The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-24

he eealc he Of 20 urs az the 'Aiaslsr
Aits Just ~ weil.~ wnkenson sn,o
suIkily. Il have a dozen things 10 At
tend 10. md you can help. The nrss
n not 10 lot that mar Dorr en- out Of
our sight or turn a hand uhioNA We
know it.H
IN 4 few sentences niled with hilinr.
ness he told the story Of tho nndlng Of
the chest end the futile search for tho
plans and the abstraction OF tho iaui
containing them.
When wlikerson fOund thar Dorr
nnd Ruth booked passage on tho fiat
ryon for san Franrlsco ana had IN.
nuirvd ahona she neKt saliIngn for the
Oriant he touk Drake nnide and Tiny
determined that this could only mean
QUE thing
DER was 90 the tracas Of the Idol.
wen follow themr' ne aald savage
~. We've spent too much 10 quit
now"
5eau Darneli receivcd DRAKE coolly
aud listened 70 WIIeers0n's explnnn.
tion Of bis new scheme without a
word.
Her stormy eyes boded NO good 10
,ome M and wilkerson feared she
would abandon him.
Rut there was the tcnacity OF = a.
gress In her passions. and now sks
could not give up her sweet revenns
nor foreeo the thought Of possessing
the wealth which had once been Tom
Gallons aud which he had tried to
conceal.
She agreed TO 90. ana they decided
10 Leave BY train TINT evening, thus
being In san Francisco IN time 20 meet
the steamer and watch for DORIS next
movement
Two days later Everett asn,s mot
John aud Ruth In tho hotel IN H1n
Francisco.
Johns news was that the Hindu they
sought had undoubtedly been on tho
ualcyou aud that John had bought a
sieerage passage for Bombay.
"You ought 20 get the plans before
| you get 10 india" Everett said ear.
nestly. you'll nnd yourself In n strange
land. where Il viii be Hike looking
for a needle In a haystack to get huld
nf your man."
Dorr acknowledged this ana outlined
bis tentative plan OF getting hold Of
the idol during the passRge.
AFTER all, we don't want the Idol
shall try 20 persuade the man Of this
and get hin 20 let me have the papers
concealed IN g."
At this moment SIR Donald Farcr.
sham wns announced.
The entrance OF the E%ngilshman who
had made himself 10 attentive 10 Ruth
NJ the southern hotel awakened little
enthusiasm In either Dorr or Everett.
but for Ruth'a sake they played the
civil part.
She. on the other hand. received sir
Donald with every evidence OF lively
pleasure.
we are this minute tnIking NJ g
ing over 10 India. where yon lived N
long" she told him after the irHt
greetings. And you ARE Just the uiHh
a. tell ~ al about a."
Going to Indlnr' calculated the bar
met. "Aiy wordl'
Yes" she proceeded. 1--WE nre aft
er n Hindu and his idol"
AZ this point John laughlngly cnms
90 the rescue aud briefly explained the
object ~ their quest.
sir Donald listened quietly. 0ccnsion-
ally %glancing at Ruth. whose beauty
was enhanced by pretty excitement
A. -. ..--ff.- - A.. s.lm h.
nnrsed tho end Of bis stick awhile In
very apparent p~erplexity.
'Yon know. my dear fellow" he
said. addressing John. ~thnt India Is
n large country filled with millions Of
different races. Even granting that
this man n a Hindu and that yonr
surmise about the Idol In correct. I
don't see how you are going 20 accom-
piish anything"
THAT Ia Just where you can help
us.'' -nld Ruth lmpulsively.
For the Instant Sir Donald actually
blushed with embarrassment
Then he gathered himself together
ana went into details Of what they
must expect and the difficulties they
must encounter.
"If You could only go nlongr' Ruth
said plalntlveiy when he had got them
thoroughly discouraged. "Yon could
talk their horrid language and make
them behave" y
ny Jove.' said the baronet. smiling.
"that's not a half bad ideal have
nothing to do. and I might - well sec
the chaps in India again ns stay hero"
"You know. Sir Donald WINS in the
army there" Ruth explained to Ever.
cit.
brought up there" Fnvershpm add.
cd. Know India pretty well. real
~ believe I'll go with you II You'll &C
, cent % my company. What a hrkl"
Neither John nor Everett received
I. this proposal with undue warmth. hul
Ruth found II delightful. and bctor,
, amy OF them realized the seriousness
Of the conversation everything had
n been arranged.
. Outside Fnvershnm spoke 20 Dorr ~
, man 10 man.
1 u don't want 20 thrust myself OF
, you ia my way" be shid briefly. ~
hannah IN kuow India ana ~ In arr,