The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-05
THE WHITE MOLL"
Appearing every day in serial form in the Magazine Section of The Times
FRANK l.. PACKARD

l the level of the floor. and +ba,o | suddenly an increased iunroar <119
 further pack in the rear until if sea,,, l ed that pandemonium itself a, 1 loosed. were
 Its the police! The police be14,,s us! she heard ShIuker's vioce sbriai- She jumped to her feet, Two of .,,. | gang had reached the landing and
 were smashing at the Adva,e+,,r.a1 s.lo | mere seemed to be a swirIfne D,ob + riot there below. The Advent1,ra,
 was fighting like a madman IT u,aa
 hand to hand now
 l Quick! Quick!" she cried +o +b, t1uVenturer- Jump back through
 ''oh, no. you don't!" It was s1,ean,. -she could see the mans brutal face
 ,oW: on, no. you don't, you she ueVll! he shouted, and, over-reacbine l cHe AoVenturer's guard, struck at her
 ur1ousIy with his cInbbed revolver II struck her a glancSng blow on inc
 tle1o' and she reeled and staggered
 put recovered herself. And now it fia eo 4' as though it were Another bat tle that she fought-and\ one more desperate; battle to fight bAck a. ror- | tpoIe sldd1ness from overpoweSine- her ana With which her brain waA swim, 1 hllng' to fight it gaek for just A sec- ana. the fraction of a second thaN WAS needed untiI-Intil-
 Junp! she cried again, and stAss 1 sered over the threshold, and. she ta Adventurer Ieaped hackward bosiA l !ler' she slammed the door and 1ocIxe | i'--dhd slid Imply to the floor wren she regained conscious,oaesS she was lying on the cot It seer,al5 rlS still' very quiet in the garret one opned her eyes. lit must he all iis H. Tor that was the Sparrow Ss.iiuls t, tnere watching her,and shift | ing nerously from foot to foot. wasn,+ ] It? He couldn't be there. otherwise ! She held out her hand
 Marty, she said, and smiled with | tren bling lips, "we-we owe vou l great deal'' @f 1 The Sparrow guIped. Iee' you're all right agaiur Thew sald It wasn't nothing, but vol, bedf | inc scared Worse'n down at the jro,,l ltt1 plt.nI when had to do the rough act With that gent friend of yours to s+oy.f | nm from crawlin' after won and acrIet | III IL out, and queerfn' the 1yhoIl l | Morks ou don't owe me notbinI
 MISS Gray; and, besides, I'm gettin' io1 more than is coin to me, 'caI1saet, llAat same gent friend of yours there} | says m go1n' to horn in on the reA
 "aios' and guess that's goin' some l TOT they got the whole outfit f,.or, | Danglar down, and the stuff mn tba l ceiling there, too" r
 0he turned her head. The Adven- turer was coming toward the cot better?' he called cheerily. Yes, she said. Quite! Only ia like to get away from here @ rom thls-this horrible place at once. and back toto my fiat if thev,ll 1ef me. Afe-are they all gone ?'' The .Adventurer's gray eyes >Iiehtea with d whimsical smile, Nearly all!" he said softly. And ~er- Sparrow suppose you go and | find a taxi!'
 We? Sure! Of course. z sure,.. saIo the Sparrow hurriedIy and re- treated through the door, Y | She felt the blood flood her ea and she tried to avert if He bent his head close to hers 'Rhoda," his voice was low. passion- l ate, ''I-'
 1 Wait" she said. Your friend | come"
 '"Yes,' said the Adventurer. "But I shooed them all out, soon as we | tound you were not seriously hurt thought you had had enough excite ment for one night. He wants to sec l you in the morning"
 He was smiling at her. His hands reached out and took her face between them, and made her look at him.
 "Rhoda," he said gently. q knew tonight in the iron plant that VOL cared I told him so. What he wants to see you for is to tell you that he thinks am the Iuckfest man in all the world. You are clear. dear Even Rough Rorke is singing vorr | praises; he says you are the only woman who ever put one over on him.
 She did not answer for moment. and then with a little sob of glad sur- render she buried her face on his shoulder
 It-is is very wonderful" she said brokenly, "for-for even we, you and l. each thought the other a-a thief And we we were, thank God." he whispered-and lifted her head until now his leps met hers. We were both thieves. Rhoda, weren's we? .? And. please God, we will be all our. lives for we have stolen each others heart"
 The End