The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-07

the event that you should prove
needless of Mr.. Peck's welfare as
TO neglect the foregoing precau-
tions."
Haskins, plainly pleased with his
epis,oary effort, dropped the sheet
and looked inquiringly at Rufus.
1T listens like ranlhaboo,' com
mented the prisoner.
Then certainly It fails OF is pur-
pose" said Haskins, disappointedly
Il thouht l had made my point SUI.
ficiently clear"
"Oh, it's clear, but the notion Of
throwing man headtirst into the
One-Way Trail on account Of a
piece OF crockery and bundle OF
green paper is where you stumble.
/ never thought III be held for ran
som. That's the way it sacks up,
amt it?'
Haskins nodded.
You've figured it out that George
Augustus will be scared, went on
Rufus, and that he'll just hustle
for that deposit vault and be at
the elephant house as early ms
half-past three with the plunder so
as to be in time.
Naturally, your friend will be
alarmed about you, and he will con
slider the Vase and the money ..
mere trifles compared with the
knowledge that you are preserved
from harm"
In other words" said Rufus
you're han-lng out a raw blazer
in the hope of finding a sucker a,
the other end of the line, You as
sumo that a salesman for a whole
sale house must have crick in
his intellect, and not be able to
grab the underlying fact that he's
up against the bluif?'
Don't jump at conclusions, Mr..
Peck" cautioned Haskins.
False pretenses are your stock
in trade. Arship stock jeered Ru-
fus. You'll not pull down anything
from George Augustus, same as you
DID from Poke Dusenberry"
Il was hoping said the unnoyed
Haskns, that you would add a
pos. script to this letter in your
own hand, requesting your friend to
comply with the conditions
Rufus replied, in forcible tan.
guage that he wouI-l add no post
script. lie had already made tOol
of himself twice and ne drew u
line at the third time.
Haskins pushed a button in the
wall behind him. 4 low-browed per-
son in a dingy cap scrambled into
the cabin.
Where are We, captain?" inquired
Hashns.
We passed Indian Head a long
while bak, an the long wharf at
Peirmont,' was the reply, as pair
OF glinmering eyes rested on Ru-
fus. "Rockland light is deai ahead,
Mr.. HasAns."
Il want you to put in and post
a letter for me-"
We can land at Rockford, Hayer-
straw Bay, or under the walls OF
Sing Sing. Which dye went, Mr..
Haskins?"
Not Sing Sing" said Haskins,
with some emotion. "Rockland will
do"
He folded the letter, thrust it
into an eneylope, addressed 1t,
stamped it, and turned it over TO
the captain.
Then what?" inquirel the cap,
ain, on his way 10 the door.
After you return from posting
the letter. want you TO do thai
yourself-bear away toward Sandy
Point light, and lay up somewhere
around Anthony's Nose. ! expect an
important telegram at Poughkeepsie
around seven tomorrow evening. If
you leave Anthony's Nose and bear
away toward Lady Cliff, Newburg.
and Danskammer Point, about the
middle of the afternoon, we ought
to reach the yacht club moorings
at Poughkeepsie in good time. I'll go
after the telegram myself"
"All right, sir"
The captain vanished and coulI
be heard shouting orders. The speed
of the Fortunatus perceptibly slack.