Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 130, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 October 1923 — Page 8

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BEGIN HERE TODAY Hope Ranger, daughter of Loring Ranger, Is missing after having luncheon with friends at the Plaza. A reward of a hundred thousand dollars is offered by tho father for the return of his daughter. Aoting upon instructions from Hope's abductors, Ranger deposits a hundred thousand dollars worth of bopds In a specified place. Jaurez Charley, adventurer and friend of Ranger, follows the machine which oollects the bonds for the criminals. He loses track of it when his motorcycle is disabled and stops at a garage for repairs. There ha meets a girl who gives him a olew. Hope is a prisoner in Dr. Bristow s private hospital and she and Dr. Kelsey plan an escape in Bristow's car. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY rj HILE they questioned and \J y commented and advanced dis—J ferent theories, he was revolving an expedient which had suggested itself to him as the best means of separating the Princess from the rest of the party. "By the way.” he appeared to apeak under sudderf inspiration, "Lone Hill Inn is only a short distance from here, and you will be held two hours before your car is ready for the road. Won't you all be my guests at dinner? We can probably get some kind of a conveyance to take us over.” But Mrs. Greenberg thriftily protested. “Na, Na!” she wagged her head negatively. "That would be imposin’ on good nature, Mr. Woozer. I’ve heard how they sting you over to that Lone Hill Inn. My sister-in-low stopped there once, and she says all they had was crabmeat salad and tea for three, and when the check oome —would you believe it? —It was $13.40. Positively. Not countin' the waiter.

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"Na, Na! If you want to take Miss Da Costa and go, it’s all right. We'll wait until you get back. And you needn’t mind about us here. We’ve got a good lunch in the car.” The Princess demurred faintheartedly. and Charlie, who wanted to pat Mrs. Greenberg's fat shoulder for this show of tact and sound

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common-sense, pretended to accept her decision with reluctance. “Go ahead, Elsie,” urged Miss Schupp and Miss McCarty. There was no question in their minds that their friend had made the conquest of an eccentric millionaire, and they were generously inclined to help the good cause along. Juarez Charlie, fearing a change of mind, hurried the Princess into the garage-keeper’s flivver, and they drove away with the shock-headed boy acting as chauffeur. His proximity and willingness to overhear everything that was said permitted nothing but the most casual conversation, mostly in the nature of badinage on Charlie’s part. But under his lively banter he never forgot his purpose. Yet even after they reached the Inn and were seated at a small table, the gentle flattering third degree which awaited the Princess had still to be deferred. In that expensive environment, with groups and couples of the newrich all about them, and one of those intimately attentive waiters hovering over them. Miss Da Costa became self-consciously absorbed 'in her own impersonation—the finished cosmopolite viewing the multitude through a non-existent lorgnette. In order to recapture her wandering attention, and also to get rid of the irritation of a persistently buzzing fly, Charlie began to consult her about the menu, ordering so prodigally that she gasped and remonstrated. Elsie seemed to be turning something over and over in her mind. Suddenly she came back to the present, all vivacity, her blue eyes sparkling. “Do you know, I’ve just been thinking about that hat, and I believe I’ve struck it at last. Listen.” She made little spears at him with her fork. “Hope Ranger’s not missing at aIL She’s going into musical comedy or the pictures, and this hullabaloo is all a publicity stunt. I'm right?” Charlie’s expression committed ljim to nothing. “You think fast, little one. Go on, and I’ll tell you whether you’re getting warm or not.” “Well, as I take it, Hope didn’t like your choice; so she tossed it over to her maid, and the maid saw a chance to make on it and brought it back. I suppose it was the maid, although I’d have sworn—” She paused, tapping her white brow with a glittering fingernail. “Say,” her face clearing; “is the Ranger girl sick?” Charlie, unable to follow her. leaned nearer across the table. “But what makes you think that?" “Because I simply couldn’t place that woman as anything but a trained nurse. She acted like she’d been bora in a white cap, and learned her letters off a fever-chart.” The slight pallor of excitement showed through Charlie’s dark skin. He reached for the carafe, and filled the Princess’ glass. “A tall, blond woman?” He tried the ruse he had used on the garagekeeper. y “No; medium-sized and dark. Attractive. She wanted to exchange it for a prim, little toque. Well, the long and short of it was that I agreed to have a duvetyn toque made up for her, and send it to her at the hospital.” Charlie lowered his voice confidentially. "Mrs. Ranger has not been well. But don’t tell any one that she’s in a hospital.” “Oh,' that’s it? Then I did get it right.” She showed a natural pride in having her surmises confirmed. "You say the woman left her address?” He looked a little worried. “We have to be so careful about anything getting out.” “Yes; she wrote it down for me: Doctor — Doctor — something’s—Sanitarium, Barcelona, Long Island. Wait a minute! I’ve got the name. Bristow. Doctor Bristow's Sanitarium.’’ Charlie felt an insane impulse to get up and wave his arms and shout. The Princess was a mascot. He called the- waiter, and begged his companion to order something more, pressing her to think of some ambrosial delicacy not on the card. There was nothing too much he I could do for the Princess. Then, with the waiter suggesting this and that costly bonne-bouche, he made an excuse and hastened to the telephone to call up Ranger, at his country-house in Westchester. CHAPTER XVII “Lorry, they got away with it,” Charlie broke the news without preamble as soon as he had Ranger on the wire. He believed it better to get his bad tidings over first, before he gave a hint of the wonderful new lead upon which he had stumbled. "I know that,” Ranger returned with biting brevity. “The other side has already furnished the information.” “You’ve heard from them again?” “Yes. A stick was thrown in the dining-room window* with a note on it, while we were at dinner. Wait a minute, and I’ll read ti to you.” There was a pause and then Ranger's voice resumed: “There is no address; simply three lines of typewriting and the usual circle and ‘X’ signature. It runs: ” ’You have tried to double-cross us, contrary to our explicit instructions; but we wflll give y&u another chance. Deposit $200,000 in bonds on Friday afternoon, same place, same ! time. Failure to comply or any fur- | ther duplicity on your part will mean your daughter’s death.’ ’’ “Two hundred thousand!” Charlie's voice supplied the exclamation point. “That’s raising the ante with a vengeance. fitill, what else —” “I won’t do it. I can’t raise that amount of monev on a moment’s notice.” Ranger went up in the air. “I’ve got to talk to you tonight, at once. We can’t get anywhere over the wire. You’d better come out here to the house.” To Charlie’s quick oar it seemed as if there were a slight shift in the telephone connectior. He imagined he could detect through their conversation the sound of someone else breathing. ’Hold on just a second, Lorry. Have you heard anything new from Philadelphia?” The question was a code warning arranged between them to indicate thafcjsome one was listening in. An interval of about two minutes

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passed, and then Ranger spoke again: “You were mistaken. I looked up all the extensions and the only person who could have done any eavesdropping was Fitch, the footman, who was down in the hall, and he was twenty feet away from the instrument and half-asleep. Anyhow, it’s all right now. I’ve shut off all the switches except this one, and put Mary Lou on guard. Besides, there’s nothing to Say, that the whole world couldn’t hear.” “Isn’t there?" Charlie couldn't keep the elated ring cut of ihs voice. ’’Well, let me tell you, Lorry, that I’ve dug up a great new clew, the most promising yet. In fact, I don’t think It’s too much to say that I expect to have Hope definitely located by tomorrow.” "No,” as Ranger stormed him with excited questions, "I’m not going to say a word more over the telephone.” "But, Charlie, listen!” Ranger entreated. "You’re not going to play a lone hand again, are you? For sake, remember what happened today. Show a little reason; at least come here to the house and talk It over with me.” Charlie’s mobile face hardened as he listened. "Sorry, Lorry,” he answered crisply. “But this requires qulok action." And deaf to Ranfer’s expostulations. he hung up the receiver. With his old confident swagger, he made his way* back to the Princess. I “It’s been lovell Mr. Juarez,” she said: "but I’m afsld X ought to go

OUR BOARDING HOUSE—By AHERN

THE OLD HOME TOWN—By STANLEY

During a friendly scuffle, Clayton Heuber of Union City, caught his hand In his coat and broke a finger. The accident happened when lie jerked forward his hand to keep his hat from falling off. “Children must be protected,” declared Judge Frank Charles of Grant County, in refusing divorces to two ccuples with children recently. He declared he would grant no divorces to parents unless the strongest or reasons were given. Catholics at Ft. Wayne plan a community center building. A drive is to be started soon for $575,000. Part of the funds will be used for establishing a girls home. Fire drills under supervision of Fire Chief O’Conner are being held in now. They’ll be waiting for me, you know.” With everything she did, she increased Charlie’s good opinion of her. Itching to be off on his quest, he had been wondering how long courtesy would compel him to sit there before he could suggest leaving. Charlie felt that he had more than got his money’s worth. In his large and generous mood* he gave the waiter a princely tip. Also he remembered liberally • the hat-boy, the door-man and the fellow who opened the (loot of the flivver. (Continued In Our Next Issue

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all Lafayette public and parochla‘% schools as a feature of Fire Prevention Week. According to Walter Cole, postofflee employe at Columbus, he be discharged because he exceeded sick leave while having dental work done. He resigned when informed he was to be dismissed Oct. 12. Charged with stealing eighteen ears of corn, John Dill will be tried in squire's court at Columbus. The

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value of the alleged theft is about 26 cents. Bobby Lee Perry’s birthday cake stands untouched and the single candle was never lighted. The parents had made arrangements to celebrate when the child died at Oolumbus On his first birthday, Oct. 7. L. P. Benezet, superintendent of Evansville schools, has compiled a tablet which shows that once a child has finished the first two years in high school, he remains to graduate in 114 per cent of cases. Automatic telephones will supplant the 22,000 phones now comprising the

to know in order to get up an entertainment for all hallows even that will be the talk of the town. Decorations, refreshments, fortune telling, games, stunts; directions and hints and suggestions by the score are her* (o aid the busy hostess prepare for the annual fall festival of fun!

OUT OUR WAY—By WILLIAMS

FRECKI.ES AND HIS FRIENDS—By BLOSSER

manual system of the Ft- Wayne Home Telephone and Telegraph Com pany. Lake County is to build anew tuberculosis sanitarium. Plans are being made to care for 120 patients. Beginning Friday evening the Masonic Glee Club of Brazil will give a series of six in neighbor-

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THURSDAY, OUT. 11, IU2&

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| ing towns. Bridgetown, Carbon. Cory, Clay City, Bowling Green and Center Point are to be visited. Unveiling the gold star monument erected in Rose Hill cemetery will mark Armistice day celebration at Bloomington. War mothers erected the monument to Monroe County soldiers of the World Wat.