Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1929-07-30
Fourteenth Instalment

Fourteenth lnstalment
followed the direction Of her
glance. The dresser was bare, save
Tor toilet articles.
Maryella looked at me, panic
stricken. why, where are they?
Will you look in the drawers2"
l did. They were not to be found.
Possibly Mrs. Lillielove picked
them up" I consoIed. "Ill ask her"
When Mrs. Lillielove was sum-
noned she disclaimed having seen the
Jewels at all the previous evening.
That thief must have taken them,
then!" decided Maryella firmly.
| recollected that in order to get to
the door Julius had been forced to
pass the dresser on which the pearls
lay 1t was perfectly possible for him
TO have picked them up unobscrved
as he went by.
What shall do? / can never look
Mrs. Hemingway in the face again
if I have lost them! They were very
valuable. What shall / def What
shall do?"
"I'll get them back" / declared
heroically, not knowing into what
depths my statement might lead me.
ooh, will you. Tom? :" Maryella ex-
claimed, dragged from the slough of
despond by my confidence. If you
do, you can ask anything of me you
want!"
Ny heart thrilled at the promise in
her voice. With such reward in
sight | would have entered upon the
labors of Hercules without a doubt
in my own mind of accomplishing
them.
I didn't know exactly what she
meant. but l thought / would take a
chance even though Jim Cooper had
said they wef: engaged.
There was 70 time to be lost. Leav-
ing Maryella to dress, I went down
stairs to organize posse to go in
pursuit. My announcement that | was
going to lead another party to recap
ture the escaped convicts met with
scant enthusiasm on the part of the
old soldiers. One and all they po-
litely declined Even the sheriff did
not respond to the idea with any zest.
"How can we catch them?" he
objected. We've got to follow on
foot and they've got my horse"
From what I've seen of your.
horse" ! replied, II don't think we
will have much trouble in beating him
in a race"
"T1e is a good horse" the sheriff
argued tr.leulently, and he Is only
nineteen years old, come next May"
well, let's go" I urged. Even If
you and | have to go alone.
The sheriff looked at his watch.
They are clear in town by this time"
he observed. and they'll be taking
the 0:36 train out. We haven't got
chance. Wed have to get theresin
twenty minutes, and that ain't posi-
BILE"
groaned. 1t was only eight miles.
There was no way of making the
distance except by an aeroplape or
There was an alternative. The ice
boat
I ran to the window. 1t was still
on the lake where had seen the boys
rig it the day before.
/ told the sheriff my plan. He was
doubtful.
st wouldn't trust myself on one
OF the dog-gone things Terra Gotta
is good enough for me any time"
wont you go?" / asked. II need
some one to help me sail it"
"No sir-reel Not for thousand
dollars"
| turned to the rest of the men.
"Who will go with me on the ice-boat
to intercept Our escaped prisoners be-
fore they can catch the o:36 trainf"
My proposal was received with abb
solute silence.
Il will" said voice from the
stairs. There stood Maryella, vivid
with restored health.
You're onp l said. Hustle.
We've only got eighteen minutes
now
At my suggestion Maryella put on
pair of trousers over her other
clothing and borrowed mans coat
and overcoat.
Thus equipped and accompanied by
the protests of our companions, we
fastened down the hill. 1t was snow
ing again, but there was a gale of
wind back of it.
It took me probably minute to get
the sails hoisted. At any rate, we
had less than ten minutes in which
to make town. Fortunately the wind
was on the quarter and | knew what
an iceboat was capable of when
crowded to its utmost. Maryella had
sailed regular water craft before,
so she knew how to handle a jib
without instruction.
showed off. She started very
slowly At first / feared that pos
sibly she was too heavy for the sail
expanSe
AS soon as we got out in the lake,
however, away from the protection
of wooded point of land that pro-
jected from the bank near the inSti-
tuition, heavier gale of wind struck
us and with leap like frightened
horse the ice-boat jumped it.
For the most part the ice was
black and clear Occasionally there
was small drift. When he struck
them the rigging would rattle and we
would slow up But we went through
every time, and out in the middle we
struck clear space, smooth, I'M
broken and hard.
North Star, now owner of Re