The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-29

down IN the rear OF the top, which
was down and C,erhung the back OF
tho car.
Go over the Forty.sccond street
ferry. Francois" directed Elaine to the
chauffeur. Then wen tell you JUST
how to strike tho best roads TO Lake
wood"
Tho spying Sam waited to hear no
more, but glided quietly up sue
street as we shot down along the ave
nue. to the ferry.
Rockledge was n handsome estate,
and the house was n OF the show
| places OF Lakewood. Accordingly,
Elaine lost no time in taking adyan'
| tage OF the recreation In the country
| which she had promised herself.
had scarcely set down the art
paraphernalia when she announced
that she vas going to use II right
away. For several minutes ! stood on
the veranda overlooking the bright
green terraces, holding the sketching
kit and tho umbrella and admiring the
view.
Elaine came tripping gayly out on
the porch In the neatest Of little
sketching costumes.
Some parasol | bantered. opening
the gay green and white striped shade.
| shouldered II and paraded OF with
Il, while Elaine followed, laughing
Here" she cried at last, I'm go.
ing TO do a landscape. Isn't that bit
OF hill beautiful? | want you over
there-like that"
took n pose where she directed
and she started to sketch,
Outside his hangar, a rough shed
with a runway before IT,, Spraguc was
standing, talking TO Wa and Long Sin.
Master interrupted a low voice,
de~ferentially.
II was Sam, who had hurried to the
hangar after watching Elaine and
the rest Of us ride OF.
"Well?" demanded WI.
THE girl with another, her cousin
has gone with that slave OF Kennedy
TO a place they call Lakewood across
the river
Though they did not know II, 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 end set
a watch, with his characteristic thor.
oughness. or 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.
Out on the aviation field, in front Of
the hangar. Sprague 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.
III make the flight TO Lakewood
easily" he remarked. then tapping
the bundle OF arrows confidently, add.
ed, "and 1t won't be long before Elaine
and that fellow jameson are settled,
you bet"
Il shall go with you" he said at
length laconically 10 the aviator.
Very we'll" Sprague agreed, Two
OF us will make it twice as certain.
He climbed into the machine, aud
WI followed.
Kennedy's detective, from his hid
ing place, had not missed a motion. As
the ~aeroplane disappeared he crawled
out and quickly made his way down
the road.
Meanwhile, high over the country
Sprague and WI were flying, easily
picking out the general direction OF
Lakewood.
People at Lakewood may still re
call the %aeroplane that circled again
and again over the town and the beau
tiful estates. Sprague finally located
Wellington Browns, but Elaine was
not there. and there was no use vast
Ing the precious arrows on anyone
else. WI peered about eagerly
through a field glass.
There they are-over on that hill
side," he muttered with q low, guttu
raj exclamation.
Sure enough, they could see Elaine
under the umbrella, cutie conspicu
ously, with myself posed some feet
away.
"Hurry-speed II 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 freigh,
car an orderly came running TO them
is there a Professor Kennedy here?'
he asked.
Yes spoke up Craig. Il I'm Mr.
Kennedy"
Someone on the telephone. sir
You can take II at the guardhouse.
lie says it's urgent"
Craig fastened across with the or
derby.
I've located our man." shouted his
detective over the wire, AN aviator
named Sprague-a crook and a done
| Hand GnuanhA.. ~. ~ "