South Bend news-times., 1922-10-03

by ROBERT W. CHAMBERS

wood-road out of Ghost Lake?"
NO"
We'll, a wealthy tourist from
New York-a Mr. Sard, stopping a.,
Ghost Lake Inn-was held up and
robbed last Saturday toward sun
down"
Never heard of him" said Clinch,
calmly
There was a pause.
we heard you had new man
named Hal Smith working around
your place"
NO"
"He came here Saturday night"
Who says so?"
"A guide from Ghost Lake"
He's a liar"
You know said Lannis. "it
won't do YOU any good If hoId-up
men can hide here and make a get
away"
"G'wan and search" said Clirch,
calmly.
They searched the hotel from
barn, Oa--shed, out-houses.
While this was going on, Clinch
Went into the kitchen.
Eve ne said coolly, "the State
Troopers are after that fellew, Haf
smith, who came here Saturday
n.Eht Where IS hep"
He went into Harrod's % get US
deer she replied in a low voice.
what has he done?"
stuck up a man on the Ghost
Lake road. He ought TO have told
me. DO you think you could meet
up with him and tip him OFF,"
Hes hunting on owl Marsh. III
try"
"All right. Change your CLONES
and slip out the back door. And
icok out for Harrod's patrols, too. %
"Au right. dad, she said. IF I
have TO be out tonight, don't worry.
III get word to smith somehow"
Half an hour later Lannis and
S-Orm0nt returned from a prowi
around the clearing Lannis paid
the reckoning; his comrade led our
the horses. He said again to Lannis:
I'm sure ii was the girl. She
wore mems clothes and she went
into the woods on a run"
About three o'clock the two S.ate
Troopers. riding at ? walk. came TO
the forks Of the Ghost-Iake road.
NOW said Lannls 10 Stormont.
'If YOU really believe YOU saw the
sirl beat IT out of -he back door and
take 20 the woods, she's probably
somewhere in there" he pointed
into the western forest But" he
added. what's your idea in follow
ing her?"
"She wore mems clothes; she was
in a hurry ana trying 20 keep out
II sight. wondered whether
Cunch might have sen. her 10 warn
this hold-up fellow
All right Take your bearings
This road runs west TO Ghost Lake:
We sleep at the Inn there-if YOU
mean to cross the woods on foot"
S.ormont nodded. consulted his
map and compass poCketed both.
unbuckied his squire
When he was ready he gave his
lridle 70 Lanuis.
I'D just Ike 20 see what she's up
90 he remarked
The forest was open amid a big
stand of white pine and hemlock.
and Stormont Travelled easily and
swiftly He had struck a line by
compass thai must cross the direc-
sion taken by Eve Strayer when she
Iest Clinch's But II was q wild
chance that ne vous5 ever rur across
Der.
Far away IN the open forest Stor-
mont heard the shot and turned in
tla- direction
But Eve already was very near
when the young man who called
himself Hal smith fred at one of
Herrod's deer-a three-prong buck
on The edge Of the dead water.
smith had drawn and dressed the
buck by the time the girl found him.
He was cleaning up when ahe ar
rived. squat-irs by the waters edge
when ire heard her voice across the
sUale.
smith. The state Troopers are
looking for you,"
He stood up, dried his hands on
his breeches The cir. picked her
way across the bog, jumping from
one tussock TO the next.
When she told him what had hap
pcnei he began 20 laugh.
Did YOU really stick up this
uaD2' she asked increduously.
"Im afraid did. Eve be re-
piled s-lU laughing.
The girls entire expression al
tered.
so ,ha.s the sort you are, che