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CHAPTER XL.

Jerry's eyes followed Alestor's. She saw nothing alarming-merely two men at a small table.

A

Jerry

he wanted to wait until morning to start!"

"All right," Alester said to her; we'll go."

Jerry knew he had consented to go only because Trigger Nolan and his companion had gone in the. other direction.

One of them was engaged in eat. Jerry took hurried farewells of ing fried chicken. The other was the others in the party and in a returning Alester's stare,

few minutes Alester was bumping! crooked smile parted his lips and his car over the ruts to the gate, settled in one corner of his mouth.without thought of the possibility He said something in a low voice of breaking his springs. to his companion. 'The latter turn- ed toward Alester and saw his features darken,

But Alester was coming toward her now getting in her line of vision. He rolled the door closed. in haste and grasped her by the arm with fingers that trembled. When they reached their table he seized a flask that had been laid upon it by one of the party,

"What is the matter?" she asked. Alester did not answer. It was left for another man to enlighten Jerry Alester's, seen the Red Terror," he laughed,

She did not give a thought do the sort of Impression she hud made

Betty upon

Mortimer, Only one idca dominated her now to get to New York In time to catch the 'train for Boston.

·She looked at the clock on the instrument dial and was relieved to know that there was plenty of time. She asked, Alester not to drive so fast. His recklessness was beathtaking.

One of the girls gasped. "Do you mean that red-headed bootleg He did not slow up. Jerry grip. ger they call Trigger Nolan?" she ped the side of the car with her asked."

"Isn't he terrible? He right hand and said nothing more. nearly slew the steward out at the If this was his way of showing his club for cutting his stuff and displeasure, let him show it!" claiming that he did it."

She had not guessed correctly at "What's he got against you. the truth. Alester did not alto- Alester?" someone else äsked;

Alester at back, his face far-gether trust the waiter who hail ther from the light. I don't told him that Trigger Nolan had know him," he said shortly. Jerry taken the road to Baltimore." knew he lied,

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"Jerry caused to think of danger afler a while. Large, soft rain- drops splashing on the windshield "Oh, I say, we're missing the threatened to slow their progress show a male voice protested.and gave her a new

cause for "Open the doors."

Worry.

"There's a garage Just ahend."

His words were loud enough to be heard by a hovering walter who Alester said, and the car leaped accepted them as an order and pre-forward in response to added pres- eceded to obey.

the accelerator. "Wel

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derry could see, across the hall, sure con the two men, whose presence had will stop there and put up the thrown Alester into a state of fear. top." The act he had requested com-j

They were getting pretty wet was reached. pletely failed to hold her attention, before the garage She was getting creepy with the The rain was coming, down faster unwholesome sounds and sugges now, tive surroundings.

"Oh, do let us go," she implored when the doors were rolled to gether again. She saw that Alester had lifted the flask to his lips a second time.

"It's early," he returned briefly, His willingness to depart had vanished, Jerry discovered as a half-hour went by and she urged in vain. He turned repeatedly to the task. It began to worry. her, ́doubly so, when the curt, fine edge 3 his cultured voice took on a Furry overtone.

Please. Alester," she begged, 1 must get to New York. If you keep me here much longer I'll miss my train."

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Alester suggested waiting until: it ceased but Jerry was unwilling to lose any more time. "You enn drive slow," she advised; "and it might rain all night.”

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But when they "had gone a few miles farther she wished she had let Alester have his way. The rain was now coming down in tor- CABLED QUOTATIONS FROM rents. The side curtains were keeping them dry but Alester's vision was cut off by the rain beat- ing against the windshield. He could not see 10 feet ahead of him: They crawled along at 12 miles an hour. Jerry had to beg Alester to reduce his speed and she ralized that Betty was right. Something was driving him to utter disregard of safety.

There's plenty of time." he in- sisted doggedly.We could enve Jerry thought it strange that, he at dayight and make the train,"

could fear another man so much "But I want to get come sleep." and think nothing of risking his Jerry walled. You know you Be in an accident. She did not promised.

know that Alester was so obsessed “You're ino old to believe in pro-with one fear as to render him un- mises," Alester laughed, mawkish-ahte to entertain another. And the ly. "Don't be a killjoy, Jerry, real cause that made these two men won't see you again for weeks. hate each other did not occur to What's a little night out of a life-her, though she tried to guess. APBS time?"

They drove at a snail's pace for a Jerry turned away in despair. stretch of 10" miles and then the Betty had been watching, and Ils-rain lessened. Alester 'stepped on tening. I don't think you should the gas again and soon they were urge him," she advised Jerry. "Hemaking 40 miles along a gleaming, isn't fit for night driving."

pool-dotted highway.

&

"He hasn't had much to drink,"

Suddenly one of the front wheela' hit a deep rut. A few feet farther on Alester cursed under his breath. "No, but something has shaken They were limping like a barefoot him. Wait a white. You can run boy with a sore toe. up to New York in two hours."

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"I'll be damned if I'm going to stop in this rain," he said and kept Jerry gave in. Time rolled very on going.. "There must be another slowly over her head while, those garage along here somewhere." about her, enjoyed themselves, For half a mile they bumped They begged her to dance for them along with the flat tyre being: and because she felt that she'd rained under the ruthless treat go to picces if she sat there wait-ment. Then Alester drove to the ing for Alester to take her away side of the road and stopped,

"We'll hail someone and send she consented.

They applauded her madly and for a garage man," he said, reach- pockets for his Jerry thought with a catch in hering into his

cigarettes. His arms, were aching. throats of her jeopardized chance from the difficult steering. He'd to win the approval of a theatrica! had enough. audience. She made up her mind

But no one passed. The rain way

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SENDING DELEGATE TO LONDON, to appeal to one of Alester coming down again, harder than

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her off. "Wait, just one minute.” Finally Alesier grew too rest Jerry's eyes were filled with tears. He lifted his hand and sum less to sit still any longer. He Trouble scratched her mind with moned a walter.. Jerry saw him had not dared to make any tender sharp claws. She might not lose pass a folded bill to the man and advances to Jerry, knowing that she her job, but she'd never have an- "They will probably put Jane to be. hear. She ant silent, waiting to He got out and changed the tyre. back in her place and send me to see if this had anything to do it was a wet, muddy job and when the chorus again," ran the burden with her demand..

Soon the waiter was back. He he climbed back into the car he of her thoughts.

was a sorry sight. He drove more All the joy that she had experi-} said something to Alester in a carefully this time. There was no enced this morning had now van- low voice, Jerry caught his fuse in apeeding..

́ished. She was a dejected, beaten, i words, Baltimore," and "a hálf

of all kinds especially for ship- "Don't worry," he said to Jerry little competitor for some of the hour ago."

after a long silence. "I'll see that good things in life,

building and engineering work. Completa stock. She had made plans for spending

Best Tarms, Alester saill: "Are you certain?" Weinertz gives you another chance."

Immadinta dalivary, "Yes sir," the man replied, not] "He won't," Jerry said hopelessly, the increased salary she was to re- troubling to lower his volce now. "not even for you.”

ceive-plans that hurt her to give Alester glanced uneasily at Jerry Alester know that she spoke trup. But what hurt more than any but her expression did not tell truth. Mr. Weinertz had told him thing else was the necessity of re- him that she had guessed at the many times what it meant to train vising the letter she had to write import of the information he had a girl in a part only to have her to her mother.

dissipate her looks and energy, in received.

"He's afraid of Trigger Nolan," night clubs and fast living. she said to herself: "That's why Hs stole a sidewise glance at her. Jerry would hate him, he felt.

Suddenly Alester laughed. "Why, Jerry," he exclaimed, "'I know how you'll get to Boston!"

(To Be, Continued).

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