The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-28

you There is ransom, it is true, which seek.
demand and shall try to enforce: the peace OF
my country. have made you compulsory as
sistant in securing it, because had no other
means at hand.
Lester and Holbrook looked at the speaker
again, convinced that they were in the power
OF a mailman: but, as they turned their gaze to
the hard, practical and worried face OF Tiger
Reilly, and the Clean sane young man who stood
behind him-assistants in their captnre-and
thought of the mysterious and adroit way in which
they had been taken, the expense OF such an I'M
dertaking and the exactitude with which it had
been accomplished they began to doubt their own
senses. Testers face red with annoyance,
and the Pawn gazing at him, concluded that he
was in no mood to be argued with or to reason
calmly
81 fear'' he said quietly, that you are too tired
and the hour too late for me to reason with you
tonight l. too tired. You WILL therefore, be
conducted to your In that regard, must
apologize; for tonight i am compelled to place
you in place from which you cannot escape, and
where, if you were to indulge In outcfles, thev
would be unheard.
T ESTER and Holbrook regarded each other grim
II ly then recognizing the futility of physical re-
slstance arose and followed their strange jailer,
while Reilly and the other guard, alert and watch
full, brought up the rear. They assembled two
flights of stairs, and found themselves at the very
top of the house in huge room without windows,
divided into two parts by half partition and
lighted only by large skyllght beyond reach
overhead. 1t had apparently, been fitted for the
occasion, and contained everything necessary for
their comfort.
.sMy old workroom" the Pawn said, softly;
equipped by me when / played at painting, used
sometimes laboratory, and now lending itself
as a prison.
He indicated electric buttons the wall For
your convenience" he said, "and everything in
my command is at your disposal, save liberty and
the of outside communication.
When the two prisoners were left alone behind
bolted DOORS they examined their surroundings.
On each dressing table were laid out splendid tot
let sets for their use; on each white bed lay sken
pajamas; everywhere was evidence OF thoughtful
ness for their comfort.
But for "Tiger' Reilly there rest as
yet. At once, with the second notices of the Pawn
in his pocket he hurried away from the house,
leaving the guarding of the prisoners to his assist
ant and took the earliest train for Washington,
catching such rest he might en- route. The re
cuse porting over his reports, distressed by
the fact that the disappearance of the oiealselect
had not had greater and more wholesome effect
on party anger. For some time he sat and earn
estly studied the newspapers of the previous day
and read certain private reports that he had caused
to be sent by observers whom he could enlist in
his services And so, the dawn came, the lone
ly mansion in the heart of overrun grounds ap
peared deserted and quiet, aoary sentinel fac
ing and brooding over the quiet park
1.-TWO more days were to creep by in which the
country and its partisans seemed paralyzed by
the unprecedented happenings and without impulse
to turn in any direction, days in which the Pawns
prisoners chafed at their captivity pleaded to al
obdurate man for release and became mlred II
the sloughs of respondent apathy, while Tiger
Reilly, alert and watchful extended his ramifca
lions for information in Washington. The dawl
of the third day found him batterng at the door
OF the philosophers house, weary, drawn AM
white. The strain of work telling on even hi
iron nerves, and he felt that age was exactin
heavy tolls; but his jaw as hard set as eve
and his haggard eyes as keen.
The footman who had been instructed to admi
him at any hour of the day night, stood asid
and bowed deferentially, announcing in his cracke
voice that The master asleep.
"Wake him, quick!'' the adVenturerS l;
comic order he passed on into the library, an
fell into chair which offered moments rela
alton. The recluse came down, clad in his dres
ing gown and with perturbed inquiring face.
Something important brings you, John Reilly
he said turning on lights and sitting dow
behind his chessb board if it were the center
all his plans.
Yes the liberals got their heads together la