Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-27

d. famous private detective Bill Wolf.
we're putting out into the river In the
Eagle Eve Detective nErncv's steam
yawi. 80 stovepipc stack rolling black
smoke AID cindcr- and hot sparks
back over the ALREADY biackeulug pas
senr~-s; Gilbert bye and the heavy
ldie,i Edwards were Just leaving the
ufinrffy IN the keen little rncer: Gun
uinsham had been slow aud below
decks when they put OF. but be fol-
i0W now IN the cutter. The racer and
ths cutter spe-ded straight f0r the
point around which June had disnp-
r~ared. Tommy Thomas waved a scarf
after them and shouted absurd IN
str,ictions % them. brt Mrs Willard
stood quietly By THE ruii. her eyes nxed
sorab~riy on that distant point.
Slowly June raised from her crouch
frg position The cling % the small
t1st which she had sighted seemed 20
D. fainter rather than more distinct
ft wns fading iuto the distance when
st- looked. and from Sc rcd stern she
knew fhHt o. was ruf ore % fhc uiinr-
irr's boats once more she brcathei n
si=h o. relief bgt ~rcu ~ she did 80
sls heard a familiar sound-thc siren
whistle % thr ufisFity's cutter! Aud
~ -as near!
Frauficsuy now she scanned tire
stao~e. There was another inlet fust
ahrsd - srT. and iu desperation she
sse~-ed info &C. ft wrs a narrow but
disffnet channel. winding about amid
r. tausis o. struhtrrv HuI mnrsh grass
Hnd stuutc'f trees. with hero and there
isrerr TIRE rising from e mound %
so EARTH There were hiEh banks
presently aut farU t.uF ts'auf. lu che
rratrr % ~tlea vrs a dr~rFpit hut
lore vsa aUaHs fH step ssh9rc when
slr E~rrf ft- feu r-rrins ~ motor
Tt- rrErrrs rr1r GRE Sudden shut-in-
ness ~ fre e1HrH it bad frIrrri the
.r'er fr f.reIr rrrr jumped back into
tte haHL TEr H-r seemed deserted
There HEs o. smoke F.a.Ge from fh-
chimney end 90 ore f1 frTfret Ter Or
..- errr found there alone NHF was
.HnT fr Cash. ..r..lre fHr ISLAND.
Ffaa. ere crHrr rlfr sE- ETw that Tho
el1rHrf lrI rurT into fHr marches.
rvrErfrr OBJ rH.e.Hr ir.rr. rri tr bal
errHFr.I Fr trFF frrr fr.. lonely water
rav rFen Flf.rr'F she arird a rufr
fer .lrr one fHfH re Urfrr from under
some tHsFrs matted WITH marsh eris.
Tie vG.r az fHe motor was rapidly CO.
Frarirz she err'd scarcely rnrr fn
reear~ rrrru tfFr wits sfrrfsFrri
Hr her Her.f shr sfrrrrt with aT.ft de-
r.sI1r toward che exchanging bushes
They parted ra Der Prov ram into
ff-u. anil. EFrI.re BOW. She found hrs-
.-fr shoe into entire eTurrEfnsrt TIE
rhf- ~ rhr approaching motor Srra
f1rf Qrs. as r fash frr- reached
F.- ere f-f.r.e r1T- which hrl t--
frrr~f rE. l.l.rE place rrI drew go
under cover ~ Gre tfrI bushes
Ilrfrr ana louder grew tre wh.-. Or
ua. lrst rurl beer $3.50. Doc EHrrr
urrrEe on tart Doe ears were i1I uf
che a1u.I af Co., Iurr us,.rrl utf rlguuel
Har frrrT aerHeH. uF.E Cunningham.
rIr s.-..-i rlr ISLAND iu t.a swirl lfiis
.rrfrs DTS Seen eyes sra-erlHe every .
frrse~ I,r passed. within ton feet % .
Der She held her breath IrTf be might .
.Hr~ pr. and once -s DIS eyes turned .
rs.. ir EHr t.r.eriHr rui HhH fhHl.lf Do .
boa certainly detected Trr hiding place .
s.s almost ars.r.rt
tfr passed ur.. however. and. running
ta u.Hr Irf.- .Hrf ashore. -terpsd Uut
BOD urls ur fr frr Fur che "a,r rHs-
..t'- rf.e. % eHr.er.urur on fhc .e-
bad JONI. Hld swim debate With .
t-rr Should sFr leave her conceal .
.e.. rrf r.au.a= Der motor af iIs
Iri-trar sarrd eIIr away down that
HfEer channel while Cunningham vHe .
r ffr hsre THAT debate was settled I1 .
.~ .rereut. Tor uu che other channel .
rHeTi rHr swift rtf'r speed boat car
rf1r. Edwards and gutert EIFrs
iifrs trrl. handsome rl~r WIS wifa
1Hf ifs rsuri sgrv~ smile. and it wore
s i1pE pf concern o.. making a qui-s
sli.ae. o. 1gsFtrd up o. thr bur Co..
lowed tT enc u,Gdt.as Edwards.
Co s~rmrf Hzrs before they cam.
away. ard fleg bad apparently made
a1roasl search. f1r they even stopped
1aur as fh~V came outstdr O. peer uu-
see ere sgilfr,i Foundation enid tlr
.rataH which 'sd s-egHsl 'et.rf ta~-r
Ehea fsev BED Esar avuv JUICE rc-
r.red fHr ions fsu~ in trF haliEs
..zee. trg rEsf.F sEr stepped from hr-
boat Esd crrrf ron EeF coucraturut L
fhlrsf. issrireI UT trr f~t~r % h~r exc
.ifrternf. bed d-irsH her g1rth Oh
.~areh o. dFir -ab'e vrstrr
Ia-F~ wee reaE % water ia the hlf.
reeEisl ard stale b.t 10 was water.
.e1 she dranE % it from q rusty cd
is cup wtteh hung % %. she had Just
BE down The eup wh~n hrF quisE ~ars
irt~etrf a low. steady bum shs step
.et 20 The d9a~. ready % sake = dash
.1r her bast. but 90 she set her foot
lrol fks threshold she ssu ths dark
ray rr1w ~ sEiT prptr1diuE Is
ottt arourd che b~uf q thr iowrt
hsnr-i. sh@ dartst back cot % sight
rf io0kinx through n crack IN the
saard waiL saw in the skif three
11sh looking m~1 and a rough locking
roman IRE sSiI rode low IN the wa
~. srd from under So tarpsniin rauns-
4 e fringe % celery leaves
flr~ tanEheli ~ rciief 81 Vas gco4
. So human b~iass Who were not IN
ursuit % her. who would bcfricnd and
rr'~ct her. and she hHd almost run
ouu % meet them when suddeniy