The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-12
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CHAPTER XXXII-CONTINuED,

do Little without orders. Hill said that
the Job was given him by Cole, who was
Grotaits right.hand man, and Grotait had
better bail him, otherwise he might DO In
duced 10 tell tales. ~. M. r.
GrOtait let him stay in prison three
days, and then sent two hOuseholders with
the bail. 5
HilI was discharged, and went home.
At dusk, he turned out to find Cole, and
tracing him from one public-hOuSe to IN.
other, at last lighted on him In company
with Mr.. Coventry. r! L. 8 ..
This set him thinking; however, he held
aloof till they parted; and then following
Cole, dunncd him for his twenty pounds.
Cole gave him five pounds on account.
Hill grImblcd and threatened.
GrOtait sent for both men, and went
into o passion, and threatened 10 hang
them both il they presumed to attack
Titles person again In any way. ut Is
the place mean 10 destroy" said GrOtait,
mot the man"
Cole conveyed this to Coventry, and i
discouraged him nightly, and he told
Cole he should give Il up and go abroad.
But soon after this some pressure or
other was brought to bear on Grotait, and
Cole, knowing this, went to him, and ask
ed him whether Bolt and Little we're to
be done or not. i' j.
at Is painful subject" said Grotait
at Is a matter Of life and death to u" "
said Cole. ne
"That Is true. Bntmind, the place and
not the man" ~ Wv -!
Cole assented, and then Grotait took
him on to a certain bridge, and pointed
out tho one weak side Of Bolt and Little's
fortress, and showed him how the engine.
chimney could be got at and blown down,
and so the works stopped entirely: and
I'll tell you something" said he, "hat
chimney Is built on bad foundation, and
was never very safe; 50 you have every
chance" H .l..
Then they Chartered about the price;
and, at last, Grotait agreed TO give him E2O.
Colo went to Coventry, and told him
how far Grotait would allow him to go;
"but," said he, eco is not enough. l run
an even chance Of being hunger Jagged"
go u step beyond your instructions,
and I'll give you q hundred pounds" u
"Itlaren'fh said Colo: aunless there was
II chance 70 blow mp the place with the
man in 1t" Then ailer u moments re-
Election, no said: u hear he sleeps in the
works. Unjust find ont where"
Accordingly, lie talked TO one of the
women in tho factory, and gained tho fol-
lowing information, which he impaired to
Mr.. Coventry ,
Little lived and slept in detached
building, recently erected, and the young
woman, who had ,Oyerpowered Hill, slept
in room above him. She passed in the
works for his sweetheart, and the pair
were often locked up together for hours at
time in room, called "tlle Experiment
Room"
y This information took Coventry quito
by surprise, md cmbittcred his hatred Of
Little. While Cole was telicitating him
on the situation Of the building, he was
mcditating how to deal his hated rival u
stab of another kind. ,.s..,t
Cole, however, was single-handed intElG
matter and, tho next dry, he took a boat
and lriftcd slowly down the river, and
scanned the place very carefully.
He came at night to Coventry, and told
him he thought lie might perhaps be able
to do the trick, without seeming to dofy
Grotait's instructions. -+But," said he, ut
Is u very dangerous Job. Premises arc
watched; and, what do you .thinkT they
have got wires up now. that run over the
street 70 the police Office, and Little can
ring bell in'Ransome's room, and bring
the boobies across in rush in moment,
It isn't rs It was under the old chief con.
stable: this ones not TO be bought nor
blinded. I must risk halter" .' '.'-
"You shall have fifty pounds more" ~
"YOu arc gentleman, sir. should
like to have It IN hard sovereigns I'm
afraid of notes. They get traced some.
how" &c. E..rHaa M, rs.7 s..-s.l1
"You shall have it all In sovereigns." IS
"Iwant,a little in advance, to buy the
materials. They are costly, ESPECIALLY the
eliminating silver" .E, =, III. ','', vi.
Coventry gave him ten soverelgns, and
they parted with the understanding that
Cole should. cndcavm to blow up, the
premises on somo night when Little was
In them, and special arrangements were
made TO secure this =. 49,, ~.
Henry. Little and Grace Garden received,
each Of them, an anonymous letter on the
same day. ~. .'g ".Sf ..,' :. y. ~ ~
Grace Gardens ran thus EAR. u
"IcAN'T abide To SOC a young lady made
a fool Of by q william. Mr.. Little have got
his miss here: they dote on each other,
She lives in tho works, and so dohe, ever
since shc came, which no uscn't' afore!
They arc In one room, as many MS eight
hours at stretch, and that room always
locked. It Is the talk Of all the girls. 1t
Is nought to me, but thought II right you
should know, for It Is quito . scandal. She
Is d strapping country lAsS, with aqueerish
name. This comes from o stranger, buta
well.wishcr. "FAR PLAY"
Tho letter 10 Henry Little was ms fol.
lows: % t'.' "'..
"Thc reason Of so many warnings, and
no'er q blow, you had friends in Tho trade;;
But you have worn them out y You area
doomed man. Prepare to meet your Coz"
The anonymous letter to Henry was as
eIElcacl0us In It's way. 1t was the last
straw on the camers back, as the saying
Is. ,.tsr.' - la a.lastl ,,T-
He just ground 1t in his hand, and then
He ct to work, packed up models, and
dispatched them by train, clothes ditto,
and wrote long letter TO his mother.
Next day he was busy writing and ar
ranging papers till the afternoon. a1r.
Then he called on Grace, as related,
and returned to the works about six
o'clock; no ordered a cup Of tea at seven,
which Jael brought him. She found him
busy writing Letters, and ono Of these was
addressed to Grace Garden. ~. -6I
That was nil she saw Of him TINT night;
for she went TO bed early; and she was a
sound sleeper.
It was nine o'clock of this same even.
ing. 81 "a ~ ~ II
Mr. Coventry, disguised in beard, was
walking up and down q certain street OPP
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