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ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION— April 19, 19.10
7^DARK KNIGHT
A. Smashing Story of Brown Love and Thrilling
Intrigue by W I L L I A M T. SMITH
S Y N O P S IS
ol to Ida irei Tilo animal also lum.tb y Uu- cuiilaot WIU, Uw 1 . 11 ,n* mil-tK ra m ^ and of «¡IIJ H »
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“f " « 1
against hla For a moment he lay m
cumbrous!
ounly upright T to » mal When tu got home he applied a dream-like state in which he Nothing else matters, does lt?~
lodine
and
lay
down
on
hls
be
*
In answer. Zeda pressed a hard
w hich had started to gather
Outalde the darkness wan (alllriK. thought that by some magical pro
II )• •*>!•( 1*4 kk~i»i#»«> i. #••• ! around U>.- <. uc o. thr drama hwrpt
He wondered what Lyla was Ihuiklng cess the Una which were on hla be kins upon hla Ups. Savagely the boy
•■a a w l i# » i m #.a#.i a? ikU m u 'jack. Un Indina the |>ollremaii
threw hla arms about her soft body
lB
ol .dim by now? He wauled badly to longed to ■ L Lyla
t't.,4 M»ilia
j The driver ol the truck from whtcu call her but the rememberance o( | .Slowly hla arms encircled the figure
and drew her slowly to him For a
thr look on tier face wtien she hail which leaned over him and drew the I blinding Instant he held her close
IrtM t • « ik . , i . l t foot . « *
Ih r it i r r t
«m i lio »
a UKW entered Tcssle.. house and found him | wo nan down to him
The pressure 1
n
•••ma »•• su ilaailM H a» a.un. ••» , tcurlully regardmg ttir racaprd brasi, k 1VS 1 I1K /.eda. miirle lum belteve itis i' agallisi hls moutti Increaaed He re- **'U « lUe pressure of her arma tight -
1 ■ - *•
i.eskn n n o n ' hr *«• and Its caplor uncertain what to do. .n,. would probably hang up on him turned the kiss with increasing fet- ! cned around him with passionate
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lltl m
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i a l hold
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i n
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retaining
hls
on
he sited
did « call
Had
only
Soft
hls
hair
and
In j hls f arms
»j.k .k •••!•■• up
" " " 'he broil.-., youth led li lowly toward afternoon! It seemed days ago So Ills face Suddenly he realised th a t1 suddenly became rutld
2 > d a pulir j
lin
b i i k . a#e #•• n w i I 'he cattle Irmii
Admiringly the nturh had hap>ieiied
¡h e was not dreaming He sat up awsy from him sharply.
i # m i# i# is# »••••• H«i. • ##••<•■ truck driver followed him. and when
A heavy sense ol melancholy per- abruptly
"Some one is coming up the stairs!"
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4
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I ill
she whispered tensely.
nfc* Mo4 la « f « « * « 4
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Before she had time to say more.
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M e t i l e e « I «t e
«IH M
Ih »» i r l e 4«n
girl sprang up dismayed. All bet
If.
vaunted boldness seemed to have k it
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"What shall I do? Hide me —
quickly!" she cried.
"Jump in that clothes closet." Rod
du eetod in a low whisper, pointing
toward it Quickly the girl obeyed,
pulling the door shut.
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f par I r r « a r r o m p a n » I h r m
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a Irnrb r a n t i n g
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f I h r h# a a l a * h u n d r e d s a f p r a p l r w f t t . h i
I fa s rln a lr d barrar.
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Chapter VII
Hcreain* of horror Issu.d from
u in d ie.li of throats as the steer, In-
“With a deft
urtaled by the figure which had
raped Into 11.1 path, lowered Its ho rn ,
ind plunged with terrible fpree at
they had reached the vehicle, prom
tod
ptly swung Its wooden runway Into
Trained on the range for lust sum (tie street, helping Rod lo herd the
hing* as this. Rod knew precisely
now
yhst to do With n nlmbleness w h irl chine. docile steer back Into the m a
ytmld have done credit to a bull-
Ighter. he lea|ied to one side J u s t , From
__ the outskirts of the
... crowd
. ,
•nough lo prevent the sharp h o rn s1 f*(K* , oouM \i? * r , K. I,,* J .c , **'n* ,t' lm
from pierc ing lilm
Then with a , fran tica lly
I copie tried to stop linn
novement which was Incredibly sw ift Jo question him. but brusnlng Ills
de seised Hie animal's horns, and
•#nd <1!'S,Y cloth'‘ :' "J hc vren‘ .
► nil a mighty lug which elided « «<*1 («reed Ills way good naturedlv
lellow of rage from the hurt bras' through the rrnwd toward the mana
iwuhg downward, the full weight of ger.
■ Are you hurt*" Kltng demanded
11s body and the hard strength of
11s arms twisting the steer's neck anxiously as he took Rod's arm and
pushed him Into a taxi
groundward
"Not a bit HI be able to tight ail
Ron HimnuEM Tim htkkk
right." Rod grinned aa he sal back
For an Instant the struggle was un in the ear
certain tlrlm lv the youth strained
"T'm not thinking about fighting
•nd Stubbornly the snlmal yielded
mil will,
abrupt
sud.lernese it I in Uilnklng about you." Kltng erled
“
Why,
boy. yot* are a hero!"
rashe.l to the pavement Heclng the
"Aw
Mr , Kllng.’ Rod muttered
animal prostrate the oltlccr ran un
abashed,
“ that wasn't anything We
ui.l placed hls gun agallisi Hie steer s
used
to
bulldog steers at home Just
lead
"Hey
mister!
Walt a minute. (or fun. Its not as dangerous as It
Ilon'l kill him ! " Rod cried, SS he lay. l o o k s “
"Maybe not." Kllng said feelingly,
Ills hands stilt holding the animal r
horns firmly, on tli • ground beside It. “but I would run the other way if
such
a big row came running at me -
“I ran manage him now ”
The oHirer hesitated
“H u * you and I did run. along with several
gonna manage all Unit beef* I hrt hundred othet peopleV
ter send a slug through hls I lead be
In spite of hls having usd K lln g
fore he hurts somebody."
altaed
No. wall - Rod wised Che fallen that he
noi hurt. Rod real
*teer In the nostrils and ranUnuel/that ho liad been bruised on the legs
' Who is it?" Rod culled out.
"Why it's me you big stilt." Mar-
I tin's voice resi»nded. "W ere you
asleep?"
He entered the dim room slowly,
feeling hls wav toward the light
I switch
Rod started to gel out of
bed. but leeling Zeda's purse on the
covers dragged it beneath them, and
sat on the bed's edge Martin snap
ped on the lights.
' Oee. you took t long time to an
swer." he complained. " I was begin
ning lo think that you weren't here.'
" f was sound asleep.” Rod lied
"Well, vou're Just about tile widest
awake person right now that I ever
saw " Marlin told him "Your eyes
are sparkling, and your face Is as
red as a brownskin (ace can get.
What's the matter?" His eyes probed
Into Rod's keenly
"Aw.
you're
imagining
things.
Marty 1 was asleep." Rod insisted.
"W hat brings vou to my humble dom
icile this time of the evening, any
way?"
"Just dropped bv to gossip a min
ute Have you seen Lyla since—since
this afternoon?"
Rod danced apprehensively toward
the closet. "Let's not discuss her.“
he begged
“ Why not?" Martin asked in sur
prise
Just a little while ago she was
all that vou could talk about "
. " I Jus* don't want to talk about
her any more "
"Your litle affair with the lan
guishing Zeda kinda put the skids
under vou with Lvla. didn't it Cow-
bov?" Martin Joked
Rod groaned as he threw another
oulek dance toward when- he knew
Zeda was listening. "Shut up. wilt
vou’ " h » shouted
• • • •
Martin paused In the act of light
ing a cigaret to regard hls friend In
mild surprise "Sav what the heck'*
eating vou anvwaV>" he demanded
"There Isn't anvthing wrong with
Lvla. or Zeda either for that matter,
exeept that she's a sure enough hot
mama when she likes a man I tried
to make her once myself but she gave
me the— “
"M artin If you sav another wort
about either one of those girls l'lt
sock vou right in the nose'" Rod
threatened
Well I'll be—oh. all righ t.' Martin
a creed
" I f you'd rather not talk
•bout It It's Jake with me " Hls yo'.re
was slightly aggrieved.
"Don't get sore about It." Rod bet
movement she threw off hi« dressing gown.’
ged " I lust have good reasons for
not want.ng te talk about i t "
"O K
Cowbov Herrirk." Martin
vaded him. Now he knew that n il
"W ho what—" he began con- said "Have vou heard the latest?"
oilier girl could ever make him feel fusedly
"The latest?"
as he felt toward Lyla. He realize 1 1 A quiet voice interrupted htm.
‘"Yeah
Lvla’s father
Alderman
that hc loved he: with on intensity "Don t
you ev.n remember
my Durant. Is going to run for the state
which he had not known was puss-1 kisses, honey? T ills-Is Z ed a"
Senate And If he can get Reggie's
Ible
Vague thoughts, half-form ed!
"Zeda?' Rod cried,
old man lined up with him he's a
plans to again win her esteem swam | 'Who else, darling, would have the rlnrh to make It."
through his troubled mind, but there nerve to eome to your room like
"W hat's Reggie's father got to do
was not a single one which seemed this?" the girl Inquired coolly,
with It?" Rod inltulred thinking not
at all possible to nlin.
| "Oh. bet you m ustn't!" Rod ex of the question but of the girl tn his
claimed " W in . wliat will people— ' closet
A SIIFRISK VISITO R
Agntn the girl broke in "W ho
"W hv he's the biggest banker oil
With
such
thoughts
floating cares what anybody thinks honey? the south side and he has tust about
through hls mind he dropped
o ff into j I'm one girl who knows what she
'PI
__ | as much nolttical pull as Alderman
troubled slumber
Outside, street wants and isn't afraid to go after | nnrant
Folks sav he's hitched up
lights gleamed through the sott il." Her fare was near |° . , •
with the underworld too altlioug 1
spring dusk
Th. daytime sounds voire thrtlttnglv warm
And I want tt'is never been proved. Rumor has
had merged Into the peacefulness of you. . ."
It that there Is some connection be
late evening. Rod slept with the
Rod was young, and the wiki blood tween Durant Reggie's dad and -
ouletnesa of a child, wttli only Ma of youth flowed swiftly through Ills guess who?"
deep regular breathing Indicating vigorous body The exotic perfume
"C an t Imagine."
that he lived
which the girl used seemed to create
TH K W O LF AG AIN
The do:.r of hls room opened softly. a hare about him which enhanced
"W ith none other than vour be
A shadowy figure hesitated for a hrr allure, and made her seem i
loved enemy the W o lf!" Martin an
moment
then
glided
noiselessly veritable enchantress.
across the floor Ui hla bed. Rod
"But. Zeda
vou mustn't do this, nounced dramatically “ What do you
stirred uneasllv The intruder sank you know . ." lie protested uncon think of that?”
"Not much I don’t belteve it."
down beside hls bed and kissed him vincingly.
"Oh '-mi don't eh? Well It's darn
lightly on the lips A husky remlnlne
"A n t why should I not do any
volie broke the stillness
"Rod.
thing I want to doF’ the girl de Hkalv You know Reggie's dad's bank
Rod.
manded as her arms again stole was held up about two vears » * « . and
The youth murmured drowsily but around his neck. “ I'm free, single, the bandits got TMIOOO cash Nobody
did not awaken
Again came the and disengaged and I'm over twenty- ever caught them and the Insurance
woman’s voice: "Rod
. . sweetheart one, so who's to tell me what I shall companv had to make good the lost
wake up
or shall not do?"
As Rod came bark to wakefulness
Rod's voice deepened and throbbed
lie was conscious of a heady fra beneath the last at hls rising emo-
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