Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-09-19


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
he'll put off in a small boat. You look
over the passengers that so 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-
riction, 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. AIcNamara'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 heavensl He's slipped through
you" stormed the politician.
mo, he hasn't. He may be hidden
aboard somewhere among the coal
bunkers, but | think he's still ashore
and aiming to make 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 we'll get
him later. I've stationed men along
the shore for two niles"
II 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. Il don't be-
lieye it. He trieked you. know he
did"
Glenister grinned into a half eaten
sandwich, then turned upon his back
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, ehf" he began. II
was afraid he would. Smart fellow,
that Wheaton"
HE didn't get away" said Mona
mara. Hes in town yet Just let me
land him in jail on some excused I'll
hold him till snow flies" Struve sank
into chair and lit cigarette with
wavering hand.
This s. a hell of a game. amt it,
Mac? D. you spose we'll win?'
The man overhead pricked up his
ears
"Win? Aren't we winning? What
do you call this? I only hope we can
lay hands on Wheaton. He knows
things A little knowledge is dan
gerous thing. but more is worse. Lordl
If only had man for Judge in place
of Stillman! I don't know why I
brought him"
That's right Too weak He hasn't
got the backbone of an angleworm.
He amt half the man that his niece is.
There's a girl for you'll Say, what ID
Glenister felt a sudden tightening of
every muscle. What right had that
mans liquor sodden lips to speak so of
her?
"She's a brave little woman all right.
Just look how she worked GIenister
and his fool partner 1t took nerve to
bring in those instructions of yours
alone, and If 1t hadn't been for her
we'd never have won like this. 1t
makes me laugh to think of those two
men slowing her away in their state
room while they slept between decks
with the sheep, and her with the pa
pers in her bosom all the time. Then,
when we got ready to do business,
why, she up and talks them into giving
as possession of their mine without a
fight. That's what l call reciprocating
mans affection"
Gienister's nails cut into his flesh,
while his face went livid at the words
He could not grasp it at once. 1t made
him sick-physically sick-and for
many moments he stroye blindly to
beat back the hideous suspicion, the
horror that the lawyer had aroused
His was not doubling disposition and
to him the girl had seemed as one pure
mysterious, apart, angelically incapa-
BILE Of deceit. He had loved her, feel
ing that some day she would return his
affection without fail In her great, I'M
clouded eyes he had found no lurking
place for double dealing Now-GodI
1t couldn't be that all the time she had
knoWnl
He had lost part of the lawyers
speech, but peered through his obser-
walton hole again.
Mcnamara was at the window gaz-
ing out into the dark street, bis back
toward the lawyer, who lolled IN the
chair. babbling gArrulously Of the girl.
Glenister ground his teetha frenzy