The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-04-03

have no fancy for seeing anyone
hanged"
well, that's just what you're trying
to do with me- remarked the pris-
oner in an injured tone.
ITS very unfortunate thing" re-
turned Murray, and hope won't be
responsible for your death"
Cole was game to the core and his
nerve never deserted MIN FOR an M
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. cooily. =
suppose | ought TO shoot YOU and n ]
had a gun handy Id do II, for bust
ness is business, and war Is heIIisb
business. Wilson. But maybe there's
another way out of the tangie 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 II the chance comes
you'll do me 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 II, Wilson? Ny
young friend, you'r never get such
golden chance again In your life"
Murray merely smiled glanced 1t
the tempting bait Fortune was dan
Cling before his eyes--and shook bis
head.
You may be telling the truth, Mr.
Cole" he said, quietly. Il may never
get such q chance again. III do what
can for you In as far as It may 10
consistent with my duty, but can
not make you any promises"
For the FIRST time since his arrest
frown darkened the prisoners brow.
Wilson. you're fool" he said.
sharply.
Murray turned upon him swiftly.
That may be your view OF the mat
ter" he said. grimly. so we won't
argue. But let me ask you one ques-
ton. Would you be willing to sen
out the confederacy?"
Coles imperious manner changed, he
put out his hand and grasped Muir
rays, shaking II warmly.
mo. wouldn't" he said. frankly.
land l respect your patriotism. VIII
son. we understand each other bet
ter now"
Captor and prisoner. now imbued
with a mutual admiration, sat ana
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 fun
details even TO the numbers OF the
rooms In the hotels the southerner
had stopped at When he had m
ished Cole laughed.
IT'S q straight yarn" he acknowl
edged. and you've got everythins
right But could swear on stack
Of Bibles as high al this ship that
never saw you before we met in San
dusky."
Capt. Carter alone had been In the
secret OF Murray's masquerade ~
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 "16 shares His quick intui
ton enabled him to read betweeE
the lines and transform the shares
into men to arrive aboard the steamer
Parsons With Cole safely In durancs
vile, Capt. Carter now made ready d
capture the raiders who had seized thu
Parsons. Neither he nor Murray wa,
aware at the time that Cole had m
ranged for the Parsons to stay outside
until he should venture out OF the hax
Dor with his yacht and signal them b
come In. He was to slip away iron
his guests at the Seven-Mile housc
drive swiftly to Sandusky, and go on
to meet the Parsons. lille the Uniol
officers were enjoying themselve'
miles away.
1t was agreed that the confederate
In possession of the Parsons, upos
meeting Cole. were to go In SINAI
boats to the Michigan. capture In
ship, and then run over TO Johnson'
island and release the 1000 southern
prisoners, chiefly officers, imprisones
m. there. They intended to land them q
a Point Pelee. In Canada. across tn
'e lake. Not much difficulty was antici
ne pated In capturing the Michigan. q
when the approaching boats were chal
d. lenged Cole, who was known to Al
ne on board her. would answer and dia
arm all suspicion.
'e Once aboard the confederates be
lieved they could easily carry tn
m matches with a rush. The Michigan
IN had IA cannon aboard her, six parrO
"a rifles. six 24-pound howitzers. tw'
ca light howitzers, and over 100 tons o
DC ammunition. They had no other heas
IT. lily armed craft to fear on the lake
IL and believed they could not only lib
crate their 1000 comrades on johnson
m' island and land them in Canada, bu
could also sail the lake safely unit
err they bombarded and burned Detroit