The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-10-27

"Ilavc Il your own way-have II |
your own wayf she cackled.
Tell you what TN do-if I can't ex-
pose that trick In ten minutes IN
make you a present Of hundred CAV.
vos"
She took him up like a fash. fact
which startled and Disconnected him
not a little. Her very eagerness au-
CURED IN for his proposition.
With n low. mocking bow the shrlv-
elcd bag stood aside and motioned
for him 10 precede her into the howell
a hundred gavyos Is a fortune not
easily 90 be won" said the old dame
How can be sure that you win pay
me n you loser"
at II In my pocket. madam. II I
don't pay. you may instruct your cx-
ceilcnt grandson 70 crack me over the
head He looks as though he'd do Il
FOR good deal less money. III say
that for him."
"He n honest-as honest as his
grandmother" cried the old woman.
She bestowed a toOthless grin upon
him. -Now. what Is It you want TO
aor'
Il want 20 20 through that kitchen.
just % satisfy myself VI one or two
things" King was looking hard al
the crack In the kitchen door. Sud
denly be started a. n shot
The staring. burning eye was again
looking straight at him from the jag
gcd crack IN the door,
"tll get you this timer be shouted,
crossing the room IN two eager leaps
The door in his violent clutch swung
open With a bang
The owner OF that hooking. phan-
tom eye was gonei
Like a frantic dog. Truxton dashed
about the little kitchen. looking IN
every corner. every crack. for signs OF
the thing he chased The old woman
was standing In tho middle Of the
outer room. grlnning az him with gen
uine malevolence.
fla. har' she croaked. "You fool
You fooli Search Smell him QUIT All
the good n will DO youl la. hav'
by CAD. win get at the bottom OF
thlsf' shouted Truxton. stubborn rage
possessing him. There's some Que
here. and I know n. rTa &c; such a
fool as 20 believe say what's thati
Tho celiingl by the eternal. that scrap
ing noise explains ~ There's where
tho secret trapdoor is-in the ceilingl
within arms reach. at thatl Watch
me. old woman"
The bag was standing IN the kitchen
door now. stin grinulng evlily. She
watched tho eager young man pound
unea the low ceiling with three leg
eed stool that he had seized from the
door.
lie was pounding vigorously ON the
roughly boarded ceiling when the
sharp voice Of the old woman. raised
IN command. caused him TO lower the
stool and turn upon her with cleaning.
triumphant eyes. The look he saw In
her face was sufficient to check his en-
terprise for the moment He dropped
the stool and started toward her. his
arms extended TO catch her swaying
form. The look Of the dying was In
I her eyes. Cnt httihtA W " NiHAAfaA"e
before him.
lie reached her In time, his strong
arms grasping the fran. bent figure as
Il sank 20 the floor. AS he lifted her
bodily from her feet. intent upon car
rylng her 20 the open air. her bony
fingers sank into his arm With the grip
OF death. and-cOuld he believe his
ears!-a low. mocking laugh came from
her lips.
Down where the pcbbly house yard
merged into the messy banks Nit
Hobbs sat tight. still staring with
gloomy eyes az the dark little hut NJ
the glen A quarter Of an hour had
passed since King disappeared through
the doorway. Mr.. Hobbs was getting
nervous.
The shiftless. lanky goose herd came
forth IN time and lazlly drove his scat
tered cock OF into the lower glen.
Presently Hobbs caught sight OF q
thin stream OF smoke, rather black
than blue. arising from the little chin
ney AZ the rear OF the cabin. His eyes