The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-26

While Boyle was seeking 10 get j.
cobs out Of the burning shack. she
was speeding aions the sand toward
the rock where she had left Lamar
and Mary.
Gordon. too. had pronted nightly
by her delay. From the rocks he
made his way To the hishroad that
led from Surfton TO the city. An auto
truck. c%ity.bound. chusged past. just
az he reached the road. with q 1.-THE
spring. he swung himself up to .
~prccarious seat at its tailboard.
As she ran. June looked backward.
The shack vas a pillar OF name.
Presently, as she rounded the point,
she dropped TO q sedate walk. Mary
aud Lamar were coming forward from
the rock. to meet her. She forced her
iabored breathing into some sort Of
regularity and answered the eager
question In their eyes by calling out
to them:
Il was too lato. lie had gotten
away. hut I saw the detectives going
toward the shack. II seemed to be on
fire-0r-or something"
"A firey" echoed Lamar. looking
toward the smudec Of smoke that be-
gan to crawl upward over the jutting
shoulder Of the point. Il should say
80. And. look how everyone IL run.
ming! Let's 20 to see IT,"
Lamar reached the scene Of the
blaze to find q crowd already there.
PThe fire shared public attention with
two men. n Of whom held the others
head on his knee.
Max shouldered his way through the
group that hemmed IN these two.
Boyle looked up and recognized him.
He's coming round. oil right. Mr..
Lamar" he said smoke was too
much for him. Geo. but we had n
queer time In that shack"
"In the shack" repeated Lamar
"You surely never went into that blaz
ing howell Il look for your man."
We sure did" responded Boyle.
Only II wasn't blazing then. W. bust
In the door and started for an inner
door And then q woman's hand stuck
out through the opening and-it had
a lighted lamp. Threw the lamp at Us
and"
"A woman" Questioned the amazed
Lamar. "A w3nan--threw u lamp o,
YOU"
1t was a woman. all right" insisted
Boyle. NO man eve had such q little
white hand. Besides"
Besides" gasped Jacobs feebly
the hand had r Red Circle on the
back"
mol" gasped Lamar. dumfounded
in~credulous. NO! II couldn't hav'
been! Not"
1t was. though" declared Boyle
I'VE both saw Il. We"
Miss Travis," broke In Lamar. a
no caught sight OF June. who had Jus
come up. DO you hear this7 Thes'
men say a oma was In that shack
that she threw a lamp at them-tha
there was a Red Circle on her hand.
No. really" exclaimed June. "a
woman--with tho Red Circle"
She checked herself abruptly. La
mars gaze was fixed on her own RICH
hand. carelessly displayed to his view
Her guilty glance fell o. the back Q
her hand. II vas snowy. velvet,
shapely. No sign Of the Red Circl
was visible on It's smooth surface.
"Can--can you explain ~" she ia
tered. Can you explain how a won
an - with the Red Circle - coul
have-?" .
No" he said brusquely. a. he fousi
TO shake on q feeling of strange mi
trust that encompassed him. mo,
cant. IL can't"
Then. with an effort. changing u
J subject. he went on
my letter from Chief Allen bcgs q
to come back 10 town and consult wit
"A him on the Gordon case. must cate
the noon train. IL I an. Good by"
n. Abruptly he turned away. ignorir
the girls pretty gesture Of farewe
M Mrs. Travis came down to the besc
Al. at noontide. In her car. On the fro
Ia. seat. beside tho chauffeur. rode Yam
ne Tho tonneau was half filled with hal
pers and baskets.
M. From the table bowlder they b
nd chosen for their luncheon board e'
Her N the morning June and Ma
waved 10 Mrs. Travis.
an Here" d@eceed June. ~ tho j
he came plodding up, "LJre 10 the roc
or. Yama. Spread the lunch there, a
m. put the car cushions on those rows
stones TO each side. Call us wh
m. you're ready. And he ready a. so
a. you ran. I'm starved. Mrs. Tra'
ne wants I o ses where the IRE Was Il
morning. We will be back In five m
utes. Try TO have everything on I
A.. table nv that time"
49,. The three strolled away.
Yama. as they left him. set to VIC
with q viii 10 get tho luncheon rea
'o within tho brief five minutes silott
him.
A the Jap vi not gifted with e,
in his hack. no did not sec q frov
head emerge from a cave-mouth In
lower part Of the hut. o few yal
o.. behind him.