White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-27


stole down to the street.
Halt"
Instantly the prowler took to hi
heels. Two shots rang out. Tn,
man was seen to stop. stagger, AM
then go on desperately.
Hes hit"
\ By the time the men reached ths
corner they heard the rumble of +;
motor. One dashed back to the cal
they had left standing at the curb
He made quick work of the job. but
he was not quick enough. Still, the,
gave chase. They saw the car turn
toward the city. But unfortunately
for the success of the chase, several
automobiles passed. going into town
and leaving 1t. Checkmate.
Braine was keen enough tonight.
HE is hit; whether badly or not
remains to be seen. We can find that
out. Drive to the nearest drug store
and get a list of hospitals. It's a ten
to one shot that We land him some
where among the hospitals"
But they searched the hospitals in
vain. None of them that night re-
ceiyed a shooting case. nor had they
heard one reported. The man had
been Enthusiastically hit. He would
not have dared risk the loss of time
for a bit of play-acting. Evidently
he had kept his head and sought his
lodgings. To call up doctors would
be utter folly; for 1t would take a
week for a thorough combing. This
was the second time the man had got
away.
"Perhaps.I'm to blame admitted
Braine. II should have advised
Miles to stalk him and pot him II he
got the chance. There's a master
mind working somewhere back of all
this, and it's time ! woke up to the
fact. But you turning to the auto
bandits, you men have your instruc-
tions. More than that. you have been
given a free rein. See that you make
good. or by the Lord Harry, I'll
break the four of you like pipe
stems"
I'VE haven't had a failure yet"
spoke up n of the men more cour-
ageous than his companions.
You are not holding up a bank
messenger this trip. Remember that.
Drive me as far as Columbus circle.
Leave me on the side street, between
the lights. so / can take of this
mask"
Later Braine sauntered into Pabst
and ordered a light supper. This
nights work, more than anything
else. brought home to him the fact
that his luck was changing. For
years he had proceeded with his
shady occupations without encounter.
ing any memorable failure. He
moved in the high world, quite un-
suspected. He had written books
given lectures. been made a lion of
all the while laughing in his sleeve
at the gullibility of human nature.
But within the last two weeks he had
received serious checks. From now
on he must move with the utmost
caution. Some one vas playing his
own game. waging warfare unseen
A battle of wits? So be 1t; but
Braine intended to play with rough
wits, and he wasn't going to care
which way the sword cut.
He hated Stanley Hargreave witt
all the hatred of his soul; the hatred
of a man baked in love. And the
man was alive, defying him; alive
somewhere in this city this very
night. with a bullet under his skin
rs everything satisfactory. sir?'
he heard the head waiter say.
Satisfactory" Braine repeated
t~lankly.
Yes. sir. You struck the table a:
though displeased.'
90" Then Braine laughed re
iievedly. IF | struck the table. it wa.
done uneonseiously. | was think
ing"
BEG pardon, sir, Anything else
sir?"
NO. Bring me the check
Your master gives riding
lessons?"
The groom who had led the hors.
back from H~argreave's eyed bill
questioner rather superciliously.
Yes" The groom fondled tn,
animals legs.
How much is 1t
Twenty dollars for a ticket o
five rides. The master is the fashion
up here. He doesn't cater to any bu|