Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-30


not have known me-
"Well?" asked Bennett who was
now visibly agitated.
"Weii, found 'em there. They
were talking in the shadow of the
building, and Of course did not dare
to stop. My OBJ ect was to find them
together. That settled the thing in
my mind. but followed farther to
make sure. I've tracked them to
Godfrey's room. aud now l know
enough to justify a raid"
"You COMPOUNDED young uni"
gasped the excited Bennett, II be.
live you're smarter than the whole lot
of us Hang me-" ne added, iii /
don't believe you're right"
Fright !" exclaimed the youth in
a sort Of shrek. OF course Pm
right Why, man, don't you see the
gamc-Godtrey's l mean? He's
crack O. jack at the business. knows
something about newspaper work,
makes application for a job and gets
the run he most wants--police He
works hard is u good writer. gets in
with all the detectives aud patrol
men, and knows just about what
they are all doing. Why, tic even
Travelled ar und with them working
on this very Case. Right !" added
the excited young sleuth, painting for
breath. "Why. it's the greatest graft
on earth, and the CRATER, like CAESARS
wife, above suspicion"
''When would you suggest makisg
the arrest?" asked Bennett.
Godfrey will be alone in the room
after midnight. We must manage it
alone, US two. II the police make
the capture we shall lose both the
Yedit and the reward. The room is
No 20. top floor OF the Perry Block.
1t must be done tomorrow night
1t anything scares these chaps it'll be
all day with our plans" &aa
Tomorrow, then" said Bennett.
'Be here at 10 O'clock sharp, and we
can arrange the details then. I'll
take care OF Godfrey during the day
and you keep out Of sight Now skip
out ana go to bed," he added. 1--WE
need rest before tackling this job.
Oh, by the way" he concluded,
OAIuS d kuu WIFI you.
The cuckoo on Benefits manteI
cackled the hour of as Davis left
the apartment.
At quarter past IL Fawcett, the
city editor, sat lolllng in his spring
chair, having one of those little
breathing spells that come so rarely
to the city man on a morning paper.
A sudden. almost cyclonic, rushing
into the local room brought Fawcett
up standing in an instant. The new
arrival was Bennett. Blood was
trickling from long scratch on his
face, aud his clothing gave evidence
that he was fresh from an encounter
''What is it, Bennett?" asked the
city editor, seeming sensation.
"Got EN-" answered the other
briefly, grasping a tab Of paper.
''Got the leader of the gang like a
rat in a trap It's Godfrey. We've
tied him up, and Davis is standing
guard over him with a gun"
"What..!!" shrieked Fawcett, and
then recovering himself - 'Great
Scott! hot stuff, old man. Get right
at it,"
Benefits pencil began to fly over
the paper.
1.-THE gang Of counterfeiters whose
shrewdness has proved too much for
the best detectives in The country, ~
he wrote, shave at last been run to
earth. The details of the capture
and the events leading up to it fur
nish one Of the most remarkable page ],
in criminal history"
The rest of the story was never
written. The half-covered page OF
copy was torn from BENEFITS hand.
He looked up angrily, for time was
short. There, CHASTITY pale and shak-
ing from head TO foot, stood Davis.
'Come out, quick" he gasped. and
Bennett rushed after him to the ele-
vator. They entered the car just as
Fawcett called loudly to Bennett to
rush up his copy
In heavens name what's the mat
ter?" asked Bennett excitedly, but
Davis only gasped for breath and
pulled the other out of the lift to.
ward the street door. Once in the
street he spoke
'Jack, you must not write that
story. 1--we let the fellow go"
"You !"
''Pvc let him 20, l tell you. For
Gods sake, don't write the story,
Jack. It's my story, by. and you
sha'nt write it," as Bennett heslta-
ted before replying. "I'll tell you
why. After we tied the fellow up
and you came down here to write the
story saw girls picture on the
table. l believe my blood almost
froze in my veins as l looked at it,
for the picture was Of her. 1t was
Dolly's photograph. D. it, don't
you see, the mans her brOther-the
scaregrace, the vagabond, the"
Bennett was undergoing a struggle
"a terrible struggle. II he wrote
the story he would deserve to be
kicked all the way to the Pacific
coast; il he didn't write it he would
certainly be kicked out of the Office
1t was Davis who got the story. He