i
I
*»
i
I
•i
HEARTS
*
THE
•' ad
from th»' booth memorising
drvs* of the alleged officiatine clergy
man “I d< u‘t b I ve it, it’s t too sud
C*'
9 Févi't evt Gem Tliectti'e.
. e\ rhauling Me
lh km of i«*i»ip<\(h
V
1 V ■ ' It
b to
t P
A
.
Atxl I’ * •» ’ suiti«' hours
h «flit day tight, whrti iliey
«•ni t » a I ■ i. n * i n a I » h «
of timi Huai
(he stain*
Bp« « alati' ri r
must somehow
v* might sol* e
t aud guarded
d (
it
% •
k
vt
¡tot i• tu (or doiibt
Ih« lutili ih«-» sought Hpa-
i ». i >• • ■. M» t «•«»*ci Alan
itili ««»nabli rable t|lffl<ultv
. . ulat u| » thè rvar pia*.
il
a
»
.1
and
4«
that
i
\
1« k ns hr *| ihh |
gugid A pirn-
st intimation hr
«•nr* had t*«,n
as well to im»v«»
• timi a tinaie
him the
cap anti
-
wide and full of
u | h > u the guard
Ite m An hid
p and r< 'ogni*««
then a tint caught him on
f his Jaw and he returned
that
d
w
ax iator
he » a
*
a
as
' X.i
4
re
a
a
Birdman.
bout eight o’clock.In the « veiling of
name dnx i motorcar deposited a
Hotel M> nolith a » ntlem.m who
ther beaten and oil stained niotoi
cap and duster cox-er rd little cloth
more than shirt an
•4k
: t
had
Id
burr
W
V
V
4 rs
. hat
I *> « r«- * Ith a
*•’«>» ing Ih* Id
r. (hai la.
« oat, Alan AS-
•id*« I* Bar« im
rom i(«»rt*M| him
hri* hla »AF
> struck th«« m“(t»f dumb
• ' • I« • k «»f <h«ahcMl
. \ .1«! • m« > <
sh««**k A
ni -I n
(ho »«»r«l«
th rote Io receive (ha
; tn
t lulrf ( 'oaat a
an
Il »rilled down al
the presence
*».• cried » th a
« ■! »apt «Untad ‘
Making
you
« a *
• « \\ H!)
In* ard
k with the rath« r
ted out guest known
d by
alni • iiught a (ligi!Iva
now for qualms of r
i account i»f (he sa* as«'
i < f (tint blow no
rch the follow for a k«
iH»r alr«*Ady the maid
fairs tn full flight and
' d a I - a | ilk«» a w afli
CHAPTER X \X.
the
csr
vid
truly I
3
Alan a im patirti
ild hardly wait tu rumini'
it 1 am n<>( ■arrasHc.
th such sincerity that
* st
twnr<1
m», 1
Rose
1
Ft sp»
m«»«(
• J
r (he bl
•r«*. 1 am locked up, by W ay ol
g had
vHh the g
he migh
bat
K '•«•*
Otfl.fl
By sp «clal train
La
o dk»n t kno ■ wh^r^
ertd
cab.
» gru» r :
a>
utsklrta ol
rr learnsd
rely at •
i« it and fo«l
hat afT«*<•{■ mao
- < his »ay a*
«nagwr I
a Ira in yard Im
i • ' ¡ t » bars
m« nts "f money woo
igg n st < ff.« gl protest*
I white fa<
king Roser
w hat he * fnsn '.- I was Ah ltnjM>A
I ln told
nutra. Ira*
(y W ith
n^ V, whn
when and a«
woman choked upon her anger lr,g (boast to
era-
ulrkly mastered It
he might Alsh Ahd Judith wer«
m< b by tbt
IS SSIlever
lh open
»try In lh<
g up
a tight. «Ith
man of
ur father* 1 whih hlim 0" thing only Clear tra k
t «
: • ■ «
Then*
r. r less -han your »tiniity/‘ Alan Sl*c-
was someone
d her civilly
“Hut StH1ew, It
Th
*• tk at • h*ue<S b«»
3 1 farther
whose h« ad was
(hat h<- lias gone, and Rose with fore the rear 1
m *I a ! wars
thine that cealed, but who seem«
f you'll forgive me, 1 think I II brought to vl* r« *vr«’ twn» too many
beatiti
f« r the task imt’.^td utH>n Alan of
And so. Pan us argued,
mer
OV er«
he acrupl«» of the an
not b> Rose Trine, suffering n
l one word, uttered with All th« giner r and hr«
persecution at the hands of h< r unnat
-inc«* that this woman kn« • W so
An other mit. uutr, and I «• th AD fifty
ural father's creatures?
»«II h how to Infuso Into her tone fret se parat»«
(ha special
He was too far away to
checker *d him suspiciously on
train and the light rngl
both bur*
and attempt any Interferen
old
tllng through
lop • peed
' I ve sus- pointed White Face out to
••Wh] > > es "
With » wor
fairy-tale all i feur as the V’ reached a t
’ • «• r urx»r Alan
i wouldn ! rare for a ompAnlon rcql
if the side of (ha boiler,
on the edge of the mob and th»* worn
i|u t yay*-* -h- »u(g.«ted
w Ith only a gfrasy I handrail and a nar
redulity per- was lifted in (unresisting ami appar­
"Oh really!” he proteated
row foot ho l«1 b«’twr«n hlmscdf and
mrlcxlon of ently in a des«l faint», and when the
Sh« held up »n xrrr-atlnic hand ”1.1» ab.kt tn«*af»t death, or
"irthing close
some touring car swung r Mind and picked
len!" she t>. iited
ly rrarmblina It, «houhi ba ba shaken
up its heels, the taxicab of Mr. Barcos
t
roni
th«
atrect
b»-l
>w
came
the
un
off by th» tearing wind at d the sway-
X
trailed it as unost» utaUously as if
rn.Hiak ible rattle of a |<>lln-man » lie Ing of the I oc OIDC
Shock Out » Trey ot He irti.
was a pertinacious .lia<h’W.
i uat on the aldewalk
rrr I Barens
H seetnod an h< ur b«-*«>re he worked
Ten minutes later, from the re
rc mmunii atii.n
quit ot
That damm-d mid. Alan divined him«*4f up to th runialiher now
i ! - • d in a deck of a ferryboat In mi«lstream­
thoughtfully
within four fed <■'
boat bearing back to New York not
•* rear platform
• arn« «l at I« i 1
The first proved
ch
The aaine.” Judith agreed » Ith of the ap»»ciAl
only the touring car of White Face, latlc communlcutio
having b« « n fi
lOH tu 'i. calni Hun II »truck y<-'l that
but the cab of Mr. Bare »’.s—the latter
<>n thi !«•» !.«• > i.l«l • e a woman s
»■••r in a hydr
"Dear I'ljHS' <—Thanks for
you may lave »onm trouble gettlnx
gentleman formed one of a small but delivery. I got in thia
flgur»’ Indi fincily ilho'iettcd against
that
wTapi
*
«1
just in
a
-
.i>
without
my
|«-i
nn.ao
n
’
'
interested audience witnessing an in­ t rue to motor over to
the light through the do« r. and beside
adjacent t**rrli
“I'm not no atupld ax not to have
cident of uncommon character.
»brood.
•
t. cl >Jng f'>r
of teeing your finl: h
th« ught of that/ h»» countered
He saw a young mail, hntless, coat­ i inatead. I waa favored I
Nor had ibi.
Thm be advised—an «1 take tn« 4« ar Ilf»- to the knob « f the door—
less, almcFt thirties«, tear down to an involuntary wltn>-y
! ? >* It .
.« f . f■ t
efforts of
ir rpec- all thaï hail I. <
with you.”
the edge of one of the Jersey wharves, tacular a-< mt, folio a
Motiie persons inshle to t«*ar It opan
alrm> t <*oa« t the fort
**ln whn t rapacity, ph .1 • ■
his heel? mapped at by a ravening ; equally spectacular hl
aeroplane for
Another b r of • i*|«na«* drsgged
enemy or allyt
rabble, jump eboard a squate-r! fgod
out »or ■ u h ' o* th*
t while the
"But to butiini
1» lini- pl«c<- on the h
"As ally- you’re r.ght *n ran t
vessel which lay moored there, and 1 ited; in half an lour
South bay; a i
light vnglh»« wl’h Intel r .iMe alow news
fri*nds until we r r.v^rt«.
«»•
iron
wp-
v»r«.x
’
<a
that
i
- frf d ;air by
bridged th sa f«>ur scant feat.
A 1. r t hat, by your lea . .
«i'mbing up the ri ■ in;’ io a hopeless of the author of l'.< tnolodr
• y Alan and th*
i
av ial< r to the main- 1 II shift for mys<*lf
At lei .th ' • • fe. >lbl«- Io attempt
attempt to escape hi3 persecutors, I farce which y<.j, ro doubt < ¡.Il thn
utor run of several hours
Rone ill«» could sea her
"It's not su< h a bud newton/' ho r<* th«« tiling
I hey were too many for him. and what history of vour grande pa • n,
If
. I
. ’. • ■ • < . ing <'«. «’ t >
Hr« t< d
with you und«T ipy «♦>•*«, yoi I htriiin«-<l whit» f.o . quit»’ plainly now I
was worse they were headed by a
h'.a H"iiif>. tea I han uth and Alan on
"I mean to : . • —
i half «•*« • il. rail •»( the car ahead,
<an’t do much to Intrrfor«*
«quad of police appjrertly as grimly : to-.'.l'
'«> Ii m in t< | in N* .v » ork
Wien I raw y- i ■ ifili.-d i
r< ady to jump
'
If
I
promise
she
suggest«^
b< nt on comparsing the destruction of of the North river 1 was engaged in
Alioth« r man would hav»* m «*d« I
Ilia Io rt failed him
It was too
‘Til takn your word,” bo i»gr« « <l alm
thejr quarry as w as th«» wu b.
trailing a pale-faced i villain In a motor- lw»4\«* hours n b«*«l a» th«* least to
But you’r« In for a lot of hard haxardoun u r: k 11« «lar« «1 not let her
And they swarm<xl up the rigging car concu r;. - < v } >rn you probably
r,mf,«*n.‘ at«* for hu « h a «la . Mr Law ply
(nke It
after him without a moniv nt’s hesita­ know- far m r»? than I; ho i n hla | < rt awekem d in a lamb like 1« mp«*r wh« n » hip, I'm afraid T Im on*' way to catch
Hoiiif thln • V'-rv I • •» n shot sounded
up
with
your
father
I*
Irv
a«
r<»plan«
tion.
,iib «1 ill el«*\ ' :i ! h.i!}
was busy bein’1; n b
from th«- train and • ■ rm thing very Ilka
and I've gm on« waiting.”
Hotly pressed, the fugitive climbed Rose vs in >■ - | < « r : v «• • -nv i
At. n.Klfilri t h<* « < rnmil’«*«l an a« t of
Hh» nodded Intently. “Don't con- n bulh-t uhlatled i »t bis cheek, and
higher and still higher, until at bngth [ such cai; •. H; < hit« : ’ Jri.-. Iv ■ « \ r burglary, calmly and with d« tormina
proved th" rlgnal for »o’v«-ral more
le gained the topmost yard; with : were nothing r.r»re bl irn< •'•« »> i. th • i
;on lu« ihi.ig bin a/ into the hoii’m »-Id« r in«* i h a woman when it comes
S’r . h Ih H I
v|« |g«' ntrndled
three policemen not half a. doz« n f»*'t to return I < r t«> th«- . rr c f h- r «i ’in - «»f S< ?i«« .i I rim* through the ar« a win- to hardship/' she hint«*«! obliquely
hla n»rv«"«
Htralnlng forward and
’
Tve
no
rruwon
to,
going
on
what
1
below him 8« 4 popping awiay for d« ar I par«*nt. 1 kno , b •• . «• I bl
ii«-1 «Iowa and ba«« m«-nt.
know of you.”
holding on to a bur so hot that it
lif<», if happily with th«* notoriously 1 after ’em, evi n : ) t
iniu: ■ of /-*n<i
In this iH'f.'iiious buHirioHH nothin!?
’ Give me one mlnuti, to flnd my ««»ut acorch*;«! bin pnlm. he offered a hand
poor rnarkemanship of pfJicern' n gen­ Trine L; t«-r I 1« ¡’li d
n«* r. u■
Liu«!« t «'«I nn«l »!«> «! opp«»‘ I him But and
The H/droae.r.piar.e
l/l hat
Ital ”
to U m - girl on the rail
erally.
following a furtiv« vo in ' man froi.i f it a : Ingl«' Ii lit. <1 window in the up-
Land.
11« r hand fell confidently Into It flhe
I" h - h thnn that time Hh.. W(IM
h|.
None the lens, there wa?| no telling the bou«e of Trine ’o th«* oili««* of Hi" I« r ii« r (but » ot, he not« «1. th»* wlnd«>w
ride In the hnllwey
jump« «1 Ilia arm wound round her as
bath, a shave and a lia.»« i* an o <flt • hen gome accident might’wing a bul- general manajo-r «>f th«- ' ' .v Y«.r'.< ('<•»
to Roh« 's b* «1 I. «mb« r> hi <1 on«* or turn
'I ho police entere
of clothing orgina'ly tafl' i*d h>r a gen­ let into the young man, and ft wan tral, wh« i«- h< made aTang« . r nt < for lights which h«- found burning dim in
front <l< <»r fli«- landvil on th«* platform of Hie cow-
ns the two crept (l
tleman of discriminating taste, but no evident that he so decided.
lie hc.ird her breathe his
a special to conv
area w Hi < nt« h»-r
the mid Trine nn«l Hi«* kitchen offlc«*s and oth« r ►••rviinfs’ dow.
whit les: dirgui il in lb«* sense of af­
For. inching out to the »end of th«» retinue t" f’hir.igo and poiniw Wist
narn«’, then hurrl <lly peened her be-
fluence that goes with the p< H'^alon yard, be waved his hand toward his It. leave • nt llir«« this afternoon. I liiivo thought ih<. hon«« floor he would
tween blniM« If end the holler to thn
« rnpty
of one thousand dollars l*i cash.
footway nt the side The flrcitmn was
persecutors with a geatun of light- w HK umtbl'* to 8H«<’rfain wlotlirr or i ll. l,< <. of un ubandolo d | l;»< The
CHAPTER XXXI.
«
’
in-
waiting (here to help her Ainu turned
Not until a *ound night H eleep bad hearted d> rislon that unmistakably not Ro: e is to j artkipal»* in this formed it all ‘ ‘
•’• Io ■ Hi, u|i|>i-r Htory
bls attention to Itarcue.
topp« «l off i | jp b< ginning «»f his rr*st in identified him as Alan Law to Mr. Bar- begirt, but I know I « h ill ( < )n the ofl
Via Air Line.
Hut he was not to be K.iiialh-d with
jail did Bar* us come down to earth.
♦ us, an«l forthwith dropp«il to Hie wa chance of b« ing us« ful. I h;i ave bribed ■ ucll n< gatíve evíd» ti< <•
Not once In the coiitho of the next
To I i I n di may he found flint the en-
nnit
explored
Iln demonstrated bis return to rom- tor, feet foremost.
the train ere w to let rne imp« rsonat** I ho dwe Hing minutely, rconi by room. rlxteen hour» but a thouaand time» glne was losing ground,
I ho apnea
Alan later took the wati-r n«-atly, the porter. Ho, should you be moved
mun*Ben; «‘ by making a round br* ak-
aa Bareuu ro-
lory by »tory, pnn lirg wltli little In- Alan qui-HtloiK'd (and, it will readily was wideilng
_ rapidly —
r« ’
"i’ uninjured an« ckmrl
be
allowed,
with
nil
i-xcuae»)
hla
»un
­
li-iiHi d thi' knob and throw hlmaelf
to follow and su< cei ed hi rutchhig up tr-renf tho.1 li Iip.irtnieiil-I by
, ... K„,„ll>IinK rn/.iael
«•v.-ry ity
In permitting
hl/.melf to h" In- over l ho rail
tooklnx up thn r»- Idpnrp of liiKby lu
"l,hou' "" •’'•’ant * in lull». v ith uh and observe anybody
anybod who
vii ih ilic.it. il io tlo- ii-h<li ii< y of I i H fliienced
to humor Jrujith
the
th<- telephone
honr- dir««/cry
rtiri'-rrv
»truck away toward thatn.nXIe < f the looks rath«-r off-col.»r in the
" J
. _
ln»l»t«tM'<»
lly n mlrin iiloua. flvlng leap, thu
party— mortai rm-my. ini'nt
lut. iit on ano
onn objr><
oble.t I --
The information he gathered from Hudson.
don't shoot the tiid party
_ will be
, ___
me ottly • " nini Ho..- Trino, , that
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one and make her it |r irty to thle wild mtn a< i onipll ili. I that Incredible f«at
Aa thia happened tho polki.e ran to
the voice that answered the name of
iml gnlnerl the platform
“Yours for th«* quiet Ilf«*,
mali whom tu loved, or el»e niaku aerial croH«-c<»'intry dnnh
-.,«0». she __ wan not - **
M
Digby over the telephone shook the »tern of the «qu ,r>-i igger. un­
Between while» the plane flew fn«t
An in lant |nll.r
f„„( ,,.|M|ra|Bd
mire
th« re.
’ TOM BARCUS.”
c.i iy momentarily I’arcuH' innate con­ moored a dory that wlta ridoix th'-re,
The second not«* yl«-ld< «1 a rommunl
Ih* h
i ;ih d that last flight of and high, cutting n direct line, n» the the engine from the special, aa the on-
viction that intimate acquaintance and threw Uieim-e|< >-»>into it
cation uHH' ii on not« paper of tb<* :4m r.leps v‘-*-u
I' ................
l"1 «° ««»»• toprnoHl floor crow filo«, athwart the enatern and Klneer upplicd the briikea.
with butHn, murder and audd« n death
During the tto Da-x-ua, at leuatl fo- t ebganc«- In a woman’s hand a with « xtraoidmary
wenlern »title».
And thia ho did •tono too noon
___ for
H,‘ •'•Uh, ndvlMi d
Was the inevitable reward of aKRoeia- brealhleer ntrp<-nK- of that, r-liaa, the hurrl« «1 ra wl
Chicago they ralRi'd an n smudge on nt the suino time Miirrophet and att­
tli<T'*to by a sound,
.
or
rnlher
a
»erle»
the
northern
hr.
tion with thin friend of hi« heart
ferryboat drew stolidly farther and
"They ar«* taking me West by ape- of riiHtiilned noundn, which had there- ‘
»rlson about one o’clock »flier appeared qr illo rear platform
“Alan bring manird to ¡lose Trine etlll farrhrr avay from the : . jr F’sr- dal train- I don't know where or why
tidore b.'. ii Inaudible to him I’oanlbly In the
___ Hffern<r»ri; thereafter som«’ lit and opeiit d a hot. •"it. thank» to the
in J» ivey I’ity at thia very m nute!” cua roc!:! r. . let! -hot!).., u.t
>3 It
tin
Jost of
In the
descents
• h; • r r/-’ i « I l«j s« o th t '
I .
'll th< ii i
0 d, i ■ ■ Ibl
tain time
the was
Identity
. __ _ to nscer * (, Idcnlng
,, distance,
,
,,f
apodal
in- the
rr -etuni
tvini.
Hl ...o
(Il’S many
j »«» tire
rt train
IlMib
breathed skeptically
he emerged a< <-r/i<-d, th - p-,hce lutlm dor; * u leul-
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—
railroad
'I h engine *”• »V
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lowly to a halt
HliUl- Hi.... «: • — •
A
a
^B¡
J
.V* <‘pt from sight round a