The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-04-23

He rang violently for the servants.
But they swore earnestly that they
knew absolutely nothing. And as
these servants were crooks OF a minor
order, Radcliffe was forced to believe
them. But he gave them a berating
over their carelessness, a berating not
to be forgotten soon.
WELL" said Radcliffe, striving to
calm Madam, who had ineXplicably
burst into terms, we've got tidy sum
sailed away. I've warned you a hun
dred times, but you would play the
game to a finish. But / don't under
stand your tears. You knew the risks
we were taking. And now, flight.
Thank the Lord, the yachts in com
mission. That'll take us anywhere we
care to CO."
Suddenly the woman rose to her
feet and dashed the tears from her
eyes
Radcliffe, if ! weep it is with tears
of rage. That little chit, to beat us
when we had everything. l am go
ing to finish up this affair my way"
And what's that?"
Il will give a reception tomorrow
night"
You are mad! A reception! They
will hold that in the Tombs.
| Listen to me. They will come out
of curiosity; and while they are dane
ing, or waiting for the arrival of the
police, We'll slip into the tunnel and
make our getaway under their very
noses | insist upon it. / know.
They will think they are playing with
us, while on the contrary it is we who
will play with them.
I'm against it, but l can see that
your mind is made up. Don't turn to
me with reproaches if the game blows
up the other way. What's the use of
playing game when we're up against
a proposition like this?"
ut is my will"
"All right I'll wire the warden at
Sing Sing to order a feather bed for
me. Believe me, if we don't hike to-
nikht we shan't find the opportunity
/, tomorrow night"
IF you wish to run away, do so at
once" she replied coldly.
my dear woman, you'll never be
: able to lose me. Let's say nothing
more about it."
At 6 O'Clock the old lapidary was
arrested as the first move in the game.
A small fortune of uncut diamonds
; was taken in at the same time. In
the future diamond smugglers would
! have to look elsewhere.
, Hunt informed Zudora and Storm
what he had succeeded in doing, and
declared that on the morrow he would
, arrest Captain Radcliffe, Bruce, Mad
am Du Val and their confederates.
But imagine Zudora's amazement the
next morning when she received a po-
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attend a tango dance, And when
, Storm telephoned that he had also
) received one, they concluded to notify
, Hunt. He went up in the air for a
few minutes.
} what shall we do?" asked Zudora.
, Wait a minute" said Hunt. Then
: he spoke. $50. They are contemplate
ing to set trap for you, and We'll get
them redhanded on that count I'll
have the place surrounded by the po-
lice. They've got nerve and I'm curl
, Gus to see how far it will stretch. Tell
: Storm to arm himself. Baird and
: will be within calling distance. With
4 the police at hand / don't think there
= will be any great risk. Give 'em rope;
: they'll hang themselves" Hunt hung
l up the telephone.
Y "a final adventure!" cried Zudora.
"If it was any one but Hunt, Ia
:. bow Off But the old boy knows what
e he is doing"
e 1t was rather a remarkable gather
t ing which appeared at Madam Du Val's
i yaledictory dance. Half of then
\ knew that something serious was
f afoot and the other half felt tha
i something was in the air, but coult
S not tell what. Hunts fault lay in his
= overconfidence; and in his overconfi
S dence he forgot all about the under
: ground passage until his quarry were
e suddenly found missing. He was furi
1 Gus. They had played with him in {
manner he had been far from expect
l ing. He had sensation not unlike
= that of nonsmoker having tobacco
: smoke puffed in his face. He called
to Baird
5 They've gone into the underground
: passage We have one chance in 8
3 hundred in blocking them at the ole
3 garage Look alive"
The two ran excitedly from the
g house
: They found the garage boarded up
: They began battering at window anC
Y succeeded in breaking down the barri
cade just as the fugitives left the gar
t age at the other end. They jumped in
S to the empty van awaiting them jus
! as Baird and Hunt crawled into tht
i garage. They saw by the open tral
that the birds had flown. Out of thu
: window again they went in time t.
r see the van numbering Off
e They're in that" yelled Hunt, in
e strangled tone. Never in all his ca
o reer had he been quite SO brazenl.
r made fool Of
o But the van gained speed and rapid
e ly drew away from the pursuers. Hun
) had saved Zudora's millions for heI
d but he had lost forever his trio o
e precious crooks He received thi
} information three weeks later. MADAM
Du Walls yacht had run afoul float
e ing mine in the English channel, an
S everybody on board had gone down.
W Storm and Zudora were married i
the Du Val villa, which really ha
l. been purchased by money belongin
s to her fathers estate. Thus ended tn