Get the
managing editor of the Star and tell him where we are. Every
newspaper in the United States, every police officer in every city
will have the story, in twelve hours, if you precious rascals
don't come across. There--I give you until central gets die Star."
"Why--what has happened?" asked Lockwood, who was the first to
recover his tongue.
"Don't stand there asking me what has happened," cried Kennedy
impatiently. "Tickle that hook again, Walter. You know as well as
I do that you have planned to get Inez Mendoza away from my
influence--to kidnap her, in other words--"
"We kidnap her?" gasped Lockwood. "What do you mean, man? I know
nothing of this. Is she gone?" He wheeled on the de Moches. "This
is some of your work. If anything happens to that girl--there
isn't an Indian feud can equal the vengeance I will take!"
Alfonso was absolutely speechless. Senora de Moche started to
speak, but Kennedy interrupted her. "That will do from you," he
cut short. "You have passed beyond the bounds of politeness when
you deliberately went out of your way to throw me on a wrong trail
while some one was making off with a young and innocent girl. You
are a woman of the world. You will take your medicine like a man,
too.
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