The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-17


door. Murray searched him and found
$500 in currency. some letters and pa
pers. and ten certified cheques for
$500 each On the Bank of Montreal.
payable to bearer. He laid them all
OFT while Cole eyed him and laughed.
You served me well, Murray Will
son. or Wilson Murray, or whatever
the deuce your name may be-" SAID
Cole.
ed Murray, dryly.
"Sit down for a moment requested
Cole, and Murray complied
Now, see here" said the southern
er. you're a pretty smart young fell
low to have worked things out the
way you did. You and got along
very well together. didn't we? You
wouldn't like to SCI me hanged, would
your"
mo" replied Murray, II wouldn't
I have no fancy for seeing any one
hanged"
Wen. that's just what you're trying
to do with me" remarked the prisoner
in an injured tone.
ITS a very unfortunate thing" re
turned Murray, 'and I hope I won't be
responsible for your death"
Cole was game to the core, and his
nerve never deserted him for an in
NtfiliA- DtS3liE ANt LtltlUiN IftNAta-
ment in which he found himself placed,
his face did not lose its rudy color or
jolly. caTe-free expression.
IT'S like this" he said. cOolIy Il
suppose 1 ought to shoot you, and If
had a gun handy I'd 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
~
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 wherever you
wish. All I 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 ger south, or
you needn't give me ; cents. It's
a 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 at
the tempting bait fortune was dan
Cling before his eyes-and shook his
head.
You may be telling the truth, Mr..
Cole he said, quietly. Il may never
get such a chance again. III do what
tdii lOI YOU III d LdI d II may NC
consistent with my duty, but 1 cannot
make you any promises"
For the first time since his arrest
frown darkeoed the prisoners brow.
Wilson, you're a fool" he said,
sharply.
Murray turned upon him swiftly.
That may be your View or the mat
/ ter" he said, grimly. so We won't
argue. But let me ask VA one ques-
| ton Would you be willing to sell out
| the confederacy2"
Coles impeTiOus manner changed, he
/ put out his hand and gra=Ped Muir
rays, shaking it warmly.
NO. | wouldn't" he said. frankly.
and I respect your patriotism, VIII
son. We understand each other better
now"
Captor and prisoner. now imbued
| with a mutual admiration, sat and
/ chatted in friendly tones. Cole asked
Murray where he had first seen him.
and the youthful detective narrated
the story of the chase, giving him fun
details even to the numbers Of the
rooms in the hotels the sOutherner
had stopped at. When he had finished
Cole laughed.
Its straight yarn he acknowl-
edged. "and you've got everything
right But I could swear on a stack
Of Bibles as high as this ship that I
never saw you before we met in San
dusky.'
Captain Carter alone had been in the
secret of MurTay's masquerade as VIII
son. He had arranged for the boat 5
crew 10 be waiting at the landing to
take Cole to the ship, and Murray IN
tercepted kilograms to Cole and thus
learned of the message concerning The
&c shares" His quick intuition en-
| ab1ed him to read between the lines
and transform the shares into mer
to arrive aboard the steamer Parsons
With Cole safely in durance vile, Cap
tain Carter now made ready to capture
the raiders who had seized the Par
sons. Neither he nor Murray wa:
aware at the time that Cole had ar
| ranged for the Parsons to stay OUTSIDE
until he should venture OUT Of the har-
bor with his yacht and signal them L
come in. He was to slip away from
his guests at the Seven-Mile house
drive swiftly to Ssndusky and go on
IN meet the Parsons, while the DnioI
officers were ENJOYING themselves mile:
away.
IT was agreed that the confederates fl
nossessiou of the Parsons, upon meet
Ing Cole. were TO go in small boats tC
the Michigan. capture the ship, anc
then run over TO Johnson's island auc
, release the 1900 southern prisoners
chiefly officers, imprisoned there They
: intended to land them at Point Pelee
in Canada. across the lake Not muef
= difficulty was anticipated in capturinE
/ the Michigan. as when the approaching
boats were challenged Cole, who Wa
: ( known to all on board her. would an
syver and disarm all suspicion.
Once aboard the confederates believed
they could easily carry the matches witt
} rush. The Michigan had fourteen
cannon aboard her, six parrot rifles, 81
twenty -four pound howitzers, two lsgh'
howitzers. and over 100 tons Of ammu
! milton They had no other heavily
armed craft 10 fear on the lake. and
believed they could not only liberats
their 1000 comrades on johnson island
and land them in Canada. but could also
sail the lake safely until they bonn
barded and burned Detroit, Cleveland
and Buffalo.
But the Parsons did not go in at san
dusky. Her confederate crew awaited
i'm vain for the promised signal from
Cole. They became alarmed. seemed