Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-05-02

4 NJ DONE Cf, iOM. HE MITIEEED.
cheney of the heavy shutters and the solid
bolts and bars they had drawn between
themselves and the outside world. There
were but two, standing in a ~breathless
pause, as the reverberating echoes of the
explosion died away; then one of them
moved forward to continue the work.
"Seems like I heard something, Tom,'
muttered the other. "That blowout made
more noise than we counted on. I'm afeard
of this job. wish we hadn't gone into it.'
"Get out of it, then, if you're afaard Of
your own shadder. If you're not, lamp in
this other charge. It's the last job of this
sort We'll need to do for a time, Stone.
Well break partnership after tonight. You
kin set upon the moral lay an cheat the
devil for all of me after we've roped in our
pile. HarkI"
Both men faced about, braced either to
fight or to fly. In a tginkling the light was
out, there was q rush. and Norris found
himself grappled with in the darkness,
tossed and shaken with a strength greater
than his own, though not sufficient to quite
shake off his hold. Help came to him Just
as the light was struck again, and a curse
followed by a groan came from the man
who slipped out of his hands to go down
under a blow from the cudgel of the police
Akkd4 lNo h1II jill " LII anu Lax
stopped above the PROSTATE figure, turning
it partly over.
~ reckon he's got his dose. Fell on his
W knife, do you sect He had it out ready
for you when I downed him"
The wounded burglar cast n despairing
look around. He saw his companion, his
wrists fettered. standing sullen and logged
in the custody of the officer.
"Tm done for, Tom" he muttered. at
said it was foolhardy work, but I've got to
make it easy as l K iu-over there"
"Cuss you, are you a-goin' fer to blaba"
81 don't want to hurt you, Tom You're
my pal, an You stuck by me. But, don't
you see, Ingot knowed what we was up to
an he's give Us away. I'll blow on him, if
live long enough painted the suffering
rascal, who spoke with difficulty, and who
was writing in al agony of pain and fear.
"You'd better let up" growlcd the other,
warningly; but Stone, whose bloodshot
eyes now turned upon Norris, gave no heed
to his companion in crime.
"Mebbe it'll be a help to me if I help
you,' he said. "That express business,
you know. There were five of US in it, and
Ingot put up the job. His share was to be
the package which was took before, but
when that turned up missin', he YAM
above takin' his divvy with the rest. He
was in the racket at Childer's house, hunt
in for papers, while I was to get the Doodle
for GOVERN his tracks. / u.in't nothin'
egin him there, for he put up my bail
through the counselor, out'n his part of the
express money, but I've alters suspicioned
he'd diskivered that them notes was
known. Who got the first packagel !
dom know. If any man does, it's Ingot, an
he KEEP it to hisself."
s. could make a guess spoke up Red
Tom, as the other broke down in his pain
full, faltering speech. "Ill turn States
evidence an tell all I know if ] kin gain any
thing by it."
The fact that Stone, with his crime
stained feet upon the borders of the black
river, was bent upon relieving himself of
his dark secrets in tho hope of making
things easier over there had much to do
with Red Toms willingness to make terms
for himself: but, for the time, his PROPOSE
ton received small encouragement at the
hands of his captors.
Common humanity prompted that every
thing possible be done for the wounded vii
lain. He was lifted to the lounge and the
Cow of blood stanchsd as well as might be.
He'd better go to the hospital,'' sug-
gested one of the policemen. with your
leave, sir, I'll telephone for 9 surgeon and
an ambulance"
Stone himself raised a feeble protest.
! "It's no USE he said. 'I've got my call,
and there's no dodgin' the order. Don't
get Q
notary public TO swear ne. Iwant to make
the thing shlpshape and solid. Write down
what l We told you about them two jobs"
Norris fastened to comply, and whsie In
the midst of his task, the s~urgeon-who had
been summoned in spite of the mans pro-
test-arrived. A brief examination showed
that there was little TO be done. An interior
artery had been severed, and Stone was
rapidly bleeding To death. The quieter he
was kept the better; therefore he advised
against any attempt 10 renove him.
b CHASTITY pailor of the end was On
Stones face as he affixed his signature,
duly witnessed, to the document which had
bean drawn up. Il named his companions
In the express robbery, and the amount and
whereabouts Of the spoils which reuaaansa