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LA QRLNBE EVENING OBSERVES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 191$ PA03 TWO. i! j ft is 3 THE jislp "Mil? mm A NorelUcd Version of th Man Manufacturing Company, CHAPTER XV. The New Plot. lTIB tnor'ulim brought John Dorr, Hulh Crillou nod Thom as Kaue together to discuss the problems , before tbein. Xne paper so necevsnry for tbe coo snmrnntion of tbe deHl Unit Bverult : bad proposed were Hjrain lost. Where tbey were goue.wbelber tbey bud III : deed fallen Into Wllkerson'M bands. aone could tell. But more Immediate yet was tbe need of extrlcntlnu John. Tiro plain clothes inen alrendy nt Deur ' by, read; to take bliu to prlsou on a charge of killing Uenry Pell. "It'a really only u formality," said ' tbe manager of tbe hotel. "The man : was. a robber and Mr. Dorr tried to capture blm. m be bad every right to do, and tbe mini was killed." ' This failed to comfort lluth. To ber mind tbe presence of tbe burly officers. tbe fact tbnt John Dorr was under ar. rest In a strange city, ninde her feel . that ber burdens wore too crent to bear, Slit snt boldlng the pld cook's Band till Everett sboiild come. Tc bad already telephoned, aud she ti led to be brare till be should come, Bfterett arrived, and the moment alio saw blm ttio beared a sigh of relief. He was so capable looking, so cool, so genuinely cordial to John tlint even Ton Kane softened his grim vtsnce a llttla ' "I'm under arrest," John told blm "Tbe officers were good enough jo let wo stay here till you came. Now I 4P0t btoff. Let me Introduce you all around," .".'?.","' 4 Ibis done, John Doi r went on, "They can tell you all about things, hiiiI when you've teamed the worst come down aud get me nut. If you ran." Everett agreed, aud Dorr rose, ami with a smile said goodby to hla com naulons. As be left tlie hotel with an ; offlcer ou either side of him Itmb broke down and cried. Tom Kane comforted her as best be could till Everett sug gested that they bad best go to some jnore private place and discuss mat- 1 ten .:.:.: ' In Ruth's' room she and the cooV ex plained affairs briefly, Everett follow lag their narrotlre carefully up to the . Incidents of the bight before. Wlieu Roth had finished and the conk was silent Everett thought a moment, then be laughed. "I don't mean to hinke fun of all Into," be apologised, "but I've known John Dorr for years aud this Is pre cisely the kind of trouble he revels In." "But he's In Jail!" Rutb protested tearfully. . True enough," was tbe reply. "That Is the Brat thing I Qiust do, get him out I'll tie off now and see tbe dis trict attorney and ball him out," "Dense bnrry I" Itmb pleaded. "Don't worry;" was tbe cheerful re sponse. A moment later be wna gone, promising to' bring John back with him. "What do you think of Mr. Everett?" Ruth demanded or Tom Kane. Tbe old man lit bis pipe and scru tluUed the celling. "Well," he said judicially, "considering the looks of them on Wllkerson's side and, them on :. John's side, I should think that tlila Everett was on the right side." ' With tilts judgment she had to be content But she Insisted that he tell her nil about the' conditions at the "Master Key" mine. "I know you have not told me all tbe truth," she said. "Well," he answered her. "there's not much to tell one way and a heap In another, Tbe mine's practically shot down. lou know Orst you wcut away, then John and then Wllkeraon Pretty much all was left was me and Bin Tnbbs. Bill, he kind of represent ed Wllkeraon. and I stuck up for John. Vhe result was that things went to' tne bad, and . tbe boys tbey come to me and want to kuow bow long they've got to lay off. "1 suppose ye mean how long before a pay day,' I says to 'em. '80 far as I know nobody baa laid you off.' "Tbey agreed wltb me, but said tbey couldn't feed their folks without mon ey, and if tbey got no money for It why work!" v;:-; ; . 1 'Tbey haven't been Pali thenf :"l By JOHN FLEMING WILSON COPYRIGHT, 1914. BY JOHN FLEMING MoUon Picture Drama of th Sam frustrated With PHotoeTapns rrom "Plsase horryl'- Ruth pleaded. "No. "And Wl'lkersori cut off hli cred It at the store. I guess I got In bad With Tubus wben I divided up a lot of flour aud spuds that was In the cook shnnty among tlio worst off ones Thee was' some ugly talk, and before I could kltiil o' settle the boys' minds they (routed ftlii preily roughly. So I lust (old myself that I would come to &nn Francisco nnd csplnin tiling""- bon W'llkeisoD deserted llio enmp and llu mine was closed down and yout people were starving." . '-..,. : "Oh I" mourned Ruth, agbast at tbe blunt story. "And I seem to have been 'ufortunnte all n round, but I know that John will tlx tlrtngs." : " Tom Kane fixed bis honest old eyes Jii the girl nnd shook his tietid. "I Jou t want to discourage you, Ituthler be said quietly, "hut until Hint man Wllkeraon Is out of the iblne for good you cnu't do more thaii patch matters up temporarily." Meauwiillc Wllkoi-KOu uud Jeiin Dur nell were anxiously awaiting , news from Henry Pell. It was getting along In the forenoon, nnd tho woman In sisted that If be bad succeeded In get ting tho papers he should have been on the uround long boforo. Her compnn don't want to discourage Ruthie." you. Ion was worried, but laid the delay to relit bnblts and tbe necessity possibly of avoiding the police. But wben Drake arrived with the morning papers and said nothing artic ulate, and only pointed to the headlines on tbe first page both Wllkeraon and Mrs. Darnell knew tbat something had happened again to spoil their plana. It was Wllkerson who snatched up tho paper and read the news: HOTEL TH1KP HURLED TO DEATH Gunta of-th Mans Holrl Hv Plsrct Struggl. With Hotel Robber. 1 7 frA 37' YLM VX'v "& WILSON Name Produced by th Universe in nciuri rroviKwu. Bhortly before nurtnichl last night Mlu Kulli UhIIoii. a cut-! at the Hotel iliinx. entered tier roam to And a masked man looiinn her deilt lie, cry for IiuId frlahl enctl the thief, and he made for the lire escape, followed by Mr. John Dorr. another guest, who heard Mlu Qallon'a call. - Mr. Dorr pursued the man to the root, ana In the eneuina struggle the dee perado was either Duns or fell to the street below. He was Instantly killed.. -Shortly afterward the body was Identl fled hV th nnllPA ai that nt Damnal D.I.. I alias Henry fell, en ex-convlct and drug neno- . . ' Wllkerson read no further.' He turn ed bis ghastly face on 'Mrs. Darnell and sold buskily, "He'e dead!"-. "Well, be won't tell any tales," was tbe cold response. "Tbe question la, did he get tbe papers'" 1 To this questlou there was no satis factory ' answer until Wllkerson red down further aud learned that nothing of value bad been found on Pell's body. So ue didn't get tbe deeds, and Rutb still has tbem," Mrs. Dnruell eald bit terly. "Tbnt is tbe way nil your plans succeed." - : '- .Wllkerson flushed. ; "There Is one comfort," be snld In an ugly tone. "Dorr Is to be held for killing blm." : "For bow long?" sneered Jean. "On til bis friends get blm out. And moan while you do nothlngl" Sbe continued in this strain for some time, Drake and Wllkerson moodily listening. Tbey knew that If she once tbrew the affair up tbey would be help less and all their time and work and money would have gone for naught. Wllkerson was thinking quickly. 8ud denly he Interrupted Jean to ask for pen and Ink. fllie got them, nnd be Bat down at the table to write. Drake and Mrs. Darnell kept up a desultory con versation until he had finished. There was a queer look In Jean's eyea as sbe took tbe sheet be banded her nnd glanced at the writing. "1 see you still can do It," sbe murmured. "Read It!" he growled. . Mrs. Darnell read It through silently and then aloud: Dear Ruth-I hate to ask you to come down and see me In the jail, but I have something very Important to tell you. Bring the papers too... . JOHN DORR. "Are you sure he Is In jail" demand ed tbe woman wben she bad finished. "And what is the Idea of getting tbe papers luto his bauds?" "He'll Just turn them over to Ev erett," muttered Drake. ' Wllkerson smiled slyly. ; "The Idea Is that Drake here will disguise blm self as a chauffeur, take this note to the hotel, see tbnt It reaches Itulb nnd then drive her supposedly to tbe Jnll. but really to where I'll meet him." They discussed the plnn and at last agreed that It was feasible. Drake himself saw uoihiui: dnngerous in it so long ns Wllkerson. was to meet blm and take Ruth oft his hands. He promptly pmeiwled to dress himself as a chauffeur 'and went whistling away to a mirai:e after receiving ex pllclt Instructions ns to what streets he was to take and where he was to meet Wllkerson. It wna'nn hour later that Drake drovo bis rented inr up before tbe ho tel and delivered his note. It found Ruth still deep In conversation wltb Tom Kane ami yet iitixUuia for the re turn to Dorr and Everett. On the presentation of the note which Wllker son had foravd she instantly took alarm. ..-.''' "John must be In trouble and Mr Everett can't cor him out" she said "He's written for, me to come down to the Jail and ep him and hrlng tho pa pers." "Humph!" said Kane. "Tbat sounds funny to me." Ruth nodded, looking at tbe note. Then she wild, inuiv cheerfully: "I'll dress nnywny. Maybe he needs me. Now, you nlil dear, leave me awhile." Kane deiuirted. and Rutb quickly changed Into street dress. While she was doing this the bellboy returned to say that a machine was wall lug foi her. "The one that brought the note," he said. "He says he was told to wait" "Oh!" she exclaimed.. "Toll him I'll be right down." , When the boy hud gone she called Tom Kane on the telephone and told blm that an ' suing 'J-him wt i ear for m." ne nitcM- V;' "All right." cauie (( iheauswei 'I'll Just travel aloug . .Jlaylie I ijilalii help John myself V !' V ' - V o . V So II n'ii iit'ii'i! iul Iticy imi' iii tlie lobby.' where Until showed tin- iii.t, to the clerk In lid impulsUv way Somethlliii in lli'it ollii hil's Vxprst,ii inilde (he "hi c.,k iiimMriisively take out his rcvolvet: and Miw that It wn ii, ,jooi conilltloii lie fiillowi'd' Ituth li the sireei iinil iiitii. the., wiiitiiiit; ma: rhino .' '" i-' i.'f : ',, : ' : : ,' " This uio illKiohceiinl liruke... lie and not . inleiideil to luive two pas . tengers. hoi be sun pn help for It ami merely nodded hen Itutli inileiiil hint to take her ro the city priatiii. ' Hi started bis eimlne' anil they sped- of! up the hill 'v: ::. ; ,w ','- They riale for some time aud aa nei ther or t belli was iicqiiuiiitud wiib the city Ir did unt occur to theaa tbat tbey were belie.! rapidly couveyed luto a part of towu only partly built up aud now veiled in dense clouds of swirling fog.' '. ' ..,'';- "It's a liuig way,". Rutb remarked several times, but Kane merely grunt, ed. He was busily iiotidering. over some method of extricating John Dorr.. Suddenly the car swerved around a corner, dived down a steep hill and came to a stop before a big gray build ing-tbe boarded up residence of an abgeutee. teaching back. Drake open ed the door.- and Rutb sprang ont A fgHOI jdawed acrtms .toe sidewalk. and she felt herself clutched by tne Hbm loeked into tbe gleaming, cruet eyea of BrUkerson. . Pre got you nowl" be said trluin pbantly. .'. .. ;' ' Oh!" moaned Ruth, shrinking back in terror. ' - ' ' "Yes, Indeed."' Wllkerson -. taunted her.'.- ;' .: But at that moment he beard another voice, stem, commanding and familiar. He looked around Into the: muxzle of Tom Kane's revolver. For the moment they -faced each other, while Ruth shrunk back still far tber. . The old - man's eyes gleamed. and bis trigger Buyer seemed to rest on the trigger with a precise nnd dell cute touch. - V-v "You here!" said Wllkerson with an oath.; :"' :' i..; Sr:-:, 1 Suddenly the old man'a temper flared up. The other saw death in his eyea. turned on. his heel mill rnn as fast as he could up tho street. ", Without a second's hesitation Kane swnng bis weapon round till it cover cd Drake, cowering nt his wheel. "Now you drive ns back to tbe bo (Continued on Page 3.", k Constipation ' When costive or troubled with cen tipation take Chamberlain's Tablets. They are easy to take and most agree able ia effect. Obtainable everywhere, .-.Adv. . High Grade lob Printing coats no more than the other kind Observer. 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