The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-04-22


"Yes, and if you will wait fifteen
or twenty minutes, you'll got an an
swer."
"Wal, I dunno as I want M nm
swer, jim, he'll undorstan its all
right"
But III tell you soon whether
he's there or not. Sit down.
So Lynch rcluctantly took his seat
looking around ut the doors and win
dows once in u while in an unoasy
way. was determined TO take him
now at my cost and | very believe
| shoald have planted myself in his
path hul he insisted upon going
! now.
Tick. tick. tick, tick ~ tho bat
terry called out, and | listened to tho
message: keep cool. Gould has
gone for the police Strange 1t
was, wasn't it ! That | should s;t
there and talk through two hundred
and fifty miles of space with man
not half mile from me
whats that signcrry ~ inquired
my companion, as the ticking ceased;
aud replied .aDt trr ",,r. o' D.-
hoe. had just written on the message
and sent IL ont. Tie seemed satisfied
and settled buck in his chair. whore
he sat in sul,,u silence, his jaws 20.
ing up and down, as hu chcwcd his
weed
O. how slowly tho minutes crcpt
along. The suspense was terrible.
spt nnd wl'rhei the muute !tnl ul
The clock, and i've minutes seemed
as many months. My companion
seemed nervous too. He moved un
easy in his chair.
"Aiut il about timo ya heard hom
jim g. ho at lpng.h asked.
"Wo shall got word from him in II
few moments now, ! answered, aud
fell e. Watching tho clock aga.n.
Five minutes more passed. Lynch
got mp and began pacing TO and iro
across the room. At length he paus
el and said
Il don't believe LII wait any more.
I've got to see man down Mt the
Pennsylvania House, and he II b.
.abci Of | don't get thar pretty
soon.
Hold on u moment aud I'll see
what they up to. ! cried hastily,
and | touched the key again. "llullG
haste, was my message, "l shall
loose him ii you do not. Not n mo-
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depot five minutes ago. Thank
Heaven. They ont to bo here now.
] looked ut Lynch aud thought Of
the five hundred dollars.
oval. what 3 I Q word T. ho growl.
cd impaticntly
Your friend iscomiug," | answer
cd for want OF IL bottor reply.
"Comin! Comm Whu =
Coming to tho Office of Cohoe,
Ho probably has M answer for you. y
"An answer for me ! Jim Eellors
What should no answer Ion =
Lynch stood in stupid thought ior II
moment aud then ho looked ut me
with dangerous light in his oyc,
Look Il here, young foller,' ho
cried, Its my private opinion you're
lyiu to mo. aud ef you arc horo
he uttered a horrible oath-"l'll cut
yer skUlliu heart out | don't
know anything bout thot thar ma,
sheen, bat | swar Jim Ecllers hniut
got nothin' to answer. More like
he'd git up and scatter when he heard
thet message"
He stood glaring ut me as he ut
tered these words, with his hand on
his revolver. L cannot account for
it, As before remarked, / ain
,inlid man by nature But this ac
ton only made be boldor, Every
thing depended on keeping him u
few seconds longer, 1t must be
done Mt my cost. | tried new
plau.
What do you moan, sir
shouted rising, by coming into tins
Office and talking Ill that style DO
you think Ill endure it = Leave
this room at once, sir, or III and
advanced threatlngly toward nm
Ny unexpected attitude seemed to
amuse him more than anything else
but ii silenced his suspicious, lie
put his hands in his pockets and de-
liyorod II loud laugh III my tace'
"Wul, wal, my DanLum, yu necdn