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"Th Term, of Surrender," "Number 17," Etc.
Novelized from the Series of Photoplay of th Sam Namew
Released by Path.
Copyright, 1016, by Louis Tracy.
LOUIS TRACY
Twelfth Episode
CHAPTER XX1I1.
Tbe Hell-Cats. '
"When, If ever, the biography of
John Burton, tenth marquis of Castle
ton, la written, hie adventure with the
gang of notorloua criminals known to
the police and to newspaper reporter
as the "Hell-tats" will probably bulk
large In that Interesting and exciting
record.
i,. i i;
Grace Cue, an event fraught with the
utmost sigmncante to his future ine;
secondly, he contrived to get himself
marked down fur the gang's signal
vengeance, with results which nearly
proved disastrous on more than one
occasion.
Tbe alTalr began so quietly that no
on could have suspected Its oxtraor
' dinar? outcome. One morning John
was seated In his study, going through
Bom business papers, hen hla valet
announced that a poor woman wished
to see him. Burun at once gave an
emphatic refusal. He had- learned
long since that philanthropy. If it
would V) 5 reasonab.y s rcesslul, must
act alonj business lines, and all ap
peals for his assistance were straight
way referred to a trustworthy secre-'
tary, wao either Invet tigatcd them
In perse n or made Inqi tries through
one of the many chanrable associa
tion In the city. By this mean the
young mllllorjilre v saved, at least,
from downrlg.it wndllPT.
Th servant was leav tvj the room
when It became evid. nt t:tat the
would-be visit jr retimed to be denied.
Bh had crmied lie hill and was
striving to ml-r the luudy without
.further ar.noi.nrem:;iil. '
Moreover, John bad !imrd a soft,
wll-pokcn voice caylng tearfully:
"I am sure If only sir. Burton
would come und i ee my mother he
would hlp her. There Is no one In
all this larzc city 11101 e deserving vf
assistance." t
, Bitter exparleme should have
taught Ilurton that the more plausi
ble th story the greater chance there
was that It minht be tuned on deceit.
'" But he never could refuse the appeal
of a woman so. t'lan rinir tils mind
he bade tile vi,e; ulluw Die applicant
tn enter. Vet. trm" O'jre of pru
dence having been forced on him by
event, he no sooner saw that the
new-comer was young and good look
ing than he made a rem t sign which
warned the servant to rri'ialn within
earshot
The. girl, who w vry poorly
dressed, and seemed to be In a state
of genuine misery, told him that her
name w is Blanche GrlUn.
"My mother has been broken down
bv anxiety and illness," she explained.
"Kather died two years ago, and my
i brother Is In a hospital, having been
seriously Injured while at work tn a
munition factory. We have i really
tried hard, Mr. Burton, to keep body
and soul together, but my mother
absolutely refuse to have our
wretched little family troubles Investi
gated by the ladles who come around
on what they term 'slum work,' It
I not our fault that we have to live
tn the slums, and It Is htrd on broken
down working people that they should
be. classed with outcast simply be
cause poverty ha overtaken them."
The plea was nothing new to John.
He had often found the direst want
among the honest and industrious
poor, and one of the chief difficulties
organised charity l ha" to conquer Is
hrourht about by the false pride
which refuses to mak known Its suf
fering. He was somewhat attracted,
too, by the girl's manner and appear
ance. " -. V ,, tH. "'r
Glancing at a diary, ht four J he
had no engagement of Importance
that morning. Th weather was fine,
and the district named by the girl wo
not far distant, so John decided to
,' accompany her, and, a hla car was
temporarily out of commission, they
went there together on foot
.... Now, th valet happened to be an
unusually observant man. He was
. well acquainted with his master'
temperament, and regretted the soft-
V hearted Impulse which seemed to
lead Mr. Burton Into so much trouble.
He, th valet had formed a somewhat
unfavorable opinion of Blanche Grif
fin. Her wretched rags and ready
tear did not deceive him at all. He
aw that th girl was well nourished,
that her hair had been tinted, and
that her cheek bor trace of make
up recently applied.
r"urther when hi muter and the
. young woman crossed th avenue and
turned into a aid atreet they were
followed by a stocky, overdressed
young man who seemed to have been
awaiting their appearance.
At any rate, for some reason which
the valet himself could hardly ex
plain, thl latest escapade of his mast
er rendered, hlin uneasy. Above all
' else, he did not like the name of the
locality given by the girl as her moth
er's residence. It was highly Improb-
able that decent working class people
would live there at all. -80,
deeming It best to satisfy these
vague ooudu. ne took in hat and fol
lowed Burton and Blanche. On turn
ing the first corner he saw them walk
ing about two hundred yards ahead.
At an Intervening street corner he
was surprised to And the flashily
dressed man In conversation with a
. certain Billy Rellly, whom the valet
recognised as a reformed criminal
now employed In settlement work by
a Mis Grace Coe, only daughter of
a local banker. Th valet who sym
pathised with rescue work, had looked
in at the settlement once or twice, and
had scraped up a sort of acquaintance
,., wttn rteuiy, and ne had no hesitation
bow In approaching him. By the time
he drew near, Rellly had parted from
hla companion and was watching the
1 latter with Anxious eves as the man
swung jauntily down the street after
Burton and his companion.
"Who la that fellow, Bill ;" Inquired
th valet
"He I a tough known as Two-Gun
Jake," aald Rellly. "He' one of the
worst gun-men among the Hell-cats,
and he ha just told me that they have
a tip one In tow." - ,
Th valet Instantly grew very wide
awake. Indeed.
"What doe he just mean by a
'ripe one?" he inquired.
"I am afraid they're puttln up some
gam dn that young fellow who has
lust passed with Blanch Griffin."
"Do you know h.r, too?" said the
valet now thoroughly startled.
"Of course, I do. She's their decoy.
Nan of the gang comes near the et
tlement or they would know that I
had emit the crooked work."
"But good heaven, man!" cried the
nthen "that' my master, Mr. . John
Burton, a millionaire, and that young
woman cam to our house with a yarn
about a sick mother.
"Where Is she taking him" came
the easrer Question.
The valet gave the address, and Bill
notwithstanding hi nsw-found : re.
generation. wore softly under his
breath. .
"What that' th very place where
the Hell-cats hang out" he muttered.
"We must follow at once," said the
valeL "Buddos thine go wrong.
What do you think w can do for the
,. best?" ' -
Rellly proved equal to th emer
gency. "If almost as much as my life's
worth." he said, "but I'll shov right
In an' try to stall them off Mr. Burton
uuul you bring tulp, Xou'v got to
Into the Pit
find a cop, an' tell him just what you
have told me. There's no use in him
and you coming alone. He must ring
up the station house and get the re
serve squad along. And, hurry!
When the Hell-cats mean business
they put in quick action!"
Meanwhile, John Dm ton was being
entertained by Blanche to a moving
story of hardship and distress, un-
allevlated by a solitary gleam, of hope
happiness. Had John been wiser
h might have been rendered caution
by this very fact The poor are not
unnappy. 'iney max iigni 01 ineir
privations: having few wants, they
have equally few desires. The mere
habit of living from hand to mouth
entails a careless juggling with fate
which is by no means indicative of
wretchness. It I almost safe to say
that there Is more real joy and con
tent in many a hovel than In a king's
palace.
Be that as It may, John was soon
undeceived. His companion led htm
Into a tumble-down tenement. After
traversing rickety, stairs and dark,
evtl-smellhig passages he found him
self in a large and very well-lighted
room, ' His quick ears caught the click
of a lock, and he turned to ask the
girl why she was thus securing the
door, when he became conscious that
several men had entered through
other doors, apparently leading to
bed-rooms or closets..
'One glance at the nearest ruffian
told Burton how Vutrageously he had
been swindled. Without a spoken
word he leaped toward the floor and
endeavored to open the lock, believ
ing that if he could only gain the nar
row passage he might be able to light
his wty out.
To his surprise, the door opened In
his face, and Two-Gun Jake entered.
The gun-man took In the situation In.
1 seoi nd, and flung himself at Bur
tcn's neck. John was momentarily
lingered by th's unexpected nswiult.
Before he could recover himself he
wis grabbed by a dosen hand and
pinned against a wall.
He had never before set eye on
suh a loathsome crew as the men
nto whose clutches he had fallen.
'Sttch f ire bore the Impress of crime
and drink. The low forehead, the
wolf-ilke Jaw, the receding chin, eyes
baleful with lust and avarice these
were the features common to the Hell
cuts, who, Indeed. ( muet have been
named by an artist in criminal nomen-i
datura.
Two-dun .Take relinquished his hold
when his asiilstants were able to se
cure John without his help.
"8n, you are the wise kmv who goes
around flashing dollar bills for . the
benellt uf the deserving poor?" he
guffawed loudly. "Well, 1 guess
there's no rue more In need of your
kind. help than this yer crowd. We're
goln' to trouble you, jfr. Burton, for
ten thousand plunks. Thit's our price
not a cent less. An' -make no mis
take, you're goln' to pay and keep a
shut mouth afterward, or we'll in
crease your weight by several ounces
of good solid lead. Now. what's It to
be? A friendly settlement, or the
other thing?" 1
Burton did not reply at once. He
wo. trapped and knew It. He looked
almost compassionately at the 'girl
who hod decoyed him to this den, and
she flushed violently under his pierc
ing gate.
He noticed that a wlaened I
old hag was now standing by Blanche I
(Jriffln's (!. .if ,.n.r..n. inm.
over mo success of the stratnitem ;
which brought thl rich prlte within
tne tons, out jonn naa a Heeling im-
presslon that th girl wo secretly
hunierf nt h.r .hin in ih rrb n,fieht against overwhelming odds.
endeavored to temnnrlte . .
TCeMo
sense," he said, "you must know quite
well that even a man reputedly
weaitny does not carry large sums ofiuU" iipy.i.
money in nis pocket. Moreover, It I
send to my bank for any such amount
a that which you demand, there will
certainly be an Investigation before it
is nanaed over to your messenger.
Now. If you will be reasonable I am
willing to help you even by j urchas
Ing my freedom If ou Insist on put
ting It that way but I must warn
you that you are simply courting
disaster by asking for such a pre
posterous ngure."
"Vou can chuck that here and now,"
broke In Jake, fiercely. "All you've
gut to do, mister, I to sign your check,
or send for your check book If It Isn't
in your pocket Go through
him!" he went on, with a truculent
slrn to the other. Let's see how he's
fixed. We must have that money this
morning an' he'll oon b glad to get
It here."
A ferocious grin on th man' face
showed that he meant exactly what
he said. He would stop short of no
vile means to enforce hi demand. Of
course, Burton should have yielded
forthwith and trusted to the law to
avenge hi wrongs, but his gorge rose
at the notion that these ruffians
should be able to plunder him with
impunity, and he risked everything on
a new and desperate effort to free
himself. 1
l'hynlenlly, he was a match for any
three among them, but it wo a fool
Ish thing to tackle a dosen des
peradoes, any one x of whom might
nave put a summary end 10 tne at
fair by kntfe or. pistol.
Two-Gun Jake was evidently afraid
mat sometning or tne sort mtgnt hap
pen. As John we t down under a
combined attack he heard the lead'
er's warning yell:
"Tie him up, the swine, but 'on't
hurt him too much. , HI' worth
,1.1.1 ' '
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Tbe Vendetta. . ,
The fight had ended and Burton was
lying on the floor, helpless in the grip
of hla assailants, when the gang was
startled by an imperative knock
the door which communicated with
the main entrance. Whoever It was
that thus demanded admittance, he
or she was not only In a rreat hurry.
but knew the Hell-cats' secret code.
90 the door was thrown open without
any nesitauon, ana Bill. Rellly rushed
In.
"You ve got to oult boy!"" he
shouted, "an' be quick about It as the
cops will have this place aurrounded
in jubi len seconas.
Now, Rellly' past record was bad
enough, or good enough, according to
the point of view of the hearer, that
any warning from hla Up should be
listened to with respect It was true
he had not been seen ot late In his
accustomed haunts, but It was nothing
new for a member of th gang to re
tire from society for several months.
or years for such period, In tact, as
a judge mignt determine and then
rejoin the circle as though time were
aot.
But Two-Gun Jake was not minded
to let hi helper disperse without
making good hi threats against Bur-,
ton. The man was noted for the cal
lous brutality with which he would
wreak spite on any victim who dis
appointed him In the matter of money.
He had been knuwn, to leave for dead
an unfortunate bank messenger whoee
wallet produced only eighty dollars In
stead of the eighty thousand which
the thief had expected.
He drew a knife now, and stooped
over th prostrate Burton.
'"You hear?" he growled vindic
tively. "The cods are comln". you've
Just got five secoads to decide whnt
Sou mean to do, or this knif will be
urled la you!"
' 1 "THIS WOMAN LURED ME INTO THE TRAP," EXCLAIMED BURTON.
Burton would probably have re
garded the man's threat as a sheer
bluff, but Bill Rellly knew better, and
realized that If the young millionaire's
life was to be suved he muat act fesir-.
lessly, and at once. Rushing at Two
Gun Jake, he spun the man off h'.s
feet with a very effective upper-cut.
This assault 1.0m ng from such an
unexpected quarter, momentarily
stupefied the Hell-cats, and the men
holding Burton relaxed their grip. As
a result, John regained his feet, and
was thus able to help Rellly In the
furious struggle which now brcke out,
because Jake was the first to under
stand Rellly' strategy, and promptly
called on his associates to put the
traitor "out of business."
"He' "only playin' for time," he
yelled, "do to it, boys, an' get both
of 'em!"
The marvel was that-revolvers were
not used; possibly some sense of real
Instant danger withheld the gang
'mm. creating more nolae than was
absolutely necessary. They put forth
cuun. w ...
two n"' "! Burton could only see
" j
known rescuer was making a gallant
He, too, was about to oollapse again
W t.nlt.a ;.ttcli of low w
nv mtn- whenithe door wo burst
open, and a number of police In uni-
The fight (topped then and there, of
course. The sole intent ot every ras.
cal among the Hell-cats now was to
save his own skin, so the room emp
tied as though by magic except those
who had been gripped by the officers
or the law at the first onset.
Burton noted In a dated sort of way
that the man who had taken such risk
In order to help him had disappeared
witn the rest This tact puzzled mm.
He could not understand It at all. He
yet had to learn that If Rellly were
seen to be In active collusion with the
police hi lit would undoubtedly be
forfeited, since the Hell-cat would
train every nerve to punish him.
Reiny only chance 01 safety in tne
future 4ay in convincing, hi former
criminal associate that he had really
meant well by them in bringing a
warning of police intervention, . and
that he had attacked Two-Gun Jake
merely to put an end to a foolish and
untimely argument. In order to de
ceive the Hell-cats he must also evade
the police. In addition to this he did
not wish the police to think he had
fallen from grace.
80 he deliberately headed off the
latter tn their purault of the major
portion of the gang, and drew them
to a trap-door opening onto a flat roof,
a mean of escape which he had often
used in his unregenerate days.
It Is not to be dented that some
thing of the fearful joy which attaches
Itself to daring crime pulsed once
more In Rellly' vein as he fled with
the hounds of the law yelping on his
Heels. He followed a familiar path.
At the end of a sloping roof he knew
he would find a raised balustrade
which would check an otherwise In
evltable descent into the atreet far
beneath. From the flat top of the
cornice It was possible to spring across
an alley to the root of the nearest
house, and thence climb, cat-like.
among a forest of chimneys to a well-
remembered nre escape.
Rellly waa slightly out of condition,
but his nerve was steady a ever, and
he took that spectacular leap through
midair with nil his old confidence.
He hung back purposely until the
hand of the nearest policeman was
actually outstretched to clutch him.
He counted altogether on the fact that
the men would balk at that unnerving
Jump, because, such Is the force of
Imagination, the average Individual
will falter at a spring high up above
the ground which would not demand
any display of courage or resolution if
taken on terra-flrma.
In one respect however, Rellly'
calculation erred. He had not real
ised how thoroughly the patrolman
called on by the valet had organized
his forces to surround the building.
Not only were policemen in over
whelming number stationed at every
exit from the Hell-eats' headquarters,
but vedettes-occupied strategio points
on every possible line of retr.at 80
Rellly' daring leap waa noted, and the
pursuit was developed by other who
had not been called on to negotiate
that ugly-looking chasm.
The fugitive contrived to get down
hi favorite fire escape only to find
ime pack in tun cry behind him. He
ran, the policemen ran, a gathering
crowd tailed In behind, and so
veritable mob swarmed around tire
Settlement when Rellly dashed
through its hospitable portal.
It wo now hopelessly out of the
ouestlon thnt he should stop and ex-
plain. He must carry through the pre
tense to the bitter end, because a nun
dred pairs of eyes would eagerly de
vour every phase of th capture when
he was erabbed by the police, and a
hundred tongue retail the astounding
fact that thl master criminal haa
gone off on th beat of term with the
cop." . . (
v -wmx mLm sw - i--LiXr
V Q V;
Of course? he was able to gain a
slight respite by reason of his knowl
edge of the familiar but Intricate
turns In the Settlement building. Thus,
he dashed into the office used by Miss
(Jrace Coe a few seconds la advance
oi me nue ana cry.
The girl looked up with an air of
surprise, since her trusted assistant
was not In the habit of entering so
unceremoniously.
"Don't ask me to ' explain now,
miss," he panted brokenly. "I'll make
everything clear in a minute or two.
Hide me from the police! Tell them
I'm not here. It's all right, miss; it
is, really!"
He could say no more. The girl
had to decide in an Instant but she
placed Implicit trust in the man, and
bade him enter acloset In which she
usually kept a macintosh and some
spare clothing In case of bad weather.
A policeman dashed in and asked
her if she had seen a man whom he
described hurriedly, and who obvi
ously could be none other' than
Rellly.
, "No(' she .sold, on th pur of the
moment.' "He is nut here."
The policeman, however. ' was a
dogged person, and not to be put off
,M yuipwnit uy, TOuty WOflUill . WHeSv
"I'm afraid I'll hav tq search.
miss." ne said firmly, and, after a
quick glance around the room, tore
open me closet aoor.
jRellly's subterfuge was now at an
end. He must either- fight or yield.
He might have endeavored to trip the
policeman,, and seek a new refuge,
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when any chance of succesa In this
respect was completW spoiled by the
appearance of other officers.
Grace, however, intervened. She
placed her hand on the policeman's
arm an(j ggjd earnestly:
"I am sure this man haa done noth
ing wrong. He is one of my most
loyal helpers."
"Can't help that miss," said the po
liceman gruffly. "We caught him on
the Job. If he's honest why did he
run 1" '
The argument was unanswerable.
Rellly was handcuffed forthwith, and
would have been led away in durance
Vile had not Burton come In with the
valet- Of course, John recognized
immediately the man whose valiant
intervention had saved him from seri
ous Injury. If not from death itself.
"Why," he cried in amazement,
"this chap Is on our side. He helped
me at a critical moment - If he had
not fought with the utmost courage
I would have had a knife between
my ribs." -
The police looked surprised, as well
they might . but - Burton explained
matter so lucidly and Grace Coe'a
tribute to Rellly" character was so
convincing that they had no option
-but to .release the. prisoner, ,
1 They saw, too, that they must not
cite him as a witness, because nis up-
pearance in behalf of- the authorities
would practically condemn him ' to
death, His testimony was not really
needed, since they themselves had
caught th gang while actually en
gaged in a kidnaping outrage which
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might easily have eventuated in mur
der. 80 they went away havins taken
full details of the affair from its in
tended victim, and Rellly slipped out
of the office soon afterwards in order
to change his clothes and remove
from his face and hands the evidences
of that breathless struggle. .
Burton was therefore left alone with
Grace Coe, the valet having gone witl
the police. It was the first time tht
two had met and John, finding him
self in the company of a charming
young woman whose life was devoted
to philanthropic effort, expounded the
tneory wmcn possessed, mm uae a
nightmare.
I do not agree with you Mr. Bur
ton," she answered. "My experience
of life leads to a directly opposite con
clusion. It is nothing new to me to
hear such views, however, because my
own father holds that it is impossible
to reform a criminal, but I am cer
tain that this terrible verdict on man
kind is both unjust and unwarranted
by the facts. Why, you owe your life
today to Bill Rellly, a notorious bur
glar who haa committed numerous
crimes and ho served several terms
in the penitentiary!"
John waa decidedly taken aback by
the girl's vigorous defense of her pro
tege. He smiled, and did not reply at
once. Looking around the trim, of
fice, with its businesslike equipment
and practical air, he decided to ' in
vestigate Mlsa Coe's theories. -v.
"I am interested in settlement
work," he said at last. "I have seen
something of it already under dif
ferent conditions and wouid like to
learn your methods. May -I come
occasionally and help you?" '
Grace blushed prettily- Not every
day did ahe receive offers of assistance
from young and good-looking rnlllion
alres. "We' are always glad of the co-operation
of earnest-minded people,"
she said simply, and John liked her all
the more that she did not accept his
services too readily.
Oddly enough, Grace's convictions
were tested severely that very night
Infuriated by the failure of his at
tack on Burton, Two-Gun Jake re
solved to break' into the Coe's home
and rifle it of money and jewels.
Blanche Griffin was his tool. When
he hod forced a window and seen that
the coast was clear he helped his con
federate to enter Grace's boudoir.
The girl was actually collecting 1
number of valuables when she upset
a vase, and was surprised by Grace,
who walked in from her bedroom and
switched on a light
Instead of screaming for help she
caught the would-be thief by the arm,
spoke to her kindly, and soon brought
tears to Blanche's eyes.
Jake, witnessing this scene from the
garden, was so astounded by it that
he neglected his own job and was
grabbed by a patrolman, who straight
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T
way brought him Into the lighted
room.
Grace, however, wa true to ner
principle. She denounced the police
man and literally dumfounded Jak
by declaring thnt Blanche waa her
maid! .
The result was that Jak wag set
at liberty, and Grace kept the duv
credited Blanche In the house as her
guest Blanche Griffin wa so over
come by this treatment that she prom
ised to reform and undertook to cut
herself adrift from the . HeU-caU
forthwith. . - -
Thus far thing had gone wall, but
the day doing had sown th seeds)
of future mischief, and John Burton
wu rieatlned to receive further ana
very bitter proof of hi theory that
humanity was in the Grip of EvlL
even 1 a his meeting with Grace Co
had 'brought to him tn realization
that there was something of good In
th world.
(End of Twelfth Eplod.) .
Front Lace
Corsets
If you wear front lace
corsets, ask for and itv;
sist on seeinga Redfern.
They are unusual
models of the rare qual
ities that have made the -name
Redfern the
standard of corset style,
whether back lace or
front lace. " '
$3 and Up ""
,: , ;v. Fitted -
at high class stores. '
(The Protecting Tongue a
' ami th Soft Top Clasp)
Established 1856.
of Omaha
Accounts of
Banks,
Corporations,
Firms and '
Individuals
Solicited.
I
HAVERSTICK, Vic President
H. YATES, Assistant Cashier.
I Referring
tier
n 1 1 11 1. ft
WILLIAM E. RHOADES,
Vice President.
BENJAMIN F. SMITH,
of Smith Bros., New York Omaha.
WILLIAM A. SMITH,
Vice Pres., Omaha & C. B. St Ey.
GURDON W. WATTLES,
Chairman of the Board, - -
President Omaha & C. B. St Ry. Co.
CASPER E. YOST,
. President Nebraska Telephone Co.