The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-28


Il doubt II he ever had two III
pains as this bridge has suffere
coolly put in Yeng Sol 1T would 4
quire new man TO wreck the brid
and such men are scarce. The MI
who"
Well, well, let us hear 1t agais
submitted one OF the group, who Il
more than once listened to Yeng 30
recital of this great happening, I
Yeng Sol grumbed bit to hims3
But he could not resist the temprati
to tax. and began:
II was night and raining. ii
! river came booming along, asking (
corpses, he water snarling up at 4
supports of the bridge, each wave
like the clean white fang Of We
A spy had crawled out among d
lower bridge timbers, carrying wi
nm a bundle of DEVILS powder. but
Just before he fired IT, soldier sa
him by wink of the lightning. The
was a shot Then the most terri
noises We're born, The gods themsel,8
could not make greater thunder eys
when drunk. Next morning the birds
looked like a camel whose back h
been broken by beam The man VIZ
caused it all was found tossed in Ill
fishing nets below the village"
Iio Toi shuddered once during TIL
recital The thought oil a man elm
ing 10 fishing Eets all night, only E
find death in The dawn, chilled hhe
Al that point the man he watched h
laughed. Ho Toi could not relish tAA
laugh. The mind OF him was trouble
The man knew MIN now for NEEDLE
some fellow.
Yer he knew the man for a spy! b
he must have proof-facts. For nj
deliYerance of one aceursed spy woul
the Russians grant him liberty, "
that he might journey to the upp
hills.
During the early hours of the thlr
morning the changing Of the guar
when sentries are most drowsy III
man sought 10 run the outpost. II wa
during one Of thu sleepless yigils
lilo Toi
The air was bitterly cold. The ma
slipped out at the shed door lIoi Tc
sagerly followed the man
he had gone toward the river. &
loi saw him searching the bank to-
After awhile he came upo
I boat. no lOi listened ID the tain.
tipping OF The oars IS the boat brushe
away into the dark.
Tie viii drift down upon tn
bridge, mutlered Ho Toi. muslng n
his cunning way That boat was leg
or him-it is all arranged There ara
'oIdiers at both ends Of the bridge III
tell them they Will earn the reward
md ! viii go back TO the sheds wits
hose dirty pigs. No-I must do some
hing
A putting noise caused him to cease
and glance about in nervous
harm. A line OF empty cars was moy
NJ over the railroad toward tht
fridge.
Ho TOT hurried after the moving
rain. Nimbly he swung himself upon
me Of the last cars and lay at full
ength on its top. Soon a low rum4I
ling told him they had passed theI
ridges end and were crossing the
liver. Waiting until some distance
rom shore, he slipped down to the
cams Of the trestle There was moth
lg now to be seen but few shadowy
mbers, beneath which an inky cur
ant surged with a low incessant sob
ing.
Ho Toi had begun to curse hiHlselt
Or a frozen fool, when a faint swish
lg sound came to his ears. A long
nadow drilted swiftly out Of the black
nd Struggled in under the bridge He
)uld hear the soft rubbing Of boat.
Like fat toad he pumped down ia
re stern. The boat danced a riae,
B If surprised, the water FLASHING be
cath it,
There was not a sound from the man
! the bow. Each stared silently at i
Re black shape OF the other; each
aited for a vicious shot from the low
ride of the bridge, II did not come
moment later they had slipped away
J the river marsh.
Io Toi gathered himself toge her
2 saw The mans shape waver-and |
i'm a low cursing they grappled in
e center Of the swaying boat. The
an flung To HOi backward and fell
Jon him The boat tipped and stag
red as a drunken thing. TO Tors
,ad went wholly under. He made a
Tious effort, choAing-he drew up
S legs-the boat wrlthed-stuggled
ee Of them bOth-went dancing away.
A Russian officer who liked fish for
s breakfast sent his orderly with
e rivermen TO their nets.
"Ah-haa' A mani" cried one OF the
hers. pointing to a bending pole
icy dragged into the boat an I'M
nth. half-drowned object. u was
en- that the mans hand clutched an
her clammy burden caught in the
sging net
With some difficulty they released
e second mass from the mans inn
dded fingers When brought to shore
d toasted back TO living. he was
,ed of this.