The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-23

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'Ill put out Wheaton's light so
they'll think he's gone to bed"
yes. and at daylight I'll take your
place in McNamara's loft" said Glen
lister. There will be doings tomorrow
when they don't find him"
They returned by the way they had
come to She lawyers room, extinguish-
ed his light, went to their own cabin
! and to bed. At dawn Glenister arose
and sought his place above McNa-
mara's Office.
To lie stretched at length on a sin
gle plank with eye glued to a crack is
not a comfortable position, and the
watcher thought the hours of the next
day would never end. AS they drag
ged YEARLY past his bones began to
ache beyond endurance, yet owing to
the fiimsy structure of the building he
dared not move while the room below
was tenanted. In fact, he would not
have stirred had he dared, so intense
was his interest in the scenes being
enacted beneath him.
First had come the marshal, who re-
ported his failure to find Wheaton.
"He left his room some time last
night My men followed him In and
saw q light in his window until 2
O'Clock this morning. At Z o'clock we
broke in, and he was gone"
HE must have got wind Of our plan.
Send deputies aboard the Santa Maria.
Search her from keel to topmast, and
have them watch the beach close or
! hofH /0fP In oil hOaf
over the passengers that go aboard
yourself. Don't trust any Of your men
for that, because he may try to slip
through disguised. He's liable to make
up like a woman. You understand
there's only one ship in port, and-he
mustn't get away"
HE won't" said voorhees,, with con
viction, and the listener overhead
smiled grimly to himself, for at that
moment, twenty miles ofshore, lay
Macs little tug, hove to in the track of
the outgoing steamship, and in her tiny
cabin sat Bill Wheaton eating break
fast
AS the morning wore by with no
news Of the lawyer, McNamara's I'M
easiness grew. At noon the marshal
returned with a report that the pas
sengers were all aboard and the ship
about to clear.
by heavens! He's slipped through
you." stormed the politician.
mo, he hasn't. He may be hidden
aboard somewhere among the coal
bunkers, but I think he's still ashore
and aiming to make a quick run just
before she sails He hasn't left the
beach since daylight, that's sure. I'm
going out to the ship now with four
men and search her again. If we don't
bring him off. you can bet he's lying
out somewhere in town, and Wen get
him later. I've stationed men along
the shore for two miles"
81 won't have him get away. If he
should reach Frisco Tell your men
I'll give $500 to the one that finds
him"
Three hours later Voorhees, returned
"She sailed without him"
The politician cursed. 81 don't be
lleve it. He tricked you. I know he
did"
Glenister grinned into a half eaten
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and lay thus on the plank, identifying
the speakers below by their voices
He kept his post all day. Later IN
the evening he heard Strive enter
The man had been drinking.
$50 he got away, eh?" he began. 80
was afraid he would. Smart fellow
that Wheaton"
''He didn't get away" said McNa
mara. Hes in town yet. Just let me
land him In jail on some excuse! II
hold him till snow flies" Strive sanl
into a chair and lit a cigarette witt
wavering hand.
This 8 a hell Of g game, amt it
Mac? D you s'pose Wen VIM
The man overhead pricked up hi:
ears.
'SWin? Aren't we winning? wha'
do you call this? I only hope we car
lay hands on Wheaton. He knows
things. a little knowledge is a dan
gerous thins. but more is worse. Lord
If only I had man for Judge in place
Of Stillman! 1 don't know why
brought him"
That's right. Too weak. He hasn'
got the backbone Of an angleworm
He Amt half the man that his niece is
There's q girl for you! Say. what {
we do without her, Ell? She's g pippin r
Glenister felt sudden Tightening o.
every muscle. What right had thu
. mans liquor sodden lips TO speak so o
her?
shes a brave little woman all right
Just look how she worked GleniSte
and his foo. partner. 1t took nerve Il
bring IN those instructions Of your
alone. and If It hadn't been for he
. we'd never have won like this.
i. makes me laugh TO think Of those tw'
men slowing her away in their state
room while they slept between deck
with the sheep. and her with the pa
pers in her bosom all the time. Then