Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-06-02

hotel clerk handed to MIN one after
noon a fortnight later, and read 1t
through without change of express
sion, Lenora, however, who was by
his side, knew at once that 1t con-
tanned something startling
'What Is it7' she asked
He passed his arm through hers and
led her down the hall to where the
professor and Laura were just wait
ing for the lift. He beckoned them
to follow him to a corner OF the
lounge.
There's one thing l quite forgot, q
fortnight ago" he said, slowly, when
I suggested that we should none OF us
look at a newspaper until the time We
were In California. Have you kept to
Ipur bargain. professor?"
Absolutely"
"And you, girls?"
I've never even seen one" Lenora
declared.
Nor H. Laura echoed
IT made a mistake" Quest con-
fessed Something has happened
which we ought to have known about.
You had better read this message
or, wait, I'll read 1t aloud:
To Sanford Quest, Garfield Hotel,
Gan Diego. Injured In wreck Of lin
tied. Recovered consciousness today.
Craig reported burned In wreck but
think you had better como on.
FRENCH,
Samaritan Hospital, AIiguez.
Say, when can we start?" Laura
exclaimed excitedly
Lenora clutched at Quests arm.
II knew It," she declared simply. II
felt perfectly certain. when they left
San Francisco, that something would
happen. We haven't see the end OF
Craig yet"
Quest, who had been studying a
timetable, glanced once more at the
dispatch.
Look here he said, "Allguez isn't
30 far out Of the way If we take the
southern route to New York. Let's
get move on tonight
I Laura led the way to the lift. She
was In state of rare discomposure.
ITO think that ali the time we've
been giddying round she muttered.
I"that poor man has been lying in hos
lpital! Makes one feel like brute
Hes been unconscious all the
tme, Quest reminded her
Might have expected to find us
there when he came to, anyway"
Laura insisted
Lenora smiled family as she caught
glance from Quest.
'Laura's got heart somewhere"
she muttered, "only it takes an awful
lot Of getting att"
They found French, already conva-
iescent, comfortably Installed In the
private ward of small hospital In the
picturesque New Mexico town. Laura
almost at once established herself by
his side.
Can you remember anything about
the wreck. French?" Quest inquired.
The inspector passed his hand
iwearily over his forehead
1T seems more like q dreamer
rather niEhtmare-than anything"
ha admitted. II was sitting opposite
Craig when the crash came. I was
unconscious for time. When came
to. was simply pinned down by the
Iside of the car. l could see q man
working hard to release me, tugging
and straining with all his might. Every
now and then / got a glimpse OF his
face. 1t seemed queer, but I could
have sworn it WAS Craig. Then other
people passed by. heard the shrek
tof locomotive. I could see a doctor
bending over some bodies. Then it
all faded away and came back again.
The second time / was nearly free.
THE man who had been working SO
hard was just smashing the last bit
of timber away, and again I saw his
face and that time I was sure that IT
was Craig. Anyway, he finished the
Sob / suddenly felt could move my
limbs. The man stood up as though
iexhausted, looked at me, called to the
doctor, and then he seemed to fade
away. It might have been because l
was unconscious myself, for l don't
remember anything else until found
Imyself in bed"
1T would indeed the professor re-
marked, ''be an interesting circum-
stance-an interesting psychological
circumstance, II / might put 1t that
way-if Craig, the arch-criminal, the
man who has seemed to us so utterly
devoid of all human feeling, should
really have toiled in this manner to
set free his captor"
Interesting or not" Quest OBJ
served, I'D like to know whether it
was Craig or not. l understand there
were about dozen unrecognizable
bodies found"
The nurse, who had left the room
for few minutes, returned with a
small package in her hand, which she
handed to French. He looked at it In
a puzzled manner.
Say, what can that be?" he NUT
tered. turning II over Addressed to
me all right, but there isn't soul
knows I'm here except you folks. VIII
you open 1t, Miss Laura?"
She took 1t from him and united the
strings. A little breathless cry es-
capped from her lips as she tore open