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CAPE MAT comm TIMES. PWDAT JTTTE 17. 1M7

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OUND to NORTH ^Harold Mac Grath Illustrated hy Henry Jay Lee Cofiyrigkt Igr H*roW Mm QruK - t>ira AurocMtsr S«rvto*

Chapter VIII

Vou ur

no seerru fron man at the d-

STORY—

“1 r-prat It

lha:

in«ly got f

' ‘ blinked.

: Cal it a i

of p»tablli>fapil loy "Armitagp rail-

• iraqupntly." "What of that?’

SnppoKlns: It muf Armltag* thought Joaunc; to act would b» to at-nd to hU death th man rht loved. She could not do It. a

thoui'and time* no!

She knew no eleep that night She apent the hour* lUtming. listening. She imagined footatrpp; *he sa» Armltage running the gauntlet of fire; «he aaw him totter and fall. . . What

that?

In the garret above Hnmetl. Ing

heavy had clattered to the floor. She walled, holding her breath. She made up her mind quickly

If thlr man proved to be Arml-

tage. he should go free; her debt would be paid. If It was a man ahe did not recognlie. he mould

have to pay the penalty. She tiptoed to Ihe door ullently.

and waited. A atalr creaked, lie was coming down. Fearlessly she seised the knob and flung 'he

dool open.

. A man's body plunged against hers Her revolver exploded

harmlessly.

The spy dashed Jeanne n»ld- . leaped through a window and

was gone.

A shot broke the silence; then cam* another shot. follow<-d by warning cries. A third shot j seemed to settle things, for af- ! ter that all became oppressh .-ly

atill.

Jeanne, a hand pressing do« n the thundering throbs of hr. heart, ran downstairs. She had not seen the man's face! In the garden she espied a group of officers and men looking down at aometbing which lay quietly at their feet. "What has happened?" ••The Yankee. Miss Beaufort." ■aid one of the officer*. "We got him on the third shot." 11*- to Id the lantern close to the fallen

mans' face.

The stab of Joy drove a slvb past her lips. It was not Armttage Yet the face was oddly familiar lo her. Where hail she seen it before? Yes. yes. now she rememlo-r.d It was a civilian Morgan had been forced through polltness to Introduce lo her one night in Richmond. “We found thlr In his pocket.

y.lm Beaufort."

It was her own photograph, the Cir. that had stood on the dress MrrShe was puttied. They son. M her a dispatch in a eipweek'jat wan as much of a my*

ptren'i her as to the others. But I patch box. But if tho Mr.nir capital letters at the jdlapalches. we'll low visltlu of 'he dispatch—G-RI’-A! ‘ "Thai'* exactly »1 Ridnef the eleven! |t« do. We want him Mr ne rolled bark the sleeve-Senator's house. In

son t . man's left arm. There It ,There Ralph'he dreaded unforgettable - happy Mr. aywlth the strange device tn On s.

A.' nter. |ment.

h-. Tattled on the poles and the genathe i tor himself, with candle in hand,

appeared.

Morgan sprang, bore the eld-r backward, toppled him to the floor, bundled the dispatches Into d y hi* pocket, and ran all the way v to his lodgings. There be burn. -. la! w hat pape he bad.**'Ing oal) Ho hi* vartn u passes, and fl.t> another part of tb<

torture should wi

from him.

When Parson Hi

of bed the next found an interesting note under hi* doorsill. He was a wise old hawk, for he -tiw through the rap at or.- "Call at Number Nine Black Street tonigb at ten if you would learn the truth about Jranr-.r Beaufort." "H'mph.' ThU smells strongly of my old friend Morgan. We'v« nipp-d hi* claws, but we must draw hi* teeth to be rid of him.” He found Captain Armltage reading a letter identically the

same a* hi* own.

•'P's a trap, son- plain as day." But suppose w* take a look at -uggested Armltage. ‘ All right. We’ll go to NumNin- tonight Forewarned is forca ut-d I'm kind of curious my- •!' P 'he bouse doesn't look tight why. we can shy op." The bi'ock In which Number .Vtne ww situated was practically

enter

I inten ‘ thaf you two tanlsh fron. the haunts of John Armtage, Parson

ly- adieu!*'

flred the fuse, placed the ..u the table, bowed and out of the cabin, closing

or gently.

(To be continued)

What 1* the charge j Stalk: Something that keeps

I for this battery"" ! your gueet from knowing what a

| Csrageman: "Six volt*." i line radio set you're got.

'How much is that in!

m *7’" j Virtue pays! The "8“ is crook

I. but look what a straight and

irrow path do** for H: t

The Salem Oak Tree be old oak tree of Baleui. Of wonder and renown. The eenturiiw outlasting.

Bull stands within the town, he tither* sleep beneath It. Who dared the unknown wave It w>leomed them when coming; It guards them in their graves. Its youthful branches sheltered. When living, those long dead.

• aged arms upon them A benediction spread.

The elevation of the chin in the i 1 rear seal doesn't indicate the bal- j ] MW* yet to be paid on the car. j R< vised version for Joy rider* ] drink, drive and be merry; for

; tomorrow ye die.

j Hi* auto stuck down in the mud | And the-e It atayed. cont*nt.-d i A farm horse pulled I' out. That * how the horselaugh wss in-

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the door and r«me pouring from j the alley By their sudden i I unexpected voBeytag. they 1 1 1'!- •' Kennedy and Arndtags

That's a brand new car and I ] don’t want It scralchc* For Heaven's sake don't hit any skinny

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'T've brought hack the secondhand car I bought." ’’What's the matter, parson, cant you run It?" "Not and stay in the ministry ''

plunged against hen Her revolver explode

hxnnleasly.

walk

I Neither had the alighti • h»?i*e to defend hlmaelf.

i They wep- swiftly bound and 1 e«gg' bundled Into an evll- : n-.elling hark and driven away. I An hour brought them to their Ijourn. > * end They were lifted -oil- a cabin -Took back of the I They were carried Inside, and | a glance wa- sufflclent to ac1 quaint them with the dewperatey n.-- Of their situation. Tpon a , ’•'d- ' «■! -■> keg of powder, at-

tached to whlcfa was a ten-minute

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May Youtht be thus reminded— The Friends' posterity— Of their great faith and virtue Who first beheld this tree. Who crossed wild leagues of oceai Their Holy Faith to keep; T find a place of worship Oared the uncharted deep. .'hey found It here at Salem. Around thl ancient tree— A witness for the fathers

To their posterity.

Of their greett faith l*» symbol. Ib-eprooted. stalwart, strong: Oh pride of all the oak trees Stand, stand for ag«* long!

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SAM

has called tm

"Well.

"Morgan gie - everywhere." "We are laying a trap for Morgan today, merely to open Senator X's e>-*. The President > entrust to the care of SenaX some valuable papers at We have spread the rumor

quietly that these documents rc-

to Ihe munition stores. You escort the messenger from the While House to the Senator's. Morgan l* his private secretary.

began

his feet, furious.

Fooled, tricked! He swore. II. ripped these cynical indictment nto tatters. They had played I vl'h him Henry Morgan, a* they , toilld have played with a tyn.r l He laughed shortly Clever. { lev Ulshly "lever! They had goten rid of him without dragging h. Senator through the mire of » political scandal, n thing every -ympathlxer would have hailed

rlth delight.

"Devil take them all! Well. I the game's up. But Parson Kenhl„ nedy. s-.d you. John Ami' g*.

„.|p watch out. I'l

Terror first, then death! The two men wen placed in hair* and r-bound so securely hat they could move neither! land nor foot. The men who!

♦rformed this service

bilng their work solemnly filed

Immediately Morgan

i*ld.- th* cabin, stared

irtini- gloomily for a

len stepped over and relieved

’em of their gags.

"They say a prayer it . - i-factory If spoken aloud. Kennedy spat grimly. He ever asked mercy; he iw.c. ,

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"An. you going to light that | Jo * ' am I , i «*ceP*. Morgan?" asked Armltage. | '

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rolled up hi* sir stared at the symbol on arm. He laughed as he a night he had entered room and stuffed the llttl he could get hold of thi cate, to see- If she had writ:

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’fext day Morgan recounted .nne the trickery which -ught about his downfall, was keen for reprisal. •main in hiding, ould manage to ke*p In icatlon With her. Beside

heart that this was war. that thi death of these two men was a military necessity. But h wa* a ragged defense, and his conscience saw through the tatter* and

voiced the truth.

"This Is not war; It is mur-

„' jd* r." said Armltage.

i Well, what i* war but mnrh jd*r? You would have ,hot me I quickly enougl I win-that is

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., j Kennedy ran hi* tongue arrois M battered lip*. "Will you ever be abb- lo forr*' ii« after this night'* work?" . a-ked Armltage. "You are in my way." "It is an abominable crime you about to commit. Take us it and shoot us. if you will But

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