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MABEL Ac ELLIOTT
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CHAPTER XXVI I
, pitr Hmo, Crown Princ of
A filafsrls. bad ltt h Lian.
J aSt" still tot a moment. Th.
" Vrom tin ballroom cm. to
""""in Urtle , nrot.d gasps. Sh.
er R "I ought to ran back to
"!;0Qti a 0U. for I mo-
PES'" Sh. wondered how the
,ne4- -n,iid find her wrap. She
MISrttSM him what it wa. like.
' Wirt on. foot on th. bottom
,,V, sh. stood irresotat.. A. ah.
'" 'J i aui.r, oonunandlng wic.
ffiDon't mors, We n got
,00 f covered."
Lirhtnlnl-Uk h 1rtw.eli.hl
. ..t dim Cash of two mm
t0 i .veninit clothes. On. wa
0,mnd. ThU sh aaw befor. the
buck aUk acarf wa. slipped oyer
'"r!hai Ln," on. of th. men
A hand damped itself
MLd, C mouth. Strong, unkind
bfted her. Sh. felt tie night
'ln her face. She kicked Tiolently.
,mJ"t pump Ml o". nnnoted.
ina car seat The amell of
&sl.n bather, of cigarettes. Th.
rtrum of an expensive motor,
"ihe man on th. aeat beside her
her handa. He aaid with
Politeness, "Do you no good
.cream now, into. B.tt.r b.
inlrt and make no trouble.
" Ltane . bit her Up. to keep from
S .he .aid tremulously, "you
" .1 well have them now and let
mi" I' nothing else of ralue."
"Shut your trap now and don t
bother me," the man .aid with en
S frankness. "Jie
Kir say after a while."
Tk.. w.d. thereafter in silence
A.. mlT by the grunt of the
snf ---j ... up;
bah in the front .eat "Kisht here.'
fine heard the man beside her ask
".front .eat was the reply. The
nt seemed to turn.
For a few minute, they traveled
mder branches bending so low Llano
Slid feel them acrape the tonneau.
Then the car bumped over a deeply
Jotted lane and cam. to a stand-
'"taut here," commanded the surly
Toice. Lian. felt herself lifted, car
ried Ko u", h thought, to cry
Jut now. She waa in the handa of
Tn carrying ier went up
tbree steps that creaked under him.
iToor sVung on protesting hinges
,nd the fetid air of an overheated,
underventilated room .Mailed Lian..
I0Sh.Utstared at the man who had
carried her. Th. other on. could
ta heard in th. hall outside, shout
1st order at some unseen henchmen.
The man returning Liane a stare
was iron gray, loosely built. His
mouth was a thin, cruel line. Hands
in 'pockets, he lounged against ; the
lintel, regarding the girl with a
bitter, sardonio gate. -
"Tou'ro the amart kid who hopped
Olnny Weisman over the head down
At the gold coast movies," he accused
Liane. The girl', heart gav. a wild
Hap. Did this explain the strange
Adrenrure In which she now found
herself ? Were these men friends of
that captured bandit who had tried
to hold up the box office at the
Willows 8tream theatre?
But the man's next words ba
lled this. , .
"Don't get me wrong, h. leered.
"Qlnnv's no pal of mine. I just
remembered eeeln' your picture in
the paper at that time."
"Ion talk too much," growled a
voice from the doorway. Liane
llsnced up to see th. first man s
partner glaring at them. "Get out, '
rrowled the newcomer. "Always fall
III for a new skirt. Shut your gab
And beat it."
The man with th. iron gray
hair sidled out, muttering.
"N'ow, look here girl," began the
newcomer in an oily ton. more dis
tisteful to Liane than his growl had
been. "Ton keep quiet end you won t
jet hurt but if I hear you starting
Any funny business well, don t,
that's all!"
"If you'd only tell me what it's
All about," Lian. began desperately.
The man grinned horribly, with
out mirth. "You'll find out what's it
All sbont," h. grunted. Taking np
till station in th. other broken-down
leather chair n. drew a pipe from
the pocket of hi. coat and began
leisurely to stuff It. Liane noted
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
that his evening clothes were of good
queue?, en linen spotless. Doubtless
he had menaced to slide bv as on.
of the guests of the club.
i-iane oeat her hand tog.ther
Softiv. Eh. lonked across at the
calmly smoking Jailor and aaid
again. "Please let me ro. This can't
do you any good, you know, Mr.
ueeipauga will nave aearcning par
ties out."
The man smiled evilly.
"Maybe w. hadn't thought of that,
hey?"
"Pretty little) ni.ce. you are." he
purred at her. His big hand reached
ouc co loucn ner Dare mourner.
Lian. aprang back. Like light
ning waa her movement am she
darted out of th. big chair and
away from the man's grasping
fingers. But one foot was unshod
and the other, in its high-heeled
silver slipper, stumbled. She would
have fallen if th. man's hateful arm
had not reached out to steady her.
"Better be good," h. warned.
He thrust her back Into the col
lapsing chair. His onion-like finger,
reached for her supple young love
liness again.
"Keep away from me," Lian.
moaned faintly. And aU at one.
everything went black before her.
She felt herself falling
When Liane opened her eyes th.
man was bending over her. Sh.
felt cold water, icy water, trickling
down her neck. She nut up her
hand to her head. Her fingers
came away red. "Blood," she moaned
faintly.
"You fool," the1 iron gray man
was saving. From her place on the
floor Liane could see him dimly.
He was in the doorway looking
fiercely at the man with th. cat's
eyes.
"STou fool, you!" he repeated.
"Makln' passes at. her and scarin'
her to death ao that ah. passe, out
and bumps her head on the corner
of the table." He went into the
ball and called in a raucous voice,
"Molly!"
A fat woman in a dirty apron
came. She had a red fac with
creases in it snd her hair was done
in a pancake on top of her head.
"Molly, get me tome clean rags
and a pan of water," said the man
with the Iron gray hair. The woman
ambled away. Liane lay there, still
half dazed, hating the fetid floor,
the smell of blood and the icy water
on her face and shoulders.
"I thought she was a goner," the
man nearest her admitted. "I thought
she had paased in her checks."
"Xou're a fool," said the Iron
gray man. The woman called Molly
came waddUng back with some torn
strips of whit, cloth, and an earth
enware bowl. She said not a word
but watched th. man as he lifted
Liane to one of the sagging chairs.
"Leave me alone," the girl said
bitterly. "Tou've done enough." She
shrank from his fingers. The man
said roughly, "Hold still, you. I'U
fix this cut."
The woman stood by regarding the
tableau curiously out of her beady
eyes.
Once ah. put out a soiled hand and
touched Liana's petal soft dress.
"Pretty," she said wonderlngly.
Liane looked at her with aomethlng
like hope. The woman seemed stupid
but not unkind. But presently she
waddled away again, leaving Liane
alone with the two men and the
girl's heart sank, She began to feel
desperately sick. Her head was
giddy and a hot pain burned in
one temple. Her teeth began to
chatter as if with ague.
"Get her a ahawl." commanded
the iron gray man. The man with
the cat's eyes went out, grumbling.
Liane closed her eyes. The room
whirled around her.
Now th. second man was follow
ing the first from the room.
"We're not supposed to hurt her
yet," she heard him say. She tried
desperately, but failed. She was
grateful even for the comfort of the
ateful prickling robe someone pre
sently threw over her shoulders.
She heard the woman'a cackling voice
and the iron gray man'a rumbled
command, "Watch her a minute, I've
got to go to the garage."
He returned to . Liane, shook her
by the shoulder. "Mind now, no
funny business!" he warned her.
"Molly her. has a gun. Th. place
la watched. You stay where you
are if you know whafs good for
you."
Llano nodded.
(To Be Continued)
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