Evening star., 1927-09-25
CONTINUED from Yesterdays Starl

81 don't think we had better stor
Just yet" Afford glanced back
through the little rear window as he
spoke. I'm not sure of being able
10 accompany you, you know. Here
suppose you write telegram, Just
saying you have reached New York
safely and are on your way to him
III get out and send it for you the
nrst time we halt"
He handed her a pencil and loose
leaf pad and she wrote a few lines,
signing jamie"
There. and thank you You have
known my father a long while, Mr..
Alford?"
He folded the little message and
put 1t in his pocket before replying,
and when he did he seemed to be
choosing his words with care.
For several years. ! have been
associated with him in many Of his
enterprises-but do you know any
thing of his affairs?"
only that they must be very i'm
portant; the sisters spoke of him as
the so.great American papa and he
has spent fortune on my care" Her
voice was very tender. ITS some.
thing to do with exporting and i'm
porting, isn't it?"
I'm a way" Afford responded drily.
"He has the confidence of many in.
fuential people and you must under
stand, Miss Janet. that in such a posi-
tton he could not help having made
enemies, business enemies / mean, of
course, but some Of them and those
they employ may be dangerous. The
man and woman who annoyed you on
the Sudanic are :"
He got no further for with a report
like pistol shot the car lurched
sickeningly and swerved to the curb,
where it stopped with a jar. Janet
turned pale, but forced a smile as she
asked:
"A punctur, wasn't it? VIII it de-
lay US long?"
81 thought sor' Afford groaned. II
knew 1t was rick, but ! didn't dare
leave you! Get out quickly and walk
west through that street there, to the
next avenue. Take a taxi-not any
prowler who tries to get you for a
rare, but the first in long line you'll
come to, and tell him to drive you to
the Pennsylvania Station. Get the
nrst train to Observation-Disclosures
only three miles away-make it If you
can, and tell your father everything
everything! Now go, and don't look
back. no matter what you hear"
He had opened the door and fairly
thrust her out, and obediently she
turned in the direction indicated, walk
ing quickly but with her head in a
whirl. Events were happening at such
q furious pace that she was dazed and
could only follow blindly the instruc.
tionS given her, Two reports like
that of the bursting tire had sounded
vaguely on her consciousness. but she
did not turn and only hurried forward
toward the avenue and what unknown
dangers might lie ahead.
''Taxi?" A small sedan painted a
violent purple and banded with orange
drew up at the curb beside her, fiaunt-
ing its meter, and Janet hesitated.
Mr.. Afford had told her not to take
the first that appeared, but what diff
ference could 1t make? The driver
was crooking his finger inquiringly--
ho had a nice, honest face. Janet
nodded and jumped in.
Pennsylvania Station. as quickly as
you can. please"
"Yes'rn." He closed the door on her
and drove rapidly of, in what direc-
tion the girl had no means Of know
ing.
She sank back braathless. Why
had the maroon. car broken down just
at the moment when Mr.. Afford was
about to tell her much that she needed
TO know! What had he meant about
enemies? Surely Daddy had none, he
couldn't! He was the dearest!
But the taxi had turned corner
and stopped. What could 1t mean?
Surely they were not at the station
already?
Janet bent forward impulsively with
her hand on the door handle. but 1t
was suddenly torn from her grasp
and a woman leaped in beside her.
1t was Mrs. Carlin once more!