The Arvada enterprise., 1913-04-17
MA5hMiWN XRazNey

US up short with a sharp Hist" AS
we strained our eyes into blackness
we made out the shape Of an automo-
bile just ahead. Its lights had been
extinguished and It's engine was dead.
Wait here" Davis again command
ed as he crept silently toward It to
make sure that the tonneau was un-
| occupied. He was back with us in a
minute.
Let me have that lamp OF yours,
Kent" he whispered, at the same time
lighting cigarette.
rs that safer" ! exclaimed In sur
prise. amazed that he would dare to
smoke when he had been taking such
precautions against our being discov-
cred.
Sure" he replied laconically. who
ever was in that automobile is at least
half a mile away by now. The glass
on the front lamps is nearly cold.
want to see the number, though. We
may find It useful"
Taking my little electric lamp he ad-
vanced toward the machine again,
flashing the light for a second on the
number. and then peering by It's light
into the tonneau. exclaiming as he
Strengthened up: Il thought 80"
If 1t was safe for him to smoke. the
constable and felt that It was safe
for US. too, to relax our precautions,
and together we had advanced until
we were beside him.
What did you find?" asked. won
dering at his exclamation.
What | expected" he replied en-
!gmatically.
The manner OF his answer provoked
me and | determined then and there
to have It out with him.
Look here. Davis" | said: 'T
brought you into this case and do not
like the way you have acted about It.
| have freely told you everything |
have discovered and have aided you
in every way can. Before go a step
farther on this trip | want to know
more about It."
What is 1t you wish to know" he
asked. The constable edged nearer
for fear he might miss something Of
our conversation.
First, where are we going?"
"To what Is known as the deserted
cottage, about a half mile farther on.
that was built for a shelter for lum-
bermen or quarrymen-which was It,
Dodds?"
Built for one and used by t'other."
the constable replied. but 'tain't been
used by either, so far as know, for
n dozen years"
How do you know the missing post
master is there"
Traced him"
How" O..
Bicycle tracks," he answered with
ChuCkle. you were not the only
person who discovered that Rouser,
when he disappeared, went on bicycle.
In Tact, Kent, you are little slow as
n detective. By the time you had as
certained that much. ascertained
where the bicycle tracks led to and
had even gone so far as to have Dodds
get warrants for Rouser and his ac-
complice."
Il still do not see how you got evi-
dcnce enough to get a warrant for
Crandal. Did you find him out here
with the missing postmaster"
Il didn't say had n warrant for
CrandaIl, replied the inspector sharp
ly Did you ever hear of John Doe
warrant"
How do you know they are out here
now" | asked.
Wen soon find out. Come on" he
answered, starting across the clearing
ulmOst at a dog-trot
There We're many moro questions
wanted to put to him. but there was
no opportunity, and. besides, doubted
much II he would have answered them.
At first he made little effort to move
quietly. but after We had gone
quarter OF mile or more he called
back In a whisper, Quietly now"
We had come TO path which led
us through a short thick growth OF un-
durbrush. As uoiseIossly as Indians
following n trail We felt our way along,
the silence broken now and then BY
the sound Of bourh bent back. or
ustIuE leaf Soon the path brought
us out on some rising ground Not fifty
yards ahead Of us appeared the de
serted cottage.
That's it, whispered Dodds.
SSH" answered Davis Wait
here"
We stopped there Just at the edge
OF the undcrbrush, peerIng into the
darkness. stUiuiuE our eyes to see
and our ears to hear. From the one
window in tho side OF the one-story
log hut dim light shone, proving that
the place was either occupied or had
been very gecontly As We became
more and more accustomed to the
darkness | could see that there were
apparently two paths, the one on
which We were standing and another
leading of at about right angle.
As We looked and listened | heard a
sharp crack. like the breaking OF