Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
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Where have they gone? What has
become of them?" ] cried
"Probably the unexpected has hap
pened this time" said my husband.
"rhey have escaped, my dear, or they
have been released. Beastly luck, to
miss them"
''BeastlyP' I repeated.
But must admit that I'm enthralled
with my new quarters as compared to
the rat-infested hole we have just aban-
doned, my love. The prospect is bet
ter. too"
ut looks to me as If you and I might
have to stay here quite a little while"
said T., But Wen be comfortable, I as
sure you, for a time They have left a
hard lOaf-and some cheese-and ciaret,
l notice Thank goodness the party
wasn't rescued-before I fell for that
trap. Bob! Just think. Never to know
all my life-what had become Of you"
1 reached out a clinging hand. II
seemed as if We never could stop ex-
claiming over our wonderful good for
tune, but at last we grew practical and
pened to be shut up in the dungeon.
An attack was made on the hacienda
by gang of Mexican outlaws" be ex-
planned. "They demanded two ranchers,
tive Americans, who were good for an
enormous ransom. They claimed that
they were the original and only owners
Of the two Americans, by right of cap
ture. They claimed that some govern
ment soldiers had flched their captives
and shut them up in the hacienda and
they had come to get them back. My
dear Jane, they gave the inhabit of
the hacienda q mighty stiff scare, I can
tell you. But they didn't get the Amer
leans"
"ThoSe two men are certainly In luck
They were safe enough in the secret
chamber, / can tell yOu!
and for once, in spite Of your good
intentions, g little out luck, my dear.
Who do you suppose was the leading
bandit"
I named the chief of all the Mexican
brigands
Wrong. Twas our old and honored
friend, Morrison
The detective? 2" I gasped
Sure thing!" Bob asserted. Morrison !
Forever on the JOB, Leading his own
men. His bandits were a camouia sc,
you see,7
His own men-disguised az outlaws"
I broke in. ''Americans-all of them
Coming to the rescue of Spence and Ar
cherw
And incidentally, to the rescue of the
Lorimer family, my dear. I had a word
with Morrison. On the side. There isn't
much happening in Mexico at the present
moment that he doesn't know about. He
has little secret service bureau that is
a peach. He had all the details about
Jordan and Gene-down to their mock
trial and sentence to death. He was aw-
fully worried, for Mexican brigands have
lately murdered two Americans not far
from here"
archer and Spence would certainly
have been shot if 1 hadn't rescued them
It's too dreadful"
IT'S meant to be dreadful. my love
Whoever wants to stir up trouble be
tween the United States and Mexico Is
playing big trumps, just now. Nor
rison knows. He decided that the rev
Olutionists mustn't have n chance. so he
raided the hacienda with his gang as
freeboOters. 1t was n grand blCG IS
soon as he had drawn off his fors
feated for a ttme-the powers ti@
heraabouts trapped me"
How, Bob?"
How? You ask how? In the OBJ
vlous way That sly little maid of yours
was sent to me to say that you had been
found-that You had been hurt by a fall
into a cellar-that you were calling for
mo-"
Bob! How are we ever going to get
away from This place."
Bob looked around as if he thought
the walls had cars. Then he wills
pered
Morrison will look out for that. He's
coming back in a few days with small
army of his imitation scoundrels"
ITO Be COntinued.)