Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-07-12

II HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED FROM NEV
YORK"
me here. must 60 out ut five o'cloc
with your goods. When you receive
visit from the officer, II will depen
upon yonr wit in handling him, II
get to the bayou ahead Of him. Her
IRE three snap pictures of him | tool
with detective camera ut difreren
times. This one was taken in New
York ard the ncclstie Is red-don't for
get'-it may help you"
But, said I'enning, tits impossible
for you to be boxed"
Nothing Is impossible just now,
she replied calmly.
At half-past five o'clock tho mex
morning q mule truck was loaded with
three large and about twenty small
boxes at the side entrance OF Fenning'i
place and driven away. 1t was {
familiar scene to those In the neighbor
hood. Just before the two men who
were to drive II left the place, Fem
Ing gave them these instructions:
"When you come TO the Cache
Gnllcy, six miles out, you are to leave
this box marked Xxx under the catalpa
tree where the bowlder is, in the grove
on the right. II contains tools and
Instruments for the surveyors who are
to place new bridge over the slough
llnadlc it carefully place 1t under the
tree md 60 on"
He knew these men would carry out
his instructions, for they were
regularly In his service and were we'll
pald
The truck got away just one hour
and twenty minutes before l'enning
got call ut his Office.
lie recognized bis visitor at once as
the man who had been following the
woman There was something about
the fellow that instantly told l'cnning
he was a professional detective. lie
was becomingly dressed in good
clothes, but they were not worn with
the ease of familiarity. Ills general
appearance indicated impudence and
doggcdncss rather than shrcwdness
He had one OF those faces, square,
immobile and hard, that are devoid Of
all emotion, His little bead eyes were
sunkcn and black and wore q steady,
imperturbable stare, lie was
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.. Fenningp"
he asked, In rasping but subdued
voice.
"Yes, sir" replied Mr., Tenning,
step right in here.'
The moment they were seated In the
private office the man said; "Where Is
Mrs. Hendricks?"
u took her to private house early
this morning," replied Fenning.
"Why did she leave the hotel?"
"l'ecause she was annoyed at your
insutferable impudence in dogging her
oil the way from New York.
The man was little surprised at
this unexpected frankness. He showed
1t 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 q kind
Of blank uncertainty
"She came from the hotel directly
here last night?"
"She did," replied Fenning. ~ ad-
mire her smartness In getting rid Of
nuisance
And you know where she is2"
Eyes, sir, ! do, but you must not ex-
pect me to point her out to you before
| understand the object Of your annoy
ance. II you will give me one good
and sufficient reason why you should
follow her, I'll tell you where she is"
u guess | know" said the other;
"she is on her way to Hendricks before
this"
80, you're not an officer. Will you
be kind enough to tell me what you
are ind what you want2"
"Ilow do you know I'm not an
oflleer?n
because II you were, the woman
you are in search Of couldn't get out
of this city without your knowing It,
that is, II you understood your bust
ness. There has no boat left for
up river since last night, and you
would have been at the trains as they
left don't pretend TO know you, but
| notice you do not wear the red neck
tic 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 a flicker In them
that might mean weak establishment
or 1t might mean contempt.
"And | notice." he said, shat YOU
don't wear the same hair and the sane
clothes that you wore when we
boarded the Corinthian."
Jennings self-possession was here
Tested to the utmost II don't know
what you're talking about" he said.
Were you one Of the men that robbed
The steamship CorinthianY" and he
pushed his chair back a little with the
impulse Of sudden horror at such
,lose contact.
"Yes, You and | had a hand in II,
out Hendricks got the swag.'
Fenning regarded the man with un-
disguised establishment, "Did Mrs.
hendricks have hand In It, toog'
"See here" said the man, there
lint bit Of use in this kind Of fenc-
ng' was witness Of the first Job.
The woman's been singing gold ever
ince, while Hendricks is carrying on
lis underground works"
"Yesq' said Fenning, as ifcoaxing
ray man TO tell more.
"And ron run thu offloA In town.