The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-01-23
CHAPTER III-Continued

! started to run down the road with
Sabre Looping beside me, two inches
away from my knee.
The car had stopped now. quite close
to the entrance drive
Cautiously j made my way forward.
was almost abreast OF the tail
light, when Bugle spoke.
Two 'undred miles day was what
he said. And he took the speedometer
reading before he went"
e would" said Rush warmly.
"'Cause he amt no fool" said Bu-
gle. Hes seen your shape before"
Nov look ere, Bugle.' said Rush.
"I'll work the night through. If I'm
dom good. But we amt goin' to find
little Arthur by rakin' these roads,
who's rakin' roads?" said Bugle.
Pharaoh says Watch that CASTLE an
Pharaoh's right. That livery's known.
An once he's found the lady, he'll find
her good. Where the carcase Is says
Pharaoh" and, with that, he laughed
fatty.
Gimme me the pumps said Rush.
He's got to take In petrol and 'ow
many Rolls d'you see?"
Pumps" said Bugle contemptuous-
ly. AN when Pharaoh asks Ii we've
got him, what do we say? Well, we
amt exactly got him, but ere's list o.
the petrol-pumps he's used" He let
out bitter laugh. You know,
youll buy 1t yet. Maybe you can open
a door, but"
LES nasty mind" said Rush,
THAT'S Gawd's truth, an you know
1t. Look at that voice. Off to Salz-
burg first-class, but no one else must
let up. Els In some night-club now
you can lay to that. But we've got
to work, we ave, combln' the country,
to pick up the squirt he missed
SOW far ave we done" said Bugle.
After an audible struggle with the
tale the speedometer told
"Ninety-four," said Rush.
"Gawd 'elp." said Bugle. An he
said two hundred a day"
"Well, we can't do BOTH" said Rush.
III e said to watch the CASTLE"
Figures is proof said Bugle. ANY
ways young Arthur amt here" and.
with that, he let In his clutch.
] ran for the Rolls like mailman
and, painting incoherence to Helena.
started the engine and hacked the car
i on to the road. An instant later we
were flying In pursuit Of Bngle and
Rush. After frantic ten minutes I
knew that my quarry was lost, hut
went on In desperation for half an
hour then stepped by the side of the
road.
"John. they missed you by inches n
| they'd met you full In the fairway,
| you'd have been done. | tell you
frankly, I've learned quite lot to-
night. And II they come out tomorrow.
I bet we follow them home"
"'We'?" said l. "veu're not coming
out again."
II certainly am" said Helena "For
one tftHg simply lnYL Ii. and you're
not going to say after this that you
| can do 1t alone?"
To my horrld disappointment, we
kept a fruitless vigil the next two
| nights. BY now, Of course, had come
| to know the roads, and the two OF us,
working together. were continually
ready to cope with whatever befell.
| SO two days and two nights went
by, and had no news for Godfrey.
and to judge from the wires which
| he sent, he had none for me.
Our third patrol was over, and my
lady aud / were riding back from
| PlumagA as the dawn was peerlng over
the EASTERN woods.
Helena turned to me.
"Wlll yol come and dine this eve
ming? I'm not going to dress"
| I'D love to, Helena"
"Then you ride up by yourself at a
quarter to eight and tell Axel to bring
| up the roam and be at the edge of the
| forest at half-past nine"
l hesltated. Then