Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24

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the first section passed.
IT was"
do you recall seeing man hanging
to the platform of the last carr"
There was no one hanging there when
she passed here" he said with conviction
Il watched her out of sight"
Did you see anything that morning of a
man about my size, carrying a small grip,
and wearing dark clothes and a derby
hat?" 1 asked eagerly.
Mcknight was trying to look uncon-
cerned, but 1 was frankly anxious. 1t was
clear that the man had jumped somewhere
in the mile OF track just beyond,
well, yes, I did" The agent cleared
his throat when the smash came the
operator at NIX sent word along the wire,
both ways l got It here, and l was pretty
near crazy though 1 knew it wasn't any
fault OF mine,
Il was standing on the track looking
down, for l couldn't leave the office, when
a young fellow with light hair limped up
to me and asked me what that smoke was
over there,
That's what left of the Washington
Filler / said, and guess there's souls
going up in that smoke
Do you mean the first section? he
said, getting kind of groenish yellow.
That's what / mean, / said; split TO
kindling wood because Rafferty, on the
second section, didn't want TO be late
He put his hand out in front of him,
and the satchel fell with bang
My Godv he said, and dropped right on
the track in a heap.
II got him into the station and he came
around, but he kept on groaning something
awful He'd spraned his ankle, and when
Ne got a little better l drove him over in
Carter's milk wagon to the Carter place
ard / reckon he stayed there a spell"
That's all, is it?" / asked.
That's al-or, no, there's something
else. About noon that day one of the Car
ter twins came down with a note from
him asking me to send a long distance
message to some one in Washington"
ITO whom / asked eagerly.
Il reckon I've forgot the name, but the
message was that this fellow-Sulivan was
his name-was al NJ, and IL the man had
escaped from the wreck would he come to
see him"
He wouldn't have sent that message to
me-" / said to Mcknight rather crest
fallen. He'd have every object in keep
ing out Of my way"
There might be reasons" Mcknight oh
found the papers then"
was the name Blakcley?" / asked.
1T might have been-I can't say. But
the man wasn't there, and there was lot
of noise. couldn't hear well. Then in
half an hour down came the other twin
to say the gentleman was taking on awful
and didu't want the message sent"
Hes gone OF course?'
Yes Iimped down here in about three
davs and took the noon train for the city
IT seemed a certainty now that our man,
having hurt himself somewhat in his jump,
had stayed quietly at the farm house until
he was able TO travel But TO be positive,
we decided to visit the Carter place,
gave the station agent a five-dolar
bill, which he rolled up with a couple OF
others and stuck in his pocket. ! turned
as we got to a bend in the road and he
was looking curlously after US
II was not until We had climbed the hill
and turned onto the read to the Carter
place that realized where we were going
Although we approached It from another
direction, I knew the farm house at once
1t was the one where Alison West and
had breakfasled nlre days before with
the new restraint between us / d'd no, tell
Mcknight / wondered afterwaTd II he
had suspected IL. / saw him looking hard
at the gate post which had figured In ont
of our mysteries, but he asked no dues
tions. Afterward he grew almost taciturn
for him, and let me do most OF the talking
We opened the front gate Of the Garter
place and went slowly up the walk Tive
ragged youngsters, alike even to freckle'
and squiuts were PLAYING in the yard.
Is your mother aroundy 1 asked.