The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-14

self, a sedan for a footman!-and
am in despair but taxi comes and
still I foIlow-Doctor, it is so coldi"
You followed where?" Trevor de
manded hoarsely as Mike laid his coat
gently over her.
"A long, long way through many
streets I DO not know" The light was
slowly fading from her eyes and her
voice had weakened once more. AT
last we come TO a great park where
there is a course of the golf and be
yOnd rows of small, new houses scat
tered about and one great old one of
brown stone which stands by itself. 1t
is there Fitch enters and l have not
long to wait. for in ten. twenty min
utes he comes from that house. This
time there is no sedan and he walks
while my taxi follows once more, but
we LOSE him. 1t is no great matter
for suddenly the park ends and 1 am
in the city once more near an en-
trance of the subway. but where l do
not know. I am tired. | have learned
nothing and l tell my chauffeur that
we return here. When 1 arrive
Fitch has come before; there is a light
| under his door and l hear him walk
| ing-DOctor. the lights have gone
OUT
THE end is near. Be quick" the
| doctor cautioned in a whisper as he
held the glass again to her lips.
What happened tonight" Mike
motioned the almost distraught Ire
vor to silence.
1T is discover that the girl We
/ have here is a thief and still l do not
believe that Fitch. too, he is criminal!'
| Therese's breath was coming in great
gasps now. Tonight. M'sleu Sloat
/ he guards her door till the time comes
to take her away and I myself have
\ put the drug in her dinner that she
may sleep--Fitch leave his ROOM he
has revolver in his hand. and one
! in the pocket of the hip watch over
the stair-rail-he leap upon M'sieu
Sloat, he strike him down.
The voice ceased and only her ster-
torous breathing showed that Therese
still lived but she rallied once more.
Fitch open the door-that girl.
she is waiting-they go-together!
What is the hour, please?"
a
glancde at his watch.
1T is one hour and half that
| they have been gone. then. for in but
/ ten minutes the warning comes from
| M'sieu Bellows. At twenty-five min
Utes after midnight madame calls to
me and I descend to receive-this,"
| Therese strove to lift her hand to
| her wounded side but it fell back
| Imply. They fear that I talk. you
see, though 1 would have kept silent,
but now you know-all"'
Not all, Therese" Trevor cried as
though by mere force of will he could
hold her back from death. There is
something you haven't told us about
that house in the park, where Fitch
went Think"
THAT house? The figures. M'sieu
means? The figures of stone before
the door, the lion and the bull which
guard?' All al once she sat up with
ringing cry Frederic, Frederick"
One of the detectives had sprung
forward but all eyes were-en Trevor
as she slumped back upon her cush-
| ions and lay with a slight smile curry
| ing her thin lips.
She gone" the doctor rose. Cap
tain. shall see to-"
Say, I know that house," the de-
tective who had thrust himself for
ward cried excitedly. It's just be-
yond Van COrtlandt-an old mansion
that used TO be occupied by some
consul or other. bald, little old
geezer lives there now"
Come. them Mike reared and
leaped for the stairs with Trevor be
hind him. Bring all the men you
can spare from here. Captain. for
there's likely to be a battle! It's the
headquarters of the gang"
CHAPTER XII