The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-07-05


do you known"
"Some three hours ago." Handy told
them, doctor Grant was coming from
a case, and saw a plump gentleman
and a good looking woman at our
upper entrance gates. They were
soaked through-froin the rain. he
supposed--and had reasonable story
to tell. Their motor had stalled some
where. and they we're on their way
to get gas. Doctor Grant believed 1t,
and took them as Jar as Stanford
vile, where they bought five gal
lon can and hired car to take them
back to their machine. The driver
was told to go to the nearest railroad
station. He did so. and received good
pay and the can of gas. They took
the ten thirty-five train to New York.
| don't havs to be house detective
or a Yale sophomore to guess who
that drenched couple was"
"How did they get out of the sane.
tuary and make the upper road?"
"They went up the stream. we
know there's a clear way. because jim
used to float the cases down. While
we were losing our flesh and clothes
in that id thicket, they were wad-
ing in three feet of water to safety.
Another thing-while they delayed us.
the crowd at Boyle's made its get
away. Such a night as Histology.
rainy, and mOonless-was a godsend
to them. The tracks were plain
enough in Boyles yard when we got
there, but The rain has washed Oil
marks from the paved roads,"
"T.len it won't be easy to trace
them?" the professor hazarded.
at won't be hard to trace forty
ten-ton trucks making convoy for
Manhattan. They can't make more
than twenty-five miles all hour, at the
outside. They'll get them. and they'll
get Appleton, TOO"
Here the telephone rang sharply.
It was the local chief of police. He
was angry and disappointed. lie in
formed Handy that, with his own men
and prohibition enforcement officials.
he had overtaken, held up. and
searched q fleet of big trucks pro-
ceeding southwark. They were laden
only with building material. which
had been carefully examined. In
every instance they :e driven by
men whose aIibis were genuine.
"Wow!" said Handy. hanging up.
"That was u hot one! 1t certainly
proves that the amateur detective
business is not as simple as it seems.
What Appl, Ion or Jim did was to
alter the destination OF the booZe
ships. Instead OF going toward Man
haitian, they went into hiding"
4 Dina sensed deep depression in
him. Her husband was man who
always played to win.
"Never mind!" she said, putting her
arm about his shoulders. affectionate-
". "Im proud of you all. You've
given husband back to Florence.
and hut for you might have lost, my
son-in-Iaw." She smiled at Leslie and
Celia. you've cleared up the great
mystery
Something is lost in every vic
7. fiiAa
Again the telephone disturbed them.
Handy. answering. rai@ed his right
hand, enjoining silence and attention.
"Long distance" he whispered. lis
ten. all OF you'll"
They crowded about the instru.
ment. A distant central informed some
..>~ - x,o< ,,nl.nnx,n fh0t horn ,v0S
his party.
"This is NJ. Handy speaking" said
the man at the instrument.
There fieated out into the room the
very clear articulation of Mr.. Apple
ton. a"t...
ave wish to thank you," said Ap
pleton, "for our opportunity to es-
cane. Everything turned out as we
desired. Jim reports the perfect sue
cess Of his operations. Mrs. Apple
ton and are now in New York. She
was very much attracted by your per-
sonality. We both feel that we owe
a great deal to you. Fortunately we
can repay"
Hanby's face turned red. 1t In
furiated him to have Appleton jeer.
ing at him over the long distance.
He was commencing to tell Mr.. APP
pleton what he thought of him when
Dina tapped him on the arm.
"Listen!" she commanded.
81 am not lying when I say we can
repay" Mr.. Appleton remarked, when
Hanby's recriminations were cut
short. "Oh, dear me. no! AS you will!
not see any of US again, bequeath
to you the contents of your own
cellar. Even the law cannot take it
away from you'll"
1.-THE END1