The Mystery of the Scar-faced Beggar - M. V. Carey [61]
s the
h y we
w re fr
f ee of
o
f the
h ir
i bo
b n
o ds
s and
st
s umbl
b i
l n
i g qu
q ic
i kly
l dow
o n the
h hi
h l
i l
l ,
l
, fa
f ll
l i
l n
i g and be
b in
i g pi
p c
i ked up
p and
d he
h lp
l e
p d alo
l ng,
, and
the
h n fa
f ll
l i
l n
i g
g again
i .
On the
h hi
h g
i hw
h ay,
, traff
f i
f c
i was
s st
s op
o p
p e
p d.
. The
h nig
i ht
h thr
h o
r b
o b
b e
b d wit
i h
h the
h so
s u
o nd of
o
engin
i es,
s
, an
a d se
s archl
h i
l g
i ht
h s
s sw
s ept
p
t the
h hi
h l
i l
l s
l i
s d
i e.
. The
h re were fl
f a
l res
s and ba
b rrie
i rs.
s
. The
resc
s uers
s hu
h s
u t
s le
l d the
h
e bo
b ys
s and
d the
h
e D
enic
i ol
o a
l s
s ac
a ros
o s
s
s the
h roa
o d to
o sa
s fe
f t
e y.
y
“I tol
o d
l the
h m
e you
o were
r
e up
p the
h re
r !” It was
s Mr.
. Bon
o est
s ell
l .
l
. He ha
h d
d fo
f u
o ght
h hi
h s
i
s way
y pa
p st
s
the
h ba
b rrie
i rs,
s
, and he
h
e alm
l os
o t
s dance
c d
e as
s he
h gra
r b
a b
b e
b d Jupe
p ’s
s ha
h n
a d
n
d an
a d
n
d sh
s o
h o
o k
o
k it
i .
t
. “I told
the
h m you
o w
e
w re up
p t
he
h re
r !
! You
o ’re sa
s fe
f !
! Tha
h nk God!”
“The
h bo
b a
o t!” crie
i d ol
o d
l Mrs.
Denic
i ol
o a
l .
. Sh
S e
h po
p i
o n
i ted.
The
h Denic
i o
c l
o a
l ho
h u
o se
s was
s dark,
,
and so
s
o was
s t
he
h of
o f
f i
f c
i e.
. The
h re was
s n
o
o
si
s g
i n of
o
f the
h whi
h t
i e truck
k at the
h en
e d of
o
f
the
h pi
p e
i r.
. Bu
B t a hu
h ndre
r d metre
r s
s or
o
so
s
o
be
b yon
o d the
h pi
p e
i r were the
h
runnin
i g
g li
l g
i ht
h s
s of
o
f the
h M
aria
i -III.
“Tho
h s
o e
s …
. tho
h s
o e
s pi
p r
i ates!
s ” yelled
Ei
E l
i e
l en Deni
n c
i ol
o a
l .
. She
h gla
l red aft
f e
t r
r the
h Maria
i -III. “If
I
f th
t e
h y
e
y th
t i
h n
i k
n
k th
t e
h y
e ’re going to get
away … !”
She
h st
s arte
t d
d tow
o ards
s t
he
h pi
p e
i r.
“Co
C m
o e on
o !” yell
l e
l d Pe
P te
t .
. He grabb
b e
b d Bob
o ’s
s arm
r and
d st
s art
r e
t d aft
f e
t r he
h r.
r
“Mr.
. Bon
o est
s ell
l ,
l
, tell
l
l the po
p l
o i
l c
i e to
o get the
h Co
C a
o st
s Guard
r ,” sa
s i
a d
i
d Ju
J p
u e
p .
e
. “The men on
tha
h t bo
b a
o t
t are
r gunru
r nn
n er
e s!
s ”
“I wil
i l
l
l tell
l
l th
t e
h m all
l
l abo
b u
o t it
i ,” annou
o nced
e ol
o d
l Mrs.
s
. Denic
i o
c l
o a
l .
. Jupe
p no
n d
o ded,
, an
a d
d ran
n
aft
f er the
h
e ot
o h
t e
h rs.
s
Ei
E l
i e
l en dod
o g
d ed in
i t
n o
o the
h of
o f
f i
f c
i e and
n sn
s at
a che
h d
d a key
e tha
h t
a was
s hi
h d
i den
e
n away
y in a desk
drawer.
. She
h or
o dered
d Pe
P te t
o
o get
t a p
a
p ir
i of
o
f oa
o rs
s fr
f om
o the
h lo
l c
o ker be
b hi
h n
i d
d the
h of
o f
f i
f c
i e.
The
h re was
s a sh
s o
h u
o t fr
f om the
h hi
h g
i hway,
, and a roa
o r of
o
f engines
s as
s the
h fi
f r
i emen ba
b cked
the
h ir
i trucks
k
s away.
. The
h hi
h l
i l
l
l sl
s i
l d
i at la
l st
s ,
, br
b in
i gin
i g the
h mot
o el
l crash
s i
h n
i g and sp
s l
p i
l n
i terin
i g
dow
o n wit
i h
h it
i .
. The
h wreckage cov
o ered ha
h lf
l
f the
h roa
o d.
. The
h sw
s im
i min
i g po
p o
o l
o col
o l
l a
l ps
p e
s d
com
o pl
p e
l tely
l ,
, and
d a mu
m dd
d y fl
f o
l o
o d
o rus
u h
s e
h d dow
o n
n t
he
h hi
h l
i l
l
l and
d acros
o s
s
s the
h h
i
h g
i hw
h ay.
Ei
E l
i e
l en and
d the
h bo
b y
o s
s lo
l o
o k
o ed at th
t e
h wreckage
g fo
f r
o just
s a
a mom
o ent.
. The
h n sh
s e
h tu
t rned
e
d
and ra
r n ou
o t
u
t on