Show OUTSIDE THE LAW LAW Almost like like-a lIke vision the figure of or his sister stood ou out against st tho the light of at Haggerty's flashlight and Dallin Baum suppressing the cr cry of or astonishment and pain that rose ros to his Iii Iii- moved forward a vague ague intention In his mind I of or preventing her evident purpose I Then curiously like an actor in a I moving picture film JIm Jane Jane- crouched on the brink of oC tho the well balanced herself her her- her J self solf and Baum Ballin held his held his b breath ath waitIng waitIng wait wait- In Ing for her to leap Haggerty too had held his fire awed as he was by bytho I tho ho woman and tho devilish means she i had of or ending her own life lite The They waited all aU with excitement durIn during dur dur- In ing a n pause pauso of or seconds a a. fraction of or which seemed to last a a. lifetime And then from an unexpected quarter ter tor an interruption occurred and from being the cornered rat Jane Tano eluded their grasp and in a twinkling was 1 laughing at them as they b broke oko for tor forthe I tho the stairs that led upward to tho the thoI I shop As Ag th the woman stood making ready for Cor tho the leap Into the well of ga gas n. n a trap door directly over Ocr her head had been thrown open she was flooded with a brilliant light from front tho electric cIccI elec I Inc globes of oC the secret chamber overhead then a pair of or hands reached through h the opening gra grasped ped Jane b by the arms and before or Frances had to raise mise their weapons ons oils sho she was lifted through the hole In the floor leaving them gazing up at the blank square of or light In tied Lied goner Ha Haggerty gasped d gone Jone A sinister laugh mocking and cruel came canio back to their cars ears a hand was thrust through the tho opening and an automatic automatic au au- au- au pistol whined spitefully The marle marksman mall however was a 1 poor guesser for Cor the bullets flow tIow wild going going- over o their theil heads and thudding into tho the brick of or the tho cellar cella How did sho she do it Frances exclaimed exclaimed ex cx- ex- ex claimed as she crouched against one of ot the supporting pillars that held the beams overhead o How lIow did Red ned Larkin Lark in get et free Cree 3 y you ou mean bellowed in reply and anti heedless of oC the danger of oC the pistol ho passed under the tho belts with Ith their curious collection of or wheels and at a run made hastily for tho the stairs Conic on h lit life shouted Dont you ou U see what's happened ned Red lIed Larkin got goot I free Wc c got oL to stop him Reaching the stairs he was met b by Judge Crane Crone who stepped out of ot the lie wa way to allow him to pas pass You Vou first Haggerty tho the Judge ex ex- ex claimed You are younger than I am Speed counts her hero here I At the detectives detective's heels Baum leaped up the stairs Judg Crane following fol- fol lowing close behind Even as he ran ran Ballin remembered Frances Frances' possible danger and he turned speaking over his shoulder to Judge Crane Take care of Frances judge he exclaimed Dont let her ner come como up here lIe He heard protests against the order but hut he ho had no time to see sec if It he was wa obeyed for Cor at that moment he lie found Coun himself in the shop and the thc next In Instant Instant In- In stant a pair of or strong hands closed around his throat J Heres 1 two of oC them bo boys s a voice exclaimed Now The speaker paused in surprise and he released Ii His liis hold on throat n y I lJ 01 AL 1111 AU J iLU anu Jal- Jal i Hn in wheeled to find himself face tace to tora ra race face e with the chief of oC police Haggerty like Ballin Baum had been caught aught in the powerful grip of ot a police police po po- I lice LIc officer but at the tho chiefs chefs words this individual let go the detective c and stood tOOl back ack his grunt echoing the chiefs chief's amazement nt What are you rou doing down there the officer continued watching as Judge Crane turned to help Frances Prances ip up the last few steps We Ye got word you ou had cornered the tho gang and hu had I that mind master-mind p person tied lied up safe saCe and sound Where hero is she i Words Yord had evidently been knocked j out of Haggerty b by the tho sudden and unexpected arrival of his chief for he stared at the other In in op open mouthed n-mout n wonder then he hc gulped ai and d explained with difficulty I dont don't know life he muttered Sho She got a aVa away Va Ve e had her cornered d downstairs Ballin put In coming to the detectives detective's rescue And someone opened a trap trapdoor trap trapdoor door in the ceiling and pulled her up tip When as this the tho officer ox- ox claimed About a minute ago Then she's sun still here was the quick answer Because e I 1 have ha been bean standing at tJ that at door for the last ten minutes I was told there is a secret room room where where is it This way Haggerty answered arid aridas j as he spoke he start started d forward malInS' malInS making mal mak InS big for Cor the storeroom in the rear of tho shop The others were at his heels as lie he leaped Ur through ough the doorn-a doorn doorway and thc they heard him cry as he Jumped for tho secret door that was crawling lowly upward on Its rollers To Be Bo Concluded Tomorrow Copyright 19 1920 0 Thompson Feature Service Sc r vice |