The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-26


A new interest seemed suddenly to
have crept into HardaWay's manner.
Let me see he said. eff she left
CHfford's hotel about two, she would
have been at Hampstead about half
past two She would waste q few min
utes in making Inquiries, then she
probably left Hampstead for West
kensington, say. at quarter to three.
Give me at once a description OF the
young lady he demanded.
Quest drew a photograph from his
pocket and passed it silently over.
Mr. Quest" he said, 1T is just pos
sible that your visit here has been an
exceedingly opportune one"
Come along with me- he con,
tinued. wen talk as we go
They entered a taxi and drove off
westN ards
Mr. Quest he went on, FOR two
months We have been on the track Of
a man and a woman whom we strong
ly suspect Of having decoyed half a
dozen perfectly respectable young
women, ard shipped them out TO South
America
The white slave traffic. Quest
gasped
Something Of the sort" Itardaway
admitted. well, we've been closing
the net around this interesting couple
and last night | had information
brought to me upon which We are act
ING this afternoon. We've had them
watched and it seems that they were
sitting in a tea place about three
O'Clock yesterday afternoon when a
young woman entered who was OBJ
vioLsly q stranger to London. You
see, the time fits in exactly, if your as
sistant decided to stop on her way tc
kensington and get some tea. She
asked the woman at the desk the best
means of getting to West kensingtou
without taking a taXiCat. Her de
scripton tallics exactly with the pho
tograp pin you have shown me The won
an whom my men were watching ad
dressed her and offered to show her
the way, They left the place together
My men followed them The house
has been watched ever since and We
are raiding it this afternoon. You anC
I will just be in time
He stopped the cab and they got
out A man who seemed to be stroll
ing aimlessly along reading neWspa
per suddenly joined them
well. Dixon?" his chief exclaimed
The man glanced around
I've got three men round at the
back, Mr.. IIardaWay," he said. Its
impossible for anyone to leave The
place
Hardaway paused to consider a mo
ment,
Look here Quest suggested. they
know all of you, of course. and they'll
never let you in until they're forced
to. I'm stranger. Let me go. III
get in all right"
"All right" he assented we shall
follow you UP pretty closely. though.
Quest stepped back into the taxi anC
gave the driver a direction. When he
emerged in front of the handsome gray
stone house he seemed to have be
come completely transformed. There
was n fatuous smile upon his lips. He
crossed the pavement with diff Guilty
stumbling up the steps, and held or
a. h.
consulted a slip Of paper, He hat
scarcely rung the bell before slightly
parted curtain in the front room fel
together and a moment later the door
was opened by a man in the livery o
a butler. but with the face and ply
sique OF priZe-fighter,
Lady of the house. Quest demand
ed. Want to see the lady of thu
house"
Almost Immediately he was con
scious Of a woman standing In the hal
before him.
you had better come in she in
vited please do not stand in tht
doorway"
Quest, however, VINO hau heard the
footsteps of the others behind him. loi
tered there for a moment.
You're the lady whose name is OF
this piece of paper?" he demanded
This place is all right, eh?'
Il really do not know what 70,
mean" the woman replied coldly; "bu
If you will come inside | will talk will
you in the drawing room"
Quest. as though stumbling agains
the front door. had it now wide open
and In a moment the hall seemed full