Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-11
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CHAPTER VII
THE MIDNIGHT RAID

windows and threw them open. Out
side they saw a woman, evidently
lighting for her life against two
male attackers. Craig rushed out
to save the womah and the two at
tackers seeing him coming, fed
The young man sprinted after them,
but in the darkness he tripped over
the hidden wire and was thrown to
the ground with thud, lns antly,
men in hiding bounced upon him,
Ruth Ranger, discovering Craig'o
predicament, rushed out to help him.
But the instant she left the house
by way of the window, the man just
outside stealthily entered. lie
wasted no time, but began stufhng
the blue prints into his leathe
portfolio. While this was going on
another on the outside of the house,
cut the light wires and the house
was plunged in darkness.
Upstairs, young Dinny was awak-
rned by the disturbance. Rushing to
window, he looked down on the
scene of action 0inRy saw that
Ruth and Craig were not having
much difficulty with their adVersar'
les, but something else suddenly
caught his eye-a man fleeing from
the house with the papers in his
brief case. Dinny made up his
mind in a fifty Swinging from tie
window to the limb Of tree, he SLID
down to the ground and chased
after the man. The youngster
pursuit led to the next corner wher>
car waited. Dinny hesitated for
moment, then, as the car started Oft
he made a squirt and sprang to the
spare tire case on the back.
Dinny was a fast worker. Climb
ing up, he looked through the ism
glass window and much to his de
light saw the sole occupant OF this
back seat was the brief case con
tanning the blueprint. In the wink
of an eye, Dinny had climbed
around TO the side of the car, reach
ed in and seized the precious bag
/ The next moment saw him speeding
up the street as fast as his legs
could carry him, in the direction o.
Ruth's home.
But the purloiner of the blue
prints was not to be caught nap
! ping. CHANGING around, nc saw that
the bag was missing He shouted
to the driver at his side and the cal
came to a quick stop. Looking
back, both saw the pajama-clad
youngster dashing up the street for
all he was worth. Both men quick.
ly abandoned the car and took uI
| pursuit
AS Dinny reached the Range,
grounds and pantingly sprinted to.
ward the house with the precious
bag, henchmen who had remained
were seen furtively going int
ambush. And Dinny rushed straight
into their midst He lodged the
first man, but seeing that he would
surely be caught, he hurled the bag
through a window Of the house
smashing the glass with terrific
clatter.
Ruth and Craig, in the parlor
heard the crash and rushed quickly
to the scene. They saw Dnny
twisting and squirming in the groS.
of the henchmen. Ruth lost no timt
in entering the melee. She seizej
one of the assailants and Whirle
him away. His face was suddenly
revealed to her-she was confront
ed by the traitorous Brennon
Brennon was new to sinister
tactics. At the sudden appearance
Of his employer he knew that his
end had come. In that awful
moment, he could have killed her &c
prevent the girl from denouncine
MIN. Panickly, he seized Ruth ano
| slapped his hand over her mouth
Dinny CALAMITY rushed to her as
sistance, but was hurled aside and
Ruth was borne, struggling, to the
car
Weakened by his injuries. Craig
tottered out to find Ruth and Dlnny
The girl had disappeared complete
Nv. and Dinny lay inert on the
ground. Craig, in his condition,
was at a loss what to do.
In the meantime, the car with
Ruth a prisoner, whirled away into
! the night. Her captors saw that
every prevention to keep the girl
from making an outcry was en-
ployed. She was powerless.
But al a remote garage, q gentle
man paced back and forth, nervous
| ly smoking a cigarette Mallinson.
Suddenly a car whlsked into the
place, plunged into the garage
portals and stopped. Mallinson
threw away his cigarette and step
ped gayly toward the car, expect
ing to have the portfolio turned over
TO his possession.
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