The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-06-03

% uiil lead you 10 T. come va
ter. be added. picking ~ the bag:
Tsa minutes later outside he neH
h~eadquarters. a c~r.gched-up tEl'e'
carrying q snail package. as 'aee
hidden under bis soft hat and W
turned collar. could have been seeA
sinking along gntil be Gaze 70 he
steps
he ven, % and pesrsd through 'he
aperture o, .As door1ay Then ne
rang he bell Tuiee be raised hIs
hand and clenchsd !; IL TIE Q ~
mlliar clutch
A crook made saw .t through the
aperture and opened the door q
Squire entered and almost before the
deer vas shg, tied The masking naho'
aercais. over his face. which bid Ills
ld@lticy from ever the most trustee
Us-cenauts. The crook bowed 70 the
ch.s.. sho ut,h a groul az though Of
-scogrl,!ca. Moved toSn The hall
AZ &c cane 70 the roou from when
Sllm Tad e@sc seat on bic mission
be sane group vas seated n the
:1lck tobacco smoke
Yea fellows clear out be sroNled.
! Tar: 20 - alcae
T1s cd nA1 - peeved. nutiered
c-s OUTSIDE az they left.
TIE r.i-4 ss--e sazsd about the
-1cu 70 g sure ira, he Vas alone
vh4- --aiE ard I LEI: he polse he
"a. s.-s- -s ncs: Minute .ns;rue'
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wa: y5- C 5.te here Re said.
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~isl lie -sHci.s. seized ~ prize
AIT y'-lcg- ccA-1g :acA . See where
e. ;ane run. beat a 1asty retreat.
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lhaJ . sacneG The place where The
s0Lca ware vl.-.2g Quickly We
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~ - - " knF
- II the rucu IL the Joint the
hgnched-Up agure stood by the table.
He had taken his hat OF and placed II
carefully on the table and was now
waiting.
Suddenly a noise at the door startled
him. He listened. Then he backed
away from the door and drew O revol
YER.
As the door slowly opened there en-
tered another figure, hat over his eyes
collar up. a handkerchief over biz
face. the exact counterpart OF tbs
FIRST!
For a moment each glared at the
other.
Hands up" shouted the first fg
ure, hoarsely, moving the gun ant
closing the door with his foot.
The newcomer slowly raised hi
crooked hand w his head. as the blu,
steel revolver capped menacingly.
With a quick movement OF the othe
hand the first sinister figure remover
the handkerchief from his face an,
Strengthened up.
Il vas Kennedy.
Come over 10 the enter OF tn,
room ordered Kennedy.
Clutch!ng Hand obeyed. cycling hi
captor closely.
Now lay your weapons on the ia
BILE"
He tossed down a revolver.
The two still faced each other.
Take on that handkerchief"
II was a tense moment. Slowl
Clutching Hand started 10 obey. The
he stopped. Kennedy was just abou
10 thunder, Go on" when the crimina
calmly remarked, You've got Me a
right, Kennedy but In twenty minute
Elaine Dodge will be dead"
He said IL with a nonchalance tina
might have deceived anyone less al
tute than Kennedy. Suddenly ther
flashed over Craig the words: TIL
TRICK WILL BE PULLED OFF A
THREE O'CLOCK"
There was no fake about that. KeI
nedy frowned menacingly. II h
killed Clutohing Hand. Elaine woul
die. II he fought he must either XII
or be killed. II he handed Clutchin
Hand Eel Elaine was lost He locke
at his watch. II was twenty-five mil
utes OF three.
What do you mean-tell mel" d,
manded Kennedy with forced calm.
Yesterday Mr.. Bennett bought
wrist watch for Elaine" the Clutchin
Hand said quietly. They left It {
be regulated, One Of my men bough
just like II. Mine was d~elivere
10 her today"
~ likely story" doubted Kennel,
For answer the Clutching Han
merely pointed 20 the telephone,
Kennedy reached for II.