The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06
1 TALE OF THE PLANS


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IN ch~ssts's RsoM
Kath svspt hAs glance up ana down
tAe strsse without rssults Surely
Hsvisy end his companion could not
1ave lisappsarsd 30 suddenly. Thsy
- turned 10 The night, he vss Ger
tain - 10 that end be poshed through
ths crowd Of men sround ths theater
~ufranca. end hastsnsd to overtaks
IN He found nothing To ovsstaks
-oOvAsrs along thai stretch a street,
Unnamed by window lights, w,s there
any dgn a . man and woman Walking
<ngU<hsR. Hs stopped. bsvildersd,
StAring bftndly about. failing utterly to
ssmDrshsnd thu mysteTtous vanishing.
Wa could Il mean: What bad hap.
Donsdf How could Shey hsve disap.
Jsased 90 completely curing that ain.
90 moment hs bad vstfed 70 speak Il,
rA2oainf Ths mans hsart beat nko
. tytpAammsr With apprehension. a
1u6Asn feas f1 Hope taking poeses-
80 of him Surely ths girl would
n0roP consent % sntsr any q those
lsns along ths vay. and Hswley
v0u)1 no4 dass pesort 70 force In The
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orspustasuw. and ~, With no other
Buppos1flua poes1baa. b entered these
one sft@ ne othar In hasty search
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20 nnd himself totaify b. ede6-fzAvley
and Hope he'd vantshsd % though
sw~llo~sd by ths sarsA 10 explored
DART pnssags-vsys bsevssm Tho scat
Nsrs1 buldfneA rummaSfns about
r0ckloss1y. bu4 oamo hact % tho<trses
oGa2n Without revxSd
Could thsy hsvs gone dDwn ~ 9th,
- ooa. In ths os,pss shadowA and
xhw rsached ths hoesa nosv quickly
eAan it seemed b him possfn,ss There
vas barely . chance that this could
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sng wastsd TINA Nvv minutss lahsr.
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nnxtoty. b startled The ctsrt.
Hao Mfse WHtts ccans tnf HYU
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Blamed u Z know. rvem<ed tho
othsf. indinrcufly. Cant fo& shs
nfs a No tell tboss two females spart.
One q them passsd through nout ten
minutes aso: Doc Fsiybain vus with
her. Another party tusa went ND
stairs hunting Mas MAciatrA and q
they haven't come dDwn. I reckon it
must have bean has-&nythins
Vrong~
I'm noe sue ~" shurs6. "Wno
vas this other psrsonr
"Oid fellow with white hair and
Whiskerv--swore liks O pi,a4s-,had
The sherfn along with him
II came 20 Keith In q dash-0 war
Waite. Perhaps Christie knew. Per
haps the General knew. Certainly
something Of Importance was crystal
txing In the actress room which
might help 70 explain all else. He
rushed mp the stairs. barely waiting TO
rap orce at the closed door before he
pressed 10 open Tho sight within
hold him silent. waiting opportunity
90 bturt out his news Hare, Also,
vAs tragedy. intense, compelling.
which for the instant seemed To even
overshadov the fate oe tns gfrl he
loved There we're three man pres
ent. and thu woman She stood clutch.
sng the bach Of O chair. vhfts<aced
and opsn-eyed. with Fsiroain s1ixhtly
behind her. one hand grasping her
arin. the other cinched. his Jaw set
pugnsciousiy Facing these two was
Waite. and Q heavily built man wear
Ing q brown beard. closely trimmed.
You'd better acknowledge t."
Waite snapped out with a quick
glance at the newooi ,cy -ft viii make
d all the easier for you tell you
ehis 10 the sherfd. ard we've got you
both dead TO rights.-
But she urged. why should be
orcstsdf I havc Gone nothing"
You're An advenuress--a damn
dventuress-fsa~iey' mistreas. prob
abfy--~--
Nov. see hero, Waite and Fair
balm swung himself forward, you
drop that Miss Maclafre IA my friend.
and II you say another word III smash
you. sheriff OF no shefifi.-
Waite giared at him
You old fooh" hs sported. what
have yoo got 20 DO with thisY'
Tive sot this 10 DO With. you'll nnd
the woman IN 20 be treated with 10
spect or I'll blow your damned OBJ
sinate head on
The sherin laid his hand on Whites
shoulder.
Come be said. firmly. this Ia no
way 10 got az ~ We want TO know
certain facts. and then We cen pro
ceed lawfully. Let mo question the
woman"
The two Older men still faced ono
another beiiigerently. but Keith saw
Chraffa hrap tha A<.<<,~ Nuo-A, s-~x~.