Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-10

missing Hope Ranger What's the
result? We three are locked up. Bill
calls a taxi, and rides away"
He gave a convulsive start, and
stared over Hopes shoulder into the
mirror at the side of the windshield.
| my God!" He whirled on Kelsey.
! What are you doing back there
Can't you see the old devil is play
ing 'possum on you? He's been sig
mailing out of the window with his
hand. Didn't make any difference to
him which way we came. He can
! raise bunch of gunmen in any part
/ of town.
LOOK back, and see If there's any
one after us!"
! But before Kelsey could do so,
! Hope whose eyes were on the mirror
| gave cry.
There's a touring car full of men
I just turned in from Rivington
street!'
CHAPTER XXI
| Steadily, surely, the gunmen's car
was creeping up. AT Washington
Square it had been more than the
width of the park ahead; now the
distance was less than two blocks.
| AS she came abreast of the library
| the colored moons of the traffic tow
! er at Forty-second street flashed
from yellow to red to green. She
had lost the right of way. All over
nowi 1t would be madness to think
of trying to dart through that close
| locked line of cross-town travel.
Charlie had a sudden inspiration.
Feel in Higgins upper left-hand
vest pocket" he shouted back to
| Kelsey, "and see IL he hasn't got a
| police card!'
Quick to catch the cue, Kelsey
| leaped at Higgins. and rifling him,
thrust two or three square bits of
pasteboard through the front win
dow.
Shutting them rapidly. Charlie
sang out in triumph.
i've got 1t! Keep on moving, Sis
ter"
He held it out to show the sigma
| ture of the police commissioner as
an angry traffic cop came believing
| toward them; and. as if by magic,
the way opened.
"And now for home!" breathed
Hope.
NO; this way out!" Charlie
waved imperatively to the left on
Forty-fourth street. Don't think
that Bills Sunday school class will
lay down as easy as that. I'll bet
that the telephone wires are buzzing
fright now to the uptown bunch
There'll be a gang at either end OF
the block where your father lives
waiting for us. I'm going to take
you to some people I know on the
West Side until I'm sure OF a clear
track"
So, under his direction Hope drove
to the apartment on Central Park
West which housed the Greenbergs
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenberg, the Prin.
cess and Miss Mccarthy, the ladies
in gay evening wraps, were disap.
pearing through the doors, while Mr.
Leffler was holding a light to the
cigaret of Mr.. Dave Greenberg, who
was Just about to drive the family
car to the garage.
"Greenberg. Wait." Charlie hail.
ed; and jumping from the Limousine
as Hope drew up, rushed toward the
two men.
Listen fast, boys" he said
We've got Hope Ranger here, an6
want your bus to get her home
Greenberg, you drive us. There's {
crowd of gunner after us. Leffler
are you game to scoot our car foul
or five blocks away, anywhere, ant
leave it?"
For the rest of his life Charlie
retained an inordinate respect TO
those two young men. They tool
the situation standing. No running
around in circles of excitement. NJ
fool questions. They had been il
the war, and understood the valu
of quick thinking and immediate
action in a surprise attack.
They spoke in one joyous breath
and with brevity.
Sure" said Mr.. Leffler.
"Get in" said Mr.. Greenberg.
Hope who was close behint
Charlie sprang into the Greenberl
car; and Charlie and Kelsey, aided
by Mr. Leffler, dragged out Higgins
a dead weight on their hands, ant
hustled him in after her. Kelse!
followed, and Charlie scrambled III
beside the driver.
Higgins stretched out his hant
and clawed at Charles arm.
"A hundred and fifty thousand
apiece, If you let me CO."
"Why, Bill" Charlie spoke il
panied surprise, "you're piker afteI
all. Our price is just double what
ever you've got.
Greenberg swung into Fifth ave
nue., and Charlie drew his first Ions
breath since they had started. Also
for the first time in his adventurous
career, he felt warm, emotiona
regard for the police.
They were sprinkled up and dowI
the thoroughfare, guarding it fol
several blocks from the Ranger
home.
The long strain was over for all o.
them. Kelsey, sitting beside Hope
felt a vast relief and at the same
time an infinite sadness.
The curtain was falling, and hi!
heart ached. She was safe amone
those who loved her, a great heires:
slipping into another world than his
He was an unknown, poor young
man.
Already the car was drawing to,
ward the sidewalk.
II want to say goodby before yol
reach home" His voice was shaky
She loved him; so Immediately she
OWNED his trouble.
"Georgel" She looked at him with
a quantity mischievous smile. 81
didn't know you were shy. Are you
afraid of my father and mother?"
| 1t hurt, that light tone. THE ad-
ventures over" he said, stoically
calm. II couldn't take advantage OF
your-your-"
Her lips brushed his cheek.
| "Our adventure ia inst beoinning ~