The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27

We'll, that's just what you're trying
to do with me-" remarked the pds-
oner, in an injured tone
It's very unfortunate thing" re-
turned Murray, and l hope l won't be
responsible for your death"
Cole was game to the core. and his
nerve never deserted MIN FOR AN IN
slant. Despite the terrible predica.
! ment in which he found himself placed
his face did not lose its rudy color
or jolly, care-free expression.
It's like this" he said, coolly. II
/ suppose | ought to shoot you, and il
/ had a gun handy Id do it, for bust
ness is business, and war is hellish
! business, Wilson. But maybe there's
another way out of the tangle. There
| is $4,000 in gold represented by those
! cheques. They are as good this min.
ute as the gold in the Bank of Mon.
| treal. You can keep them. No one
on board here knows | have them.
/ You may cash them whenever YOU
wish. All ask is that you won't know
/ enough to get the rope around my
| neck, and that if the chance comes
! you'll do me a friendly turn to help
me escape, Once I'm out you can give
me $500, or enough to get south, or
you needn't give me five cents. It's
fair bargain, isn't it, Wilson? Ny
young friend you'll never get such a
golden chance again in your life"
Murray merely smiled, glanced a,
the tempting bait Fortune was dan
Cling before his eyes-and shook his
head.
You may be telling the truth, NJ,
Cole" he said quietly. II may never
get such a chance again. FL do what
| can for you in as far as it may b
consistent with my duty, but | eau
not make you any premises
For the first time since his arrest
a frown darkened the prisoners brow
Wilson, you're a fool" he said
sharply.
Murray turned upon him Witty.
That may be your view of the mat
ter" he said, grimly, 80 we won't
argue. But let me ask you one ques,
ton Would you be willing to sell
out the confederacy?"
Coles imperious manner changed, he
put out his hand and grasped Muir
rays, shaking it warmly.
NO | wouldn't" he said, frankly;
and | respect your PATRIOTISM, Viii
son. We understand each other bet
ter now"
Captor and prisoner, now imbued
viii al Il a
chatted in friendly tones. Cole asked
Murray where ne had first seen him.
and the youthful detective narrated
the story of the chase, giving him full
details even to the numbers of the
rooms in the hotels the southerner
had stopped at When he had fin,
ished Cole laughed.
It's a straight yarn he acknowl.
edged, and you've got everything
right. But | could swear on stack
of Bibles as high as this ship that
never saw you before We met in San
dusky."
Capt. Carter alone had been in the
secret of Murray's masquerade as
Wilson. He had arranged for the
boats crew to be waiting at the land
ing to take Cole to the ship, and Muir
ray intercepted kilograms to Cole and
thus learned of the message concerning
the 10 shares His quick intui-
ton enabled him to read between
the lines and transform the shares"
into men to arrive aboard the steamer
Parsons. With Cole safely in durance
vile, Capt Carter now made ready to
capture the raiders who had seized the
Parsons, Neither he nor Murray was
aware at the time that Cole had ar
ranged for the Parsons to stay outside |
until he should venture out of the har,
Dor with his yacht and signal them to |
come in. He was to slip away from /.
his guests at the Seven-Mile house, !
drive swiftly to Sandusky, and go out |
to meet the Parsons, lille the Union
officers We're enjoying themselves /
miles away.
il was agreed that the confedarates /
III possession of the Parsons. upon
meeting Cole, We're 10 go in small |.
boats TO the Michigan, capture the
island and release the 1000 southern
prisoners, chiefly officers. imprisoned
there. They intended to land them at
Point Peloe. in Canada. across the
lake. Not much difficulty was antici.
paied in capturing The Michigan. as
when the approaching boats were chal
IenEed Cole, who was known to all
On board her, would answer and dis.
arm all suspicion.
once aboard the confederates be
Iie'ed they could easily carry the
matches with a rush The Michigan
had II cannon aboard her six parrot
rifles xix 24pound ho.itzers. two
AGht howizers and over 100 tons OF
ammunition They had M other heav.
3'N armed craft 70 fear on the lake.
and believed they could not only lib.
e.a'r .he,r 1000 comrades on Johnson
island and land chem in Canada. bur
0."t also sail the lake safely until
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