Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-07-21

thirty-two or thereabouts. clean-shav.
en-. For second he stood still: then
instead of advancing into the room, he
turned abruptly round and went out,
closing the door behind him.
Instantly Christopher sprang mp.
ats the man himself" were the words
that flashed into his head.
Out bolted Christopher. and was
just In time to see a yellow automo-
bile swerving round the corner close
by.
Dinner was but half over and Chris
topher was still hungry, yet there was
only one thought in his mind to
follow the yellow motor-car. He turned
to hand money to a staring waiter.
and say. Don't mind change" as Mr..
John Smith had done before on a pre-
vious emergency, when q leather-clad
chauffeur came running up, a dazed
look on his face.
well. l never" this youth ex-
claimed inelegantly, as the automobile
disappeared round the corner. "Is he
out Of his wits?'
ais that your carr asked Chris
topher.
"Yes." answered the chauffeur; 'ft's
gone OF without me-"
perhaps I'm going his way" said
Christopher. IF SO. you can go on
with ne. il you like. IN my car. I'm
starting at once. What's your en-
ployer's nameT
"Fortescue." replied the chauffeur.
81 don't know much about him. only
got the job yesterday. He's shipping
his cara forty-horse-power Ressler-
from Dover to Calais by cargo boat
tonight"
Five minutes later Scarlet Runner
was of. and flying faster than the law
allows. When Scarlet Runner rushed
through Dover towards the quay, she
passed a yellow car standing in the
open doorway Of a garage.
That's she. I'd swear It'll" cried
the chauffeur; and Christopher stopped
in triumph. "We've done the trick =
he said to himself.
But, though they had tracked the
car. they had lost tie man. The Ress
Ter, 1t appeared, had had an &C
cident. She had broken her change
speed lever not far from the garage
where Christopher found her standing
and her owner had paid some men tc
help him push her into her present po
sition. BE wished to catch the night
boat. he explained, for Calais. anc
would leave money for the cars keeI
| and repairs. Later he would wire ar
address and Instructions.
Without another word Christopher
! started the throbbing Scarlet Runner
OF towards the station. where. aftel
| hurried explanations to the station
master. he got into telephone com
munication with the Daily Recorder
and received instructions TO follow tbs
escaping criminal across the Channe
at the newspapers expense, instantly
and at any cost.
There was a small tug which coulI
be hired. and Christopher chartered
reached Calais before daylight, ant
| went straight to the railway station
! to learn, If he could, whether the mar
he sought had been among the pass
engers in the bOat-train for Paris. Bu
there had been a crowd of EnglishmeI
and Americans. several of whom an
swered well enough to the description
! given. so far as French porters ant
ticket-takers could remember.
Christopher had brought the chauf
/ feur across with him. thinking E'
might be useful. and now he decided L
leave the man in Calais to look abou
for his absconding master. and wir
10 him (Christopher) at the Hotel Con
tinental. Paris. If Fortescue were seen
The first thing that Christopher di'
on reaching his destination was t
drive to the Care du Nord and try {
learn whether a tall. slim. clean
shaven, brown-faced, and brown-haire,
Englishman OF thirty-twO. dressed il
light clothes. had arrived by the nigh
train from Calais. Here he met shrug
of the shoulders and the answer b
expected.
The next move In the game was (
seek the aid Of a private detective
since the French police would onl
interest themselves in such a ques
when applied to by their brothers o
the other side. That application woul
come; but meanwhile Christopher in
tended TO leave no stone unturned
and IL was not until he had done a.
that could be done by way of intei
views and kilograms that he went I
bed at the Continental, where he ha
taken a small suite of rooms.