The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-04-02

good. But you'll find that he was
merely knocked senseless."
An hour before sailing for America
Hunt cabled the United States Gus
toms, warning of the approach of
smugglers, following this with code
description.
Bruce came aboard limping, a
crutch under each arm. Radcliffe was
nowhere to be SEEN
Keep away from him." warned
Hunt. IF you see him in the smoke
room, keep out. Well play the same
game we played coming over But
I'll hang him up to dry when he sets
foot in little old New York
Bruce was searched thoroughly
enough, but not single stone as big
as a pinhead came to light Hunt
went home, thoroughly Disguised with
the whole adventure.
Now meanwhile, in fact, the day af
ter Baird and Hunt sailed for South
Africa, Storm and Zudora entered
jewelers. shop and found Nine. Du
! Val making some purchases
Take a ride with me- she invited.
Storm shook his head decidedly, but
today Zudora was bit willful. She
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woman, and perhaps she was.
II shall be delighted to co. replied
Zuodra.
Storm accompanied them to the au-
to, bowed CURLY and took himself off.
And Immediately Zudora regretted her
impulse But she was too plucky to
admit this fact to Nine. Du Val. Later
she remembered Hunts explicit warn
| ing to stay at home. Madam Du Val
declared that she was first bound to
the customs office, as she had been
notified of the receipt of a package of
| Italian laces. After this duty was
over they would ride out to the
Bronx. At the customs office she
merely called up three men she could
trust to meet her at a certain spot.
Zudora was with her and they would
know what to do.
There had been series of automo-
bile holdups about this time; SO when
the three men sprang out from an al
leyway and overpoWered the chauf-
,feur Zudora was quite innocent so far
as suspecting the truth. Nine. Du
Val struggled valiantly, but she, too,
was bound and gagged. The men
started the car at once and headed for
one OF the nondescript docks along
the water front. Here the two women
were commanded on the pain of death,
to alight from the automobile and
step into the motorboat that was wait
ing in the slip.
Madam walled and wept, offered her
jewelry, implored the men paid no
attention to her. Zudora, on the con-
trary, uttered not sound. She read
these brute faces tolerably we'll There |
was no particle Of mercy in any one
of them. Where were they taking |
them? What were they going to do
with them? Down the river sped the
high power boat, across the bay, to-
ward the Jersey coast. An island rose |
up presently, and the man at the wheel |
set his course for this. Zudora heard |
a word or two; ransom, fortune. She |
sat perfectly still She determined to |
waste no effort, when the right time |
came she would make dash for lib
erty. She had had some experience in |
affairs like this, and she had always |
to find loophole.
When they landed they were hidden
to walk on straight ahead, into the
scrub oaks behind which stood ram
shackle house. The sea encroached |
at the left within a dozen feet.
A Wretched old woman greeted
them. =.
20, the dearies!" she gurgled. Come |
right in; come right in! Fine clothes
and jools, too; Here, you, step fas-
teri" she suddenly called at Nine Du
Val, whom she caught roughly by the
arm
Tie her UP, mother, while | take |
care O. this one" said one of the abb
ductors, pushing Zudora on ahead of |
him.
'fll tie her up, never you mind"
said the bag; and under Zudora's eyes
Nine. Du Val was made fast to the |
wall. The two of EN- are worth ten |
thousand if a cent; an you men see
that you get it,"
Nine. Du Val was a good actress, |
and at no time did she overdo her |
part. The moment Zudora was seeur-
ed in the rear room, the window of |
which overlooked the arm of the sea, |
she let out shrill scream as il some |
one were torturing her. The scream |
ended in bitter sobs. Presently Zu- |
dora heard nothing more. The reason !
for this was that Madam had return |
ed to the boat and was on the way |
back to the city
Then John Storm began his long and |
weary search. He had a dozen de- |
tectives shadowing Nine. Du Val and |
all those who entered her villa. When
by Storm she haughtily de-
clared that Zudora had left her at |
the park. She was terribly sorry, but |
beyond that she absolutely nothing,
and thought it was rather strange
that John Storm should come to her
for information.
On the fifth day of her imprison-
ment Zudora found bit of lead
pencil, which she hid. She was now
free to wander about the room. Even
If she got out there was no way of
leaving the island. On the sixth day
she managed to find newspaper.
She tore off strip of margin and
wrote
The finder will notify John Storm
19 Beaver street, that Zudora is held