The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-08


envelope from his pocket Twelve
$50 United States OF America gold
certificates fell from the folded sheet
OF paper To the table.
Well. we'll" said Mr.. Wentworth.
that Is welcome news. I trust that
the letter Is quite as"
Wait a second" broke In Jerry. for
he had only minute In which 10 read
those instructions. AZ bis eyes hastily
passed over the lines his face paled
and his chin dropped For moment
he simply stared at the other.
4 hope there il nothing" solicit.
ously began Wentworth
For heavens sake" Jerry burst
out. cold moisture forming on his
brow. g.
Well. wcll3'
Great Scott"
''Yes-wellg
This is The limit"
Mr.. Wentworth merely looked at
him. the picture ~ intense interest
Jerry. his brow knit, reroad the in.
structions. and then laughed fcebly.
It's none OF my business. Of
course7" said weni worth
NO. but Id give II times the
amount Of those bills ~ Il were all
your business. What the devil do |
know about Il? You know all
about n"
Jerry. practically devoid OF all scotia.
bility. left Mr.. Wentworth at the next
corner. promising 10 return TO his Of.
fee not later than six o'clock. lie
walked for several blocks down the
street. oblivious 10 all surroundings.
and then turned into q quiet saloon.
where. az a table NJ the end OF the
room. he re-read these instructions:
I'VE Person o. The Gemlni We have per-
formed we'll. the spirit Of Rodney Graves
Snows ye have performed well But ye
have not yet earned AN enduring right
q your priceless Personality We must
therefore. do as ye are told herein to
no best OF your ab.iity.
GO ye forth 10 the City % Escalon.
State Of Chihuahua. Republic OF Mexico.
where. at the once ~ the ---- -
Mining a Smelling Company
! Gale Gomez. yc shall inquire for an en-
selopo addressed 10 Rodney Graves The
contents Of this envelope will give ye
further Instructions.
I'VE shall be In possession Of the on
velopo not later than ~ hours after y
o'clock tnoom Of the nineteenth day Of
June. 1880.
I'VE Person Of The Gemiui. ye have
been given hfe on tho land and on the
water. and now shall Sc b. shown into
the sphere beneath the surface % the
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beloved Gemini 10 be munincent. ye may
nave with ye one companion. whomsO-
| ever ye may choose. but who. whatever
may arise. shall not know the true pur-
nose 90 your mission. We must keep
inviolably secret these instructions and
all instructions 20 follow.
May the spirit Of Rodney Graves guide
We we'll and the wishes OF all Gemlni give
| yc unbounded courage"
Jerry tried 10 procure a railroad
time table at the oaloon. but was un-
successful. Then he set out for a
railroad Office. "a he walked briskly
down the street. unconsclously bump
ing into pedestrians. his brain was in
| a stew.
Il wonder where IN the devil this
Escalon is. anyway" he thought.
There were several persons In the
railroad Office when Jerry. pushing his
way 10 the desk. asked the agent:
Where Is Escalon?"
"A little more than 500 miles on our
| main line-north."
Eight hundred miles," gasped Jer.
ry, his manner attracting the attention
Of everybody In the ONCE. How long
for heavens sake. does II take 10 get
| there?"
"our fast train makes Il In a little
less than 30 hours" answered the won.
| dering agent. .......
Thirty hours, ehl Well, that1l give
me ten hours to spare. won't IT.
| And
| Ten hours to spare--l don't under
! stand"