Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03

down In TIE rear OF the top. which
was down and overhung the back Of
| the car.
Go over the Forty-second street
ferry, Francois" directed Elaine to the
chauffeur. Then wen tell you just
| how to strike the best roads to Lake
| wood"
The spying Sam waited to hear no
more, but glided quietly up the
street as we shot down along the ave-
nue. to the ferry.
Rockledge was handsome estate,
and the house was one of the show
places of Lakewood. Accordingly.
Elaine lost no time in taking advan-
tage of the recreation in the country
which she had promised herself.
/ had scarcely set down the art
| paraphernalia when she announced
| that she was going to use it right
| away. For several minutes stood on
| the veranda overlooking the bright
| green terraces. holding the sketching
kit and the umbrella and admiring the
view.
Elaine came tripping gayly out on
the porch in the neatest of little
sketching costumes.
Some parasol," bantered, opening
the gay green and white striped shade.
/ shouldered it and paraded of with
it, while Elaine followed. laughing.
Here" she cried at last, I'm go
ing to do landscape. Isn't that bit
Of hill beautiful? l want you over
| there-like that"
| took pose where she directed,
and she started to sketch.
|
Outside his hangar, a rough shed
with runway before 1t, Sprague was
standing, talking to WI and Long Sin.
MASTER" interrupted a low voice,
deferentially.
1t was Sam, who had hurried to the
hangar after watching Elaine and
the rest of US ride of.
"Well?" demanded WI
"The girl with another, her cousin,
has gone with that slave of Kennedy
to place they call Lakewood across
the river
Though they did not know it, Kennedy
had not been idle. With the aid Of an
agency of private detectives, which he
had often employed for routine jobs,
as well as the police and some secret
service men, he had located and set
| watch, with his characteristic thor
oughness, on every aeroplane hangar
in and about New York
Even as the three plotters moved
over to the aeroplane one of Craig's
detectives lay hidden directly under
the runway.
Out on the aviation field, in front of
the hangar, Sprague had dragged the
aeroplane down the runway, and there
he stopped to explain to WI and Long
Sin the workings of the gyroscope sta
bilizer
''Tll make the fight to Lakewood
easily" he remarked, then tapping
the bundle of arrows confidently, add
ed, "and it won't be long before Elaine
and that fellow Jameson are settled,
you bet"
Il shall go with you," he said at
length laconically to the aviator
Very WELL" Sprague agreed. 1.-TWO
of US will make it twice as certain"
He climbed into the machine, and
WI followed.
Kennedy's detective, from his hid
ing place, had not missed motion. AS
the aeroplane disappeared he crawled
out and quickly made his way down
the road.
Meanwhile, high over the country,
Sprague and WI were flying, easily
picking out the general direction of
Lakewood.
People at Lakewood may still re-
call the aeroplane that circled again
and again over the town and the beau
tiful estates. Sprague finally located
Wellington Browns, but Elaine was
not there, and there was no use vast
ing the precious arrows on anyone
else. WI peered about eagerly
through field glass.
There they are-over on that hill
side," he muttered with low, guttu-
raj exclamation.
Sure enough, they could see Elaine
under the umbrella, quite conspicu-
ously, with myself posed some feet
away.
Hurry-speed it up" WI urged
Sprague, indicating the exact spot.
Kennedy had FASTENED out to the
fort even before our departure, and
there he had met Lieutenant Waters.
AS they were examining the freight
car, an orderly came running to them.
rs there Professor Kennedy here?"
he asked.
Yes" spoke up Craig. Il am Mr..
Kennedy"
Someone on the telephone, sir.
You can take it at the guardhouse.
He says it's urgent"
Craig fastened across with the or
derby.
I've located our man." shouted his
detective over the wire, IAN aviator
named Sprague-a crook and dope
fend. Somehow they have found out
that Miss Dodge has gone to Lake
wood with Mr.. Jameson. Sprague has
just gone in the aeroplane, carrying
a bundle Of aero arrows, with that
Chinaman, WI Fang"
THE deucel" muttered back Craig.
We'll, you get the local police in
force and surround the hangar. Ar
rest them if they return. / must get
to Lakewood myself"
He hung up the receiver and was
about to dash out. when another idea
occurred to him
Lakewood, $685." he almost shout.
ed at long distance. 'Hello-oh, is
that Mr.. Brown? Is Elaine there?
This is Kennedy. Gone sketching
with Jameson? Well, for heavens
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