Evening star., 1927-09-14
CHAPTER NXIX.
A WOman's Leg.

w his ::rns nn,ef!s: Rs:st.n woman
has slipped through,
Carey answered gloomily. Mighty
clever getaway, but it doesn't help
matters :,
"I knew she'd slipped through,
Winston replied. shes the fofSer.
Who let her go?'
81 did" the captatin of the Hope
admitted. "She managed to change
places with q young seaman on duty
in the frst officers lifeboat while 1t lay
alongside during his interview with
me. The fellow had asked to be taken
into Cristobal to see dentist. and
she got into his clothes and maze the
trip. 1t was quite dark by the time
the first officer went back to The shore:
he never noticed the boy. I'm eX-
tremely sorry. ] assure you
''It won't make much difference"
Winston said, "and it may help us to
trace the other one. The only trouble
is that her friends will Immediately
put her on my trail and Marie's, and
she'll be more careful. You're holding
the boy who helped her. of course"
"YeS, and we've beer watching the
Holmes place ever since we heard of
her loss" Carey said. Shed go there,
I'm certain"
"And they'll tell her that the pi-
geons came in with blanks, and she II
report that they were stolen from her
and she never sent them out" Win
ston's funny countenance was rueful
as he summed up the outline of the
Russians grand tour"
"Mr. Dahlgren." Carey went on,
we've had messages to the effect that
Miss Morris father and your Mr.. ani
Mrs. kean are on the way down here.
Sailed from New York this morning. "
He handed Chris a yellow dispatch
You can reach them at any time if
there is nothing wrong with their
wireless"
by the way. Winston asked the
captain of the Hope, what was wrong
with your Instrument"
The captain shook his head.
We're beginning to think that it
was bewitched. The inspector couldn't
find a thing the matter with it, 1t
began broadcasting as soon as he got
into the room"'
''Bewitched. nothing" Winston was
sarcastic. THE person who put it out
Of order fixed it again before he left
the ship! / thought he would, but
couldn't watch everybody and he stole
one on me there. all right, We're
after mighty clever gang this time,
ana no mlStake.
"See here" Chris broke in, "T don't
care a -" his next words were too
expressive for publication, "for all the
broken wirelesses and dangerous aliens
that ever were let loose upon a help.
less world! I'm after Anne Morris,
and If this department can't help me
I'm going it single handed! MY girl
Is somewhere in Panama, and If you
can't suggest the next place for me
to look, I'll invent one for myself"
He rose abruptly, and was leaving the
room when Carey stopped him.
Just a moment, Dahlgren! I fully
sympathize with your feelings and am
using every resource to help you, but
you simply must grasp the fact that
Anne Morris has been used as a dupe.
and that when we find Lady de We're
and Straine we'll find her with them. |
don't know what they want of her any
more than you do, but they've got her
We've fallen down very badly on this
man Straine. 1t is certain that he is
not the person we supposed him to be-
in spite Of everything to prove that he
TO find them. Mac, have you any
ideas?"
YES Winston replied. I'm going
to search the old de Lesseps Canal for
one thing, and ] want the Holmes
place closely watched. Suppose we
send Dahlgren in there with a letter
OF introduction from his paper; you
can manage that, can't you, Dahl.
gren? Haven't you some Office sta.
tionery you could use?"
YES" Chris replied, "but what good
would it do? Who are these people?
Russians?
Supposedly English Carey ex-
planned, name of Holmes, settled here
some months back, ostensibly on busi-
ness, but most of our troubles have
come up since their arrival. Man
claims to represent British firm, and
we can't get anything against him.
This carrier pigeon business, however,
Is enough evidence. The woman un-
doubtedly went there, or else got in
touch with him through other agents.
j think you could interview him for
your paper, Dahlgren. Cook up some
inquiry about his shipping interests.
You'll find full details about him in
our ONCE. Step in here" he arose,
opening q door TO an inner Office and
saying to a man seated at a desk,
''Gtve Dahlgren a full report on
Holmes. please"
'Id rather go with Winston" Chris
protested, ''if he's going to search this
old canal. wherever it is, want to be
along"
Nothing to be gained that way,
Dahlgren," Carey insisted. Mac can
do that, but he can't get into Holmes
house. No, you're the only one to help
do anything until morning. Get your
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