The Globe-republican., 1894-09-21
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r1101-1:.e~ . --l-.ia t:c,e'l was io.ICs! VIII
three large and about twenty small j
boxes at the side entrance Of Jennings !
n,ace and driven away 1t was a
familiar scene 20 those in the ne,9hbor-
hood. Just before the two men who
were to dri-e it left the place, Fem
ing gave them these instructions:
"Uhcn Won come to the Cache
Gujlev. six miles out. you are to leave
tk;s box marked Ky :-1Gcr the catalpa
tree y-har. the bowltier is, in the grove
nm the rir,t. 1t contains tools and
instrument fo- the Surveyors who are
to place = new bridge over the slough.
Handle IL carefully il under the
tree and 90 or.
He knew these men would carry out
his instructions, for they were
regularly il, his service aad were we'll
paid.
The truck got away just one hour
and twenty minutes before FennlnG
got call at his Office.
He recognized his visitor 1t once as
the man who had been following the
woman. There was something about
the fellow that Instantly told Eenning
he was a professional detective. He
was beco:EinGly dressed in good
clothes. but they We're not worn with
the ease OF familiarity. His general
appearance indicated impudence and
dorgedness rather than shrewdness
He had one Of those faces. square,
immobilc and hard, that are devoid OF
all emotion. His little bead eyes were
sunl.en and black and wore steady,
imperturbable stare. He was a
musular fellow with square broad
shoulders and significant bulges OF
muscles on his arms. but he moved
without elasticity or celebrity.
.'Can see you alone, Mr. Fenning?'
he asked, in a rasping but subdued
voice.
eyes. sir" replied Mr.. Fenning,
ssstep right in here"
The moment they were seated in the
private Office the man said: where is
Mrs. Hendricks"
81 tool! her to private house early
this morning" replied Fenning.
..Why did she leave the hotel?
because she was annoyed at yeur
insufferable impudence in dogging her
all the way from New York"
The man was little surprised at
this unexpected franl1ness- He showed
il in his hesitation: his black eyes
stared steadily al Fcnnirg, who had
leaned comfortably back in his chair
with the evident purpose of a ]. isurely
conversation. but they betrayed a kind
of blank uncertainty
eShe came from the hotel directly
here last night
.'Shc did replied Fcnning. Il ad'
mire her smartness in getting rid of a
nuisance"
And you know where she Isl"
.sYcs, sir. do, but you must not ex-
pect me to point her out to you before
understand the object of your annoy
ancc If you will give me one good
and sufficient reason why You should
follow her, I'll tell you where she is. ="
II guess I know" said the other
"she is on her way to Hendricks before
this"
so, you're not al officer. Will you
be kind enough to tell me what you
are and what you want?'
.How do you know I'm not an
ofiicer?"
Because if you were, the woman
You are in search of couldn't get out
of this city without your knowing it
that is, if you understood your bust
ness There has no boat left fol-
up river since last night, and you
would have been at the trains as they
left don't pretend to know you, but
i notice yon do not wear the red neck
tie that you sported in New York"
The men looked each other in the
eyes Fenning was the most self
possessed-the other the most stolid
His black eyes had 4 flicker in then
that might mean weak establishment
or it might mean contempt.
And I notice." he said. "that 70,
don't wear the same hair and the same
clothes that you wore when we
boarded the Corinthian."
Jennings self-possession was herr
tested to the utmost. Il don't know
what you're talking about" he said
'Were you one of the men that robbe'
the steamship Corinthian?' and b
pushed his chair back little with tn
impulse of a sudden horror at sucl
close contact.
Eyes. you and I had a hand in il
hut Hendricks got the swag."
Fenning regarded the man with Ut
disguised establishment. did Mr.:
Hendricks have hand in it. too?'
''See here" said the man. ''ther
amt bit Of use in this kind of fent
ing. / was witness of the first jot
The woman's been singing gold eve
since. while Hendricks is carrying O
his underground works."
''Yes?" said Fenning. as ifcoaXing
cray man to tell more.
"-And you run the Office in towr
Tbs rs where the woman is now
underground"
This was an admission that he di
not know where the Laran cave wa
and Fenning was anxious to find on
:,,c< how r,,,ch ho did Ennxv