Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1923, Page 37

WHE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1923. = il _— .= =5 = The door of Paul Veniza’s house |then, as though It were but a moment i ing abecut since we've been waitin ¢4 v: : . e & | Claire! She was in his arms—then |volce; ana words that he understood | “T've 1c = 5 66 99 opened for the third time—and now |gone since John Bruce had spoken. \hers. T've left the Iight burning.” ' |blackness—tnen sunbgnt again—snd [now, Hawkins' words G SR e ‘ohn Bruce laughed in a low, grim |“All the way.- Yes, that's it—after Sick at heart, John Bruce turned |then, faintly, he heard a cheer. E 2 way, and his hand, hugging the re-|twenty years. That's when I pawned |his head away. Hi e no re- ove the wat yolver in his ‘pocket, Uhtoned” and | her_twenty vears® ugo. And T |spomse. T e e e | e s motlontoms dnert T n s grip upon the | couldn' vi e 3 | v] o . o Weanon, It was Crans ot 1oaut ey v.-tm:;‘::mr fl::dmsl!;;!‘“gl:n:‘:l&{ Hawkins paid the fave, ran the car Clajre! Claire!” he cried. Fear, Aa Ususgal Romasce of Pegple Whose Very Being s S dhen T B e cavia [ ALVenin pall & o through the ferryhouse and aboard |cold, horror, seized upon him. He Pledged to Do the Bidding of Others. out from his pocket—empty ~ F el “f":‘m'";l tfl;l;l’fll Lo m’-“ ferry itself. He was mmh"lng swam in mad haste for the iron lad- Yot In fr ~ o 0 o, —tha Al with a catch of ol o 8i 3 3 By FRANK L. PACKARD Norim gront o lainit B Seiien down o ol face | Tast S e pencormea Howia i the | CFangs 2,10 S lnth, Sunmed Copyright, 1922, by #wblio Ledger Company. shock had aroused him to some stark | then o 2 nfle rade “He'll want a little air in there, | brinks of this abyss in which he was 2 then 1d Hawkins smiled suddenly reality | to which he had been|and nodded toward the clock on the |said Hawkins. “because iUs close | Sruggling. e Reart & choer dERIN strangely_oblivious, No of | cowl-board—a : . own here. s back, v w | Why were they cheeting? We ¥ (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) |porch where he could command a ST e e e | L voed aud helupesd UG isleRr | - e e e epens Dack O K ade | cheoring ~ because two men were B . view of the entrance to Paul Venlza's | He folt himself bewildered for a mo- | time. said Hawiine > |that way when the ear was turned |locked in a death grip down there In RE you ready to £0?” he| 4 ment e ganld S ki 1 eling didn't | the water below? 6§ . se. And now he stood motionless, i kins had said nothing| o = i he |into a traveling pawnshop—didn ? asked crisply. | walting with cold patience, his eyes “latre, too ferrs Ronme mad the man vomyed. s |Hiow what tough kind of customer{ ~Clatre!” he crled out sguin -y T am ready.” she | : . his eye > e remched him from r-x ouse |nn i e car stopped. A Paul might run into some time, and And then, as his hand grasped the iy i {fixed on the doorway across the street. { across the s 5 erry, just berthing, was beginning|I'q want to get in beside him quick jlower rung, she opened her eves ) swered steadily. | He was there because Crang was All right, Hawking! Go ahend:® | 10 diSgorge its stream of m#tors and |to help, and I—" The old cabman |slowly, and a tremor ran through her “Very well, then,” sald Crang, “you | either at the present moment within | Where was Faul LEEEREL] straightened up. The car was at the | frame. had better go out and get into the old | the house. or presently would, come | had got into the car. cas | “We're first in line,” said Hawkins, | extreme forward end of the ferry—| She lived! Was he wealk with the e e Ith Tawhins ana | L the house. It was nearly 8 o'clock. | moving forward. Wasn't Paul Veniza | nodding his head. '“We'll have and suddenly ft leaped forward.|sudden revulsion that swept upon him I c g0 with k a The old travellng pawnshop was |going, too? a minute or two ‘Jump, John Bruc Jump clear!” old now? Was that it? e tried to carry | me drawn up before the door. Weil, it did not matter, John Bruce nodded back indiffer- Hawlkins cried. “There's only two of |her up—and found that it was be “But’—Claire looked In v He had no definite plan now. No there. And it w; His eyes were flxed on the going_all the way—and that's|vond his strength. And he could iy S e plan was needed. He was simply | way to S 4 ¥ that he could just see through |Crang and me! Claire and Paul'll be lonly cling there and wait fo s i - | waiting for Crang. a chance would come, must 3 ferryhouse. Certainly, Claire (along in another car—tell them it was | gjstance from above, thankfu | His eves had not left the doorway. | would make one s would not stay down in the confined | an accident, and—-"" for the support the water gave I kmow I Qid" Craug interrupted {Suddenly, . he leaned a little for- | John Bruce ran swiftly out into the |space of the ferry's runway all the ' John Bruce was on his fest—too | weight. It was strange! What w e o tbut swe'ra all here a lttle | Yard: The door opened. No: it was |stroet, and, as the car turned the co If she did, Crang wouldn ate. There was a crash, and the col- | those red stains that spread out an usquely. “but we're all here only Hawki He relaxed again. . swung himself lightly and s face set. Quite unconscious!y |lapsible steel gates went down before | tinged the w him? His carly and there's lots of time to| Only Hawkina! John Bruce's face ! in beside Hawk: Crans | his hand had gone to his pocket, and | titn plunEIng Cor. And the guard chain |arm? Yes, ho < . His sountermand the other car.” He indi- | rew a little sterner, his 1ips a little {would not know. The cur -l he found his fingers now snugglin 4 , e ockets. | shoulder and arm 058 o Armay; more tightly compressed. Only Haw. the backt of the drivers seat hid jagain around the ik ol DAL Ol B S i e i s “nis | S e exsed, aw- v ea a a e wea v o t apped his cated Paul Veniza with a Jerk of s (15 [0 5 °0ld man who. wwayed | the interior of the car from view. . | there: GAPORFEHECTIAY | Ha resladianallost Kin BAIANOS Ry | D O et o e oy | o . 's T a ¢ H i 3 vrec o strength, that must be sapping it now ‘e " head. “He's far from as well as he|there outside the door. and whose| FHawiine turned mis head, stared| Amd then he looked at Hawkins— | tom ayms, > Dlece e e by el SAY BAYER when you buV—‘%fl‘me 1 sail was last night. At least vowll admit [face was covered with his hands. — |into John Bruce's face for an Instant, [and stared again at the other, ot blood spurt from | * " Claire whispered. “You that Tm a good doctor, and when 1| Mo Watched Hawking = The old cab-{half In a startled, halt in a curiously | startled. Strange, he had not noticed I e o e e e T e e Bt th g0 this morn- | man moved blindly along the side-|perplexed way, made s though toit before! The smile on Hawkins |car shot out in midair, diving madly ) He burled his face in the great wot | «ll you he is nof o g ! walk for the few steps that took him |speak—and then, without a word.|face did not hide it. The man seemed ! for the water below, and he was|masses of hair that fell around her. | ing that ought to be enough for both | to the corner, and turning the corner, | gave his attention to the wheel again. | to have aged a thousand years; the |thrown from his feet. he found him- ak? No, he was not weak!' He | f vou. Tl phone and tell them not out of sight of the house, sat down | The car rattled on down the block. |0ld face was pinched and worn, and |kelf clinging to the footboard, fight-|could hold her here always—always | | When you see the “Bayer Cross” on tablets you ar getting the genuine Bayer Aspi proved safc & o the edge of the curb, and, with his | John Bruce, as silent as Hawkins, | deep in the faded, watery blue ey : G He feiv Har eiutih asaaomieany by millions and prescribed by physigians 23 vears for 1o send the limousine ) Boilaer munk Tocwara: Huned: Lis [Momed Ahoka On the fevryl, ¥ex |vars Tuit avd acons At eiey|imE wlaly o resel (e Qootiindie | | HE (¥ Reciclonh spasmadloatly se ) <O 1 S & StIl Claire hesitated. Paul Veniza | face in his hands again. [that was iti Tt was @ long wa ympathy for the mnn surged upon | " | And—and Hawkins, John?" had closed his e | na John Bruce understood; and |Staten Island. Claire would not stay | John Bruce. He could not tell Haw- « was a terrific splash. A |faltered. H ang shrugged his shoulders. |hix fingers, in his pocket, anuggled | cooped up in a closed car below; she |kins, but He reached out, and rush of water cloged over him. | He lifted his head and stared at Fou ou like. but 1 don’t | curiously around the revolver that | woud go up on deck to get the air. (lafd his hand on the other's arm. fear, madness possessed his|the water. Little waves rippled | she Colds Headache fsginer— ept_into his | was hidden there. He wanted to go|And even if Crang accompanied her. | “Don’t take it too hard, Hawkine,” “Clat coe e Cituirs | Rorons 18 suvtate: EniiBoling Facy e Lim any Jo¥ |to that old bent figure there in its!it would not prove very dificult to | he said gently. “T—perhaps—parhaps | i e Lo OmEboY ke SHETCe R oo . e y S S e SEre e R (1 yoult qor P Y nears sy o olefwis o Here—snd samehow Hawkins | SaUshcialiyiCat piay. Fhsrs oAt A Toothache ~ Rheumatism have him it ¥ | now %o obviously fo get a grip upon He looked around suddenly and in- | that something may happen.” Al not kpown O e y paore mever | | £ have bim onsequences.” | himself. But he did not move. He|tercopted . furtive. puzzled glance R L™ homi |5 o% Noilnd thsidoor Iiangle) now! | Wonlaive_ Hemikde no dnsier, . T Eor s aire simply—and as lcould not tell Hawkins what he meant | cast at him by Hawkins down over his gears he got the |The pressure of the swater seemed | whispered again. - e Neuritis Lumhagq Paul Veniza lifted himself up suddenly | to_do. i ; | And then Hawkins spoke for the |slgnal to move forward. “Do I 100k lto pit ftself against his strength. Hel| “I think a—a gear jammed . - K W protest: she furced him gently back | Were thes minutes or wero thes | Arst time." h o Uik’ thate" 11 thought 1t all out {worked Iike & maniac. it op: He [ something,” he said huskily up e couch again s better | ho 4 se Aga he front | “You'd better ge . John e | last on't feel that way. | g ag. . 0 UKLy, . . . . Aon the e and for a moment | door of Paul e Eain the front | o Youd better got off, John Druce.” |lnst night, and I don't feel that way. fhad it mow! It opened. He could| He heard her epeak agafn. but her v_ = Neuralgia Pain, Pain hat way.’ s . said |71 tell you what s thinking | scarcely see In the murky water— volce was very low. He b his head 1alked to him in low ‘qu\n.\‘ !unll »fll{.’l“) John RVHXN‘ leaned tensely | done all you could, and God bless you |about I was just thinking that ];n the indistinct outlines of two | unti] it rested upon hers then kissed him, and 1o and walked ‘f“{:’“d“‘l L}i(‘:”' Ihlf"llnl\ll flh»]r‘“ul not | over a:inll Ca QYx‘lllEl”“ for it. but 5‘4‘\1‘14 d something today when 1 left my [ forms undulating grotesquely, the | words. 5 5 out from the room bl aire eves drank in|can't do anything more now, and It |room that I haven't done before— ands o H ound w o v = o . N T Cramg, With & runt of approval. | th siim, littl &nfl:i{;’fiur:::lmfi:uh-.}‘\:—on;‘z do You any £00d to come any | fwenty vears. Ive left the Sens | rue ot Bone Teaibad AROUNL Khe CDSAGIASKE dISWKINS—dénr '* Accept only “Bayer” package which contains proven directio oward the -pho; | 3 o0 s sture, no | further.” burning.” g ot s woaaas ] e - e F s . itV Faul, Veniza had raised | movement, no single line of face or| “No." sald John Bruce. “I'm going 08 rice ‘stired’ a ifitle Help. | DCSUBE_within his raxch & woman'a| A great mist deemied to gather & Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets—Also bottles of 24 and 100—Drug; his_e . m s escape him. was per- fall the way, Hawkins.” . = v e 21 Te wasd seaned 10 i i S hridacks )”('3:-'.;]; turned contronted the [haps the last time that he would noel Hawkins relapsed into silence. They You" seld Hawkins, He amilea| 0oE3 were il aire!: Tt was | scemed " fo como again. Hawki Ay other with darkenes her. He would not see her in his|were pear the battery when he spoke|at John Bruce. “bon’t vou worry “Tt {8 not too at the |prison cell—he would not let her go |again. about me. Mabbe don't under- fast Aomnenty" g ce was | there | "“All the way,” Hawkins repeated|stand, but that's all I've been think- | Wrawn with agony. "I know you for | tssued from his ! what you are, and in the name of God a s nge and broken little T arge you'not to do this thing. It . was gone mow. She had | j« foul and loathsome, the basest pas- | ¢ walk and entered the | AT (m“.m{ slon—and whatever erimes luy at|traveling pawnshop. The curtains | \ | Your door, oven if murder be among | were down, and she was hidden from W il e e is comparable | sight. ~ And for & moment thers The C d A 5 ! ihem, no oo of them Is cOMPATERE | Sl€hiea & blur ana mist betors Sonni e Conar partments i, 1 ou _desecraie a soul | Bruce's o —then Hawkins, still | day God gave it life, [around the corner, still with crouched - ando—' | shoulders. still with his face hidden 13th and Eye Sts. NNW. ‘fhe red surged into Crang's face.|In his hands, took form and grew | et S ot b e s R B e ond T g Sy ' out hoarsely. | tle while, Hawkins rose slowly, and - = . Dama yout” he flung out RoaraalE | O T etk alonk. the ateeet. ana| Furnished and Unfurnished ' \ ! i | A fng—understand?” | climbed into the drivers seat of tho | W: laughed out raucously v wed- | traveling pawnshop. and sat fum-| Apartments For Rent Alng morning—and I'm in & hurry!” (bling at the wheel with his hands Paul Veniza raised himself & 1ittls | m——— face was—white e v on your| [UNASNE S | One large room, P Ao Goa nave meres 3 PINELYPTU 1 kitchenette, bath. rom | I ra tared for a_ moment, : o Sutned on his heel—and laughed PASTILLES. and dressing closet. 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