The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-06-11

and spy out the proceedings of the enc
my's camp He may telegraph to Wash
ington, and if there's any chance of the
postmaster general revoking his order I
must go back to Flagstaff ON No. 4 this
afternoon.
He shan't do anything that'I don t
know about till he goes to bed" Fred
promised. but how the deuce did he
know that you had those letters?'
That was just what we were all puz-
cling over, for only the occupants of No.
'21S and myself, SO far as 1 knew, were
in position to let Mr.. Camp hear of
that fact.
AS Fred made his exit he said.
Don't tell Madge that there is q new
complication, for the dear girl has had
worries enough already"
Miss Cullen not rejoining us, and
Lord Rallies presently doing SO, I went
to my own car, for he and 1 were not
good furniture for the same room. Be-
fore I had been there long Fred came
rushing in.
Camp and Baldwin have been in
consultation with a lawyer" he said,
"and now the three have just boarded
those cars" pointing out the window
at the branch line train that was to
leave for Phenix in two minutes.
"You must go with them, " urged,
"and keep us informed as to what they
do, for they evidently are going to set
the law ON us, and the G.. S. has always
owned the territorial judges, so they'll
stretch point TO oblige them. +"
Have time to fill a bag?"
"Plenty," answered him, and, go
ing out, 1 ordered the train held till I
should give the word.
''What does it all mean?" asked Miss
Cullen, joining me.
laughed and replied, "I'm holding
up train all by my lonesome.
'But my brother came dashing in
just now and said he was starting for
Phenix.
'Let her 60" called to the con-
ductor, as Fred jumped aboard, and the
train pulled out.
81 hope there's nothing wrong?"
Madge questioned anxiousiy.
Nothing to worry over" laughed.
"Only little more fun for our money.
By the way, Miss Cullen" l went on,
to avoid her questions, eff you have
your letters ready and will let me have
them at once, can get them on No. 4. F"
Miss Cullen blushed as if had said
something l ought not to have and STAN
mered, IL didn't write them, after
all. F."
81 beg your pardon, said, thinking
what Ounce had been not to under
stand that the letters Of both herself
and Lord Rallies had been cnly pretext
to get away from the rest of us.
My apology and evident embarrass-
ment deepcned Miss Cullen's blush five
fold. and she said hurricdly, 81 found L
was tired ard so, inns cad Of writing, l
went TO my room and rested. +"
l suppose any girl would have invent
ed the same yarn, yet it hurt me more
than the bigger che she had told on
Hance's trail. Sail az the incident
was, it made mo very blue and led me
to shut myself up in my own car for
the rest Of that aftcrrccn and evening
Indeed, I cculdn't sleep, but sat up
working, quite forrg, tful of the passing
hours, till glance at my watch startled
me with the fact that it was quarter
of 2. Feeling like anything moro than
sleep, went out on the platform, and,
| lighting cigar, paced up and down,
| thinking of-well, thinking
The night agent was sitting in the
station, nodding, and after / had walked
| for an hour went in to ask him if the
| train TO Phenix had arrived on time. AS
I opened the door, the telegraph instru-
ment began clicking and called Ash
| Forks. The man, with the curious abil-
ity that operators get of recognizing
their own call, even in sleep, walked ur
instantly and responded, and, not wish
ing to interrupt him, delayed asking
my question till he should be free
stood there thinking of Madge, and
listening heedlessly as the instrument
licked off the cipher signature of the
sending operator, and the "24 paid. -
But rs 1 heard the clicks 80.
which meant phi, suddenly became at.
tentive, and when it completed Phenis
1 concluded Fred was wiring me and
listened for what followed the date.
This is what the instrument licked: