The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-13

struck a match by drawing it over tht
rough wall, and as the flame flashed W
he saw, crouching at his feet, huge
i dog such as are to be found in al
mountains-an animal as fierce ant
dangerous as a mountain lion.
Blaylock knew that the dog had beer
dropped into the pit by Mrs. Woodward
and falling back he placed himself OF
| the defensive, while he raised the re
volver with the intention of shooting
the animal through the head.
The match seemed to go out soone,
than usual on account of the foul all
that filed the dungeon. but the de-
tective struck another and just in time,
as the dog was nearer than before and
ready for the leap.
The prisoner of the counterfeiter'
nest fred straight at the ugly head and
the report of the shot filled the place
with sound like that made by small
cannon.
He fell back to the wall, drawing his
knife, as he feared he might have
missed the brute
All at once ne heard the trap open
again and looking up he saw two faces,
those of Bill Woodward and his evil
minded spouse.
Blaylock felt like firing at the double
target, but refrained, and then the
voice of the old counterfeiter was heard
We've got three more dawgs If
you've finished old Black" it said.
There is no help for men of your
stamp. We will send your fingers to
Washington with Bill Woodward's COM
pliments. Nate Blaylock, we knew you
war in the neighborhood an have been
looking for you these ten days"
Blaylock made no answer and the
trap was shut again.
But the light which had streamed
into the place during the interval
showed him something he had not no.
ticed before.
This was nothing more nor less than
a door in the wall of the dungeon about
twelve feet from the ground.
1t looked to the detective that it was
a door leading to some other dungeon
in another part of the earth, and when
the trap was closed the man went to
work
He had discovered that his shot had
killed the bulldog, and dragging the
carcass to the foot of the wall, he
placed his chair upon it. and by climb
ing alongside the wall with the utmost
caution, he was able to touch the door
sill with his fingers.
After resting there a few moments,
BlaylCck managed to draw himself up
and by pushing on the door discovered
that it was nearly ready to fall to
pieces
In a little while he was in passage
which was dark and foul, showing that
it was used but little.
Where it led he did not know, but
under the circumstances he was ready
TO accept anything.
Pushing down the corridor, Blaylock
came suddenly upon door which he
was about to try to open when he heard
voices.
Il want the biggest dog Of the three"
said Martha Woodward, who was still
unseen.
What do you want with him?" asked
a man.
81 want to finish the secret sarvice
man"
''Whar is hep
"Whar but in the pit?"
Blaylock, knowing that the parties
were just beyond the door, which was
rotten, made an opening between two
planks with his knife and looked down
into the work house of lot of counter
feiters.
1t was the completest esta blishment
Of the kind he had ever seen.
He did not pay much attention to the
furniture of the place, but looked at
those who occupied it at the time.
The man to whom Mrs Woodward
talked stood in the glare of a furnace
with his sleeves rolled above his brawny
elbows.
At his feet crouched dog larger than
the one BIaylock had finished in the
pit, but the man did not want to part
with him.
All at once Martha Woodward ad-
Fanced, with her finger covering the
man at the melting furnace.
Il want the dog, / say! Shall have
aim?' she demanded.
There was something in the woman's
looks that seemed TO settle the matter,
for the man gave the dog kick and
ne sPraRg out with growl and ran to
where the woman stood.
IN go with you and see how it Is
lone"
Blaylock watched the two depart,
eaving the nest tenantless for the
.ime, and when all sounds Of them had
lied away he opened the door and /
dropped into the place
He knew he had not long TO spare,
hat his absence from the pit was
liable to be discovered at any time,
md, running across the chamber, he
taught hold of a latch and jerkeo open /
another door.
To his horror he found that he had .
put opened the door of another part of /
The counterfeiting den, and before him I
At bench sat boy counting false coin. /
Blaylock drew back and was about .
20 retreat when he discovered that the 1
BOY was blind and was counting by .
ouch.
A happy idea flashed through the de-
.ectiye'S mind.
He went forward, and the boy, turn
ng toward him, said:
rs that you, Morgan?'
Yes" answered the detective, and
up handful of the false coin
as he passed, he reached door beyond +
the boy and opened it with fear again
uppermost in his mind.