Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-12-29

they've got secreted under Tiers +
shouldn't bo surprised to find . whis,ky
still in full blast, or q complete gam
bling outht-dash, dash 'em to dasA
and dashnationi Send for 4 carpenter.
sergeant"
Tho carpenter came, and he and two
or three Of the guard laid hold Of one
end of the plank after ito naiis were
drawn. aud with little eKertion ripped
it OF the other posts. Then everybody
held his breath = minute, stared. aud q
small majority swore. Sc far from it's
being opea to cats. elns and rubbish,
tho space On that side was filled solid
With damp, heavy sea saad-~a vertical
wail extending froa door to ground.
Canker almost raa around to the oppo-
site lido end he'd 4 Zig plank torn Of.
there. Within va . waa o. damp.
sofia aaA strsfght ~ that fzsA dssos.-
cred, and @, wAA examiaoA. wore the
stasr two sides provtded. caAker's face
was . sturdy. and tho hoasA eessA aaA
was profoundly happy.
~ lasA tho ooaeud exploded:
ny Jupatsct They havsa't got away
- al. HnA! FAoro isa't . flaw u the
sad wall anywhere: They mast be
Aiding about tho middle now. Como "a,
geatlemea." and around he ro<ted to
tho front door. Sergeant" he cried.
get out all tha prisoners-al their
beddin-every blessed thing they've
got I raj to examine that floor"
Most of tho guardhouse "birds" were
out choppins wood, aud Canker danced
in along the few remaining, loading
them with bedding belonging to their
fell Wa until every item of clothing and
furniture was showed out of tho room.
Une member of the board and one only
failed to enter with his associates
veteran captain who read much war
literature and abhorred Canker. To the
surprise of the sentry he walked de-
liberately over to the fence, climbed it
and presently began poking about the
wooden curb that ran along the road.
making q low revetment or retaining
wall for tho earth, cinders and gravel
that, distributed over the sand, had
been hopefully designated q sidewalk
by the owners of the tract. Presently
he came sauntering back, and both SEN
tries within easy range would have
sworn no vas chuckling. Canker
greeted him with customary asperity.
What do you mean, sir, by absent
ing yourself from this investigation,
whom you must have known I was with
the board and giving it the benefit ID
the iAesxnatiea L had gathered?"
II WA merely expeditine matters
colonel. While you~were looking fol
where they went in I ives finding where
they got out"
went in what7 Got out Of what1'
snapped Canker.
"Their tunnel, sir. It's Libby on 4
small scale over again. They must
have been at work at it at least ten
days." And as he spoke, calmly ignor'
ing Canker and letting his eyes wander
over the floor, the veteran battalion
commander sauntered acros the room
stirred up a slightly projecting bit o.
flooring with the toe of his boot and
placidly continued: eff you'll be GOOD
enough to let the men pry this up you
may understand"
And when pried up and lifted away
q snugly fitting trap door about two
feet square - there yawned beneath
it, leading slantwise downward in the
direction of the street, a tunnel through
tho soft yielding sand, braced ant
strengthened hers and there with lids
and sides OF cracker-boxes. "Now, il
you don't mind strsddhns . feooe, sir
I'll show you the other end," said thu
captain. tmpertarbahty leading thl
wH. aaA GeaksE. half-dAesA 10 who'll,