The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-11-11

In Reality Waite
thing was wrong. For as the new.
conner leapcl at him. the chauffeur
turned suddenly and fired The shot
wounded the man.
II was a signal fer a frcc.for.all
fight.
Del Mar knocked the revolver out
Of the C~haunour's hand. With u blow
Of a chair. the chauffeur laid out Smith.
cntanglod In his unfamiliar garments,
shook himself loose from the two 9th.
crs. and made a rush for the door.
Hard after him came Del Mar and
the rest. Joined now by Henry the
valet. ono shot was left in the chauf
fcur's revolver. and he blazcd away
and lcapcd into the car.
He got me-" groancd Saith as he
stumbled and fell forward.
On came Del Mar ani the others.
They caught up with the car just as II
was starting. liut the chauffeur
knocked the gun from Del Mars hand
before he could get n good aim and
fire. at the Same time bowli'G over
tho man who lad come through the
panel.
on tho car went. nov rapidly gain.
ing speed. Del Mar had just time TO
swing On the rear o. II,
Around the rapidly driven car he
climbed, hanging ON for dear life,
over the mud guard and toward the
running board. On spcl the car.
swayirg crafty back and forth. Del
Mar croucrci IN the ruaa.ug board
and worked his way slowly an! peril.
ously % the front seat.
The chauffeur felt tho weight Of
someone on that side. Just as ho
turned tc 500 what It was Del Mar
leapci Mt him.
Somehow Elaine and | must have
been hood1ooi that day.
We had o been gone five minutes
from Del Mars after tho accident to
the chauffeur, when We heard u nays.
ferrous knock in the engine.
More engine trouble / sighed.
Pull up along the road aal I'll sec Il
| can fix it,
We stopped and both got out. There
was no fake about this trouble or
about tho dirt aui grease I acquired
on my hHtis ana face tiuEcring with
that motor.
Hero, let mo powder your nose,
Walter she said, uudismaycI Mt our
trouble, gayly opening her bag. "Ncl.
of all things. what's tais, ana where
did 1t cowc FROM
! turned from the engine and
looked. she was holding some kind
of plan or document in her hand. IL
blank surprise she examined IL.
what do you think it is. Walter
she asked. handing il 10 me-.
took 1t AMI examined 1t carefully
Incredible as II seemed, | figured on.
quickly that It must be- nothing shur
OF a plan ot the new d~efeases q
Sandy Hook.
fell 10 wor'' again, eager TO &c
away with our dangerous prize, Elain,
now and then advising me. Finally
turned the engine over. Fer a won
der il ran smoothly.
What's the matter now" OK
claiSaed Elaine. turning quickly an
looking up the road along which ",
! had just come.
? There, lurching along at full spec,
was n car. Two men wore actual.
! fighting on the front VI It. regardless
OF speed and safety.
! On rushed tho car, directly at US
Just as II passed US, the chauTcu
1 seemed TO summon all his strength
! lie struck a powerful blow at the mar
! rccoiled and Strengthened out his ca
Just In une. The man fell, literally O
Z our feet.
| II was Del Mar himself,
I why, what's all this about?"
asked eagerly.
Before | could raise him up Del Ma
had rcgainod his feet.
Just a plain crook. who attacke
mc.' he muttored. brushing off hi
clothes 10 Owe up the quick rcccl
milton OF what II was that | was hole
c ing in my hand, for he had seen III
plan Immediately.
Cant we drive you back?" aske
Elaine.
r lie climbed up and sat on tho foc
OF the roadster. his .fss. outside. an