The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-05-06

u. Is. are you buSIo Wills Wudb i
asked, and almost instantly came back
a reply in the affirmative. Then with a
trembling hand I ratified off my message
s'For the love of God, telegraph to our
downtown Office at once. Tell them
that Lynch is within two feet ofme. and
they must send help"
A short pause, as though my message
occasioned some surprise, and then came
the response: "An right p which as
sured me need not repeat.
"Wal," growled the deep voice of
Lynch, 'sare you going to send my mes
sage?"
eI have sent it, sir.
"What Does all that tickin' mean
what I told youg"
eyes, and if you'll wait fifteen Or
twenty minutes, you'll get an answer. .
stWal, I dunno as want an answer.
Jim, he'll understan' it all right
ssBut I'll tell you soon whether he's
there or not Sit down"
So Lynch reluctantly took his seat,
looking around at the doors and windows
once in while in an uneasy way. I
was determined to take him now at any
cost; and I verify believe I saould have
planted myself in his path had he in
sisted upon going now.
click, tick, tick!" the battery called
out, and I listened to the the message:
ssKeep cool. Gould has gone for the
police Strange it was, wasn't it, that
I should sit there and talk through $50
miles of space with man not half a
mile from me2
''What's that signerfy?" inquired my
companion, as the ticking ceased; and I
replied that tie clerk at Cohoe had just
written off the message and sent it out.
He seemed satisfied and settled back in
his chair, where he sat in sullen silence,
his jaws going up and down as he chew
ed his weed.
o, howslowly The minutes crept along!
The suspense vas terrible. sat and
watched the minute hand of the clock,
and five minutes seemed as many months.
My companion seemed nervous, too. He
moved uneasily in his chair.
''Ain't it about time ye heard from
Jim % he asked, at length.
eve shall get word from him in a
few moments now" / answered, and
fell to watching the clock again. Five
minutes 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 man down at the Penn
sylvania House, and he'll be abed eff I
don't get thar soon."
"Hold on moment, and I'll see what
they're up to-" I cried hastily, and I
touched the key again. ''Make haste"
was my message. ''I shall lose him if
you don't. Not moment to spare.
Straightway came thereby, short but en-
couraging: ga squad of police started
for the depot five minutes ago." Thank
Heaven they ought to be here now. I
looked at Lynch and thought of the five
hundred dollars.
'Wal, what's the word? he growled
''Your friend is COMM" I answered
for want of better reply.
ssComin'! Comm! WHARF
Coming to the office at Cohoe. He
probably has an answer for you"
''An answer for me2 Jim Fellers
What should he answer for 2" Lynch
stood in stupid thought for moment,
and then he looked at me with danger
GUS light IN his eye.
"Look a here young feller" he cried,
TITS my private opinion you're lying to
me; and if ye are''-here he uttered
horrible oath-I'll cut yer skulking heart
out! L don't know anything about
that thar macheen, but [ swar Jim Eel
lers hain't nothin' to answer. More like
he'd git up and scatter wen he heerd my
message
He stood glaring at me as he uttered
these words, his hand on his revolver.
cannot account for it. AS I before re-
I am a timid man by nature,
but this action only made me holder.
depended upon keeping him
a few seconds longer. It must be done
at any cost. tried new plan.
''What do you mean, SIRE I shouted,
rising, "by coming into this Office, and
talking in that style2 Do you think I'll
endure it ? Leave this room at once, sir,
or I'll" and I advanced threateningly
toward him. My unexpected attitude