The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-22

Hopkins did not try to talk as
they drove through the night. Joyce
was glad of this. She wanted only
to be still to quiet the throbbing in
her mind.
1t took them nearly an hour to
reach Gates Mill. Hopkins hest
tated, asked a question Gr two of
bystander in the village ara then
followed directions out Of the little
town toward the country again.
Presently they stopped before a
cottage, old and worn, half leaning
into the road. There was a light
in the cont room. In response to
their honk some one hesitatinglv
opened the door q trifle. A woman's
face looked at Jim Hopkins.
"What do you want?" she began.
Mother dear, oh mother dear
I've found you"
The door was flung open and
Joyce was in her mothers arms.
Jim Hopkins stood embarrassed
while mother and daughter sobbed
and laughed and sobbed again,
clinging to each other.
Finally they were able 10 speak.
Now tell me-" Joyce commanded,
"Tell me. How did you get away
from the hospital Why have you
kept yourself hidden, everything"
Don't you know how 1 got away
from the hospital?" Mrs. Daring
asked with a strange look at the
detective.
Joyce shook her head.
"Jim Hopkins took me" she said.
Joyce looked at the detective in
creduously. lie wore q sheepish
look and shifted under her glance.
Give her the whole story" he
said to Mrs. Daring.
THE last afternoon I saw you,
Mrs. Daring began, Il had had
call from Mr.. Hopkins first. He
was on the trail Of the big men in
the bootlegging ring l was mem
Der of then and he wanted my evil
dence against them. AS you know
l was fearfully afraid of the erect
this publicity might have on you
and your father and myself, and l
dreaded every day to see some
newspaper men come into the room.
$50 when Mr.. Hopkins offered to
take me away quietly without no.
tifying any one in return for my
testimony it sounded very attrac-
tive. He promised that if l could
wait in hiding until the case came
to trial he would shield me from
publicity as far as possible, and he
gave me his promise that he would
not prosecute any case against me.
"TIe told me that it was abso-
Jutely necessary for me to leave
the hospital at once without tell
ing any one that the big men in
the case wouldn't be scared into
hiding. and so that no newspaper
man could begin asking me ques-
lions.
$50 I agreed to go with him.
It was really very simple. He was
often in the hospital and every one
knew him there. No one asked
him any questions when he came
and went. I arranged to meet him
in the corridor outside my room at
the time the nurses were all busy
getting patients ready for bed. He
brought me a big coat and helped
me down the hall into the elevator
and out the main entrance. NO one
asked us any questions and he took
me in his car to a little furnished
fiat he had rented.
IT was pretty sick for a few days
from the trip, and then began to
get better. He had an old woman
take care Of me, and he came In to
tell me that no one had any idea
where 1 had gone. had sent you
the money by Henry Deacon when
went down to Hopkins car.
"Well, as began to get stronger,
hated the idea of going into court
and telling my story. Even II they
didn't do anything to me, even il
they kept the papers from printins'
my picture I'd have to go through
it all. And when one day l had
visit from one of the old bootleg
ging gang, / agreed to run away
from Hopkins and disappear entire
ly until the whole thing blew over.
How'd they know where, to find
your" Hopkins growled.
"They had some one following
you all the time. They saw you the
night you took me away from Lake
side. Well, they wanted to keep