Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-03
B.uIN HERE TODAY

eeiving a letter from the abductors,
ranger deposits a hundred thou
sand dollars worth of bonds in a
specified place according to instruc-
tions
Jarez Charlie adventurer, is a
warm friend of Ranger. He goes
on a quiet hunt for Hope.
Following a clew given by a girl,
Charlie rides toward the Bristow
sanitarium on his motorcycle. He
across Hope and DR.. Kelsey,
who have escaped from the sani-
tarium in DR.. Bristow's car.
The car is wrecked and Kelsey
is injured. Charlie rides for a ply
siclan and Hope and Kelsey hide in
Rn Abandoned house belonging to
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Well, they're not in the attic nor
yet on this floor; we know that"
said a voice. And Kelly and Weeks
don't seem to have had any better
luck downstairs and in the cellar"
The sound of their voices grew
fainter. Then they heard other
voices raised in argument in the hall
downstairs. There was more move
ment, and finally the banging of the
front door. The men were gone.
Hope and Kelsey waited in that
unearthly silence for a long time;
some one might have been left be-
hind, might even be in the room.
At last, careful not to make the
least noise, she slid back the panel
and looked out.
She made small rustling noises
opening the cracker box.
Good thing l brought a knife.
I'm a wise old, campaigner."
She stiled her laughter. "Oh, it's
hard to spread jam in the dark.
Give me your hand.
Their fingers touched, and she laid
a cracker in his palm.
i've never tasted anything quite
so good" he affirmed.
Nor I. The crackers are musty,
but it improves the flavor"
you were wonderful to think of
them. But you always are-the most
wonderful" His voice broke. He
caught her, and held her to him
crushingly. You're safe-still safe.
What a night" He buried his fact in
her hair. but they haven't got
you. If they do, they'll have to kill
me first"
Her arms were about his neck, her
chceb agaii st his.
II .,,Icost killed you with that
-ar." she .G,d. "!1 l lad, / shoulln':
have cared if they had taken me-"
She ran her light fingers over his
eyes. His dear, broken head" she
said tenderly.
''Ohi' She drew back with a sud-
den recollection. 81 forgot; we both
forgot. That envelope those men
gave us!"
She struck n match. The light
made them blink. lie ripped open
the envelope.
Liberty bonds!" with a gasp. "a
bunch of them"
She struck another match, and
held it until it burned her fingers.
IAN even hundred thousand dol
lars" he said in an awed tone. Ten
bonds of ten thousand apiece"
"A hundred thous-!" She clutch
ed his shoulder. why. that's my
ransom. 1t must be It,"
We're going to get out of here"
he said stoutly. They'll be search
Ing the woods for a while yet, but
they'll get tired of that. Then will
be our chance to slip out. Are you
%sleepy?"
mo: I'm too excited"
well, I am. No sleep for two
nights, and this crack over my head.
Here, take my watch. and wake me
at the end of an hour. Then you
must sleep for the same time. Wen
need clear heads and all our
strength, once we get started"
Let me see the time" She
struck another match. IT'S just
eleven o'clock. I'll wake you
promptly at twelve. Now go by
by"
Kelsey stretched himself ont. and
she slipped a cushion under his
head. Almost at once he was asleep.
CHAPTER XXX
Hope sat in the cramped dark
space beside the sleeper, her chin
on her drawn-up knees, her hands
clasped about them, listening to his
slow, regular breathing.
She drew out the watch and
glanced at its luminous dial. Only
ten minutes after eleven.
She resumed her musings. Just
when she became conscious of the
approach of a motor, she could not
tell.
She debated a moment whether
to wake Kelsey. but deciding to
make sure first that an actual
danger threatened them, she softly
pushed back the panel and slipped
out into the room and over to the
window.
The car, a speedy roadster con-
tanning two men, whirled in at the
gate and up the weed-grown drive,
and stopped with a grinding of the
brakes almost directly beneath her.
Out from the shadow of the porch
came a nan and walked toward it.
Kelsey's prudence in not leaving
their retreat too soon was justified.
The searchers had left some n on
guard. The driver of the car jumped
out to meet him; and as they moved
forward into the glare of the head
lamps, Hope shrank back trembling.
The figure in the long, light motor
coat was Bristow.
Never taking her eyes off them,
and with infinite pains. Hope un-
latched the window and raised the
lower sash a fraction. By a miracle
it lifted easily, and without a
squeak. Kneeling on the floor, she
laid her ear close to the sill. The
voices hoated up to her distinctly.
"No doubt about their having
given you boneheads the slip" Bris-
tow wa saying. He did not raise his
voice nor storm, but the mar cringed
at his tone. you're sure they didn't
get into the house?"
Il don't see how they could have.
We went over 1t with a fine-tooth
comb"
Then it's no use spending further