Evening star., 1928-02-17

INSTALLMENT XVI.
@ORSTEN captured. This wretch

<SINo EN- CAptuFeO! 1illS WIetCti-
ed turn Of affairs had robbed
Jenny of even the last vestige
i of hope. 1t seemed incredible
that when he had at least a
fair chance Of escape to make new
life for himself he should have thrown
1t away on such an insane gesture as
this. What was the reason for 1t she
could not even gueSs. He had looked
mad-as if he did not know where he
was or what he was doing. Had he
been fighting with those two gypsy
men? She could only wonder as Tor
stem was lying there now. almost un.
given him.
Hickey Gains Joy when he saw the
figure at his feet knew no bounds.
truss him up" he said jubilantly. He
won't get of again. Not when I've
finished with him."
Jenny felt sick.
But Hickey Cain did not have much
time for gloating. The condition OF
ONEailey looked alarming. He mao
been removed from the bushes. and
was lying now. almost touching Ior-
stem. moaning incoherently. II was
mostly fright; but he refused to let any
one touch him. crying that his back
bone was twisted. Hickey Cain dis
patched some men to the camp Tor
blankets, in which they gingeriy trans
ported Chauncy back to the house:
Torsten. his arms bound behind ms
hack. was dragged along by Splro ana
Rrd:n. Hilarious in their triumph,
Spiro's blow had opened the oio scar
in Torstens forehead lt maoe nm
look ghastly. with the olooo seeplhs
down in his eyes. But when 1shns
tried to mop it up with her nai.oAei-
%o&
None Of that, my young lady You
keep away from him. were iooAii'e
After that roushneck now.
She knew that it was Of no use to
protest: il would only make her tatner
more furious. It was better TO let
things 90 as they would-and tnink.
Her mind was working like ovnamo.
frantic in the search for some way 10
Don't worry" chortled Rudin when
her father cautioned him. Dis oiro
amt got one chance.
AS they passed the motor sneo
Hickey Cain told Rubin to throw Tor.
stem in it. 'Stay with him.. growleo
her father. "I'u come out in little
while-and then we'll have talk with
him.
Her father. 1t seemed, was going to
nut Torsten through a third degree OF
sor,e sort But it gave her hope be-
rarse the one thing she feared most
was the advent of the Foxville police.
O1ce they had their hands on Torsten
she would be poverless.
you" he growled to Jenny. you
70 to your room and stay there" ana
to make sure of this ne followed ner
to her room and locked her IN. Don
YOU fret" he adnonished her tnrough
She was not afraid of that. She
wanted it. But she had no thoughts
for herself now-it was Torsten. All
her life depended upon whether she
could do something to save him before
her father telephoned for the police.
The thing that frightened her most
was the fact that Torsten was appar-
entfy helpless himself He had obviously
been stunned by that blow on the head;
they had dragged him along Ike
drunken man. The men had Joked
about the foolish look on his face.
Eorriblet
She could hear the hubbub going on
around Chauncy down below. and tnen
suddenly she heard Chauncys nigh
vo!ce:
.'They framed mel They framed me
Got me I'd there 70 croak mel"
shut up." came her fathers heavy
tones. You're crazy. You're scared
half TO death Lie stin and let US try |
30 see what's the matter.
You're IN It. too, you big hum!" she
heard Chauncy CRY.
Her father laughed: Go on,
ChaUncy. take It easy. You don't know
what YOU are saying"
Get q doctor!" cried Chauncy. do
you want to stand there and Just let me
6ie?"
There Was few minutes silence and
then she heard some one at the phone
calling Foxville TEL i'm to bring the
COPS with him" she heard her father
cali out Got q murderer for pres
ent." There was laughter and the
hustle Of people moving about. She
knew that she would have TO act now
O. once II was q mad hope-but the
only chance left. Her face was set. She
knew NOW about the drop from the
shed and she slid out and dropped
swiftly In another instant she was in
sade the kitchen She snatcfed a knife
from the table and dashed out. But
that. she suddenly realized. was Use