Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-07
Continued from Yesterdays Starr

At several street intersections we had
to slow down; and twice we we're halted
by traffic officers, but were permitted
to proceed the moment the occupants
of the tonneau were recognized. On
North Broadway we were forced % the
curb by a motor cycle policeman, who
shoWered us with stream Of pic
turesoue abuse. But when Heath had
cut him short with still more colorful
vituperation, and he had made out
Markham's features in the shadows, he
became ludicrously humble, and acted
as an advance guard for us all the way
to Yonkers, clearing the road and hold
ing up traffic at every crcsS-street
At the railroad tracks near YonEerS
Ferry we we're obliged to wait several
minutes for the shunting of some freight
cars, and Markham took this oppor-
tun;ty of venting his emotions.
II presume you have a good reason
for this insane ride, Vance, ne SAID
angrily. But since I'm taking my life in
my hands by accompanying you, I'd
like to know what your objective IS"
There's no time now for cxplana-
tions," Vance replied brusuuely. EITHER
I'm on fools errand, or there's an
abominable tragedy ahead OF US His
! face was set and white, and ne looked
anxiously at his watch. We're 20 min
utes ahead of the usual running time
from the Plaza to Yonkers. Further
| more, we're taking the direct route to
saving. If the thing I fear is scheduled
! for tonight, the other car will go by the
| Spuyten Duyvil Road and through the
| back lanes along the river"
| At this moment tic crossing bars
were lifted. and our car jerked forward,
picking up speed with GREATNESS ra-
pidity.
! Vances words had set train of
thought going in my mind The Spuy-
| ten DuYvil Roa6-the back lanes along
the river Suddenly there flashed
on my brain a memory of that other
ride we had taken weeks before with
Sibella and Ada and Won Blon: and a
sense Of something inimical and indie
scribably horrifying took possession OF
me- / tried to recall the details uf that
ride-hoW We had turned of he main
road at Dyclman Street., skirted the
palisades through old wooded estates
traverSed private hedge-lined roadways,
entered YonkerS from the Riverdale
road, turned again from the main high
way past the Ardsley Country Club
taken the little-used road along the
river toward Tarrytown. and stopped or
! the high cliff to get a panoramic view
| of the Hudson That cliff over
! looking the waters Of the river All,
now l remembered Sibel1a'S cruel Jest
! her supposedly sat;rical suggestion of
! how q perfect murder might be COM
mitted there And on the instal: of
/ that recollection l knew where Vance
was headed understood the thing he
| feared! He believed that another car
was also heading for that lonely preei-
! pice beyond Ardsley-a car that had
nearly half en- hour start.
! We WERE now below the Tongue Yue
! hill, and few moments la'cr we swung
/ into the Hudson road At Dobbs Ferry
| another officer stepped in our path Ind
waved frantically: but Heath, leaning
over the running board. shouted some
/ unintelligible words. and Vance. With
out slacSening speed. skirted the officer
and plunged ahead TOWARD Arosley.
/ Ever since we had passed YonkerS,
/ Vance had been inspecting every large
car along the way. He was. / knew,
/ looking for Won Blon'S low-hung yellow
Daimler But there had been no sign
of it, and. as he thrs% on the brakes
| preparatory to turning into the narrow
road by the Country Cluo golf inks.
heard him mutter half aloud:
God help us If we're too iate!'
We made the turn at the Ardsley sta
ton at such rate 81 speed that / hello
my breath for fear We would upset; anc
! 1 had TO grip the seat with both hands
TO keep my baiaace Gs We ;olted over
the rough road along the river level
We took the hill before US in high gear
and climbed swiftly to the dirt roadway
| along the edge of tie bluff beyond.
! Scarcely had we rounded the hills
crest when an exclamation broke from
Vance. and simultaneously noticed a
| Pickering red light bohhing in the dis
lance. A new squirt Of speed brought
us perceptibly nearer to he car Lsfore
US. and it was blu. few moments before
We could make out its lines and color.
There was no installing Won Elon'S
| great Daimler.
! his shoulder 10 M2rSlyaIn and Heath.
! Don't let any one see you as We pass
/ the car ahead"
leaned over below the panel of the
j front door, end few seconds later a
circling about the Daimler The next
moment We were back in the road.
rushing forward in the lead
! Half a mile farther on the road
narrowed There was deep ditch on
other Vance quickly threw on the
| brakes, and our rear wheels Skidded ON
/ the hard frozen earth. bringing us to a
! halt with our car turned almost at right
angles with the read. completely block
/ ing the way.
"Out. you chapSl" called Vance.