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CHICAGO LEDGER
The Gay Girl! Voter?‘
‘ a do, Two Damseils Errnnt.
, ‘t 3 , By Victor 'Atr<dlmmorc'e
Gresham pitched him out.
[Copyright 1914 by W. D. Boyce Co.]
Begun in No. 22, May 30. Subscriptions
can begin with that issue or
copies can be obtained from news-
stands, our agents. or by mail from
.the mice of publication.
CHAPFER x.
s:l'1yiNGE , NEws>w-vi-""
ox’
HE wstdlrmea siI>w-
bling its dwarfed
w a. v e s against the
and.
t ll 9
wind was not abroad
to give re
strength. Something
else came from its
heart. something that lifted a. weary
head, dragged itself upward a few feet
and then lay still, quivering.
minutes passed, and then the
something lifted itself, unstrappc 8.
waterproof bag from its shoulders, and
took out a cloak., The g was Hung
under 3. bush. but the cloak went over
Am)’ Thelmzrs
Vv'ca.kly but resolutely she started on
the last stretch of her ourney. She
knew that a town lay just beyond the
hill, and that it was no 13!‘. Presently
she turned lhe shoulder of the hlll, and
many lights were before her.
irectl after was walking the
nearest street with other people who
saw nothing unusual in the girl who
moved qllicil ‘ ttle suspecting her
agitation and perplexity. ‘
She must ask‘somebody questions, but
who was it t he? Now that she was
there, how was she to mid Gresham?
it did not look as easy as it had before.
newsboy passed by. Camng 0“?-
after the mnnner of his kind:
"Extra, extra! Arrest of the burglar.
Read about the catching of Gresham,
the silver thief!”
y Thelma. put out a hand and
grasped at the fence or a nearby house.
The words had come to her clearly and
almost pnraiyzingly. She had the ex-
5‘.
A simple but sure way to increase the
weight, it is asserted by several lwexll
, i t take regu ary
known mlslrlgfllrllxs, soneo or two 3 grain
. men.
boy. bewildered and appalled. A thief!
Th(-n her head was suddenly held high
and her mind framed words she did not
utter.
‘ I won't believe it, I won't! It isn't
u
Strength and power returned to her.
a she moved g llow
ere “'85
Whom was she to ask? She shrank
from questioning any one.
Suddenly she noticed a large buildlni:
11 little farther on, lighted and oiliclal of
appearance, w persons were mov-
ing away from it. and she saw it would
soon be deserted outside. She waited
be free from Drylnr-'.
ryos. and then went closer. ‘
Mounting the high steps. she lound
she could look inside. into a room that
fronted on the street. She looked and-
(ires am was there.
lie sat by is. table, one of halt‘ a. dozen
All were in plain clothes, but two
were glistening silver badges on their
coats. so she knew she‘ had found the
oillcial presence.
reshmhn was composed. but neither
In his face nor in those of his compan-
ism were exhibited by 1 men with
lNuli?(‘S. and Gres am was cold and
stern There surcly was no good will
lI(‘llV(‘i"ll the two parties.
A prlsnncr, and she had swum all the
way lrom Long John to hasten him back
there. Water dripped from the gar-
ments under her cloak, and the prisoner
might have thought that every drop was
a. tear (or him. Had he known he would
have seen more. for much had been ven-
turvcl for him that night.
VVhnt W33 she to do next?
ivhlie she looked the men one u
all rose. One paused to extinguish the
lights. but the rest moved toward the
door. Amy Thelma ran down the steps
and crouched by their dark side, out of
the reach of casual eyesight.
or e without ey ‘om.
immediately .divided-Int:-r"two’ n ‘Hue
[HT (lrunhmrrl nu tjvio othcrsyvvulkcd,
way. The three stayed close by the
steps. watching the thers go. en
Gresham suddenly star e .
0 to be moving." he said brisk-
, his manne very natural. "Those
Iellows have the bond. so I am re-
I still think I had better go
to the city in person, to get that part
for the engine. ave.
have
train.
get back as soon as ossible.
I can get back by tomorrow nigh ."
He smiled and held ou at hand, but
the hand fell to his side in a listless
helma. moved to
"You are wanted on the island."
at her blankly.
now of words checked and lost.
"You-her !" he exclaimed.
she explained
hurrll-dly. ‘You are wanted, for there
is trouble on the island. Come back!
Don't go to the city!"
He was not one to lose his self-pos-
session for long. and he turned to his
two male companions.
“GI e a. private word,
he said. “but wait for me,"
They answered and tell back prompt-
ly. Amy Thelma lost no more ti e.
"Tresselton is on Long John!" she
announced. know who nor‘
‘what he is. except that he is your enc-
rny, but he is there.
He started and the calm of his fut‘
disappeared. She had not believed him
Cil]tillJl(: of the consternation and alarm
he now showed.
“Trdsselton there!" he
sharply. “What. has he done.
"Searched the house and found noth-
inlt. but he is camped on‘the island and
wlll.stuy.'
A question was on Gresham'a lips. but
she did not wait for it. Having given
the story in brief, she s‘wli‘tly enlulrgul
upon it. VVasting few words. but being
very clear, she told what had happened
his
friends,"
exclaimed
.,..
you must go back to Long John
''I o he answered promptly.
"1 am very grateful to you for coming
to notify me. I must re-
d, am going to: '.l‘illey's. and .l'll
let you go for the machinery. Catch
the train and press the buying mailer.
A
over in the island.
n
a
second ' slra
l)
a
u
T er
and they hurried along until the water
was
h
h
that way?
T
It
pinned to my pillow. I slipped quietly
out and came.
the note they think me
on‘: be so much surprised. The way 1-'------I---
was a. tritle long but 1 have boon in ' ,',‘,'SI,',‘5,,,.,;,,-mg:
the water before.’ I knew X could do N-""-'-‘- MI:-at-v-vn-n
it-and I did." I-F.lll'l3.lleIk 5. lukmmlizl
yglll." hands as so n as possible.
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TRY T
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will
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I'm -
He ran. and Gresham turned to the
nger. A few words passed
etween them, though they are in-
udible to the girl. and then he wheeled
pon her again.
"l'm ready." he said.
was nly
an or Llvor spots ponlilvoly removed
using Stillman’: Freckle crualn.
“Are you?"
one reply to make,
1’
by
1
before them. ' - ’ . 77”“
here is your boat?" he asked. (‘ream '5 mm by ":0"
St I.iI'l
druzyistn. 50:: I Jar. or direct from
:1 have non " she returned quietly. prIc=,ptepIld. wntoaaw.wscaall:i;y3i:.
wig?‘ boat? Then how did you get ggmuncmmg... gmmm
“I swam."
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lie had stopped and was staring: at '
er binnkly. ‘
"You came across that wide Water-
But had
0
may let you venture it?’
"He knew nothing about it. Nobody
ncw. Leaving .n note for Betsey
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