Evening star., 1925-03-24
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ofJane Smith 3, '1ren RI, I. ". rs,r.osra
Continued from Yesterdays Starr

Jane slammed the gate. She had
the pruning knife in her hand and
she was Down on her knees and at
work on the black silk muff1er be-
fore the sound of the slam reached
Mr.. Belcovitch. When 1t did reach
him he spun round and came back
at run with a revolver in his hand
and murderous fury in his heart.
Jane cut through the last shred Of
silk, and because Belcovitchs hand
was shaking with rage his first bull
let missed her and Henry hand
somely.
Get up against the wall, quick"
Henry commanded.
AS he spoke he was himself half
rolling, half scrambling toward the
wall. His ankles were still tied, but
his arms were free. The second bull
let just missed his head. Jane cried
out and then they were both out of
the line of fire. Henry was breath
ing hard.
"Give me the knife" he painted.
toughest rope he had ever come
across.
Raymond had remained standing.
She had retreated almost. to the end
of the room and wore a look of eX-
treme surprise.
why do you call her Jane?" she
asked. Her deep voice came through
the racket with strange irrelevance.
Belcovitch continued to make the
maximum amount of noise in which
1t is possible for a man and a revolver
to eollaborate. He banged the steel
gate in the intervals of firing, and
he cursed voluminously.
The rope gave, and Henry was half
way on to his feet when there was
a sudden cessation of all the sounds
Raymond gave a warning cry, and
Henry caught at James shoulder and
Strengthened himself. The steel gate
was opening.
Jane said, "Henry--oh, Henry dar-
Ember, very cool and deadly. with his
little automatic pistol leveled. Just
behind him came Belcovitch, a silent
Belcovitch, at his masters heel.
Touching scene" said Ember.
Capt March, if you don't put your
hands up at once I shall shoot Miss
Molloy. From her last exclamation I
should imagine that you'd rather I
didn't. Miss Molloy, go across to the
opposite wall and stand there. Bel
covitch, kindly keep your revolver
against that young lady's temple, but
don't let it off till l give you leave
Raymond, I should be glad if you
would resume your chair. A brief
conversation is, I think, necessary
and ! should prefer you to be seated"
He stood not far from the entrance.
dominating the room. The gate had
been closed by Belcovitch. Ember
waited until his instructions had been
carried out, then he came a little
nearer to Lady Heritage and said:
Time presses, Raymond 1 must
go. I wish that there. were more
time, for indeed I would rather not
have hurried you"
Jane, with the muzle OF Belco-
vitch's revolver cold against her tenn
pie. found her attention caught by
Ember's words. Time yes,
that's what they wanted-time. Piggy
had said that Anthony might arrive
and found that they /were all mys-
teriously absent, surely his first
thought would be to search the pas
sages She raised her voice and said
insistently:
'Mr. Ember."
Ember threw her a dangerous look.
BE quiet" he said, shortly.
There was something I wanted to
tell you said Jane.
out with it then, and be quick -
You called me Miss Molloy just
NO. Jane, nor said Henry. violently
Mr.. Ember echoed the remark made
by Lady Heritage.
why do you call her Jane?" he
inquired.
That is what I was going to tell
YOU" said Jane. You called me Miss
Molloy, and l just thought I would
like you to know that I'm not Renata
Molloy. 1t would make an untidy
;,lr
ing that l was, and 1 hate things
untidy."
You're little devil" said Ember
"a little devil"