The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-10-25

~-/H-tT' for himself, and
had no foundation
in fact
The two who had arrived first on the
scene had been passing the house and
heard the shot which laid Ifyland low.
AS for the latter, he was found 10 be
alive, bat unconscious His brother OIL
GERS, who, from the nature of their C Ii
ing, had hsd good opportunity to Oh
serve gun-shot wounds and their final
results, were of one mind, and that was
that his wound would prove fatal. lie
was at once sent to the hospital III q
patrol wagon.
In the meantime squad of men.
armed to the teeth, had entered the eel
lar. and the one who had fired upon Cole
Winters now TUNED.
Didn't You find him2" asked the ser
geant III cha &c, " no had been superln-
tending the removal OF poor HGyland.
They We escaped, replied the officer.
teen there were two"
AT least"
How 90 you know that?"
We found this hat in the cellar
The officer held up the hat that had
been worn ly Bloom.
How does that prove there were two?"
The man ! shot at WAS baieheadel,
and, besides, this hat is much too large
for bim"
Low did they eScape2'
BY wa CT tunnel that's been dug
through the ground to the vacant buil&-
ing On the corner"
Why didn't YOU follow them?'
- be rest re on the trail, aud will
catch EN- sure. [ came back to report Z"
"Ha, What Is thls?"
The sergeant Ind observed the Id
watch with olI fashioned fia,1 onI
seals, which ly upon he table.
Some OF the p!Uuder they were divid-
ing when llyland came in on them, l
suppose.
%What2 Here's the name of Paul St.
Cyr,"
And the fellow shot at was his MUIR
derer, Cole Winters, He tailed exactly
with the description
GOOD, This viii complete the proof
of his guilt Make hustle, Gogin Run
to the nearest box and telephone to the
Central Station. Well have him before
morning."
Cog II rushed away, and the sergeant
soon followed him.
For the moment the place was de
serted.
The hiding place OF our hero was any
thing but secure. 1 hat he had not been
that everybody had teen looking for him
below, where he was supposed to have
made his escape
Soon, however. the house would sw rm
with officers, a minute search Of the
premises would he ma e. and the hiding
place of our hero quickly discoyred.
None think more rapidly than those ex-
posed to great and unusual peril The
door of the house had not closed behind
the sergeant, WHO had gone to see that
tho place was being properly guarded
without, before Cole Winter had thou gLt
OF al this, and determined upon a plan Of
action.
In an in taut he had emerged from the
cub.y-bole Tat had serYde him so good n
turn. and lowered himself to the landing,
from which he stepped into the now de-
serted room.
He had areiy done this " hen he hea 4
voice in the cellar
ONE OF them are returning through
the p ssage, decided he.
] hen he closed the door and turned
the key in the lock, which was still
Ill act
another moment AMI he was on his
kEcas before the large dressirg-case.
rs lie opened one eff tie er,we an
exclamation of satisfaction swept his
lips.
HIS expectations had been fulfilled to
the utmost. He had expected TO fnl
clothing with VII ch TO disguise himself
lLs-cau Of loose garments, viii i was
the most lie had hoped for, lie saw before
hun three hnudlss. neatly tied up III yell
loH wrapping apo.
pom each was pinned card. One
bore the legend Tramp. anot her" Plas-
{ tar =; ~, \ Il
Blonde"
1t was evident, at a glance. that they
were sets of DISCUSSES TO be used by
Sears, as he required them in the regular
course OF MS nefarlous business. or as
sudden eXigencies might dem
Without q moments hesitation. Cole
selected the last one described
BY TINS time the man IN The cellar was
F beating uEon tie door and hAllooing
lnstly.
Cole waited only long enough TO close
the door. then, with the bundle under his
SIM he DATED from the room.
! : he game the top OF the uncarpeted
stalrs. lie he. RI the front door below
open end some one, tile scrgent lie CON
/ Clraed. entering The hall.
As noIseIess!y as possible he passed
1 On. cropping his way.
Then n strgch match TO set an idea
4 Of his surround nSs.
\ lie swapping sound alarmed him. hut
1 moments reflection convinced him tha.
/ there Was no danger of It's being heard
/ below
I He saw before him a small side bed
I room v hi h he at once entered
| nike the other rooms lie had noticed.
| il was furnished TO the extent of a small
! bel and a wash stand.
Here is whcra Bloom sleeps. thought
he.
The room had but one window. and that
was obsoursi by closely drawn inside
blinds.
Our observing hero noted all these
things b. The last chickering's OF the ex-
p.riuG match.
Then he closed tie door. locked il, and
| FRO -eeaed to light the gas.
I hit done, he tore open the bundle.
lie found ii to contain a suit, complete
from hat 10 shoes.
Sears was Of about his size. and the
clothing would 1T him nicely.
The principal thing. however. was a
blonde wig aud false mustache, esch OF
the finest workmanship we'll calculated
70 deceive, unless. indeed. a close scru-
tiny was made.
Cole csrried sn unusually sharp pocket
knife, and with this he cut of his mus
tacha, the operation taking bat moment.
Then lie adjusted the blonde substi-
tate. HIS own glossy hair was quite