The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-19

We tried them for four or FIVE hours
before we took them nome. Inc heA'
morning, while the place was beng
1horougb]e searched, We came upon
the spot where these bulrushes hau
been cut down, and we found them
caught in the low boughs Of tree,
drifting down the river
Quest had lit fresh cigar and was
smoking vigorously
What astonishes me more than
ANYTHING" he pronounced, as he S'ooa
looking over the desolate eNpahse OF
country. is that when one comes
face TO face with the fellow he pre-
sents all the appearance OF nerve
less and broken-doWn coward. Then
all of a sudden there spring up these
/ evidences Of the most amazing the
most diabolical resource. W no
this, Lord Ashleigh?'
The latter TUNED his head An
elderly man in a brown Veiveteen
suit. with CATERS and thick boots,
raised his hat respectfully,
This is my head keeper, Middle
ton" his master explained he vas
with us on the chase.
The professor shook hands heartily
with the newcomer.
Not a day older, Middleton'' he
exclaimed. 80 YOU are the man who
has given US all this trouble. eh? This
gentleman and have come over from
New York on purpose to lay hands on
/ Craig
Il am very sorry sir the man re-
Dlied. 7 wouldn't have fred my gun
Ii had known what the conse-
quences were going 10 be, but them
poaching devils that come round here
rabhitng fairly send me furious, and
that's a fact 1t amt that one grudg"s
them few rabbits, but my tame
pheasants all run out here from the
home wood, and I've seen feathers at
the side of the road there that no fox
nor stoat had nothing to do with. All
the same. sir. I'm very sorry, he
ADDED. TO have been the cause of any
inconvenience"
ut is rather worse than inconven-
fence. Middleton" the professor said,
gravelv. The man who has ESCAPED
is enc Of the worst criminals of these
days
He won't get far sir the game
keeper remarked. with a little smile.
IT'S a wild bit of country, this, and
admit that men might search it for
weeks without finding anything, but
those gentlemen from Scotland Yard,
sir, il youll excuse my making the
remark. and hoping that this gentle
man. he added looking at Quest, is
in no way connected with them well.
they don't know everything, and that's
fact
This gentleman is from the United
States. Lord Ashieigh reminded him
80 your criticism doesn't affect him.
BY Inc bye Middleton, | heard this
morning that you'd been airius Your
opinion down in the village. You seem
10 rather fancy yourself as thief
catcher
Il wouldn't 80 so far as that. my
lord" the man replied respectfully.
but still, ! hope ! may say that I've
as much common sense as most pco.
pie You see, sir he went on turn.
ing to Quest, the spots where he
could emerge from the tract of conn
try are pretty well guarded. and hsal
be in a fine mess. when he does pst
in an appearance. to show himself
upon public road Yet hy this tffne
I should say he must he nigh starved
Sooner or later hen have 10 come f-lt
for food I've little scheme of my
own, sir. I don't mind admitting. tho
man concluded, with "A twinkle in hiq
keen brown eyes. I'm not giving
it away If ] catch him for you that
all that's wanted / imagine. and We
shan be any The nearer 10 il fer let
ting anyone into my little secr.,
His master nodded
You shall have yuur rise emf af tin
police if you can Middleton he OBJ.
served Il seems qa.er thagef 10