Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-07-06

| on ndu never seen me. l. wa
i'm school at the time. / waited unit
your term had only a few more
months to run and then / came to tn,
prison and played my own role-th'
one | had thought out. Somehow il
some way | figured could clear m!
fathers name and bring you to justice
for your next crime"
at is quite true that swore false
ly regarding your father" said the
doctor, smiling pallidly. "But yor
are obtaining my confession little
late. You do not think by any chance
that the Ohio bank is the only one
with which I had been tampering ?
The Fourth National of New Orleans
today would like very much to locate
me, just for single example. But
the big coup, which have been count
ing on for years, is the one on which
l am now engaged and for which
have gathered my present organiza-
ton. l had plenty of funds hidden
away during my sojourn in prison.
My dear Anita, Ibis laugh was deep
and taunting-"I repeat l will have
every bank in the country at my mer-
cy once that ace of spades is in my
possession again. I happen to be a
super-forger. AS for you, you have
related to me very interesting story.
I will know better than to employ a
woman again. Not that l have ever
told you anything that would incrim-
mate me until this moment"
He paused and Niles felt deep and
tremendous relief passing through
him. The girl Anita stood clear of
all completely in the criminal schemes
of Doctor Weston. She was daugh-
ter seeking to clear her father and
not a member of the mob. The doc
tor had freely admitted his treachery
to her, certain that she could not es-
cape her doom.
"You have no chance of ever get
ting out of this house," said Doctor
Weston softly. "My men are upstairs
and you are alone in this cellar. 1t
is quite a brave act to tell me what
you have, considering the inevitable
consequences. Benton"-he mention
ed to the hard-faced take
the young lady down the other pass
age and close the door behind you.
Allow her three minutes in case she
desires to say her prayers and them
His hand went into the desk draw
er, held up the automatic and drop
ped it.
"You understand? My dear Anita
this is goodbye"
The girl stood silently before him,
her eyes on his implacable face. "You
will receive your punishment some
where" she said quietly.
The doctor shook his head. "You
do not know the world we live in as
l do. Otherwise you would never have
brought exposure on yourself by
shielding a perfect stranger-that de-
tective. What is he to you?"
II love him." said the girl. II feel
as if we had known each other al
ways"
They were the last words that she
spoke in the room. Benton took her
by the wrist and drew her ruthlessly
away. The door to the passage lead
ing into the wine-cellar changed be-
hind them. In there, in the dark
would be gangdom execution. The
doctor moved to the wall and pressed
something. Upstairs in the front of
the house a buzzer sounded hoarsely.
He was summoning his other gunner
Tracy, Gabriel and whoever else
might be in the building. Red riot
throbbed in Niles brain. That final
sentence of the girls rang in his
head. There was nothing that could
stop him, he felt.
He hurled the door wide and smash
ed 1T to behind him, leaplng forward.
Doctor Weston was back at the table
and his right hand was in the draw
er that held the automatic.
"You" he snarled. "You"!
Never could Niles cross the space
between them before the pistol would
be out and blazing. He had known
all along the risk he would run and
in split second the inspiration Of
despair had come to him.
"Yes!" he shouted. Look"
His left hand flashed to his Bang
kok hat and tore the card from its
hiding place. He held it aloft as he
charged and from two feet away flung
it to the top of the table that lay as
a barrier between them. Into Doctor