The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-26

| saver. 1 looked IN 1eW minutes
ago, and he was sitting up. Hello,
Asuki."
Hello, there" responded the little
Japanese.
Come" said the policeman, after
an unsuspicious glance at Orme, and,
mounting the steps, he led his inter-
prefer into the station.
Now, indeed, it was time for Orme
to slip away. Maku might be brought
out at any moment. But Orme
fingered. He was nearer to the solu-
tion of the secret if he kept close to
Maku, and he realized, for that mat
ter, that by watching Maku closely
and, perhaps, following him home, he
might be led straight to the other
man. If Maku accused him, it should
not, after all, be hard to laugh the
charge away.
A murmur of voices CAME from
within the station, the policeman's
words alone being distinguishable.
ASK him." the policeman said, IF
he knows who hit him."
The undertones of foreign jargon
followed.
well, then" continued the police
mCn, find out where he came from
and what he was doing on the
campus"
Again the undertones, and after
ward an interval Of silence. Then
the policeman spok' in an undecided
voice.
IF he don't LOW anything, l can't
do anything But we might as well
get a few lore facts. Something
might turn up. Ask him whether he
! saw anybody following him when he
went into the campus"
Orme had been straining his ears
in vain endeavor to catch-the words
of Asuki. But suddenly his attention
was diverted by a sound from the
lake. 1t was the "puh-puh- -puh-puh"
of motor-boat, apparently a little
distance to the northward. The ex-
plosions followed one another in rapid
succession.
He turned to the life-saver.
Il don't know. Some party from
Chicago, probably. She came up an
hour or 30 ago-at least, l suppose
she's the same one"
The explosions were now so rapid
as to make almost one continuous
roar.
She's fast one, all right" COM
mented the life-saver. Hear her go!"
Are there many fast boats on the
lake?"
Quite a number. They run out
from Chicago harbor now and then"
Orme was meditating
Exactly how long ago did this
boat pass"
: "Oh, an hour or more. Why?"
"She seems to have been beached
up north here a little way"
She may have IN. Or they've
been lying to out the1
In Orme's mind aroA a surmise
that in this motor-bo Maku and his
companion had cor from Chicago.
The surmise was strong as to de-
velop quickly into a certainty. And
| If the Japanese had come by this
boat, it stood tr reason that the one
who had the p pers was escaping in
it. He must we waited some time
for Maku and, t last, had pushed of
to return alon
Were these Japanese acting for
themselves? hat did not seem pos
sible Then yho was their en-
ployer?
Orme did no puzzle long over
these questions for he had deter
mined on a cou Sc of action. He
spoke to the life-saver, who appeared
to be listening to the droning con-
versation which continued within the
station.
The hold-up men may be in that
boat" remarked Orme.
Hardly" A laugh accompanied the
answer.
We'll. why not? She came north
an hour or so ago and either was
beached or lay to until just now"
You may be right" Then, before
Orme knew what was happening. the
young man opened the door and
called into the station: Hey, there!
Your robber is escaping on that
motor-boat out there"
What's that7'' The policeman
strobe to the door.
Don't you hear that boat out
there?" asked the life-saver.
Sure, hear it.
We'll, she came up from the south
an hoar or more ago and stopped .
little north Of here. Now she's go
ing haes. Mr.. holmes. here"--he