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WVVVV VV CHAPTER XXVI.—Continued. “Something very decided must have happened, to judge from your face, Burt. Can't you put the slightest mask on? I wonder our good friends on the platform there did not deluge you with questions as to what had happened.” “You may take it coolly if you like,” responded Burt ina surly voice, “but I have too much at stake in the affair.” “What have you to tell?” asked Loud. “I know where they have been stay- ing.” Tan!” A keen look shot from under Loud’s brows; then he said: _ “They? What.do you.mean by that? Iam looking for Vance Rothesay. Has he accomplices?” “I don’t think so. But the fellow has taken a woman with him into nis retirement. Gad! how he has done it and not been found out I don’t know. Women are tolerably dangerous in- cumbrances at such times, but that man can do anything.” Loud did not spend time in ques- tions. “Take me to the spot,” he said. “{ will, but they were warned fast night and I suppose have fled by this time.” “Fled? Perhaps you kindly gave them warning,!” exclaimed Loud, looking at uis companion in suspicion end surprise, “It's all owing to a woman; every- thing always is!” cried Burt. “I was fooled by her and that’s the whole story. But we must be able to follow them.” “Kate Purcell warned Rothesay, I | suppose,” Loud said, quickly. And Burt looked at the detective in amazement, while he cried unguard- edly: “How could you “know?” “I guessed it. You are going to take me to the place directly, I hope?” “Yes. I shall get a horse about a quarter of a mile from here. I lope you can trace them now.” “TI hope so.” When the two, who were walking very rapidly, had nearly reached the livery stable Burt had indicated, Loud asked: “Who is this woman Rothesay has with him?” “Don’t know. Some, light o’ love he has picked up, I suppose.” “And he was making love to Kate Purcell at the same time?” “Why not?” with an ugly laugh. “Because I should imagine the man whom she should love would be con- tent with that love alone.” “He's a scamp, and I'll bring him to his deserts,” cried Burt, fiercely. Then they had reached the stable, and in a few minutes more the two were bowlirg along swiftly toward the woods, Burt keeping the whip flutter- ing over the horse’s back, his scowl- ing face bent, his thoughts busy with the revenge in his mind. “If he has a woman with him,” said Loud, very extended trip on foot. He will take the cars at some of the neighbor- ing stations. I should say his good luck would finally make him reckless. We shall not, very likely, find any con- clusive trail of them at fhat hut you tell me about, but we shall track them now. It must be that we find them this time.” For answer Burt lashed the horse again, and soon the foaming animal was pulled up at the end of the cart- path, where Kate Purcell’s horse had stood not many hours before. They lost no time in plunging through the thick growth of trees. As they ‘wound in and out, Loud asked: “How did Miss Purcell ever find her way here? Did you not say you came inthe night?” for Burt had been per- suaded into relating the trip of the night before. “That’s what I don’t know. Of course I didn’t think she would want to do such a thing, and if she did I knew she could never find the way. I'll challenge anybody to find that hut who has never been here more than once,-and in the dark.” “And has she not?” “No, for I made sure of that by cas- ually questioning her before she knew he was anywhere in the vicinity.” “Tt must have been done by what might be called a ‘miracle of love, nied remarked Loud, with a slight laugh. A moment after he stooped to the ground and picked up something, for the third time in a few,minutes. “] have it!” he exclaimed. “That girl is a woman of thought and re- source.” “What do you mean?” sharply from Burt. “J mean that she ‘blazed’ her way— only with these things instead of an axe on the tree trunks. She dropped bits of white paper all along after the difficulties of the way began. I’ve no- ‘\¢ieed them for some time. “You'll find, if we follow these, we shall come to the spot.” “The dickens!” cried Burt. “Oh, no—only a woman in love!” smilingly remarked Loud. “If she were only in love with me!” Burt thought, with a sense of exasper- ation that excited still more his desire for vengeance, When they reached the hut Loud RNVVYVY VV" <A Daughter of the Beach K AAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAAAAASA “he won't bé liable to make a }- DEFECTIVE PAGE AAAAAAAAN gave it a cursory examination, and then devoted himself to looking about in the open space. It was very poor ground, indeed, for the discovery of any footmarks, being hard and thickly covered with pine needles. Some of the twigs seemed freshly broken off, particularly on the bushes where Burt and Kate had stood the night before. In an opposite direc- tion Loud found the bushes apparently still more recently disturbed, though, of course, he could not judge certainly with regard to that. It was not likely that the fugitives would come in the direction of the vil- lage where Rothesay had been ill, and Burt decided on pushing his way out in the way where some one had prob- ably gone but a short time before. On second thought he turnd] and asked: “What is the village lying over in that way?” pointing toward where he believed those he sought had gone. “They call it Littleville; it’s not much of a place.” “Does the railroad go through there?” “No.” “How far in that direction is the nearest depct?” “About twelve miles—at Dorton. It’s | the only place in a long distance over that way—in fact, the only place where the cars stop about here, ex- cept Cotton.” “Is your horse fresh enough to go?” “Tf he isn’t, he must go. But it’ll be a longish stretch for him, for the way we must go it’s about twenty miles.” “We will go,” said Loud shortly, and the two hurried back and were soon tracing their way over the cart path that they might get on to the road that led to Dorton. They did not talk much on their way. Loud was deep in thought, arranging his next attempt, if this should fail. But he felt tolerably sure of success now, and in that contradictory way which all hearts have, sometimes, of behaving, hte detective half wished he was not on the track of the man Kate Purcell loved. He did not like to think of her. It was nearly 9 o’clock in the even- ing when the jaded horse stopped be- fore the solitary little station at Dor- ton. The stationmaster, who had to re- main in the evening to attend to a freight train, was putting out the lamps, the train having gone, and he was ready to go home. He was a trifle cross when the two men came in. “It’s time to shut up,” he said, blow- ing out a light. “Sorry to detain you,” blandly said Loud, “and it shall be but for a min- ute. I have particular business with a friend who went on one of the trains from here to-day; you'll oblige me greatly if you’ll tell me what train he took, and where he bought his ticket for. I shall lose several thousand dol- lars if I don’t find him in time to stop a trade we had agreed upon. “What did he look like?” Loud described Vance Rothesay in a few telling words, and the man said: “Yes. Such a man took a ticket in the noon train; but this man had a lady with him.” How Burt’s heart bounded as he lis- tened, and he wondered how Loud could speak so coldly. “Very likely. Where did he go?” “To Boston. The-lady was about beat out; my wife gave her a cup of tea.” “Yes; she’s something of an invalid. How early is the next train to Bos- ton?” “Six o’clock in the morning.” “Thanks. That’s all I wish to know,” and Loud left the room, taking Burt’s arm as he went. When they were out of hearing, Burt began to swear fearfully. “They can get to the ends of the earth before we can find them! Went to Boston at noon, and we can’t go until to-morrow morning.” “Don’t be a fool, Burt,” coldly said Loud. “I shall get him now. A man with a sick woman on his hands won’t escape me this time Now, let’s find a place to sleep, for I’m tired.” “Sleep!” scornfully cried Burt. “I shan’t sleep until I know where Rothe- say is. I hope you don’t think he’d hesitate to drop that woman whenever he pleased?” “I imaginé I have a different idea of that man from what you have,” was the response. “Perhaps you think he is innocent as a babe?” sneered Burt. Loud looked at the man beside him with something like fire in his pale blue eyes. “I think there must be something re- deeming in the man whom Kate Pur- cell can love. These women—like her —see a good ways into a man’s heart, ;and she has ‘uncommon clear eyes. Isn’t there anything that serves for a public house in this place?” Without replying in words, Burt led to the place where a lodging could be obtained, and when they had seen the horse cared for, they sought their own rooms, and Loud was soon in a deep sleep. But he was awake early enough in the morning to be down at the rail- road station in time for the early train. He was rather annoyed to still have Dick Burt’s company, but he could not very well help ft. Loud judged that Rothesay would not stay in Boston a moment longer than was found neces- sary. He slipped away from Burt when they left the cars at the depot in Bos- ton, and that gentleman began to think the detective had lost him for good, when the officer returned, say- ing. It’s all right. Rothesay was here to-day. He bought two tickets for New York.” Burt groaned. “New York will swallow him up. The police are good for nothing,” he said. “Rothesay will stay awhile in New York. He will fancy himself swal- lowed,” as you say. I ‘am'going‘on'to- day in the 10:30 express.” “And I also,” eagerly replied Burt. “As you please. I have time enough to go up to the office. Be at the Wor: cester depot if you wish to go with aa And Loud hurried out. > CHAPTER XXVII.. Capture. time was moving out of the Worcester depot in Boston the detective sprang him, the officer said: you. and they’ are getting answered some- what. sister?” “Yes—living for the last year or two few knew it. Well, she left her board- der—left her trunk—did not say where she was going, and has made no sign since.” “Ah, bosh! How you can see! This complicates mat- térs. I'll lay you a pretty sum that she is the woman stopping with othe- say. It’s getting more of a muddle than ever.” Burt started, but did not see why Loud should attach so much impor- tance to the disappearance: of Rothe- say's sister. Loud said no more; he opened a pa- per and sat looking at it, though he was not reading. His thoughts could not be so easily put in order as usual. He could not help thinking that this disappearance of Rothesay’s sister meant something in the case he was working. He was morally certain that it was this sister who was with Rothe- say. And, very unbusinesslike, his thoughts could not help going to that girl—Kate Purcell—who must be suf- fering so much now. “She believed in her lover’s false- ness, but she did not revenge herscif | when revenge was close at hand—she saved him. I vow I'd like to marry that woman myself.” But at last Loud managed to collect his ideas and arrange his plans, so that long before he reached New York he was ready. “I have telegraphed from Boston to Just as the train at the appointed | on to it, and, when Dick Burt found | “I have learned a little since I saw I had set a few inquiries afioat, | Did you know Rothesay had a | “No,” Dick replied, not caring much. ! in great retirement in Philadelphia; | ing place a few days before the mur- | “T am not interested in Rothesay’s | | sister,” said Burt, indifferently. short a distance | a comrade of mine,” he said, when the | train at last stopped, “and I think he | will be hére to meet me, with perhaps | some information ‘that will be of con- | sequence. go to some hotel and await a message from me.” Though virtually dismissed, Burt hesitated. “You know I want to be in at the | death, as I told you,” he said. | “Yes, if you'll tell me where you are | to be I’ll send you word when I’ve un- | earthed the game. You have a keen sense for this sport, eh?” with a smile that Burt did not like very well. “And you have not, I should say,” | retorted Burt.” | And then he named the lodgin house where he could be found, and | the two men separated. (To Be Continued.) Meanwhile, I advise you to | A Dignified Chicken Thief. Of Canon Spooner, the new warden of New college, Oxford, innumerable stories are told. He is constantly twisting up his words, as for example, when he said at a dinner that he nev- er bought goods from Oxford trades- men, as he preferred to “steal at thé | doors.” One story, at least ben tro- vato, tells how once a gust of wind carried away his hat. As he was chas- ing it down the street a black hen rar} out in front of him. 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