The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-23


once in while in an uneasy way. ]
was determined to take him now at any
, cost; and verify believe should have
planted myself in his path had he insist
ed upon going now.
click, Tick, Tick, Tickl" the battery
called out, and 1 listened to the message.
"Keep cool--Gould has gone for the
police. ."-Strange it was, wasn't it9 That
L should sit there and talk through two
hundred and fifty miles of space with q
man not half a mile from me.
What's thet signerfyl" inquired
my companion, as the TOXIN ceased
and I replied that the clerk az Cohoe,
had just written off the message and sent
it out.-He seemed satisfied and settled
badk in his chair, where he sat in sullen
silence, his jaws going up and down, as
he chewed his weed.
o, how slowly the minutes crept along.
The suspense was terrible. 1 sat and
watched the minute hand of the clock,
and five minutesseemeda as many months.
My companion seemed nervous too. He
moved uneasily in his chair.
"Ain't it about time you heard from
Jiml" he asked at length.
eve shall hear from him in q few
minutes now," answered, and fell to
Watching the clock again. Five min
utes more passed. Lynch got up and
began pacing to and fro across the room.
At length he paused and said:
81 don't believe I'll wait any more.
I've got to see a man down at the Penn
sylvania House, and he'll be abed ef ]
don't get thar pretty soon."
"Hold on moment and I'll see what
they're up to" cried hastily, and I
touched the key again. ''Make haste, :"
was my message, 'T shall lose him if
you do not. Not moment to spare. :"
Straightway came the reply, short but
encouraging; ga squad of policestart
ed for the depot five minutes ago. ="
Thank Heavenl They ought to be here
now. I looked at Lynch and thought of
the five hundred dollars.
"Wal what's the wordl" he growled
"Your friend is coming" I answered
for want of better reply.
"Comin'! COMMIT Wharf"
" Coming to the office of Cohoe. He
has an answer for you"
can answer for me9 Jim Fellers2
What should he answer for2" Lynch
stood in stupid thought for a moment
and then he looked at me with danger
GUS light in his eye.
"Look here, young feller," he cried,
"Its my private opinion you're lyin to
me. And eff you are" here he uttered
a terrible oath-"I'n cut your skull1in'
heart out. 1 don't know anything bout
thet thar machine, but 1 swar jim Eel
lers haint got nothin' to answer. More
likehe'd git up and scatter when he heerd
thetmessage."
He stood glaring at me as he uttered
these words, his hand on his revolver. II
cannot account for it. As L before re-
marked, 1 am timid man by nature
But this action only made me bolder.
Everything depended upon keeping him
a few seconds longer. 1t must be done.
at any cost I tried new plan.
"What do you mean, sir9" 1 shouted,
rising, "by coming into this office and
talking in that style2 Do you think I'll
endure it2 Leave this room at once, sir.
or I'll" and I advanced threatingly to-
ward him. My unexpected attitude
seemed to amuse him more than any
thing else, but it silenced his suspicious.
He put his hands in his pockets and de-
livered loud laughin my face.
"Wal, wal, my bantum, you needn't
git SO catankerous.-Who'd thought
such leetle breeches as you had such
spunk9 Hawl hawl haw!' Why 1 could
cEaw you up 'thout maxim two bites of
ye."
"Wcll; sir" 1 said, still apparently
unmolifed, "either sit down and hold
your lounge, or else leave the office.
And he good naturedly complied.
Once more we were sitting listening
to the ticking of the clock as the min
utes dragged their slow length along.
Would help never Gomez Three min
utes more. Great Heavens the sus-
pense was becoming intolerable. 1 must
go to the stair and listen if / die for it,
L arose and took a step or two towards
the door, but a voice stopped me.
"Holdl" shouted Lynch, standing up
right, all his suspicious aroused once
morej ''yer can't go out of thet door
aforeme. Come back here ''
"Come back here, or by the Eternal''
and the pistol muzzle looked me in
the face. He stood now half turned
from the door and I was facing f.
Slowly without particle of noise, saw
the knob turn and face under a blue
cap peep in. Thank Godl Help had
come felt joy uncomfortable come
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