The Washington times., 1916-08-20

ea nssy to Il. Os v. She s came
out with an accustomed air In which
there was nothing furtive-nothing
hidden. They both felt that she was
probably a visitor-some friend OF
"Notbln' aoln' here" said the de;
down TO Grand Central and watch a
ket baskets. or hayseeds with heavy
whiskers or extra black coons-thats
our lay. Peter Raven will come In
disguised.
Az they passed the baggage room one
burden OF q heavy trunk with a taxi
driver Jimmy watched them idly.
They approached taxisab. and me.
OF the number. Then his eye focused
on a heavily yelled woman in deep
mourning who was pacing up and
down impatiently at the side of the
taxi.
At the moment q getting into the cab
my went to the rescue, and as he helped
the woman In. her veil flew back, dis
closing n hard face that had arrested
good looks In an unpleasant sort.
Jimmy wandered II she was so good
looking that she was ugly. or so ugly
that she was good looking. Then the
detective spoke to him jocuhrly.l
Say, young fellow, Is you're going
to moon over every skirt that comes
along. you won't be much help to be in
tracing Peter Raven"
Jimmy was too wise to argue. and
trotted along In what the detective took
to be a meekly acquiescent manner.
IL they had followed that taxi they
might have been a bit startled. for
when 1t reached certain flat in a
k.tr ,.A tN
the trunk was carried UP and the tax
driver paid off and disposed Of rather
remarkable thing happened,
The woman threw back the lid II The
trunk and out stepped a man. who shook
hin,self rather stiffly and then embraced
prietorsh'p. Peter paven had come homo
to his wife, Laurette.
Jimmy became so disguised with thu
inefficiency OF his team mate that HI
hurried back to the office OF the detec
tive bureau for little consultation
you haven't the photograph o
Ravens wife by any chance" aske'
"sure-here It is now. Want to hav
sraSR and 5m@ Hne held out fen sss'S
the woman he had helped into ca
Chief. I've seen that woman. Sh
W was getting heavy trunk from tn
noontime. Do you know what was Il
III"
The chief leaned across the desl
eagerly. Eyes. son. he queried.
Jimmy Jimmy 'miled a..Is Jimmy oS grin Pate
Raven was In that trunk"
| Find the Chauffeur"
Still more eagerly the chief leane
toward this unexpected aide. Fin
the chaueffeur." said he.
Finding a chauffeur whose taxi mum
Der you know Is not at all an impos
sible task. though II may take you I
and out of New York and surburb'
Jimmy took detective with him, an
1t was with great delight that they ra
down their quarry In mid-afternoon.
A few minutes later they entere
the very apartment house to which tn
driver had taken his fare and her bal
gage that morning. They hid then
selves around the turn Of the hallwa
and watched the door Of that apar'
mssnt' ,,I EtnSSlly yor q man left It, The
Detective Ryan followed him an
, Jimmy forced the lock and entered tn
flat What he saw there satisfied hill
as to his previous deductions. and
| few minutes. later he came downstaiI
Said that minion Of the, law: 10y
friend the taxi driver picked up I'll
man were sleuthing, as fare. II
sent back another chap with a mes
, sage they were going to Grand Ger
trail and he'd meet us there and stee
|. us to the train the guy from Raven
flat takes"
And so. as twilight was falling, jim
my and Detective Ryan found then
selves in q train which was meandei
ing ,placidly. from station to static
which borders the Hudson.
, At wayside flag station. the
quarry alighted. He hurried dow
,, through the country roads to littl
dock where several rowboats wer
moored.
He looked about cautiously to max
, sure that he was not observed an
then embark ed In one OF the rowboa'
and started across the river. Jimm
and the detective entered another boa
lently, lest the sound Of their oaI
betray them to the man they were To-
!. lowing.
The man aeemed making for a spc
, across the river. Jimmy gave an eN
|, clamation and then whispered. Fast
er!"
Ryan bent unquestioningly to tn
oars. And Jimmy rowed with des
! peration. The spot OF light had grow
to an oblong. 1t was the window {
room. And in the lighted openin
they saw clearly siih0uetted PietuI
!. In their arms. The men lifted tn
bundle and hurled II far out Jimm
could hear the splash as 1t struck tn
water.
, and spIash Jimmy lifted his ayes an