Show j D U W w y yI 1 rth MR Ms WILTON ILoN VS I W J IlluS tRA TD By Sy RW LP I I iY R 11 U COm I BEGIN DeGN HERE HeRr TOD IV IT 1 Loring Ranger otters offers a re reward ard ot of a a II hundl ed thou thousand and dollars for tor forthe forthe I the of ot his missing daugh daugh- daughter daughter ter Hope lie Ito roce receives es a com corn communIcation communication Iter from Hopes Hope's abductors telling him where to deposit II a th thousand usand dollars worth ot of bond bondt nger It acts according to Instructions Juarez Charlie adventurer ad is 13 II a warm rm friend of ot Loring s and he heI follows a cJ clue to Hopes Hope's where here whereabouts here here- which la Is I tu furnished by Do a I girl friend Hope I la iS held prisoner in Dr DrI I s 's sanitarium there here she sho sheI makes friends with Dr Kelsey an- an anOther an another I other prisoner They escape In tow a s car but the car Is ticked locked and the t two 0 take refuge I nan abandoned house houle traces them there and while w hue Kel-I Kel scy Kel-scy Cei- Cei spy sy sleeps sleep Hope surrenders to tow tow to j OW l OW GO Co 0 ON WITh Tnt THE Ti TOny STORY The Tho storm was waa l IlS lessening In 10 vio violence I lence and Hope propped herself herset j I jup up on her hr pillows 8 determined to toI I listen for tor any Indications that might betoken Bristol's s 's I But although she ehe he as sas not con con- conscious con of physical fatigue taU she was as men mentally tally and exhaust nl 1 and she ahe know knew Jt It t she hen v hn she sho a aol awoke ol e the next morn morn- mornIng morning ing tag a heavy hay gale was as blowing from the sell sea and the rain was as coming down clown steadily Some Somewhere here In this chain of dr- dr dr cir circumstance which bound her there must bo ho a a w weak oak eale link But Dut what hat was wai a it She was as one In a fixed place this room the others l were ero three and moved about at three will-three will three acting acting- In eon con conCert con concert cert crt Acting in concert With the repetition of ot the w words or ls a 0 thrill ran over her from head to toot foot and there thre came a flash of ot illumination atlon It If that unity that close concord could be bo broken If It they got to arguing and disagreeing amonI amon e It would Inevitably mean postponement of or action She Sho looked at the tho little clock on the dressing table tabi It was as glow glow- gi ow owing glowIng ing log late Miss Copte Cople would be In Inot at any moment now no She must dress and be bo read for tor her She Sho was just putting putting- the finish finish- finishing finishing ing touches to her hr toilet when the nUl entered with Ith the breakfast tra As Anita sa saw Hope standing there fully tully dressed she sho holte halted 1 so abl that the dishes rattled on the tray She put It down don do n and looked at her patient with Ith un- un unconcealed unconcealed un unconcealed concealed amazement You re ro not usually so sp she sho said sourly What did you fix your hilr lr that way torY for Hope objected pushing out her herthe herthe herthe the question h I nh s do It this way WilY Anita SO scowled led but seemed un- un unable unable un unable able to tike her eyes eys off orf the girl Eat Tat your breakfast the she saId saIdI and walking over to I the tho thol l window stood with Ith her back to Hope looking out on the tho rain rain- backI I soaked 1 grounds biting her raw lip Ill I I I I II fi I I IJ J I ci I II Ii I IJ I J 11 I k w- w A nl s blow on thc heck SPilt 1101 Hope 0 In absorbed cogitation FInan Finall Finalli she turned as ns Hope was as her coffee I Y 1 II get your pencil and paper for ou ou Hope objected pushing out her hand pettish pettishly I Y ne neer never er want to see seo them again Bho ho said ald 8 ld What hot would I Ido Ido Ido do with pencil lencil and paper raper I ha base e eno no one ono to w rite to Miss Copley gave her hr another long took Cook a a peculiarly sinister one this time and left ler the tho room A little later Dr knocked knocke knocked Bristow-knocked unlocked the door and came camo In Heas He ITo as wa and dressed with hit hii meticulous care care but he had not been ablo able to obliterate the traces of or w orn and fatigue Ho Ito looked e even esen en more worn and harassed than MIss Hiss Cop Cop- le Ie Cop ley As she saw sa this Hope Hopes s a C ees es brightened her color bloomed Good morning Doctor she said Good morning He lie stood gaz gaz- gaz In In gaz-In gat got her flom under his heavy brows bro the searching searching- comprehensive diagnostician 81 site sive e glance glanco of the born clan cian I I was tired last night but I feel teel as fresh tresh a as paint thi this morn morn- ing lag morning Her tone tono was as buoyant I I remember things Its His remarkable ees pierced her through Inquisition and through an art l- l tion but she h bore I 1 li L i aver un aver aver- unwaveringly At last he forced A smile That a s good ho he said Bald It w itis It an effort at heartiness What hat do you remember I I 1 remember going away av With that cra crag crar man Ho lIe told me Inc not to te tego togo togo go In to supper to eta stay stav on the porch and wait alt for tor him Then he took my firm arm and ran T do down don n the tho steps and Jumped Into toe car r I took the tho chauffeur a II place I Y don t know wh why I Y didn't I know Inow now I could drive But Dut I can u a easy u ea j that thaU She turned her hand over And I knew know all the roads as ii well as a It Id I'd been beon over thom them hundred hundreds ot of time times He Re rubbed ht hi chin still study study- InS big studying le l er Did an anone an one ono atop stop you 1 he lie asked BO ao suddenly that If It she ehe had not been d guard it might have confused Yep Yeii Yei two men They ran their car CIU In front of us and one ono of them I carne came back Tie The crazy man ro n told me to meto say ay ay I W WM l MIu HI MI Copley I am to ton amton Vorn Verns Vorna Copley But the tha strange man thought I was w s Anita and nod gave I m rag a package The crazy craty man ItIn let me rae keep It He put it t In his hia hi pocket and nd told in mo to tI I to the shore Oh It was WILB tun fun Ho said Id there thero wets wee a people after us u and ond I mustn't I let them th m Iet get us sia And then thon wo we heard some on coming and he told mo me to turn oft off and we ran Into troa I tree trae and Dud were thrown out I he be was wu dead Out nut a mal man mai on ona I IDo Do a motoi cycle came along and pull pull- pulled pull pulled ed him from under the car cr and I sal said hn ho would go for a doctor And nd what happened then 1 i Iho rho crazy man opened his eyes and got up He lie said raid we must run to tho iho shore chore and find a boat But ButI ButI I knew th the woods and the house housend and I wanted anted to stay where here iWO wo wore were Ho lie wouldn't jet et me Ho He WI we and pulled me along Im I'm afraId of ot the tho water at night and I II I Then rhen he lie swore and let me Iwo go Y YOU say lou IOU ou knew that old oldhouse houe Bristow's tone was waa but bUL ter very r v winning Inning Inning Yes I wanted to go In it tt But ho wouldn't He lie called It ft a a trap t you 11 live hie e there once ones I dont don't know Her forehead cr- cr cred ed as aa It Ir the effort to recollect recollect recollect lect wore wee painfully difficult But But ly I I know that house come way Theres There's a big attic alUe full of bOXA It was nice to play there bull I was WM glad to get home Only 10 lowering her voice and anti looking ap ap- ap ap toward the door she eho WoId cross I dont don't like her I hate hato her hel Why don t you send nd her away ay lot let et me stay with you 1 She Sho came nearer coaxing en en her lips adorable pouted Youre You're so Iso else and kind I like to be with Ith you I 1 like to look at you lou wear ear such Buch She stroked tho the sleeve of at his cot cOst mi If It Its Ita touch he a lu lu- lu lux luxurious urious pleasure And our neckties That's the 10 black pearl I ever saw She Sho touched torched It with Ith her fingers and bent closer so near him that h r ho hair Ir brushel his cheek check A glorious creature BristOW's breath came a little taster Young broil Ilch How Rosy could he ho hate o so blind sO BO obtuse to the pot pos pos of the tho situation And at this moment Anita Cop Cop- Copley Icy Cop hey ley chose to return to tho room SOle See stood tood Inside the door nc glanc In front from one ono to the other emotions depicted on her tae face Suspicion deepening to And then jealous adger laughed gaily and clung to his hand He lie smilingly released sele and anti left lert without another glance at Anita Youre In love lose with lith him The girl s a face raco was acute as She bhe taunted her jailor jailer bhe She knew know that was going beyond the danger danger- Hue danger hue lIue but she took that risk The further sho eho ho could goad good Anita the better bolter And he ha doesn't care that Sor lor you She brought her ringers fingers tog and then thon opened them oft off an imaginary speck He He lie likes mel mcl He likes hIkes os mel me ine I She made an all unexpected rush gosh hand and pi Anita toward ard the mirror Look at us Look her hr chin on I th the womans woman's shoulder nita stood trance like for an I instant enthralled by the two faces so like and yet so different with all the terrible In Hope s sI I favor tavor I And then then- before the i woman oman could realize her purpose she whirled There Thero was as on blow on the cheek that sent Hop Hope staggering Others a rain ot or them followed I Now you crazy loon In a aga ga threadlike snarl Keep Kep still 01 ot Ill I'll give you worse Keep Keel still I tell you as Hope Touched and ano whimpered I II 11 see about this Ill I'll see soo about this She lush lush-I i lush lush- ush- ush ushI I frees the room If Hope Hops caressed her check heck I an sailed CHAPTER Hobo Bill sat In what what be he called th the parlor of his suite In the sani- sani sanitarium tar an old man In a S w wm m velvet gown dressing Cown At twenty minutes after ter three tow I rand and Anita Copley came camo In InI An suppressed ill hysteria show show- showed od ed Under Anita efforts at corn com com composure I ure po-ure peered at them through hI sp spectacles Youre late be he croaked coldly I To his alet alet ho gave n a curt order Got Get out Sorry BrIto Bristow said but I had to wait walt tor for that Mor-I Mor toil Mor-toil toll tOil He very seldom leave leases the but today of ot all day days daya he I eho chose t to depart dopart on some Borne errand orrand at oV atI I hl hit own and stayed over oter two hours The time lime passed excitingly though Anita contemptuously saw aw fit lt to temperamental the old man grunted uncouthly You damn fools tools dont don't Understand that this Is no time timo for tor I childs child's play Were We're In a bad fix I Itell Itell tell teU you A damn bad fix I I Y dont don't gOO ECO It Bristow said aId cO coolly Were got the girl and Keisey's very happily dro drowned droned ned I Jn And 1 our hundred thousand In bonds along with him himi the old man wryly i Well We'll get that back Dr Br tow with consistent confidence The moment mOl the tho body's recovered Y I II 11 hear or of o It and be bo on the spot snot nt Dunt think that any life lite guard or 01 cUm clan digger can get eel et 0 away oy with that envelope It If t I cant can't manage to lay Jay hands on It myself Ill I'll see that It B s turned over to the coroner 1 Ie e already Informed him that my y safe when he made the tho attack on ott me m Continued In Our Next Issue Isaac |