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rose and dragged Trevor almost bod
lily to his feet. you know who this
Diamond Bess is, of course?"
Mrs. Jennet nodded.
~ never miss a case in the papers
She's that Delapierre jewel thief,
amt she? Bleached headed, fine
looking hussy! How them society
women'll take that kind into their
homes as trusted servants beats me y
'Bleached? Trevor, still dazed
from the shock, eyed his friend vague
ly. "Alva's hair was bleached trifie.
too. That wretched step-mother OF
hers made her have it done in Paris
and she grieved like a child over it.
That is another reason why should
have known that girl at the window
was not she, for her hair is ruddy
gold"
.What!" roared Mike. "Come man
Let's get out of this; for we've work
to do at last! Goodby. Mrs. Jennet.
Thanks for your information; you'll
hear from me again."
No attempt was made to modest
them on the way back to Trevor's
rooms and once there the latter burst
out:
my God, Mike, if she finished a
second letter to me and went out to
mail it. it never reached me and she
disappeared! Do you know what that
means? 1t means that she has fallen
into the hands of that gang of thieves,
the worst band of criminals in the
country! Five days have passed
since"
you're going to be a lot of help
in getting her out, Trevor, if you 60
to pieces like tbis!" Mike clapped
him on the shoulder. IF you could
only think where it was you saw that
Fred the Ferret whose mug YOU rec
ognized at headquarters yesterday-T'
But / can! j do! He's one of the
new. servants at the Copeland house ~
Trevor sprang to his feet. Il saw
him two or three times last week when
the place was put in order for the
family to come home!"
"And he's one of the gang that
Diamond Bess belong to-" Mike sup
plemented grimly. I'm going to get
long distance on your wire-thank the
Lord, it's a private one and then
We'll be ready to act"
Long Distance?" Trevor repeated.
Shaftstown," Mike nodded. "My
captain told me before / left that it
1 found out wasn't the whole cheese
to get word to him and he'd help.
Headquarters here owes him favor
over a certain murder case and it
pays its debts. It'll do for him what
it wouldn't for me and / want full
raiding squad tonight"
"What for?" demanded Trevor. "A
few plainclothes men could go to the
Copeland house and nab the Ferret,
but if he doesn't know where your
girl is or or mine either-Great
Scott That girl in the window"
Exactly. There are three girls
missing from the wreck of the
Gotham Arrow; Miss Copeland, who
was known to have been on board,
Diamond Bess, who is supposed to
have gotten on at Philopolis. and
Sallie Peck-my Sallie-who was out
in the yard when the derailed train
crashed in upon her. The poor crea-
ture who lies buried in Sallie's grave
was identified only by her bair-and
it was bleached, although the old wom-
an who made the Identification was
too grief-stricken to notice it. That's
what started me on this hunt, for
Sallie's hair is natural. and ruddy
gold! Miss Copeland's was dyed
black the same day, so that lets her
out even il we didn't know any more.
The third girl--the girl at the win
dow = is Sallie, and she never left
Shaftstown of her own free will ! The
police of the city here wouldn't take
a chance on raiding family of such
prominence for the sake of little
shopgirl from small town, with no
real proof that she's there, but by
the Lord. / will! Pm going to raid
the Copeland's like. a den of thieves
and we'll make them talk! !"