Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-20


siHliai IRON the teiesiaph tower Indicated ina
me operator wanted MN immediately. ana NJ
hnew nl'nre'i .hat MS friends ID san Ianelsc'
were at' he other snd o. thc Tine, and enger L
eenm"nieats win nm
Inv coipnei ininu was IN tuinnlt' Nna'
ne hAa Already learned from Captain Almedc
about LORD REMAIN confirmed his own dawn
ing snsploionsi yet no was cool and calm. 70
AL Appearances, as Y nothing unusual ma
happened to disturb him.
Hslns quietly rom his chair and Kicking
the ashes from his cigar Into receiver on
inc 'apie' no saln' win MS usual calm deio-
e'ass Von"s'
"y oear captain, wont you SOCK ont
Enerloh at once ana hndly ten MN what
you hhNo reported 70 me about LORD Fel.
haln' Anu esk ms oplniohf iou n@d pett'r
take Nun out on tho grounds TO 90 thiS, 30
mat you VIII no' DC overheard; Shaii JON
You presently.
Delighted ut being restored TO tho coioners
iavor. winch no interpreted 70 moan the
aaush'ersi sooa Braces' Almedo sprang TO
nus iee', poWea WIN ah excessive courtesy
And nhu
yoear colonel, shHil DO delighted, and
a'eroupoh no leit me room
As SOON ~ no ma gone ths colonel locked
.ne uoor OF ms private ofioe, and jash1d up
.ns s'"irs ieauihs 70 the telegraph lower with
heSpllgu'nnoss OF apoy' me e1prtlon, now
Npt "lu upon MS pr'si'h, Tor, as no stood
painting. peiore the operator, he could hardly
oon,nianu nus 'oire 10 ask
nhal tna deNlls VI, nowF'
fien'"' ST. Aiu huihpor oil your ifiends'
az" ~ mo o'her emu OIL tue me, ana easer TO
'Nn WIN yVu'
wen, s"y am mere, ana ask what Is
"ahuu'
he'prs ask that question. sir, perhaps It
would DO wei Tor you to road this. said Fred,
as no handed mo colonel message which he
nA1 already written ont
VpVpne' MORTON quickly seized the paper,
suIuseu niy slassss--'no green goRgles
~ Aup' " "s poeAe'' 70 pe used only When
~ nis' 'no coinuiouoro-Ahu road INC follow
'"s
AipeH Howard We arc now absolutely
eer'alh' WIN humber OF his men, has
'qN ON fiuholscu, ana may appear nj any
,i'ue IN IN" hoishporhood OF Bucna Vista.
H'' you hparu from hofd felhahf Mo
nave strong suspicion, which Is growing
stronger every minute, that II Pelham and
howard are not tue same man, thoy nre very
closely associated and they have made you
their victim. In accordance with the plan.
aeu'ued on before YOU lott here, this Ia the
pay set Tor spring'hs our last great scheme
upVh sue s.osN hnrket OF ule country nave
sent out 'no oruer' ana by noon, to-day,
everything Wlh DO IL operation
ihe colonel read over the message u second
ulhe' ana moro slowly, strokins his hrows
against the grain with hia finger aud thumb.
as was his habit when pcrplexed.
He was a man accustomed to emergencies.
quick TO mink, and quick to act whom occa-
''on uenanueu ~
1uh french am here, " no said, 'and that
ae mas done exactly right. II he can spare
one dozen resolute men accustomcd to lire
arms ana who can be trusted II the occasion
requires sliall DO much obliged. stand on
no expense to got thom here at once. rhoy
can como as workingmon, for whom It is
known that have advertised.
Inc colonel sat down and watched tho OPP
orator, rs though TO mako sure that tho mes
sage was going exactly as he had dictated 1t.
The young man must have been oxceeding-
" expert, Tor within a few mlnutca no had
not only sent tho colonel'a message, but re-
ceiVed one from san Francisco which, instead
Of writing down. hc translated from tho keys,
In TINS way;
Can you not come 10 San Francisco at
oncef IL this Ia impossible, sond Eilorton 10
represent you. He must come not as Doctor
hlerton. but us Colonel Morton, and owing
To the striking resemblance between you, as
has already been arranged. there will be- no
uimculty In having him pass for the genuine
ming'
SAY shall try" said tho colonel as he
rose TO his FOOT and II cannot 60, VIII send
klerton, II not this Afternoon. ~ least carly
tomorrow morning. In tho meantime toll
Thorn in san Francisco that business OF The
greatest Importance commands my attention
here, and that they are not to cali me up tlil
TINS afternoon, but to push everything, as has
already boon agreed upon"
Fred, the operator, bowed his head In un.
Outstanding Of what tho colonel said ma han,
over his clicking instrument.
Colonel Morton hurried down .,..,, =, ri.
private once. ny means OF an electric bell
he summoned the man in charge of hla sta
blea aud ordered him Ia hl,sh ,,n ~ ,oa as , ,
TO his private huegy and bring Il round 20 ths
front OF the house AT once mi. aona a.,
colonel hurriody changed his clothes. ad-
Iusted his blue goggles, and waiting IN he
heard the rattling o. tho wheels outside.