ii w*cn' forward to reconnoitre, and
iiunts re,urno'1 to complete our arrangc
"With a wrench he loosened the hub-can
from one <>f the wheels until the wheel was
sure to coine off with a few more hundred
yaids of driving Next/ he put oil on the
.ense plates and threw dust upon them so
distaii"' ',l>'>oar ho had come from a great
"Then he returned to the wheel, and ho
.he h ?<T? V ;7"T"' ,hft curve which led to
tno house wo. had t?ome to rob.
"Slowly and carefully Satsu drove around
the curve, and just as we got to the ro-.d
outside the house where Number Five had
?inJi r 'V""su P"1 on a Hitle burst of speed,
and the loosened wheel came off. The car
drop,.,-,! ,, Rlde nf the roa(J f ^ ?r
flr? i ,~r"Un 'Is t,1n,,ch 1 '"id fallen. Hut
first I tore my forehead with mv fingernails
mvUiVl"'S" i s. ' "Uvavs l,Par *l?e scar on
m\ brow. I do not care. There are deeper
sears on my heart.
After I had fallen Satsu leaped from the
for ho|? S,".op?rt MV?r then he shouted
thor/I \ presently from the house
there lame the man we were seeking.
He lie I perl Satsu carry me within and
?y ? ?n th0 COUf;h- ?n?l then In a moment
*. n,s. 0,,r hosl unconscious,
or Satsu struck him a sharp blow across
lii?^h^kK.?f,thc. ",Prk- Tl,? ""pact of the
Hravton r? d 'V WOrk HUickly. and
7 i man >,iul come to despoil
-?fell in a heap at the side of the couch.
fr!r0,tV.V ..W'! ",,0,th? inner room to search
for th.it which we had been sent to take.
