The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-29
II shall be delighted" returned Lie

was a pile OF pipe. None OF the party
noticed, but in one OF the pipes. lying
fiat on his stomach, was a short, un.
dersized C~hinaman, one OF the ennis.
saries OF WI Fang. Sing Lee by name.
With a keen air he was listening TO all
that Kennedy said.
No sooner had Craig and Elaine dis.
appeared than Sing Lee. watching his
chance while the sentry's back vas
turned. crept out Of his hiding place
and darted behind another shelter
farther along.
He Kept II up until at last he was
out Of sight OF the sentry. ~shadowing
Elaine and Craig.
/ was busy pounding out a story for
the Star when Craig. having left
Elaine at the Dodge house after their
visit TO the fort. returned TO the
laboratory.
Hard at II. I see, Walter he greet.
ed as he entered, rufiing up my hair
~playfully.
/ rose and lighted a cigarette. As !
struck the match ! happened 10 glance
out OF the open window. There In the
sunlight | could see what looked like
the reflection OF a mirror across the
street In an empty loft.
Look est OF the window. Craig" ]
cried excitedly, moving closer TO him
and taking his arm. Il believe some.
one Is watching us from that empty
loft across the street"
Wait a minute" he cautioned, now
thoroughly alive to the situation.
Stop down. We'd better not be seer
looking over"
As We lodged out OF the line OF
vision Kennedy seized the periscope
which he had used often before and
put its jointed sections together.
Craig raised the periscope slowly
and gazed through II. There. sure
enough. as ! had guessed, in the loft
OF the old warehouse down the street
could be seen the reflection OF the
lenses OF a pair OF glasses in the sun.
light. In surprise we crept back and
stood up.
The fact was that no sooner had
Slulk thAtNtu NHS labbA aNSi 'hoh t"~
same spying Sing Lee who had fol-
lowed his every movement at the fort,
came cautiously down the street. He
stopped before the laboratory, paused
a moment. then vent on.
A moment later the young Chinaman
had entered the empty loft ~diagonally
across the street from US. Locking
the door carefully. he went TO the
window and cautiously peered out.
Then he went 20 n cupboard neal By
and opened II. From a shelf he took
- pair OF opera glasses and returned
to the window, leveling them at our
laboratory and searching intenty.
Sing Lee was still gazing through
the glasses out OF the window when
he heard someone approaching his out.
side door.
Lee jumped 10 the door and flung
II open. WI Fang, followed by Long
Sin and Sprague. entered.
Where is Kennedy-is he there
demanded WI.
"Yes-see-master." returned the
young C~hinaman. turning toward the
window.
They all moved over and took up
the field glasses In turn.
Where has he been today" queried
WI.
AT the fort on Staten Island with
the white girl and n man. Lieutenant
Waters. They are coming TO the work
aIrn NhA aNEgaA NnVNaRHau f
morning TO sec some western magic
with a thing named trodite that ex.
plodes"
At the word "explodes" wv glanced
quickly at Sprague.
81 have a plan.' he remarked sub:ly,
gathering them all about him and as.
signing separate parts 10 each as he
outlined II.
That night at the fort all was quiet,
In the railroad yards near by stood Il
freight train on a siding where It had
consignment Of the @ explosive,
trodite, from the mills.
A sentry was pacing up and down
the cinders beside the train when a
very pretty girl made her way along
the tracks.
Can you tell me the way TO the troll
ley?" she asked.
II war a perfectly simple question.
But there was no m~istaking the look
she ave him. II was F1irty Florrie,
She did not want the trolley. She
wanted TO firt, and shs used her eyes
effectively,
Two blocks 10 the left, madam"
the sentry returned. setting his face
sternly, for he had a sweetheart quite
the equal OF Flirty.
Are you n man." Firty tainted,
piqued at her failure.
He hesitated not knowing Just what
to do. then taking discretion TO be
tho better part OF valor. shouldered
his musket and resumed his measured
tread back and forth, while FIirty,
with a grimace at him, disappeared
toward the trolley.