The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-12

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"I,u drive you,- said Kitty Hewitt
quickly.
Crane turned to her with scowl
you're all In, Kit. Sopell take him
home"
mo one will have to take me-" said
Bertram, "I'll phone for taxi"
",Phone's out tonight" snapped
Crane. 'Sope'n be glad to do it."
"T1l walk" Bertram offered, as
steadily as he could. -, /
"Suit yourself" said Crane. and
turned and left the room, but waited
outside the door. Either he had given
some signal to Kitty or else of her
own accord she followed him, and.
Just outside the door, Crane spoke
to her in whispers.
Bertram did not try to listen; he
backed to the window and then, sud
denly swinging about, he seized the
lifts under the window blinds. BY the
grace OF God, the window was not
locked nor did 1t stick. He had Ii up
before Crane could jump into the
room. Bertram leaped through the
window upon cement paving In a
tiny court between two buildings. He
sprawledl on the cement, and as he
picked himself up circle Of light
followed him, his shadow sprawled
below him. Crane had come to the
window and was holding him covered
by the light Of an electric torch.
Probably Crane had him covered BY
a pistol. too, Bertram thought, and he
cringed in expectation Of shot. But
no bullet came, and Bertram shrank
to the wall and crept along 1t toward
the end Of the area where 1t narrowed
into a bottle neck, to the alley.
Still Crane did not shoot; he made
no sound; he only kept his light close
to Darand. But at theuend Of the
area two dark figures doomed up. Der
tram halted and pressed against the
wall. ..irIq
Beside him, very close, a bolt
scfaped and door opened-7a door
which freed no light. ,.i..
AIn here" came a whisper OF a
vodce-of Kitty Hewitt's voice.
quick .syy..y 5.s,gsv..
he stumbled Forward and In. The
door slammed behind him and the bolt
scraped again An electric torch lit
Q circle of cellar, showing laundry
tub and gas stove. NJ
"There I" said Kitty Hewitt, and her
circle Of light lifted to another door
ahead.
Together they flung open the door
and went into the brick-walled pas
sage, where her light disclosed an
other door, directly ahead.
He opened this, but more cautiously,
and he, found himself at the foot OF q
short flight. Of cement steps heading to
the street. Behind him Kitty Hewitt
had extinguished her1llght. -
Unto my carr she whispered to
him, and together they ran up the
steps and across the sidewalk to her
roadster.
Another car, bigger one, stood be-
hind 1t, but no one was in the car.
Then someone came out of the front
of the fiat building; somebody, not
Crane. called "Kitl Kit! you d-n
fool" Yet no shot was fred. 5
That street, In front Of that fat,
was no place for shooting,
Kitty swung the car about corner
and looked back. They're after us.
DOCTOR" she said, her voice thrilling.
OF course "they" were after ''us''-
us being Kitty Hewitt and Bertram
Darant, M. D. 'si'hey' were In that
big car which had been at the. curb
behind Kitty's, but Kit was giving
them a ride.
Hers foot en- the aeeelerator- strained
forward constantly 1.-THE d-n things
down to the floor board" she said to
Bertram, complainingly. SITS wide
open" Er-
She meant 7 the foot7thtottle, Of
course; She was giving n all the gas
she could. !,
"Where are they?" she asked him.
He gazed back and estimated.
"TheyI .fino doubt about itsfHtheyrl
were about block behind.
Kitty Hewitt asked: They're 60.
ing to get us?r
They're gaming some, Bertram
said, and after few more seconds q
roar reached Kitty and him above
their own engine noise.
'How close" askSd Kitty, never
taking her own EYES froms the pave
ment rushing under her wheels.
Fifty yards"
Look under the Nseati"
''What?" III
"I.0ok under your seatI"
The cushion on the front seat was
divided and he lifted the half upon
which he had sat and uncovered
continuance Of steel braces, wound
with q heavy chain.
Kitty Hewitt called: That,s. Il.
Take 1t out"
He took 1t out, thrust back the
cushion and pumped down upon 1t,
the contrivance In his lap. lf,
Spread it," cried Kitty.
He unwound the chain and foun6
folded arms Of steel at each end. He
spread thdm and. they formed six
armed stars OF -steeE
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