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‘The next thing is to find out how to get there.”’ CHAPTER VI. TRIM UNDER ARREST. At this moment t Trim was startled with his re- ee. e sto 9) one, sie ; volver Sat for a ‘or a & second or SO there Was 10 s ound. It was followed ay a Rance se or two. This was accompanied by a creaking norse. The detectiv: ve Semiled. — the spot whenk a: noise came. A few a4 fre ‘om where the ae had which he had voiie t ont the rail road Steg mule that ha 1 drz “bere? Ss a ay honging ‘carriage that t will e wa ing the rest of the way to a Ly wonder if the mule knows tie way? _ **He seems willing enough to go any- where but I don’t believe he’s pointed in the right direction. _ This doesn’t look hke a main road. ‘Be esides that, the robbers, if that was 4 a 3 : —« «& a! . : ™ . - 2 = = a“! : ~ * ‘ ~~. = i - 3 - . a <a -] * : t é , - | . - > ‘th =- he a eee | i nt bot ‘tom OT wa Zon. ' & pf 4 ae a “ 5 a 1 , oe — e - ad : ‘ - . * i‘ ’ : ‘pointing to a street that Iec hour had passed Trim was able to see stars overhead. He-‘had come out of the forest. He mmmediately got down opened his lantern and found that directly in front of him was a well traveled road. Behind was the narrow cart path lead- ing into the forest. This was where the driver had turned in when Trim was a passenger I'rmm, therefore, sointed ‘the wagon again and turned the mule tnto the main road heading him in the direction in which ke supposed Puebla to be. His judgment was correct tn this mat- ter although it was a long time before he had any reason to feel sure of 1t. of a towu a It was about ten o’clock in the even- g when he entered the outskirts of a ripen city. to a well He drove on untr] he came lighted square. ee A number of men were idling at one side. Trim thought there might be a hotel there and drove over to them. He soon saw that he was mistaken in that matter. The men were idling before some kind ofa public building, but it was nota hotel. He stopped his mule in front of them and asked in Spanish that tl 1 1m to the Alcazar. This is the name of one of pal hotels in Pue One of the ajo began to answer out from the other side of the square. ae tr 1D ran e pate he no group Started at _ sight “Well, walt. . E teeakt Trim, ‘*F won- der if that’s one of my masked men. ‘‘If so he’s doing me a service ning away for that betrays him.’ The detective was on the pornt of — . sentp! >. from the wast Ss tae and makin - an * = * md = Ps - \ nae 7 = a - . a | q —" > * ~ - ‘— a ” i all - = Oe ‘no , * _ —_ wever, he saw the Itghts the princi- noticed that an- _ ne yee