The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
CHAPTER XlIl-contInued.

bibhdtulos II Wdo Ilhlo anu SohS
from Jersey Cityl At last the scent
was getting warm. What good for
tunel But he must not seem too
anxious, or she might grow reticent.
Diplomacy. diplomacy!
you are treated better than l ami"
he complained whimsically. 81 haven't
even had a cardi But then, you are
e lady. which makes all the difference.
All! woman. lovely womanl How you
lascinate and abuse usl"
She gtggled self-conscfously.
80 this Is the latest news OF Hill"
said Pedro. II suppose you write to
each other frequently"
well mol" said she. "You see, I'm
engaged. I told Mr.. Sam It was use
less, but he's 80 persistent"
She giggled again.
Poor SAM" said Pedro. "You are
very cruell"
do you happen to know his Jersey
sddressY" she asked, thereby giving
Pedro the information he wanted, to
wit: that she was W Of Hills
present whereabouts.
"Ohl he was only there for a day!"
said Pedro, putting the coin which she
indicated out OF his handful. upon the
counter. "He might drop in here any
time. II he does, tell him Pedro was
asking for him. will you! And now
good-by; l must be on"
AS Pedro Joined his waiting COM
panion outside he was met with a
string OF %reproaches.
Never before have / see you
larry 80 long with a woman. oh,
waster OF precious moments!" said
Beau-Jean. How shall 1t benefit
ihee?"
1T has already done sol" declared
Pedro. Come, hasten with me-. We
are going to Jersey City. shall ex-
plain on the way"
So off they went to the ferry, Mr..
Jones, the inadvertent detective, shut.
ding after.
To discover where the picture post
card had been purchased would have
been almost impossible; but to locate
the district in which II had been
mailed was easy enough. and that,
combined with the hour which had
been stamped upon It, was sufficient
evidence to show that Sam had been
near the waterfront at some time be
tween eight and ten o'clock IN the
evening Of the previous Monday. Con.
s%equently, the next problem that con
ironted them was what Hill had done
after dropping this exquisite chrome
into a district tx" pillar-box? Pedro
at once tried to picture his own prob
able actions we're he to find himself
In such a district at such an hour,
with, presumably, no company but Mr.,
Jones! All! OF course! the cabarets
the saloons of the dancel That
seemed the obvious answer, but he
consulted with Beau.Jean, to be GER
tain. Yes, Beau-Jean would
make straight for the cafes, and Hill
had probably done the same.
Thus II came about that the shades
Of evening found them lettering from
one low-browed ramshackle dive to
another, ever inqulring for Hill, Of
whom they found no further sign
Finally, when nine o'clock had come
and still nothing had been discovered
Beau-Jean suggested that they post
pone their effort until the following
day. and rest their weary brains and
bodies for a while. But Pedro would
have none Of these suggestions.
But | am hungry" protested the
giant. Here 1t is, Of al hour, and We
have eaten nothing since noon. More
over, the bear is famlshed. Presently
he will begin to growl."
WELL" admitted Pedro reluctantly
Il am hungry myself. Let us go anC
eat and smoke. A%fterward, we shall
feel more inclined to search. Where
shall we go?"
81 think there is a lunch-wagor
down by the dock" said B~eau,Jean
"let us make an examination"
"All right" Pedro a~ssented, and they
set off at o brisk pace, in the direction
Of the lights.
Sure enough, there was n lunch
wagon backed up against the ferry
house. and as they approached, It tool
on an increasingly familiar air. Pc
dro's interest was now quickened b,
more than the thought Of food. Wher,
had he seen that gaudy decoration be
iore2 Holy saints! 1t was hi,
own! At the same instant Beau-Jear
recognized the movable hostelry Of Mr.
Isaac Lovejoy, with a whoop OF glee
and they quickened their pace to
run. The worthy proprietor was occu
pied in serving a pair Of customers
car conductors, or ferrymen, they az
peared to be-but when he caugh
sight Of Pedro he dropped the slicl
of pumpkin pie that he was In the nc
of transferring from platter to plate
and, entirely dlsregarding this small
mishap, he stretched out both hand
to the boy, a broad smile OF welcom
spreading over his now rudy face.
well, well. I'm blessed" he cried
"The great little fellerl and the bi.
husky one, too! Well. well, amt thl
grand? Come in, come in and cal
1t certainly does my ayes good ter Sc
YOU"
A very different person from the ia
but Respondent lunch-wagoner whom
Pedro had met in the grimy little sui
urban square was the present smilln
and prosperous /. Lovejoy, VIII
beamed, who laughed, who presse
his best yiands upon them, True, h