The evening world., 1914-02-18
CHAPTER Y.

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CHAPTER Y.
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Case Of Mics Virginia Plans.
Se AID Misc virginny any Jew.
siry On herr" asked Joe.
"A watch ana . neck
lace"
s- what vaiusr'
.ssven Or eight hundred dollars"
sIIuh," saad November rs0ectively.
and whak aid you do after finding
hsr hatf"
we traiiod the two villains until
thsy got on to some rocky ground.
n was too dark then 70 do more. 90
~ returned. Ed (he's the best tracker
Of ny two guidss) got away at dawn
20 80 II he couldn't puzzle out the
troll"
Did her
He had not returned whom start
"a for your place"
lsft," said Joe. Lets travel"
Which We did. the huge PLANK. for
an his unwisldy build. keeping up
wonderfully well.
In about an hour We reached the
rivoe. 4 man was standing on tho
baak.
ANY iuel. Edf" shouted PLANK.
sCouldn'x 1lnd another sign among
than eoclua"
yianx turned 70 Joe. give thou.
saad dollars IL you lay hands on
tham," 10 said. "You. Ed. 60 back
to <he house and see II there's any
nSwA"
Joe was already at work. By the
rivoe the traces were % plain that
aay one could read them-the slender
feat Of the victim and the larger
footprints OF tho two mon. Tho FISH
OF tire middle Joint, had been left
where II had falicn. 1t seemed as u
the girl had tried to defend herself
with II.
when he examined this spot. Joe
made one or two casts w and down
the bank, lowering here and there
while PLANK stood on the top OF tho
slope and gloomily Watched him.
Now and then he asked q question.
''she started hshinE about an acre
Downstream. rot her line hung up
tVico, and tho second time lost her
ny, She had fish on after that. but
never landed It," said Joe In reply.
bah! How do you know oil this7"
1roWied Plank.
sTyrst time her tracks show where
aho dteengsEed her hook from tree;
next time I soc tho hook sticking In u
branch. As to the fish. it's plain
enough. Ilrnt Bho runs upstream.
then down. then up again. then back
In q bit OF a clrcic-must have been
Q heavy fish that made her move
lake."
November literally nosed his way
along. The moccasined tracks OF tho
two men showed family here and
there on tho softer parts OF the
Looks as II they was toting some
thing" said Joe. 'They must a car
risd her. stop; They set her down
Another moment brought us over
the rise and In sight OF MooseshaEk
Lake. I halted invOluntarily.
The lake lay black and still upon
the knees OF a great mountain. For
ests climbed to the margin and looked
down into Its depths or the one SIDE;
on the other the water Tapped In slow
quotations on n beach OF stones. that
stretched beneath bare and towering
ciifYs. Sunshine yet blazcd upon tho
troetops. but the inkc was already
sunk In shadow. The place seemed
created for the scene Of tragedy.
November had pushed on to the
spot wherr footprints and other signs
showed where the men had entered
the canoe. Tho deep slide OF moe"
Caained foot In tho mud seemed to
tell OF the effort 1t required to get
"They took her out on the lake and
"Drasging7 There's no use drag
glng, that water GoeH plumb down 10
the root Of the world. II was sur
veyed Inst year by Wilshere's people.
and they could get 10 soundlnES."
After that we went round TO the
other side Of tho lake. and saw the
Osached canoe. The two rets OF
moccnsined tracks showed clearly
on the strip Of mud by the water. but
were soon lost in the tumbled debris
of a two year old stony landslip over
which trailing appeared quite impos-
sible. November was busy about this
landing place for q longer time than
] expected. then he crossed the land
aide at right angles and disappeared
from our view.
"There's a stream over there comes
In a little waterfall from the cliffs"
said Plank. pointing after Joe. you
can hear it,"
That was all the conversation Tint
uassed between us until Joe returned.
He came hurrying toward us.
"Sny, Mr.. PLANK" he began.
sWhat In IT."
"She isn't dead"
"Whatf"
ANYWAYS. shs wasn't whom she
passed here"
"Thep where are her tracks?" de-
handed PLANK. pointing to the foot
Tints on tho mud. "Those were mado
By two ful!-sized men"
s"Aye," said Joe, maybe can tell
ypv moro about that later. But !
kaNe Q proof here that you viii think
daoA1v. $500 - drew out . utGls
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