Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1928, Page 27

(Continued from Yesterday's Star.) St INSTALUMENT XXIL MITTEN again by panic, ran out into the lcy darl the yard. She slackened o a k and t he paused to draw Overhead the sky its legion of stars and f the afterglow. She hesi- minute, her teeth chattering lked slowly toward the v comforted and sustained gignity of the night the undefined darkness of pped forward out of the sharp outline and he saw, far down the o approaching lights of a car. Above im the house & window-pane shone yellow and the child's shadow was outlined against it for an insiant Esther sobbed and ran along the dim of radiance that the headlighis upon the earth. Her feet d and slipped upon frost-bound. came short and 1 her side. Still re in the gradually of the and the and sietionary she was beside the gasping for breath, s s of Walker was saving nher. for God's \; engine mi She clung desperately to her nd uttered sirangled bursts of speech. her breath returned, the ed her with questions, &kaptical. bewildered and finally excited At length. he checked her and swung open a car door Crazy, ch?” he commented. “Get in here, Esth I'll settle her.” She hung back. v'n’)!\?d anew N/ she'd hear v with her s0. She'd here and Walker pro- t in her hand all one mad said (‘.‘.' chief of police and ended from the car. “Maybe we neared the house, she n ah=ad,” she whispered e car out of the garsge. racing the engine, go_into 1 kiichen and wait for me there. She won't be likely to hear vou, if you step softly She backed out Eli't machine. opened the tirottle wide and waited while the kiichen door swung open. revealed the bulk of Walker 2gainst the light and closed slowly. The upper window still shone and she saw Ana Lyoff stand behind it a minute and look out into the darkness through cupped hands. - Esther Somers shut off the tumult of machinery and climbed out of the ear. An instant later, she swung the kiichen door open sgain, pushed it shut loudly behind her and turned uncertain police chief .with a He had unbut- at and had one hand hip pocket of his uni- form. His broed red face was trem- uly th uncertainty. Now what?” he whispered. She waited a ute, listening cau- o 0 the muffied sound of move- @ >nt overhead and the excited voice of Melly. Then she turned to him. ‘We've got to get her away from she muttered. “Wade, listen 'e’s a closet under the stairs, right he kitchen door. Hide there. I'll 1l her down hesila@F, “HUttsrng trresolitety, | n nodded with manifest reluc- he crossed the room. and he er on tip'ne As she went hall to the foot of the eard the closet door creak She fouzht to keep her v as she cailed: Her kneces were trembling and faint moistened her palms and fore- | s she returned to the kitchen and made a noisy pretense of occupation et the stove. After an interminable she heard feet coming down the She paused for an instant and cting herself, rattled a stove fest dragged on through the Was 1t jon or the weari- of ed body that de- AN beiget Short High EXOTIC! Patentleather tie with new lustrous rimming. heels. By 0 Al laved them? She did not dare turn ) about, but leaned with a s(iff pre- tense of preoccupation above the pots. Inr | one water was just beginning to boil. Dully, she watched the tiny bubbles waver up to the surface. “A watched pot rind told her fatuously. The ame nearer. A board com- ath them. She could not is much longer. Desperately she fought back the impuise to seream. A door stammed open violently Walker grunted in triumph. There was a feeble scuffle, 2 gasp She turned about now. They stood in the doorsay. The thick arms of the poli: chief were clapped about the woman from behind; her sides. In his bear-like grip she appeared so fragile, so helpless. An unreasoning throb of sympathy stirred the girl. Almost unwiilingly she looked into Ana Ly she saw there fright=ned. her, the rigid. mute despair of the trapped animal. She made no effort to move. but lav. relaxed, against the police chest, scemingly sustained by Only her eyes stirred. They wide and black in her sallow face exed here and there rapidly. For an instant they met 1 them she read no hint of Tecognition, Above the i the broad fa ur toque the woman wore nf Walker loomed like moon. Immense self-satis- upon it. He shilted and spoke to Esther: her hid this gur It was. it wes in her blous rl faltered. w his arms swell as the big tightened. Ana Lyoff gave a tifled cough. Tl hold her.” “find that gun.” She advanced unwillingly. The eyes of the captive did not meet hers. In- stead, they seemed fixed upon the stove where the pot seethed and grumbled. She aid not speak or flinch as Esther opened her coat and passed her hands aleng the thin waist with fts cruelly protu- e bones. The bulk of the pistol f somed no more unvielding. The drew 1t forth and held it out to- rd Walker Stick it in my pocket.’ Th!' s right. Now then relaxed his grip and caught 1t again as Ana Lvoff sagged front,” the chief proclaimed, Then he siepped back with a wide, fierce grin. “Not quite so smart as you thought you were, eh?” he taunted. Ana Lyoff gave no sign that she had heard. She raised one hand feebly and passed it over her brow. From the stair- way the child called: “Esther, what bag shall I take?" The girl ran into the hall and saw her sister leaning over the banister. “Molly,” =she directed quickly, “I want you to go to your room and stay | there. Mind me, dear. And don't| come out until I call you. Remember." She saw her small sister hesitate and | then climb back up the stairs. Walker | still stood ebove his captive when she | returnied to the kitchen. She was trem- Nins and her teeth chattered nomlv “There's no use stalling now,” Wal- ker blustered. “Answer me.” | For the first time, the woman spoke She rajsed appealing eves to Esther and said in a shaking voice: “I'm .cold. “Let her sit nearer the stove” Es- . ther begzed and with an impatient grunt Walker lifted the woman, chair and all. and plumped, her down heav- fly before the oven door. “Have you got that stone—a big, stone>” Esther asked No. 1 haven't,” the chief responded, but I'm goin' to. Now listen,” he said turning to the-woman with a flat note of menace in hiz voice. “I want that jewel, understand? You might better hand 1t over without any fuss, If not, Il have to hold you again while Miss Somers searches you. You've run out You better be nice oo ‘The woman sat straighter in her chair and controlled her trembling lips with an effort. Her hands were clenched. | “No.” she said Walkwr gave a short coughing 1augh “Have it your own way then,” he | said and leaned over to pin her arm({ to the chair back At once she sprang at him, almost overthrowing him with the flerceness of her leap. He clutched at her clum- | sily and gasped in pain as her finger- nails clawed his face. She fought him | vamp Pans B Van de Wate Z2LZUTT T pinning hers 1o | | 's face. The stark terror he ordered. ! N A Nerve-Tingling Freder e Mystery Romanc of Unusual Interest 9 Flh‘ by, Soleton & Co. with the mad furv of a cat. Twice he | gripped her and she tore herself free The kitchen echoed to the stamp and | scufMe of feet. sEsther shrank back against the wall and stared at the swift. fierce movements of the pair as they swaved and struggled toward the stove. Waiker swore aloud in pain, but Ana _yoff made no sound apart from the eline hissing of her breath Tt was brief. His strength was ton great for her. His arms were clasped once more over the writhing. frenzied | woman. She twisted, lips turned back, but_she could not wrench free | “There” Walker exclaimed in satis- | faction and at the word she bent quick- | lv and sank her teeth in his hand He cried out and she tore herself free | Frantic with pain, he lowered his head and charged PBut she had reached the stove. Ev- | | ther screamed a muffied terror-choked fo warning. He glanced up too late, tried to_dodge and slipped With her bare hands. Ana Lyoff had litted the pot of boiling water from the stove. She threw its contents | do with her? straight toward the man. His lurch 11 just arrested her,” saved his face. but the steaming watsr! mored splashed upon his leg. He fell and Ana Oh." Lyoff ran foward the door to the yard. you> It opened before she reached it. She He looked directly at Esther spun about. took A step forward and in't dead. but we better lay Stephen Cameron caught her as she ' somewhere.” tell. Her head sagged forward as he He lifted her easily as he raised her. She struggled mo longer. | The girl stepped forward and looke Still holding her. Cameron looked with | down upon the white relased face iy amazement toward th> other end of the st the crook of his chamber, at Esther pressed against the | There was pity r votee wall, at the disheveled Walker, who Foor thln. seid unsteadily rolled away from the steaming pool “Poor ecrazy (hmg She fought of water on the floor and scrambled | Could you earey her up to her room?" groaning to his feet. Blood flowed “Yes” Cameron answered, | from a scratch that slanted across the | chief's face. He pressed hand against it and looked from his red fingers to | the trooper. stupidly. “Well,” now I got her, Cameron asked at what am I going t the trooper commented, “di “Sh her dow, she and maybe you'll tell me then wha! this is all about.” She followed him. Walker “Not Quite So length, Walker stam- spok-= elbow 0 and added 1 as he bore her through the doorway, | th0% & | Cameron informed him. D. C. WEDNESDAY. Smart as You Thought You Were, Eh step in pursult and groaned loudiv but she paid him no heed. While he rolied up his trouser leg and in- spected the red scald upon his calf, he heard them mount the stalrs. He stumped about the kitchen in search of a dressing for his injury, and. finding ofl, smeared it liberally upon the burn Gradu~lly as the ‘pain siibsided, he was aware that Cameron and Esther were | still npstafrs. He cursed beneath his breath, rolled down his trouser leg tenderly and hobbled to the hall doer The traoper was half way downstairs when Walker arrived at their foot | Cameron walked past him into the parlor and bent before the lamp with | his back to the chief. After an instant hesitetion, Walker followed, | “Better call the doctor?” he asked | t | awkwardly. “I'd thought o d n d about that already facing about | ATTRACTIVE LAY-BY PLAN Join the ranks of the hundreds of thrifty customers have taken advantage of our liberal Lay-By plan. who It simply means that you may make your selection, pay a small deposit and with subsequent convenient payments your selection ke reserved until called for. Truly it's a sensible, thrifty, method of purchasing. will easy AUGUST 1, 1928.° He Taunted. and stuffing something into the breast pocket. of his shirt. “Miss Somers says he's cominz ahout 8. Away on a case and can’t be reached till then. Miss Somers has given her some of the dope he left. She's quiet.” They faced each other for a minute without speaking. At length Walker safd gruffy: “That woman's under ar- Test.’ Cameron spoke to the gleaming balls upon the Christmas tree. “She is. I ar- rested her.” Pain had shortened Walker's temper trooper territory, grandp: Go back, he advised, “and tmrd dzgree that Jap | some more. 1've got the answer to this | case right here in my He tapped his breast. he sald deflantly, “it stays.” Excitement, for a minute, dampened the chief's wrath. | “That green stone?" | “We've found it, then?" | “I found it," Cameron retorted, ac- | centuating the. first word. “She was | wearing it about her neck. And the | sooner I get rid of it, the better I'H | pleased. It's raised enough hell n those parts already. I'm going to phone De- laney right now.’ | “Ah, bull.” Walker scoffed. an's crazy. ‘She ought to be Cameron ceded, “When you try to add up she's been througl)." ‘Walker stepped toward him and Cam- eron backed away. The trooper stood with his face toward the tree, with the window behind him | “Let me look at that he- .blurted. be The wom- con- what stone a min- the chief bagge: fake—and the varn she tells, too. just cuckoo. . That's all there is to At." Cameron -looked at him steadily with slow calculation. “You and T like each other so.much." he sald at length, “I wouldd’t put it much, suppose you back up a little ‘That's much better, All right. Call that a fake, do you?” ";"yn.ih.' Walker gasped almost rever- en The Ege of, Lucifer dangled from the light gold chain in the tréoper's hand, o tethercd r. He held it up, half of- himself by ite fierce ly _he drew it up by Walm ou wonder,” he asked to get Tid of this thing?” Paper cracked and tip| “Don’t mnve bhehind hm “move. ’ Efthe T want ‘Don' of yon Little children are easy prey of flies. The tender skin is s0 easily pierced, Flies carry germs of dread disease. They taint everything they touch. Flies must be killed. 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