Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-10
tcopyright, 1915. by Otis f, wood.)

this check"
Ross Brown. who was Quests secre-
tary-valet and general factotum, ac-
cepted the slip Of paper and placed it
In an envelope.
There are no other instructions,
sir?" he inquired.
None" Quest replied you'll look
out for the wireless, and you had bet
ter switch the through cable and tel
egraph communication on to head
quarters. Come on, Lenora."
They left the house. entered the
waiting automobile, and drove rapid
ly towards the confines of the city.
BY Quests directions the automo-
bile was brought to standstill at a
point where it skirted the main rail
way line, and close to the section
house which he had appointed for
his rendezvous with Laura She had
apparently seen their approach. and
she came out to meet them at once, ac-
companied by a short, thick-set man
whom she introduced as Mr.. Horan.
This Is Mr.. Horan, the section
boss" she explained
Mr.. Horan shook hands.
Say, I've heard Of you, Mr.. Quest" "
he announced. The young lady tells
me you are some interested in that
prisoner they lost of the cars near
here"
That's So" Quest admitted. WED
like to go to the spot If we could" "
That's dead easy" the boss re
piled. '1'll take you along on the
handcar"
The section boss turned round and
whistled From a little side track two
men jumped on to a handcar, and
brought II around to where they were
standing. A few yards away the man
who was propelling tia great. red
headed lrishman-suddenly ceased his
efforts. Leaning over his pole, he
gazed at Quest. A sudden ferocity
darkened his coarse face. He gripped
his mate by the arm.
See that bloke there7" he asked
pointing at Quest.
The guy with the linen collar?" the
other answered. Il see him."
That's Quest, the detective" the
Irishman went on hoarsely That's
the man who got me five years in the
pen. the beastl That's the man Nv,
been looking for. You're my mate
Jim. eh?"
Il guess So" the other grunted
Are you going to try and do him in :?
Nov then, you fellows" HoraI
shouted What are you hanging abou
there for. Red Gallagher? Bring thu
carriage up. You fellows can have
smoke for an hour. I'm going to TAX
her down the line for bit"
The two men obeyed and disar
peared in the direction of the sectiol
house. Quest looked after them curi
ously.
That's a big fellow" he remarked
what did you call him? Red Gala
CHER? ! seem to have seen him be
fore"
He was the most troublesome fe
low on the line once, although he wa
the biggest worker" the boss replied
HE got five years in the penitentiar
and that seems to have taken tn
spirit out of him."
J Il believe | was in the case" Ques
observed carelessly.
That's sol Now then, young Il
dies" Mr.. Horan advised. hold tigh
and here goes!"
They ambled down the line fc
about half a mile Then Hora
brought them to standstill.
This is the spot" he declared
Now, IL you want my impressions 20
are welcome to them. All the scare
has been made on the right-hand sid
here and in New York I've had m
eye on that hill for a long time. NJ
impression is that he hid there"
}, "I1l take your advice" Quest d.
cided. "We1l spread out and take
little exercise in hill climbing"
Good luck to you!" the boss e,
i claimed.
! They searched carefully and deli
erately for more than half an hou
Then Laura suddenly called out. The
: looked around to find only her hea
visible. She scrambled up, muddy an
} with wet leaves clinging to her skir
! Say, that guy of section bos
, told me to look out for caves. "
been in one, sure enough! Only jul
. saved myself"
r They hurried to where she wa
Quest peered into the declivity dow
: which she had slipped. Suddenly |
l gave vent to a little exclamation.
| the same time Laura called out. A
; inch or two Of tweed was clearly vi
: ible through the strewn leaves. Ques
! fiat on his stomach. crawled a lit
. way down, took out his electric tore
, from his pocket and brushed the stu
| away. Then he clambered to his fee
Our search is over" he declar,
Q gravely, "and your troubles, Lenor
That is Macdougal's body"
Lenora's face sank into her han
= for a moment. Quest stood on Of
{ side while Laura passed her ar
Q around the other girls waist
J. Quest glanced at his watch.
g "I'll have to get" he said, "but |
y send someone along. Cheer up, L
s nora" he added kindly. Look aft
}, her. Laura"
n Quest FASTENED along the road
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