The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-13
CHAPTER XVI.-continued.

through Chinatown is planned
CHAPTER XVI.-Continued
"Id trust ye," she said. We'll, there
was a gang across the street tonight
across from my place, mean-and
that sneaking Tom Terrill and Darby
Meeker. and | reckon all the rest OF
EN-, was there. And they was run
min back and forth to my place, and
a.drinkin a good deal, and the more
they drinks the louder they talks.
And hears Darby Meeker say to one
Teller Wen git him, sure! ana
listens with all my ears, though pre-
tendin' to see nothin'. Well fix it this
time, he said; the Old Un's got his
thiullin' cap on And | takes in every
word. and by one thing and another
1 picks up that there's new schemes
afoot to trap ye. They was a-sayin
as it might be an idee to take ye as
YOU come out of Knapp's tonight
How did they know l was at
Knapps?" | asked, somewhat sur
Drised, though | had little reason to be
when | remembered the number of
spies who might have watched me.
"Why, Dicky Nahl told en- said
Mother Borton. He was with the gang
and sings it out as pretty as you
please
This gave me something new to
.shink about, but | said nothing.
Well" she continued, they says
al last that won't do, fer it'll sit 'em
into trouble, and reckon they're argy
fying over their schemes yit. But one
thing | finds out"
Mother Borton stopped and looked
at me anXiously.
Well" | said impatiently, what
was it?"
They're a-sayin as how, if you're
Killed, the one as you knows on'll have
to git some one else to look after the
boy. and mebbe he won't be so smart
about foOlin' them
That's an excellent idea" said
"'If they only knew that | was the 9th
er fellow they could see at once what
g bright scheme they had hit upon.
Maybe ll6S dIu l d-Sbll W w H.
said Mother Borton. There's a heal
o. things said over the liquor that don
git no further, but you'll be a fool /
you don't look out. Now, do as | tel
you You just keep more men aroun'
you. Keep eyes in the back of you
head. and if you see there's a-goin' t.
be trouble, jest you shoot first and a
questions about 1t afterward. The
talked of getting you down on tn
waterfront or up in Chinatown wit
some bogus message and said hoy
easy it would be to dispose Of yo
without leaving clues behind en
Now. don't you sleep here withou
three or four men on guard, and don
you stir round nights with less tina
four. Send Porter out to git two NOR
men, and tell him to look sharp an
see If the coasts clear outside.
reckon Ill slide out if no ones lool
in"
I've got some men on the ne'
foor," l said. Il thought it would
Just as we'll to have a few around
case of emergencies. I'll have two
them out, and send Porter to reco
noiter."
who told you to git your men t
gether?"
"A little idea of my own"
you've got some sense, after all
The reinforcements were soon reaC
TO take orders, and Porter returned
bring word that no suspicious persC
was in sight in the street.
Il reckon Id best CO. then" sa
Mother Borton. Il don't want no kni
in me jest yit. but if there's no o.
to see me I'm all right
| pressed Mother Borton to Ia
two of my men as escort, but S
.sturdily refused.
They'd know something was up
was to go around that way, and
be bloody ghost as soon as tn
gould ketch me alone" she sa
well, good night-or is it mornii
And do take keer of yourself, deari
And, so saying, Mother Borton mufl
herself up till it was hard to t
whether she was man or woman, a
trudged away
Whatever designs we're brewing
tue night-meeting Of the conspirato
they did not appear to concern my
mediate peace of body The two
lowing days we're spent in quiet.
spite OF warnings, began to belle
that no new plan of action had be
determined on, and bent my steps
the Office that had beer furnished
Doddridge Knapp. hardly expect
to meet the King of the Street.
had, supposed, returned to the ci