The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-06
The House of the Black
81 :: Pate: Ring Copyright. 100.


ment he sprang up the rickety stair-
way. but the rooms We're empty.
'"Then they're in the cellar" The
door vas standing aiar.
Come on" he shouted. THEY'RE not
goin' to fool me. l amt goin' to back
out now, darned II ] am. Here!" he
shouted down the stairway. Como up
ana SHOW yourselves, or well go down.
iheres q whole gang or us up mere, so
you don't stand no show. Who are
yen
no answer
right; here goes!" Amos had
nus plo@d up.
Don't go, Amos for coos sake,
don't. It's am aw-w-w-wfu hole down
mere Re- ,u,. J., a,
anger 9p"' and a' Dan an no n,t1in,1TIu ns ~ sa
.mnttt, 'a tna pel.er aoMn IN ,ls ce,iaf
., III, ne iish. .'iall apoNa wl,iout II
rhere Was no one IN tne celiar.
sh,,d6 500 oe a1perstitin"s harnam 1a'
1,n',ina'+ 49, n,,a w "aao De-
.a.T,hnv,ra hhidnp bo .rind th h /, ,ba
,aoa ~ ~, :. , n.aih .'u s,ha wv
rnn " sys T.. Ivy p pnarsh rb ines Ven ueo
nr rm tha ,in'astona Walls smr rid
don evit 'iS "'
There was no ono in the cellar
rrl,ev vent ar lonntb nm the ata,,>
= gain and searcbed With MINUTE care
fnrDJRh fine Two rooms and tho ch41n-
hers shove There vas NO secret hid
ING nlace.-the cabin was deserted,
There could he no doubt OF IT Amos
stood a moment in blank amazement:
then a snddcn Thought struck him.
"uaro 7 have n Tbev skinnaa ont
tha f1 haeL nave wh h1 hne w. sh, mnst r out
that,s iast Wbet thew aona pio1d On
a n,in,,ta. lat mo ,onL for troc,,s u1itt,
Dan a+ iis hnaIs le nirciaa tho cabin
arn '"' ie' o sIe s""-'
Sti
t,,,.es wbneI.er t t, might ha were
Ell, T., tha oahi, my o w. "e
20 .sln :, ha Inv, oa,.
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nI,u,,IIsiu So, So a,a aot AZ q
h lona ~ nn ~ 81 ~
tIa no;ntaa My ,InL,nn iona ~ tho
ii 4 rina , W., IN c,hin a. mhine
seanea ~ glnJu ara =. yer viii y snrt
~ nhnsn b,Sasoa,, I,oht WIN " 'ois
- "hrnr Gnd,s safe SIC in,s r,n Auo.
,,hi,a ne soan,5 N ~, No. on @
w. nv aaii,.a 800" va on Nv =
70 saone,iI,, os sc so,notLI,a % 49, ain IN
hah;na b,n and near;ng nyer bis s,,o u
a.. - y "io eeit" ''ei iia oui
nn-o+ ar, ~. e.o, .,,. ,.r L,,
Tbare w nc q rms IN the NAYS Voice
that held Dan "Ho1d the
lantern here TIL I get some kindling
wood" Amos broke nm a chair and
ripped open the tick Of an old lounge.
Then he arranged the straw with the
wood above it.
"Wish I had a can of coal-oil. But
T e,1ess this III 90" He struck n match
hut + the straw Vas wa damn : Ha tried .1a. am,
other and it failed.
"Iold on. rye got a naner here In nv
1eto on He . s drew sv' . OPT pap . nere M my rmy
which he had received in the evening"
mail. onened Fl crIlmnled the sheets 70.
gether. and II under the
Straw.
"say I'm going to sion a little Of the
oil out o, this lantern" He ,lnscreyad
the little fller. and carefully saturated
the paper and straw without extin-
gushing the light. Then he scratched
another match.
..What ire doing herao. vro,y,ed
voice at the door, q
Both jumped as If the last trump had
sounded in their ears. Dan Tressler let
out n Veil that Wed even with those Of
a few moments earlier. ,rhev tmrned
and saw Allen Farthing.
WHAT'S going on here?" he demand
ed what are Won doineg"
.I,m going 10 fire This old h~e,,-coon.