Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-27

"Where now?"
Hunt showed him the wire.
"Do you put any faith in it?"
Hunt shrugged 81 want to find where
that mine is | don't care hang whether
this wire is a plant or not"
"Would you like company?" suggested
Baird
81 should say yes! Will you go2"
"What kind of yarn will tell the Of
tice?"
"Tell them you've got the mate to the
South African story. Add, your expenses
will be taken care of by the Trainor estate"
Baird sat down to the telephone. Two
minutes later he jumped up with a whoop,
"All o. X! III meet you at the Grand
Central in one hour. I'm aching for a
shindy,'
You'll get It, I'm thinking, If you come
with me-" said Hunt grimly,
Marcus Viers was the son of John Vii.
liers, the banker to whom Trainor had en-
trusted his mine originally. He was lively
individual, shrewd business man, but some
thing of fOp, He possessed the only valet
In that part Of the country, and he kept that
valet, not because he needed help but be.
cause 1t took courage to do so in face Of the
old timers who held all men servants in con.
tempt.
Brown, the superintendent, after having
Villiers east, then remaed it. And Villiers
was glad to get a good excuse to go east and
show the effete metropotans that he knew
how to handle Wallets with the best of them.
The day previous to Hunt and Baird's do
parture it was agreed that Capt. Radcliffe
himself should go west to see that Hunt was
properly taken care Of He was three days
later met at the little mining town station by
two trusted men Of Browns. The trio went
directly to the mine and in the Office, to-
gether with Brown, they mapped out the
campaign against Detective Hunt, who was
due to arrive on the morrow
When Hunt and Baird arrived It was nat
ural that they should select the one automo.
bile in sight. The chauffeur who was the
same mnu who had driven Radcliffe to the
mine Office the day before, asked the new
arrivals where they wanted to 90.
To the Zudora mine," said Hunt study.
Ing the man closely.
But the chauffeur knew that he would
have to stand sharp scrutiny. so his bhnd
countenonce partly reassured the detective.
" To the zudora mine 1t is, SIR It's bit
rough going and about half an hours ride"
" Hit her up" said Baird, joviolly, "and
see how near you can come to dumping us
over the clitf without losing the car"
The chauffeur bent suddenly to his mag.
neto to hide the surprise on his face. One Of
these men was Hunt, all right; but this other
chap might force them to rearrange plans.
However, he was under orders to take Hunt
past a certain break in the mountain road,
ana 81 he forged ahend at a good clip.
What do you thnk?" whispered Baird.
In game like this you've got to wait
for the other man to move" returned Hunt,
with his eye on the chaufeur's neck.
The chauffeur turned. See that ledge
around the bend there2 That's the mine Z"
In their interest, Hunt and Baird forgot
the chauffeur, as he trusted they would In
stantly he stopped the car and whrled In
his seat When Hunt and Baird looked at
him again they found themselves also look
Ing into the barrels Of two ugly, serviceable
automatics. At the same time Radcliffe and
Brown, both made up for the occasion
dashed around the break In the road
Quick as light Hunts cane flashed through