Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-11-29
CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VII.
The consummate daring OF IT, Wby
the rascal ought to have been In com.
mand OF an army. On the Board of
Strategy he would have been incom.
parable.
There followed a tableau thai ?
shall not soon forget We all stared
/ AZ the real Haggerty much after the
fashion of Medusa's victims. Present
ly the tension relaxed. and we all
sighed sighed because the thought
OF jail for the night in a dress-suit
dwindled In perspective: the girl
sighed for the same reason and one on
two other things; the chief OF the VII.
lage police and his officers sighed be.
cause darkness had suddenly swooped
down on them; and Hamilton sighed
because there we're no gems. Hag.
gerty was the one among ms who
didn't sigh. He scowled blackly.
This big athlete looked like a de
tective. and the abrupt authority of
bis tones convinced me that ne was
Haggerty was celebrated in the annals
OF police affairs; he had handled al
sorts OF criminals, from titled i'm.
posters down 10 petty thieves. He
was not man TO triie with. mentally
or physically, and for this reason W,
were all shaking in our boots "A,
owned to a keen but brutal wit. ia
him there was no such thing as sex
among criminals, and he had the re-
nacity OF purpose that has given the
bulldog considerable note in the pit.
But il was quite plain that for once
be had met his match.
i don't see how you can blame me"
mumbled the chief None Of us was
familiar with your looks. and he
showed us his star Of authority. and
went TO work in a businesslike way
BY George, and he has run away with !
my horse and arriage,"-startine |
from his chair.
Never mind the horse YouT find |
IL safe at the railway station" snarled |
Haggerty. Now, then. tell me every |
thing that has happened. from he.
ginning 10 end
And the chief recounted the adyen-
ture briefly. Haggerty looked coldly
at me and shrugged his broad shout
ders. As for the girl, he never gave
her so much as single glance. lie
knew gentlewomsn without looking
al her twice
"Humph' Isn't he a clever one.
though? cried Haggerty, in a burst
Of admiration. Clever is no name
for IT, I'd give a year of my life 10
come face 10 face with him. IL would be
an interesting encounter Hunted him
Tor weeks. and today laid eyes on him
Tor the first time Had my clumsy
paws on him this very afternoon lie
seemed so willing to be locked up
hat grew careless Biz! and he and
his accomplish, an erstwhile valet, had
ne trussed like a chicken and bundled
80 ,rc >iCt' c'-p' ass. Took my star,
" '1t.a s.. piayi,gcard. and invita-.
.D1 10 Aas near eleven O'Clock when
reused the housekeeper tele-
;ra he'd two hours ago"
TIE eeIaphed." exclaimed the chief.
'ousing himself out of melancholy
iream. tThere would be no mention
" MIN In the morrow's papersD
Yes. telcgrapf,d. The despatch
ay unopened oa your Orice-desk
You're a good wstchdog-for hen.
'oop!" erowled Hsggerty Ten thou.
and in gems tonight, and by this
inc he is safe in New York. You are
ID pack of blockheads
Used the telephone. did he? Told
ou 10 hold these innocent persons TIL
e went somewhere to land the ac.
omplicc. eh@ The whistle of tho
rain meant nothing TO YOU Wei,
hat whistle ought 10 have told YOU
hat there might be a mistake A
God officer never quits his prisoners.
there is an accomplice in tolls else
slarQ ha utaEne than, h,.inu bf,,, a., I