4 EVENING PUBLIC .MBCER-PHILADELPHlA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 191 I Kt- THE VAGRANT DUKE tiy GEORGE GIBBS Author of "The Splendid O"' ow Dove," "The Secret CowrtoM. Hit. u O. Aealeton f Co. CIIAPTEIl XX Tlio Russian Pays tirHEN Peter come back to conscious Wness he found himself lyln In tho ,uitr of tho underbrush alone. And Sue he "ttempted to gather his Mat Sed wits together a figure came creep if. through tho bushes toward Mm. It ' 'ufierly, the clerk, carrying a hatful . .1. nhlch ho had procured from CJ ?.ithborln rlwlet. Brlcrly had a jh nc'fhb,.rSfcbcad about the size of a Sffr doU. Sd I hit disheveled appear l"c gvc evidenco of an active part In ,hWhSt! happened?" asked Peter tlowly, starting up us. memory came l.f.k .,0J!L'ii- JMn't answer at once. K drink hlB.,, I don't think 't "ri bit," muttered ftler, nd W Brlcrly minister to him '"wefthere were too many for . 'Brlerly explained. 'We made a Into -ew fiEht of It at tl.a , but they Kriri ui by sheer weight of number. v !. i.Vt tlie only brulxed head, 0U,7h Yaklmov got his early In the ,h0Ui'nd jBCobl. And gcel but that iiWeaut1 'you handed Flynn-rlght I the solar plexus with your heel. The Intbesoiar v n Fn,ncliy "nha? in a dive In Bordeaux. I PwJ?lran won't be doln' much ngl l!?'nra whlle-oxcept In his toni- nHow did I get here?" nuked Tctor. "I hauled you Into tho bush as coon I got a chancc-ln the confuslon ' .fmHuflllv got you back In here, grtnk they're lookln'. for us. so w'd better get a move on soon as you're fit enough . "Where's Jesse? ' 'Beat It, I reckon. Haven t seen kli"cc" And then. "Brlcrly, I'm eblijcd to you. I'll try to moke It up to you for this." "You needn't bother. I'm for you. You can't let a lot of roughnecks put It over on you like this." "No I can't I can't," muttered "I wMi we had n bunch of the boys I was with over in Frnnce down here. Here's a few up in May's Landing who'd clean this lot up in no time." "I wish wc had them." Peter itrairtitened with some difficulty and row to a sitting posture as the thought time to him. "I'vo got to get to the phone, Brlerly." ",N'o. 1 wouldn't advise that not Itit. Those roughnecks nro between ut, ind the office in the office, too, I reckon, by this time. It wouldn't be lafe. Who were you goln' to phone to?" "May's Landing tho Sheriff. I'm loin to toe this thing through." "Itlghto! And I'm with you to n fare-yc-well. Hut It's got to bo man aged different. They'll beat you to death If you t-how up now. It was Yaklmov that shot at you. He's after rou. You were armed. It's a wonder you didn't frtioot him down." And then, with some hesitation, "Hay. Mr. Klcholi, you ain't really tho Grand Duke Peter, arc you?" Peter smiled. "What's left of him I am. This man Ynkimov is an agent of Trotzky." Uricrly whistled softly between his teeth. "I reckon they want to get you, don't they?" IVter nodded. "Hut they won't not yet." They held a brief council of war and In a moment on hands und knees were ranklug their, way through the under Irush in tho general direction of Hluck Hock. Hchlnd them thoy henul rough laughter and un occnMonul outburst of song which proclaimed that new Mip piles of whisky hud been unearthed and that the anarchy which Yakimov so much desired now prevailed. After a while, Peter managed to get to his feet and moved on at a greater speed. He had only been stunned by Shad's blow a part of the force of which ho hod caught on his arm. Tho arm was still numb and his head thumped, but as he went on In tho cool air his brain cleared and ho found it possible to plun with wme dcfiniteness. Hrierly knew the Bneriff at May's Landing. There was nortiiiig his friends would ruthcr do than tO bft RU'nrn In na ilAniiffaa tnw. n job liko tills. Ho had thought it a I you sure?" J)". I don't know. It only happened half nn hour ago. mere's Stryker?" . . Ho was tied to n chair In the Kitchen. Wo let him loose. He's out side somewhere." 'And Mrs. Hergcn and Sarah?" "I don't Itnnto lr " Peter went to tho door and called Htrykcr, and that bewildered person appeared at the foot of the Btcps with Mrs. Bergen and Sarah, who had been locked In the eellnr. I'pfer rnlled them UP, and they all began screaming their tale at once. But at last Peter got at tho facts. Hawk Kennedy had come suddenly Into tho kitchen, where the two women were, and, brandishing a re volvcr, commanded silence, threaten Jng death If thoy made a sound. He had surprised tho valet In tho lower hall and had marched him back Into tho kitchen, where he had bound him to a cnair with a clothes-lino nnd then gagged him. V McOuiro waved the trip out of the room when their story was told, and slgnnlcd to Peter to close the door ognin, when ho took up his Interrupted tale. "I was at the window, looking out, Nichols. I didn't expect him for a couple of weeks nnyway. I'd Just nbout gotten my nerve bnck. Hut ho got tho drop on me, Nichols. How ho ever got Into the room without my henrln him I I must havp been In a trance. His shoes were off. The first thing I knew is a voice closo at my car and a gun In my ribs. I turned 3 nick but my gun was In the table rawer. Ms face was close to mine nnd I knew he meant business. If I'd a moved he'd 'a' killed me. So I put my hands up. There wnsn't nnythlng else to do. I thought I'd play for time, but hp caught 4ilv glance toward the door and only laughed. " 'There nln't anybody coraln', Mike,' he says. 'It's just you an' me. I asked him what he wanted, and ho grinned. 'You know,' he says. And with his left hnnd he brought out a ropo he hod stuffed in his pocket. 'I'll fix you first. Then we'll talk,' he says, He was cool, like he always was. He caught a slip noose around my wrists before I knew It, twisted the rone nround mr nnd threw nip over on the floor. I tell you that the man Is the devil hlmself.'r "What then?" "He made me aire un the kcrs to the drawers in the tafc It was open just like it is now. I wouldn't sneak at first, but he kicked me and then put the gun at my head. I still honed some ouc would come. I gave In nt last. Ho found It. My God!" The old man aroused himself with an effort nnd rose to his feet. Hut we ve got to catch him just you and I. He can't have gone far. We've got thp right to shoot him now to shoot on sight " "Yes jes. I'm getting the Sheriff nt Mays Landing now " "The Sheriff!" The Irishman's small eyes stared and then became alive in sudden comprehension. "Not the Sheriff, Nichols. I won't have him." "You've got to at once." And then rapidly Peter gave an account of what hod happened at the logging camp. But it seemed to hnve no effect upon Mc fiulro, who listened with glossy eyes. He was obsessed with the other the graver danger. "We'll keep this thing quiet If you liko the real meaning of this visit, nnd we've got to pick up his trail. But wo can't let those men at the camp have the run of the plnce. They'll be loot ing tats iioup next. Aim tnen, ns McGuiro seemed to agree, Peter went to tho door nnd found Hrierly still on the phone. He was talking to the Sheriff nnd had told the whole fctory. The Sheriff hud already heard some thing about tho Black Hock enmp trouble and would bo ready to mou in an hour. "Tell him to movo fast and to come to McGulrc's first." said Peter. "And you'll be here to show him the way." Brlerly nodded and finished tho raos snge, while Peter returned to McGulre. "What else did Kennedy say?" Peter esked him. "He asked n lot of questions nbout you and Beth Cameron nbout the money about what I'd promised you. lie's the very devil. I tell you. Ho knows everything. He snid he'd 'get' you and that he'd 'get' Beth Cameron." Peter caught McGuiro fiercely by tho shoulder. "What dm you say? Arc r.0"8 that Peter hadn't called the HneruT In before. -.i"1 t'0"11' ! could manage the sltu ilon alone, Brlerly," said Peter quietly, "but it's got tho best of me." rhe way was long to Black Hock at least cigtt miles by tho way they took .. i tJw??lmost 'clock when they 2ft !? ??ulre.? Tticr kncw that Wth the "fliwer" in tho possession of "' 0l"ws if was quite possible that " "' " ringieaucrs or tho disturb- With nil of his other troubles Peter bad forgotten Beth and now thought guiltily of the possiblo danger to which she might have been subjected. How could Hawk have found out about Beth Cameron? "What I told you," muttered Mc Guiro wearily, ''ho said he'd 'get' her " Sick with anxiety, Peter flung away from his protesting employer and made for the door, rushing past the oston- e ncc might have nreei'ded itirm nnH Bn fnr the door, rushing past the oston fey kept under Ccr untftcathS W r'erlyf '? tho Iia"' ftW? ' "use. "hen they milcklv emerml f "'f mld out at n ru" ovcr tho brl,,K tho bushes arul LaTle tholrTIf lfrr nl through the village to the Berge, o n,i ,...i ,i"i "7 .. and tnrougn Uie viungo to tlie liercen kitchen door, entering without knJk house. Tlie door was open nnd he h(r r, entering without knock- rushe(, ,n Cl)ns 15pth.R nnmp T))(,re was no response. ?sow desperate nnd fearing the worst, he ran from room to loom, downstairs nnd up. There were signs of her a towel on a choir, a broom leaning against a door upstairs, the neatly mui'e beds, the orderly kit chen, giving evit'ence of tho morning cleaning, but no supper cooking on tho i btove. tho fire of which hnd burned "Uawk Ilnu-if w j.. in .i I to cinders. She had not been hero for be np. .anf ""Tribe awaited them Bi.i.-.. " , . .. tu.ulr "'ey lounu mc ! S Vlllef SltPI'IrA. T ... . ''t J c ii iook only a n aim Sarin,!1" ba, b?san guttering und Po iating toward tho door into tho inolUCIlt to rnlenim thn to get the L'nB out of his amazed Peter made out ' n ,0I,8 while flinco eaily morning, pos- moment .!?' i ",Uimir nt tho n,Bn in a obTm'. "Lh,?w,,(,cr,Pcn.t. I'rtcr drew a1: . "! --- ...June jceyul un advent, ,-.. ... "'' l-.i ft ",0 l'er -via. i nu went dashed throucli at once to new Brlerly ut his ip tho stairs 1 sibly. But where hnd sho gone where? Ilnwlc Kennedy would unruly have dnr"d to come hero to tho village hardly have succeeded In enticing her nwnj from this houw). surrounded by neighbors still less hnve .succeeded In currying her off without their knowl edge. He rushed out Into the road und questioned. No ono seemed to huvc soen l.nH Thn nninriiPH!4 nm1 mintirnuanrl owr?niH'rr "p".n tho floor, chairs were unx'iety of Peter's manner quickly drew was nV'ed' a,ul the door of tho safe n crowd which felt the contagion of his but when iAt rBC Uo, Saw no "e. , excitement, t the door n ' t'l St",r!, aml where thi , "f .M,c(""'-,h own mom, t the d . l.V ...f1r-n 'n?n'"t aghast Vn . 'L S, ?ff. 0nd fro.h the o r,,e I,'" ' nVand". ,Und hat,v.a' 'n fcU5lnnoJtro?n' n,ml thcro ho found doubled1 m, A. Jo',atll"n K. McGulre. ... ulu' "I) oil the linn- , l I iti, , . '" ,"""r. uounu and IJKO Ills vnlnt nr.A ..!.- . lesg , ,, wiiu ua owaite,! .;;",": ,u!,"enr. ti'a.t the. long it,,. ,.".'"' "" traced oeip Come to Blnek llnnlf n.i i. . ''r..Jn?. "''mnyr'd and fright- injured a ' i "Ht, MH' was un- Into ... ',' 1,ls et nnd n chnlr, moment 'i? ' ..i'.eechless for a 10 neeil t """"'"'"iion. There was to miestion him as to what the nur- Ithout a found th i. j-. u i Pose wert. li "?Wk H ,Mt nntl ?r tof'Btef UL n.trumfnt 10 wht i, ' "" "'irucMona ns hire's hL.M "Z10' returned to h? him. a,,,, cl08Cd tbc (,00r ho- $Kc r'" h "nld ,,rlefly- "r BCe uCn0J'C"ufB,P0,, Mca. "And T&WHetgirf0r-he80t J'pilSte "rM t'.1'"' ,10 ,ha,d Jrt the ift hapten?"1" qU,ed7' ""0W d hit Zl.inw a trerablIn hand " took me- off my euard-oll of joined the group. Yes. He hnd seen Beth In tho morning early. She was hurrying down tho path which led Into the pines. He had not seen her since. Peter glanced nt him Just oneo moro to be sure that ho was upenklng the truth and then, without a thought as to the Impression he had created In the minds of the villagers, set off running through the nutji toward his cabin. Fool that ho hnd been I To leave Beth ungual ded unwarned even with Hawk within a quarter of a mile of her. Why hud hu not seen tho hand of futu In Bcth's presence here at Black Hock near McGulre, thu raun who had wronged her father the hand of fate, which with unerring ucnnitenesa was nnlillni? the Drlnclrmla In this sordid tragedy together from tho ends of tho earth for a reckoning r jiiio wnni was this reckoning to bo? McGulre had nlrendy fallen a victim to the man's dovlllbh skill and audacity. And jjeth ? What match was sho for a clever, desperate roguo who bnlkcd at nothing? How had ho learned of Beth's cxlstunco and how, knowing of It, had he managed to beguile her away from the village? Peter was beginning to believe with McGuiro that Hawk Kennedy was Indeed In league with the devil. CONTINUED TOMORROW; 4' THE GUMPS-Civilizatlon Backward By Sidney SmHM f WELL' SUp Ukn Tr r.h AuMS his A IVSKT'StE? et aw Rtsf- snvtMi I KL ABRt- NOW HE VJtVNT . v .,r '' uuriuwc un tcovjHT OF -ttE- tvumk of itrnN MN urTi i. c... 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