The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-04
BY WADSWORTH CAMP
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Trcving's cart"
Garth was restless. the NEXT fay. The
public. In common with the po.lus De.
partment and the district attorney.s
once. looked upon the caas aTsinrt
Randall - proved and, TO All
disposed o.. Eut Garth. walking alens
upper FIFTH Avenue IN h afisrnoon.
could not resist stopping "a an exnsna-
i've norists and demanding = rose for
HE button hole. When Il was brought
be ssked the price. and. a GOOD deal
disconeerted. handed ovsr the one
70 some time hs CARED At the co,or.
ful fragrant mower. which swayed on
its graceful stem. Then, ~ith an abb
sent air, no placed II on the marble
stand and moved towards the door.
The clerks glanced At each other,
"rea'vs forgotten vow ross. .ir.s one
Of them said
mo matter" Garth replied. -r'vs had
my moneys WORTH
He called % the Inspectors iaf srtrr
dinner. The inspector was atm AZ tbe
office. but Nora conmented on III.
rsstlessness Immediately.
What are you working on. Jlm7 or
course you're through with the Elmford
ease"
I've arranged for a number Of sub.
poenas 10 be served IN the mornlne."
he said. The servant have len the
house. Your father has ARRANGED 10
call his men IN. In an hour or 40 the
house viii he empty. Moral q
stay long this evening"
Jim! What's on your mIndf It's
a clear case"
Yea" he answered. That's why
Jones and the other hat-foot your
father sent out yesterday didn't search
the neiRhborhood far enough TO and
the stone building where Randall hid.
it's why when 1 arrested hin / dIdn.f
look II over either. The arrest at the
time seemed enough. Bur n. DIDN'T ACT
like a man caught with the goods
Your father SAYS he's clever. Maybe
he u. hut wonder N he il Ia TINT
extent. It's been the trouble an along
It's too clear "A case. I talked 10 his
lawyers this afternoon. He's refused
TO put In any defence
Isn't that proof. Jim. that he knows
he hasn't a chanreg"
IT might mean" he answered sthat
he was protecting somebody else. and
that makes one wonder " there mIxhtnt
be something In the house-letters, per-
haps. In TINT bedroom I've never had
a chance to explore-somethlng he
would like TO have destroyed"
Then you're going out there to-
night"
Yes. How would you like a taxi-rlds
to Elmford?"
SO they drove 10 the lonely patch Of
woods near tho Elmford gate where
Garth instructed the driver to wait for
them. lie ted Nora. warming her not
TO speak. through tho obscurity 20 the
entrance. There he paused. and. after
a moment, whistled on a low. prolonged
note.
Almost immediately the sound Of
voices came TO them and the scraplng
OF feet In the gravel Two biacker
patches scarcely outlined themselves
against the black shrubbery.
jones'" Garth called softly.
The men approached.
IAN right" Garth said. 60 along
home. When did they take Mrs. Ran
dan way"
over IN hour ago. Thought you
were never coming. spooky holel"
Well. good night. There's no secret
about your leaving. hut DOM mention
at h station hat I'm here"
Garth tool Nora's arm. aud. eircling
the house at a distance. reached the
stone building by the stream. lie en-
tered. shifting suspioiously.
"Don't move RrOuna. Nora"
DaHNAINuH - .
OF footprints, II impressed him at
once Us significant that none sirayed
far from the threshold. The damp floor
farther IN was disturbed only by a
Ions. Irregular depression modelled. he
knew. by a body. lying prone.
He went outside and ran his light
over the lines Of footprints which con-
verged at the door one set struggled
unevenly up the stream. wlth an ex-
clamntion he followed II along Q bank
until II swung close 20 N. vuI.r. lie
stopped. His lamp moved searchingly
about the bottom Of tho shallow creek
Nora bcnt over his shoulder.
Jim do you see that stone There.
Hold your light steady. It's haen
moved. Look at the dark stain on this
side"
Garth reached over. rolling tho stone
away. He drew from the water a
stout slender rope and a binek cloth.
As he raised the cloth q tiny bottle fell
from It's folds and splinterod on the
rock.
He sprang upright.
'Come along. We've got to turn up
something In the house hat will make
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