The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-02

! appeared in the ceiling. Two EGy,
| bearded faces were leaning over the
edge, and strong hands were grasping
| a thick rope. He was strangling.
| Frantically he grasped the rope, lifting
himself from the floor in the effort
| to loosen the moose with his free hand.
| A hoarse laugh broke upon his DINING
| ears, the leering faces drew nearer,
and then as everything went black a
heavy yet merciful blow fell upon his
| head.
| Not many minutes passed before con-
| seriousness, which had been but par
! TALLY lost, returned to him. 1t was
| pitch dark, and the air was hot and
close. Not a sound came to his throb-
bling ears With characteristic ire
possibility he began to swear softly.
| but articulately. A gruff voice, star
tlingly near at hand, interrupted him.
"Spit it out, young fellow! Swear
! like a man, not like q blamed canary
bird
The hidden speaker was unquestion-
| ably an American.
where am I?' demanded the cap
| tive.
you're here, that's where you are, y
was the sarcastic answer.
Are you an Americana"
'sNo; 1 am a Chinaman. was born
in Newport'-as an afterthought-
Kentucky
"Thfs is the worst high handed out,
rage I've ever
Better save your breath, young fell
low You won't have it very long, SO
save what you can of it"
"You mean | am to stop breathing
a1together?" asked the prisoner.
Something like that"
"Why?"
you'll find out when the boss gets
good and ready. You wanted to get
poke at the old mans eye, did you!
By thunder, that's like an American
never satisfied to let things alone. See
what it got you into?"
1.-The old mans eye? What Old
MANI"
'That's for you to find out, if you
can. You've made d poor start at it. >
How do you, an American, happen
to be mixed up in a deal like this?''
Its healthier work than making bar
| rels att was going to say Sing Sing,
| but l hear they've changed the name
! l prefer outdoor work
Fugitive, eh?'
4 + y-antpf
In seven states The demand for me
| is great
That he had fallen into the hands OF
band of conspirators was quite clear
to King. Whether they were brigands
or more important operators against
the crown he was Of course in no posi-
tion To decide Tim would tell
It was enough that they expected ID
kill him sooner or later. This in itself
was sufficient to convince him that he
was not to be held for ransom, but to
be disposed of for reasons best known
to his captors.
Like shot the warning Of Olga
Platanova flashed into his brain. His
guard had mentioned '.the old man.
Good heavensi Could he mean Spantz
The cold perspiration was standing on
Kings brow. Spantz! He recalled the
Wickedness in the armorer's face. But
why should Spantz wish him evil?
The anarchists! The reds! Olga was
an avowed anarchist. by CAD, they
think / am detective!" he exclaimed,
light coming to him with a rush
Whats that?" snapped the other
Truxton could almost feel the others
body grow tense despite the space be-
tween them. Are you a detective?
Are you? If you are, I'll finish you up
right here. You
mo! They're on the wrong scent.
BY Jove, the laughs on old man
Spantz."
"Oho! So you do know what's up,
then? Spantz. Ell? Well, what you've
guessed at or found out won't make
much difference. my fine young fell
low
The glimmer of a light came bob
bing up from somewhere behind Trux-
ton. He could see the pickering shad-
ows on the wall Two men crept into
the room moment later One of them
carried a lantern; the other turned
Kings body over with his foot Trux-
ton saw that the three ruffians were