Mower County transcript., 1908-11-11
CHAPTER Xxx,
A Letter for Rodney Graves,

Letter for Rodney Graves.
Just how Jerry Chambers managed
to reach the station of the National
line in time to catch the train for the
City Of Mexico he never was able to
explain fully. He simply gave Luck
the entire credit for his success.
Once on that train, which began to
steam out just as he fell into a seat,
thoroughly exhausted creature, he
breathlessly ran his eyes over q time
table. Calculating that the train
would arrive in the City of Mexico &C.
cording to schedule, he figured that he
would have one hour in which to reach
the number in Gale Coliseo. Ha felt
that Luck would not desert him now,
and he worried but little about the
trains being on time.
His heart grew cold at the thought
that perhaps Mike O'Connor would not
continue to follow the captain of the
yacht, and that the mysterious trio
would succeed in spiriting Marina be-
yond his ultimate reach.
IF only had had another day." he
thought, mentally cursing the luck
that had stood by him so valiantly, II
could have rescued her. Mike O'Con-
nor may keep on the trail, and he may
not. STILL believe that the spirit of
adventure in him will serve me we'll.
He does not dare return to the yacht;
the captain would make short work
of him if he did: The task is all the
harder now, for the captain will ap-
prise the kidnapers of their danger,
and the chances are they will be able
to elude Mike, however vigilant he
may be-. Damn q Gemini's luck, any
way!"
It was not until the train was wait
ing at ,Jalapa for a connecting train
that was Is minutes late that he paled
at the doubt of reaching the place in
Gale Coliseo before noon of the next
day. -" ,s -. =. ..:
When the train finally did. pull out,
quarter Of an hour behind the
scheduled time, he experienced great
relief, and his hope rose high when a
trainman gave him reasonable assur-
ance that there would be no further
loss of time, and that the engineer
probably would make up the lost time
on the straight stretches Of track
ahead. But there was new worry
ahead of him.
On the outskirts ofHthe City of Mexi-
co the corner of a small house being
moved from one lot to another was
still on the track, and another Is min
utes was lost before the train could
proceed. Jerry had but 30 minutes in
which to go from the station to the
place in Gale Coliseo, and when he
learned that the distance was more
than three miles he scarcely could
control himself. OF the six or eight
cabs lined up at the station he jumped
into the one whose horse looked the
fastest and urged the driver to stop
at nothing in taking him to the speci-
fed number.
When tho painting, lathered horse
was suddenly brought to a halt and
Jerry saw that he was at the place, the
clock in tower a few blocks away in
| dicated two minutes before noon. He
tossed what remaining money he had
at the driver and rushed into the build
ing, over whose door hung the sign:
Thomas Wentworth, Assayer." -
It was a small, narrow room, in
which there were but two desks At
the first desk sat a gray-haired man
Of about 60 years, and, as Jerry came
up to him, scarcely able to get word
out Of his mouth, the man smiled and
nodded his head significantly.
rs there q letter here for Rodney
Graves?" Jerry painted.
| Without q word the man, who later
introduced himself as Thomas Went
worth Of The College class of '64 and
who wore on the lapel OF his coat the
Pin Of the Twins, handed Jerry long
envelope addressed to Rodney Graves.
! - Mike G. .Conpor- told the driver of his