Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-27

conclusion Of conference. Ibis girl HudoTa
must be put away until we've MIXED that
mine Of its last pebble. Her fathers partner
--old crook that be is--must be pushed off tho
board completely, There's q million In that
pocket yet, believe me. think by quick ac-
ton We can get what we want within six
months. Wen keep zudora under cover for
that period Of time As we understand It,
she's engaged to a lawyer named Storm. We
can fake up an accident to Storm and draw
the girl into the net"
Actions the word And there's no better
place to hide her until the coast is clear than
in the old junk hut That's where the boys
will be taking Hunts understudy by this
time"
But the diamonds !" interjected Nine Du
Val
Ny dear lady, I return to Liverpool on
the same boat / arrived on. You will come
and see me off, And when you bid me
fearful farewell the precious pebbles will be
inside your muff In fact return in the
same cabin, and the gems are still in that
same cabin It's new stunt, and ought to
hold Of the inspectors for at least doze1
voyages"
You've got head on you, Bruce admit
ted Capt Radcliffe admiringly.
Baird was able to find his way inside the
deserted factory A trap to the cellar caught
his eye. lie raised it and went down .
and stepped plump into the arms of hulk Of
n man who had been awaiting his arrival
Baird was no weaking, but it seemed to him
that he had run into bunch Of live wire
cables. Only chance blow saved him. II
saved him only temporarily. Another doch
walloper came to his companions aid Baird
was no superman, and n blow on the side Of
the head laid him out fat
The two rogues bound and gagged their VIC
tim and bllndfoldcd him, too, Baird was hall
conscious of being carried out Of the building
and dumped into wagon. moment later
lot Of evil smelling junk was thrown in upon
him, Then they went rumblng over the
rough cobble pavement 1t seemed to Baird
that the journey must have lasted fully an
hour Then the wagon stopped, the Junk was
hauled away and he was dragged into hu'
which to the world at large served the limo.
cent purpose Of housing junk; but to tH
crooks in charge It had Interior purposes.
Tho hut possessed two rooms beyond that
which was reserved for the better character Of
junk The fore room was used as hsbitn
ton, the middle room as prison when needs
said must,
Into fhls middle room Baird was carried
and bound to n post. They weren't gentle
with him either. Presently they left him
alone Suspense is sometimes more cruel than
actual physical punishment.
When zudora learned that her lover was
Injured she set out post-haste, And, as luck
would have 1t, Storm and Hunt arrived just
after she had left In the taIlcab Storm wai
supposed to have sent her
Keep your hair on" said the detective
ave can keep track Of that cab, Don't you
worry, I'm glad came along with you III
bet a dollar that this has something to do
with those diamonds There's nothing likse
adding two and two to get four. Now wcr,
off,
They followed the other taxi for three
quarters Of an hour, lost It three times bu
always managed to bring it back within rang,
again. MeOner and meaner grew the streets,
"That's ono fault Of the crooked mind, wa,
the detectives comment "They always seeH
low places to hide their victims in. Not oni
detective in a thousand would think Of hunt
ing missing person in a good neishborhood,
He's slowing up. think we'd better fnish
this on foot Come along, Mr.. Lawyer, and
don't get In a sweat until you have TO-"
As for Zudora her evil star shone cold and
brilliant as any Of the gems she was seeking
AZ her own. When she dlscerned the charac.
ter OF the nolghborhood her suspicious became
aroused, She called to the chauffeur but his
answer was fresh burst Of speed, He
whrled up in front Of the junk hut, gave
three blasts Of the horn, and jumped down
from the car
The two men who were guarding Baird
rushed out Mt this signal
The captain !" one Of them cried
Silence, YOU fool" warned the pseudo
chauffeur Here, help hand with this
bundle Of peticoats, and Il she gets away
from YOU I'll cut your throats, Lively"
Zudora, while sho could not understand tho
reason Of this abduction, perfectly compre.
hended that Il would bo useless to struggle
against three men. She allowed them to take
her inside tho hut The chauffeur jumped
back to his sent and whircd away at tor
speed.
Hunt and Storm were quite willing thN,
he should 60, II meant one less to handle,
II was hard for Storm to wait for Hunts
signal. When It did come he was frst at ths
door Of the hut But the door was stout
one and It took sundry smashing blows Of
both mems shoulders to make the lock awe.
There was a rattling good ight for moments