Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-25

this check"
Rons Brown. who pas Qsai's secrs.
tary-saiet aud general iactoiufn. ac.
cepted tho slip Of paper AID PLACED lt
I IN an envelope.
There are 40 other instructions,
rirf" he inquired.
None" Quest replied. ''You1i look
out Tor the wireless. and you had bet
Ger switch tho through cable and iel.
egraph communication on 10 head.
quarters Come on. f.en0fh"
Thsy left tho house, entered tho
waiting automobile. and drove rapid.
~ towards me confines Of the cIty.
ny Quests directions tho sutomo.
bio was brought 10 s,andstlll a.
point whcno u nkiriod the main rail-
way line. and close 20 tho section
house which 30 had appointed Tor
hia rendezvous With Laura She bad
apparently seen their approach, and
she came 0ut 10 meet them a. once. &C.
companied ty a short. thicknot man
whom uhe introduced a. ~ Koran
This IL Mr liofan. TIE section
boss" she explained
Dir Koran shook hands
Say, I've huArd ~ you. Mr. Quest"
no announced. The yo,mg lady tells
mo you are Some Interested ln that
prisoner they Lost on tho cRsn near
horo"
That's 3d." Quoat admiitssi "Wo'd
like 20 go 10 sha spot IL 40 could
''1hats dead rauY" tho boss 80
piled "ill take you houg on the
hnndcnr"
Tho section boss turned round aud
whiHtled. From iiiilo side track Two
men jumped on 20 hanicag. and
brought u around 90 Nhero they vcro
standing A foR yards away the man
who eAa prupelllng n "a great red.
headed irlHhmnn suddenly ceased h's
EFFORTS Lehuing over hie p0lr. ho
EaTcd at Quest A rndden feroci,y
dnrkened hlh coarse face. lio gfipped
his mate By tho arm
"Ano that hloko thorof" be- asked.
pointing ni Quest
Tho fuy with tho llnen oollarl" tho
other answered. = see him
2 That's Quest. the detective" tho
freshman went on hoeruoly. "rhars
The man who got TOO nyo years Ia no
pen. the hoastl That's the man I've
beoa looking for You're nay mate.
Jim. ehf"
= guess 90" tho other rruntcd
"Aro sou going 20 Try aud 40 him luf'
Nov then, yuu fell0wa' Koran
shouted what are you hanslus about
there Tor. Rcd Gallagher BRING tho
oasrlaso up You feilowa can have
smote for an hour Ina golnF 10 thae
her down the line for q bis"
The two mon nboyod and dlsap
pcarcd IN the direction oi tho section
house Quest looked after Thorn curt.
oualy
That's biz follow" he remarked.
"what aid you can himG Red Gala
ehcrf seem 60 have soen him bo
fOra"
"ilc wac tho most iroublcn0mo fcl.
low on tho iine ones. although he was
tho higsest worker" the hoaa replied
Ito aoS nso Years IN tho penlien,iary
and that aoems 60 have taken Tho
spirit out of him"
u believe I war IN tho ease" Quest
observed oaroicseiY
"Thatn sol Nov then, young Ia.
dioa." Mr. iloran advised, "hold tleht.
and hore gocal"
They Amhled down tho limo for
about half mile Thua lloran
brought them 60 Hsandniill
"rhie "a the spot" he declared.
Nov, " you want my Impressions You
are welcome 60 them. All the aoarch
has been mado on the flfhthand aidn
hero and in New Nerk I've had ny
eyc on that hill Cor long timu NY
imprrealon 10 that he hid there
I'm take soar advice Quesi de-.
cldod wen spread on, aud take a
little exercise Ia hlll climbing"
"uccd luck 20 youi" the heaa es.
claimed
They searched carefully and dellb.
cratcly for more than half an hour
Then Laura suddenly called out They
looked aronnd "a mud only her head
risitle. she aeramblrd M. muddy aud
with wet leaves ciinelnw 20 her skirt.
Say. that guy ~ section hoea
told me 20 look Out Tor caves Two
been IN one, suvc enough, only lust
saved myself"
They hurried to whore aha was.
Quest peorcd into tho dccil,ity down
which she had Slipped suddcpiy ne
save vent 10 a little exclamation. Al
the same time Laura called cut. An
inch OF two 81 tweed was CLEARLY Wis.
ihlc through the styewn leaves Quess.
Cat on hia stomach. crawled little
way doen. looA cut his electric torch
from his pocket and brushed the siun
away. Then he clansherod to hla fcv,
"our search Il over" he declared
, gruvcly, "And Year troubles. LcnarA.
That Va MeedoasArs body"
iHnora's face sank into her hAnls
. for moment. Quest s.o0d ca ono
aide while Laura passed her arm
around the other slrls walst.
Quest ElAneed az his watch.
I'm have 10 set ha said. .hnt IN
send someone along. Cheer M IL.
. nora he added kinaly Look after
her. Laura
II Guest FASTENED along the mad to