White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-09

Tie OOu8nt.
would not hesitate to lie about using
the car. For the moment Gramont
put away the circumstance. but did not
forget IT..
He walked openly toward the Cum
berts buildings, thinking that he would
have time for n good look around the
place before dusk fell he would then
get oft for Houma and attend to Ham,
mond's defense.
AS for the place before him, he was
convinced that It was abandoned. Had
any one, other than Chacherre and
his two friends, been about the build
ings, the late excitement would have
brought out the fact. No n had ap-
peared and the buildings seemed va
cant.
Gramont's intent was simple and
straightforward. In ase he found. as
he expected to find, any evidence Of IL
legal occupation about the place-as
the sheriff seemed TO have discovered
to his cost-he would lay Cbacherre
and the other two men by the heels
that night In Houna. He would then
go on to New Orleans and have Cum
berts arrested, although he had no ex-
pectation that the master crook could
be held on the murder-aecessory
charge. II this place were used for
the lotteries, even, he vas fairly Ger
tain that Memphis Icy would have his
own tracks covered. The men higher
up always did.
He walked straight In upon the
barn. 1t doomed before him, closed,
lurid in the level rays OF the wester-
ing sun. The doors In front had been
only loosely swung together and Ora
mont found them unlocked. He stood
in the opening. and surprise gripped
him. He was held m~otionless, gazing
with astonished wonder at the sight
confronting him.
Directly before him was a small
roadster, n which he remembered to
have seen Jachin Fell using; In this
car, doubtless, Ben Chaeherre had
driven from the city. He recalled the
fact later, with poignant regret for q
lost opportunity. But, at the present
moment, he was lost In amazement at
the great number OF other cars pre-.
senting themselves to his view.
They were lined up as deep as the
barn would hold them, crammed into
every available foot Of space; well
over a dozen cars, he reckoned swiftly.
What was more, all were cars OF the
highest class, with the exception of
Fell's roadster. Directly before him
were two which he was well aware
must have cost close upon ten thou
| sand each. What did this mean? Ger
tainly no one man or one group of men.
In this b~ack-country spot, could expect
TO use such an accumulation of ex-
pensive carsl
Gramont glanced around, but found
no trace of machinery In the barn.
Remembering the motor that he had
heard, he turned from the doorway
in frowning perpiexity. He strobe on
toward the long shed which stood
closer to the house. AT the end OF
this shed was a door, and when he
tried 1t, Gramont found II unlocked. II
swung open TO MS nhnu, ana ne
stepped inside.
At first he paused. confused by the
vague objects around. for II was quite
dark In here. A moment, and his eyes
grew accustomed to the gloomier light
ing. Details anne to him all around
were cars and fragments of cars,
chassis and bodies In all stages of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Still more cars!
He slowly advanced to a long bench
that ran the length of the shop be-
meath the windows. A shop, indeed
a shop. he quickly perceived, fitted
with every tool and machine necessary
20 the most complete automobile re-
pair establishment! Even an air
brush outfit, at one end, together with