The Delta independent., 1896-05-20
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the matter with you? What do yoa
wnn:?''
There was moments silence, broken
only by n nervous scufiing OF feet an.,
the clicking of gun locks
''Eiosv many are there of you in
therc?' said the stern voice Of the CHIEF.
Two, il you want to know, both u2-
armed, and one ready to fight the lot
OF you il you are anxious fer scrirI-
mage"
''Come ont one by one," was the ne-;.
command.
"Wc1l come out one by one" s1.ii
Yates, emerging in his shirtsleevc3.
but you can't expect us to keep IL TIP
long, as there are only two Of u.s.
The professor next appeared. with
his coat on. The situatiJn certainly
did not look inviting. The lantern c,l
the ground threw up pail;i glow on
The severe face of the corlrnandcr. a.
the footliglts might illuminate the ig-
ure of n brigand in n wood on t;,s
stage. The face Of tAc officer eiowci
that he YVES greatly iunpres5c'. with tho
Importance and danger of his position.
Yates glanced about him with q smile,
all his recent detection gone, now that
he was in the midst of row.
(which is Murphy?" he said; "nna
which is Doolin? Hello, alderman, -
he cried, as his eyes rested on
one tall, strapping, red-hairod Ei=u
who held his bnyonot ready to
charge, with fierce determination
in his fsce that might have r-cde I'll
opponent quail. When did you leave
New York? And who's Running the
city, row that you're gomez"
The Iaen had evidently sense OF
hrrnor, in spite of their blood-thi:sty
business, for & smile fic'zcrci on their
faces in the lantern-light, and several
buyonets were urcorsciously lowered.
Bat the hard face Of the commander
did not relax.
''You are doing yourself no good by
your talk" he said. solemaly. what
you say viii be used against you.'
YES, and what you do VII bc used
against you; and don't forget that fact.
It's you who are in danycr--not me.
You ore at this moment making about
the biggest ass of yourself there is in
Canada"
''Piuion these men," cried the cap
tain, grufiy.
opinion nothing." shouted Yates.
shaking off the grasp of n ran who had
| sprung TO his side. But both Ystcs and
Eenmarls We're speedily overpowered;
and then an unseen difficulty pleacntcd
itself. Murphy patllctically remarked
that they had no rope. The captain
| was man CT resource.
''Cut enough rope from the tent to
tie them"
"And when you're at it, Murphy"
anil N,foc ssc,,t on opp,,nh r,,or.. 10
hang yourself with. You'll need it be-
fore long. And remember that any
damage You do to that tent you'll have
to pay for. It's hired"
Yates ga-e them all the trouble he
could while they tied his elbows end
wrists together. Offering sardcnic sug-
gestions and cursing their clurlsincss.
Renmarlr submitted quietly. When
the operation was finished. the profess
sor said. with the calm confidence of
| one who has an empire behind him and
knows it:
~ warn you, sir, that this outrage is
committed on British soil, and that I.
on whom it is committed, am a British
subject"
Heavens and earth. Renmarls, IL you
find it impossible to keep your mouth
citizen"
Il am satisfied with the word, and
with the protection given to those who
use it,
Look here, Renmark. you had bet
ter let me do the talking. You will
only put your foot in It. I know the
kind of men have TO deal with; you
evidently don't"
In tying the professor they came
upon the pistol in his coat pocket.
Murphy held il up to the light.
81 thought you said you were un-
armed?" remarked the captain. severe
ly, taking the revolver in his hand.
~ was unarmed. The revolver Is
mine. but the professor would not let
me use it. II he had, all of you would
be running for dear life through the
woods"
"You admit that you are British
subject?" said the captain to Remark,
ignoring Yates.
''He doesn't admit IL; he brsgs of IL"
said the latter. before Remark could
speak. You can't scare him; so quit
this fooling, and let MS know how long
we are TO stand here trussed up like
this
II propose, captain" said the red
headed man, "that we shoot these men
where they stand. and report TO the
general They are spies They are
armed, and they deny it. It's according
| to the rules of war. captain!'
Rules of war! What do you know
If the rules Of war, you red-headed
Senegambian? Rules Of Hoyle! Your
line ia digging sewers. ! imagine.
Come, captain, undo these ropes, and
make up your mind quickly. Trot us
along TO Gen. O'Neill just rs fast rs you
can. The sooner you get ms there the
more time you will have for being sor-
| ~ over what you have done"
But the captain still hcsitated and
looked from one to the other Of his