The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-09-28
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| to the woods and vent north. Hen
bricks and Fcnning riding on either
| side Of the captain, and Ben following
at some distance behind.
| twas some time before they reached
en- open country, and. rough as it was,
they galloped away and soon left Ben
far out of sight.
! lyon are going TO the Laran house,
said Fenning. who had recovered his
| spirits.
"Yes." replied Hendricks. "Have
you OWNED the rest?"
NO.
wait, / hardly know myself"
1t was ten o'clock when the party
having toiled slowly up a long accliv-
ity, came out upon a wooded brosv Of
the hill looking eastward. 1t was a
magnificent stretch of country and il
was railiant with the morning light.
Hendricl:. t,j>inounted and looked
through his>sia:'s
''If You follow the top of that stone
ledge, to the second green line of hills
and look between those two rounded
knobs, Just under that white cloud
that hangs down like teat-you will
see the Laran chimney" And Hen
bricks handed the glass to Fenning.
Eyes, l can see it," said Fenning.
"How far is it?''
approximately four miles and half.
We can get within a pistol shot of the
house from this direction. l know
every turn in the way. Well wait here
for Ben. get bite and a drink, take
the extra horse and leave him here to
wait for u.s.
| It was eleven o'clock before Ben
came up and the captain was the most
impatient of the party, but Hendricks
beguiled the time in telling Fenning
some of his earlier experiences in the
place and Jennings remark as the mar
rative ended was: ''Well, wouldn't
doubt that woman either. But you
never can tell what a woman will do. "
| At half-past eleven, Hendricks and
Fenning, with the captain between
them, set off in the direction of the
Laran house, Hendricks leading the
extra horse.
This part of the way was by al
odds the most difficult of any. As
they descended into the valley they
had to skirt primeval morass, its
pools inhabited by millions of water
fowl But Hendricks knowledge OF
the country enabled him to pick his
way through the labyrinth and about
two o'clock, he said, as he reached an
| almost impenetrab... covert and dis
mounted: ''Do you know where you
are?"
Fenning looked about him and SHOOK
his head.
But the captain recognized the place
banning his eyes, he remarked thai
he and Endicott had been there a hun
dred times.
$50 has Miss Endicott," said Hen
bricks, land now that you are here
hope she will come again"
Hendricks fastened his horse and
beckoned to Fenning, who stepped
aside out of sight of the captain.
A few PAGES away and covered with
brambles there was smooth crown Of
rock. Hendricks parted the brush, got
down on his knees and searched q
moment with his hand. He then took
small stick and dug the dead leaves
out of depression in the rock and put
his ear to the spot.
''Just listen there a moment" he
said to Fenning as he got up.
What is it?" asked Fenning who
had put his ear down to the hole.
.It's the dynamo running under
meath. It's directly under our feet.
bored that hole nearly two years age
to see how thick the crust was. In al
I made about fifty of them, but Laport
stopped most of them because they
leaked.
eve are then within two hundred
feet of the house." said Fenning, with
establishment.
eve are within twenty feet of the
steel fence. You can touch it if you &c
through that brush; SO speak softly
It is the widest spot in the neighbor
hood, and to reach us the inmates must
come round from the entrance. There
is corner of the road visible from tina
opening. I'm going to ask you t.
watch it. while 1 give the captain hi
instructions"
Fenning took his place at the open
ing, and almost Immediately said
There's somebody now"
Hendricks quickly used his glass
s.It's Mrs. Hendricks and Calicot," h
said. "They are going for ride, ant
will keep to the road. There's onl!
three of them left, and one of them i
probably on the balcony. We have go
to wait"
This was the hardest part of all On
whole hour passed, and the captain
swore that four had passed, bu
Hendricks repeated injunction was
"Have patience and keep silent
It must have been three o'clocl
when, in a moment of silence
all three of them heard twif
snap, and Hendricks and Fenning pu
hands on their revolvers- The mex
instant the green leaves were partet
by pair of white hands. and an equal
" white face looked suddenly in upoI