The Forrest City times., 1913-01-17

 extinguished and its engine was dead
 Wait here" Davis again command cd as he crept silently toward it tC make sure that the tonneauewas 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.
 "Is that safe?" I 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 mile away by now. The glass on the front lamps Is nearly cold. l want to see the number, though. We may find it useful" I Taking my little electric lamp he ad- vanced toward the machine again, flashing the light for second on the number, and then peering by its light into the tonneau. exclaimlng as he straightened up: T thought so." If 1t was safe for him to smoke, the | constable and I felt that 1t was safe for us, too, to relax our precautions, and together we had advanced until we were beside him.
 What did you find?" I asked, won dering at his exclamation.
 What l expected" he replied en- igmatically.
 The manner of his answer provoked me and l determined then and there to have 1t out with him.
 Look here. Davis," I said; q brought you into this case and do not like the way you have acted about it. l have freely told you everything I have discovered and have aided you in every way can. Before go a step farther on this trip l 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?"
 ITO what is known as the deserted cottage, about half mile farther on, at the edge of this clearing. a shack that was built for a shelter for lum- bermen or Quarrymen-which was 1t, Dodds?"
 Built for one and used by tother," the constable replied, but 'tain't been used by either, so far as I know, for a dozen years"
 How do you know the missing post. master is there?"
 Traced him."
 How"
 Bicycle tracks" he answered with chuckle. You were not the only person who discovered that Rouser when he disappeared went on bicycle In fact, Kent, you are a little slow as | detective. By the time you had as certained that much, l ascertainet | where the bicycle tracks led to anC had even gone so far as to have Dodd: | get warrants for Rouser and his ac | complice"
 q still do not see how you got evi dence enough to get warrant fol Crandall. Did you find him out her, with the missing postmaster?"
 'l didn't say had a warrant fol Crandall." replied the inspector sharp ly. Did you ever hear of John Dot warrant"
 How do you know they are out her, now?" I asked.
 We'll soon find out. Come on" h. answered. starting across the clearins almost at a dog-trot.
 There were many more questions wanted to put to him, but there wal no opportunity, and, besides. doubted much if he would have answered them At first he made little effort to nov, quietly, but after we had gone quarter of mile or more he calle, back in a whisper, Quietly now"
 We had come to a path which le, us through short thick growth of UT derbrush. As noiselessly as Indian following trail We felt our way along the silence broken now and then b the sound of bough bent back, or rustling leaf Soon the path brough us out on some rising ground Not fit . yards ahead of us appeared the dc serted cottage.
 That's it," whispered Dodds.
 "Ssh!" answered Davis. Wal here!"
 We stopped there just at the edg of the underbrush. peering into tn darkness. straining our eyes to Sc and our ears to hear. From the on window in the side of the one.stor log hut dim light shone, proving tba the place was either occupied or ha, been very recently. As We becam, more and more accustomed to tn, darkness l could see that there wer apparently two paths. the one O, which We were standing and anothe leading of at about right angle. As We looked and listened I heard sharp crack. like the breaking of twlg that had been stepped on. The sound. so far as could tudee came from the other path. apparentl, hundred feet away from the cottage -'l turned toward Davis and saw tha