Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-01-12

rsssment and so ingr tiated hlmse1
With her IA her MS to secure the gift OF tne
ring And an imitation to spend the nlghV
here" :,
Good. You had better remain III
charge. while set III motion She police
machinery which will foon st rt Mr.. WIN
ters on his journey toward the bllck-
Then Hylapd shock handS. with his
companion and hurried from the crime
haunted man.ioh. .,
He lost no time in hailiug CAB, ma
was soon at police lie dquaflels IN 'ne
MASSIVE City Hall. l..
There he mado his report, AMI an hour
later description of our hero, accomp',
MED bv an order to search for him and
a1fest him Oil sight, was in the hands OF
half the police officers of Chicago: while
| numerous detectives we're specially de-
tailed to work upon the cOse.
AS for Hyland, he had never tefore
been so busy. He fe't that the case IN
hand was to win him a high place in his
profession, and the hours fairly flew by
He had learned much of ole Winters,
his habits and life since his arrival IN the
| city. but Hot the slightest clew az to MS
| movements since his departure from the
st. Cyr mausion, Some time during the
preceding night.
As the light of the aut' mnal day was
beginning to fail, be ttirned into one OF
the most disfeputablS portions OF South
Clark street. Il.
While thinking iniently of The IMPORT
ant case and his lack Of success, he came
suddenly ce to face with man.
Il arrest YOU, Cos Winters!" cried he.
sejzin9 the latter by the arm with one
hand, and drawing revolver with the
other.
II was indeed our hero, but so changed
that to h We recognized him reflected
great credit on the oficeis sagdcity: 81,
His e othing was disordered and solledc,
bis hair hucombed. his wa unsteady,
While cuiious gliltering look was iii his
Drunk, ors you?" queried the deteo-
tive, as he returned the weapon to his
pocket and produced a pait of hand
cuffs. H. .0a
"No. I'm not drunk Who are yoi2"
"An officer of the law. You are my
prisoners"
What have | done?"
"Only triAe. Last night yol robbed
y safe in Calumet avenue, after murder
Ing Jus OWD6T, L dui OF. w!
"Merciful hesvenl"
That's an old dodge; it never amount
ed to much, aad was outlawed l6ng ago.
But protest t"
1T won't ovail Hold up your hsnd!"
Hyland released his grip on his prison
er Id adjust the circles Of polished steel,
Cole Winters saw his opportunity and
took it. With bound he left the Off
n.'o IL A. hnfara ha lotfnp pnuid mn.
derstand what had b prened, lad disap-
peared from view down da. k and narrow
alley.
Soon he heard sounds of pursuit, and a
moment later a bullet whistled above bis
head. ,
Vaulting lightly over high bolrd
fence. he crosse vide lot; climbed Q
brick wall and, satisfied that he was not
observed, ran into the rear door OF
tumbled- down three story structure.
His brain WIS in whirl. lut he real
lied that il he escaped at all 1t must DC
by hiding in the building, not by trying
to leave it at that time.
This decision reached, he advanced
down the deserted hall.
Soon hs saw the outlines of door
which he opened and entered lont
, room, once evidently used fs salesroon
, of some kind, but now vacant except tol
piles Of rubbi h.
By the time the eyes of the pointing
fu3itive had & own accustomed 10 the din
, light he was startled by the sound o
footsteps in the hall.
Amony pile of barrels stood large
box, the lid OF which was partly open.
, Inside this cole quickly ensconcec
him self, closing down the cover.
He was none too quick about it, for d
most immediately the door opened and h'
heard some one entering :,
The unhappy 20 ng man gave himsei
up as lost, when suddenly light gleamet
through the chinks. in the rude box, ant
he heard some one locking the door
r Now TO business' said voice, whicl
. ! the listening prisoner thought fam liar.
pserihg through crack, Cole Winter
! saw three men, two of whom be recog
. hized, one as Max Morris and the ONE
t as Almon Sears.
"Good!" sid the former 81 want t
r know exactly how this st. Cyr matte
: stands before l take another step III II
g It's business that may cut oil our WIND
: you know"
With wildly teating keart our her
strained his hearing that he might no
3 miss one word of what promised to De
>. startling revelation.
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