Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1926, Page 26

; M&sférious 'S@iheart BY ELLA WISTER HAINES (Copyright. 1926.) WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE. | Menendez, a beautiful oung | . “brought’ up in a South Amer- | . is travelng to Los Angeles the command of her guardian whom e has never meen. Shortly before the nd of her journey a man 1% found in_one the Puliman berths. apparentis mur- An_ extraordinary ruby. found on 0f the car, in recognized by Caro- ta as the companion ring to one in her Tossession and was to be worn by her | rdian to identify him upon their meeting n Los Angeles. Paul Reynolds. a soun | New’ York lawyer. whom Carolita met on the train and who 1s in love with her claims the ring when it is found. 0 pro tect her. believing it is hers st ahy dered. the floor i XD tory note for Reynolds and also the other by, so that he now has b Reynolds brother Walter was tr ~the and_ Reynolds”susperts his of 3 Carolita as a tool in a blackmail plot con- cerning his fathers will about which there is some mystery. Walter and had quarreled many vears before father's second wife. Cynthia Cynthia was also on the train i the guise of a Salvation Army officer, tokether with Gaines. a Fding obta. Rut up _at Cynthia's home ung girl whom he claims daughter, stolen from her an a and the Resnolds attornes pretend 0 accept the imposter lia 1x found. Meanwhile Milana hax ta lita to a town in Mexico Rernolds. fol Jowing a clue. goes to the same fuwn with Cynthia's Jap_butler. U ide and a Jap’ box friend of x Carolita and starts hack 1o C her. But on the road they and take refuge n a & on_ Revnolds and up’ Carofita s trail nd paseage back 1n the (Continued from Yeste CHAPTER XXXIL On the Trail. Meantime, In the tunnel, Gaines and Paul conferred. “We'll have to| wait until the service is over,” Gaines whispered to Paul, letting door drop quietly into place dently this tunnel is of many fngs, but we may find some trace| of Carolita. What's worrving me | now is those bandits! 1f they shouid | take it into their heads to police the | Madre's house again and find me missing, there will be the devil to| pay | You'd better get right back there,” | Paul agreed, “and show yourself at| the window. You didn't sav what hecame of vour men, Gaines. Are they all with you? “No, only one! Two were outside and got away, but without directions from me. [ hardly know how they | will proceed. 1 am sure they ave| watching the roads North, and hope they have got into communication office and the Los Angeles ) Caro. e cked While this 1x Lt Mexican tow lay's Star.) open “Bergen is somewhere around,” Paul commented; “he left Los Angeles bhefore 1 did.” “Yes, but how much of a clue did he have? Few people know this} place. 1 doubt if any one will con-| nect it either with Walter or Milana while there are a dozen little towns that any detective would naturally | consider 8 good hiding place for orooks. He may have found a trail, but 1 doubt it. We'll have to trust to eur, own wits." “Gio back, then. and T'll watch here. If Uchita can ha found 1 am sure he'll know something of the sitnation by this time! See vou as scon as| peasible, Gain Good-Iue Again Paul was left alone in the dsrkness of the tunnel, listening in tently for sounds from above. He caloulated that the service would last about an hour, and at the end of that time. which seemed intermi nable, he again tried the trap door, and was met hy silence. The mass was over. Cautiously, without making a sound, he raised himself through the opening, and entered the small space se recently occupied by olita, where the fresh cake crumbs, the partially eaten orange, and strands | of dark brown hair among the straw convinced him that Carolita had been | seacreted in this place not many hours | hefore. She was gone! What should be the next move? No need to try the opening that led to the church. He would not find her there. No, some one had forestalled him. FEither Walter with his diabolical cleverness, or another experienced hand had re- moved the girl from her only friends. He reviewed the hope that Gaines had expressed. The chance that other | friends had rescued her. and alwavs, | in the back of his mind. the haunt Ing question srew in intensity: Who | was Carolita’ What connection did | she have with Waiter and the Rey-| nolds family” The thought of a run.way princess | had evaporated. The affair was com Ing too closely, Walter's hired handits | heing the last link needed to estab- | iish the fact that the girl was part | of the family skeleton. A deeply laid trap had been prepared for her com-| ing inte the count and it had| sprung 41l too faithfull | He was certain that on the train had been no mere chance, but part of the trap. Per. haps the plottets had even foreseen | that his heart wonld become involved: | The slim hope that Gaines might | prove supremely efficient was fast| avaporating. Gaines was caught well as Carolita, for if he attempt to escape the bandits would be fuily diverted to the pursuit of the giri.| Gaines was right in keeping their at- | tention on himself! | The only thing Paul conld do now. | he decided. after a time, was to find | Tchita, and so he retraced his steps to the point where the passage di verged, picked up his handkerchief | teail, and reached the other end of | the tunnel. Nothing of in st 5 his presence | V { | | in peared, and his destination gained, he carefully lifted the trap opening into the hut. Voices, low and eager. met his ear. Foreign voices! Did one of them belong to Uchita? He could not tell. The discussion was long, increasing in intensity, and Paul caught the name of Reynolds, the only word distinguishable. While he waited, uncertain of his next move the sound of loud voices penetrated the tunnel, shouts were heard! The bandits had discovered the hiding place. The tunnel was no place to be caught' Better to take his chances above ground, and hurling open the Gap door he pulled himselt up into the hut, confronting Uchita and a stranger engaged in violent argu- ment. “Quic V'chita, into the car and wa And flinging down the trap, Paul grasped the Japanese by the arm, tore him from the hut, into the car, threw off the brakes, and shot ah 6 cried, Who after us!” he did the girl go? Th re “which W touls her? “Missy safe, with Suko! sure! Sako steal’her from old woi an's bed, hide somewhere, run away! “Yes, Uchita, I know, I know! But When' did they make their pe?" ‘hink last night hope! Sako no go stra ko go long way around. Uchita know, Uchita follow. Catch “Who was that in the hu continued. “Was he a friend? ““Yes! Uchita think! Who in tunnel, Mr. Paul?” “The bandits, I'm sure. They are Mr. Walter's hived men, aren’t they, Uchita? What did vou find out?” “Uchita learned Mr. Walter hire muchly bandits, what you call rough necks! They no from this town and not know Madre's house! Muchly stupid as well, not to follow Sako and missy, but stay to keep others inside!” “But set his them?” “Sure we ca way! They : Mr. they not sure, but ht, Mr. Paul! follow now!’ Paul “Can we beat they'll lips grimly. They not know the rough necks, Mr. Walter hire cheap! He make trouble and keep mis from Mr. Paul, but he no can do! He no pay enough! Soon they use moneyv and laugh at Mr. Walter. Paull” - v joke,” Paul repeated bit- terly. ~ “Yes, if they don't get her firs Mr. Paul not worry! Uchita find. He drive now; ves?” The men changed seats and Paul relapsed into deep thought, his nerves quivering. The bandits must have overtaken Gaines in the tunnel. They would find the exit into the hut, return to the Madre's house for their comrades and start in pursuit—that <, if they had means of pursuit. Were they horsemen or had Walter pro- vided automobiles? That point was open to question, but there must be at least two cars in the vicinity of the Madve's house—Milana’s and that driven by Gaines and his men. “Uchita, is it possible that Walter might have other bandits lurking along the way, watching for Miss Carolita?” Chink ves, Mr. chance and Sako- nd Sako what?” ako he get in trouble, too, may- he—I not know."” “What do you mean, Uchita?"” ako he sometime run rum, sir, ves! He most huntable by Govern: ment."” “A rum runner! Good Lord! Then he's likely to be stopped on his own ‘Walter, he no take " he paused. maybe Sako ' Uchitp know Sako take much boy's clothes, maybe dress missy like boy. We watch out!” - Here was fresh food for thought, and Paul struggied to reach some conclusion, unraveling the mass of tangled evidence seething in his brain. He noted that Uchita was driving by another route, evidently a much longer one. He tried to calculate the speed at which they must travel to overtake Sako. 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And here ugly thought again in- truded, the skeleton—Cynthia—Wal. ter—the “mystery! His head ached with the agony of it all! The car plunged steadily forward. ther of the men spoke. Once Uchita paused for gasoline, consult- ing with a rough-looking Mexican, and disclosing the fact that they were on the right trail. ‘Sako he passed here, got young Mexican boy; Mr. Paul, that boy Miss Carolita!” Darkness had descended once more, and as It deepened Paul became aware that the lonely road was no longer deserted. man's shadow 4 of it would be unbearable torture. | Gradually common sense reasserted jtself and he was able to look at the situation in a more businesslike manner. After all, how could he be sure that Carolita was the kidnaped child? What proof did he have? 1\\'aller had a girl with him—a girl he had introduced publicly as Miss Cynthia Reynolds! iHope rose again in a great burst of Walter had something up his amnzing adven. | Sleeve? This was it! Milana and aines might be mistaken; ves, there | were all kinds of hope! Again he reviewed the girl's ap- her decided brunette typ olds had ever been darl e and He had met his to deny it Recommended by Tn Pressing forward now, the shots|dashing hack to the car, Sako fol growing nearer and nearer. A few [lowing. miles farther on a turn of the road| “Fly! Uchya, revealed four horsemen. | plunged forward “Now!" Uchita pointed excitedly at % the group. “Sako there, 1 know, there in cave! Miss in cave, Sako shot ! Another wild dash forward. “Shoot, Mr. Paul, shoot! Then run | for girl! 1 keep back bandits!" The car stopped and Paul, hardly knowing what he did, but quick to glimpse the entrance to the cave, shouted to Sako: “Reynolds to the rescue! Gangwa A second more, shots flying ab his head, he had entered the cave and seized the slim form of a boy, protruded now and then from the bushes, a stray horseman crossed their tracks. “Mr. Paul not now call out! 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