The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-11-01
CHAPTER Nv.

CHAPTER Nv.
BADLY De- ElNED.
For IN instant our hero stool with
bated breath. Then, as he heard the
sound Of footsteps ascending the stains,
he opened the door and glidei oat into
the hall.
Anotbee moment and he had res ched
the head of tie stairs and sears IN
the act Of unlocking Il door, not fifteen
feet aw y.
As fer Luke, he WAS not in sight.
and Cole concluded that he had re-
ma ned in the lower part of the house.
He applied his ca 10 the door, bur
mgrmu,ed mass Of confused SCUM Is
alone rewarded his vigilance.
He had little doubt as 10 who was held
q prisoner there, bat he resolved to know
Leyond ali peradyenture
Not ONLY were his chances Of learning
ANYTHING small where lie then was. but
he ran the rl.k o. being detected in the
act of listening Hlould Sears leave the
room without giving him any kind OF
warning
Accordingly he passed on to tbs djoin-
ing apartment the door OF which. to his
great iov, be found TO be unlocked.
Closing it liter him, lie advanced ana
entered large closet on the side next
the room which his enemy had just IN
locked
calm Yourself. l tell you Calm
yourself"
cole had barely entered the cos ct when
he heard these words, pronounced i'll the
voice of Almon Sears.
Why have You ora me from my poor
dead father"
"Bereniee' murmured the listening
lover, in intense excitement.
r 10 10 ~, IL
out of my lightful inheritance, returned
the new come. The bonds age gone,
no one can tell whore.
Well"
Il propose TO possess myself Of the re-
ln4inder OF the estate.
Il will gladly civ, It up 10 you as the
price of my freedom from execution.
III agree 10 that"
And tn also Of the Young man, Cole
Winters.
THAT will be difficult of accomplish
ment, since he is now under arrest, but
I'll see that he goes free.
What do you ask OF me-
Your signature to this paper"
"N ait until Eour p9r. is done
i can't accomplish that and secure the
release of Winters without your g gnature
to this. My partner in the business Will
not permit it. If You care to save his
life. 20 set him free"
Il do ] do"
Then sign or the lower line He,e is
pen.
This ne in the voice of the servant
Luke, who was calling from below.
Import mt as it was for Cole to remain
where he was, he might learn more by
leaving. Sears was still talking and
evidently had lot heard the hail
In moment Cole had glidei noise
lessly into lie hall.
What is it. Luke" he asked in a low
and muftied tone.
The masters in the library and wants
10 see yoI."
All 1ight; I'm coming"
As he spoke he egan descending the
stairs.
When he reached the lower hall the
servant had disappeared
Without The delay of moment lie
threw open the door and entered the
room he had recently lef, to shadoN
Sears.
He had half expected 10 see Max Morris,
and was lot It all as .onishsd when he
found h mself confronted by that iudi-
vidual.
But he was to receive a surprise of a
kind lie had not anticipated
As he entered the room the banker
spraug to his feet and seized him hy the
hand.
4 congratulate you on The nights
work." cried he.
Cole Winters was completely Idm-
founded.
Il don't-that is" he s;ammered.
You don't? The girl is scenic the
detective dyng, and the young fellow
fugitive from justice, WHO can only save
his life by keeping himself to himself. J"
But the bonds?" asked orr hero, who
felt that he must say something, though
he could not imagine the cause of the
bankers strange conduct.
hat ) the very point.
Have You found them
No; bat have theory. By tbs way,
how came you to turn blonde 10 come
here"
Like ta- the secret OF Morris
strange mistake dawned upon Cole Win
tiers. He had, no doubt. seen Almon
Sears wearing he disg liso he hal appro-
priated, and had mistaken him for his
partner III crime.
The knowledge almost deprived the
young man OF wits, AMI he narrowly es-
capped betraving himself.
He wondered now t. at Sears had not
discovered his identity, but remembered
that we ara no. so famll ar with our own
appear. nee as with that of Others
I've been doing some work on nv own
account, said Cole. as soon a he could
trust himself 10 speak.
That detective fooled me com pletely
be made no charge against ne, and I
N de cash deposit and was released"
We're you reoognized?"
No; as luck would have it, wasn't.
All is we'll with US
Did you see Bloom
Did | see Bloom: What are you talk
ing shout2 Didn't you send him around
to tell me thai yoa were coming 10 nv
house and for ne to meet you here.
VII is wrong with you.7
Haven't / gore through enough to-
night to rattle any one? Bloom told
you ever thing. | spppcse:
Yes, ali lie couldin i've minutes o. so.
What Is !oEr scheme about the
bonds
From Whist Bloom tells ne. there's 10
doubt bat shst the young fellow had