Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-03-19

heard any Choctaw going through, and
not one clicker east OF here had It
At Sacramento the night man heard it.
but paid no attention to It.
| ITS states prison onense"
"Oh, yes: but Cad won't go to pris
on You'll see, How'll they catch
him. And. anyway, the fellers he's
working Cor In San Francisco II save
him They'll have to, If they save
their own skins"
Alfred was needless He was read
o., San Francisco. To be called for
Everything fixed Flora leaves Fri
day at ten, with five hundred tons
, iron P. O. undertakes the job for
price we offered No mistake Timed
for the straits. Don't let her take pas
sengers. c. P & T."
Good heavens." Alfred cried, drop
ping into chair by the desk and
reaching for slip and pencil This Is
Friday, and" He took out his watch
'Nine-dve! Got a San Francisco
paper, A1?" ..- b.. a. -eE
Yes; but it's several days old"
No, matter! Find out quick what
dock the Flora leaves, then get to
your key. We must beat lightning to-
day."
| The two were silent, Alvin nervous
~ turning the paper. Alfred scratching
dispatches. Evidently the Flora" was
not regular boat; her name was not
u the shipping lists.
I Wen have to send the message on
trust then Quick, Al! Tell the op-
orator down there it means life or
death to officers and creW-this
message does Tell him to put 4 man
on a horse-I'1 stand the expense
anything to gel sosi to the Flora In
time! Oh, sign my name. It won't
do to have the company show up In
/ this"
Alvin bent over his key. Men came
and went, Alvin holding OF trainmen
and commercial messages alike with
the decisive words, ''company's busi-
ness" He looked up at last, breathing
freer as he spoke They'll do it," he
whispered to Alfred. They know
where the Flora lies. They have 20
minutes to catch her"
Alfred sent second message to the
company's Office in Sacramento telling
| of AIvin's discovery and asking relief
from his train for the day. A third
dispatch went to the county sheriff,
telling him Of the wire tapping and
of the evidence against Cadwallader.
While waiting for replies Alfred
wrote to Gov. Stanford, inclosing the
| cipher dispatches and their transla-
tons But this was soon done, and
the two men, oppressed with their
death-laden secret, watched the clock
feverishly.
The minutes dragged as intoIerably
for Alfred, though he wore his mask
more easily than Alvin Would they
be in time? Would they catch the
little steamer before she left port for
her fate Even then, would they find
| the Infamous secret before it's fateful
moment arrived? What would it be ?
| Powder? A slit in the hull? Gun
ming injury to the boiler?
At last San Francisco called. Alvin
sprang to the key. The steamer had
started, had been hailed, had waited
for small boat and the message, and
had gone on her way.
Alfred rose, as stin with the tension
as if minutes had been hours. That's
all we can do at that end Keep your
eye and ear buster than your tongue
AL, for the rest of the day. I'm OF tc
settle with his nibs, Phineas Cad
waIlader By the way, couldn't you
contrive some way to get him left
The train reported late in leaving
false report, something like that?".
Alvin nodded. Guess l can thinl
up that trick in four hours"
At the hotel Alfred took only time te
don riding boots and to find Stella fol-
hurried word Get Sally B. to hold
CadwalIader here over train time, il
it's possible" Alfred said before his
goodbye. TT may mean everything
to the company. I'll return tonight
If can
| A swift horse took him to the
Front" where he found the superin
tendent riding his beat Alfred tolG
his story briefly and asked If there
was q Iineman on the force.
Jupiter. You can't track thai
man, Vincent! The SHOWS come an6
gone since that Hecate's job was done
| But, Mr.. Gregory. he'd have to cut
the wire, and he'd have to climb q
tree or pole to do It. Could that b
done without leaving a trace"
/ What then? How can you prove Il
Was he?"
How'll I know I couldn't prove Il
unless try"
/ sLinemen don't show up often IL
my diggings. I'll ask Bennett; his sec
ton begins here"
| Inquiry discovered an intelligent
man who had worked on the line. Hi.
climbers were at camp near by: ane
Mr.. Gregory s resourcefulness provided
/ hnpSo and ead11a The f-o -,