Motor Matt's Mystery; or, Foiling a Secret Plot

excitement of the chase, were yelping frantically and throwing themselves around in the tonneau, and while Han

mlinson. Trymore, in some way yet to be explained, must have got hold of the

left with the horses while Hank and Spangler made their attack on the car; by getting out, as he had done, Trymore had checkmated his pals, had found Pringle and the ho

uess at the situation, built upon certain thin

Matt's skilful control, was registering fifty miles an hour by the speedometer on the dashb

e first to sigh

xultation, "we're goin' a dozen feet to their one,

" said Hank, through his teeth. "We'll teach th

ank draw a revolver; and over his shoul

ting from the Red Flier. Quick as a flash, he steered the car over a roughened part of the road. Durin

e road it would be only a matter of seconds before they were overhauled. The whistle of the bullets impelled a quick change of tactics, and they turned from the tra

s fresh maneuver was execut

ing to get away by pulling off such a game as that, they

still, Hank and Spangler were over the side, Hank catching the loose horse a

d, and Matt and Carl sat in the car and

fumed Carl, "I ho

er Pringle that he had lost sight of the

stole the pearls from Tomlinson, in the first place,

vas Domlinson afder

enny, alias James Trymore. Didn't you hear what Hank

ty sheriff hat dot news aboudt Tenver Tenny in his bocket all der time, und he heluped der crook across der shdreet, und

d one!" dec

on alretty? Und how dit Dr

e've got to fi

a pig

fill it-and get ba

hook h

ossiple. How ve do anyt'ing ven ve shday

hot to hold Trymore, and that he comes rushing for the car. Trymore won't know that we've found out who he is, and he

out of it, "aber my vone pitzness in life, schust now, iss to ketch Pringle und ged py Tenver. It seems like

nswered Matt, "so it will be

odder roppers, aber I don'd ged no shance ad Pringle. 'Wienerwurst!' He say it in d

They had died out, shortly after the quartet of thieves had di

the other side. They would have to make along the slope, trusting to luck to dodge Hank and Spangler and get back to

ted, he would be able to

istant report of a revolver. The dull echoes, ringi

"Oof it vas Pringle, I don'd ged him; und o

tt. "Somebody is

louder by swift degrees. Matt sprang out, cranked

?" queri

more back to Ash Fork. He's coming-I'm sure of it. That means th

y?" returned Carl. "Ve don'd got mooc

and sprang out to be ready with the crank. If Trymore came, with

Matt stood by the front of the machine, trying to follow the sound with his eyes, he saw a horseman appear in an opening among

ore through the bushes close to th

n. "Get me out of th

red the engine, as M

rful, eferypody. Come, Pringle, come to me! I peen vaiding here, und some

g Trymore with the pearls, and now to be forced to run away

d Spangler would be quick to understand the possibilities of the car, in Trymore's ca

h Carl. With a wild leap he slammed himself on the foot-board and against t

ppointment, slid into his

Hank plunged o

led to Matt. "Wait!

shouted Matt, and ju

he back trail as rapidly as the