Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11

was down and oyerhung the back Of
the car.
Go over the Forty.second street
ferry. Francois" directed Elaine to the
chauffeur. Then Wen tell you just
how to strike the best roads to Lake
wood"
The spying Sam waited to hear no
more. but glided quietly up the
street as we shot down along the ave-
nue. to the ferry.
Rockledge was q handsome estate
and the house was one OF the show
places OF Lakewood. Accordingly.
Elaine lost no time in taking adEan-
tage OF the recreation In the country
which she had promised herself
had scarcely set down the art
paraphernalia when she announced
that she was going to use it right
away. For several minutes ] stood on
the yeranda overlooking the bright
green terraces, holding the sketchiag
kit and the umbrella and admfring the
view. ~. .-4.s..' ,..
Elaine came tripping gayly out on
the porch In the neatest Of little
sketehing costumes. s,. 49,,
Some parasol," bantered, opening
the gay green and white striped shade.
| shouldered II and paraded on with
it, while Elaine followed. laughing.
Here she cried at last. I'm 60
ing to do q landscape. Isn't that bit
OF hin beautiful? want you over
there--lfke that -. =: =
/ took q pose where she directed.
and she started to sketch. ; -
hfze - -
Outside his hangar. 1 rough shed
with q runway before It. Sprague was
standing. talking to WI and Long Sin.
"Master." interrupted q low voice,
deferentiaIly.
1t was Sam, who had hurried to- the
hangar after watching Elaine and
the rest Of US ride OF.
:'.WeH?"I demanded w.
"The girl with another, her cousin,
has gone with that slave Of Kennedy
to place they call Lakewood across
the river ~ ....,..~. H.
Though they did not know It, Kennedy
had not been idle. With the aid OF an
agency OF private detectives, which he
had often employed for routine jobs,
as well as the police and some secret
service men, he had located and set
watch, with his characteristic thor
oughness, on every aeroplane hangar
in and about New York. .
Even as the three !plotters moved
over to the aeroplane one Of. Craig's'
detectives lay hidden directly under
the runway. ...s4
Out; on the aviation field, In front OF
the hangar. 7Sprague had dragged the
aeroplane down the runway, and there.
he stopped to explain to WI and Long
Sin the Workings of the gyroscope sta.
bilizer. T. -: 49,. : -. 49,
: I'm make the flight to Lakewood
easily he remarked, then tapping
the bundle Of arrows confidently, add
ed, 'tand it won't bs long before Elaine
and that fellow jameson are settled,
you bet 49, ''%,t,' -.
4 shall 60 with yon," he said at
length facenically to the aviator. =,
Very we'll" sprague agreed. Two
of US, will make 1t twice as certain"
He climbed into the machine, and
WI followed. 49,. ~
kennedy's. detective, from his hid.
ing place, had not missed motion. As
the aeroplane disappeared he crawled
out and quickly made his way down
the road. &Es-,'EE' {. =! 80 q. So
Meanwhile, high oyer the country,
Sprague and WI were flying. easily
picking out the general direction Of
Lakewood. - ~ e.
People ate Lakewood, may still re-
cali the aerOpIane that eifcied again
and again over the town and the beau
tiful estates. Sprague finally located
Wellington Browhia. but Elaine was
not there, and there was no use, vast.
ing the precious arrows on anyone
else. WI peered about eagerly
through field glass. o..
mere they are-oVef on that hill
side" he muttersd with q low, guttu.
raj exclamation.
Sure enough, they could see Elaine
under the umbrella, quite conspieu-
ously. with myself posed some feet
away.
"Hurry-speed it up" WI urged
Sprague, indicating the exact spot.
Kennedy had fastened out to the
fort even before our departure. and
there he had met Lieutenant Waters
AS they were examining the freight
car, an orderly came running to them
is there a Professor Kennedy here"
he asked
Yes" spoke up Craig. 4 am Mr.
Kennedy"
Someone on the telephone, sir
You can take it at the guardhouse.
He says it's urgent"
Craig fastened across with the or
derby.
I've located our man" shouted his
detective over the wire an ayiator