Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-29
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Ranger, is missing and a reward of
a hundred thousand dollars is Of
fered by her wealthy father for her
safe return. Assisting in the search
I r Hope are her fathers two
friends, Eustice Highly, attorney, and
Juarez Charlie, adventurer.
A command comes from Hopes
abductors for Ranger to deposit in
a specified place a hundred thousand
dollars worth of bonds. This is done
according to instructions.
AT DR.. Bristow's sanitarium a
friendship arises between DIR. George
Kelsey, who is detained there, and
Vera Copley, patient, who is register
ed as Nurse Anita Copley's sister.
Alderman Higgins is making his
home at the hospital and Mr.. Morton
is an assistant there.
Now Go ON with the Story
She was sane. He knew it. He
could not be deceived. The idea that
a person of her se~lf-control, her
clear perception, was harboring a de-
fusion VAS nonsense. And if she said
she was Hope Ranger. it was SO. He
bc.4I'~~ her. He required no proof
BEYOND - simple word.
.Doctor-like, though, he kept men
tally ~buttressing his decision with
arguments from the books, and it
struck him that he had read only a
day or two before a passage which
seemed to have a direct application.
He reached over to his bookshelf to
take down the volume he wanted,
and as he did so, a folded, yellow
piece of newspaper dropped out
. h q > Fpa -,aannt ~ CYt~Iaxr Eft fAn1AFNnn ~
He had thrust it in there as a book
mark.
Spreading it out on the table, he
studied its array of portraits. There
could no longer be any doubt. The
hair was arranged differently, but
the features, the contour, the ex-
pressions were the same as Verna
Copley's.
CHAPTER XIV
Throughout the night Kelsey sat
in his chair. The thought of going
to bed did not even occur to him.
On only one point could he think
clearly, or come to a decision-he
must see the girl without delay, at
the earliest possible moment. He
must warn her to be on her guard,
to question every move or suggestion
of those about her.
AS the day broke he eagerly
scanned the morning sky, and
thanked fortune that it was fair. If
the weather were rainy or threaten
ing, she would not be allowed on the
grounds. The sun, though, was
rising on a model June day, rare
enough for any poets praise.
He knew that there was no chance
of her appearing before ten o'clock;
and so after breakfast he went to
the office and pretended to be deep
in his research work, although his
eyes were constantly seeking the
clock.
On the stroke of ten he hurried
out, but only to find her closely at
tended by the nurse who had been
with her the day before. The same
thing was true at eleven, and again
at twelve.
But when he made his next econ
noissance his heart leaped. Hope,
as he called her now to himself, was
sitting alone on the stone bench
where he had talked to her the day
before. She was writing on her pad
as usual, and the nurse had turned
her attention to a more difficult pa
tent.
Kelsey sat down a foot or two
away from her. and pretended to
watch the men pulling down the
wall.
The girl went on scribbling, her
face turned a little way from Kel-
sey; but as he seated himself she be-
gan talking low and fast.
Let me talk first" she said. give
got to make clear t, you my plan
for getting away, while 1 have the
chance. DIR. Bristow is going to
town this EVENING""
"Oh, yes,'' he answered. II heard
him on the telephone this morning
telling the cairman that he would
be at the meeting without fail"
Then we a manage it" There
was a thrill in her voice. Listen"
And while she scrib led, she un-
folded to him a plan so 81 pie and
yet so supremely audacious that 1t
took his breath. Before she had half
finished, he had caught her idea and
was on fire with it.
He drew his cap down over his
eyes, and clasping his hands behind
his head, stretched his feet out lazily.
The nurse came toward them, and
Hope, with a swift movement,
slipped her pencil beneath her on
the bench. She looked n%ervously
about and then as The woman stood
before her, she glanced up with
troubled appeal.
1--WE lost my pencil" she said. II
was writing a beautiful story, but
what can l do without a pencil?"
Kelsey, as if he hadn't noticed her
before, took a pencil from his pocket
and handed it to her. She thanked
him and began to write again.
She'll keep that up for hours"
the nurse smiled at Kelsey. mot a
word III of her, and never moving
from the spot. Lucky for me, too.
Her sister is on the sick list and I've
got charge of Verna, but my hands
are full this afternoon with Miss
Susy Doane. She's seeing Washers
peeping out from behind every bush,
trying to fiirt with her"
She was interrupted by a scream.
The patient she had just left vas
backing away in terror from a pass
Ing gardener.
"All right, Miss Susy," called the
nurse. "He won't speak to you. I'll
be right there and protect you"
She turned to the girl on the
bench. Now you'll stay here, dear,
until / come for you, won't you?"
Then she hurried away.
There's only one thing that
bothers me-" Hope resumed the dis
cussion of their plan, "and that's the
go in at six o'clock, you know, and
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