Show ti I r. r The Day ay ayL L c o I Days F r By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE I C 1911 by br the Frank Prank A. A Munsey Muney Co t- t SYNOPSIS J P Pore ro-nal ro val Sybarite bookkeeper r r rc for tor th the th play Kismet and asks Allen VIolet Prim and Georg Brots boarders to make up hie bl bi party Geor O thinks think Madre Madge Lessing U Ia really Marian Marlan lon heiress trying to ee e. ee cape cap from marrying Bayard son aon of Brian b her bel r guardian After After the th play Molly Leasing Is to accented oaths r the door of the the- boarding housby house hou by br a awry wry wr 1 young man maD In evening clothed Th The two talk out of P P. Syb Byba- Byba H earshot A At Molly's re request Sybarite detains th the young man while hll she ahe eee aeI In a taxicab Th man rune run after her bel leaving ble his hat containing an address Following him finds himself In a gambling 1 house hous The Th twisted mouth man Is II mot ot th there r sybarite 1 risks risk his hi only IS 5 and wins M aoe Wrecking breaking 1 the bank th the gambling house bou keeper trio trie to rob Sybarite A raid by the district dis triet attorney gives give hIm a to escape es se- cap cape dressed In policeman with hi his winnings r He H. finds And himself an unintentional to- to In a lady lady's s boudoir la in a neighbor c Ing log house houe Just Sut In time to prevent ent her murder mur- mur der dr by her husband huband a masked man with witha a twisted mouth The latter escapes a. a he 1 The woman is II the n notorious Mrs Inch secretly married to Bayard He Iii want to get rid of her so eo that he can ean marry Marian Marlan Mrs Mn bobs sends send Sybarite for tor Red November a gangster gang gang- t i ate ster ter and he meet meets Brian Drian Sybarite saves save a young man whom November November No No- vember ember Is II trying to drug The young man mM manIs II Is wounded and Sybarite takes him home f. f to his hta Ia apartments apartment The young man Peter Kenny is 18 Sybarite Sybarites Sybarite's Syba Syba- rites rite cousin Marian Marten is I. at a society masquerade in a hotel and Perec Perceval Per- Per ec ceval Ce goes lOe there In Peters Peter's suit ault Molly Letting Leasing and Marian toa are the lh t same ams Perceval warns warn her against Bay Bay- aid ard t. t r j 44 haYnOn Is I. Mrs Inches husband Sybarite Sybarite Syba Syba- rite Induces Marian Marten to to break with Bayard t j 1 After B Sybarite hands hand her to her carriage car carriageS S he Is I. arrested by the hotel 1 P Perceval 1 Is detained by on a ar r charge of ot theft while Marian Is I. spirited a away ay Perceval clears clear himself and seeking seek seek- lag ing the girl 1111 goes ItOU to Brian house houle Brian drops crops s dead before Perceval Per Per- ceval can learn Marian Marlan He Ue J goes to D Bayard yard apartment ent en- en t fi te Urine by the tire fire escape l Bayard murdered by Red November No No- vember ember I Is found toun by Sybarite The latter finds a telegram telling him tartan Marian is a prisoner bound for tor an insane asylum Seeking Becking her in an automobile he hires hIre hi his ch chauffeur to Intercept Red November tryIng try try- Ing to escape from the police pollee CONTINUED It wa sR not the tbt that t ho hp had bad bt- bt btu been u led to expect but the same mt a ln Into which hl he he had bad ae assisted i l Marian Marlan at nt the hl bizarre irre T. T Orbits trout front seats neat bt were wert two meni men- men j i H Heit I November himself at the th driver drivers side n revolver In either hand hund Whom f the thi hod body of the car cur might contain I P Pi i could flUid not say There was on onI out one I IrI at lit least leant If It ho hI might trust toU to U the most swift of or In one hasty glance i th fur for want nt window windows a as the th car bur bore down upon Novembers November's O M weapons weapon spitting spit spit- ting flag fir en conid II n. n could not say but bat he could guess M. M and guessing he knew hit his auto auto- la in his hi grasp to be useless He lie Hed Hedared d dared r not fire tire upon the gangster for f fear f loosing loo a wild bullet into th the bo body of the car air Now Sow the they were within fifty feet of ODe ene another By contrast with the appI apparent ap ap- pI parent parent nt slowness lowness of the touring car to ret get In motion the maroon limousine seemed seised already to have haTe attained locomotive locomotive locomotive loco loco- motive speed peed A yell 1011 and a shot hot from one of ot Novembers November's No No- vember's revolvers P. P Sybarite saw I the bullet score the asphalt not two to feet flet from the forward wheels wheel warned them to clear the tbt way as the gang leaders leader's car car r swerved wide wid to in mas And on this th the touring car to get out of ot control swinging across the street Im Immediately the other crowded cr dc 1 d to the gutter attempted to take the curb but tb the wheels mooting mM It nt pt an angle not bot sufficiently acute the tbt maneuver failed nile T Tova of ot yells Novembers November's driver but shut hut down the brakes not a 8 thought too loon soon not nUl soon enough Indeed to I avoid old a Collision that crumpled a mudguard mudguard mud mud- guard ax as though It had been hern a thing of ot ota pasteboard a Simultaneously P. P Sybarites Sybarite chaut- chaut chauffeur t tour ur set the brakes and with the agility ty of ot a hounded rabbit seeking lt Its burrow bur but row dived from hi his hilt spat seat to the side Ride of ot th car ar farthest the kun gangsters In In I an instant he pe e was underneath It Sybarite T on 00 the other ither hand bund had Y I leaped Ped before the the cars car came together Staggering ta M tf puce pace or t two two and o and till nil the thC Ume time under tinder fire heat fire re he at length found not six feet from the limousine It bad stopped on In this position he bt comm commanded ded the front seats scats wit without bout great danger of sending a shot a shot through the body Ills nl weapon rose rolle mechanically and quite deliberately i h he be took tool aim atm making makinI assurance assurance doubly sure throughout what seemed H an age made sibilant by the singing past put his head of ot the Infuriated j S s I r i i r r r t is Jp h rS I true But hi his finger never tightened upon th the p trigger November 1 had ceased firing and was plucking nervously at the slide of or hi his bill automatic l His ii driver had bad jumped down and was scuttling madly up the street In a breath P. P Sybarite r realized what was wan the matter Novembers November's an an- hot from tram teat fast tiring firing had bad choked chok- chok ed on an empty shell With a sob nob of ot excitement the littleman little littleman littleman man lowered d his weapon and flung dung himself upon the gang anK leader NOT November ember rose to meet hind revers reversing lag ing his bis pistol and aiming at P P. Syba Syba- r I s II t 1 1 if l I G 5 z Dont cream tI he h pleaded rites rite's bead a murderous blow This however boweTer the little man was alert lert to dodge November came bodily into his arms Grappling the two reeled and went down P. P Sybarites Sybarite's fingers closing on the throat of ot the assassin Just as lIB th the tatters letters head struck the pavement with brutal force torce The man shivered grunted and lay still P. P Sybarite disengaged and got sot on his feet teet Then suddenly he bet quickened to the the- circumstances The thing thinK was finish finish- finish finish- ed November st stunned nned and h helpless at nt his feet teet Novembers November's driver off oft the crowd swarming s do down upon him the police an imminent menace Now If It Marian were In the body of ot the maroon car as he believed he must get tet her ber instantly In out oot of ot It and nd away i Before the police pollee and dete detectives could overtake and apprehend them both His llla chauffeur was crawling ignominiously igno igno- ly out from beneath the tour tour- with rJ r with a II countenance livid Uld with grime crime and the pallor of ot fright Meet Meet- tog IDI ng the the- eye eye or of of his employer he be grinned grin grID ned nod a sheepish grin In P P. Sybarite seized the chauffeur by bythe bythe the arm Are Ar you hurt burt Not ot 10 cents cent worth much less 10 No 00 such luck luckl I His Hla mouth to the tell fellows fellow's ow's ear P. P Sybarite whispered hoarsely Un book your jour our license number throw number throw It t In the car car get get ready to to mo mole move t on the word lady in that I car ar I Iove love lOTI ove her understand understand- we WI must get l her rr away another away another thousand in this for tor you hn Gote the man cut In smartly R Swinging about P P. Sybarite Jumped neon the running hoard board of f the maroon ear car w wrenched the door open and stumbled bled led III in inIn In her tr evening p rr frock ck and her cloak of or t furs firs Marian lay huddled In a U torner tor eor- oar ler wrists and ad tinkles ankles alike nade trade tl fast t I with heavy heuy twine her mouth closed ight tight by bI a a bandanna handkerchief I passed massed round hf he her jaws and knotted at attie i tie nape of ot her ber n ck Dont scream he pleaded as whip whip- ping ting out a pocketknife he severed her herK bonds K Dont do anything but defend de- de de do pond fend nd on me Ill I'll get Jet you clear of ot this yet lIe He t fancied a It Cotten softening Ins look In her wide and frightened eyes eyeN of ot a child hUd hUdAn An instants instant's work loosed her scored nd excoriated wrists wrists In another I the bonds fell tell from her ankles Deftly unknotting un un- knotting notting the bandage that closed her mouth he asked could she walk With difficulty in a II husky and painful whisper whis- whis per er bu but still courageously she told him lm yes yea Hoping rather than counting on 00 this assurance he hi Jumped out nut and offered hlll his is hand She hf put It hers into It and tind It wets was cold as 1111 bees 1111 surreal rust rose stiffly tottered re F r. the door and fell Into his arms mis I IA A uniformed breaking through tin till r rond II them seized P. P hold him fast Who Who's this ho hp gabled gab Jab hlll led Ila ii brandishing if a vaguely vague- vague I ly y hll listA lI listA list t. t A yon 1011 tool fool I P. P Sybarite nipped Let Lt 1 t VII to nod and catch that KI ore oter till there If joure youre worth woith Oil III Wilt salt t He III It II cI d ht hU hi free free- freehand hand In the di dl- eUlon t f Ken u I I by Vi oita ls-i's ls driver heap th and vii with ii tit sot protest the leen I etl him huu butted d hl his hisM seal 1 M I hr h till the crowd and ii o rl rid l. l An n arm arm boldly about Marian's Marians waist I Sybarite hn helped her to the th step tep s of ho the ind nr blessed that t among who was set and nd ready In hl his seat Oo Go Jo P P Sybarite cried rI d to the chant chaut- four r ur The crowd gave way before fore the lun lunge e of ot the car cu I They were halfway to Fifth avenue U W WJ was J though U t o t J r f tum turned d the thi corner orner before It was fairly started In five fi minutes hid had thrown It off lilT entirely and were running free tit at ii a moderate pace up Broadway Boadway Just t above Columbus Circle Where to now no boss the chauffeur pre presently Inquired P P. Sybarite Sybarite- looked Inquiringly at his charge Since her rescue she had neither moved mO nor spoken spoken had had rested motionless In her r corner orner of ot the ton- ton neau eyes eye closed dosed body relaxed and lit listless tIes But now she roused Wherever r you think best she told him JenU gently The Plaza You might ht b be bothered there We may be bo traced were traced were we're sure aure to This only saves sUPS us us' for the day daT Tomorrow Tomorrow reporters reporters all aU that that per per perhaps haps Perhaps not Dont Don't you yon know somebody out of ot town to whom you could go for tor the day Once across the city line were we're safe for tor a little She nodded breathed breathe nn an an address In county Some time me later P. P Sybarite became sensible of ot an amazing fact A Band Dand of ot his rested on the cushioned seat Reat and In It lay sow mow ow warm and aDd wonderfully wonderfully wonder wonder- fully soft ROrt and light Marian Marian's hand band The car swept on and on through th the golden Jolden bush of ot that glorious Bunday Sunday Sunday Sun Bun day m morning Toward 10 lOot of that same Sunday morning a touring car carr of ot majestic mien drew up In front of ot a a boardinghouse boarding house In West Thirty eighth street From this alighted a little tittle man with witha a somewhat bedraggled appearance and a n somewhat but heartfelt ht grin He ne shook hands bands with the tbt chauffeur and speaking guarded guarded- guardedly ly confirmed on some Rome secret understanding understand understand- ing with him Then the car rolled off and P. P Sybarite Syba Syba- Sybarite rite ite shuffled meekly through b the gate crossed the dooryard and met th the outraged outraged out out- raged glare of ot George hoes Bross ross with an apologetic smile and the request If It youve you've got a pack of or cl cigarettes about you George I can use one In to tomy my business Without abating his manifestations of ot entire disapproval George produced a box of ot cf cigarettes permitted P P. Sybarite Sybarite Sybarite Syba Syba- rite to select one and helped himself Sn ay he exploded Looky here Where've you been all night h Ah P. P Sybarite sighed provokingly a long Ion and tiresome story George With much the air of or a transient be sat down by Georges George's side A very long and very weary story George I dont don't like to tell It to you yon yori really Wed We'd be bt sure to quarrel Why George demanded Because you wouldn't believe me I dont don't quite believe It myself now that alls all's over barring a page or two Your great trouble George Is that you ha have ve no Imagination I ri aint Perfectly right you right you haven't If you point with pride pride- to that wild flight of or fancy which Idt Identified Molly Lt Lea Les- I sins sing with Marian Marlan George ton George your our position Is IRS ins as you yourself would says fillY 1 untenable It wasn't Imagination It was fact No Nor George ejaculated Is that right What'd 1 J tell ten you Say what what- cha been doln Join with yourself all night P. P S S. S Ive Iv been day of ot days mg myself George Alt Ah can nn the P P. S S. Come Ame through h do Call me ru Perceval P. P Sybarite suggested suggested sug SUI- j pleasantly Wh Lot It t be he Perceval ht hereafter George always I give you free frt permission But Bat I thought you said So I 1 did a did a few buu hours n ago o. o Now I well I 1 rather like It ft It makes all an the th difference who raIN calls you that sort or of f ii a name tl first t and what her voice Is like One On of ot its us George protested with oll on l Is ill plumb loony in ht tilt head bend Its mo mp said P. P humbly I i admit It And the worst t of ut It Is Is I I like It So would would you If It you'd been through a day of ot days Geor George e let that pass For lor the mo mo- moment moment moment ment he was otherwise le engaged In vain aIn speculation as all to the appearance appearance ot of f a u phenomenon rather rare In the ilia calendar o of that West Thirty eighth street treet boarding house 1 A telegraph boy weary with the j I weariness of not hot less than forty summer summers sum mers mer was shuffling In at the gate s f Sn Sway ay h he called with tb the asperity of f Ingrained d ennui Hither Either of or youse guys know a U guy named Perceval t II lives nil here bere SlIe Silently i 1 P. P Sybarite Sybl held out his land hand took the greasy little book In Its bla black k oll oilskin kill binding scrawled Tle his sige sis sis- t nature in 11 the proper blank and I ed d d the message In its ita sealed yellow |