New Britain herald., 1924-08-26
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Rah Mftls, Natis haANNt - ,ingly searching the countryside TOT inc .bandits" who held un lhaef' weod. Chester. linderwaads son finds the hidden car on the faheh' Mesween nretends not 10 Know nov ii came to be there, Sally and ths Wreck have decided t0 make an ssT cane on horseback kht now sans says. "We may not have 10 flae horses, after all"
 Now Go On With the story
 "Huh9" .
 "chester has found the wheel He merely stared, ~. "f knew he had something on ms mind," she said. "fhats the man reason I went for ride, He was ail unified up with importance, He has the idea that he's going 10 put something over on the shefln'
 "\yhere's the wheel?" demanded the Wreck.
 "He wouldn't tell me,
 "Well, what did he tell you?'
 nJn the first place" said Sally. ,owerinr her voice, "he told me all about his wonderful discovery Of the flivyer. and all about what nap nenod between his father ana Charley Mcswecn. He's terribly nroud of what he has done. lie thinks he's q sort Of detective so' having found the car and stirred up A lot of excitement, he thought me next thing to do was 10 ma The wheel. He told me that he found if inside of 10 minutes"
 The Wreck had a twinge Of cha grin. He had spent whole hours on the job, without obtaining so much as trace.
 "Of course" added Sally. Tit wasn't for me 10 show that ] was especially interested. wasn't go- ing to stir up any suspicion. got inst as interested as could afford to be. but not any more. tod him I thought he was wonderfully clever. and even asked him where he found the wheel. But he said he was not going to tell anybody until he caught the hold-up gang not even his father. He has an idea that if he doesn't say anything about the wheel it will help hlm 10 find the people who own It."
 The Wreck considered the infor- nation.
 Anything else?" he asked.
 "Nothing else, except-"She hesi- tated.
 What"
 well. I thought if Chester knew where the wheel was, that perhaps YOU could find out too.'
 There was an interchange ot glances. Al,
 q think I get you," said the Wreck.
 "I think you do, Henry"
 "Much obliged"
 "But not till after supper" she warned him. We've got to wait for dark. And. of course. I'll help any way I can."
 So Chester Underwood had dis covered the wheel. had he? The Wreck began to study the situation, and became absorbed in it.
 "It was all right for me to go riding, wasn't it?" interrupted Sally
 He came out of his reverie and looked at her as if he did not get the point. ,
 "All right?" he echoed. Why not? I guess anything you do is all right, isn't it?"
 Ut all depends, Henry Williams You're so awfully queer
 CHAPTER XVII
 RecSlessIy Thorough
 It was after dark when the Wreck sneaked his ridiculous little grir out of the bunk house and carried it up to the shed where the filVVer stood. He tossed the grip into the car and placed an unlighted lantern where he could easily find it. Then he walked back to the kitchen | Sally was there, pretending to be busy but her mind was not on her l task
 "Go upstairs and throw your grips out of the window" he said 'Ill be waiting for 'em."
 i've been thinking" said Sally Suppose he won't tell?"
 "He will. But I want your gun.
 "You've got to be careful, Henry
 "I'll be careful"
 She saw that his mood seemed tc be wholly calm and it treasured her.
 "The gun will be in the sma bag" she said, as she went out o the kitchen.
 But before she tossed her grip' out of the window, down into thu shadow where the Wreck stood, sh' took the precaution of emptying th' cylinder of the six-shooter. She va thinking less about the safety O Chester Underwood than she was 0 the welfare of the Wreck.
 The man who waited in tn shadow picked up the grips as the! thudded on the ground and hastenet away in the direction of the shed He had several things to do hetor he was ready to recover the m1sslni front wheel That would be tn final detail, he decided. He was no assailed by the smallest doubt tha ] he would find what he sought. . He went over to the shed wher the big Underwood car was Rep : and found couple of five gallo cans. Two big metal drums, file with gasoline, stood outside. and hemisphere of moon supplied igh enough for his work. He filled tn cans and returned with them to tn tool shed. where he flooded the f1iv ver's tank 10 the brim. Then Il made a second trip. refilling hl