Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-02

pt10LOT. Iney come nfOuEn mere
every few days. always about the
same time."
Where do. they go?" questioned
Dean eagerly, feeling at last that the
scent wa growing hot.
The man shook his head III a
puzzled way.
I've often wondered about that.
They're always heading south and ap-
pear to, be in a powerful hurry. but
the funny part OF it is l amt never
seen them coming back"
DO you know their names?"
mo. I can't say i do, though 1t
seems as if I'd heard one Of them
was
do they always come by on the
same day-on Wednesday," asked
Jane. forgetful once more Of Deans
warning to let him do the talking lest
her voice should betray her sex.
Come to think Of it." said the man,
II guess it always is on a Wednesday
they come by"
"Is the number of their car any
thing like this?" asked Dean. exhibit
ing an entry in his notebook.
II couldn't say" said the man,
studying the figures. I know it is a
New York license. and the number
cIOS WILL tWO niue like INIS one OOeS.
What might you be wanting them
,for?" =. Il
He spoke to a cloud of dust, for
Dean had started up the motorcycle
before he finished speaking and al
ready, was speeding away.
Where now?" asked Jane. -.
II don't know" he answered frank
Ily. II only know we are going the di.
rection the Hofs went, and I want ia
| M t. 80 kL-- tA&~.& xL4-, --k - -.
ahead. The chap back there had told
us all he knew and was beginning to
get curious. so thought it better to
vamOose."
It's funny about his never seeing
them coming back"
Probably there is nothing mysteri-
Gus about that. I have q notion they
always IN up one side the river and
down the other, taking the 125th
a bad plan to help them in eluding
too curious observers. All these Ger
man spies are trained to leave as blind
trail behind them as possible. The
thing we have got to discover is what
brought them up here. We've just
got to fnd out their destination"
II am afraid there ia little chance
OF U doing that" insisted Jane.
We've nothing to 30 on" ~.
l NV q w 4OoA IACu .s 8VAllSIIl4uk II w u
know that their destination is some
here between here and Fort Lee on
this side of the river. That narrows
down the search considerably. That's
more, too, than anybody else that the
Chief has had on their trail has learn
ed. Some thing tells me that we are
getting warm right now. Obviously
the place they come to must be, near
er West Point than it is New York.
Il Tt {, -vAsplA hoWAI,, kolA 10 10000
about . course. even for the sake Uf
hiding their tracks. Keep a sharp
lookout for tire tracks leaving the
main road" Id,
The route they were following
quickly led them into o sparsely in
habtted mountainous district and in
stead Of the concerted state highway
they found themselves on a billy dirt
road, full Of ruts and loose stones
was all Dean could do to manage the
machine. 50 that he had to leave most
Of the task OF observing the by-ways
TO Jane For. more than two miles
they had saen neither house nor barn.
Ones OF twice they came upon little
vsed lanes leading OF through the
woods. but none Of them showed any
traces Of ,tha. recent passing Of an
automobile.
a. they came dashins around a
curve on . steep down-srade, where
hardly more than the semblAnce Of q
road had been cut into the hillside,
Jane caught her breath sharply.
Above the roar Of their own motor she
thought she heard some other noise.
something that sounded like another
car nearby; yet neither behind nor
xhead was thers another automobile
in. sight.
Listen" she cried sharply.
Dean started to slow down. but II
was too late. Out OF . out in the hill
bushes at the side On which Jane was
riding. q great gray motor shot out
Just - they were passing. Jane
caught just one glimpse Of the man on
the, drivers seat. Il VA Frederic
Hon. frantjcally twisting It the wheel
IN m effort to avsft the threatened
collisiOn. Thefe came . thudf aud 4
crash - the forward part Of the Hof
car struck the motoreycls ! gianpinr
blow. eveftuTting 1t completely. TOO