Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-12
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his elbow, to keep his gun on Hig-
gins, Kelsey sprang into the car and
gathered Hope in his arms.
And as If to confirm the dream
like character Of the affair, on top
of the Wallets abrupt transformation
into Kelsey, the chauffuer at the
door disclosed the lean, dark face
and spoke with the devil-may-care
drawl of the motorcycles Hope had
sent for a doctor the night before.
Higgins seemed unable to compre-
bend. adolf! Bennett" He called
the names of his valet and chauf-
feur.
They've sold you out, old timer.
The rats as usual desert the sink
ing ship"
"Humph! And who are you? He
peered from one to the other with
his dim-sighted eyes,.
Nobody in particular, Bill. Just
Juarez Charlie and George Kelsey"
Hold on there!" he interrupted
the little flourish of this announce
ment as Higgins Involuntary
dropped his hands. keep those
hooks up above your head. Kelsey,
frisk him."
He waited to see that the search
was thoroughly made. No weapon
was found on Higgins person; but
still not content, Charlie himself
carefully investigated the lining ard
cushions of the car, and as an added
precaution, made the old man
change places with Hope.
Higgins, slumped down in his cor
ner of the car, seemed grimly to
have accepted the situation. Hopes
breath was coming in long, broken
sobs; she was trembling violently
from head to foot.
Don't try to be calm," Kelsey
urged. Let yourself go, dearest.
Cry, if you can. Everything's all
right now. Juarez Charles driving,
and I am here with you."
but how? How?" She chung to
him. "He told me that you were at
the old house"
"Who told you that? The old
man here?"
mo, no.. 1t was DIR. Bristow-be-
fore he was killed"
KILLED? Kelsey cried.
That clear, practical brain of hers
was once more proving itself
superior to the weakness of the flesh.
With marvellous steadied poise,
and with scarcely a quaver in her
voice, she went into all the details,
the quickly shifting scenes of that
crowded half-hour.
Higgins leaning forward, his ear
bent to catch every word, neither in
terrupted nor made any comment.
Charlie driving steadily ahead was
turning over the information in his
mind, wondering what effect, If any,
this might have on their program;
for Kelsey had lowered the sash be-
tween them, so that he might over
hear Hopes story.
Lucky thing, Juarez," Kelsey
turned his head and spoke to
Charlie, that we decided to play
your hunch."
Charlie nodded, looking straight
before him; to drive through q thick
night requires ones undivided at
tention.
"After Morton had met us Sc
c%retly," he went on, 81 could see that
Charlie was not entirely satisfied
kelsey he said, I'm figuring
on taking a chance. Did you hear
me asking your friend about the
menials that're closest to the no
blesse over at the sanitariuIn?
81 had; and it provoked me that
he should be iddling around with
such irrelevant details, when time
was so important.
But he soon showed me hat he
had a reason for it. That chauffeur
of Hobo Bills he said, Slim Sen
nett, is an old acquaintance of mine,
although 1 didn't tell friend Morton
so. 1t strikes me-, Kelsey, that 1t
might be a good thing to hook up
with Slim-dangle immunity from
arrest and a bunch OF jack before
his eyes, and see what happens.
Hang it! l can't feel sure in my
bones of this Morton jasper
81 agreed to that" Kelsey said,
"but l wanted to know what sort
of a fellow this Bennett was Gan
YOU trust him?" 1 asked.
4'Sure Gorgio. All we've got to
do with Slim is to convince MIN
that ole Marse has lost out
''But how can you get in touch
with him?' I asked. Are you going
TO take the risk of te~lephonlns
AGAIN. 4o,a mo
'InGrG s a. XIII lOOllliS 4ApohG
there in the woods; I've seen him
several times from the III
get hold of him, and have him carry
a message. Here; give me a pencil
and some paper
ut struck me a IS a rather risky
thing to do. A note might so easily
fall into the wrong hands. But When
1 pointed this out to him., ne only
laughed. Ut, -
said. except the man it's intended
for. unless it might be Higgins him
self and we'll have to run ina
risk
~ saw what he meant, when he
showed me what he had written.
One could hardly call it writing al
all; it was just a few crlss-cross
lines, with a rude drawing of a COM
bination safe below them.
"Juarez ~elucidated the crytogram
and gave an order. Immediately they
| started. The gates were opened TO
them, and they rolled through.
Hope leaned back. A deadly faint
ness had come over her, when she
heard thai order. They We're moi
going to town. The road he had men,
toned led off through the sand and
scrub-oak, across the STAND.
Uncertain what to do, she looked
through the window and saw thai
they were approaching n of the
loneliest spots on the island.
Higgins lifted the speaking-tube
again, and ordered the chauffeur to
| turn down a road ever more unfre-
| quented than the one they were
travelling.
But instead of complying, the cal
was stopped; there was a word OF
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