The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-03

ed satisfied and settled back iii hi
chair, where he sat in sillen silence
his jaws going mp and down US h,
! chcwcd his weed:
Oh, how slow the five Minute
crtpt along. The suspense WI.
terrible. | sat and watched th
minute hand of the clock, and tiv
minutes seemed us many months
My companion seemed nervou.
too. He moved uneasily in hi
chair.
"Aintit about time yo hcart
from Jim ?" be asked, at length.
ave ahall get word from him ii
few moments now," ! answered
and fell TO Watching the clock again
Five minntcs more passed. LSncl
got up and began paciNy to ant
fro across the room. At length hi
paused and said
81 don't believe I'll wait IN,
more. I've got to SOC n man dowi
at the Pennsylvania House, and
he'll be nbud Of L don't git thu,
pretty soon"
"Rold on moment md Eli sec
what they're up to-" 1 cried hastily
and I touched tho key again
"Lake haste" was my message, 81
shall lose him if you do not. Not a
moment to spare. Straightway
came the reply, short but cncourag.
ing "a squad Of police started fol
the depot five minutes ago.
Thank heaven They ought to be
here now. L looked ut Lynch md
thought of the five hundred dol
lars.
"Wal, what's the word ?" he
Grpwlc1, inputicntiv.
"Iour friend is coming." 7 an-
swrrcd for want Of d better reply.
"Comin! Comm" Whar 2"
"Coming to the Office at Cohoe.
He probably mas nn answer for
you"
"!sn answer for me-? Jim Fellcra?
What should he answer for ?"
Lynch stood in stupid thought for
Il momeNt md then he looked xt
me with II dangerous light in his
eye.
Look a hc1*A youAg fc'lcr," he
cried. Its my private opinion
you're lyin' 20 me. And CT ye arc
there he uttered q horrible oath
eel, cut your slsulk;n heart ont.
don't know snSthing bout thet
thar mashccn, hut / SWAY Jim
Fcllers h"in't got nothing to ali
swcr. More like he'd git up and
scatter When he Eeeld that mes
Stgc.
dc stood glarinS at me RS he
uttered these worlds his hand on
his revolver. I cannot account for
it. AS I before remarked, I am Il
timid man by nature. But this
action only made me boldtr. Every
thing depended upon keeping him Il
few seconds longer. It MUST be
done at any cost. / tried a hcw
plan.
"What co you mean, sir ?" I
shouted rising, 'by coming into
this office and talking in that
style ? DO You think I'll endure it I?
Leave this room ut once, sir. or
Ill, and I advanced th"uatcningly
toward him. My unexpected nt-
titude seemed 70 amusc him more
than anything else, but it silcncc1
his suspicious. Hc put his hands in
his pockets and delivered Il loud
laush in my face.
oval, wal, my ba}itum, We needn't t
git SO cantankcl ous. Who'd Thought
such little brooches rs you had
such spnnk Haw! haw haw !!
Why I could chaw Xnu up 'thout
maxim two bites OF ye.
"Wcll. sir" T. said. still ap,arpnt-
ly unmodi!itd, "cithcr 'ait down and
hold your tongue, or else leave the
Office And he good nat,lrediy
complied:
Once more we were sitting listen :
ing to The ticking of thc clock ns
the minutes dragged their slow
length along. Would help never
come? Three minutes more. Great
heavens The suspense WAS be
coming intolcrnble. J. must go to
the stair and listen, if ( die for it.
arose and took step toward the
door, bu* voice stopped nc.
"Hold!' shouted Lynch stand
ing upright, MI his suspicious
aroused once more eyer can't go
ont Of that door aforp nc. Come
back here !"
s'sS;ir J.
"Cmnc back he:c, or by the
Eteri.al---" and the pistol muzzlc
looked me in the face. He stood
now half turned from The door aid
1 was facing it. Slowly, without II
particle Of Noise, L eaw tho knob
t,irn and n face under n blue cap
peep in. Thank God! Help Ind
g me 7 felt Joy uncomfortable
come over nc. / must keep. the
murdcrrrs attention an instant
longer till some one could spring
upon him from behind. I walked
straight tip to him. but his quick
ear had caught n movement behind.
As he turned with ah oath I sprang
upon him, and bore down his arm
Just as the revolver went of, thc
ball burying itself harmlcssly in the