The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-06-25
Through a
WOn1an'S Heart.
BY Sidney Warwick.
BY Sidney Warwick.
CHAPTER xxv,,-cons,nued.

~uAp tGn AAVU@&OuxtU0eOs
We'll. have you found out II the
wire you say ron had was a hoax or
not?' he asked. quickly.
The detective looked hard at him
| for q moment. He had been sur
prised to meet Mr.. Hume In Lendal:
then the thought had almost at once
crossed his mind that no doubt the
warning telegram to the police at
Fellsgarth had been prompted by
none other than Bonholt himself.
though he would not wish to appear
IN the matter. Seeing gonholt here
new rather confirmed that view.
| mo, sir; there's plenty OF time.
Lathom won't have any suspicion. II
our Information happens to be correct.
I shall know him at once. II it's our
man. no matter how he's made up.
Time enough to act then"
What name Is he supposed to be
playing under?" asked Bonholt, care
lessly.
"Craig-John Craig"
The detective smiled to himself. It
rather amused him. this pretended ig-
norance, when he felt pretty certain
that the wire had been inspired by
Mr.. Hume.
Il wonder II It is he?" said Bonholt.
In his silkiest tones.
| He pulled out bundle of telegraph
forms from his pocket, rs II he had
suddenly remembered something. and
observed to his companion with a
smile:
your reference to q wire has just
reminded me that shall be too late
to dispatch telegram tonight after
the performance Is over"
He scrubbed some words on the
form by the glow from the coke bra
xier; then made his way to the en-
trance through a knot of people enter
Ing, and asked a question of the man
taking the money.
Eyes, sir. I'll find lad who'll take
| a note behind for you In a minute or
two" said the man at the receipt of
custom.
Bonholt handed him the telegraph
form folded like a note. and with the
name Craig" on 1t, and put silver
coin into the mans hand.
TITS urgent" he said.
''It shall go almost at once. sir"
AS he spoke the man whistled for q
lad. and Bonholt Hume went back IN
to the theater. He found the detect
I've no longer In his seat.
For. as q matter of fact, something
had suddenly aroused that individuals
suspicion concerning the alleged tele-
gram: and the detective had unob-
trusively followed the figure of Bon
holt Hume as he walked out, and had
heard the doorkeeper's words. that
he would find lad to take a note be-
hind the scenes.
IL see," the detective had muir.
INJURED to himself. keeping well out OF
sight Of Bonholt Hume. then II
wasn't Hume who sent us the wire
after all. as thought. This begins to
get interesting
He saw the doorkeeper give the
folded note he had received from Mr..
! Hume to boy.
take this round to Mr.. Craig" he
heard the man say.
The detective followed the boy. Out.
side in the open. as the lad was about
10 20 in at the door at the back Of
the wooden building. the detective
drew alongside Of him. and with
quick dexterous movement took the
note out of the boys hand, almost be,
fore the latter realized what had hap
pened.
tits all right. my lad" he said
quietly. There's been mistake
The gentleman doesn't want this de
ivered to Mr.. Craig at all. He sen,
me after YOU"
The detective read the note scrubbed
on the telegraph form. smiling rather
grimly.
inspector From Fellsgarth here
looking for Jack Lathom." were the
words on 1t.
Pretty deep. Mr.. Hume-only mol
. quite deep enough!" he remarked te
/ himself, as he tore into the theater.
He dropped into his seat withou,
q word as TO his discovery to Mr.
Hume, who had no suspicion In the
/ world that his warning to Craig had
miscarried.
Got your telegram OF all right,
suppose. sir?' he said to his neighbor
with a perfectly grave face. ITS for
tunate you remembered 1t In time"
Yes. II was rather urgent" said
unsuspecting Mr.. Bonhoit Hume.
The curtain had already gone mp
and almost as the detective took hi
seat the man who called himself Johi
I Craig made his appearance on tn,
: tiny stage. where. besides the detect
: I've and Mr. Hume. another person
! among the audience was watchin,
. eagerly for his entrance-an unsus
! pected factor In opposition that tn
detective. who had SO easily thwarte,
! Bonholt's plan. was not reckoning
7 with; Margaret Strangways. who ha'
o lAlready formed q suspicion who tn
Q detective was and why he was there
\ nnnhnlt HuYao had tried m var,