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

hing Me Closely.
we drove of. At last we pulled up
at the Dodge hall again.
Won't you come in?" asked Elaine
as we got out.
Thank you, ! believe ! will for a
few minutes" consented Del Mar, o n
ccaling his real cagcrness TO follow
me. I'm all shaken up"
As We entered the living room ]
was thinking about the map. ! opened
n table drawer. hastily took the plan
from my pocket and locked it in the
drawer. Elaine. meanwhile, was
standing with Del Mar, who was talk.
ing. but in reality watching me
closely.
Down the road past whore We had
turned, before a pretty little single
house. the tayicab chauffeur stopped.
one Of the bullets had taken effect OF
him. and his shoulder was bleeding.
But the worst, as he seemed To think
IL. was that another shot had given
him a fla, ,'.c.
lie jumped out and looked up tho
road whence he had come. 30 one
was following hin. St!ll, he Vas wor.
ricd. lie went around tn look at the
tire. But he was 90 weak now from
loss OF blood. II had been nerve ana
reserve force that had carried him
through. Now that the strain was on,
h. felt the reaction TO the full.
lust then tho doctor and his driver,
whoa the valet had already sum.
UDuol u Dpl Mars. came speeding
down the road. Tn" doctor saw the
chauffeur fall in Il half faint, stopped
Lis car and ran TO him. The chauffeur
had kept mp as long as he could. lie
had now sunk down beside his ma.
chine ia tho road
\ moment later they picked him up
aGi carried l.m into tho house. There
wus no acting about bis hurt now. In
the hYus" they laid tho r-,n y.otn on
90 couch and the doctor made u hasty
examination.
"Ii.w is he" asked one Of tho kind
sgraritaus.
The wound is not dangerous re.
rliaI tho physician. 'rU, he's lost a
lot VI bloc! He cannot be moved
for some tine yet"
va talked about nothing else AT
Dodge Hail after dressing for dinner
but the strange events over at De.
MARS, and what had followed. Tn,
moro ] Thought about h., On" more /,
s', mod tu un that we wuull never b,
left Owe night in peaceful possession
of III" plan which both El.uu and
decided ought On the following da,
to he saut to Washington.
Accordingly / cudgylul my brain 70,
s.i'o method OF protecting both our
selves and II. Tho only thing I coul,
think Of was q sChowc once adoutr,
By Kennedy h. another ease.
had a small qulck.shut'or Gamer,
that had h"lourc TO Craig. and jus
as We were about 70 retire. / brought
II into tho liyiGg room with a pack
ag" | had sen w from tho village
AZ soon as Elaine had o n 10 bc,
and | was alone, | opened the package
!. There were the tools that | had or
/ dered, n coil OF wire and some DR.,
, cells. Thcn | went 20 the table. nm
locked the drawer and put tho plaI
| in my pocket.
Although | was no expert al WIRING
] started 10 make the connections nm
der the table with the drawer. not
. very difficult thing TO do as long as /
was to be only Temporary and for IN,
h. night. From the table | ran tho wire
!. along the edge OF the carpet until
r came to the bookcase. There. maskc,
I by the books, | placed the little auick
shutter camera, and at n distance ais
concealed tho 0ashlight pan.
! Ncxt | aimed the camera careful,
and focused II on n point ABOVE IN
r drawer In tho writing table whore an,
ono would be likely 20 stand IL ne AT
] tempted to open II. Then |
3 the shutter Of the camera and n M,
spark coil In tho fash pan with IN
wires. using Nh apparatus 10 work IN
o shutter such as ! recalled having see
Craig use. Finally | covered IN
d sparkling device with the iashllph
powder. gave n last look around. an
snapped Off the light.
Up In my bedroom, I must say