The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-06-06
CHUB.
A Ron|anceof West Virginia.
BY DAVID LOWRY.
CHAPTER XVII.

IN TIL: Cor>TERfEITFHS' CURIOUS CtsIS.
As he spoke, Hank Daw on darted
forward and caught tho mans arms
firmly in his great hands.
Don't, Don't, You'll break my
bones" said the man as ha writh2d
Il don care If | do"
Hank lifted the man up on his feet by
sheer main strength.
"Thcrc now What does this mean,
Chub?n
"You can see for yourself, dad"
Hank, still grasping the mans wrists,
glanced at the man lying on the ground.
calls himself Bash"
q reckon he's hurt pretty bad
Club bent over Mr. Bash and assisted
him To sitting posture. Bash sat up,
looked around like a man just aroused
from Slumbcr, and 10 )k"I Iuuuiringly at
Hank Dawson
By this tim, hat dozen Of The men
and boys who had followed Hank naw-
son approached the spot, with wonder
depicted on their countcnanccS.
what is it?'
Mr. Bash felt his heal, then rose II
his feet
"Why, don't you knuw?' sad Hank
Dawson.
"It's not strange # he doesn't da !"
said ChUh
"'rcars a, If Ec d csn't know where
he is yet sail Dawson
This fellow" sad club, pointing to
the man III held at hay-"thiS Dick
freddie can tell YOU Ii lie doesn't, I'll
tell
Dick looked sulleaIy On tha ground "a
Hank whipped handkerchief out Of his
pocket and bound his handS behind him
Qui XIV.
mir. Bash and me were standing here,
or just over there We didn't suspect
there was any one near rs | was tell
Ing Mr.. Bash this would he good place
10 make 4 corner where no one would
find ona, when | hcarl a shot. The
coward meant for Bash bat hr missed
| wheeled, saw 4 whit OF smoke and
tried 70 make ont who was there. It
took some M. then, seeing the vines
move in there, | fired
"FEcrc wasn't sound. | wa kei
around right here in float of th, round
topped ~ X. and Mr.. Bash wa lcd
around the other way. lust Is got
here there was another shot, and
hurried and found Mr.. Bash lying on the
ground, with freddie there stand ny
over him
Il hal my rifle on him in an instant.
! kept il ON him and ca led AMI he
sworc awful you heard him, | re kon,
DALI"
"IcS. heard him "
Hank Dawson luokcl Is though his
/ hearing was a keen rs his desire t.
metr out punishment H. Freddie lie
turned on him abruptly.
"Whcrc'S the other fc love-,
"What fcIIow2'
There must lc two of vou"
There just amt. them"
NO use lying. Dick Trcd,Ilc'
/ Il an't lying
"lou are here acne What are You
| doing"
/ "Find out. Hank naw on
Il viii
Hank and fash. who was none the
! worse for the blow that stunned him
/ freddie had clipped his hlr with his
bullet. then struck him with the bats Of
his gun as he fell, render NJ Bash whol-
+ ~ GnCon>c.Cu> for the time Immediate
4 ~ apprua he'd the cabin formed y ,twren
/ the rocks, while the Others stood near
/ them
Hello"
/ Basins cxclamat5 on was natural
t There, Just beside % rntran = To he
cabin. were articles with which Mr. Bash
was familiar Numerous dies. bright
dropS ~ metal sparkling on the ground,
various tools were lying near
While Rash was examining these, di-
1 rectjng Hank nawSou'S att ,ntion To
them, Club darted past them into the
rear OF the cabin
The rear Of the cabin was dark But
Club was fearless.
Besides. She was firmly convinced that
4 hpV Qtff9nrsI nv
/ IN her heart tod her he was near She
was in a Hush If ~ itemcnt as She
! Tecrcd about in The Ia X part Of the
cabin.
While h father and the dete tive
were talking, p2intin; ont this aud thar
FOOL, they heard quick. low eNcfama-
ton from the rear Of the CABIN
Its hub shes found som thing
Hank wa going back when Bash said.
"Ncl. lets strike light"
His action vas >litrd to the word \
/ light was >truc&. and Hank Dawson and
the detective walked back u the rear Of
/ the cabin or hat
There they teheld another opening.
leading still farther back between the
two re- Ks. through which Club had Sis
/ appeared
"Nherr in tho name of an that's won
j ~ SO A'H@ 1A4' -N'itA-. N'.'tdtINtt ltdbN
+ Dawson,
Here, lrI's get better light, said
! the detcctive
He looked about him, and at last found
lamp, which he lit Meanwhile ,hay
could hear Club talking To some one
~>hc'S found him, shes found him.
i BASH exclaimed Hank
There's some one. | hope / j Dan
/ Bash
They wake back. where Club pressed
i in the darkness
/ BUT Club had an infa'lihle gUide-che
voice Of her lover
Yes. II was indeed tho voice OF the
! missing bridegroom club heard a She
/ stood iii the back part cf the rude hui,
II was like 4 moan. but 10 Clubs acute
! ear il sounded Ike "Be'le"-thy name
her lover called her 1t was then that
club dartcd back through door She
had not noticed till that low sound fell
upon her eager ear.
She felt her way cautiously hUt quick
l. a She FASTENED 10 the back room, aud
there. reaching ont hand, guided only
By pencil Of light that stole In from tie
rear, >h' felt around until her hand
touched rough ladder.
Passing both hands over this Ia assure
/ herself her Surmise was correct, She
heard second time that sound. Il WAS
then she exclaimed: "oh, Dan I'm
here-coming
This was the sound that brought her
father and the detective 10 The rear. 10