The Red Cloud chief., 1875-04-21

Lynch. are you going 70 sud mJ
message
II have scnt it. sir"
What Does oil tia, tickin' near
What | told you?"
YES, and If you viii nsi. fifteen OF
twenty minutes, you'll get an answer"
"Wal, ! dou't know a. | wan, an
answer. jim, he'll understaa' it oil
right"
''Bu, Ill tell you soon whether he's
there or not. ST, down"
So Lynch reluctantly took his seat,
looking around At the doors and w'n-
DOVE onee 10 while in an uneasy way.
I vas de,ermircd to take him now, a,
any cos, ami | verify believe | shoald
have planted myself in his l,ath had
be insisted upon going rov.
What's that signerfy?" INQUIRED
my companion as the ticking ceased,
and | replied that the clerk at Cohoe
had just written off the message and
sent it out. lie seemed satisfied, and
settled back in his chair, where he sat
in sullen silence. his jaws working up
and down as he chewed the we'd.
o.. how slos'y the minutes csept
along! The Suspense terrible. l sat
aud watched the minute hand of the
clock, and tive minutes seemed as ma
by months. My companion seemed
nervous, TOO. lie moved uneasily in
his chair.
Amt it about time yer heard from
Jim?' he asked, at length.
We shsil get word from him IN q
few moments now" | answered, aud
fell to watching the clock again Five
minutes more passed. Lynch got up
and began pacing to and flo across
the room. At length he paused and
said:
Tick, tick, tick I" tie battery call
ed out, and | listened to the message:
Keep cool Gould has gone for the
police Strange it Was, wasn't it.
that l should sit there and talk
through $50 miles Of space with q man
not a half a mile from from me.
Il dom, believe Ill wait any more.
I've got TO see a man down at the
Pennsylvania House. and he'll be abed
if don't got thar pretty soon"
"Hold IN q NON emf, and I'll see
what they are up IT," | cried hastily.
and l touched the key again. make
haste" was my message. IL shall
lose him if you do not. Not a moment
to spare" Straightway came the re-
ply. short but encouraging "A squad
Of police started for the depot five
minutes ago." Thank Heaven! They
ought TO be here now. l looked at
Lynch and thought Of the FIVE han
dred dollars.
wall, what's the word Z" he growl-
ed impa.ientiy.
"YOur friend is coming" / answer
ed for want Of better reply.
Comm! Comm! Wharf
Coming to the Office a, Cohoe. He
probably has an answer for you"
IAN answer for me? Jun Fellers ?
What should be answer for?' Lynch
stood iu stupid thought for a moment,
and then he looked at me with a dan
gerous light 10 his eye.
Look a here, young f%eller," he
cried. Its my private opinion you're
lyin to me. And efye are'-here he
uttered . horrible oa.h-''TlI cut ger
skulking heart outl ! don't know
anything about tba. thar nasheen,
but | swar Jim Fellers hain't no,hin'
to answer. More like he'd git Up an
when he heard that message"
He stood alsr;ng at me as he utter.
ed these words, his hand on his revolt
yer. cannot account for it. As | be-
fore remarked, | am a timil man BY
Blu, this action only made me
Everything depended upon
keeping him a few seconds longer. 1t
must be done at any cost. I tried
new plan.
"What do sou mean, sir?' I shout
rising, ''by coming ia.o this Office
and talking in tina. style? Do you
think Ill endure it? Leave this room
at once, sir. or I'll and I advanced
INCREASINGLY toward him. Nv uncx.
attitude seemed to amYss him
more Than anything else. bat silenced
his suspicious. He pat hi. hands in
his pockets and delivered a loud l.ush
IN Dy lace.
Wal, wal, my bantum, ye need no,
get so caniankerous. Who'd thought
such . little breeches As you had s1ch
Hsu hsvi hawl Why l
could chaw ycu up 'thout making two
bites of yc."
"Well. sir" | said still apparss,Iy
unmelliied, either SIT dosn and hold
your tongue, or ele lesye toe Office"
Aud be good naturejly complied.
Once more We we're sitting sod list
en'ns to the Gcsins Of the clock Is the
minutes dragged their sloz length
along. Would help neyer come? Three
mirotes more Great Haven! The
SUSPENSE Vas becoming iasoknb!e. 1
rass 50 70 the stair and listen If I die
for IT, / arose and took . step towasd