The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-07

YORK.
or as being in communication with
Hendricks, this is where they will look
for you"
but they need not find me. Nothing
will be done till morning. l locked
my room door and they believe l am in
my bed. We have got the night before
us. Remember this officer may have a
requisition."
Nonsense" replied Fenning. you
have done exactly what he has eX-
pected--acted suspiciously. He is
simply keeping track of you. I'll wire
to Laran for instructions"
Fenning got up.
You waste time" said the lady
putting her hand on his arm. Under
stand that everything depends at this
moment on my being able to reach
Laran. a hundred possibilities may
intervene before tomorrow. You
must ship me from here early in the
morning"
"Ship you? How?"
"With your goods"
Fenning considered moment.
81 understand you," he said. at
may be possible"
at is imperative" she replied.
Tell Miss Laport that she must
change dresses with me and lend me
her veil. Take her home and leave
me here. 1 must go out at five o'clock
with your goods. When you receive a
visit from the officer, it will depend
upon your wit in handling him, if /
get to the bayou ahead of him. Here
are three snap pictures of him l took
with a detective camera at different
times. This one was taken in New
York and the neclltie is red-don't for
get-it may help you"
But" said Fenning, lit is impossible
for You to be boxed"
Nothing is impossible just now"
she replied calmly.
At half-past five o'clock the next
morning a mule truck was loaded with
three large and about twenty small
boxes at the side entrance of Jennings
place and driven away. 1t was
familiar scene to those in the neighbor-
hood. Just before the two men who
were to drive it left the place, Fem
ing gave them these instructions:
when You come to the Cache
Gulley, six miles out, you are to leave
this box marked XX under the catalpa
tree where the bowlder is, in the grove
on the right. 1t contains tools and
instruments for the surveyors who are
to place a new bridge over the slough.
Handle it carefully-place it under the
tree and go on"
He knew these men would carry out
his instructions, for they were
regularly in his service and were well
paid.
The truck got away just one hour
and twenty minutes before Fenning
got a call at his Office.
He recognized his visitor at once as
the man who had been following the
woman. There was something about
the fellow that instantly told Fenning
he was a professional detective. He
was becomingly dressed in good
clothes. but they were not worn with
the ease of familiarity. His general
appearance indicated impudence and
doggedness rather than shrewdness.
He had one of those faces, square,
immobile and hard, that are devoid of
all emotion. His little bead eyes were
sunlzen and black and wore steady,
imperturbable stare. He was a
musular fellow with square broad
shoulders and significant buiges OF
muscles on his arms, but he moved
without elasticity or CELEBRITY.
Can 1 see you alone, Mr.. Fenning??'
he asked, in a rasping but subdued
voice.
Yes, sir" replied Mr.. Fenning,
"step right in here"
The moment they were seated in the
private office the man said: Where is
Mrs. Hendricks?"
Il took her to private house early
this morning" replied Fenning-
"Why did she leave the hotel?"
Because she was annoyed at your
insufferable impudence in logging her
all the way from New York"
The man was a little surprised at
this unexpected frankness- He showed
it in his hesitation; his black eyes
stared steadily at Fenning, who had
leaned comfortably back in his chair
with the evident purpose of leisurely
conversation. but they betrayed kind
of blank uncertainty
'She came from the hotel directly
here last night?"
''She did," replied Fenn;ng. Il ad-