The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-30

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They were entering Copah. Mark
ham steered into the shadows and
turned off the car lights.
They had not long to wait before the
headlights of following car appeared
on the rearward road "Spot it as 1t
passes!" Markham raped out; and so
they did, both of them. What they
saw was mere thickening Of the mys-
teries. For the passing car, slowing
to town speed as it entered the town
street, was no other than Canby's lin
CUISINE, with Candy himself at the
wheel.
IF wasn't reasonably certain that
we're both fairly sane and in our right
minds" Markham began. Then, "You
saw them, didn't your"
II saw Candy, yes"
"But he wasn't alone"
mo; there were two people in the
back seat"
Exactly. Betty and her father, of
course"
II suppose so; though I couldn't
make them out very WELL"
But. see here; Candy was an hour
ahead of us at the last place we in
quired, which was only few miles
back. His car couldn't have been the
one we saw stopped up there on the
mountain grade"
'Of course not. The people who
were in that car pushed rock over
on us. Besides, Candy hasn't my
black box"
"D-n!" gritted Markham impa-
tiently; and then, "Owen, this thing is
getting too many twists and tangles
in it-altogether too many. l can't
understand how Candy got behind u.s."
Lands shook his head. Lets wait
a bit and see if another car doesn't
turn up" he suggested. "Therel must
be another one, you know"
They waited for half an hour or
more and nothing turned up. "It's no
use," Markham said at last. 1--WE may
as we'll drive on and get something
to eat"
They had eaten dinner in the dining
room without seeing anybody they rec
ognized, and were making inquiries at
the desk for the Canby-Lawson party.
Nobody of either name this eve-
Ming" said the clerk, "but that doesn't
necessarily spell anything. If they are
merely motoring through, they may
have taken dinner tickets at the
cashiers window; in which case we'd
have no record"
II see," said Markham. Then he
took from his pocketbook the slip upon
which, in the st. Joseph hotel, he had
copied the names of the three Louis
vile men, and handed it to the clerk.
"Any of these gentlemen heye?"
"Why, yes; all three of them. They
came in this afternoon. There they
are now" pointing across the lobby.
Thanks" said Markham, and the
two crossed to the neighborhood of the
three, Markham saying, ''They don't
know us. so we can take a good look
at them, for whatever that may amount
to-" and accordingly they took couple
of chairs short distance from the
three where they could sit and smoke
and observe.
For time the espial went for moth
ing. One of the trio was reading a
newspaper. and the others, the tall
man and the sandy-haired one-the
one who had bought the new Fleet
wing in Chillicothe-were smoking.
There was nothing suspicious in the
appearance or actions of any of them.
"Weny" said Lands, "Where do we
go from here?
"rm waiting for Candy to show up"
was the low-toned reply. I'D like to
find out how he is linked up with
these people"
'In that case won't it be better If
we don't let him see us first?"
you're right; We'll take the mez-
canine. We can look on as well from
there"
They had scarcely settled themselves
when a surprised voice behind them
said, "Well-of all things! You two
out here?"
"Betty!" Lands exclaimed, spring
ing to his feet.
Markham laughed and said, "Sure;
and why not?"
But you never said a word to me,
either of you, before we left Carthage!
How did you comedy train?"
'Part of the way" Markham quail
fed. "But again ask, why not? Why
shouldn't We take a few days off
and"
II know; but it's perfectly wonder
full that we should meet here this
way"
Markham drew up chair for her.
"Sit down and Wen unravel 1t. Owen
was needing rest and a change of
scene, so took him by the neck and
ran off with him. Where is your IA
Their? And how do you come to be
breaking your journey in Copah3"
Daddy is around, somewhere; and
we're not breaking our journey. We're
leaving presently-going on to see the
Red desert by moonlight"