The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-23

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lamp. My friends uf the police Will
b. here in q moment. and there " NO
reason why this simriv transaction
raucot be conducted in a gcntccl
way"
AZ be said this be held out one
hand. while with The other hr triied
with the shining revolver. and there
MAS q look In his csc that showed
hlm not unacCuEtumcd To The use OF
Weapons whcn u became ndccsnary.
Job aighcd. and then. with an air
uf resignation. thrust his hand IN his
bosom. drew out the document and
then tossed II s~uilcnly on the table.
This Is the real thing. | hope.
said Ellison. and then az hc opened
the paper and glanced over u. his
face lighted up. Yes. ! know those
signatures only too wril.'
lie had taken the prcCIutiun TO
place his pistol out of a while
he was running his eyes over the
document. So Interested was he IN
igs peruFnl that Tor - second his eyes
were N the man bound In the chair.
suddenly h. fcit a hand pressed
( against his. TnCnr was nothing ag-
ErCsSiyc about the movement. ana he
looked ~ mis- companion IN amaze
rent.
Would Suu like go have this rlng?''
asked Job. with a smile on his face.
and Ellison. looking down. saw On
the rel end kuottri finger extended
- curious ring set with Ggll blu
plou y.
How 10 sou men do l want IL"
De- asked.
Euy IL. I mean you win nnd II "A
wonderful pi'rc OF IyNciryt Then
yuu uW' gur something. Tor you must
Dee well paid ior what YOU are do
.uEe'
Il see nothing wonderful ahou,
sour precious yiaE. The poorest bit
~ pgi-" package jvwr.yg buJ nv
slddrE'" stopped short. for Job had
seized E,a wrist wItH q IrXt"'Dug
tWist 30 Jlnt ne Duuld not movc. Q"
get posse siuu ~ hI1 pistol. ~ ih"
aa3ua tim" be- felt a SHARP, p~iCkl!
sa@.u''"r, job had p"-"Ved tn rims
aEains, hiss hand ard tEr sharp -dsr-
ut The s'nHys ,u;t tie skin. what
dlG 10 al mean liz s,ruGg'"l to
fIra hiwE.lr. hUt hc.d Boz iha, hrW
Hrip, forced against The ,iE ~ -"
table. Be .uJlG iu nothing. Au4 what
e sirIug" snNSgIiuu suddenly seemed
iu dart through his bands from the
) point where mat cursed riuE had
ubr.dyd thr sHin. 10 ran through his
veins Ike fgr' And s;ill he ylrug-
god in got tu hi lcct. feeling the
weakness slowly creeping over him
.Hd something TX" a Grange fluid
,uursirg through his blood. At last.
Win a yry. ne teal forward. face
down. ~ the tabs.
Job. with u smile. removed his
hand and wiped the rims with his Cuat.
Tie Nil learn not in Grsplsc such
- humble III ~ j-N"iry ~ this
IsaiH.' H. said 30 himself. Now. ~
I wrr, only supplied win a knife 7
might get rid ur these ropes that
are cutting rr To- pee eg.'
Then. reaching uuI his powerful
.yms. ry reject hu.I of Ellison ard
.i'."d him ~ sheer strength NJ on
a. table.
Tha, "d" q valuable present that
r.gg." n" muttrTri. Its virtues
Nrg" act uNrTyGird by the man who
gave a Tee MI un.y hope hc viii
recover" and Then. n"sg1ug the loud
tr'I,H.ug uI to- other. h" sfl!!"i and
NEd!ug - knife Iu aGr ~ E.lison.S
Ir", k"tH. proceeded lu cut his bonds.
An ;h.y ~ EuI.rihiyg Ike as
he rose ava Hir"rgl-Ed himself. and
tipg. y ing the palcr on TIE Iru,v
.hIusi 30 'far., 600 his pU,Erl with "a
sigh ~ Tri".. ID Ut. .,'u ypu set.
1gEy HaIll never hUi 20 ur.Ia uu m"
living or dead"
tie looked at ;l- mrarsib'u ugurv
Tor q moment "a silence. -lil Tar-
sackiHg hts mr".cry ;ur the Iura;Inru
ton ~ mss face.
Bah Why sruu q | wurgv agysr.r
about him at . i.'.' .3E, this. !
must Iry and tlEI my e cut"
He stole softly over 10 tie door
iu the Partition that divided The room
from tn- rest ul th" basement. and.
having Uu.O,Igd !'. pv"r,0 .Gt. Thea
n shook mia head and returned in
thu room. again Locking thr door be-
hin him.
no use ~ my 'rylUg To- lind my
way out IN that direction. Tor. AS |
heard them sa.. he police are guard
ing thv street
H. WAS surprised to- find Ellison
half sitting In a chair before the
table. Was b. recovering from his
unco~nsciousncsS' But. after an eX-
animation, Job believed that b. had
slipped back through SOME muscular
contraction. He Was like ore in y
sound. deep and heavy sleep. Taking
up the lamp from al" table. job
made a circuit % The rpuiu In search
uf the revolver. which Ec felt he
needed Ia case ~ trouble. but hr aid
not find u. and. aE time was precious.
he had to giv" u up. Round ana
round the room hc went. seeking
for an outlet ana hnding none, know.
ing hat at any muincnt IN. police
might arrive. FOR their patience must
In time he exhausted.
The place Was well chosen. Ttr
there din't a hole GUr a nous" To rS-
cape" he muttrrcd. bitterly. not a
door or a cupboard ~ a window, and
beyond. TN the street. tn" police walt
ing.
lie sat down for u ly the
table out 90 sheer wsarincsS. To pom
der on the situation, What was To
bs done should hC attempt To force
his way out through IA. biueCOats In
waiting No. there was little chance
uf escaping In that way. While he
sat there. hr suddenly felt a drop Of
moisture on his forehead. then an
other. instinctlyciy he looked up.
and saw that II proceeded from "A
crack ia the ceiling. This crack was
Squarr. aud suggested "a trapdour.
though painted over like the rest az
the ceiling.
Ready To SEIZE AT anything. he lift
ed up one 81 the chairs To- the ton
~ the table. sud then mounting OH
u. lamp la hand. proceeded To ex-
amin" IN" strange auarc above his
head. Certainly. a hole was there.
flled ~ by a square board. IL might
have been used AT nne time TO let
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