Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-05-25
and he was iubiIant.

Got railroad schedule there"
81 don't sleep with one in my
pocket" 1 retroted, "but If you'll hold
the line I'll call out the window to
Johnson. He's probably got one
"Johnson!" I could hear the laugh
with which Mcknight comprehended
the situation. He was still chuckling
when / came back.
Train to Richmond at $50 a. M"
| said What time is it now?"
-Four. Listen, Lollie. We've got
him. Do you hear2 Through the wom-
an at Baltimore. Then-the other
woman, the lady of the restaurant"
he was obviously avoiding names
she is playing our cards for us-No
I don't know why, and | don't care.
But you be at the Incubator tonight
at eight o'clock. If you can't shake
Johnson, bring him, bless him.
To this day 1 believe the Sam For
beses have not recovered from the
surprise of my unexpected arrival, my
one appearance at dinner in Changers
clothes, and the note on my dresser
which informed them the next morn
ing that l had folded my tents like the
Arabs and silently stolen away. For
at half after five Johnson and l, the
former as uninquisitive as ever, were
on our way through the dust to the
station, three miles away, and by four
that afternoon we were in Washing
ton. The journey had been unevent-
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fuence of my tobacco, and spoke at
some length on the latest improve
ments in gallows, dilating on the alb
surdity of cutting out the former free
passes to see the affair in operation.
l remember, too, that he mentioned
the curious anomaly that permits a
man about to be hanged to eat
hearty meal. 1 did not enjoy my din
ner that night.
Before we got into Washington /
had made an arrangement with john
son to surrender myself at two the
following afternoon. Also, l had wired
to Alison, asking her if she would car
~ out the contract she had made. The
detective saw me home, and left me
there
Mrs. Klopton received me with dig
nified reserve. The very tone in which
she asked me when l would dine told
me that something was wrong.
"Now-what is it, Mrs. Klopton?" l
demanded finally, when she had in
formed me, in a patient and long-suf-
fering tone, that she felt worn out
and thought she needed rest.
when | lived with Mr.. Justice
Springer" she began acidly, her mend
ing basket in her hands, 'it was an
orderly, well-conducted household. You
can ask any of the neighbCrs. Meals
were cooked and, what's more, they
were eaten; there was none of this
here one day and gone the next bust
ness"
4 Nonsense" l observed. You're
tired, that's all, Mrs. Klopton. And
I wish you would go out; want to
battle"
That's not ALL" she said with dig
nifty, from the doorway. Women
coming and going here, women whose
who are not fit to touch my shoes
coming here as insolent as you please,
and asking for you"
Good heavens!" exclaimed. What
did you tell them-her, whichever 1t
was?"
TOLD her you were sick in hos
pital and wouldn't be out for year,"
she said triumphantly. "And when
she said she thought she'd come in
and wait for you, slammed the door
on her."
what time was she here?"
Late last night. And she had a
light-haired man across the street. If
she thought didn't see him she don't
know me-" Then she closed the door
and left me to my bath and my re-
Elections.
At five minutes before eight was
at the Incubator, where found Hotch-
kiss and Mcknight. They were bend
ing over a table, on which lay Nc
Knights total armament-a pair OF
pistols, an elephant gun and an old
cavalry saber.
"Draw up a chair and help yourself
to pie" he said, pointing to the
arsenal. "This is for the benefit OF
our friend Hotchkiss here, who says
be is small and fond of life"
\ Hotchkiss, who had been trying to
get the wrong end of a cartridge into
the barrel of one Of the revo'yers'
Strengthened himself and mopped his
face
1--WE have desperate people to han
de-" he said pompously, "and we may
need desperate means"
'HOtchkiss Us like the small boy
whose one ambition was to have peo
pie grow ashen and tremble at the
| mention of his name" Mcknight jibed
But they were serious enough, both
of them, under it all, and when they
had told me what they planned, was
serious, too.
You're compromising a felony"