The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-03-20

him and made believe they were pun.
ishing him.
Quietly the watcher entered through
the window, alert and tense. Hes few
to the desk, found the envelope
steamed it open at the kettle. extract
ed the sealed envelope and Colonel
Hare's note. He smiled as he read
, the latter and changed his plans com.
pletely. He would not play messen-
er; he would use lure instead. With
rs ear strained for sounds, he wrote
and substituted note. This houri Of !
Sa'adi would not pause to note the
difference in writing; the vitalness OF
| the subject would enchain her
thoughts. 1t was all accomplished in
the space of few minutes. Smiling
he passed out into the fast settling
twilight.
They were shipping q lion to San
Francisco, and the roaring and con-
fusion were all very satisfactory to the
trespasser.
Midnight. From afar came the mel
low notes of the bells in the ancient
Spanish mission. The old year was
dead, tho new year was born. carrying
with it the unchanging sound Of hap.
piness and misery, or promises made
and promises broken, of good and evil
The packet" cried Winnie.
Kathlyn recognized in that call that
Winnie was only child. All the re-
sponsibility lay upon her shoulders,
She ripped the cover from the packet
and read the note.
"Kathlyn: II not heard from I'm held
captive in Alfalfa. Sealed document
can save me. Bring it yourself to AL.
laha by first steamer. FATHER"
81 knew it," said Kathlyn. calmly.
The fear in her heart had. as the
brown man had anticipated. blinded
her to the fact that this was not her
fathers characteristic blunt scrawl.
"Oh, Kit, Kit"
FLUSH, Winnie / must go, and 60
alone Where's the evening paper?
All, here 1t is. Let me see, what boat
leaves San Francisco tomorrow. The
Empress Of India. 6 a. m. must make
that. Now, you're your fathers daugh.
ter, too, Winnie. You must stay be-
hind and be brave and wait shall
| come back l shall find father, If
| have to rouse all India. Now, to pack.
4 When they arrived at the station the
passenger train had just drawn out
For while Kathlya felt beaten. She
would be compelled to wait another
ID week. 1t was disheartening.
u why not try the freight. them
W cried Winnie.
In "You little angel! never though
Ut Of that"
ed But the crew would not hear Of Il
g. 1t was absolutely against the CON
Ell panys rules. Kathlyn could hav
en- cried.
I'd 1T isn't money, miss, it's the rules,
yn said the conductor, kindly. Il can
ID do It,"
,e. Kathryn turned in despair towar
nd the station. 1t was then she saw tn
boxed lion on the platform. She n
'er turned to the conductor of the freigh
in "Why isn't that lion shipped?"
ILL., 1--WE can't carry lion without a
tx attendant. Miss. You ought to kno
I'D that
us VERY WELL" replied Kathlyn. Sh
lat smiled at the conductor confidentl
IRE ''rll travel as the lions attendant. Yc
an, certainly cannot object to that"
on Il guess you've got me" admitte
oct the conductor. But where the dickel
he will we put the cat? Every car
its closed and locked, and there is n
Int an empty?"
a You can easily get the lion in Il
vas caboose. I'll see that he doesr
bother any one"
rec Lions in the caboose is a new OF
ray on me- Well, you know your dad
old business better than do. Look aliy
asy boys, and get that angora aboard. Tn
he is Miss Hare herself. and she'll tai
lpt charge"
yer Kit. Xiii"
the "Winnie!"
20, I'll be brave. I've just got TO |
OF But I've never been left alone before
asst The two girls embraced. and Winr
the went sobbing back to the maid W
ow. waited on the platform.
rill What happened in that particul
Ind caboose has long since been newsl
She per history. The crew will go on t.
lite ing it till it becomes as fabulous
she one Of Sindbads yarns. How the II
to escaped, how the fearless young wo
1t. an captured 1t along, unaided, may
tea found in the files of all metropolit
not newspapers. OF the brown man W
nen was found hiding In the coat closet
on the caboose nothing was said. But
lph, sight of him dismayed Kathlyn as
his lion could have done. Any dark-skinr
pa person was now subtle menace
the when, later, she saw him peering i
ater the portfolio of her stateroom, dish
ner became terror.
eed, Who was this man?
had
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