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Show HPl (f1 Vjr ' 1 f n " n On By ARTHUR B- REEVE 1 he Latest Craig Kennedy Detective 5 fcories I. The Treasure Train. not by nature a spy. Professor Kennedy, but well, sometimes one is forced imo something like that." Maude Euston. who had sought out Craig in his laboratory, labora-tory, was a striking girl, not merely because be-cause she was pretty or because her gown was modish. Perhaps it was her sincerity and artless ness that made her attractive. She was the daughter of Barry Eustbn. president of the Continental Express company, and one could readily see why, aside from the position her father held, she should be among t he most sought-after sought-after young women in l he city. "Yesterday I heard something that has made me think a great deal," she resumed. re-sumed. "You know, we live at the St. Germaine when we are in town. I've noticed no-ticed for several months past that the lobbies are full of strange, foreign-looking people. "Well, yesterday afternoon I was sitting sit-ting alone in the tea room of the hotel, waiting for some friends. On the other side of a huge palm I heard a couple whispering. I have seen the woman about the hotel often, though 1 know that she doesn't live there. The man I -don't remember re-member ever having seen before. They mentioned the name of Granville Barnes, treasurer of father's company "Is that so?" cut -in Kennedy, quickly. "I read the story about him In the ropers ro-pers tills morning." As for myself. I was instantly alive with interest, too. Granville Barnes had been suddenly stricken while riding in his car in the country, and the report had it that he was hovering between life and death in the General hospital. The chauffeur had been stricken, too. by the same incomprehensible incom-prehensible malady, though apparently not so badly. How the chauffeur managed to save the oar was a miracle, but he brought it tn a stop beside the road, where the two were found gasping, a quarter of an hour later, by a passing motorist, who rushed them, to a hospital in the city. Neither of them seemed able or willing to throw any light on what had happened. hap-pened. "Just what was it you overheard'.'"' encouraged Kennedy. "I heard the man tell the woman." Miss Euston replied, slowly, "that now was the chance when any of the great warring powers would welcome and wink at any blow that might cripple the other to the slightest, degree, I heard him say something about the Continental F.xpress company, and that was enough to make me listen, for, you know, father's company com-pany is handling the "big shipments of gold and securities that are coming here from abroad by way of Halifax. - Then I heard her mention the names of Mr. Barnes and of Mr. Lane, too, the general gen-eral manager." She paused, as though not relishing the idea of having the names handled about. "Last night the the attack on him for that is all that I can think it was occurred. Can't you take up the case and look into it?" T should be lad to take up the mat-- mat-- ter," replied Craie, .fuickly adding, "if Mr. Barnes will let me." "Oh, he roust!" En cried. "I haven't spoken to father, but I know that he would approve of It. T know he thinks I haven't any head for business, ju t he-r-anpe T wasn't born a boy. I want to prove to him that I can protect the company's com-pany's interests. And .Mr. Barnes. why, uf course he will approve." She said it with an a?nrance tat made me wonder. It waf only then that T reoolleoted that it h;:d been one of the excuses for printing hr picture in the society columns of the Star ho often that the pretty daughter of the president of the Continental was beinsr a ;-dn rly wooed by two of the company's younser cf fi-jials. Granville Birn-s hirrs as on p. The oti:er was Rodman l-a ne. the yo ;ne general manager. I wished r.ow that I had paid more a Hem ion to the society news. Perhaps I should have been in a better petition to judge which of them it was whom she really had chosen. As ft was. t wo 'iu est ion a presented pre-sented themselves to me. Wa3 it Barnp?1? And had Bames reaily heen the victim , of an attack or of an accident? ! Kennedy threw on hm hat and cott. i and was ready in a moment to be driven in Miss &jston'a car to the hospital. There we were ld by a white-uni- , formed nunse through the silent halls to, the nrivate room occupied by Barnes. i "It's a most peculiar case," whispered ! the young doctor in charge. "T w.int you i to notice his face and his conch. His rrul.se eems very weak, nlmost Imperceptible Imper-ceptible at times. The stethoscope re-vea re-vea Is subscrepUant sounds all over li:ner. It's like bronchitis or pneumonia bur ;t Isn't either. We entered. Bames was lying almost in a state of unconsciousness. As we stood watching him, he opened his eytvs. I Hit he did not see us. His vision seemed to be riveted on Miss Huston. As his eyes closed again, his fare seemed to relax into a peaceful expression. Suddenly, however, the old tense lines reappeared. "Js Lune-htring the men himself ?" ho murmured. The s-isrht of Maude Huston had prompted prompt-ed the thought of his rhal, now with n clear field. "U"hat difference could It have made if Lane had a free hand in managing the shipment of treasure for the company .' Kennedy looked long and carefully at (he face of the sick man. It was blue and cyanosed still, and his Hps had a violet tlnce. Xow and then his mouth was tleeked with foamy blood, which the nurse wiped seiuly " away. Kennedy picked up a piece of tho blood-soaked gauze. A moment later we withdrew from the room and Upmed down the hall. Miss Euston and the young- doctor following us more slowly. As we reached the door. T turned to see where she was. A distinguished-looking elderly gentleman, slt-nng slt-nng in the waiting room, had happened to glance up as she passed and had moved quickly to the hall. "What you here, Maude?" we heard I him say. "Yes, father. T thought T might be I able tn do something for Granville." ! "This accident is most tin fortunate Maude, at .lust t his time. Tt loaves the whole matter in the hands of Lane." At the mention of Lane, which her father fa-ther accompanied by a keen slanee, she flushed a little and bit her lip. I wondered won-dered whether It meant more than that of the two suitors her father obviously preferred Barnes. Euston had called to sep Barnes, a id as tlie doctor kd him up tho hall again, Miss Euston reioined up. "You need not drive us back." thanked Kennedy. yustt (ir0p us at Ih(? 6ilbwav Ml let you know the moment I have arrived ar-rived at any conclusion." On the train we hapnened to run nr-ros a lormer classmate, Morehead. who had gone into the brokerage busmen 'Queer about that Barnes cac Isn't it. suggested Kenned v. after the usual greetings were over. Then, without u-gestmg u-gestmg that we were more than cau-Uv q". ' 'Vhat des the Street think "Well you know the state of the mar-Ret mar-Ret just nowa little push one wav or the otuer mans a lot." answered More-land. More-land. "And I suppose you know that the insiders on the street have boosted Continental Express up until it Is practically prac-tically one of the 'war stocks,' too. Well good -by here's m.v station." "We scarcely returned to the laboratory w.ien a car drove up fun'ous'v and a young man hustled In to see us. "To" not know me." he Introduced, 'but I am Kodman Lane, general manager man-ager of t he Continent)! Expre You know our company has had charge of the Ng shipment- of go!d and scurries to Xow "i ork. I snp;ne vou've read about what harnenerl to Barn, our treasure--T don't know anything about it haven't even had time to find out. .Ml I know is that it puts more work on me and I'm nearly crazy already." T watched him n a rr o w 1 w 'We've had little trnijh'l of snv kind so far." h hurried on. "until lust now I lea rned t ha t all the roads over wh !ch w are likely to send the sliinmen! h.v.-e been finding many morw broken rai'e tb.m us-al." Kennedy had heen following Mm keenly. "I should like to see pome sample of tnem." he observed. "You would?" y;iid T-an. rasr!v. "I've a course of sections sawed (mm ra:ls down at my ofrVe. where I asked the offi-lnls to send :hm." tYe made a hurried trip down to tb evnres company's office. Kennedy examined ex-amined the se Minns of rails minutely with a stron? pocket pn5r "So ordi nary brea k," he -om merged. "Ton cn see that it wa an explosive thar w:-ts used." "Potie hv wrecker", ThenT Line ask-fl "Certainlv not defective rails." repl;-d Kennedy. "Sn;i, I don't think 'you n-d worry s-o much a rout thm for t'n nvt i'n. You know what to guard ntraut;. driving ben diseo-ered. whoever r lie-.-are, t'nevl! rrob.nh'v rot Try it atrr!n Tt's one nw wrinkle t!;at rrii't be gu ? rded acn in t." Tt was small comfort, hut rmiz wa artnmfil to bing hpTittllv frark. "Ila'e oii taken anv oCer nrecri-!-tlor now that you didn't tnke hoore"" ""e." replied fyine, slowly; "the lail-road lail-road h-is bet.n exp-fmeptln? with v,rf-!ea- nn IM r- nn". TTf. have p'aed w!r-lef-s on o ir. too. They can't cut us of: hy c-jifinT wir'-s. Then, of course, ;i for, we II ;jse a pi lor :ra!h To run nhepd an.l a ;-trong euard on tve train itself. Bur now T fed that there mav he snmethlnar el" that we can do. ?o T have come to you." "Whn doea t;ie next shipment start?" a.'-ed Kennedy. "Tomorrow, from Ha Hfix." "Te trouble' Kennedy iid. at lenr'h. "rs I!'"-'y to he at t':u end pcrvan he.' for the train f ir'' something mav happen hap-pen that will tell us hut what aidm-i! r-eai-reg to take as it approaches New York." V.'h!!e Kennedy wa at work wlrh th bIoo-l-:-T ked ciuze that he hd Taken from FUrne?., I roul 1 do no' hint? but fry to p!a-e relati ve po.-i Ion of the various acrors in t he little drama that was unfolding. Eane himself puzzd n Pome times T felr a Imout sure t hn f he knew that Mlw Eusron had come, to Kn-nedv, Kn-nedv, and that he was tr!ng. In thin iliifplta XilMMm J Had llarncs real ly been the victim of an attack, or of an accident? way, to keep In lo-li with v.l,t;t w.t? bem.g clone for B.t rns. Some things I kn-w already. Rrne was com iun t i vc'y wenlf!i-. and h;d evidently evi-dently tho -tamp or ;ippnv.i! of Maud-Kustnn's Maud-Kustnn's father. A I'.-r K'Uir. le wa far from wcildiy. alt la-t.li am hit :on The comprtnv was in a d .a : ::ua-tion. ::ua-tion. w.Tt-r.- an nt of omis-i'Mt wu'i'd count for as much an act of comm!.--sion. Whoever cn'ild fore-e. what w eoing to l-.ap:en migh.t .-a:t:t:i:.:e that tn-lormaiiiin tn-lormaiiiin for much money. If there w.i. a plot and Barnes had hen n victim, wha r was Its naturt-7 r a: I- d M -- Kus: oil's o tr heard n'Mivi at - on in t ' f tearoom. t'.oiii n.iMie? had m--u-ti. neil. Tn h a t, I von tourd mys-di wrn'lorlns t hor yorneon- muht !"" h;Le i - i Ti j t I l'-i in: tlth' T to d o; nut to do something. It was early the nrt moniinK 'hai I re). lined Craig a ' the la botW or . T found him Miidving the solution :;!--h I had evt-a. ted from the ). -n A ..n-.-Li ft'-r nrrt i e:no ;n? t no h!. o-i in a. h t ti-diiilled ti-diiilled water. , Tlefore him was his rx t.pccTroj'"ne. and I couid .'. tiat now he af.:..-d w:i h wliat i.n. auii;! v ! im ' i t- (k-tcctive had tub) h!m. He p: h ked 1,1-fi:cer 1,1-fi:cer and lei a dioj. of hloo.1 fill inm a little fr.-j-h d-t:i;'d w.cfT, unr of w;ucn he pi a-d In the s c:ro -o;... "Look I'rrft'isii It." In- mM. 'nd di- lu: 'd v ;th a : T '.v;s t !f el 1-lx ivo .w. nark t 'a ii'ii f.i w.--n I ) and K. ki.oi ai lii" ov ...ni'l 'i'in u r -orj r :i. ' 1 1 -V- 1 ns h- inda:c. and i vv .lark b md- "Now," I went v:, "I add i-'-in of ihl- other ii'i'il 1." He ph he j i;p a I f:. of MjHi' thll.C V-.tll a fa int u rc-n h t in t'.e hand- l--.: r;-il!v fad-" ' I watched. .,-.d lr:d.-. d t: ev .i.l d.mm-1 d.mm-1 '-h tu in!'-r,s;tv an! ii n.i ii.v d . .-. Pt a r. i avlr.g an n:u n t r r' :pr and I'fih :.i :it sp"-'tnjin." "Mv wpe-tro?-cnpe." h Ftid. .!':.: 1 "shows t'uit th- i'.'-od ! rv-Li!J of i' irr. me ro:Oi"len f'.arii'- j ' i ' ' 1 r i ' .me c !.. I th'.iil:. I v. l v tj I ! ad f m-.e ;o hunt ft long t - u:i :-v !: n ;.:-i.t took jit - " Ay h- ild J e w U 1 over and drew fr.cn a . a le t M--'-:al pe -',h:r a rr"" iw'.'in-c, t mad" ' He a c.o it ) .-iv .!!! h' r. more , When fhey-e f.iine a k I. O k Uf t';.- -ln-'r. K"rin''d t :-.o v.-- the t iuif n i r :i ? utM Into hit p'.- k..-t ar:d op.-ned It. It wa.i .Ma':do K'i:'tin. hroa t hh--H and aftai-d "i h. Mr. I.Ti:i'-d . hav.- y-i'i l.eiro'." phe cr-d. "V-a )n;:e,l r::e 1ft kc; a w.itctj whfth.er a r. l ; 1 1 r, g more ha n d tr ,ir. I'-arrifM. r I :ik I ; o-ri- fr:c;i ! of his to l t ne kiio.v of ;n tiiimr. H hatt a vflchf , t hn (Juli, w h h.' h.--n lyin off City Inland. Well, la-f ntg'it the ("1'ii.iln rec. ived a rm- g- t k'o to the tf.-;.lt il. tha? Mr. !'-irn. w .n-ed .n-ed to Iiim. -f coLit-e it was a l.u.c Mr. Rarns v. as too .' Ick to p.- r 1 1 i t on b i-m' Li' a t..m f he ca i i a! a i;ot tack he found that, on on pretevt ur nn-oiht-r. the crew had hern ::ot a v , a ,i a 1 1 -l rh Sen ("lull i t'one utolcn! S'liir men In a ;rn;ill hoat rmi-t l.a " ru pfju i 1 th ei gliiecr. Ativ.'iow, nho has c! Isa p-p-nrrd." Kenrdv looked nt Ji'.s watch. "It 1h only few hours Mrce'the train Starief from Hal. fay." he ..pMldered "It will io due In New Vorii earlv tomorrow momlrur I wen t v milh'.n lo,lii!.i in wld a 1 1 t thirty millions In scciii'i tli-s a srvi n-'ji n-'ji r stee train, with fort v arme.l i;iuitd ' ' "I know It." hhe cried, a n tniiKi v. "and 1 nm ho afraid fomething Is i:lnt: to ban-pp(, ban-pp(, .;-f.r mil' o I had to pi 1 v the rv. f',i;l what could anonc want with a ya'ht?" K nnedv hrug"d his J-houldi rn non-comrnlf non-comrnlf tally. "It Is one of the thlnrs that Mr. Ijiun rnuflt trnaid nrnlnst," h- I'-inarlird sun-plV. sun-plV. Hne looked Up quh Kty. "Mr. Lnne?" she repeated. "!'-." replleil K eiiti' dy. "the protection protec-tion of tli" 1 1 ai n has fal !en on him. 1 shall meet tho I ruin iinMlf when It k'ets to Worcester nnd come In on It 1 don I. t hlnl then- c i n oe n V daUK'" r befur o It Mache that point" ""111 Mr Lain- yf wllti von'.''" "n IN'lt," t.-c.ed lU MI.ed V. "Thfl I . train rnnsl. b fhlh. --re I .il'cy hei r in till rilv." Maude Ihir'on ::hvc f'lulg fne of her pen, natliu;. ihr - I look". "You think tin-re is dan'.-T, lli'ii?" T cannot ji.-iy." h" replied. "Tlien J am gnin: i i j i um," sho r-clalinid. r-clalinid. "Very well," )i n;;n'or, "meet its nt Mr. Ki mo m oflic In half an liour. Waller. Be.- whetli-r you run dial Uhllitl"." W'hll 1 1 . g t as on" of l"enti''d v' rt ii- I : Jen's, with .vhom h'- had lir-n I it I y con- . fluc'lrig mm- exjierlmrnt m. I hurrterl out I ' nnd maiuu'ed to !ricHe hint. j "Wliat In H you HMr"-l?" 1 arkcl. i when v- f reiiiritrd. 'A wreck route j pect acuH r :jIio1'.c at Ihfi n.atioim that ate i nhh-nliu,' cold"" "l'oiaa-1." , I "jmliV.r-M '" I evci.ilmed. "fit hionfv fn:!lioi. -h.llo ti ' Why. man. Inst . ojisid.-i , !), rnere V.e.vht of Hie iMrCill" "Til r t It II Ver v V, . lie rcplir I , ! uaimmt: ui- h bit a 1 he .aw flint i'hll. I ini' v.-a i ("Him: t bin : loK.db.',- iii. M . "Pail l nr. ..i ont.' a bit of twenty million mil-lion a t ' flCI I.e. M f'll II.: I'ol'l II lie " I c r-ni"e,l hii.1 jt I t". i 1 : t I ' r i I mi ;i.i the i:al!i-etln;: i:al!i-etln;: of Ihr p - nliar eledi -.i ri ) i a l u c tliMlepr II v im. u.n .omnb te.l "And." h" V.el.1 OH .ple...-. " l-'er II, r ef,. . t nn tl-e Nto. k iicnlu t or Ihe liev .. Thai'. the iiii- t;,in "otldril-: Irnjio' miI.Ic if mh i 'in onl', (:.).. thf. oilier f. I tow IIII.U- Me-,. ( nir jf.i I . not to be I a Im 11 una u,H':', I " V'i mi'! . Wnitim:'-' ' -I i- " et. . .1 ttio Mtu.lf.nl. Mholil- df i im; 'he ii-.ir..tir:. lor u hi- !i . a f ' : I 1 1 (i f 1. ! i ' I , U v m j a i run had 1 i . -j nml - ly itcliod carrying about some of Kennedy's Kenne-dy's v.nrd. hut t-:u:n weignty. apparatus. We p;Ud Into a Uixie.uj and maue a Ul'ick jniirp.V lO the oir.ee of I lie i"on- : nen ta! Ki'res. MaU'le Kuston hud already al-ready prcc-.!,-.! , p p n, We foiind her Mand.ng h 1. a tie's dek as he j a-'ed the io. r. "I'm Mis-; K-iHton. don't uo," he Was M.lh' ;s (. Me'-" l. "l'.:;t I want tn en." ..o pei:ted, mote than ever de t erm im--!. apparently. "t have enae.l J':'iesor K-iiiu-lv ' .just for t lie Hiri'O'c of lore-im,' hat , ne-.v atta-k can he made on i," he s:- i I. "'oi hn'.c en-aetd 'rofe-lor K'enni-, l-'"" e --kfi) I think I have a prior, i.iiu ihr". hufn'l r:" .-he j'lj'-alol, Krnteiy si-Hi for a noiti'-nt looir.c from ,- o t:.-' O'her. What WH t'a-re m th" m.U'.o-n tiirti acrtjaied t?iem? 'd.5 11 f. tv. hate. love, jealon-y? "1 can re rnv two c!i.-n's only if they '.' d f" me " I'.-a'i; r--m.ii ki.-l, ctuhuiy. "So v e all to. lme. may I Im-tall this t 1 : I rt o ,: r ' c'.-c i a ; h room on ' id e "Aii't'ini; o i --y." Lane rt turned, I llfivi I fad Wiirme- e! tn work immediately, Thi!ei iK-i.tt-Ic k ive him the Tina i n.v ntct -ons. NeMi.er Lane nor Mi-w rlu;on rp..ke a j word, c v a ti hn I left the rixun tor n jU.ouer't. ii.irini; that th.ree was a croud. I c.c.i) (, ; p -.vordcrd. after we i'".ir.;.-. ll-e tram whether Fl.e mi'-'h rot ii-i. !. rtr I hornet h: m; r:.nr- from tin wo-! wo-! r :an m : r t.-.i- r.orn e-.tt 1 on 1 1 an i ha ! to ! r.s. If -r had. fh.: I cl be.-n ! n ore f: a r.': u t t la: iha rt n n h us. j rnmt ha-, e told hrn. irtain'v f:e t had no told us. )t w.- the only v.a y i - .id a co. m I d.r t he .ti me. t r me tha : . - iiied ro e vir ,!(., hour afr.-r I . ur. our r ! r.i ; n r.vT! ! i.s m- i rer tho joint where j lv. v.-ie i.) n,,.-; t; treasurc-tialn. I At .u-.-.-vter ve had .Vill a lor.g wait 1 for the nr-my tl:it wan r.nivnr . nrah a r. m. ui;d 1 1 iM'rr. It w ;ih ini; a ft i-r i the t'-pe - -h.-d-.b I that 'AC JeJt flndilv, on our r'tmn journey, late at rmcM. A'. a! of -. went a dumrrv jdlot-train to be 5.i'-ri:lced if any hiidcres or trestles were blown up or it any new attempts w en; made at producing artificially hrrih-en rah-. We four established ourselves our-selves s b-vht v.e could In a, car in the c.-nu r of the- t rea snrc-ti ain. wirh one or the armed guards as eomranv. Mile ai't'T mile we reeled off. over southward and W-sTV.ard. ! V.e u:-:st ha-.e er0s-.;d tlie s'ate of Conrie.-t h-jt at.d Imvc heen api-roairliins , Lon Inland Sound, wh-n suddenly lii ti a in slopped with a jerk. j No one said a word v-'1 peered out. i lown t ho i ra ck t he ;nals seemed to 1 i'm'vv a clear road. What was the m..t- i ter? j " Ix-ok !" exc!aiti;e J Kenned v, .jd - I den1'.-. j:Y a distance ahead t could see what looked pko a Ion., row of w iiiiu f':ses s'h ku up in the faint s:nrlu;hi. From tiiem trie frr-h w .' M win.! suerned to blow a thi' k turtu.u of Rreenish-ytdiow n:oke , whi'.h sw-;pt across the track, tnvdopme tee eiit i ne and i he forw a rd ar.- a nd now ad.ancl'ii: toward us like the "--.-' low vi:.." of i. or: hem china. It seemed to sprc.uJ t 'ucl--.lv on t ic ground, rism-; ' f M iiri. ly more tlian six'.et-n or ciuhieui ; I '-ot- i A moment and the cloud Iuhh to fill 1 I tho air a1. ont us. There was a paralyzing' I o,n-r. I lookei al-jut at th. otia-rs, .cast)- i line and e.-uhui. As the .loud r..;i on. it .-eeme-1 li;era!ly to -rip the lui.-s. It f'asi'-.-d o t r ue that allL-ady t.'.e jCirie, r and fireman had i-e-ui overcome.; i li.o .ch not he:oie the t-nxinecr h.ad mon ; a I'm; to .slop I he 1 1 a in. ! A - t he c'om ad A'.wf d. th a rrr rd kr.:a:d ran from it, hcoutinc. one r.ow i and then faii'.rp. owrv-me. For I e u o-j o-j Ma-llt none of us kia-w v i at to ,o. j.'iciM v t nm ;i:v! .). ?'rl t :e train lor v in-h v e dared so mu 'ii.' To s'a w .tf dath. i I'-'kly lur.nc.ly p'dh-d from h: rochot !thf a r ra 1 1 u e r 1 1 e n ! s he h.ad had in I hi- hand that rnoimiii; just as Miss I-h:lon s kuo.-k had In i errurt e-1 his n- v rMlimi vtth me. 1 1 ' i r r i . i v he -moved j on- Hi to Mi-s I h itoTi'j hati. t hen to i-tie. Ci.-n to nm. and lo the jjuaul w!o w .. w t' h I "Wet tli,--p"' le cried, as h.e fitted h:s ! pw n over lu nose utid staeied lo a I w a t er-cooh-r. I "W hat l tt ?" I .-a'ped. hoars, ly, ;w lo a'l imitated Ids ery a-. 'Jon. "Chlor.n tzA." he gasped hark, ,-t :e I ."True kas thai pvercame Cranviiio H.,rnes. iThise Ui.isn.s air impregnated with a 1 triycerln -olution of souiarn jd.o;ih.ate. It I w..H ehUuui that deft toy od the red color-lm; color-lm; n.. itter in Kirnes hlocd. No won-, won-, (U r a iaui t!us a t am of just a w hi:f of It on us Is mi raj id. Kvon a sh.ott timo 'longer and death would foihw It ,:e-ihtrov.n ,:e-ihtrov.n without tiie tossihihty (f n-'Oiifl-lutsoti. an I it leaves a dai.tero'.ij! uepou of aH!iimn. 1 low Ui;i 1. el'. " "All ru:hl." I !l. d. We lookei out a-;nn. T'-.e ih!nc Cat looked like fuses v ere poi tmmhs. as I had e;-ctcd. hut nic rt mfor- e 1 hottlen of y,n cuiipr'STil at hith nreure, witii the tan- oj'mui. The supply was not m-eha m-eha uf t ihlc. In fact, it was decide. ilv I'mited. i;i;t It .-eemcl to have hr-m c il'-iiialod ;o a in- e(v to do Km w.irk. (inly the pant itu; of t he lo. omot i e now broke t ue st : line. -s as Kennedy a nd I mm ed tor w.i id a amc the tra k. Cr i 1 k ! raiiK out a shot . I "'let on I he other side of tho train quick !" ordered Cra Iff. 1 n t ho shadow. a-M from the dircc-tlon dircc-tlon In which Ihe wind was waftlnc Cie wo rnuld now (nst barely discctn a heavy, hut pow oi ful. motor trucl and i fijrurc.s niovinc aNnil It. As I peered out from t hn peter of the t rn In. 1 na hred what It all meant. The tiuck, wiilrli had jM-obaiily ionve ed tlu ;.! tank- from the rendezvous w hero t hov- had liocn collected, col-lected, was Iliere now io oonvry to ome dark wharf what of tho tieasuio could be MM.ed. There the stolon yacht whs wit-lim wit-lim to carrv It oft'. "Don't move- - don't fire." can tinned Kennedy. "IVrhaps they will think it was only a shadaw th.ey saw. lad tluun act firat. They iiinM, They haven't anv ton much time. ,c; Cuun f.et impitirnt' I'or some minuies wo waited Suio enoiiKit. Hcparatcd w idelv. i,U! ; cniivoi-:ri 1 1 tow a i d the l leisure t ra In at ! last, w e . ould see e era dark fionvv ma kltu; their way f' om the road a ci o;.-n o;.-n snip of fiehi nnd over the rat!?. I made a move with my i;iin. "i inn't." w hh.perrd Kennedy. "lad them .cct tOj;elher." II!, ruse w as ob-ver. Kvidon tl v thrv thought Ihlt il had been indeed a wi a it h at v ht.-h t hey had t n e.. K v If i now they hurried to the nearest of I ;old - la den ca if. e cm Id lie;, r them jhteakliiK' In Where he unai'da had elCioi j been rendered u hcoiim Ious or had I'ed j I look ed around at Mamie Km, ton. Sho I was Ihe ealmeat of us all a : she wins, j " rod: 1 " limy a re In Ihe car. Ca n't we do room! him; "1 line." i hK",oi'.al K.Min.'ilv, "cr.n 1 Ihroiivli mill,',' Ihe trucks wiib mo .-t-t' r. a ud v om I Mica n." he nd.led, to t he i.na i d. "c.o dow n t he other Mtir. r must i m h 1 1 o' in In the car " As Kenncdv ciawhd under t !ie tr.itn a km I n 1 sn v Mamie hist. mi I olio w 1 ci ne . lea U . II..W It hapt'eticd I ctnnol dc:-.-,!!,,, f(M tli.. In. mr iv;,mi., th.-H 1 don't i.oi.'m'vr 1 know that It v:i . a :l'ori. Mi.-.-m d.rh I ha I t he I i ; . i . 1 wo. a I'm V e' t i i -., );-' w '.i. h :.mo w ci e .h-.ch i -md vv i dh m' t !i' air : aim I Ihe u ill m the j-'inncr, Van Ironi Ihe m.Mii.nt when Kimiiumi ..; ome ra iu; onl In l he door. "1 la nds up !" 1 o t ae t Imo C-;i I I f?ui Ihit w e I he nm Per-- lined n,. w IJIi I hnr t-ack-. ;,c on I the lo .u v . o r- of the pic -tea i m.-Ial ' for w In. h t h" had pla nio d and i '. -k.-i so much, il is a blank of grim death T'rememher my surprise at ?crdn? one of them o woman, and I thought I rnus, he mistaken. I looked about No then was Maude Euston standmq just lK.,ldi, Lane. . . j think it must have been thnt whica re.aMcri me and made tnu realize tnai it' was a reality and not a dream. The two women stood glaring at ea'-h otuer. -The woman in the tearoom. exclaimed ex-claimed .Miss Iviston. "It was about t ids robberythen, that 1 heard you ; talkinu t iie other afternoon. I look-d at the fare before mc It va had been, a handsome ta-e. tint now' It was cold and hard, v.'th that heart les on press ion of the advmntui e.-s. The men s-emed to tako their p hm ha-d 1-bH. as she looked into tue clear, "lay f of the other woman, the ad-entucss ad-entucss fvmod to gain rather than lo.se in deJ'I.i lice. . "i;obi'uy" she rcpeated, bitterly. "This i.i onlv a be-;inniu. ' "A beirinnin'-,'. Wh.it do you moan. U was J ,:uif wi io t p o k e . i o w ! y tnu Lnrn.eri toward Iiim. "Ynu know well enouKh what I mean. The implication that Me intended was e-lear She had addressed the remark to him. but it was a s.iab at Maude Kuston. "I know nnlv what you wanted me to do and I refused. 1.-: there more still? I womiereri whether 1-a.ne could reall have been involved. . quirk what do you mean?'' demanded 1 enned y. a u t horita t i' ely. Toe woman turned to him: "Suppoo i his news of ihe robber- t out? What will happen? Do you want me to tell vou, younif lady?" she added, turning aain to Mauuc KuEton. "I"U tell vou. The stock of the Continental tZx-pres tZx-pres company will fait like a house of cards. .And tlien? Tho-e who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at. the bonom. The Company is Found. The depression will not last perhaps will be ovtr hi a day. a week, a month. Then the operators: can send it up again. Don t you f-ee? i is the old method of manipulation manipu-lation in a new form. If is a war-stork gam Mp. Other stocks will be a fleet ed the same way. Tins is our reward wh.at we can pet "out of it by playing thin pame for which t lie materials are furnished free. We ha ve played it and lost. The manipulators will cel. their reward on the sto-k nnrk'U thN morninc. But they tr.uf-t still reckon with n, even !f we have lost." she s-aid it wirh a sort of giitn humor. "And you have put Granville Barnes out of the wav, rui7" I asked, remembering remem-bering the chlorin. .-"he laughed ehrilly. "That was an a'ideM his own care-lepsn-ss. lie v. as r arr anz a tank of it for us. Only h;s ha'iffeiij-presence of mind in ihrowinir it into th slirubhery !' the road saved Ids life and reputation-No. reputation-No. youn? man he was one of the man'.pulaiors. too. Rot tne chief of them was" he paused as if to enjoy one brief moment of triumph at least--"the president presi-dent of the company," she added. "No. no. no!" cried Maude Huston. "Yes. ves. ves' He does not dare deny it. They were ail in. it." "Mrs. I.aiu et v on lie y towered Lane in a sur-'ir rassiors, as he stepped for-w for-w ard and shrok his fioer at her. "You he nnd you know it. There is an old saying a no-it the fury of a womon scorned." sh paid no attention to htm whatever. "Maude Huston." '"dssed. as thouzh Lane l:ad r.c-n as ii.ar :rula.te as the boxes ot io!d a 'Tout, "you h.ave save- vour lover's reputation perhaps. At lea.-t tle shipment is safe. Put you have ruined our fa t h-r. The deal will eo through. Already that has b-en arraiiced. You mav as well t ell Kennedy to let us po and let the tiling go through. It involves more than u." K'-nnedv had beep, Manama tack a bit. carv:u.y keeping them ail covered. He Kian-d a moment o:.t o: trie corner of J I. :s ee at Maude Huston, but said noth- It was a lerrible t-it 'ini ion. Had Lane't 1 really ieen in it'.' That ijuestion was j o. ersh.aoow ed by the mention of her father. Impulsive:;.- turned to CraU. I "Oh. sav e hmi: ' siie cried. Can't any. ; thine be cone to save n:v father in spite I of mm.--:'"" t "It is too lafe." mocked Trs. Lahret. I "People w:il read the a '.-count o: the rob bery in nf paners even If ir didn't pLa e. They vail npr: it before tr. a. denial. Orders, will flood In to "t feiock. Xo; it can t be stojtpej.'' " l K-nnedy !ftn'ed momentarily at r-, "Is ttiere stili time to cr, n tr . morning edition of the suar. Vah.'-."'-asked quietly. 1 KianeM n v v.'it "We may try. It t possible.'1' "Write a dispu r. h an accident o . engine train de laved now proe--anvthiii'. Here, hu.'an. you l;fc-'J''r" covered. Shoot to kill if there's a rr?" Keniiedy r.ad bei?un feverihhiv f!-. up the part cf t : ie h ppa ra V: v.- v r '. had brought after Winding lr : his. " Wha t can you do?' hissed 7.rr ? hret. "You rm t ?f-i word ti.ro.g'j ' ders have be-n issued tr.at the teie,J. operators r.j under no 'IrcuniataV'--.''. give out nev.'i about this trair t wireless if-" out of corn mission, t oo - operator overcome. The robr.ery v-has v-has been prepared and ci'.-n out bv time. .Mrean" reporters are ht.r- -signed to foiiow it up." "a e'" I look-d over at Kennedy. If f(.,. h.ad been civen for eu' h se' re'.v bv Eu.ston, how could mv d'.s7,a:h 'to good? It would be held ba.,k by erarors. " ''' Craig- ouickly lur a wire over t' by the side of the tiHck ard se! I had writ tt.-n, ser.di ng- fui io'jsiy. '"a "What are you doim;?" 1 isl-i'ed. "yr h.eard wha t she said.' ' '' "One thing you ran be o.'" r answered, "that dispateh can stolen or tar.ped by spies;.' i "Why wli.it is this?" I asked, TyrV-TTT to tbe instrumenL pr "The inver.tion of Major Fuuier V army," he replied, "by which any T ber of messages may he sent at the spl 4 time over The sam wire with-j-jt t " I slightest conflict. Really it corsls-i inakln? wireless electric niv?E t-cT, I y !ong. ins: .:ad of inside, the i1, in, j-other j-other words, he discovered the rr.ear r concentrating the enerey of a w:-, wave on a given point instead of le---it rtot all over the face of the eari""' "It in the principle of the wirelesi. E -in ordinary wireless !esa than or,'.ffi Month part of the original fending W reaches the point for which it is iz't--! ; ed. The rest is scattered thro-jeh eu i in all direcrons.' if the vibrations o: i current are of a certain number per se-ond, se-ond, the current will foilovr a rj t; ; wiiich It is, as it were, atr.aoh.ed, iLijtv .of I'aalr.c ol into space. "Ail the energy in wlrelees term? wasted in nidation In every dire ::":-now ::":-now devotes itself solely to driving :- current through the ether about the ttj Thus it goei until it reacnes the nowhere no-where Whiting Le where ti.e vrtrat;:v corresp-ond to its own and are in rv Thre it reprodures the sending (mp-Jit It is wired wireiess." Cra'g had long since finished serscir; his wired wireless message, Vt -vii impatiently. The seconds seemed to cry like hours. l'ar off. r.ow. we couM hear a whir ;is a train rinaiiy approached slowlj- --, our blo-'.'k. creeping i:p to s-e vhat wro;:g. fci'Jt thrtt rr.ade no differei-ce rr? It was not anv heip they co.id that we wanted. A greater rrot-Ur. -j savir.e of one man's narr.e and tve r-estiidishmen: r-estiidishmen: of another, confronted ui. Unexpectedly the lit tl e wi red rlrei- ?r instrument be fore u s he e a n to Quickiy Kennedy seized a per.-! t:-; wrote as the message that r.o cf man could interfere with was f ba-.-k to us. "It is for you, Walter, from th; Sur. " he said, fcirrply, handing tip wwrj.; written on the back of an old eu "r I read, almost afraid to read: "Robber. ston killed. E" -i?k trT" across pice-head last edition. Tresr-Sr. tram safe! McGRATiL' "Phow It to Miss Euston." Cra-.j-e-?. simply, gathering up his wire i"r set. just as the crew from the tzk.z -hind tis ran up. "ihe may like to ::t tiiat she has saved her lather from :- self through misunderstanding it: lover." I thought Maude Euston wouM fs.hr.: she elutched the mesi;e. Lane ci'r:; he as she reeiei bacsward- "Rodutan -can you fcrnve rr.e?"' s:-; m'.irmured, simp'y. yielding to him &:i locking up into his face. |