The Dolores star., 1915-10-15


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Into IL beat.s
ybe eome reason ~ kuuwn -
himself, the naturalist bsoneA a hsye
lest al intsrest IN his sDeeinsns asd
TO have . suddea eaf1es11y anout DsI
Mars a1airR. A. - nooDe bonf sped
on. he came slowly and curiously out
Of his hiding placo ana Rns>A Ar>dlv
at Del Mar.
No sooner had Del Mars boat rot
. little distance out into he harbor
than the naturalist hurried down the
Dodge dock. There was lied EIaine's
own fast little runabout. He jumped
into It and started the engine, follow
ing quickly In Del Mars wake.
Look" called the emissary to Del
Mar. spying the Dodge boat with the
naturalist In Il. skimming rapidly aft
er them.
Del Mar strained his eyes back
through his glass ut the pursuing boat.
But the naturalist. I'm spite OF his
smoked glasses. seemed not to have
impaired his eyesfght by his studies.
He caught the CLINT Of the sun ON the
lens at Del Mars eye and dropped
down into the bottom OF his own boat,
where he was at least safe from scru-
tiny. II his boat were not.
Del Mar lowered his glass. That's
the Dodge boat" he said thoughtfully.
4 don't like the looks Of that fellow.
Give her more speed"
lei Mar had not gone long before
Elaine decided to take ride herself.
She ordered her horse around from
the stables while she donned her neat
little riding habit A few minutes
later. - the groom held the horse. she
mounted and rode away. choosing the
road by which l had gone. expecting
to meet me on the return from town.
She was galloping along At Q good
clip when suddenly her horse shied at
something.
whoa, Buster" pacined Elaine.
But 1t was OF no use. Buster still
reared up.
why. what Is the matter?" she
asked. What do you seer"
She looked down at the ground.
There was . spot Of blood in the dust.
Buster was one Of those horses to
whom the sight Of blood Is terrifying.
Elaine pulled up beside the road.
There was revolver lying In the
grass. She dismounted and picked It
up. No sooner had she looked at It
than she discovered the initials wv.
j.. carved on the butt.
walter Jameson!" she exclaimed,
realizing suddenly that 1t was mine.
ITS been fired, too"
Her eye fell again on the blood
spots. Blood and-footprints-into
the brush!" she gasped in horror, fol-
lowing the trail. What could have
happened to Walter?"
With the revolver, Elaine followed
where the bushes were trampled down
until she came to the place where l
had been bound. There she spied
some pieces of paper lying on the
ground and picked them up.
she put them together. They were
pieces OF the envelope OF the letter
wnicn we nad decldeo 10 SEND to WASH
ihston.
Wnicn way oio they take MIN!
sne ASKED looking all ABOUT out OILS
covering no tfan. ....
sne was PLAINLY NJ loss what
course 70 pursue.
what would craig 90! sne asked
nersei: =
flnoins no answer, sne STOOD tnink-
ing moment Slowly tearing the en-
Veiope 70 pieces. II ane were TO 90
an' lung ~ sii' u must oe uone quicA-
~ euuaeniy an luea seemed 70 occul
20 her. ene tnre~ .he pieces Oh paper
INTO 'he air ana iet tneIn dow away
~ "as unseien'lnc ue'e''ioh, pei"aps'
put tne VINO ac.uaiiy LOOK tnem ana
carrieu 'nenn IN inc oiie..ioh IN "h.cn
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