The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-10-21

hor ear. 60 out--and II you meet
anyone. Just salute and walk past
"Yes-yes. ! understand she nou
ded back, and thank you.
lie gave her M time to say hlore,
even II Il had been safe, but turned
and locked the loot of her room.
Trying to keep the old stairway
from creaking and betraying her' sue
went down. She managed TO reac"
the lower hallway without seeing any
body or being discovered. Quietly she
went TO the door and out. she hau
no, gone far when she met an armed
q the sentry. who had been coh'
cealed in the s%hrubbery.
"Who goes there?" he challenged,
Elaine did not bctray herself by
speaking, but merely saluted ana
passed on as fast as she could without
exciting further suspicion. Non.
plused. the man turned and watched
her c~uriously as she moved away down
the path.
where's he going?' the sentry
muttered, still staring.
Elaine IN her c%Ggcrness was hot
looking as carefully where she was
going as she was thinking about get
ting away in safety. Suddenly an
o]verhanglng branch OF Il tree caught
her hat. and before she knew 1t ruiI'd
IL of her head. There was no con
cealing her golden hair now,
stop" shouted the sentry.
Elaine did not pause. but divod into
the bushes on the side Of the path,
lust as the man fred and ran forward,
still shouting for her to halt. She ran
as fast as she could, pulling on the
goggles and mask and looking BACK
now and then in terror at her pGrsuer'
who was rapidly gaining on her.
Before she could catch herself she
missed her footing and slipped over
the edge OF a gorge. Down she went
with a rush.
The sentry checked himself just In
time at the top OF the gorge and
leaned as far over the edge as he
dared. lie raised his gun again and
fired. But Elaine's course was so hid
den By the trees and so zigZag that he
missed again. a moment he hesitat
ed. then started and climbed down
after her as fact as he could.
At the bottom OF the hill she picked
herself up aud dashed again into the
woods. the sentry still after her and
gaining again.
At the same time we who were still
in the chase had circled about the
country until We were very near where
we started. Following the dogs over
a rail fence, | drew up suddenly, hear
ing a scream.
There was Elaine. on foot, running
as II her life depended on II. | need
ed no second glance. Behind her was
"A man with a rife, almost oyertakinl
her.
As luck would have Il. the momen
tum OF my horse carried me right a
them. Careful TO avoid Elaine. | rode
square AT the man, striking at hin
yicipusly with my riding crop beior,
he knew what had struck him.
The fellow dropped, stunned.
leaped from my horse and ran to her
just as the rest OF the hunt came up
Having waited until he was sur,
that Elaine had got away safely, III,
old tramp slowly and carefully fol
lowed down the stairs OF the ruinct
hotel.
As he went down he heard a sho
from the woods. Could it be one O
the seutrics? he looked about keen
j., hcsitating just what 20 90.
In an instant down below, he hear,
the scurry Of footsteps from the iu
proviscd laboratory and shouts. II
turned and stral,hily ran upstair.
just as ,lo door opened.
The tramp had not, been the oul
one who had been alarmed by tie shu
ul the sentry.
Del Mar was talking again TO III
men when it rang out, What that?
he exclaimed. Another i]ulrudcr?"
The men stared at him hlankly
while Del Mar dashed for the door
followed by them all In the hall b
issued his orders quickly.
y Here, you fellows. he called, d
yiding IN" men, get outside and go
y what ls doing, You other men :ollo,
. me. want you 10 sec IL oyrryth.u
, Is nll right up above
. Meanwhile the tramp had game
tho upper hallway and dashed pas
the room which he had occupied GU
y SIDE, In the hall, Del Mar and his me
$ rushed up 10 the door Of the room /
X which Elaine had been thrown.
{ was locked and they broke IN. Sh
o was gone!
. On into the next room they daghe,
bearing down this door also. Their
q was Shorty, trussed up in his undeI
g clothes. They FASTENED to releas
! him.
h Where are they-where's IN
y tramp" demanded Del Mar angrIly
y Il think | heard someone on IA
roof" replied Shorty weakly.
lie was right. The tramp had ma,
I aged to get through a scuttle on IN