Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
Continued from Yesterdays Starr
CHAPTER XXXIV.

TIME hand Of Malpas was over Au-
dreys mouth as he lifted and
dragged her toward his car, and
she was fast losing conscious
ness when suddenly the grip re-
Taxed and she fell, half swooning, to the
ground. Before she realized what was
happening the lights OF Malpas' car
flashed past her. She saw three men
running, heard rattle Of shots and
then she was lifted to her feet. There
was something oddly familiar in the
clasp of the arm about her. and she
looked up into the face Of Dick Shan
non.
verely. Lord! But you have given
me fright"
"Did you-did you see him?"
"Malpas? No, I saw his rear lights.
and there's chance that they may
have caught him at one OF the gates,
but I confess it is very remote chance.
NV man missed you: 1t was only by luck
that he picked you up again just as you
we're driving through Clarence gate.
He got on to me at Marylebone lane by
phone or else
She shuddered.
did he tell you anything material?"
he asked.
She shook her head.
mo, he made number of unpleasant
promises, which I hope he won't fuinii,
Dick. I'm going back to my chickens!
Shannon laughed softly.
even the fiercest Of your hens would
he inadequate to protect you now, my
dear" he said. "Malpas. for some rea-
son or other, thinks it is necessary 10
remove you. Why he didn't shoot you
without any preliminary l can't 1or the
life Of me understand"
And then and there he relieved ner
mind. ~ L..
hut not by the sinister Mr.. Malpas. TWO
nainstaking police officers have been
Watching your goings out and comings
in The nursemaid in the park scared
you, they tell me?"
Audrey was human enough TO blusn.
IT didn't notice anybody following
me-" she confessed.
"Because YOU weren't expecting to see
those particular people. You were look
ing for a nasty old man With long
nose"
He saw her safely to. her hotel, and
went on to the Haymarket. And tnen
for the second time he saw the man
same spot as he had been the night
Dick had taken him into his nat.
INV friend. you haunt me-" SAID
Shannon. How long have you Been
waiting?"
-Four minutes, possibly FIVE" said the
other 'coollv with a good-natured smile.
NAV I suggest that If you wish TO
see me YOU knock at my door? I en-
ploy people who will admit you. sup
pose YOU do want to see me?"
"Not particularly" said the other
surprisingly. And then: DID you ca'ch
him?"
Dick spun round.
"Catch whom"
"Malpas. heard you were chasing
You hear a great deal more than an
innocent man should" said Dick.
Mr.. Brown chuckled.
"Nothing annoys the police worse
than to be supplied with Information
which they fondly imagine Is their own
nrivate secret! When you remember
| that your gunplay has driven the peace
| ful inhabitants OF Regents Park into
| a condition of frenzied alarm you can
hardly say that your unsuccessful AT
tempt to capture the devil man hasnt
| been we'll advertised.
1.-THE devil man, eh? You know Mai
pas?" A.. o.,,.-
! ''HemdIkdUiy WE'LL co.u U1AS -
Immediately. Pew people know MIN
better"
And probably you knew the late Mr..
Lacy Marshalt?"
More intimately than knew Nal
mas /" said Brown. Better acquainted,
In fact. than I was with the late Mr..
Come into my fiat" said Dick.
| He was not sure that the man was
following. he walked so softly despite
his injured leg, until. glancing behind
! him. he saw him at his heels.
| "Laker is name you have mentioneo
before; who Is hep"
| He was drunkard a thief and a
| trainer of thieves. He was not so well
acquainted with Malpas that he didn I
| make a mistake. You only make one
with Malpas. and his was to call on
I his boss when he had looked upon red
wine-it was the night OF Laker S
DEATH"
"His death? Then he's dead?"
Mr.. Brown nodded.
| His body was taken out OF the river
some time ago. I thought you would
associate the cases."
Dick jumped up from the chair in
which he had sat.
you mean the man who was dubbed
and thrown over the embankment?"
Brown nodded.
THAT was the incorporate Laker,
he said, land he was, imagine, de-
stroyed by Malpas or one of his agents
At the moment I haven't any exact
news as to whether such an agent was
employed, and I think you'd be on the
safe side il you marked Laker down as
Malpas' own personal handiwork."
Dick looked at him in silence.
You're asking yourself whether 1t