The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-29

Fourteen minutes hy the clock
brought the car to stand at the curn
few houses below the Harereave
home. The men got out. The watcher
ran up.
HE is still inside" he whispered.
Good! Spread ont. II anybody
leaves that h0uRe. catch him II he
runs too fast, shoot We can beat the
police"
The men obeyed. end the watch
er ran hacs ic his' post. lie was des.
perately hoping the affair would ter
inmate tonight. He WIS growing
weary or this eternal vigilance; and
1t was only his fear of the man known
as the boss that kept him at his pSst,
He wanted night to carouse In, TO
he with the boys.
The man for whom they were lay
Ing III wait was seen presently to creep
cautionsly round the side OF the house.
lie hugged q corner and paused They
could see the dim outline OF his body.
The light in the street back OF the
grounds almost made q silhousette of
him. BY and by. as II assured that
the coast was clear. he stoie down to
the street.
Haiti"
Instantly the prowler took to his
heels. The two shots rang out. The
man was seen to gtop, stagger. anu
tlien 60 On desperately.
Hes hit!'
By the time the men reached tie
corner they heard the rumble of
a motor. One dashed back to the car
they had left standing at the curb,
He made quick work of the Job, but
lie was not quick enough. Still. tney
gave chase, They saw the car :urn
toward the city. But, unfortunately
for the Riccees Of the chase, severai
automobiles passed. going inio town
and leaving It. 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 list OF hospitals. It's ten
TO one shot that we land him some-
where among the ;hospitais.''
But they searched the hospitals in
vain. None o. them had that night re-
ceived shoUting case, nor had they
heard one rebc rte6. Tho man had been
unfniEsakably hit He would not have
dared risk the loss OF time for l.
Of piay-acting. Evidently he had kept
his head and sought lcdginga. To
call up doctors would be utter folly;
for 1t would take week for thor
ough combing. This was the second
time the man had got away.
Perhaps I'm to ELAINE" admitted
Brains, "I should have advised Mie!s
to stalk him and pot MIN II he got
the chance. There's q master mind
working sOmewt ere. back Of ali, this,
and It's time i woke up to the fact.
But you turning to the auto ban
dts, "you men ..::=--ee .:.-ee your instructions.
More than that. You have been given
free rein. See that you make good.
or by the Lord Harry! I'll break the
four of you like pipe stems
.We haven't had q failure yet" spoke
up one OF the men, more courageous
than hih
"Yon are not holding up a bank
messenger this trip. Remember that.
Drive me as far as Columbus circle.
Leave me on the aide street, between
the lights, 20 1 can take of this mask. "
Later BraiRe sauntered into Pahst
and ordered u light supper This
nights mork, more than anything else,
brought home to him the fact that
his luck was changing. Fol years
lie nad procc-ticI with Ills Ills shady .o.c-
cnpations witneut encountering any
memorable failure. He moved in the
high world, quite uususpected. He
had written books given lectures. been
made a lion OF all the while, laughing
In his sleeve at the gailibility OF
human nature. But witain the last
q,
checks. From now on he niuet move
with the utmost canton. Some one
waEt playing his own game. waglng
warfare nuseen. A battle OF wits
So be 1t; but Dra;Ds intended tn Play
with the rough wits. ana he wasn't
going to care which way the sword
cut.
He hated Stanley Fiargreaye with
OF man baked In love And the
somewhere in this city this very night,
with q buileE nsldee tIs akin.
els everything satisfactory. sir." he
heard the head Waitur aay.
"Satisfactorya = Braine repeated
blanixly. -
aYes. sir. You struck the table az
shossl. sS.sssnsessssA..n
S 3.'sssn ~ ssrtsa Ersine laughed relievei
siy. s.Ig struck the table, 1t was done
pnconsciouslys 1 was thinking. g
Beg pardon. sir! Anything else.
TsrTtj ~ g 8 49,.
EMO. Bring me the check"
Your master gives riding lessnns?'
The groom wlto had led tile horse
back from Hafgreayz,s eyed his ques-
ItIoner Fathcr sliperel b i5nsly.
Yes. The groom Soadled tho ani-
'..fioR mEeh Is st z, ss
HTweEty dollars FOR & Ticket or fipe
rides, me master is tie f,ssliion sp