The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-06

with his wife to visit some relatives
living at Koalin, and were to be there
four or five days.
They had thought it safe now to
leave their home, for they had not seen
or heard anything of that band of rob-
bers for so long that it was supposed
they had all fled from the country, or,
as they deserved to be, had been
killed.
So the unknown, taking advantage
of this good chance, stole to the little
lone farm house one dark, rainy night
during the farmers absence.
After long and tedious search, he
found the papers in the same little
box that they had been in when
Swarthy Jim dropped them at the door
of that doomed lonely home. 1t was
indeed lonely now, since the pride and
pet of the neighborhood had so mys-
teriously disappeared.
The party who had secured these
papers was partner, or rather one of
the members of Noll's gang, who had
supposed he would get good pay for
his long two months work.
If not, he intended to have revenge
to be even with his unscrupulous
leader.
After the papers were safely concealed
in an overcoat pocket the unknown left
the lone house for his own abode, the
beautiful underground room of the
mysterious log cabin.
After laying the papers away in a
secure place he put more wood on the
fire, drank glass of brandy, and soon
fell asleep.
1t was about noon the next day be-
fore he wakened. His fire was out and
he felt hungry.
"Ah! Now l must have little lunch
and good, warm fire, for Jim will
soon be here"
About dusk of that day, as the I'M
known was sitting by the fire, warming
his toes and smoking his cigar, Sylves-
ter Noll entered, in the guise of a
Jewish peddler, with the pack on his
back, while he looked dingy and sus-
pdcious enough.
"Halloa, old pard, I was looking for
you about this time, and here you are,
0. k. How do you do, any way?"
"Oh, l am feeling tirstrate; but we
came near losing that plucky little
beauty, after all. Have you got the
papers?"
Eyes; you may stake your last dollar
that when l say | viii do thing /
mean it. l told you / would stay here
and get those papers for a good fair
sum. But, Jim, I am anxious to know
what happened up there at old Chi
Al
about it."
II will, but I must get back to Chi
cago by tomorrow; you will under
stand why after You hear what has
happened.
Noll then related all that had hap
pened since he left Jonesborough.
"Ah! the girl is rebellious little
mink, isn't she? Is she handsome,
Jim?"
Eyes, by Joe, pard; the finest I ever
saw"
Seems to me, Jim, by the way you
talk you are falling in love, Ell? / am
about right; hal"
"Now is not the time to talk of such
matters. We must proceed to bust
ness. By the way, how is that Spring
field affair going to pan out? Think
there will be any catch in it ?"
''No, Jim, there is not the slightest
suspicion; if We can succeed in getting
in that safe, we will have good round
sum, tell you"
And now l am ready to strike a
bargain with you. If you give me
good money I'll do the work, and you
can make love to that pretty little
prisoner of yours. Now set your price"
First of all, let us have little of
something to eat, for l am as hungry as
starved wolf We must get through
and out of this as soon as possible.
'Blazes, but / made narrow escape
the other time
IF it hadn't been for that pIucky
Mrs. King / would have been caught,
sure as thunder and lightning"
We'll, that's nothing for YOU, jim:
you were always lucky dog.
Il say, you have got to be a number
one good cook here in your bachelor
glory
Judging from the way YOU eat, one
would think so.
We'll, l am not very hungry any
more, and now to business. | must be
off on the midnight express. Heaven
only knows where that girl Will be by
the time ! get back; why, am Just as
liable as not to pass her on that down
express, for she seems to think of moth
ing but this internal gloomy old Jones'
borough. It's mystery to me how
some women can be so foolish"
'Ha, ha; woman's nature, YOU
know"
We'll, where are the papers that we
have had such time over? am anxious
to get started; would not be left for a
small farm"
The unknown handed Jim the papers,
bnt said nothing.
That's the very box they We're in
when | had them in my hands once
before. What is your price, my brave
fellow"
Five thousand dollars
You must be crazy! That sum just
to get these few papers? o, / fear you
must whistle again before you will be
able TO get that sum from me-"
Jim hastily put the papers in deep,
inside pocket and drew out from an
other large roll of bills and counted
out to the unknown three hundred
dollars.
THAT is every cent l will give you
for getting those papers, and as it Is ]
nay be just throwing money away, for
it is more than probable that l may
never realize one cent from all this
trouble and expense
As Jim looked up. he saw dark,
threatening look in the unknown's face:
it was something rather new, as he had
never seen it before, but he did not
take warning
is that all the money, Jim, that you
are going to give me for all the time
and money / have spent here in this
horrible, CHASTITY placer"
Did / not say that that was every
cent would pay you? Yes; and as it
is, you are getting good money am
going to be off now, and I want you to
20 to Springfield and investigate mat
tiers thoroughly. As soon as you are