The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08

into the Indians throat, the sergeant
bore him backwards over the table. In
the struggle Kola's shoulder pressed
down on the electric button. There
was crash of timbers under the lounge
just vacated and with dull, subter-
ranean rumble the flooring over that
spot disappeared in yawning black
hole.
Hendricks was beside himself with
rage as he lowered over the now pas
sive Indian.
"Oh, you dirty scamp!" he calculated.
He took pair of handouts from his
| pocket and fastened them on Kola's
| wrists.
! The Indians face was the color of
| ashes.
"Downed me, after ALL" he said, re-
signedly.
You dirty puppy" was all that Hen
bricks seemed able to say, but in a
moment he was perfectly calm.
''Kola," he said, firmly, 1--WE want
Gielow."
The Indian sat down in his chair.
He had grown calmer, and now sort
of dogged smile played over his face.
"Oh, you dol" he said, almost with
sneer
"And we are going to have him." add
ed Hendricks.
"Never," said koa. "It doesn't suit
me to give him to you. 1 know I am
good for the electric chair, anyway, so
why should l tell you where he is?
There is not another man alive that
knows the secret entrance to his cell.
You would have to- blast away this
whole hill of stone to get at him, and
then you'd not find him alive. The
last time l saw him, two days ago, he
was dying of starvation. Huh! Gle
lows suffering and death is all the sat
isfaction l shall have out of the busi-
ness. You will find enough of my cleo
trical appliances down below to amuse
you, but the secret vaults can be en-
tered by no one besides myself. I
learned the secret from the sole sur
vivor of the old gang of counterfeiters,
and leased the place for that reason"
Hendricks proposed to Lampkin to
go with him downstairs.
'Get your gun ready" he said. "He
has darkskinned assistant somewhere
about here"
Il think he has skipped" said Den
ham. II saw fellow in foreign clothes
run out Of the side door. l was afraid it
was your man giving you the slip, so 1
came in 10 see about it, and happened to
get here in time"
"Oh, he's gone" said Kola, grimly
HE is coward. He knew what l was
going to do in regard to the dcad-fall
and was too chicken-hearted to face it,
"Kola," said Hendricks, "it can do you
tion in regard to Gielow's where
abouts."
"You will never know that from me-"
answered the Indian.
Hendricks face fell. He signaled DR..
Lampkin to follow and led the way
downstairs.
In the basement they found nothing
OF note except trunk bearing the in
itials Of Weldon Caruthers.
"Thats what he brought the body in"
said Hendricks.
In the big cellars below, they found,
directly under the trap Kola had ar
ranged, the yawning opening of deep
pit.
can awful hole" said Hendricks, as
he turned away. He pointed to some
large steel vessels and two large cop
per cylinders such as are used for max
ing lime light in the theaters.
That's where he cremated the body
section by section," he said. "He
, Iar Il
his secret was we'll guarded"
They searched through all the rooms
of the cellar, and then Hendricks
stopped.
1--WE are losing time," he grunted, in
disappointment. 81 believe Kola told
the truth about his being the only one
who knows the secret of Gielow's hid
ing-place. I am also sure that Gielow
is somewhere under ground. We have
seen one cavern, and it is not unlikely
that there are others. 1t has long been
Can't you think of some plan to wiring
the truth from that imp?"
They had paused before the door of
a little room where a dim light shone
; over the transom. Lampkin tried the
latch, and, finding the door unlocked,
he pushed it open. The room had
shelves on all three of its walls, and these
shelves were well filled with all sorts of
F. bottles.
Ills laboratory" said Lampkin.
mo, l cannot tell you what to do. All!
have an idea"
The doctor took down bottle and
F.. read the label and then uncorked it and
applied it to his nose.
Ether" he said 'This bottle re-
minds me of an experiment once saw
l performed at a medical college. A thief
was made to confess under the influence
: of ether. In the first stages of anaesthe-
sia a subject almost invariably becomes
talkative and will talk about exactly
] what he desires most to keep back
Bring it upstairs, for the love OF
mercy" cried the detective. 'It can't 10
any harm.'
AS they entered the reception-room
Kola's questioning glance became fixed
on the bottle in the doctors hand.
'Huh!" he grunted, 'you need not try
to give me that. won't take it,"
Find me towel, Hendricks" was all
the doctor said. He spoke like de-
termined man who is thoroughly angry.
: Hendricks darted into a bathroom
near by and returned with the required
article.
"Now lay his lordshp on the foor,''
the doctor said.
Kola wriggled like an eel, but, with
Hendricks at his head and Sergt.
Denham's determined hands at his feet