Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-03

wall. he opened the door noiselessly and
stole down the dark corridor or tunnel
that led to the door that opened into the
cabin.
As he drew near the door he heard the
sound Of mans voice in the cabin be-
You'd, and came to an abrupt halt. He
was about to retrace his steps to the
room he had just left and give over his
plan Of escape for the time being, when
he saw CLEAN Of daylight through a
crack in the door, and decided to go for.
ward and ascertain if possible just who
was in the room.
Approaching the door with the great
est caution, he peered through the crack
in the boards. He saw the woman who
had left him short time before sitting
by table in the center Of the room, evi.
d,ntly conversing with some one sitting
opposite to her Dan shifted his posi-.
ton and as he did so he saw man sit
ting on the other side of the table-a low,
heavy set man with a bushy black beard.
The youth could hardly suppress the
cry of establishment that rose to his lips
as his eyes fell upon the familiar form
of the man. He recognized him in an
instant as one of the strangers who had
stopped at the inn the night before he
had left, Dan now remembered the
strange conversation he had overheard
between this man and his tall compan.
ion, and he wondered what could have
brought him to this out of the way place.
That the man was a villain and
oil In, Il
from what he had overheard that night
at the inn, but he had not suspected him
Of being in league with band of rob.
bcrs. Was lie in league with thenli
And if not, what had brought him to the
lonely cabin in the woods?
Dams mind ran rapidly over what he
had overheard at the inn, and he sud.
denly remembered that woman had
been spoken of-one who was to come tC
Fort Scott and assist the two conspira.
tors in carrying out a plan they had laid
for defraudlnS some parties out of their
property That the woman III the cabin
was the one referred to Dan was now
fully convinced.
"Why is it that You did not come to
Fort Scott at the appointed timer" asked
Aaron Suggs. didn't tell you the
matter was of the greatest Importance"
The boys had other business on hand
and l could not leave" replied the wom-
an. Come, take a drop of this and
don't look so black" and she pushed a
bottle toward the man.
Meg Frone," exclaimed Suggs in an
impatient tone, Il came here to talk
business. not to drink. You have al.
ready taken more than is good for YOU"
If you have come here to give me a
temperance lecture You d better go back
and get some one else to do your work.
replied the woman in Il sharp tone.
That is all nonsense; want you, and
you alone can do the work.
"W hat do yoi want me to do? You
have not told me yet"
81 will tell you in good time"
"You must tell me now"
81 will if you insist"
$50 on"
at is Il soft snap with no risk to speak
Of" Suggs begun. We have every
thing III our own hands and all you'll have
to do is to follow our instructions" and
briefly he made known the plan that he
and Mortimer Dill had formed to get
bold Of some valuable property and a
haN.on: cash legacy, the particulars
Of which are already known to the
reader. "IAr.c won't be the slightest
risk 70 RIM If the matter is pushed
through al Oace, said Aaron Sucys in
conc lesion. "a.d You will have no.Ain ,
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