The Holly chieftain., 1915-05-28
CHAPTER XIII.

Craig's surprise was real enough
as he opened the back door of the pro-
fessor's house on the following morn
| ing and found Lenora standing on the
threshold.
Lenora smiled pleasantly.
Il came to this door," she said. be
cause l wanted little talk with you "
Craigs attitude was perfect. He was
mystified but he remained respectful.
"Will you come inside?" he invited.
She shook her head.
Il am afraid" she confided, "of what
/ am going to say being overheard
Come with me down to the garage
for a moment"
He opened the doors of the garage,
leaving the keys in the lock, and they
both passed inside.
you can say what you please here
without the slightest fear of being
overheard, miss" Craig remarked.
Lenora nodded. and breathed a
prayer to herself. She was nearer
the door than Craig by about half a
dozen PAGES. Her hand CROPPED in the
little bag she was carrying and
gripped something hard. She clenched
her teeth for moment. Then the
automatic pistol flashed out through
the gloom.
Craig" she threatened, "if you
move l shall shoot you."
1t seemed as though the man were
a rs trn n hi
lips twitched, his eyes grew larger
and rounder.
What is it?" he faltered. What
do you want?"
Just this" Lenora said firmly. 81
suspect you to be guilty of the crime
for which Sanford Quest is in prison.
l am going to have you questioned.
The mans face was an epitome of
terror
Il am going outside to send a mes
sage" she told him. 81 shall return
presently"
Don't CO." he begged suddenly
Don't leave me! am innocent. l
have done nothing wrong. If you keep
me here. you will do more harm than
you can dream Of"
1T is for other people to decide
about your innocence" Lenora said
calmly.
Have you said anything to Mr..
Ashleigh, miss?" the man asked pite-
ously.
mot word"
A expression of relief shone for a
moment upon his face Lenora point
ed to stool.
"Sit down there and wait quietly"
she ordered.
He obeyed without word. She
left the place, locked the door Sc
curely, and made her way round to the
other side of the garage-the side
hidden from the house. Here, at the
far corner, she drew a little pocket
wireless from her bag and set it on
the window sill. Very slowly she sent
her message:
have Craig here in the professors
garage, locked up. If our plan has
succeeded, come at once. am wait.
ing for you.
There was no reply She sent the
message again and again. Suddenly,
during a pause, there was little flash
upon the plate. A message was COM
ing to her She transcribed 1t with
beating heart:
o. x. Coming.
: The guard swung open the wicket
in front of Quests cell.
Young woman to see you, Quest"
he announced. Ten minutes, and no
loud talking, please"
Quest moved to the bars It was
Laura who stood there She wasted
very little time in preliminaries. Hay-
ing satisfied herself that the guard
was out of hearing, she leaned as close
as she could to Quest.
Look here" she said, "Lenora's
crazy with the idea that Craig has
done these jobs-Craig, the profess
sor's servant, you know We used the
phototelesme yesterday afternoon and
saw him burn something in the pro-
fessor's study. Lenora went up
straight away and got hold of the
ashes"
Smart girl Quest murmured, nod.
ding approvingly "Well?"
There are distinct Fragments"
Laura continued, of embroidered stuff
such as the Salvation Army girl might
have been wearing. We put them on
one side, but they amt enough ev-
dence. Lenoras idea is that you
should get hold of Craig and hypnotic
him into a confession