Two men set on him, bound and gagged him and left him lying on the grass.

A passer-by found him half an hour ago and untied him.

Grady telephoned immediately that Ward had made a get-away." "And the chief sent you down here ?" asked Britz.
"Yes.

We had got word of the failure and the chief thought I'd better come down here to look things over." Here was a new disappointment for Britz.

The one man whom he wished to see above all others, had slipped out of his grasp.
"We've got to act quickly," said Britz, consulting his watch.