New-York tribune., 1920-08-01

the wrapper. NV theory Is that II
came from Whately. There's line
in it that reads like an invitation
to meet him in the mountains.
."Her father has been great fel-
low for fishing-trout fishing. We
found that he owns neck of the
woods up here with trout stream
and a bungalow on the mountain
overlooking a place called Carey
vile. Two Of our boys have just
reported from Careyville that Mary
Eangton's in that bungalow with
an old woman, a servant who's been
in the family for years.
"The girl drew all her money out
of her private account before she
left. Ny theory is that she's going
to persuade Whately to get away
where we can't find him, and she
intends to use the money to help
him to do it. We haven't much
time to lose. She probably knows
that we've been watching her. She
won't want to have any delay. But
he knows that we haven't been able
to get on his trail. He'll feel more
confident than she does. And unless
she intends to go with him she'll
have difficulty persuading him to
start. Understand"
eyes, sir" Barney answered.
"Well, that's our opportunity
The boys up at Careyville report that
they can't get near the Langtor
bungalow without rousing suspicion
We have to be careful. We can't
cover the woods. Whately coulG
travel for days in any one Of halt
dozen different directions without
showing himself. If we're to catch
him We'll have to do it before eithel
he or the girl suspects that we're
even looking for him up here.
"That's where you come in. You've
got to get into the Langton bunga
low and watch her. He's probably
hiding somewhere near. The boys
at Careyville can see the h, ss witt
field glasses, and they report thai
no man has shown himself yet He
may come out at night. Or she may
go to see him. That's what you've
got to find out.
"Well arrange q system of sig
mails, so that you can summon us a.
soon as you locate him. The boy
are to meet US with an auto at Bea
verton, the station this side of the onl
where passengers get out at Carey
vile. Well make the arrangement
with them for your signals, so as t,
be sure they'll be practicable. Ant
well take you in the auto up tn
road as far as we dare go toward tn,
bungalow and drop you. Well go OF
to Careyville in the machine. Thel
tomorrow morning you'll have t.
talk your way into the girls conf
dence some way or other. Have 70,
brought those old clothes with you?
eyes, sir"
"Well, you can put them on in tn
auto. I'll lay out a story for you a
soon as we can see the boys. l dom
know the locality. Well have t.
have something about getting lost il
the woods, I suppose. Well decid
that later"
Babbing gave Barney "The Queen
, Choir" "Sit over there and amust
yourself. | have to go through
these reports. See if you can thinl
of some way Of talking yourself int
the Langston bungalow"
Barney glanced at the book. I
opened naturally at the marked
page, because Mary Langton, crying
over that passage, had hugged it hys
terically to her bosom and broker
the binding. Barney saw no sug
gestion of her there. The under
scored line seemed merely silly
""Though mountains meet not
lovers may! Pickles"
When they arrived at Middleton
Babbing said: "There isn't any din
ing car on. Pm going out to &c
something to eat. You stay wher
you are" He added, in explana
ton: you'll have to be hungr,
when you get to Langston's." An,
Barney understood that the plan O
campaign was being prepared an,
his part in it decided on.
He sat back in his seat and duti
fully began to nurse his hunger.
1t was dark when they arrived a
Beaverton and came out of the hea
and glare of the Pullman into tn
coolncss Of a mountain night and tn
moist gusts of a wind that threat
ened rain. They were met at tn
car steps by an operative, who tool
Babbing's handbag without a wor,
and led the way to a waiting auto
mobile. The driver was putting OF
storm curtains.
Grain coming, Sam" Babbin,