New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13

He was well around the curve. and
the cliff was broken by q wedge Of
timber, when q curiously shaped OBJ
ject projected itself over the edge o.
the bank. and rolling down, lay almost
at his feet. The lamps brought 1t into
sharp relief-a man, gagged and tied
and rolled. cigar shaped, In an auto
mobile robe.
The chancellor turned, and called to
his men. Then he bent over the bun
die. The others ran up, and cut the
bonds. What with cold and long In
action, and his recent drop over the
bank, the man could not speak. One
of the secret service men had q flask
and held 1t to his lips. An amazing
situation, indeed. increased by the dis
covery that under the robe he wore
only his undergarments, with q sol.
dier's tunic wrapped around his shout.
ders. They carried him into the car
where he lay with head lolling back.
and his swollen tongue p%rotruding.
Half dead he was, with cold and long
anxiety. The brandy cleared his mind
long before he could speak. and he
saw by the uniforms that he was in
the hands Of the enemy. He turned
sulkily silent then, convinced that he
had escaped one death but to meet an
other. Twenty-four hours now he had
faced eternity, and he was ready.
He preferred, however, to die fully
clothed, and when, in response to his
pointing up the bank and to his in
%articulate mouthings, one Of the secret
police examined the bit Of woodland
with his pocket flash, he found a pair
Of trousers where Milky had left them.
neatly folded and hung over the branch
of a tree. The brandy being supple
mented by hot coffee from a patent bot
tie. the man revived further, made an
effort. and sat up. His tongue was
still swollen, but they made out what
he said. He had been there since the
night before. He was Of Karnla. and
a kings messenger.
II was coming back from the bar.
rier," he said thickly, "where I had
carried dispatches to the officer In
charge. On my return a a hailed
me from the side Of the road, near
where you found me. I thought that
he desired to be taken on, and stopped
my car. But he attacked me. He was
armed and I was not. He knocked me
%senseless, and when I awakened I was
above the road, among trees. I gave
myself up when the snow commenced.
Few pass this way. But I heard your
a coming and made a desperate ef-
fort"
"Then," asked one Of the agents,
these are not your clothes?"
"They are his, sir"
The agent produced a fash light and
Inspected the garments. Before the
chancellor's eyes, button by button,
strap on the sleeve. star on the cuff,
came into view the uniform Of . cap
tain Of his W regiment. the Srrra-
diers. Then one Of his own men lad
done this Infamous thing. n Of his
own OuCeTS, lnueeu.
go through the pockets" he or.
dered sternly.
Came into view under the fash a
pair Of gloves. a box of matches. a silk
handkerchief, a card case. The agent
said nothing, but passed a card to the
chancellor, who read it without com
ment.
There was silence in the a r
At last the chancellor stirred. "This
mamie took your car ont"
"Yes. And he has not returned. No
other machine has passed"
The secret service men exchanged
There was more to this than
appeared. Somewhere ahead, then,
was Milky Larisch, with a motor that
did not belong to him, and wearing
which his victim described as
a chauffeur's coat of leather, breeches
and puttees, and a fur greatcoat over
all.
Had the snow commenced when
his %happened"
mot then, sir. Shortly after"
go out with the driver" the
ordered one of his men,
and watch the road for the tracks Of
another car. Go slowly"
So 1t was that, after an hour or so,
they picked up Nikky's trail, now
.wenty-four hours old but still clear,
md followed 1t. The chancellor was