Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-22

the NATURAL way 1OE d pufSldA ~ -
hurry to measure"
Il will move the car north on Bhert
dan road a little way" she went on,
$50 as not to be in the glare of this
street light"
This was the first evidence she had
shown Of nervousness, and Orme sud
denly realized that enemies might be
lurking among the trees.
1T might be well for you to take
the electric hand-lamp," she added.
"It's in the kit-box, l think"
He looked in the kit-box, but the
lamp was not there. He told
her SO. ,
"Maku may have stolen it." she
said.
Orme slipped a heavy wrench into
his pocket and closed the kit-box.
With the girl, he avoided any refer
ence to the possible presence of the
Japanese among the trees, but know
ing that he was no match for them
unarmed, with their skill in iiu-jitsu,
he resolved to be in some measure
prepared.
He walked through the gate and
began to pace northward, keeping
close to the, fence and counting his
steps. Meantime the car followed
his course, moving along the side or
the road just west of the fence. Orme
| counted his hundred PAGES north, then
turned east.
He saw that the 210 PAGES which he
now had to take would carry him
we'll over toward the lake. The girl
evidently had not realized how great
the distance would be. She would be
nearer him, If she turned back to the
corner and followed the Sheridan
road eastward toward the l~ife-saving
station, but Orme did not suggest this
to her, though the car was within
twenty feet of him, the other side OIL
the fence. If there should be a strug
gle, 1t would please him just as vel
that she should be out Of hearing
for her anxiety, he knew, was al
ready great, though she kept 1t close
ly under control.
Eastward he went through thu
trees. When he had covered abou
half the distance he found htmsel
approaching the side Of a large build
ing. There must be some mistake
Had he deviated so widely from tn
course? In leaving the fence he hat
taken sights as carefully as he could
Then the explanation struck him
Walsh, the burglar, had probabl
paced in eastward from the fence an
come to the building just as he hat
There was no good hiding-place al
parent neal at hand, and Walsh woul
hardly have retraced his step:
What, then, would he have done
Orme asked himself. Why, he woul
have turned north or south.
Orme looked in both directions
North and south of the building wer
, open driveways. Walsh must hav
gone around the building, then col
: tinued eastward. This is what Orm
now proceeded to do.
: Remembering the number of pace
. to the side of the building, he chos
the northward course, because thel
was less light north Of the buildini
He Rugged the side Of the buildin
counting his steps, and, after reach1r
3 the corner, turned eastward. He no
counted his PAGES along the northei
/ side of the building.
When he reached the corner OF tt
9 eastern side of the building, /
paced as far southwark on the cas-
ern side as he had gone northward
the western side, and on reaching
point due east Of the place at whtC
he had originally come to the bull
ing, he added the number of pac'
from the fence to the building to Il
number of PAGES he had taken alol
a the northern side of the building, al
d continued eastward toward b lake
IS At the two hundredth pace
@ stopped to reconnoiter. Not mo
@ than two hundred feet ahead of hi
he could see dimly, through the tr
70 trunks, the expanse of the lal
d There was no sound, nc evidence tn
IS any other person was near.
n He proceeded cautiously for t
PAGES. Many trees we're near hi
He would have to examine all
them, for it was hardly possible th
IS he had followed Walsh's course wi
s. unerring exactness. II the tree W
within twenty feet of him north
south, that was as much as he cot
expect.
One thing vas clear to hi
j. Walsh had probably chosen a tt
that could easily be distinguished FRI
l. the others, either by its size or
ct some popularity of form. Also, I
70 tree must have a hollow place
which the envelope could be c.
cealed. Orme now decided Il
,e Walsh must have found his tree Fl
and then paced westward to the fen
es The ever number, 100 PAGES no
It. from the gate. could be only a COR
dence.
Ia A little to his left Orme discover
As a trunk much larger than its mel
N bors. 1t ran up smoothly about ell
be feet to the first limb. An agile N
ID. could easily get up to this limb 9
re pull himself into the branches.
re cavity such as are SO common in GA
To- would furnish a good place for hid
the envelope away.