Show 5 0 0 it 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A fal P 0 I 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 secret ad 0 0 0 ry 0 0 0 0 0 continued from last issue I 1 OCUE that she ila lias 8 a possible 15 8 lulo dunce chance of 0 being 5 sved ved as the E itania Is sinking sin kiri a iles a young american girl a johnr be a asks her to deliver to the american america in ELIan 4 slie site la is saved CHAPTER I 1 in london loriner former dieul tommy beresford kind end alas prudence cowley Tul pence do heried army nurse form orm an organization I 1 too young youn adae adventurers aurera ltd cu makes K a aubill ass appointment with a man edward we d whittington who offers lur ber easy employment but on giving tier her name the as 3 had li hard ard on the jane k finn inn which w ahe 0 street whittington shows agitation and ad Is told to return next day CHAPTER itin it II in the morning the g girl irl kinds tons office deserted in aisner to an advertisement signed jane finn tho the two receive notes from mr carter and julius P Hersh elminer carter Is really ft a high government official el a 1 ile he speaks speak 0 of a mysterious wr air B brown rown as head ot of the bolsheviks bolshevik B in Ev england island and engages tho the pair to attempt to 1 0 find jane finn whom he Is seeking becking tor for am important reasons reason ot of state CHAPTER HL next day the pair vill its ito Hers heimmer american millionaire living at ai the lutz hotel he Is looking for or big hi cousin jane finn who had disappeared after landing fram from the lusitanian Lusita nias bared boats ats and employs them to search for or hr ber they discover a certain mrs van beyer la Is a lusitania survivor seeking information from her recognizes og n izes whittington in a laller caller on mrs 1 niemeyer a andem nde meyer tyer tommy trails him CHAPTER IV whittington leaves tor for france whom tommy had all minored mi api fallows iowa him having heard the two mention m antion dvir Z brown tommy trails boris companion to a house bouse in soho he secures adais slon lon and while in hiding overhears do tails of a bolshevik and labor plot to overturn the government success apparently arentie ly depends on finding a secret treaty ry made ma e between the allies during the war tommy Is caught listening and aind knocked senseless CHAPTER cHAPT cR V sensing sinister rel reia dons between whittington and I 1 mrs van demeyer demey tr determines to spy OD oc the latter she disguises herself and on cures employment as a parlor maid in the Van rander demeyer home CHAPTER VI 11 during a conversation between a visitor boris and mrs demeyer in which abich the name of 0 sir jimes james peel edgerton rd elkerton Ed gerton Kerton famous criminal lawyer Is mentioned hears talk 0 of fill an organization rg animation aniza tion next day Edger visits ts mrs airs vander Van demeyer and on leaving advises to give up her position but refuses to give a reason CHAPTER viron vir VII on her day olt off tup vu fu price nce goes to see ile he discovered everad nothing ot of importance in france I 1 tommas tommys continued absence wor worrie tup B pance P 0 nce remembering ills seeming eidnes a I 1 bho ii 0 visits edgarton and tells him the V whole tin e star story ile he promises to assist hor her making an engagement to visit her that evening at the Van Vander demeyer home returning to the place Tu Ty prence ida she has been discovered etim Van vand demeyer meyer threatens her but secures the upper hand and on her promise of an n enormous enormous sum to be paid by mrs Vander Van demeyer agrees to betray the organization they tire oro interrupted by the appearance of edgerton Ed with hers beammer seeing them mrs Vande faints CHAPTER vill VIII they revive her and leave her tor for the night the three sitting up in the morning mrs Van demeyer lb 1 found dead CHAPTER IX the coroners verdict la in accidental death due to an overdose of choral chloral and the affair Is ended receives a telegram from tommy CHAPTER X in the house in soho tommy Is imprisoned for three days then he Is sentenced to death and la Is left securely hound bound A girl whom he be knows as annette Annet tc an inmate of the house as state slats him to escape CHAPTER XI at the ritz tommy finds gone in search of him the tl effram of course was bogus ht find and visit the town named in the telegram but find no trace of 0 her araxe el arton wires ho he has found jane finn tit at manchester they po go there CHAPTER an the girl tells them she be iid the pack rac kaire asre and describes the place they ind find it but the package pac kaire contains only s sheet of paper inscribed with the compliments of mr brown 1 CHAPTER XIII found on the beach near the town to which tup 1 pence had been inveigled are recognized as hers CHAPTER XIV tommy gets inform informs tion that Is alive and imari boned at astley priors Gate gatehouse bouse kent he agoes oes there and find a the girl A mes rage supposedly from puts him on the trail of mr brown CHAPTER XV visits Kra Krame bolshevist envoy in london the man known no aorl norlie Ro rl ani malc maae him confess where Tur pence Is imvris cried with the itin whom lie he force to accompany him ho hil goes to the end and rescues Tun Tull pene and with her an nette who Is in the jane finn for whon hor chev had boen been sear searching ehIng the virl at man jin cheater being a t tol fol ol of mr bro brown flet Flerl ing nit in an auto tommy makes bif hl appearance appo arance and insists the girls leave the car anil and aie a train to I ondon he be re daining with arald U eli eh of ahem mr brown ah that tickles you up I 1 there Is such a person then I 1 doubted it and the mere inere mention of him scares you tou stiff 1 1 1 I I have seen him said the russian slowly ile he Is a man to fear hell never know knott said julius ile he knows every everyl eli liing in g and duif 1 his vengeance Is swift BMW then you ont do as I 1 ask you you tou ask an impossibility possIbIlIty Ini biye a pity for you said julius cheerfully put nut the hie world in general will benefit lie he raised tie the revolver do not shoot I 1 mill vi do all you vt wish ish julius lowered tho ahr revolver where Is the oril at gatehouse in kent astley priors the place la Is oiled called what iti about 0 ut the die ct other aie r girl the one you decoyed decayed away over a n week agoy ago sites there too said the Itus russian sullenly good sold sald julius it all panning out beautifully and a lovely night fr the run what run demanded Krame Kra with a stare down doin to gatehouse sure I 1 hope youre fond of motoring what do you mean I 1 refuse to go now dont get mad you must see im not such sue h a kid hid as to leave here ring up your friends on that telephone first thing ahl ah I 1 lie ile observed the fall on the others face you ayou see got cot it all fixed no sar youre coming along with me this pills your bedroom next door here walk right in little willie and I 1 n ill come behind rut put on a thick coat right fur lined 1 and you n socialist Socia listl now were ready we walk downstairs and out through the hall to where my iny cars waiting and dont y you ou forget ive got you cohered every inch of the lie way I 1 can shoot just as well violl through my coat rocket pocket together they descended the stairs and ant passed out to the waiting car the russian was shaking knitli rage the hotel servants surrounded them A cry hovered on his lips but at the last minute his nerve failed him the american was a man of his word when they reached the car julius breathed a elgh of relief the danger zone was passed fear had bad successfully hypnotized the man by ills his side get in he ordered georgel george 1 the chauffeur chauff evir turned his head 1 I want to go to gatehouse alehouse in kent know the road at all yes sir it will be about an hour and a aalfs run make it an hour im in a hurry ill do 10 my hest best ctr the car shot forward through the trama lc julius ensconced himself comfortably by the side tf cf his victim ile he kept ills hand in the hie pocket of his cont coat but its ills manner was urbane to the last degree slowing down the chauffeur called over his shoulder that they were just coming into gatehouse julius bade the russian direct them ills his plan was lias to irlie straight up to tire the house there ramekin Krame F was to ask tor for the two girls julius explained to him thit that little willie would not be tolerant of failure Kra Krame by this time was as putty in the others hands the car swept up tip the drive and stopped before the porch the chauffeur looked round for orders turn the car first george then rans rin the bell and get back to your place keep the engine going and be ready to scoot like b 1 when I 1 give the word icay good sir the front door vas vaa opened by the butler felt the muzzle of the revolver against his ribs now hissed julius and be careful the russian blacko beckoned ned ills lips were white and ills his voice was not very steady it la Is I 1 kraman nl bring down the girl at oncel there Is no time to lose whittington had come down the steps stepi tie lie uttered an exclamation of astonishment at seeing the other we have befit betrayed betray eill I 1 plans must he abandoned we must save our own skins the girl and tit at once its our only chance hesitated hesitate but for hardly a moment you liae hale orders from him naturally 1 should I 1 be here otherwise hurry there Is no time to be lost the other little fool had better come too whittington turned and ran back into the house the agort agonizing zing min lates went by then two figures hastily huddled in cloaks appeared on tin the steps and were bus hustled into the car the smaller of the two was inclined 0 o resist and whittington shoved tier her in u unceremoniously julius leaned forward and in doing s so the light from the open door lit it up ills face another man amfin rn on the he steps behind whittington gave a startled exclamation concealment was at an end get a move on george shouted julius the chauffeur slipped in his cl clutch and with a bound the car started the man on the steps uttered an oath ills hand went into his pocket there was a flash and a report the bullet just missed the taller girl by nn an inch get down jane cried julius ilat flat on the bottom of the car are yo you u all right 0 of chourio co I 1 nm eq tommy what rondo mildo mern let lee us go demanded 1 I reckon monsieur Krame here asked them so sn prettily they lust just refuse this was too much for the Ilus lie ile burst out vehemently curse you curse youl yon they know now that hint I 1 betrayed them sly my life wont be safe for an all hour in this country st assented julius rd advise you to make tracks for russia right avay an ay let me so go then cried the other 1 I 1 have done what you asked sure tiling thing pull up george the gent lemans not making the return trip if I 1 ever come to russia monsieur Krame I 1 shall expect a rousing welcome and hut but before julius had ill his speech and before the car had finally halted the russian Itus had swung himself out and disappeared into the night annette arl and I 1 know what was going to happen to us said old whittington hurried us off wo we thought it was lambs to the slaughter annette An notte said aid julius Is that nhat you call tier her ills his mind seemed to be trying to adjust itself to a new idea its her name said opening her eyes very wide shucks I 1 retorted julius she may think we its her name because her me morys gone poor kid nut but its the one real and or original igina a jane finn weve got here what 7 cried but she was interrupted with an angry spurt a bullet embedded itself in the upholstery of the car just behind her hend bend down with you cried julius its an ambush rush push her a bit george the car fairly leapt forward three more shots rang out but went bar happily P fly wide julius raised hla his hind hand to his cheek and I 1 tell you retorted ju julius I 1 lug that little willie here Is I 1 just hopping mad to go off you are hurt said annette annett quickly only a scra scratch tIL the girl sprang to her feet let me out let me out I 1 bayl say I 1 stop the car it Is me they are after im the one they want you shall not lose your llos because of me let me go she was fumbling with nith the fastenings of the door julius took tier bior ty both arms find and looked at tier her she find spoken with tin no trace of foreign accent sit down kid he said gently 1 I guess theres nothing wrong with your memory been fooling them nil all the time eh ehl the girl looked it 11 him nodded and then suddenly burst into tears julius patted her on oa the shoulder there there just you sit tight were not going to let ail quit through her sobs the girl bald ald indistinctly youre from home I 1 can tell by your voice it makes me homesick sure ini im from froin home IM your cousan julius I 1 cattle came over to europe on purpose to find you and a pretty dance youve led me the car slacked d speed george spoke over his big shoulder crossroads cross roads here mr im not sure of the v way aly the car slowed flown down till it bard hardly y moved As it ild did so a figure climbed suddenly over the back and plunged head first into the midst of them sorry said tommy extricating himself was in the bushes by ill the drle hung on behind let you know before tit at the pace you were going it was uns all I 1 could do to liang bring on now then you girls pet get theres a station just up that road train due in three minutes catch it if you hurry what the devil are you driving at demanded julius do you think you can fool them alj m by leaving the car you and I 1 arent going to leave the car only the girls tommy turned to get out at once take taka her with vi ath you and do just as I 1 say take the train to london go co straight to sir james reel edgerton mr ilir carter lives out of town but be safe with him darn youl cried julius youre mail mad jane ou play where you tire are with a sudden swift movement tom py mv snatched the re reolder olver w fr from om JIl jilius lus hand and leveled it at him now will you believe im in ea earnest r get out both of 0 you and do as I 1 say or ill shoot I 1 sprang out dragging the unwilling jano jane after her come on its all right if I 1 tom mys sure hes suie be quick well miss the train they started running julius pent up rage burst burgt forth what the h 1 tommy interrupted him dry up I 1 I 1 want ft a few words with you sir mr julius Hers heimmer CHAPTER XVI janes jane story ncr her arm through janes dragging dragg lne her along reached the station they arrived on the platform just as the train came to a standstill opened the door of an empty first class compartment and the two girls sank down breathless on the padded seats beats if they once reached sir james jamea reel peel edgerton Kd Fd gerton in safety all would be well but would they reach him would not the silent forces of mr brown ill already be assembling against them mapped out her plan of campaign As the train at length drew slowly in into to charing cross jane finn sat up with a start nave have we arrived I 1 never thought we should oil oh I 1 thought wed get to london al all right if theres going to be any 1 in a flash was out on the th pavement tun fun now Is when it will i ill begin quick get out well nip into a taxi tail in another minute they were stepping into a taxi kings cross directed then she gave a jump A man looked in at the window just as they started she was almost certain it was the same man who had got into the carriage next to them she had a horrible feeling of being slowly hemmed in on every side you see she explained to jano jane if they think were going to sir james this will put pill thorn them off the scent now imaging were going to mr carter his country place lg Is north of london somewhere crossing holborn there was a block and the taxi was held up this was what had been waiting tor for quick she whispered open the right hand door |