The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-11-11

fclt like "somo" detective and could
not help Shaping myself on the chest
for the ingenuity with which ] had du-
pllcatcd Craig.
In his bungalow, now that Smith
had gone back again TO New York and
Washington, pei Mar was preparing
TO keep the important engagement he
had told us about, another of his ne
farious nocturnal expeditions.
lie drew n cap on his head. well
over his ears and forehead. His eyes
and face he concealed as well ms he
could with a mask to be- put on later.
TO his equipment he added n gun.
Then with n hasty word or two to
his valet. he went out.
By back ways SO that oven in tho
glare Of automobile headlights he
would not be recognized. he made his
way to Dodge Hall. IS he saw the
house looming up In the moonlight he
pgt on his mask and approached eau
tiuusly. Gaining the house, he opened
a window noisclcssly, turning the
catch as deity as a househreakcr, and
climbed into the living room.
4 moment he looked around, then
tiptocd over to the table. liu looked
ut IL 10 be sure that it was the right
one and the right drawer. Then he
bout down to force the drawer open.
"Pouf'' n binding flash anne and a
little metallic click of the shutter, fol.
lowed by Il loud Of smoke.
As quickly as it happened there
went through Del Mars head the OK.
PLANTATION. It was n concealed cam
era. lie sprang back. clapping his
hands over his face. out of range
for a moment, he stood gazing about
the room. trying to locate the thing.
Suddenly he heard footsteps. lie
diyed through the window that he had
opened. just MS someone ran in and
switched on the lights.
Half asleep | heard n muflcd eXplo-
sion. as II Of a nashlight. ] started
up and listened. surely someone was
moving about downstairs. | pulled
my gun from my pocket ard ran out
Of the room Down the steps | flung
myself. two at n time.
In the living room | switched on the
lights in time TO see someone disap.
pear through an open window. | raj
to tho window and looked out. There
was a man. half doubled up, running
around the side OF the house and into
a clump OF bushes, then apparently
lost. | shot out OF the window and
called.
was not the only one who heard
the noise. The shots quickly ewak-
enod Elaine. and she lcaped OF bed
and put on her kimono. Then she
lighted the lights and came down
stairs.
The intruder had disappeared by
this time and | had got up and was
p]eering out Of the window as she came
br"athlcssly into the living room.
What's the matter, Walter?' she
asked.
Someone broke into the house aft
or those plans | replied. "He es.
capped. but | got his picture, ! think,
by this device ~ Kennedy's. Let's &c
into a dark room and develop it,"
There was no use trying TO follow
the man farther. To Elaine's in
quiry Of what | meant, | replied by
merely going over 10 the spot where
] had hidden the carncra and discon-
meeting II.
We went upstairs where I had
rugged up an ~improyiscd dark room
for my amateur Photographic work
some days before. Elaine watched me
closely. At last | found that | had
developed something. As | drew the
film through the hypo tray and picked
II up ! held 1t 10 the red light.
Elaine leaned over and looked ut
the film with mo. There was n pic.