The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-01
CHAPTER I.
a DANGEROUS Errand.

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background and becoming real noun
..,,s As they stretched away in the
,,.,.pca ia right and left. a confused
49, M buildings coming 10 the
a.o,'s edee on the Hat; forest OF
nets ships swinging i'm the stream.
"a no streaked. yellow, gray-green \
rstsr Of the bay taking cold light /
nom the setting sun as II struggled |
,hronoh the wisps OF fog that fut- |
,o,ea above the serrated skyline OF |
tho city-these were my FIRST impress
slons Of san Francisco.
The wind blew fresh and chill from
mo west with the damp and salt OF
the Pacific heavy upon II. as
hroosted il from the forward deck OF
he ferry steamer, FL Captain. As |
ami in the air and was silent with
oanoiration Of the beautiful panorama
hat was spread before me. my com
nanion touched me on the arm.
come into my cabin" ne said.
.yonW be one Of those fellows who
can't come to San Francisco without
catching his death OF cold, and tLen
h,s II on TO the climate instead OF
his own lack of common sense Come
can't spare you. now I've got you
here n, last. wouldn't lose you for
a million dollars
.IlI come for half the money.
re,nrned as he took me by the arm
and led me into the close cabin.
1 Eh
was Henry Wilton. the son OF my
fathers cousin. who had the advan-
tsges of a few years OF residence in
California. and sported all the airs
OF pioneer. We had been close
friends through boyhood and youth.
and II was on his offer of employment
that / had come TO the city by the
Golden Gate.
What a resemblance ! heard
woman exclaim. as we entered the
cabin They must be twins.
There. Henry" | whispered with
laugh. You see we are discovered.
Though our relationship was not
close we had been cast in the moiu
OF some common ancestor. We were
SO nearly alike In form and feature as
10 perplex all but our intimate &C
onaintances. and we had made the
resemblance the occasion OF many
tricks IN our boyhood days.
Henry had heard the exclamation
AZ well as |. To my surprise, II ap-
reared 10 bring him annoyance OF ap-
prehension rather than amusement
II had forgotten that 1t would make
ms conspicuous. he said, more 10
himself than TO me. ] thought and
he glanced through the cabin as
though he looked for some peril.
~We were used to that long ago
said. as we found a seat rs the
business ready for me- You wrote
that Won thought Il would be in hant
By me lime got here.
I'VE can't talk about II here. NJ
said IN 4 low tone. There is plent,
Of work 10 be done It's not hard. but
as wrote YOU. II needs man o
pluck and discretion. It's delicat
business. you understand. ana dan
gerous II you can't keep your head
bui tue NdnbeI Noh " fC
got that end OF It,
"Of course you're not trying to q
ANYTHING against the law" ! said.
"Oh. IL has nothing TO do with IN
law he replied with an odd smile
In fact. it's little matter in who
We are-well. YOU might say-outsid
the law"
gave gasp at this distressln
suggestion. and Henry chuckled as =
saw the CONSERVATION written on m
face Then he rose and said:
Come. the boat is getting in.
"Ruf ! want to know | began.
"Oh bother your 'wantto-know
It's not against the Law just outsit
h YOU understand I'll tell you MOI
OF IL when we get to my room. Gi'
me that valise. Come along now
And as the boat entered the slip v
found ourselves at the front oil u
pressing crowd that is always surgif
in and out OF San Francisco by u
gateway Of the Market Street ferr
As we pushed our way through u
clamoring hack-drivers and hotefru
ners who blocked the entrance TO u
city ! was reused by a sudden thf
Of the instinct Of danger that war
one when he meets the eye OF
snake II was gone in an instant, D
had time TO trace effect TO caui
The warning came this time frc
the eyes Of a man. a 1.-THE. keen-fac
man who flashed look of triumpha
malice On us as he disappeared in I
waiting-room of the ferry shed. J.
The keen face and the basilisk CLAN
We're burned into my mind In -
moment as deeply as though | n
known then what evil was behi
them.
My companion swore softly to hi
SELF.
What's the natter" ! asked.
Don't look around" he said. ~
are watched"
The keyed man."
Did you see him. too?" Ills m
ner was careless, but his tone v
troubled. Il thought had given h
che Slip he continued. well. ther