Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-25

come aware Of noise OF fest ana a
murmur OF voices outside. TITS all
over, Betty, I'm afraid" he said, in a
| low voice, "but think I'll try a dash
for 1t. Good bye, little mother; don't
| fear for me-"
Feeling more valiant than usual,
| with good backing of yokels and the
| village constable, Inspector Tokely
! came straight into the room and walk.
| ed up to Philip, smiling grimly. Be
fore, however, he had an opportunity
for saying word, Philip stepped for.
| ward and caught him by the arms;
: swung him round by the impulse OF
that movement, straight to Toby Siggs,
and dashed headlong at the crowd in
the doorway. Toby, for his part, re.
ceiving the full weight of the inspector
on his stockinged feet, Immediately
held fast to that gentleman, and began
| to pummel him soundly on his own &C.
count-heedless of the fact that Philip
had only been able to fghs his way
| into the midst of considerable crowd
| of men, and had there been secured
The inspector, writhing under his pun.
ishment and struggling vainly to gel
away, was shouting out orders, en-.
| treaties, and threats in the most con.
founding fashion.
| Az last, some sort of order being re-
| stored and the inspector released, the
two principals in the little scene faced
each other in Betty Siggs' parlor, with
crowd of eager faces about them.
WELL" gasped Tokely, 80 I've got
you, have l, Mr.. Dandy Chates?'
Pray be accurate, policeman" re-
piled Philip, coolly. you haven't got
me; it's these good fellows you have to
thank for that. congratulate you on
your bravery, policeman; you have
brought pretty good mob against
me-
There was smothered laugh at the
expense of the inspector, who turned
rather red. Il knew you to be a
dangerous character" he said, "and
did not intend that you should slip
through my fingers again. For the
present, Mr.. Siggs''-he turned toward
Toby, with malicious grin on his
FACET must trouble you to give over
this room-in the queens name-until
such time as | can get trap to drive
this man back to Chelmsford; one OF
two of us will wait here with him I'M
til it arrives. He may be desperate
character, but he won't get over me in
hurry. Here-catch his arms, some
of YOU
Almost before Philip realized what
had happened his arms were, pinioned,
and he felt something hard and cold
forced over his wrists. When the men
fell away from him he discovered that
he was securely handcuffed.
You're surely not going to drive me
through the open country with these
things on my hands, are you?" he
asked, bitterly. IF give you my word
not to attempt to escape"
"We won't trust your word, Dandy
Chatter" said Tokely, grinning again.
you've given us a pretty good chase
as it is-and any amount of trouble;
and there are one or two people"-he
glanced lOT uuOlu6llC dC lODy duu
then at Betty Siggs-' against whom
intend to apply for warrants for aiding
and abetting you to escape, and for
obstructing me in the execution of my
duty. I've been hit over the head with
decanters, and have barked myself
painfully against trees, and have been
struck heavily in the region of the
ribs by"
"If you should 'appen to refer to me
with that there last remark said
Toby, slowly. "let me recommend that
you don't go a jumpin promiscuous
like-on mans corns, without SO
much as by yer leave l don't permit
no man-much less a perliceman-to
jump on me in my own parlor.'
Without deigning any reply to this,
the inspector told off two or three of
the men to remain with him, and dis
missed the others, outside the door,
dhich he shut. The crowd, by the
sounds which proceeded from the yard,
was in no mood to go home to bed;
but remained, discussing the matter
excitedly, and no doubt taking much
individual credit to itself for the sue
cessful issue Of the business.
(To Be contlnued.)
TO LET THE RED MAN WORK.