Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1923, Page 40

“PAWNED” An Unusual Romance of People Whose Very Being Is O edged to Do the Bidding -ef Othets. By FRANK L. PACKARD tuthor of “The Miracle Man,” “From Now On,” etc. Copyright, 1922, by Public Ledger Company. “|off THE EVENING STAR, WASHING ness sense tells me that I'd be better with, say, & hundéed thousand dollars in my pocket. Lo you get the idea, my dear Mr. Bruce? 1 am sure | you do.” And as your medical adviser, for vour health is still very much involved, I would strongly urge you to ‘write the letter. But at'the same time I want to be perfectly frank with you. There is a tail to it as far as you ure concerned. “I have a passage in my pocket—a first-class passage, in fact a state- room_where you can be secured 8o m tel ne to thin] figure out. where you stand.’ Crang backed to the doo¥. The door closed. John Bruce heard the key turn in the lock. He stared about him at the miserable surround- ings. Thirty minutes! He did not need thirty minutes, or thirty msec- onds, to realize his position. o was not even sure that he was thankful for the reprieve. It meant half an hour more of life, but— Cornered like a rat! To go out at pen from his pock: r t] edge of the paper, and in a minutely small hand, he began to write rapidly. At the end of & fow minutes John Bruco stood up. There aign nor mark upon the an almost invisible impression made by his thumb nail, which he had set a8 a slgn post, as it were, to Indicate where he had begun to write. It was a large shect of unruled paper, fools- cap.in size, and there was but little like. lihood of reaching so far down with the letter that Crang was so insistent TON, D. ©. FRIDAY,' NOVEMBER 23, 1923. —;__—_—_—__fi“— ——————— the two men. “Beat it!" he snapped— and the room empty ugain, save for Bruce, he tapped Wwith the muzzls Piek d Crang; the bond between them one that no ordinary means would break. His brain seemed to go around in circles now—Claire, Larmon, Claire, Larmon, Crang * * He lost track of time—until suddenly he heard a key rattle in the lock. And then, quick and silent as a cat in his movements, he slipped across the earthen floor and flung himself face down upon the mattress, A moment more, and soma one prodded him roughly. His hair was the weapon on his flesh—it went a little deeper. Stop!” he screamed out in | himself & mulated paroxysm of terror. "1l dictate. sald Crang coo €9 over there to the table,| then, and sit down.” He turned to ! (To be continued tomorrow.) ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT glves befmanéfnt 9, Kellogg’s Bran the hands 6f a degenerate dope flend ‘ 88 {® * s the man had been cunning | ¢ enough ¢ ¢ ! ! John Bruce paced his little section of the cellar. His footsteps made no upon having, but he did not propose in any event to superimpose anything over what he had just written. He could always turn the shoet and begin at the top on the other side! Again he begun to pace up and down across the soft floor, but now there was a grim smile on his face. Behind larmon and his enormous wealth lay Larmon's secret organi- zation, that, once set In motion, would have little difficulty in laying a dozen Crangs by the heels. And Crang was yellow. Lot Crang bus for an instant realize that his own skin was at stake and he w squeal without hesitation—and wi had narrowly escaped being trag would dissolve into opera bouffe. Also, it was very nice indeed of Crang to see that the message reached Larmon's hands! And it was the way out for Claire, | too! It was Crang who had men- | tioned something sbout two birds | with one stone, wasn't it? Claire! John Bruce frowned. Was he so sure after all? There seemed to be some- | thing unfathomable between Clair may maké certain you do not ship prematurely at the for South America, on a steam- ling tomorrow afternoon. The is made out in the name of Star.) rumpled, his face anxfous and de- - | Jected, as he ralsed himself on his elbow. Crang and two of his apaches ||| were standing over him. Onc of the || latter held an gly-looking stiletto. | “Stand him up!” ordered Crang. John Bruce mads no resistance as the two men jerked him unceremoni- | ously to his feet. | Crang came and stared into his of medical etiquette,” he sald. I sent to San Franclsco and got the dope on the quiet about this Mr. Lar- mon,x nd out that he is an enor- mously thy man; and I alsc mous ! n bl sound on the soft earth. This w e hsussihe el ot ‘ou seem to have taken it for condemned cell; his warder pretty 4 e granted that I would agree to your Of gunmen whose trade Wi me? Two birds with o 1" sald John Bruce pleasantly.! Larmon! They had not been able oy D with dneutony; S| Crang answered shortly. to trick Larmon into their power o Clalre: and Larmon coughing up the |+l &ive you credit in wome respucts sasily, because thers wasn't any dough to save your hide and save | for not being altogether a fool.” }]h'klnm o there was—John himeelf from being exposcd for wh jin other words sald John Bruce, | Bruce, coho Nruce was the bait Rl e Yif 1 will trap Mr. Queer! Queer that he had ever met | Larmon into coming here so that you Larmon, and queer that the end Wer. TRy | ol huve him in your power und can should ' come like this. _ Faustus ot ; Pt S0 un- |yl him until you have squeezed out hadn't had his fiing yet. That quill ahd < dreams | 0" P " \Chat you consider the fair|toothpick with which he had wm(n'ii h M 00 | mount he should pay a¢ blackmadl, | #igned ik Shere Bad: M &lor do away with him, perhaps. if he | John Bruce stood stock still—his auill tootnpici. h &5 obstinate, [ am to o freo and sall |eyes suddenly fastened on the plece s whose head | for South America tomorrow after- | of paper on the table. T Al w listening | noan; fatling in this, T am to snuff My Go John Bruce whispered pae. | out—1 think vou called it—at the | hoarsely. “Well, I guess you've got it now, |hands of ecither yourself or this He ran silently to the door and ls- all of it, haven't you?" Crung snarled. | gentlemanly looking band of apaches | tened. He could hear nothing, He ran “IUs lucky for you Larmon's got the |you huve gathered around you.” back to the table, threw himself Into coln, or I'd pass you out for wht ou haven't made any mistake so | the chalr, and snatching the sheet of you did the other night. As it is | far:™ 1O e He jerked | pAper toward him took a fountain |!'(‘u'l"" getting out of it ight. Thére's his hand toward the tab “It's that | Paper on the table. You write him paper there, or your hide” | i letter that will get him down here | “Yes" said John Bruce slowly. Hel » with a blank chedk in hls pocket. s n instant, set-faced. Int (Continued from Yesterday é¢ HO 1 am?" he repeated, “What do you mean?" vang for the moment is silent. He' scemed to be waging w battlo with himsclt €6 control his passion. “I'm too clever a man to lose my temper, now I’ got yo he rasped . “That's about the size ofyour mentality! The sweet, naive, inno- cent role! Yes, 1 suld a suiveling hypoerite! You don't cat dope, but perhaps you've heard of 4 man nar Tarmon—: Gilbert Larmon of 8 Francis To John Bruce it s d as though Crang’s words in th - effes were something like one of thos: blows the same had dealt on his wounded side in_ the other night. They and rob his mind of qu and wvirllit and yet he Sure that mot a muscle o relief because it is ALL BRAN!| v will | of whol better, better—if they Every member of enjoy better health — cat {| work better, sleep eat Kellogi's Dran regularly, Its natural, positive work for health| Kellogg's 1] 18 actually a blessing to humanity! | ready to eat. It ix delightful ||| Kellogi’s” gives permancnt reliet | coroal, or sprinkled over vour || from constipation because it is ALL | vorite hot or cold cereal. | BRAN! It is scientifically prepared | popular | to rglfeve suffering hum | constipation, Kelloge's I intestir toxic poisons your and contal ctors as salts and r clements | eustaining 1ife! Bran is cooked and 1 guess from the look of Crang leered, “youw've put in thirty minutes to good advantage. You're about ready to write that let- 't you?" | John Bruee looked around him mis- rably. He shoo head, No 5 you, those Tei santl espoonfuls of an cleans and purifie 1 tract; it clears aw nd frées vou from dangers of many dreaded discuse: las well as from sick t atism and mental xnd epression. A week' this great nature food will prove that its work for health is wonder- ful! hotels, clubs Consider Kellogg’s Bran as altaurants serve Kellogg's Bi food. It is not a laXative nor a| individual packages. Ask for it at medicine. Bran iy the outer coating restaurant. All grocers, for ca Delicious e with Kellogg' printed on e “Sure—I with each meal. perturbably. with the stiletto. said Crang im- | d to the man | 1e's more used to | better. ok think John Bri was quit ) Tl help you ! check is goinig it would “I know yo <aid John uo doubt thix what is the telegram ang was oh villy, mething | own.” to the effect that Al ‘s imme- | John Diruce diate nee fn New York was im- And if I don that you were in serious tes. And In orde Mr. Tarmon, ‘e no_ suspicions or anxzioty’ to his own per- onal safc was to go on his arri to Ruyne-Miloy Hotel, but was, under the R L. P It o make hand in fts 1d Anderson, took to b Last Side. “Leavir instructions oight. Am ¢ tc iowill fo Arrive Wed sedinely anxious KT LARMO sut how He denying It was simply how much different open. n_and and an | the table d ring of gam! Your fool h delfrious—un John Tiruc white, took stopped, cuddenly forward-—and cd wickediy id 1 committed g unpleasantly, comfortable most ' unfe ving me to 8 no frar of hiS opening his Crang studied the for w moment. with & smile that was hideous | n alignancy. not. sur path in any case, though | '—his volce rose sudden- | teeth, to word it “He here through t Crang | ¢ Wil be while the | bank; for “Well, then, go ahead narrowed. his voice was You mean—- Johu Bruce | hoarge | | tersely. ing of th. AMir. 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