Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-04
FOURTEENTH lasTALLasaT
A solr saon rHH oLuE.
CHAPTER XXX

moro was o peculiar. almost fore
bodlng rilgnce about tho camp that
morning when Laura returned from
her early ride The only iiYing pasfon
90 be seen vas the Chlnsman. sitting
on stool Ia front Of the wag1n with
q dish o. potatoes between his knees.
SAY where's oyefyansi" Laura
nang osl, after she had locked Into lie
nosA's tent ana found u empty
The Chlnsman looked up a. her
Inadvertently
IAN gone he announced Gov.
boys Gono e0ftto anssce Fono hurry
up hnf Mf Quest
Laura aOsiialet puzzled Iuai then
tho professor came canierng 10 with
bundle oi gfaar 10 hls hand Nc
glanced down 81 ne Chlnaman.
Good mornlng Misc laura" ho
said you don't secm 70 BE- eeitlng
on with our friend here" be added Ia
40 undertonc
"fnhsw'" nhe answered who
cares shat q chink ihluks' Tho 80.
loss an idiff. I'm worried. pfofraror
LcnoPA'a sonn our altar Mr Cues, and
the intpector. she varns az 20 ride
q horse J can't make ous Nhy lbes
ATTEMPTED A."
The professor unsiung Vomr feld
glasses rrom hia N aidcF aud eazed
steadily southwark
~ ~ Just possible he said. softly.
"that nhe may have received a warn
inF uf that
he pointed With hil fofennger Laura
pvervd forward There was something
which seemed 70 be- iasl faint cloud
upon The horizon Tho professor
handed hur his glastea
why rs a nre'" she cried.
The professor nodded.
"jupt prairie fire. he replied
very dangerous. though those dry
seasons The ilAmcu move 90 quickly
that II you happen 20 be- in a certain
position you mlEht easily be- eur OF !"
Laura turned her horse round
Game on professor" she OK.
claimed That's what II h. Lonoras
gone 10 try and wars tho othcse~
They rodo % tho very cdee Of tho
tract Of country which was temporar
ny entrloped Ia smoke and dame
Here they s=slcs 81 lhoir horses and
thu professor looked thouFhtfulIy
through his iioid glasses.
Laura gave h,llo cry ana pointed
with her ridine whip About twenty
yards farther on, BY the siac OF tho
road was small whllo oblcc. She
cantered on, swung herself from her
horse and picked Il zip.
"i.enora'e handkerchief" abe cried
The professor waved hIa arm west,
ward.
Here come Quest and the inspec.
tor They arc making circuit 20
avoid tho tro. The cowboy With them
must have shown them the way. We'd
better hurry up aud hna oui n they've
eeen anythlns % Mins l.enora."
They galiOpyd across the rough
country towards .ha little party. who
were nov clearly 10 aight
ffem the center OF one Of the burn
sns patches they saw ridorlass horse
gallcp cat. stop COR mormon, win
hia head almost bstwern his forclera.
shake himsuh fuslously aud gallon
hlindiy on hEain
Laura would have turned her horse.
but The professor checked har.
"Let Us walt Tor Quesl" he advised
The cowboy, riding little behind
The two otherv. had unllmhased his
imrihi Swung u over his head aud 80.
cured The runaway oaest galioped up
% where Laara and tho professor vera
wsyins iranucally.
Say, that's acme arcir Quest "a
claimed. ibid you peeple come out so
SEQ ltfr
~. We came 10 fnd Lenora," =
Laura anawercd. brcathiossiy. "Thnta
AeF horse she started 10 moot you
She must DO Somewhere"
tcnorAf~ Guest interrupted. sierce
" What do you rncEns"
when got back 10 camp Laura
conslnned. raraAly. "there wasnf q
soul there except tho chinnmAn fe
told me that Lanara had riaaen ca a
few minutes sefore 10 nnd you. We
cane 10 look tor her. We found her
haLdkerchief on shs road ,hcro. snd
shRt's her hofse."