Show i I II I Outside the Law Lawi I I i By By Stuart Rivers Rivers' vers 1 i I Before BeCore Frances could make mako a reply to Annies Annie's rather two edged statement Mrs Irs Langdon bearing a L tray In her hands ent entered from the kitchen CatchIn Catching Catching Catch Catch- In ing sight wight ht of or the thc two girls together at atone ono one table she paused raising her hor eyes in iii doubt as she met Annies Annie's glance lance Some ome message that l' l Frances could not fathom passed between tho woman and tho girl Irl for Mrs Lan Langdon's dons don's frown gave Place to a smile and she Rho moved mo forward forward for for- tho the table be before before before be- be ward ard placing the tray on fore Frances There was little about the tho sandwiches s the tho tea in its Us old blue pot tho the and the thc snowy snow linen to suggest est sinister undercurrent of ot crime that thal ran like a dark shadow shallow through h tho the at atmosphere atmosphere at at- of oC the tea teL room Mrs Lang Lans don a n lar large c motherly looking woman anxious apparently red hovered near the table to do what she sho could to make mako Frances comfortable and Annie leaned back In her chair supplying tho the only off color n not U te to the tho scene by bp delving into her pocket for a which she lit Inhaling tho the smoke In deep breaths Frances poured some somo of ot thoI tho tea Into the tho cup and stirred it thought thought- I full fully She Sho was considering tile tHe best besl means of ot drawing the tho other girls girl's story from her or how far she sho dared commit herself her to the character ch of or petty pett pet pet- t ty 1 criminal which she had bad at al least to Annies Annie's belief bollet assumed The Tho decision of these thes problems however however how how- ever er was as taken out of ot her hands in a 3 most unexpected manner for Cor she hind had hardly time to add sugar to tho the tea when the door opened and ana a man walked Into the room Annies Annie's lips uttered a little gasp of ot surprise as she looked up and recognized recognized the newcomer Mrs Irs Langdon also making sure of oC the mans man's Identity clicked her teeth and disappeared into the kitchen Her lIer going was rather hurried and Frances watching tho the man nian wondered a at what quarrel Mrs Irs could have with tho the gangster angster This latest arrival was the tho same man whom hom Frances had seen In the train the man who had been dubbed Red fled Larkin by the tho detective Paying no attention to Annie or without even o glancing at nt Mrs Langdon don dona a as she sho loft left the tho room ho sank slowly into Inlo a chair his eyes Ces fixed Intent intently on Franzes' Franzes face Cace Its all an right Red Annie Inter- Inter nos nosed reaching forward and touching his orm SJ Sues s 's been working out in Chicago Annie paused and turned to 1 Frances Tance This gentleman is Mr Ir Larkin Larkin Lar- Lar kin hes he's known as ns Red nell Larkin Maybe May May- Maybe abe a- a be youve you've heard of ot him Frances raised brows in well well-as surprise Yes she sho murmured ot Not for nothing had she sho conned her memory for tor or the thc namo of or a Chicago o oI criminal an and she sue added Bud Dud has haK told me something of or you OU I Do you know Bud Dud Larkin w wanted to lo know in lingering suspicion suspicion sus sus- his hl'S eyes ces still searched Fran Frances face but with faith In her 0 Mrs Langdon had failed tailed to t thor her hor though sho she had visited the lei Its teil room a hundred times In the tho p put part r.- r. r r met his gaze gazo with r Indifference Not very ery well she answered 1 H Ea jj i. i used to come into Morgans Morgan's f Youve You've heard of ot Morgans oran Thc They clo cloud d dIt n 4 It up That's Thata why hy Tm rm in New Tork Ii Larkin nodded a little smile toa J. J lag ing lii his thin lips What you ou been do doing do o oIn In lag ing out in Chicago o ho he asked aske I l Frances laughed a shrug of or her shoulders I had bid s I friend who was a 1 private bull bun In Sn a de it- it I store He lie Io gave I. C mo me th the tI tir that I was to be pinched so I j New e Yorks York's s a pretty good town l tj it 1 For tho the right kind Ind of ot girl Irl Larks Larka answered his lois lips still sUll retained the tf smile and out of tho the corn rs corners of ot wi eyes eeS Frances Prances cau caught ht a darkening et ct Annies Annie's face Cace ace So tho the girl was of ot her Red ned In that case Frances FranC 5 o o set her mind at rest without debr Annie was too top valuable to be bo lost 1st 1211 I tho the ranks ortho enemy f My 1 pal Frances add added d. d JI Burns has ha worked In New Now York Tb why h wo we o came camo here Wheres your our friend now fowl An put in lies Hes on hl his way from Crom Chicago tu teatS InS ing the freights Ho was waa va too known to tr try tho the cushions cushion like 1 I came I guess uess hell he'll bo be here hero In a ft LV d days s Ho He gave me mo the address of ci t restaurant and anel told 1 me mo to cat here bUI U Ut U til ho showed shoved up Annies Annie's face at the tho others other tion had lost the last e o ot 1 IU ito shadow and now she sho smiled at the gLi j It in frank trank approval al J You came to tho the right place N 14 said Thero aint a suspicion or oaIs It it and I guess be bo able abic to 4 dt something for you Wont ont you Red t I That depends Red fled r guardedly i 1 haven't nt heard a from Crom Susie all dl day I dont don't knO what hes he's got Sot up his sleeve Copyright 1910 i i 0 Thompson Service J Continued Tomorrow I |