The Washington times., 1910-03-30
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M Grayman meditated again for
few mOmentss
we'll" ne said, perhaps you are
right. But, come. tell me your plan.
and then III see"
'As ! was just telling YOU" resumed
shc commissioner, there are woods not
lcr from the blum I'm which men and
aelOS can be concealed. Now. my plGn
= 10 take four swift police department
nleTS and hide them in those WOODS.
Moreover, / shall have dozen sharp
shooters concealed in the tree tops, and
az the nrSt sign OF treacnery they VIII
drop him In fact. ! am disposed 10
nave the shooting done first off.
"PaytOn has long since been Outlawed.
and no question would ever arise If ne
/ were killed on sight i know what he
Will do. lie will drop down over the
/ bluff in his aero and keep il lowering
near during his conference with you.
Then. when you have him engaged IN
tax, my men, at signal VIII drop
him in his tracks
Hold on said Mr.. Grayman. You
are going too fast now. II you Kill
| Payton how are we going TO md my
daughter"
BY capturing the Chameleon and
compelling his men 10 reveal hi. hiding
places"
But perhaps they won't talk"
I'VE have means Of making men
| talk said the commissioner grimly.
! Perhaps you have, but I don't ike
I
GUS for my dsIEhter. She would be
| killed for vengeance. But the aerOs are
good. Go on with that part OF the
! scheme, keeping your sharpshOOters Tor
/ an emergency But why not take more
! aeros2 How many has the police de-
/ partment?'
/ Eight. But II would be impossible 10
! conceal more than four OF them can
/ dispose Of four in such a way as TO cut
/ of retreat In every direction
I "A
: You say PaytOn has the eyes Of an
/ eagle. and can command a view over
I the entire ground. And, besides, II tney
/ are entanEled among trees, how are
I they going 10 get under way at mo-
/ ments noJiCeZ'
L have arranged all that The aeros'
| with power up. VIII be hidden just IN
the tops Of the trees A genuine eagle
( couldn't recognize them after they are
/ disguised with leaves and specially ar
( ranged branches As for getting under
way quickly. there is not question
about that. ] am the more confident OF
my plan because ] have been looking up
Payton's history, and know that ne
has never had this kind of an ambush
laid for him. He has simply been CHASED
with aerOs, but no such means OF con-
ICealmeut has ever been pracuced-
Mt Grayman's shrewd mind warned
him that there were serious defects IN
the commissioner plan. yet he felt that
something mast be done, and done
AtaEN4Jr
You know we must not fall" he said
I'VE shall not fail was the confident
reply.
StIlj. Mr.. Grayman was half dispose5
10 reject the scheme. and try something
else. But he could think Of nothing
else, and then his daughters absence
and her imminent danger smOte Als
heart
Done" ne said, decislvely. III Try
it."
much gratifed, I'm send of the aeros
tonight lu order that nobody shall Wit
ness their arrival Their commanders
who are the men that accompanied mf
/ 10 Tribes Hin. know already exactly
/ what 10 do. They viii prepare rhc am
bush and be ready for work IN the
morning
How many men Viii you have II
. au2"
''Th.rty-siN viii 80 in the aerOs, o
whom twenty-eiEht viii be armed 70 m