The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-11


or understand your signals and who
finally waved to you to go away"
Nike reminded him. 'Miss-Alva's
hair has been dyed black. remember"
But the scoundrel who followed
her here. In heavens name, madam,
why didn't you have him arrested
after you had read this letter."
Because he never come back
either" Mrs. Jennet responded sim
ply. His bags had nothing in 'em
but a couple Of bricks apiece and the
bags themselves he'd bought at
pawnshop round the corner the night
before. as I found out later I've
got the young lady's two hid up at
tic. Do you want to see emp"
Not now; we haven't time" Mike
rose and dragged Trevor almost bodi-
" to his feet. You know who this
Diamond Bess is. of course?"
Mrs. Jennet nodded
u never miss a case in the pa
pers, She's that Delapierre Jewel
thief. amt she? BIeached headed,
fine looking hussy, How them society
womenu take that kind into their
homes as trusted servants beats me"
" 'Bleached?' Trevor. still dazed
from the shock. eyed his friend vague
". "Alva's hair was bleached trifie.
too. That wretched stepmother of
hers made her have it done in Paris
and she grieved like a child over it.
That is another reason why I should
no -
was not she, for her hair is a ruddy
gold"
''What?" roared Mike Come. man.
Let's get out Of this. for we've work
to do at last! Good-by. 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 1t, it never reached me AMI 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
sincer'
You're going to be a lot of help
in getting her out, Trevor if you go
to pieces like this Mike clapped him
on the shoulder. IF you could only
think where it was you saw that Fred
the Ferret whose mug you recognized
at Headquarters yesterday-?"
But l can, l 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 fam
lily to come home"
And he's one of the gang that
Diamond Bess belonged tor Mike
supplemented 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 actr'
Long Distance?" Trevor repeated.
"Shaftstown." Mike nodded. MY
captain told me before 1 left that if
found out I wasn't the whole cheese
to get word to him and he'd help.
Headquarters here owes him a FAVOR
over certain murder case and it
pays its debts. TIN do for him what
It wouldn't for me and 1 want a full
raiding squad tonightr'
What for?" demanded Trevor. "a
few plainclothes men could 20 to the
Copeland house and nab the Ferret.
but if he doesn't know where your
girl Is or-or mine seither-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; Dia-
mond Bess. who is supposed to have
gotten on at Philopolis, and Sauie
Peck-my Sallie-who was out in the
yard when the derailed train flashed
in upon her. The poor creature who
lies buried in Sallie's grave was iden-
titled only by her hair-and II was
bleached, although the old woman who
made the Identification was too grief
stricken to notice it. That's what
started me on this hunt, for Sallie's
nair is natural and rudy gold, Miss
Copeland's was dyed black the same
day, so that let's her out even if we
didn't know any more. The third girl
the girl at the windows Sallie,
anJ she never 'eff .5naftstown of her
own free will, The police of the city
here wouldn't Ike chance on raid
ip~ family of such prominence for