Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-19
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Gideon Hopes lips. Like a madman
tore at the bars, raving out incoherer
rage and defeat.
His prey had escaped him-and, toC
booted and spurred for the fight.
Well he knew that before he could reac
the roof and descend to earth, Kan
would be out of the building, speedn
through the Shetering labyrinthS of III
plant to some point of obsecurity.
Fear would lend him wings, none.
would purchase him the means of evadini
pursuit Oh this man must be overtaken
checked here-now
Hope reganed terra frma, running
race of reckless risks he never realized
He was out of breath. his clothing tori
his frame wrenched and bruised. He re
qected quickly. then in a fash he acted.
Lightning quick he made for a tower a
few hundred yards across the moldine
yard. An engine house. elongated from its
base. and steam was kissing thence, but
but slowly.
In through the open doorway Hope
dashed The man in charge was lolling on
a bench. smoking. Hope ran up to him,
seized him. brought him to his feet with
a jerk and four mystic wordS-the secret
passwords of the inner circle of that great
industrial federation. THE Amalgamated." "
The man started at him in wonder.
Hello" he stammered.
You understand?" retorted Hope in
pistol-shot sharpness.
whats up--a strike?"
mo, an ORDER postive-for the good of
the society"
"All right"
"See. | have the Dower TO command"
Hone exhibited a disc. The man bowed
in profound obeisance. as he traced its
symbolic inscriptions.
Turn on the arc lghts-ouick di-
rected Hope-''over the whole plant, clear
down the main road"
'.Tbat,s oueerr'
DO itv'
You bet-it's a mystery. but the Anal
sive incrininatio, GRO no handed him over
to Justice.
at does"
..Then-here ooesr'
He snranq to q DYNAMO crank Soon tbe
hricht wheels were vhirring the sharks
fvinp
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do,so h.foro
az ;ob+ ., ovuI+od cidao, Homo and ron
outside dor+od nm +ba tower loddor
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soono
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onco ont air and skv in avarv diraction
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sir+onoo r,i++od nov,orS of Sreod ond on,
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trnn If,o +ha hound an tho +rack nf tho
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a. ,5 ~ ooror ona pooror no,,.
-. o,a ,,,,.s,,od ,roro foirIr oloar of
the nlant lights but the feebler though
more fraouent lamps of the vast switch
wards still served to guide the former, and
the latter was almost continually in sight
4 fierce iov thrilled Hope. The very
neril of being bafHad. the exhilarating zest
of new hunting down. made this second
capture the more precious and treasured
"I have Won =, shouted Hone.
A moving train of freight cars blocked
the fugitive. He turned-at bay.
Kane snarled and showed his teeth. He
glanced wildly ahont him for rock a
conplinp-pin-anv weapon of assault or
defense,
None was at hand His fingers hurged
close 70 his breast the nrecious fortune so
nearly won
Give il nm said Gideon Uona his
ewes differing with trinmnb as be advanc-
"tIo y,
HE degenerate foo had oourtod doo+b
20 thor +bor crrrondo- Kono dronnod to
b;o lroos lost ,lonco of hi++or bo+rod
bo a,,nr a. bis rnroIor,+ir, n,,rs,,or Tbor
b. -. biu,eoIf ,os+ ,ba rno,,;,,, +r,,,,..
nf = frof,,b+ Gov scro rohIinr ocross tbo
III
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