Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
Copyright. lsla by ous F. Wood,


this check"
Ross Brown, who was Quests secre-
tary-yalet and general iactotum. &C.
Cepted the slip Of paper aad placed it
in an envelope,
There are 20 other instructions.
sir" he inquired.
Meme" Quest replied, You'll look
ont for the wireless, and you had bet
ter switch the through cable and tel.
egrarA communication on TO head
quarters. Come on, l.enora."
They left the house. entered the
waiting automobile, ana drove rapid
y towards the confines Of the city.
BY Quests directions the nu,oIno-
bile was brought to a ~standstill at a
point where it ski:ted the main rail.
way line. and close to the section
house which he had appointed for
his rendezvous with Laura. She had
apparently . e their approach. and
she came Cut 10 meet them at once. &C.
companied by a short. thick-set man
whom she introduced as Mr.. Koran.
This is Mr.. Koran, the section
boss she explained.
Mr.. Koran shook hands.
Say, I've heard Of you. Mr.. Quest"
he announced. The young lady tells
me you are some interested in that
prisoner they lost of the cars near
here"
That's So" Quest admitted. Wed
like to SO to the spot if We could"
That's dead easy the boss re-
piled. I'll take YOU along On the
handcar."
The section boss turned round and
whistled. From q little side track two
men jumped on to a handcar. and
brought it around to where they were
standing. A few yards away the man
who was ~propelling ia great, red
headed Irishman-suddenly ceased his
efforts. Leaning ever his pole. he
gaZed ct Quest. A sudden ferocity
darkened his coarse face. He gripped
his mate by the arm.
See that bloke there" he asked,
pointing at Quest.
The guy with the linen collar the
other answered. Il see him"
That's Quest, the detective" the
Irishman went on hoarsely. That's
the man who got me five years in the
pen, the beast. That's the man I've
been looking for. You're my mate,
Jim, eh?"
Il guess So" the other grunted.
Are you going to try and do him in?"
Now then. you fellows" Koran
shouted. What are you hanging abou!
there for, Red Gallagher? Bring the
carriage up. You fellows can have a
smoke for an hour. I'm going to take
her down the line for a bit"
The two men obeyed and disap-
peared in the direction of the section
house. Quest looked after them curl
ously.
That's a big fellow" he remarked.
What cid you call him? Red Gala
cher? l seem to have seen him be-
fore"
He was the most troublesome fel.
low on the line once, although he was
the biggest worker" the boss replied.
"He got five years in the penitentiary
and that seems to have taken the
spirit out of him"
II believe l was in the case" Quest
observed carelessly.
That's SO! Now then. young la
dies" Mr.. Koran advised, hold tight.
and here goes."
They ambled down the line for
about half a mile. Then Koran
brought them to standstill.
This is the spot" he declared.
Now, if you want my impressions you
are welcome to them. All the search
has been made on the right-hand side
here and in New York. I've had my
eye on that hill for a long time. My
impression is that he hid there"
I'll take your advice" Quest de-
cided. wei spread out and take a
little exercise in hill climbing"
Good luck to you!" the boss ex-
claimed.
They searched carefully and DELHI
erately for more than half an hour.
Then Laura suddenly called out. They
looked around to find only her head
visible. She scrambled up, muddy and
with wet Leaves clinging to her skirt.
Say. that guy OF a section boss
told me to look out for caves. I've
been in one. sure enough! Only Just
saved myself"
They hurried to where she a
Quest peered into the declivity down
which she had slipped. Suddenly he
gave vent to a little exclamation. At
the same time Laura called out. An
inch or two OF tweed was clearly Wis.
ible through the strewn leaves. Quest.
fat on his stomach, crawled a little
way down, took out his electric torch
from his pocket and brushed the stuff
away. Then he clambered TO his feet.
Our search is over" he declared
~gravely, and your troubles. Lenora.
That is Macdougal's body"
Lenora's face sank into her hands
for a moment. Quest stood on n
side while Laura passed her arm
around the other girls waist.
Quest glanced at lis watch.
III have TO get" he said, but III
send someone along. Cheer up. Le-
nora" he added kindly. Look after
her. Laura"
Quest fastened along the road to