Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-09-27


THAT is boat if the court knows i,sclf!".
as d,e oiissr spoks shq oBsSAa k aaH form
tle ErS SS ""SGs a fsa I wara m',h
The dark ohjcc, moving over the sands proved
to be the figure of n man, who, pcrcciving that
hciwas being ppsucdS t9ok 10 Ihis'heels. phe
however. that hc'had dlscovcretf the rfan. ~ he
was now satisfied that there were probably no
other accompliccs. Returning to Frank he
fosEd the a'erha@ips in The anchogTliesspf a
sW& BrsgginE thsskiT tAIss ous t.eYsl. 5sSs the
astseiys, CONFERENCE.-THE cxitmihas Go cY,ffshts
| The'lattcr wcrc suggestive enough, hSnd az fhe
| officer held up to view two shotlcd sacks. he re-
| markcd
These were to have been our winlin,.shee.s.
but | think now they will serve rs shrou,Is for
| the two nssassins who would have murdered us -
%"Wfr,:aySc not s ngoH, q, tme toypere snia Fryk
! "ot a'5 Ii :a., an fa rs wthetlese dcadsmcS On
our hands" - -
'You stand here and watch the boat, while 4
.Wnltob spfatuc Ms ]lfohgs Auscdlar .aan !
and taking the form OF Ilnm,ll, which was lust
s'"lf ~as asS " fs s"2"s 's sa sSXs.r M Il
forcedsit upon him AngysAspositina3Ac Ac body
Of Of. '.aa1 a's.l Sas sastss.iss si a"y eourea
"ne sure iii. y - atsbsh dead" said Frank,
in an awed sort pf,.xooe; ;& -
srn%s.,v rnsS are sn""n os'nIassasI
decree OF an nyenging iale, they arc 10th SHOT
directly through the heartpr
Thoi effective WAS very matter of. E,M abou,
all of Eis movements, LIP PROCEEDED Hbnco to
draw thatwo fho,SlIsacks pvcs tbc baTss. He
did not stop to ck"tnnc what they had upon
their Reri9ns. The dead men may hYyo., bad
many ,,val5dbes.IS bit il ,matterfIi npEE liq,
wealth vas sloomod u &c sank wit hltliriT bS'ms
beneath The waves. Both OF. the diving, as tbev
stood beside tic dead, uttered involuntary
prayers ltwas n fearful .askAas iNaIad been 4
fearful nigh, all through. When the two bodies
were securely tied in the sacks, they were placed
in the boat, and Walton Sppague took The, oars
with lie rcmnrk: '"'
This terrible busiqess,w will sqop be Completed
"eT 4TSe Sol. proyea ! ! ,,ssns> ,ST>,1,f ,1,ft sl,f
and the detective was strong rover Owing /.
the fact that they shot out from the inlet liH,
did not encounter much more than a hehy,
swcl, and fortunately we're not called upon {,
encounter nhs formidable breakers. Under til,
pouring rain and through the darkness thcy Gu
the waters, and glidcd ont upon the bosom 8
Ethc brond Atlantic. Walton Spraguo kcp
straight ahead until no WAS fully q milo fr6h
shore. nh ''i ~ -. i"t ~
"shall wo not unload inow?'' asked Frank il
n hoarse voice. 4 "rIiic3
mo; We will return TO the city in this, boat
and will not cast the sacks into tho sea until VI
g: e. sE; lkas 5SJS;}36], !,
momcntary rests; am nu old souller'ro Ali'i
+ Few,moro words wero passed., Walton Spraga
strained steadily at his oars, aud Frank sat We
and grim in the stern, with his eyos fixed upol
tho two sacks, with their ghastly contents Ou
hero's mind was busy trying to solve the etrang
mystery Of tho motives Of these men who hat
sought his life. Addressing Walton iSpraguc
Frank said: .., .#f .utl-. !
"You wore to tell mo how you' came to know
OF my acquaintance with Lucy Pnlmedo7n
The detective related tho exciting story 4
Lncy's adventure with tho strange assassin
who had dtsdnpearod through the window Iik,
q shadow. Frank was thundorstruck, y The