Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08
CHAPTER Iv-ocontinued.)

t'N@' 49, b.
OF a breakdown.
Il am going TO take you home he
Jaid, and added whimsically. and
Ianno but feel that you have under
rated your opportunities. Not often
will you see gathered together so SPLEEN
hh a collection of our profession" He
waved his hand In introduction. Bat
Sands, Miss Kent, a most lowly thief,
possibly worse. George Collroy, coiner
and a ferocious villain. Vennis, who
follows the lowest of all grades of dis
honest Observation-Disclosures. Here"
Jimmy went on, as he stepped aside
from the cupboard, is the gem of the
collection. / will show o our friend
who SO coyly effected himself" He
addressed the occupant of the cup
board.
Come out, GoyIe," he said sharply.
There was nj response.
Jimmy pointed 10 one of the ruffians
In the room.
open that door" he commanded.
The man skunk forward and pulled
the door open.
Come out, Goyle," he growled, then
stepped back with blank establishment
stamper upon his face. "Why-why,"
he gasped, there's nobody therei"
With a cry, Jimmy started forward.
One glance convinced him that the
NAAAHA @BNENS IN ~ y AAAAA ~
There were keen wits in that crowd
men used TO cries and quick to act.
Bat Sands saw Jimmyy's attention di-
verted for a moment. and Jimmy's pis-
tol hand momentarily lowered. To
think with Bat Sands was to act. Jim
my, turning back upon the Lot" saw
the life preserver descending, and lept
on one side, then, as he recovered,
somebody threw a coat at the lamp,
n the room was In darkness.
Jimmy reached out his hand md
caught the girl by the arm. Into that
cupboard" he whispered, pushing her
:5tS shS recess from which GoyIe. had
SO nfysteriously vanished. Then. with
one hand on the edge OF the door, he
CROPPED around with his pistol for his
assailants. He could hear their breath
ing and the crcak OF the floor boards as
they came toward him. He crouched
down by the door, judging that the
'kOsh" would be aimed In a line with
his head. BY and by he heard the
swish Of the descending stick. and
"crashl" the preServer struck the wall
above him.
He was confronted with a difficulty:
20 fire would be TO invite trouble. He
had nc desire 10 attract the attention
OF the police for many reasons Unless
the life OF the girl was In danger he
resolved 10 hold his fire, and when Ike
50rNAHSs AtNAlflB cautiously wv q
with his stick. blundered into Jimmy,
Ike suddenly dropped To the floor with
out a cry, because he had been hit a
fairly vicious blow in that portion or
the anaton' which is dignified with
the title solar pleXus.'
1t was just after this that he heard
e startled little cry from the girl be-
hind him, and then a voice that sent
his heart into his mouth.
"AT rirhrf All rFubff All rfyb4rsf 4
There was only one man who used
that tag and Jifnmy's heart rose up TO
bless his name in th~ankfulness.
This way, Miss Kent" said the
voice, trnind the little step. Don't be
afraid OF the gentleman on the floor,
he's handcuffed and strapped and gag
sed, and is perfectly harmless"
Jimmy chuckled. The mystery OF
Angels intimate knowledge of the
Lots plans and OF Connor's move
ments, the disappearance OF Goyle,
were all explained. He did not know
for certain that the occupant OF the
empty" house next door had indus
.triously cut through the thin party
walls that separated the two houses.
and had rugged up a back to the cup
board that was really a door. but he
guessed Ii,
Then a binding ray Of light shot
n the room where the Borough
Lot still CROPPED for it's enemy, and
q gentle voice said
Gentlemen. o. make your choice
which way you go-out by the front
door. whore my friend, Inspector Coll
yer. with quite a large number OF men, is
waiting; or by the back door, where
-SeaSs maftfe and exactly seven
plain clothes men are impatiently x
pecting sou"
Bat recognized the voice.
Angel Eyqrire!" he cried In con-
sternatlon.
Es.e== -. aaTSnrss behind the daz-
cling electric lamp that threw a mar
-ow lane 81 light into the apartment
anne an amused chuckle.
What Is IL" asked Angels persua-
sive voice, "a copg"
"Its a fair cop" said Rat truthfully.