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

"yyhat Does all that ticlin
mean what ] told you :
"Yes, and if you will wait fifteen
or twenty minutes, you'll got an an
swer."
"Wal, I dunno as | want m an
swer. jim. he'll undcrstan its all
right"
But I'll tell you soon whether
he's there or not. Sit down
So Lynch rcluctantly took his seat
looking around ut the doors aud win
dows once in "a while in an unoasy
way was determined 10 take hln
now at my cost and | very believe
| shoald have planted myself in his
path hnd he insisted upon going
now.
Tick. tick. tick. tick T. the bat
terry called out, and I listened to the
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 II man
not half r mile from me.
"Whnt's that signcrfy ~ inquired
my companion, ~ the ticking ccg,cl;
and l"pG.l t.Ht trr '.,' W l..
hoe. had just written of the message
and sent IL ont. lie seemed satisfied
and settled buck in his chair. whore
he sat in sul,yu silence, his jaws 80.
ing up AMI down, as ho cAcwod his
weed.
q, how slowly the minutes crcpt
along. The suspense was trrrb.c.
/ sat md wa,rhel the minute hul of
the clock. and live minutes seemed
as many months. Ny companion
seemed nerou, too. He moved an
easy IN his chair
"Aiut it about time W heard hom
Jim p ho at lDugln asked.
"Wc shall get word from him in a
few moments now, ! answered, AMI
foll to watching the clock again.
Five minutes more passed. Lynch
got up ani began pacing to and iro
across the room. At length Inc pau,
el and said:
IL don't believe LII wait any more.
! ye got to sec II 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're mp TO- ! cried hastily
and | touched the key again "Nluke
haste, was my message, al shall
loose him ii You do not. Not a mo,
!. mSns ,:,. t9,:CNiI2rSl ". I2rSllc5a c5aut &at9p'qa',no
tcput five minutes ago Thank
Heaven. They ont to DO here now.
! looked at Lynch aud thought OF
the five hundred dollars.
"Wal, what's tie word T. he growl.
Ell impaticntly
Your friend iscoming,' answer
cd for want of IL bettor reply.
"Comiu! Comm Whar =
Coming to tho Office of Cohoc.
lio probably has ap answer for you
"An answer for me ! Jm Eellcrs' ,
What should ho answer for =
Lynch stood in stdpid thought ior II
moment aud then ho locked ut me
with dangerous light in his eye.
Look here, young foller,' h
cried, 1T s my private opinion you're
lyiu to mo And cf you aro-- here
he uttered Il horrible oath--"IlI cut
yer skUitiu' heart out | don't
know anything bout thot thar ma
shoon, bat / swar Jim Fcll"rs haint
got nothin' to answer. More like
hod git up and scatter when he heard
thet message.
lie stood glaring at me as he ut
tered these words, with his hand On
his revolver, | cannot account for
it, As | before remarked, am II
,imid man by nature But this nc
ton only made be bolior, Every
thing depended On keeping him u
fow seconds longer. 1t must be
done Mt my cost. | tried II now
plan.
What do you mean, sir ? |
shouted rising, by coming into this
Office and talking i'll that style DO
you think Ill endure it = Leave
this room Mt once, sir, or III and
advanced threatingly toward him.
Ny unexpected attitude seemed to
amuso hin more than anything else
but it sileuced his suspicious He
put his hands in his pockets aud de-
liyered II loud laugh in my face.
"Wal, wal, my Dantum, ye necdn t
cit 80 cantankerous. Who d thought
such little brecchos as you hat.
such spunk : Haw haw! haw
Why could chaw you up 'thout INA
kin two bites Of ye,'
"WolI, sir, / sad, sJiil apparently
sinnollidel, "eithog sit down aud
hold your tongue, or olse leave the
Office Aud ho good naturedly com
! piled.
Once moro wo were sitting listen
ing to the ticking of the clock rs th'
minutes dragged their slow length
along. Would help never come
Tho suspense was becoming intolcr-
able. | must go to the stair anC
listen if die for it, l arose ano
took step toward tho door, but
voice stopped me.
"HoldY' shouted Lynch, standing
upright, all his suspicious arouse,
once more "yer cant go out o
thet door aforo mo, Come bacl
here y