The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-20

turned tho jutting corner Of the build
ing and came under shelter by tho
ticket office. But keep a close
watch"
The other four retainers were in
the passageway, and ! called 10 the
ticket seller for the tickets to Liver
more. BY the price / decided that
Livermore must be somewhere within
SO miles, and m~arshaling my troop
about the boy, marched into the wait
ing room, past the doorkeeper, through
the sheds and on to the ferry boa.
I saw no sign Of the enemy. and
breathed freer as the last belated
passenger leaped aboard, the folding
gangplank was raised and the steamer,
with a prolonged blast of the whistle.
slid out into the yellow-green water
of the bay.
Keep together, boys" / cautioned
my retainers. Has any one seen
signs of the other gang?"
There was a general murmur in the
negative.
well, Abrams, will you slip around
and see II any Of them got aboard?
There's no such thing as being com
Portable until We are sure"
In the hurry and excitement Of prep
aration and departure the orders | had
given and received, and the work that
filled every moment, l had been con-
scious of the uneasy burden of a task
forgotten. / had surely neglected
| ,~paathtno Va to- ,a,y I;fo 7 Gould MT
see that we lacked anything. l had
my seven retainers, the boy was safe
with us, / had my purse, We were well
armed and every la had his ticket to
Livermore. But at last the cause of
my troubles came to my mind.
Great Scott" I thought. cts Dodd.
ridge Knapp. That little engagement
in the stock market is casting its
shadow before"
1t seemed likely indeed hat the de.
mands of my warning employers would
clash here as well as in the conflict
over the boy.
Yet with all the vengeful feeling
that filled my heart as / looked on the
child and called up the memory of
my Iuul uCItu lllcuuy 4 tOuIu Dub lcSl
a pang of regret at the prospect that
Doddridge Knapp's fortune should be
placed in hazard through any unfaith.
fulness of mine.
My uncomfortable reflections were
broken by the changing engine bells
and the forward movement Of the pas
sengers as the steamboat PASSED into
the slip at Long Wharf.
Stand together, boys" l cautioned
my men. Keep back of the crowd
Wainwright will take the boy, and the
rest of you see that nobody gets neal
him. re-
All right" said Wainwright, lifting
the child in his arms. at will take &
good man to get him away from me.
where's Abrams?" l asked, noting
that only six of my men were at hand
You sent him forward" said Lock
hart.
Not for all day.
well, he hasn't been seen since yol
told him to find out who's aboard"
ITS no use to wait for him."
growled. But the next man tina
takes French leave had better Loo
somewhere else for a job, for by tn
great horn spoon, he's no man o
mine"
We marched off the boat in the rea
Of the crowd, 1 in no pleasant humoI
and the men silent in reflection of m,
~displeasure. And with some difficult,
we found seats together in a forwar,
coach.
The train was the east-bound ovel
land, and it seemed hours before tn
baggage was taken aboard and tn
signal given to start. l grew uneasy
but as my watch assured me that onl
10 minutes had passed when the er
CINE gave the first gentle pull at tn
train, l suspected that l was losing tn
gift Of patience.
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