The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

chauffeur. Then wen tell you Just
how to strike the best roads to Lake
wood
The spying Sam waited 10 hear no
more, but glided quietly up the
street as we shot down along the ave
nue. TO the ferry.
Rockledge was a 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 country
which she had promised herself.
had scarcely get down the art
paraphernalia when she announced
that she was going to use IL right
away. For several minutes l stood on
the veranda overlooking the bright
green terraces, holding the sketching
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. opening
the gay green and white striped shade.
l shouldered It and paraded off with
It, while Elaine followed, laughing.
Here" she cried at last, I'm go
Ing to do landscape. Isn't that bit
OF hill beautiful? / want you over
there-like that"
took a pose where she directed.
and she started TO sketch.
Outside his hangar, a rough shed
with a runway before it, Sprague was
standing, talking to WI and Long Sin.
MASTER interrupted a low voice,
deferentially.
1t was Sam, who had hurried to the
hangar after watching Elaine and
the rest of US ride Off
"Well?' demanded WI.
The girl with another, her cousin,
has gone with that slave Of Kennedy
to 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
a 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 Craigs
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'll make the fight to Lakewood |
easily" he remarked, then tapping |
the bundle of arrows confidently, add
ed, and it won't be long before Elaine |
and that fellow Jameson are settled,
you bet"
Il shall go with you he said at |
length laconically 70 the aviator
Very we'll" Sprague agreed. 1.-TWO
of US will make it twice as certain"
He climbed into the machine, and
Wu followed.
Kennedy's detective from his hid
ing place, had not missed a motion. As
the aeroplane disappeared he crawled
out and quickly made his way down
the road.
Meanwhile, high over the country,
Sprague and WI we're 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
tiful estates. Sprague finally located
Wellington Browns, but Elaine was
not there, and there was no use vast
ing the precious arrows on anyone
else. WI peered about eagerly
through field glass.
There they are-over on that hill
side" he muttered with a low, guttu-
raj exclamation.
Sure enough, they could see Elaine
under the umbrella, quite conspicu-
ously, with myself posed some feet
away.
"Hurry-speed it up" WI urged
Sprague, indicating the exact spot
Kennedy had fastened out to the
fort even before our departure, and
there he had met Lieutenant Waters.
AS they were examining the freight
car, an orderly came running to them.
Is there Professor Kennedy here?"
he asked.
Yes" spoke up Craig. Il am Mr.,
Kennedy"
Someone on the telephone, sir.
You can take it at the guardhouse.
lie says it's urgent"
Craig fastened across with the or
lerly.
I've located our man." shouted his '
letective over the wire, an aviator
famed Sprague-a crook and dope
lend. Somehow they have found out I
hat Miss Dodge has gone to Lake '
wood with Mr.. Jameson. Sprague has /
ust gone in the aeroplane, carrying f
bundle of aero arrows, with that /
WI Fang" a
"The deuce" muttered back Craig.
Well, you get the local police in t
orce and surround the hangar. Ar
est them if they return. l must get il
D Lakewood myself"
He hung up the receiver and was '
bout to dash out, when another idea
ccurred to him. c
Lakewood, 626," he almost shout.
at long distance. "Hello-oh, is g
lat Mr.. Brown? Is Elaine there?
his is Kennedy. Gone sketching