The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-24

Hes been unconscious all the
time Quest reminded her.
Might have expected to find US
there when he came to, anyway"
Laura insisted.
Lenora smiled family as she caught
a glance from Quest.
"Laura's got a heart somewhere
she muttered, only it takes an awful
lot OF getting at"
They found French, already onv
l%escent. comfortably installed in the
private ward of a small hospital in the
picturesque New Mexico town. Laura
almost at one established herself by
his side.
Can you remember anything about
the wreck, FrenchY' Quest inquired.
The inspector passed his hand
YEARLY over his forehead.
1t seems more like a dreamer
rather a nightmare-than anything
he admitted. Il was sitting opposite
Craig when the crash came. l was
unconscious for a time. When l came
to, l was simply pinned down by the
side OF the car. | could see a man
working hard to release me, Juggling
and straining with all his might. Every
now and then | got a glimpse Of his
face. 1t seemed queer, but ! could
have sworn ii was Craig. Then other
people passed by. / heard the shrek
of a locomotive. l could see q doctor
bending over some bodies. Then 1t
all faded away and came back again.
The second time l was nearly free.
The man who had been working SO
hard vas just smashing the last bit
OF timber away, and again / saw his
face and that time | was sure that II
was Craig. Anyway, he finished the
job. l suddenly felt l ccald move my
limbs. The nan stood up as though
exhausted. looked at me, called to the
doctor, and then he seemed to fade
away. n might have been because l
was unconscious myself, for / don't
remember anything else until I found
myself in bed"
1T would indeed" the professor re-
marked, be An interesting circum-
stance-an interesting psychological
circumstance, If l might put it that
way--if Craig, the arch-criminal, the
man who has seemed to us SO utterly
devoid Of all human feeling, should
really have toiled in this manner to
set free his captor."
Interesting or not" Quest OBJ
served, I'D like to know whether it
was Craig or not. understand there
were about a dozen unrecognizable
bodies found"
The nurse, who had left the room
for a few minutes, returned with a
small package in her hand. which she
handed to French. He looked at 1t in
a puzzled manner
Say, what can that be?" he NUT
tered, turning 1t over. Addressed to
me all right, but there isn't a soul
knows I'm here except you folks. VIII
you open 1t, Miss Laura?"
She took 1t from him and united the
strings. A little breathless cry es-
capped from her lips as she tore open
the paper. A small black box was dis
closed. She opened the lid with trem-
bling fingers and drew u a scrap Of
paper. They all leaned over and read
together:
You have all lost again. Why not
give up2 You can never win.
1.-THE HANDS,"
Lenora was perhaps the calmest.
She simply nodded with the melan.
choly air of satisfaction of one who
finds her pr%econceived ideas con-
firmed.
4 knew it," she exclaimed softly.
81 knew it at the depot. Craig's time
has not come yet. He may be some
where neal us, ever now"
She glanced uneasily around the
ward. Quest, who had been examin-