Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-08-27

down In the rear Of the top, which
was down and overhung the back o
the car.
Go over the Forty-second stree
ferry. Francois" directed Elaine to tn,
chauffeur. Then well tell you Jus
how to strike the best roads to Lake
wood"
The spying Sam waited to hear n,
more. but Elided quietly up tn,
street as we shot down along the ave
nue. to the ferry.
Rockledge was . handsome estate
and the house was one Of the show
places of Lakewood. Accordingly
Elaine lost no time in taking advan
tage of the recreation in the countr,
which she had promised herself.
/ had scarcely set down the ar
paraphernalia when she announced
that she was going to use 1t RICH,
away. For several minutes stood or
the veranda overlooking the bright
green terraces. holding the sketchins
kit and the umbrella and admiring the
view.
Elaine came tripping gayly out on
the porch in the neatest of little
sketching costumes.
Some parasol," bantered, openins
the gay green and white striped shade
shouldered 1t and paraded of with
1t, while Elaine followed. laughing.
Here" she cried at last, I'm 60
Ing to do a landscape. Isn't that BIZ
OF hill beautiful? want you ovel
there-like that"
/ took q pose where she directed
and she started to sketch.
Outside his hangar. q rough shed
with a runway before It. Sprague was
standing, talking to WI and Long SIN
MASTER" interrupted . low voice.
deferentially.
1t was Sam, who had hurried to the
hangar after watching Elaine and
the rest Of US ride OF.
"Well!" demanded WI.
The girl with another. her cousin,
has gone with that slave Of Kennedy
to q place they call Lakewood across
the river
Though they did not know It, Kennedy
had not been idle. With the aid of an
agency Of private detectives, which he
had often employed for routine jobs,
as well as the police and some secret
service men, he had located and set
watch. with his characteristic thor
oughness. on every aeroplane hangar
In and about New York.
Even as the three plotters moved
over to the aeroplane one Of Craig's
detectives lay hidden directly under
the runway.
Out on the aviation field, in front of
the hangar. Sprague had dragged the
aeroplane down the runway. and there
he stopped to explain to WI and Long
Sin the workings Of the gyroscope sta
bilizer.
I'm make the flight to Lakewood
easily" he remarked, then tapping
the bundle of arrows confidently, add
ed. land it won't be long before Elaine
and that fellow Jameson are settled,
you bet"
Il shall go with you" he said ut
length laconically to the aviator.
VERY WELL" sprague agreed. Two
of US will make it twice a. certain"
He climbed into the machine, and
WI followed.
Kennedy's detective. from his hid.
Ing place. had not missed . motion. As
the aeroplane disappeared he crawled
put and quickly made his way down
The road.
Meanwhile. high over the country,
Sprague and WI were flying, easily
picking out the general direction of
Lakewood.
People at Lakewood may still re-
call the aeroplane that circled again
and again over the town and the beau
.iful estates. Sprague finally located
Wellington Browns. but Elaine was
not there, and there was no use vast
ng the precious arrows on anyone
Else. WI peefed about eagerly
through . field glass.
There they are-over on that hill.
'ide," he muttered with . low. guttu.
al exclamation.
Sure enough, they could see Elaine
inder the umbrella, quite conspicu-
'usly' with myself posed some feet
"Hurry-speed it up" WI urged
'prague. indicating the exact spot.
Kennedy had FASTENED. out to the
ort even before our departure, and
here he had met Lieutenant Waters.
As they were examining the freight
ar. an orderly came running to them.
Is there q Professor Kennedy here?"
10 asked.
YES" spoke up Craig. Il am Mr.. |
Someone on the telephone, sir.
lou can take It at the guardhouse.
Ie says it's urgent"
Craig FASTENED across with the or
erly.
I've located our man." shouted his
elective over the wire, AN aviator
AIMED Sprague-a crook and Q dope |
end. Somehow they have found out |
hat Miss Dodge has gone to Lake
rood with Mr.. Jameson. Sprague has
ast gone in the aeroplane, carrying |
bundle Of aero arrows, with that |
hinaman, WI Fang"
The deuce!" muttered back Craig.