Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-18

STRUCK small scow. think. Can Won
ma your way in among the coul
barges?"
He padded along slowly. feeling hts
way scraping alongside the big barees
which delivered coal from the distant
mines. at last he found an opeping
ana pushed through. A moment later
they were riding under the stern of n
Droad cargolcss barge. plumb m
against the water Tapped piles of the
dock
| Standing In the bow of the boat. he
! managed to pull himself IN over the
slippery edge. It was the work of n
second to draw her up after him. lie
gave the boat II mighty shove. scndinr
IL out into the stream once more.
In few minutes loud curses como
from the river, proclaiming the fact
mat the pursuers had found the empty
BOAT. Afterward they were to learn
that NeWport's shouts had brought n
boat load Of men from the opposite
bahk' ncaded by the innkeeper. In
whose place Lorraine was to have en-
countercd Maranx later on. If plans
had not mlscarrcd.
BY this time King had located the
open space which undoubtedly afford.
cd room for the transfer of carpocs
from the dock TO the company's yards
inside the walls. Without hesitation
he drew her after him up this wide.
sinister roadway.
ire purSucrs were trying Tor land
Ing. nolsily. even boisterously. It
struck Trrxton as queer that these
men were not afraid OF alarming tho
Watchnlen on the docks or the man NJ
the gate above. Suddenly it came &c
him That there would be 10 one there
TO oppose the landing Of the mscre
ants. No doubt hundreds of men al
ready had stolen through these gates
during the night. sCcretng themselves
in the Businesses Of the city, ready tor
the mOrrow's fray.
They rushed up the narrow railway
chutes and through one of the numer
GUS gateways that opened out upon the
barge docks. No one opposed them
No one was standing guard. From be
hind came the sound of rushing foot
steps. lightning flashed in the sky
and the rumble Of thunder broke over
the desola,e night.
They'll see us by the lightning #
gaspcd Truyton. almost ready to drop
from fnintness and exhaustion.
Following Il vivid flash Of lightning
two shots were fired by the iren who
were now plungng up through the
gates. a hundred yards or more away
The same flash of lightning showed
to King the narrow. muddy street
that stretched ahead Of them. Instead
Of doing the obvious thing he turned
sharply to the left. between the lines
Of freight cars. Their progress was
slow.
At last they came to the end Of their
rope. They were literally up against
the great city wall.
A car door stood open in front of
them. He waited for second flash
Of lightning to reveal to him the ma.
ture of its interior, 1t was quite emp
! ty. Without hesitation he clambered
In and pulled her up after him. They
I fell over on the floor. completely faG-
gcd.
A few minutes later the storm broke.
He managed to close the door against
! the driving torrents.
/ We've fooled them" he managed to
whisper close to her ear. They won't
look here. You're safe. Lorraine. Cad
I'd like to see any one get you away
1 from me now.
/ She pressed his arm. Then she was
fast asleep
/ lie sat with his back against the side
/ Of the Ger. Il pistol in one hand, the
other lying tender,y upon the drench'
/ ed hair OF the girl whose head reS,eC
I upon his leg She had slipped down
from his shoulder. He did not have
! the deere or the energy to prevent it
Manfully rs he had fought against the
impeling desire to sleep. he could iiot
beat it off. His last waking though
was of tie effort he must make tC
reach DanGloss with the warning.
Something stirred in the far end OF
the cara still small noise us Of some
thing alive that moved with the un
most warness. \ heavy. breathing
body crept stealthily across the inter
vening space. so quietly that a mouse
could have made but little less noise.
An instant later the BLUSH flame 81
a sulphur match struggled for life
growing stronger and brighter in the
hand of a man who stood above til,
slecpers.