Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-02-23

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sprang to his feat end sel2ed nin os
hand. 80,
work." cried he.
Cole Winters was completely dunn
founded
u don't-that is" he stGmmered.,
You donlP The girl is secure, the
detective dying, and the young fellow
fugitive from justice, who caa only sa'0
his life by keeping himself to hlmsen.
But the bonds?" asked our hero "no
felt that he must say something, though
he could not imagine the cause Oh Tue
bankers strange conduct.
That's the very point.
Have you found them?"
"No; but | have theory. BY the way
how came you to turn blonde 10 coino
here?" :,
Like a fash the secret OF Morris
strange mistake dawned upon Cole WIN
ters. He had, no doubt, seen Almon
Sears wearing the disg.lise he had ,appIo-
priated, and had mistaken him for MS
partner in crime.
The knowledge almost deprived the
young man of wits, and he narrowly es-
capped betrayiug himself
He wondered now that Sears had not
discovered his identity, but remembered
that we are not so familiar with our own
appear, nee as with that OF others
1--WE been doing some work on nv own own
account" said Cole, as soon as he coulu
trust himself to speak.
"That detective fooled me completely.
He made no charge against me, and l
made o cash deposit and was released
Were you recognized"
mo: as luck would have it, wa t..
All is we'll with us.
Did you see Bloom?"
did see Bloom? What ira you talk
ing about? Didn't you send him around
to tell me that you were coming 10 my
house and for me to meet you hereF
VIII is wrong with youY
Haven't I gone through enough to-
night to ratio any one? Bloom told
YOU every thing, l suppose? -
Yes. all he could in five minutes or So
What is your scheme about the
bonds?"
From what Bloom tells me, there's no
doubt but what the young fellow had
them in his boot when we threw him into
the Clark street cellar"
1 think that's right.
1T was near there that he broke away
from the detective who had placed him
under arrest.
"In the very next block, I think"
what more likely than that Hyland,
in searching the houses in the nelghbor-
hood. should have found his man whllo
we were at my Officer"
Il seel And removed the bonds"
Exactly"
HBut where was he when we returnedJ
perhaps still in the cellar Anyway,
he must have followed us from there, to
|, have located us in your South Side den
True enough Do you think he had
the bonds on his person when he came IN
among us disguised TO pass for your
sNo. He was taking desperate chances
and got rid Of them before that.
but how, where"
That's the question we must solve
It's. hard nut to crack, but kernel o.
$500. 900 is worth q little extra exertlon'
I'm willing to work for it.
And l. How about the girl?'
She's all right.
Did you get her to signf
Yes"
Good! The St. Cyr fortune will b
ours. | can supply the necessary wit
nesses. and make the whele- thug a.
straight as gun barrol. Let M
have it.
"What?"
What! Are you losing your senses
The paperI. 1t means half million a
least.
BY Jovel" cried Cole, slapping hi'
thigh.
What's the matter"
Il left it up staifsl
Where she can read it?'
"Oh, no.
She'll tear it up if she does. She's
smart girl, l tell you.
"No danger of that. III get it,
DO, and hurry about 1T. It's the Ke
to fortune, / tell you.
"Tll be back with it in moment
With this our hero left the room, clos
ing the door tehind him.
As he entered the hall he heard som
one descending the stairs.
He had barely time to spring back Int
the protecting shadows of an embrasuI
in the wall when form, that of Almo
Sears, passed him. -,
AS the Young villain entered the bra
nv. Cole glided forward and ran light
up the stairs. -,
He was acting on no plan. He migf
no doubt have escaped by the hall doc
but an irresistible impulse led him up I
where the fair girl was cruelty impri'
oned.
In the act of ascending, be heard
loud and startled cry below,
"Youl" came the voice Of the banke
With whom have I been talking, then
The next instant the door was throw
open. and the two men rushed exc
out into the hall.
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