Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-03-16

exclamation of delight. ne added inn
pressively; "H-sh, man, h-sh, or you'n
spoil ALL
There was evidently a Sudden change
In the situation. Lawford had come
no doubt, to temporize n treat, and
stalling him In what he intended to
a y
Listen, Lawford! You've behaved
scurvily enough to me, but III forgive
you n pay you a1.o0o to come over
to my side.
"H-sh. mani! Do be careful. It's as
much as your life is worth or min II
McQuahe should near you. You must
not be in a hurry. There nay be some
mistake. She may not be really after
u.s."
"She? What is II you mean? Go on,
In the name Of goodness"
"A steam tug Is In chase. We sight
ed her at daylight steering our course,
and we canno shake her Off. We have
shifted our helm twice; so has she.
Now MeQuahe is bearing down on the
French coast, where, OF course, moth
Ing English can touch us."
but I shall appeal to the French
authorities"
mot II they keep you locked up
here, THAT'S what McQuahe will DO.
It's all he wants to do-keep you put
Of the way while the rest OF us fiji our
pockets with your dollars on the other
side. It's all arranged md squared.
They leave Southampton in the Chat
~tahoochee on Sunday and the game is
70 sweep up, everything before you can
show d hand,o
"Lawford. 1 will make II two. three.
five thousand pounds IL you get me out
OF this trap in time for the steamer"
YOU wouldn't be safe on II. They
cannot afford to let you up. They've
other good reasons for putting a stop
per on YOU and getting first across.
You're not perhaps aware that your
scheme for the attack on New York
has fallen into their hands? The duke
has the papers. and he means to trade
them wish the United States govern
ment for coin. Yes, SIR"
Il tell you, Lawford, i must recover
them. It's a matter of honor, of more
than life and death. Name your own
price. Only set me free from this"
IT'S worth G10, 900. and you won't
miss II. Here. scribble down an !. O..
u. for the amount. I'll take the risks"
tional on release.
! knew nothing OF what was In prog
ress above, for Lawford meyer came
near me again. ] saw nothing of the
chase, for / was not suffered to go on
deck or even leave my cabin. To- ne
gro DrOuBnt me my 1000, but vas alb
solutely dumb, and I was forced to
possess myself In patience for what
might come to me-. 1t was early In the
afternoon that, looking through my
port. l first saw land ahead. The out
er port had never been lowered, and
the headlight. being too small in cir
conference to allow q man to pass
through the aperture, had not beer
closed or fastened. So / easily made
out rocks and green slopes, but no
houses or signs OF life.
l realized as / heard the anchor rat
tie down at the chains that we had en-
tered some quiet haven where we
might lie free from Interference and
prying eyes.
For the rest Of the day / experienced
all a captive's emotions when escape
seems near. I alternated between high
spirits and the depths Of despair, the
latter predominating as the hours
crept slowly on to nightfall. / had all
but given up hope, believing either
that Lawford had sold me or could not
see his way to help, when something
licked lightly against my portfolio, and
l saw a small parcel pendent outside.
Opening the headlight eagerly, / 1shed
In the parcel, which was wrapped
around with paper and contained a
key. There were also q few brief lines
from Lawford:
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