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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, APRIL

18, 1935.

SERIAL STORY.

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CHAPTER XLV

by Laura Lou Brookman

"You mean-2′′ against the masked man's chook.

Their Fisher."

voices chorused the name of the mill fore- Men rose and wonten screamed. In The other leaped forward, hitting "Clyde

Stove on the nose.

“You

The man with man. Cale, surprised, said, "You the doorway a figure loomed-a man whose face was covered by a strip of black cloth. "Get out of here the mask was like one possessed, recognized him, too! How'd you blow landed. "It was easy. Didn't you see how Steve staggered, steadied himself and guess... 7" ewung again, Steve's flat shot out oilce more, sud-his mask fell back:"

"I didn't notice that," Gale said. denly flew upward. His body repled

"It was his eyes. I knew I couldn't and he fell heavily.

The

he shouted. "All of you-clear out" There were ethers behind him. They were coming in at the rear of the room and through the broken window-a dozen or more men, husky, The club that had struck him be mistaken about thone eyes. And mushed down a second time. The he was the lender. Who do you sup

"Oh, Romo of Thatcher's prize! hind man with the club had corar-up be-pose the others word

Stove. His face, too, was cover-

I suppone.", ed with a mask.

th. they broke up the meeting |

sturdily-built fellows, all wearing masks, all armed with sticks or clubs, -"Out of here" the leader shouted nguồn.

Gillasple Joc

forward. sprang "You can't do this!" he cried, "You got no right to come in here. This la a private home

all

right."

"They certainly did."

"That'll hold im," be said harshly, "Give me that club" It was the firat man shouting.. He grabbed the

The girls had reached the corner "Yeah? Well, what do you think club, brought it down again and again

shout have turned. "Don't go yol, of this?" The fist of the man who on Steve's head and about his chest.

Gale said impetuous had spoken smashed against Gilina. The man's pa twisted cruelly, let- where Juslo ting out an

bath. pic's face. "You've

Blood spurted from Steve's fure Josie. Let's see if Steve is home. Gillaspic right" [10 repeated. The other man raised a hend and spread in trickling lines Holl tell us how it came out, I'm anxious, Josie agreed. She waB against down his checks. He writhed-and terribly anxious to know," club,

It brought

down

then lay quite still, Gillaspie's head.

The second man drew back. "Bay, too. The invasion of the meeting by un-the masked men was the most excit- ing thing that had happened in a long- is he?" He left the words

while. finished.

Woman.

"Oh God!" screamed a "Look what they done to Jeel They killed him and they went to kill the rest of us! Help-pollee!"

The leader whirled. "Police!" be a good one. Suro, jecred. "That's call 'em. Breech your head off and see if the police will help you!" is hand landed flat on the woman's check.

"Come on!" he shouted to those behind. "Let 'em have it"

were

Instantly the room was in uproar. A short, thick-act mill worker struck one of the masked men and was in

Chairs stantly surrounded. overturned. Women and girls scram bled toward the doors. There were shrill cries and angry bass ones. A big fellow, masked, grabbed up a chair and awung it, narrowly missing n mill worker's head. He swung it again, landing a blow against another who let out a ery of pain. The chair went crashing to the floor, the back eplintered.

"Come on the leader bellowed, and was answered with cheers that

were profane, derisive.

"Hell, what do we care!"

were

A handful of mill workers waging a desperate struggle across

ex the room. Shouts and coarse clamations rose above the sound of A chair went hurtling scuffling feet. through the air and struck a window, shattering the glass. Two men, grop- pling, pushed against a table and it overturned. The two men went on fighting, rolling over and over the floor.

Un

Suddenly, there was a shrill ery, and the room was in darkness,

Gale and Josie juddled together in the shadow of a seraggly thicket. They had been hiding there for what seemed hours,

"Do you think they're gone now?" Josie whispered.

"I don't know.. We'd better wait a while longer,"

There was a rustling sound on the other side of the bushes. Both girls

SYAN

stiffened, motionless. But. It only a small dog that, a moment later, saiffed ut their skirts and trotted on its way.

Gale and Josie, terrified, had drawn against the wall. Stere made his way toward them. "This way!" he

Silence again and then the said, matinning toward the door. Ilis

distant freight train. body shielded them, as they pushed pole of n

Jonie said, "Gale, I'm awfully cold. forwards "Get out as ean," he said. "Get to the next Don't you think it'll be all right to

Ko now?" house! Anywhere!"

"Yes-I guess 80."

fast

114 you

a blond; red-faced woman busting her|

The

į

Josie anid, as they went, on, suppose Thatcher' have all our Gamer to-morrow. Maybe he'll fire all of us.

"Maybe."

They were silent na they halted before Steve's home, silent as they went up the steps and knocked ni the door.

A woman opened it--n little woman with gray hair twisted on curlers and wearing a faded bathrobe. She held the door open a few inches and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me-Gale!" the girl said. "Is The door opened wider. "Come in, Steve here, Mrs. Meyers?" Gale-oh, and is that Josie? Come hasn't in, both of you. No, Steve come home yet. I've been so worried. I didn't suppose the meeting would Last as long as this."

The girls stepped into the house. "Why, that's kirange," Gale anid. we thought surely he'd be here." "You mean the meeting's over?" "Yes--"

he

Then where's Steve? Why doesn't i come home?" Mrs. Meyers' voice Was sharply anxious. "Do you sup pose anything's happened?"

side.

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There were sounds on the walk out- side, Voiers in the darkness. Gule turned. "I'll are who it is," she sold "If we stay back near the trees over her shoulder, and stepped out-

Thre Josie was whimpering. Gale saw nobody will see us."

were four men standing They mudo their way cautiously.

there, four men enrrying a heavy fist against the back of a masked Once voleus came from across

burden- stretcher on which man. He swung at her, but she jerk-street and the girls crept behind a

Gale id, "What is it?" She ed away. Ile tried again and his list building. The voices drifted out of man's body. landed on the mouth of a youth who hearing and the two girl went on: had come between them. The boy They reached the end of the block could see the figure on the stretcher hurried forward. "Ilas someone heen staggered, raised his aries to protect turned into another street. There only dimly. She went down the steps, himself and foll.

were houses here, with lighted win-hurt?" she asked. "Who is it? Gale cried, "Oh, Steve!" She clung down.

Before anyone answered she bent; sigh of relief. forward, peering at the figure on the drew to him but he shook her off.

"Ol!" "Hurry!" he said. "Get out of here!""Whew!" she said. "If I live to streicher.

she cried. "It's A hand grabbed Steve's shoulder. thousand, I'll never forget this Steve!" It was the man who had knocked Joe night."

(To Be Continued.] Gillaspie down. The sills in the "Me either!" mask he wore were wide and gaping. "Somebody must have let it out! Gala inred. She know that man about the meeting."

Jonic

the eyes were unmistakable. SHE Gale did not answer. Presently, KNEW HIMI

Steve said, steely-volcod, "Take your hand off me."

"Lookin' for trouble, huh?"

The

"I said take your hand off" "So you're askin' for it!" hand drew back, but Steve was loo qulek. His fiat cracked smurtly

[she

heat; "Josip

"You know that man who grabbed Steve's shoulder just as we went! through the door?"

"Yes."

"I think I know who he was." "So do 1"

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