The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-03-03

many watchful eyes on the patrol boat
had any one thought OF such funcifu!
means or escape as that suggested 10y
the naval officers theory Even the
very self confident Smithson was dunn
founded when he heard what had hap.
pened, though he quite canditlly nc.
knowledged that the thing could be
done.
Three days later Manning knew for
certain that All Singh was at large
again. IL was ascertained. almost by
chance, that a package Of kilograms
In duplicate had been purloined from a
government Office. and Manning, when
apDrised Of the theft. soon understood
Its object, because among those very
documents were some which set forth
the fact that Maxwell Judson, the Ill
fated inventor Of quadrinOlite. had Sc
cretly intrusted the formula to his
nephew. Captain Ralph Cook, Elev-
enth United States cavalry, recently
stationed In the far east, but now
back In New York on f,irlough.
The mere mention OF quadrinolIte
awOke Manning's llvellest suspicious.
and brief inquiry showed that Ali
Smghs agents were already devotlng
some attention to the young cavalry
officer. Manning did not lose second
In getting TO work. He mt once sent
a succinct note. which read:
Dear Captain Cook-Circumstances lead
me TO believe that an oriental desperate
named All Singh, who was actually re-
sponsible for your uncles death. has learn
ed that YOU have the formula OF quadrino-
lite In your possession. He will certainly
try 10 get it--indeed he IL trying now.
Guard the documents carefully. az All
Singh II wonder worker and has his
spies and agents planted everywhere. As
official business calls me out OF town in
the morning. | am asking Police Captain
Kemp to 80 TO see you. I am sincerely
yours. Enrol MANNING.
Captain Cook was seated that even
ing I'm his sitting room In the hotel
when his attention was caught by
noise at the window. 1t puzzled him.
because his room was on the tenth
floor. but the newborn suspicion en-
gendered by the revelations made by
Kemp and the others led him 10 pay
particular heed to anything out Of the
ordinary. When second time some
glass gently, but Enthusiastically, the sol
der hcsitated no longer, but ran across
the room. threw open the lower half
Of the window and leaned out
All Singh's crafty helpers had fore
seen that he would do just that thing.
A lasso fell from the floor above, coiled
with lightning-like rapidity around his
neck, and. at imminent risk Of being
strangled on the way. he was hauled
bodily TO the next story. There. while
struggling back to consciousness he
was stupefied with a narcotic and hur-
riedly arrayed In eastern clothing. In
consequence the conspirators had no
difficulty In removing him from the
hotel on the plea that one Of their
number had fallen III and must he TAX
en- TO hospital.
Manning wishing for some reason to
have "a personal chat with the young
officer called ON him unexpectedly. and
inquiry led to the discovery that, al
though Captain Cook was supposed to
lie In his room. no answer was forth
coming on the telephone. Producing
his authority ! the young diplomat per.
suaded the manager to have the door
opened.
X OF course the suit Of apartments was
empty. There were no indications OF
any struggle. Captain Cooks military
cap was lying on the table among his
papers. bur the young officer himself
was not to be found anywhere. Police
Captain Kemp, summoned hastily. help
L.. A = IL In,
ascertained that a number OF Asiatics
who had vanished when one of their
party became Iii had occupied the room
above Cooks. This fact led to the
correct Interpretation OF the open win
dow, and the two men were regarding
each other with something akin to
despair-for they seemed never to be
able to foresee their enemy's strategic
moves--when Bronson raced In with
extraordinary news.
II knew you were here. Manning"
he said. land that Kemp was with
you because they told me at the police
station, and Il was as quick TO rush
here I'm the car as to phone"
Manning read In his friends face
that something dramatic had happened
"Tell me-" he said stoically. lis Mar
yAret in their hands again.
mot quite so bad" was the answer
"but bad enough. They've got Malta
1t developed that the three girls went
out for a walk. the detectives follow
ing close behind, when each felt
pricking sensation In the shoulder
They had been hit with darts. Wher
the other two regained consciousness
Malta was gone