Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04

Holcombe in possession. the young people
having gone to climb one of the bare
mesa hills behind the town for an un-
obstructed view of the Timanyonis.
The superintendent left Judge Holcombe
out of the proposal which he urged
earnestly upon Mrs. Brewster. Telling
her briefly of the threatened strike and
its promise of violence and rioting, he
tried to show her that the presence OF
the private-car party was a menace, alike
to its own members and to him. The
run to Copah could be made on special
schedule, and the party might be well
outside Of the danger zone before the
armistice expired. Would she not defer
to his Judgment and let him send the
Nadia back to safety while there was yet
time?
Mrs. Brewster. the placid, let him say
his say without interruption. But when
he finished the placidity became active
opposition. The presidents wife would
not listen for moment to an eXpedient
which did not-could not-include the
president himself.
Il know, Howard, you're nervous-you
can't help being nervous she said, cut
ting him to the quick when nothing was
farther from her intention. But you
haven't stopped to think what you're ask
ing. If there is any real danger for US
which / can't believe-that is all the more
leave your cousin Ned behind. I wouldn't
think of it for an instant, and neither
would any Of the Others
Being hurt again in his tenderest part
by the quite unconscious gibe, Lidger-
wood did not press his proposal further.
II merely wished to state the case and
to give you chance to get out and away
from the trouble while We could get you
out" he said. a little stif1y. Then: 1T
Is barely possible that the others may
agree with me instead of with you; will
you tell them about it when they come
back to the car. and send word to my
office after you have decided in open
council what you wish to do? Only don't
let 1t be very late; delay OF two or
three hours may make it impossible for
us to get the Nadia over the desert divi-
sion.'
Mrs. Brewster promised, and the super
intendent went upstairs to his office. A
glance into Hallock's room in passing
showed him the chief clerks boxlike desk
untenanted, and he wondered II Judson
would find his man somewhere in the
town. He hoped so. 1t would be better
for all concerned il the arrest could be
made without too many witnesses. True,
Hallock had few friends In the railroad
fessed loyalty to the management, but
with explosives lying about everywhere
underfoot one could not be too careful of
matches and fire.
The superintendent had scarcely closed
the door upon his entrance into his own
Closkey's hand on the latch. The train
master came to report that careful
search of Callahans files had not dis
closed any message to Leckhard. Also,
he added that Dix, who should have come
on duty at 3 o'clock, was still absent.
What do you make out of that?"
queried Lidgerwood.
McCloskey's scowl was grotesquely
horrible.
Bullying or bribery" he said. shortly.
They've got Dix hid away uptown some
where. But there was a message, all
right. and with your name signed to it.
Callahan saw 1t on Dix's hook this morn
ing before the boy came down. 1t was in
code, your private CODE
Call up the Copah offices and have it
repeated back" ordered the superin-
tendent. Lets find out what somebody
has been signing my name to-
McCloskey shook his grizzled head
tYou won't mind IL say that beat you
to it this time, will you? l got Orion. a
little while ago. on the Copah wire and
pumped him. He says there was a code
message and that Dix sent it. But when
l asked him to repeat it back here he
said he couldn't-that Mr.. Leckhard had
taken it with him somewhere down the
main line
Lidgerwoods exclamation was profane.
The perversity of things, animate and
inanimate, was beginning to wear upon
him.