Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-03
HE DROPPED ALMOST mo The HANDS OF THE Two MEN WATCHING H

Hunt. "suppose we stroll o,s, =,
what's inside"
Radcliffe chanccd to look out Of ~,
spot in the window and saw them B,vu
in a quandary for moment ButNehip,
worry for nothing. The defective ana Il,
reporter Immediately sought The stain. ana
Capt. Radcliffe as he went out the rear jsr
cursed himself for not going Up the s,s
himself.
There's always slip 'twizt the cup I'M
the lip, If Marie hadn't wanted tH,a
brooch which she admired among lie tv
land collection and il Hook AAdat SaA
ously refused to surrender it, they rasm
nave quarreled, their voices wouHMhn
risen. The sound Of their aTnM Va
music to Hunts ears. Quickly be ascat
key from his bunch OF skeletons Whipped \
into the lock, gave . twist, and shouderea
into the room, followed by Baird.
Hook, without waiting 70 inquire BIS Wis
itors' names and business, plunged toward
window and lcaped Baird followed blu
fearlessly.
Hunt turned unon the maid sardOIlcaly
al thought I'd find you here He sco'pa
up the stolen jewelR, "Where is The HiS
coronet?"
"I don't know whmpered Marie u
lost it in jumping the wall the night Of 'a
robbery
Hunt did not doubt this. The tra'a a
the Copeland place had given evidence o.
struggle.
"Where is his hangout?' he denanas'
al don't know" II
"All right Hunt took out a pau
handouts. "Want to ride back to W.
with these on instead of diamondsF
Marie reluctantly told him where be w.
doubtless find her lover. After all' u nr
hadn't made such a row over giving her ~
she wanted of the loot neither wou'
been in their preiicament
"Its the old Blaisdell house at hleH's n.
60 back to your mistress and stay 'iss
| can't find your phis anywhere 50 In Z, ~ I
to give you chance, But II you've N'''
me III put you over n.,,.,h
When Hunt reached the Ba''ae'' p- "a.
was met by Baird, more Or less out = w.
"Did you get them allT' IL, N.
"All but the ruby piece I've an VS.
It's in this joint Where's Hoosf .,..ss.
He got by me somehow. ! 'a,lSr' :, ~,
wonder If that old house had a dozen '' =, \,
secret passages; but l couldn't s nns 'n1I y, !,
ret back to town with the stun :"
come back here later
10 this Hunt readily asrcea' .,,,,,rl
When they did come back they l.'., 'n''"'t !, ~
m,ny thrilling things, as surpr'i's :, = u, n,
were thrilling. zndom and % l'lI II 1'1 s,I,, !
ont for a spin and the machine o.a,, 0.s ~
A. plojsdell place, p'''N
roS roSr Witnessed @ the accident. made " y |, /,
"ae..ian ''a~ and offered the ho'pli'l'p ...,,,.
TosoD Some This courtesy was readily y, .'s' ".
,,'',', n1nS' ,,a re.nlt that the two y''n! !,.ll
,oa"1 m,n the themselves prisoners znl', s,,'. Y, .,
,o'' 70 = chair in the library vhN' ''
dragged S down into the cellar q. ,,s i
Bruce was ,,, in a", n,s' ,ne girl they " \, 4
o@,s, o@'s 'sy ever since she got away T.r ,- -
have have" to be Matched before '''
your chickens ..i At cace llr
III Hunt and Bairl returned ,'r.l, \ % S's
e"s.,snG 'ssS ,'nl They found lo,,,,, S'n. ,.n
uUpS'ane o%os.ment stusslIns in ,' us'' ,so.'
THE ruby coronet { s'sn9 ,'s., 9isss.t,Is :
sbo cried. "They took '0'D
TO him quicklyT :, o.rS,ps ~ ~
So all the jewel'--'1- ..,srusd. B'i =. y.
s,. ss.'Sn, si.,ias'is s6s'iis, aii.l,.l AM. Y. :, +
The crooks had slipped ..alII'sssDI ,lpss.