Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-01-13
Dayton, Nevada, Saturday, January 49, 1894.

who did it. It was the car. ne says 20.
There's no getting at him"
But we ought to get at the men employ
ed by him, for what IL to prevent them
doing this again when the next model Is
finished II they are allowed to escape
nowi"
well, how are they to be caughtp
'That is what we who are the friends Of
Taras ought to try and find out. Taras II
| too intent on striking at the car to occupy
himself with the agents, but we have not
that excuse for indifference, and we might
at least attempt to find them. That at any
rate II my feeling. and think It h yours
| too"
"Of course it Is can't sleep at night
for fearing what they may do"
"Then let us make a practical beginning
now. We need not bother Taras about II.
Let us try to find the enemy out just as II
he were an ordinary thief who had broken
into the house. Do you agree TO thstf"
why. certainly"
"Tell me now," said he, drawing his chair
o little nearer and lowering his voice,
when did this take placei"
II don't know. We found 1t all smashed
| down when we went up In the workshop
before breakfast this morning. II was all
night"
"You did not go in there yesterday"
mo"
"Then 1t must have happened between
Saturday night and this morning Now"
dropping his voice almost to a whisper,
what time does Mere Lucas go to bedf"
The question startled me. but answered
that she was never up later than9.
"Taras sleeps at the top Of the house.
doesn't her"
YES"
"And Mere Lucas on the same floor ~
| your room-the first foori"
"Yes."
Tell me, does she ever 20 down stairs
after you go TO your room"
mot that know OFF"
do you ever hear any peculiar noise In
the nighti"
NO" replied, with an uncomfortable
creeping of the flesh.
Kayanagh reflected for a minute or two,
stroking the short black beard that COW
cred his handsome face, his sleepy eyes SO
closed that only narrow Sits of light were
reflected under the long curved lashes, aud
then again bending forward he murnured
| In a tone perfectly inaudible beyond our.
selves:
Were you at home all day yesterday"
| NO; we went to Kew in the afternoon
and came home latish."
"Ahl you left the house In the care Of
Mere Lucasf'
"Yes."
"Was she at home when you returned"
! mo; she came In about ten minutes
later" e-.--
He nodded as II he had expected this.
Ibid she say where she had beenf" he
asked.
"She went to see friend in Soho. think
she said"
Have you ever seen friend call upon
her herei"
mo"
He shook his head, smiling again. as IL he
had expected my reply.
"Of course" he said, you found no locks
broken or anything of that kindf"
| mo"
"Well, that is all have to ask you for
the present, think. But need not tell you
how important it is that no one should
know of this conversation, least Of all
Mere Lucas"
why, you don't suspect she did It. do
you" whispered.
NO" he replied. drawing the word out
doubtfully, but feel toieraDly certain on
one point. There is very little doubt that
If you had gone into the studio before
Mere Lucas returned you would have
found the mischief done. Whether she Is
more closely concerned In this abominabls
affair shall be able to tell you when
have found out more about that mysteri
GUS friend In Soho. And | think | shall
be able to tell you something about him
before long. Now, my dear mademoiselle, y
he added. rising, "let me warn you again
| not to let Mere Lucas imagine you suspec,
her. Try to be just the same as usual
with her. only keep your eyes open. and
your ears also, especially at nightp
With this mysterious injunction he left
me.
is It possible that Mere Lucas is the
enemy" asked myself as ! sat alone
shivering with nervous apprehension