Show I I OUTSIDE 0 LI 15 1 D L THE TI-IE I H L LAW X xi LA By STUART RIVERS Tho Tue moment Frances left lert the tile bus she regretted her action What hat chance sh she asked herself had she of ot catching either cither Baums Baum's or 01 the gray ray automobile that was as whirling whirling- toward Fifth Firth avenue a In an apparent c effort Cort to catch tho the car ahead She hc considered for or an nn Instant tho the plan of ot Jumping into a L taxicab and following but hut even as the thought ht rushed through her brain she realized realised she had little to gain gaii aln One of Susies Susie's men possibly Susie herself was in the tha gra gray car car the they would see sec I rec roe recognize her hei and and thu the natural question would be he Why Isn't she he up at al Hal Bal i Frances c g was on the tile point of turning back to tho the curb with tho the intention of ol hailing hailing- another bus when a crash faint al above o ovo the tile roar of an au elevated train camo caine to her ears front from farther down th the block The Tue of splintered wood was followed b by the tite shouts of men and in an opening in tho the traffic as aM th the tho I girl stood on tiptoe to l see bee ce she ahe he caught I sight of or the gray machine tipped sideways side I U ways B at a precarious angle TheYo had an accident she sho br in an all excited whisper Oh 11 if r 1 I were only down there Without wasting all any amt moro more precious I time In iii useless speculation tho the girl Irl I turned turne and md walked walled rapidly toward thi tho t sc scene nc of or the smashup By the time sho reached the car cat that thil t had driven head on Oil into Inlo a truck that had haul been coming in the opposite tion a good size sl crowd had already col col- Ic-cled Ic shoving her way Avay between bet time the press of ot people Frances stared with L eyes at the thc tall figure uro of or a I. I woman who apparently had just stepped step tcp ped from rein the machine To bo be observed ed at that moment would be ono one chance in ten thousand but that one chance fell rell against Frances because be- be causo cause in that instant tho the woman turned and looked squarely into InlO tho the girls girl's rocc foce A gasp of escaped from frOIn Frances Frances' lips for or tho the other was Jane Jano n A police officer officer- shouldered ered his wa way 30 through the crowd and approached tho car Lear notebook in Sn han hand your OUr name Miss iss' iss ho imo asked icar touching touching- Jane Jano Ih lightly Ur on the cum arm to at- at t. t h u V 4 11 My 1 name sho sue answered In surprise Why In do 10 wish ishm you ou m my name w erent you in the acel accident ent the officer asked this tills your earI oar ear I was cro crossing tho the street Jane re ro- ro Lurn turned d This Tills car almost run ran Into me The Tho man studied the womans woman's face Cace frankly doubtful of ot her statement You mean you OU didn't Just get got out out- of or tillS thin car nr he ito e p Why hr Jane smiled and shook her hel head It SIt might mig o ha looked that at way say to you ou she sho answered But I was crossing tho the street fiR JIH I J tol told you If you ou dont don't be le- le lieve c me ne ask the time driver driven 1 I never no saw him before Core In my nn life I e How Jow about that thai the officer in inquired in- in turning to the same sanie ac chauffeur who had t driven drivell n Francea Francc out to this tilts woman in your car Tho The man shook his illS h head all gazed into Tanos Jans face faco No 0 ho lie growled Never Nover saw her before But lint what aro are you OU going oln to do about this tills tills- A 4 man stopped from tho tile crowd and and again Frances g gasped d lot for she sho him as Morrison the tile man luau she haul hall last seen in lit the tile house next door to Judge Jud e Cranos Cranes n ton l' nt 1 I Ih fe fours four's i-i i words i with a quick luick I c g. g gesture e t H of one ono hand and ami turned to tho thu police of officer of- of II fleer quite right officer ho lie said I enl o evenly I am ani well Vell acquainted l with this tills lad lady Her name Is Miss IttS Jane I you OU ma may have IHl heard of her her and and It Isas Is IsaB Isas as aB she site told you OU I 1 saw hel leave lea that side simle of or the street a moment b before fore the cars str struck ck do do Mr 11 Oh how flOw o you Morrison Jane Jano exclaimed 1 aa as h ho lie finished speaking III its Jl awu awfully good of you For FJ some reason they wish to connect me inc with I this accident Still the officer with the evidence c of or his own s senses n s to buck up his ItIs opinion j I Stared starel in disbelief I Lot Let mo mc have havo your our name nam anyway anyay he muttered opening his little book And An your oUr address Certainly Jane Janc answered with a n smile But I fall faU to see what goo good d it will do 10 I dont don't know kno a no thing about abou out t tho accident I was looking tho the oth otheA other othe r na As A she spoke sine sho turn turned d her eyes eye s again to the tho crowd but anticipating Lb the action b by ly some In instinct Frances ducked ducke d quickly behind 1 tho thu backs of seine jomo me men U dU and moved n aWa away asay a l thousand conflict ing Ing- thoughts surging surging- through he her r ml mind n d. d To be continued tomorrow Copyright 1020 1121 b by Thompson on Feature e I |