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TOE KINSTOf?. DAILY FREE PRESS " The Trey A NovSxd Vcmioo f th Motkw Prodocd by tb By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE 4W rfH, fete "Tit Bmm Bm."t1m AM &." DbrfnbJ wiA rWafnpht CHAPTER XXVIII , And the Rom. Taking the dazed young man by tie tand, aa though he bad been ft child, the Reverend Mr. Wright led Alan back to his study and established him 'in a, comfortable armchair beside his desk. " ' . "Sit there and compose yourselt my dear young friend,' he insisted in a soothing voice, i At the elbow of the Reverend Mr. Wright a telephone shrilled Impera tively. With a gesture of professional patience he turned to me instrument. lifted tbe receiver 10 nis ear, ana Bpoke in musically modulated accents. 1 -Yes . . t Yes: this Is Mr. Wright. ... Ah, yes, Mr. Dlgby. Not coming? But, my dear sir, Mr' Law Is already here. I must tell you-" He checked with a reproving glance 'for Alan, who was twitching his sleeve insistently. "If you please," Alan begged, 'let me speak to Dlgby at once. Forgive me" j Reluctantly the minister surrendered the telephone. "That you, Dlgby?" 1 "Alan! Blese my soul, what are you doing over there? Is Miss Trine with you? But how can that be possible?" ; "Rose? No. What about her?" Alan demanded, stammering with anxiety. : "Vhy--ona of my spies has Just re ported by telephone. He was going on duty this morning when he saw a young woman either Rose or Judith wearing a rough coat over boudoir dress climb out of one of the base ment windows of Trine'e house. She was apparently In great distress of mind and anxious to escape without being seen from the house; but before my man whose post of observation is in the third story of one of the houses opposite could get to the istreet, she had been caught by several (rough-looking customers, who rushed out of Trine's house, seized the girl, and made off with her in a motor-car bearing a New Jersey license number. I am sending men to watch the Jersey 'terries. Call me up In an hour ' '. Without a word of response, and without a word of apology to the Rev erend Mr. Wright, Alan dropped the receiver, snatched up his hat, and fled ''that house like a man demented. Rose, escaping from Trine's house, overpowered and made the captive of Trine's lowest creatures gunmen pos sibly, of the stamp of that animal whom Trine had charged with the as sassination of Alan the night before! I Thete was neither a motor-car In i sight for him to charter nor any time to waste in seeking one. Alan could I only hope to find one on his way back j toward the ferry. It must have been upwards of an hour before he came llnto a street which he recognized, by its dlnginess and squalor, as that in which he had thrown Marrophat from the running-board of the taxicab. And then, as he paused, breathless and footsore, to cast about him for the way to the ferry, a touring car turned a corner at top speed and slowed to a stop before that selfsame tenement of ithe unsavory aspect to whose sidewalk he had seen Marrophat assisted by tne loafers of the quarter. And this touring car was occupied .by some half-a-dozen ruffians in whose hands a young girl writhed and strug gled wnen, immediately on the stop, they Jumped out and wrestled her out with brutal inconsideration. Like a shot Alan had crossed the street but only tt bring up nose to the panels of the tenement door, and to find himself seized and thrown roughly aside by a burly denizen when he grasped the knob and made as if to follow In. "Keep back, young feller!" his as sailant warned him viciously. "Keep outa this, now. If you don't want to get into trouble." To the speaker's side another ranged, eyeing Alan with a formidable Mowl. At discretion he stepped back ana turned as If persuaded to mind his own business, then swung on his hel, caught the two In the very act of open ing the door, and threw himself be tween them. An elbow planted heavily in the pit of the stomach of one disposed of him for the time being. A blow from the shoulder sent the other reeling to the Sutter. And Alan was In the tene ment's lowermost hall a foul and evil-odored place, dark as a pit the instant the door was closed, Its murk relieved only by the flame of a kero sene lamp smoking in a bracket near the foot of the stairs. Sounds of scuffling of feet were au dible on the-first landing. Alan ad dressed himself impetuously to the staircase, gaining its top la half a dozen leaps, and only In time to see n door slammed at the forward end of the hall and hear a key turned in Its lock. A cluster of men blocked the way. Re didnt pause to wait for it to be beared, but threw himself headlong into their midst, and by dint of the uprise had gained the closed disc? before they recovered and sought to yhlm. ' ; different to them all, be shook the a shouted: rRose! Hose!" . Her cry came back to him, a znuf- scream: "Alan! Help! Help!" Bscking away with a mad idea of ""owing-himself -bodily against the -"jlhreaklng it down, he was sod; ' IN9TALLIKCNT ILLUTttATZO O' Hearts Ffctar Dram ol tU UnWvruJ Film C. fnm It PidM rWadha denly conlrohteTby a hideous mask 61 humanity face of man all misshapen. bruised and swollen and disfigured with smears of dried blood and a dirty bandage round his temples, but none the less vaguely recognizable. The words that streamed from its distorted Hps drove recognition home. "uee, fellers, lookt who's here! If It ain't th' guy what threw me olTn that girder this morula'. Stand back and let me kill th' " Without tbe hesitation of a heart beat Alan swung heavily for the thug's Jaw. The blow went solidly home. The man fell like a poled ox. Pandemonium ensued. Rallying to their comrade, the ruffians attacked Alan with one mind and one Intent Murder would have been done then and there had it not been for a rotten banister-rail, which gave way, precipi tating the lot to the ground floor of the hallway. Simultaneously the lamp on the wall was struck from its bracket and crashed to the floor, Its glass well breaking and loosing a flood of kero sene to receive the burning wick. The explosion follpwed instantly. In a trice the hallway was a lake of burn lng oil, and hungry flames were lick ing up the rotting wallpaper and eat ing into decayed baseboards and stair- treads. Still fighting like a madman, con testing every foot of the way, Alan was borne down the hall and out of the front door. A scream of "Fire!" greeted him as he reeled out into the open. It was echoed by a dozen throats. The doorway vomited men and women of the tenement They choked it for a time, blocking both egress and ingress. By the time they broke out and left the way clear a solid wall of flame stood behind it. Thrice Alan essayed to pass that barrier of Are, and thrice It threw him back. Then, struggling and kicking to release himself and try again, he was seized by a brace of able-bodied policemen and rushed fifty feet from the house before let go. Lack of breath checked him momen tarily. He looked up, dashing from hie smarting eyes tears drawn by the stifling clouds of smoke, and saw vaguely at the second story window a woman leaning out und shrieking for help. That It was hopeless to attempt the staircase he well knew. 'Drawing aside, he endeavored to come to his sober senses, and cast about for some more feasible way to effect the rescue of his Rose. The tenement occupied one corner of a narrow street Directly opposite, a storage warehouse stood upon the other corner. Before this last was the common landing stage for truck de liveries, protected by a shed-roof. And, suspended from a timber that peered out over the eaves, a hoisting Charged With the Assassination Alan. tackle dragged the ground with Its ropes. It was the work of a minute to con vince a thick-headed policeman that the attempt was feasible and should be permitted. It was the work of less than another minute to rig a loop in Che line and fasten round his body beneath the arms. Volunteers did not lack; a couple of husky longshoremen sprang to the ropes at his first call. They heaved with a wilL His feet left the ground, he soared, he caught the eaves of the shed-roof, and shouting to cease hauling, drew himself up on this last, backed a little ways down It and calculating his direction nicely, with a running Jump launched himself out over the street The momentum of his leap carried him well out over the heads of the throng assembled in the street and truly toward that window where Rose was waiting. Then its force slack ened. For an awful Instant he be lieved that he had failed. But with the last expiring ounce of Impetus, he was brought within grasping distance of the window silL Hauling himself up, he gathered her Into his arms ... . . X great tongue of tawny flame licked angrily out of the windows as be swung her back to safety. ;. ; - AT TNK DIXIK MKXT FRIDAY Niu I SOCIAL And PERSONAL Mrs. H. W. Lupton and children are visiting in New Bern. H K S3 mrs. Courtney Mitchell has re turned from visiting in Richmond. a a a Mr. J. H. Alexander left this morning for Goldsboro on a business trip. H H H Mr. George Willard of Pink Hill was a welcome visitor in the city to day. BBS Mr. Chester A. Walsh has returned from Goldsboro, where he spent the week-end. a a a Mrs. G. A. Jones passed through the city Saturday en route to Golds boro on a visit BBS The Round Table will meet with Mrs. E. B. Marston tomorrow after noon at 3 o'clock." BBS Miss Mollie Skinner of South Car olina is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Skinner in this city. Ban Miss Dorothy Bass has returned to Dawson's, after a visit in the city to Miss Kyle Hargett. a a b Mr. S. P. Fort of Beaufort spent Sunday in the city visiting his fam ily on East Caswell street a a a Mr. Camp Thompson left this morn ing for his home in Durham after ipending some time in the city. a a a Miss Velma Harrington of Ayden spent Sunday in the city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Harring ton, on East Washington street. a a a The Reviewers will be entertained by Mrs. N. J. Rouse Tuesday after noon at 3:30 o'clock. Mrs. Johnson, who was to address the meeting, will not be present as announced. a a a Lovely Reception Friday Evening To Charming Bride-Elect Distinctly one of the most delight ful and successful social events in the history of Kinston society was the lovely reception given on Friday evening in the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Tapp, on North Queen street, by their charming and accomplished daughter. Miss Mar? Tapp, in honor of Miss Bonnie Or- mond of this city, whose marriage to Mr. LeRoy Turnage of Ayden takes place in Queen Street Method ist church on Wednesday evening. Greeting the guests in the hall were Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Tapp, assist ed by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Laws. In the reception room the guests were cordially greeted by the charming hostess, Miss Mary Tapp; the bride elect, Miss Bonnie Ormond; the groom-elect, Mr. LeRoy Turnage of Ayden, and the following ladies and gentlemen, who comprised the receiving line: Miss Lucy Turnage of Ayden; Misses Maude Harley and Mary Uzzell of New Bern; Messrs. Lloyd Turnage of Ayden, Pete Hook er, Will Hood, and Dr. Frizzelle of Ayden. This attractive room, with the mellow glow of pink shaded candles, made a beautiful setting for the many lovely decorations of palms, large growing ferns and gorgeous chrysanthemums. A lovely mass of dark greenery, which formed a most effective background for autumn's rarest offerings, tall, exquisite chry santhemums their rich color gleam ing in charming contrast against the ferns and wide-spreading palms and the elegant gowns of the young ladies in the receiving line. The dining room, where a tempting and delicious salad course was served by Misses Carrie Duffy Wooten, Char lotte Hodges and Mamie Ruth Churchill the exquisite decorations of ereen and white was especially effective. Lovely pink Killarney roses filled the large crystal vase, resting on a beautiiui suver-ooruercu ikik- tor, and beneath this a beautiful cen terpiece of Venetian Point Lace. Sil ver candelabra, holding pink-shaded candles and pink-shaded tapers inter tw.r.H throughout the decorations glimmered as cheery sentinels of happiness and splendid hospitality. The music room, cozy and invrang .... ..MAnf an1 Kab n. in its artistic arranKcuiu - Hfnl color scheme of red, was the center of much interest, and during the evening beautiful classical num ber) were rendered in charming man ner by Miss Mary Loomia Smith andj Mrs. Clarence Jeffries. Thm Coffee Boom, beautiful in its rts ealor scheme of yellow, was presided over by Mrs.' H. Frank Brown, Mr, and Mrs, Joan now J A ira PURCHASE Of Ladies and Misses High Grade Ready For Service Tailored Suits w ARM WEATHER IS NOT A FRIEND OF THE FACTURERS. Mild climatic conditions in many parts of the country have caused many makers to wish they had money instead of Coats and Suits. We found one maker who was particularly anxious to "swap" with the result that we are going to place these high grade Suits on sale and exhibition, this week at Any Price You Care to Pay ORISINATORS OF LOW Men's and Young Men's Tailor-made Suits Strictly all Wool in the Newest and Most Wanted Styles, VALUES TO $22.50 Now Genuine JOHN B. STETSON First Quality- HatS "COHEN'S 312 .N. QUEEN Selling Out Entire Stock Mrs. P. A. Hodges. During the evening: scores of guests called to offer complimentary greet ing to the charming bride-elect and to enjoy the genial hospitality of the hostess, Miss Mary Tapp. At this delightful social affair Friday evening the popularity of the young couple was generously attested, and in the exchange of friendly greeting and tender good wishes for- the future beautiful tribute of friendship was offered, and no doubt, memories of this sin eularly happy festive occa sion will linger long with those who attended. The marriage of Miss Bonnie Or mond to Mr. LeRoy Turnage of Ay den will take place in Queen Street Methodist church on Wednesday evening. Owing to the popularity of the contracting parties, much Inter est is being manifested in the event Hundreds of imitations have come uiareus m ""- - . Pnlav'a TTnnev Ana and gone Bum j - . Compound began 40 years ago i mrin nf enuehs and Tar to colds. You can not ge a uu.uw for von what Foley's Honey to do ' . Ml J ana iar mmuvwu..- - coughs, colds, ouP, bronchial affec and T.r comnouna win tions, la grippe cougu, . 5 throat. -.Buy 01 your feel sale. v-v' - iFIAT A COAT AND SUIT MANU 2.98 All Hats and Feathers at REDUCED PRICES Chamberlain & Braxton Car3ll Bidding Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASXORIA ID) TV A and EXHIB Charming styles of Cheviots, Diago nals, Serge, Tricot, Broadcloth, Poplins, Velvets and Garberdines also niany Novelty Fabrics. Fur trimming1 is much in evidence as well as trimmings Plain and Novelty Plushes, Broadtail, Etc These Suits must be seen to be appreciated. The verdict if all who have Purchased these is that there . NEVER WAS OR NEVER WILL BE SUITS LIKE THESEIN KINSTON PRICES M KINSTON Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! For The Whole Family In Gun Metal, Patent Colt Tan, Kangaroo and Kid Leather, VALUES UP TO $3.50 NOW , i All Sizes in the Celebrated "REGENT" $4 SHOE FOR MEN SALE PRICE LACE OR 2 Going Out of Business Sale There has not been a dull moment in this great store since this WON DERFUL SALE has opened, arid if you have not attended this sale yet, DONT WAIT, but come at, once 7and see what Wonderful Bargains we are loflering in all Departments. , j Everything must bo sol by Jan uary 1st, 1915. M. Adler & , c:is 7a 3 '? if," '.'Si if ' I J :rV 79 79 SALE PRICE BUTTON ST." TO) II.:. II . v
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