The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-08

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minutes later the officer and his man
returned to the yacht. Mike watched
them until he saw them going over
the side OF the vessel and then ven.
tured from his hiding place, just In
time to see the dripping Jerry coming
towards him.
Thank God you're saved. anyway"
! exclaimed Mike, drawing him into the
4 shadows and embracing him. Jerry
was so exhausted that he could not
| speak for a minute or two, and IL was
not until Mike had gone down the
! street TO an "all.nighter" and procured
some whisky. of which Jerry partook
freely. that he told of his death-in-
wiling swim. The excitement that
was aroused within him by the story
told by Mike gave him new strength.
II was agreed that the thing TO do
was to await the captain and to
shadow him to the place where he was
to meet Andre and Felipe. In the
meantime. one at time. they bought
suits of cheap clothing and ate break
fast at a little restaurant near the
pier.
Five O'Clock in the afternoon rolled
around. but the captain had not left
the yacht. so far as they knew, and
there was scarcely a moment that the
eyes OF one or the other were not on
the boat The waiting wore heavily
on the shattered nerves Of Jerry. but
there was nothing else TO do but wait.
Mike tried TO find the driver OF the
carriage. but he saw nobody that re-
sembled him.
Towards six o'clock the captain
came ashore. the man who rowed him
in returning Immediately to the yacht.
Jerry, hidden with Mike behind
great pile cf boxes. actually smiled
when he beheld the bandage over his
eye
That's what he got for getting
gay" said he. The next moment he
thought nothing of the fight he had
had with the officer. who walked brisk
ly to a small store across the street.
He stood in the doorway fully Is min
utes, looking In the direction of the
pier. and Mike and Jerry did not dare
to move. Presently. after looking at
his watch. he called cab and soon
was being driven In a direction oppo-
site from that taken by the four in the
carriage.
The cab turned at the first corner.
and Jerry and Mike fairly ran TO the
only other vehicle in sight, a ram
shackle cab with a sleepy driver on
the seat.
Keep a block behind the cab that
just left" snapped Jerry. and II II
stops. you stop. You get five times
the regular price"
The driver ran his horse in a fun
gallop to the next corner. and when
he got into the cross street Jerry
bubbling over with fear and apprehen-
sion. opened the door and looked out
than a block ahead. II may have oc.
CURED to the officer that he was be
ing followed. for the route taken by
his driver was long and zigzaggy. The
chase was kept up successfully, and
Jerry directed his driver to turn up
another street few yards and stop.
He got out Of the cab and ran TO the
corne.. The captains cab was two
blocks away now. and Jerry could
distinguish the driver In the act OF
welding his whip.
after him, after him." cried Jerry.
running back to the cab.
Just as he was about TO re-enter the
vehicle a thought struck him so for
chilly that he had to reach for the
wheel to support himself.
Good heavens, Mike" he ex-
claimed. his face without a drop of
color in it. what time is it,"
Mike. wearing an expression of great
surprise. pulled out his watch and
said:
Eight thirty-five."
Jerry simply gasped.
Driver. where are we7" he man.
aged TO ask.
In Gale MoTslia."
How far is IL TO the station of the
National line?"
About four miles"
God" and Jerry brought his hand
| 10 us lOItHtdu.
"Why-what-" began the Devil.
! dered O'Connor.
"You follow. Mike. must catch q
train at $780,"
"But they'll"
Keep after him. Mike. and tele.
graph me at - Gale Coliseo. Mexi
CO. tomorrow without fail! can't
stop TO tell you anything now. old
man. but follow. follow. follow"
The next instant Jerry Chambers
was running down the street, not
knowing whether he was going In the
right direction or not. and before he
had covered 25 feet the driver was re-
ceiying instructions from Mike 10
keep after the captains cab.
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