The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19

didn't learn Until later when ffeas
klrkwood had hoped off ire train
AZ Needles and handed his story u
the station master q ~ wired In
q MS paper = les Angeles that
other passengers. TOO. had seen the
mysterious automobile step. and a
shsdo~y hgilre dash toward II
from the train
Hut org before Frank came IN
10 see her. she and Mrs. North
were questioned ~ Victor Ennis
and the still woheiy Al Bury about
what they had seen IN connection
with the e-eape
Ennis the relief guard. took
charge % the questioning because
his fellow deputy. while restored
20 consciousness Vas obviously
not himself There vas lump On
the side 81 his head which he said
had been made ~ Raymond's
right nst mat u he supposed u
was
Guess I must have dosed of fos
a minute or two" he confessed.
sherpishly.
Cam knew he had. she had
looked In and seen him dosing
when Raymond had smiled At her.
She didn't mention Il. however.
Get. thi.referm
what gets me. Fnnls said. "a
whore Joe got hold 81 that ehloro-
form Someone an m. train slipped
u 10 him. that's certain
Did YOU find the bottle :" Cam
asked. THAT Nigh, give elcw "
Guess he took II with him. We
searched the stateroom and
couldn't find a thing Where were
you. Miss Denton. when the train
stopped ?"
The girl told them she had been
IN the corridor outside her own
door. and had been hurled To the
floor by tho sudden stop.
Was Mrs North alone. then. In
her stateroom At the time
Yes. I had just left her. She
had prepared for bed
rs she awake now DO you
suppose We could talk 10 her ?"
IN see" Cam quietly opened
the door leading into the adjoining
room II was dark
Who IL u ?" a voic. inquired
oh. you haven't gone Ia sleep
yet. Mrs. North The guards are
In my compartment They won
dered II they might talk with you
for few minutes" Cam ex-
planned You see. they want every
bit ~ Information they can get
about the escape
Gives Orders
''Of course. Turn on the light
and help mo with my dressing
gown i'il so into your room"
In few minutes they were
ready and Cam helped her en-
ployer into the compartment and
introduced the deputy sheriffs
Sorry 10 bother YOU. ma am. :"
Ennis apologizsd, hut you are
right next door 10 the stateroom
where Raymond was and W. won
dered II you had heard or seen
anything that might help as.
Somebody on this train helped
him slipped him the chioroform
and ms just possible that you
might have noticed who did u. IBID
you happen 10 see anyone hanging
around the corridor ?"
I'm sorry. gentlemen" Mrs.
North said In her cultured voice,
Ny door was closed already
had retired and ! didn't see any.
thing I was thrown from my bed
10 the floor when the train stopped
~ snort and was ~ confused I
don't think would have noticed
even II someone had shouted
Cam looked squafsly into Mrs
North's cool gray eyes There
wasn't the slightest flicker in those
eyes o.. she returned Cams glance.
The girl was the first 10 look
away.
Wen this don't seem 10 bs get
ting us any place, Al" Ennis said.
Then you have finished with
me 80 Mrs. North inquired. Miss
Denton. viii you please help mo
back 20 my ROOM really am
tired. and this experience hasn't
helped ne ! must have my sleep"
The deputies aNkwafdiy got 20
their feet and when Cam returned
after helping the woman back 70
her bed they were gone.
Despite The excitement of tho
last half hour. the siri Ess re-
minded that shs hadn't yet had