Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25

1.-THE HUT, Professor
distance and he knew that the game
was up unless he could put them of
the scent. He cut a quantity of these
bulrushes from q place little farther
behind those trees. then stepped bold
" into the middle of the water wad.
ed down to that spot where. as you
see. the trees hang over, stood stock
still and leaned them all around him
II was dusk when the chase reached
the river bank, and ! have no doubt
the bulrushes presented quite natur'
al appearance At any rate. although
the dogs came without check to the
edge OF the river. where he stepped
on, they never picked the scent ~
again either ON this side or the other
We tried thrg for four or hve pours
before We took them home Inc mex
morning. While the place was Delhe
thoroughly searched. we came upon
the spot where these bulruShes hau
been cut down, and We found them
caught Ia the low boughs OF tree
drifting down the river
i Quest had lii fresh cigar and was
smoking vigorously
What astonishes me more than
anything" he pronounced. as he stood
looking over the desolate expanse or
country Is that when one comes
face to face with the fellow he pre-
sents all the appearance Of a nerve
less and broken down coward Then
all OF sudden there spring up these
evidences OF the most amazing, the
most dlahollcai resource Who's
this, Lord Ashieigh?"
Tho latter turned his head An
elderly man In brown velyeteen
suit, with CATERS and thick boots,
raised his hat respectfully
This la my head keeper, Middle
ton" his master explained lie was
with us on the chase
The professor shook hands heartily
with the newcomer.
mot q day older, Middleton" he
exclaimed So 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
81 am very sorry. sir. the man re
Piled. | wouldn't have fired my gun
II had known what the conse
uupnces were going to be. but them
poachlng devils that come round here
rabbtng fairly send me furious, and
that's fact 1t amt that one grudgea
them few rabbits, but my tame
pheasants all run out here from the
home wood and I've seen feathers al
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
1T Is rather worse than Inconven
fence, Middleton the professor said
grayeY THE man who has escaped
Is one of the worst criminals OF these
days
fie won't get far Sir" the game
keeper remarked with little smile
MS Il Wild bit Of country, this, and
admit that men might search II roi
weeks without finding anything, bu'
those gentlemen from Scotland Yard
sir. II you'll excuse my making the
remark, and hoping that this gentle
man, he added looking at Quest III
In no way connected with them well
they don't know everything. and that
fact
This gentleman Is from the United
States. Lord Ashleigh reminded him
80 your criticism doesn't affect him
BY the bye, Middleton. | heard thl.
morning that you'd been airing YOU
opinion down In the village, You seen
to rather fancy yourself as Il thief
catcher,
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lord. the man replied respectfully
but still. | hope may say that ~,
as much common sense as most PEG
pie You see. sir" he went on. turn
ing to Quest the spots where HI
could emerge from the tract OF cOun
try are pretty well guarded, and he!
. ha in u hon hA hAng
In an appearance. to show himsel
upon public road Yet by this tim
| should say he must be nigh starved
Sooner or later he'll have to come gu
for food I've little scheme Of IN
own. sir / don't mind admitting. tn
man concluded. with twinkle In nj
keen brown eyes I'm not glyini
tt away II | catch him for YOU. that
all that's wanted, imagine, and VI
= shant be any the nearer to II for lei
ting anyone into my little secret
, His master nodded
, You shall have your rise out OF tn
police II you can, Middleton, he oil
served 1T seems queer though, I
!, believe that the fellows still III hlC
ING round here"
n They made their way single file,
the road and up to the house Lor
Ashleigh did his beet to dispel cuee
y little sensation OF uneasiness whic
" seemed to have arisen In the minds {
n all OF them
n Come" he said I'VE must put asld
a our disappointment for the presen
and remember that after all IL
v chances are that Craig will never mai
"a his escape alive. Let US forget hi
for q little while. Mr. Quest" /
I. added, a few minutes later, as the
reached the hall. "Moretou here wi
A show you your room and look aft'
"a you. Please let me know II You WI
70 take an aperitif, can recommend n