Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-02

CHAPTER xx.--(continued.)

| waiting until such time as the man
!, who had been sent for conveyance
| should return; and, during that time,
a curious thing happened.
There sat next to him tall, thin in
dividual, with a melancholy visage
q man who had not, curiously enough,
taken any part in the actual fray, but
who, nevertheless, had thrust himself
forward eagerly when the men who
were to guard the prisoner we're select
ed. Once or twice Philip was under
the curious impression that the man
was striving to attract his attention;
he lunged out one of his thin legs at
him sideways, once or twice, while the
inspector happened to be engaged in
conversation with the constable and
the other men. At last he found an
excuse to get up from his chair and
pass in front Of Philip; tripped-pur-
posely, as 1t seemed over the prison
er's feet, and turned swiftly to make
an apology.
Begin yer pardon, sir, I'm sure
adm no intention of"-the words died
away, in a sort of growl but at the
end of them, as the man bent his head
to speak, Philip heard distinctly the
whisper: "Cap'n Quist."
Philip was so astounded, and his
heart began to beat so fast at the prob
able thought that a friend was near at
hand, that he could scarcely control
himself. But he managed to keep his
+hr
even while he turned toward the man,
who had resumed his seat His aston
ishment was greater than ever when
he saw that man, on the pretext of
scratching his arm, pull up his sleeve
little. way and disclose - SO that
Philip alone saw them-certain heavy
tattoo marks, such as would scarcely
be likely to be on the skin of anyone
but a sailor.
At that moment wheels were heard
at the front of the house, and, the door
being unfastened by Toby-who had
gone with Betty into the bara man
came In and walked straight through
to where Tokely was standing.
Couldn't get trap, sir, anywhere;
but managed to get u fy-and it's at
the door"
All right-a fly will do better than
anything; well have him safer there
than elsewhere"
The man with the melancholy Wis
age suddenly emitted most extra
ordinary sound-a sound which, had
1t moved any part Of his face in any
way, might have been described as a
laugh; but as his countenance APP
peared as melancholy after as before,
it did not seem possible that it arose
from mirth.
What's the matter?" asked Tokely,
turning toward the man.
Nothing, guy'nor. It's rather a
nasty corf, that ketches me now and
agin," replied the man.
Philip was thrust into the vehicle,
together with the man of the melan-
choly conference.-the stuck close
to him, and even held his arm, as
though afraid Of losing him and Toxic
". When one of the watchers sug-
gested that he might want other assis-
lance, in view of the prisoner proving
refractory, Tokely admitted that it
might be better for one of them to get
on the box with the driver; but, imme-
diately afterward, thinking apparently
that such extra precaution might be
put down to cowardice on his part, he
countermanded the order; so that the
prisoner drove of, with only the mel
anchol y-lo olling man and Tokely inside
and tile driver On the box
Philips mind was chiefly occupied
with wonder as to what was going to
happen. That the melancholy man was
an enlissary Of Captain Quist. he did
not doubt; at the same time, lest he
should alarm the inspector and so frus-
trate any plan which might have been
formed for his own rescue, he sat still
In a corner Of the fly, apparently in a
lsulky humor, but really alert and
iwaIchful. & ss Il
The moment came at last. A shril!
whistle sounded somewhere out Of the
lblackness Of the night. It was an
swered In an instant BY the melan-
choly man, who on the instant leapt
upon Tokely and seemed to be doing
something extraordinary, in the midst
of q violent struggle, with that gentle.
Eman's arms. In less time than ii
takes to tell a figure appeared
|! through the glass on one window, rae
ing along beside the vehicle the door
Twas wrenehed open and Philip was
itumbled out, with the melanc holy man
literally on top of him. into the road:
the door was slammed, and the horse
mad ened by a cut across his
launches from q long whip, fairly took
1.-The bit In his teeth and dashed stiaigh,
down the road like q racer. The last
that Philip saw Of the vehicle, as he
sat up IN the road and looked after it
was 1t swaying from side to side Of the
road while the uni fortunate Tokely
Whose arms had been pinioned behind
him with true sailor like adroitness)
had his head thrust out OF one window
and "a yadnl slannt in g to the driver
Then j saInil voice broke upor
Philip's ear, ANA CAptain Quist. look
ling ssliysat Il TIL sillk hat which Ia,
tgka&xnv0S1 A IN q rfS0f vfaw md IN yghich