Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-02-23

! W7ftFVIEf y #1TWN7. had not lasted
l. ----===z-=y food for 70 ur
and twenty
-bours. and began to feel quite keenly t6o
b5ngs of hunger. The effects OF the
drug that had been administered 10 MIN
tie preceding night, and the chloroior
lz had more recently inhaled, had dis,
APPEARED now, leaving his brain clear anu
active.
Our hero believed that by shadooWlng
Sears he would learn the present Where-
abouts of The young lady whose salety
now wjnterested him far more than MS own.
After a time he began 10 regret tnaV Ie
Shad not taken a seat near has enemy ~
that way he could better test the value VI
hts disguise, for if he passed the scruc
finv of Sears he would consider hlhlsell
tolerably secure.
At first he thought thatthe other might
recognize the clothes and false muS'acpes
SIS his own. but upon reflection lie de-
cided that this was unlikely, since there
WIS nothing peculiar in either to dlstln-
-onish them from thousands of others
BESIDES. he had provided himself WIN
number of disguises, and was not lKely
70 he very familiar with the al peaTance
of any of them. nrs -
jdentitv can be detected, I'd better know
itnow. when l can have an opportun "
totescape."
Whereupon he rose, walked through
the car, and passed through the open por~
ton, where smoking is permitted.
With aa air of WEAKNESS he threw hHn-
seaf. into a seat opposite the man he had
resolved to shadow. AS he did so he
threw o9en his coat, so as 10 display the
.star-xAich proclaimed him 2 reporter.
CoIe-knew. Of course, that Almon Sears
was exceedingly anxious and worried
and boped on those accounts to engage
I'm in conversation. In q moment ne
learned that his judgment d been we'll
taken.
"Anything new tonight" asked Sears;
81 sea that YOU are one of the licensed
newsgatherers He pointed to the
badge and smiled.
{ .S0h!p calculated Cole, hastily button
ing. up his coat. Tho murder is the
,. great topic tonight.
What. murder"
THAT Of Mr.. St. Cyr, last night.
."Oh,--e -ef coursel Any new develop
,."The dsoghter of the murdered man
was decoyed from her home to-night, and
e-her whereabouts are unknown. The po"
: lice are looking for her. 1t is feared
!. that she has shared the fate of her
fa'her!' ,,
: Horrible said the other, with look
calculated to harmonize with the word.
SS,Any arrests made?"
-"I understand that Winters was capt
uIed tonight.
cole dishked to make statements not
strictly IN unison with truth. However,
mt onlv his own life and liberty but
that of ,Berenice was at stake, and he
felt that the end justified the means
is he the~suilty party?"
fThe police think so.
"HA h.sn't ma ie a confession?
"On the contrary, he maintains that he
is i nocent.S
Chow does he account for the evidence
s$bublished against him yesterday"
lalrAs to sbe the victim of pot
Saws ihat.the ringleader is young maj
befriended by Mr. st. Cyr. His name II
ssars. - -.
No: but it will be Investigated.
You reporters are always anxious FOL
e4what dos %oucall it where one of yor
eets ahead of the others on piece o
news?"f
,.Efac,T. z svSps' Yoalike to get the e1clusiv,
handling of c8oice bit of sensational
news, suppose3r
"IShohla say 50.
Cok started %ithswell- assumed eager
nesssPand drew from his pocket a note
book which tha>edtor had given him.
Nos not here It's too long stor
md tesides Fqtf near my destination, tn
house of Friend, where | propose t
pass what remains of the night.
But where-
k'gYou ca1r accompany me II you Ike
Hal Re1e>we are.
The speaker .signaled the grip man
who at once seSered the connection be
tween the car and the moving cable be
meath, thus. bringing the former to
= stop.
Following THE example of Sears, Col
Winters sprang 10 the ground.
This way" directed Sears, and walke
hrisklv down cross street in the direC
on Of the take.
Although he was setting out on des
perate mission with his life in his hand
: tie h6art of eur intrepid young herr
tsJairly Sounded within himas he followe
1.-The guidance ofshis most bitter enemy.
A ter tfaTer5I1g sever i blocks, Scar
halted before an isolated brick hous
Snear the famous shore driveway, teyon
which was Lake Michigan.
Wait a second, said he, and darte
up the S eps.
4 pull at the bell had barely been give
= when the door was thrown open by mar
By the light of gas-lamp which stcoo
ne I by Cole noted that his face was fcl
bidding, almost villainous-l looking.
is YOUR ma sterin, Luke2" -.
The question was asked in low tone
= but our hero had. very particular reason
for not missing a word of any converse
tiop tha5:snighs epsue, SO he strained q
ftfaas fossibR, his sense of hearing, an
hearkened intently.
NO, returned the servant.
And Harper?'
He came" -.
Leave anything for us?"
"Yes. Fhat's. all right.
Coles heart gayea sudden thump as b
he ird these wordfs- He remembered the