baf- fled rage and execration. She smiled a little wearily to herself. It was all right. That was what she want ed to" know. The Adventurer had got away.
 Still she lay there She dared not leave the boat yet; but she could change her position now. She crawl ed half out from under the docking, and lay with her head on the sail cloth. It was exquisite relief! They could not come back along the wharf without her hearing them. and she could retreat under the decking again in an instant, if necessary.
 Voices reached her now occasion ally from the direction of the shed. Finally silence fell. The minutes -fifteen-twenty of them. And then Rhoda Gray climbed warily to the wharf, made her way warily past the shed, and gained the road and three-quarters of an hour later, in another shed, in the lane behind the garret, she was changing quickly into the rags of Gypsy Nan again.
 It was almost the end now. To- night. she would keep the appoint ment Danglar had given her-and keep it ahead of time. It was al- most the end. Her lips set tightly. The Adventurer had been warned. There was nothing now to stand in the way of her going to the police, save only the substantiation of that
 one point in her own story which Danglar must supply.
 Her transformation completed, she
 reached in under the flooring and took out the package of jewels-they would help very materially when she faced Danglari-and, though it was somewhat large, tucked it inside her blouse It could not be noticed. The black, greasy shawl hid it effectively
 She stepped out into the lane, and from there to the street, and began to make her way across town. She did not have to search for Danglar tonight She was to meet him at Matty's at midnight and it was not
 more than halfpast eleven now. Three hours and a half! Was that all since at eight o'clock, as nearly as she could place it, he had left her in the lane! It seemed as many years; but 1t was only twenty minutes after eleven, she had noticed, when she had left the subway on her return a few minutes ago. Her hand slenched suddenly She was to meet him at MattyS- and, thereafter, if it took all night | she would not leave him until she | disclosed herself The man was a | coward in soul. SEe could trust to | the effect upon hin of an automatic | in the hands of the White Mon to | make him talk.
 Rhoda Gray walked quickly. It was not very far. She turned the | corner into the street where Dang | lars deformed brother Matty, cloak ed the executive activities of the gang | with his cheap little notion store and halted abruptly, The store was just ahead of her, and Danglar him self coming out, had just closed the door.
 He saw her, and stepping instantly | to her side, grasped her arm rough Iy and wheeled her about
 ''Come on!' he said-and a VICIOUS oath broke from his lips
 The man was in a towering, un- governable passion. She cast a 1ur- tive glance at his face. She had seen him before in anger; but now, with his lips drawn back and work ing. his whole face contorted' ne seemed utterly beside hlmseIi.
 'sWhat's the matter?" she inquired innocentlv. wouldn't the Pug talk, or is it a case of another hour or so and"
 He swung on her furiously.
 Hold you cursed tongue!" he far ed. "You'u sniclker on the wrong side of your face this time! ne glIlDsd. stared al hSI LII and ouickened his step. forcing her to keen pace with him. But he smoke again after a minute, savagely, bitterly but more in control or nm self 'aThe Pug got away. Tne w nlUe NolI queered us again But III Woa9V 1to'7 +o ha here at midnight. It's only hall mast eleven yet. I figured you WouIu still be over in the garret, ana l Was going there for y9ns yois ma no chance at those rajah's jewels now; there's no chance of fixing Cloran sos you can swell it around in the open 2 egain-the only chance we've got IS 10 save what We can and beat II!
 She did not need to simulate either esxcitement or disquiet
 What is it? What's hdppeHeu-
 .',The gangs thrown us down! ne said between his teeth. S, they're got cold rect 9 PiH1zie were with me at the iron plant w went back to Matty's from there. Mat tvs with them, too. They say the ' uS knows every one or us' anu venye for our trying to murder nm heGl wise up the police-that ne couio do it easily enough without settins nipped himself. by sending them a let fer. or even teIephoning the names and addresses of the whole layout They're scared-the CUTS! They say ne where all our COlil IS IOSs they're for splitting it up tonight and ducking it out of New York Tor while to get under cover" He laugned out suddenly, raucousGy. Ihey Vii eb I'll show thern-the yellow streaked pupst They wouldn't hsten to ne-and it meant that you ana were thrown down for fair. IT wer re caught, it's the chair. I'll show them! When I saw it wasn't any use trying to get them to stick. l pretended to agree with them. See? l said they could go around and dig up the rest of the gang. and if the others felt the .s,ne way about it. they were all TO come over to the garTet, and I'd De waiting for them, and we'd split up | the swag. and eveTybody'd be on his own after that" Again he laughed out raucously. It'll take them ha1r an hour to get together-but 1t won't take that long for us to grab all that's worth grabbing out of that trap-door: and making our getaway See! Il teach them to throw Pierre Dangler dOwni Come on. hurryt