The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-27


 consul at Leghorn? I am anxious for that, in order that we may commence inquiries in London"
 The day after tomorrow, l hope. He will certainly reply at once, pro- viding the dead mans father can still be found"
 At that moment tall thin man, who proved to be Detective Campbell, en- tered, and five minutes later we were all three driving over the uneven cob bles of Dumfries and out in the dark ness towards Rannoch. When we reached the wood we all descended 1Gad wi, t,It,,, Mackenzie and Campbell | al9u;'s'"ieH nldcs.S1ss1strs,,.. ,,,, carrying lanterns, walked on careIuii,, ili :, l keeping straight on in the direction of the glen and halting every now and then to listen for the ripping of the | stream.
 Al last, after some difficulty, we dis covered it, and searching along the bank with our three powerful light, presently detected the huge moss grown powder whereon I had stood when the pair of fugitives had diaap- peared
 Look" cried. There's the spot!" And quickly we clambered down the steep bank, lowering ourselves by the branches of the trees until we came to the water into which I waded, be- ing followed closely by my two con- panions.
 On gaining the opposite side I clam bered up to the base of the powder and lowered my lantern to reveal to them the gruesome evidence of the second crime, but the next instant cried:
 Why! It's gone!"
 "Gone!" gasped the two men.
 "Yes. It was here. Look! this Is the hole where they buried it! But they evidently returned, and finding 1t ex- humed. they've retaken possession of 1t and carried it away!"
 As we stood there dumfounded at Highlander's quick glance caught something, and stopping he picked it up and examined the little object by the aid of his lantern
 Within his palm I saw lying a tiny little gold cross, about an inch long, enameled in red, while in the center was a circular miniature of kneeling saint, an elegant and beautifully exc cuted little trinket which might have adorned lady's bracelet.
 This is a pretty little thing!" re- marked the detective. Tt may possi- bly, lead us to something. But. MT. Gregg" he added, turning to me, "are you quite certain you left the body here?"
 "Certain?" I echoed. Why, look at the hole l made. You don't think have any interest in leading you here on fools errand, do you?"
 Mot at all." he said apologetically. "Only the whole affair seems so very inconceivable-I mean that the men, having once got rid of the evidence of their crime, would hardly return to the spot and reobtain possession of it."
 Unless they watched me exhume it, and feared the consequences if it fell into your hands,, l suggested.
 Of course they might have watched you from behind the trees, and when you had gone they came and carried it away somewhere else," he remarked dubiously; but even if they did, it must be in this wood. They would never risk carrying a body very far, and here is surely the best place of in the whole country"
 "The only thing remaining is to | search the wood at daylight" I sug- gested. 'If the two men came back | here during my absence they may still | be on the watch in the vicinity"
 Most probably they are. We must | take every precaution." he said deci- | sively.
 At dawn Mackenzie, with four of his i!