The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30

i close them again, in the first naomens
of his torment, and before his muscles
could recover from the shock, tns
SWAY of the brollgham swung him
clear of the rods. Then, by the united
strength Of the three inside, he was
ierked upward, and dragged with a
single tug into the carriage. The door
was slammed, and the coachman
brought his horses back to their nigh
stepping trot Suddenly they slowed
to walk.
whats wrong here?' asked a voice
at the window.
Halo, Rafferty," said the driver
with the easy familiarity Of night'
hawk toward the rank and file OF the
force. "Just bunch Of DRINKS I'm
taking to their little white COTS, ne
added in an undertone.
A patrolman pressed his race
against the pane and looked inside.
Already, the three dark, slender men
who had kidnapped the detective were
lolling and nodding in way sug-
gestive of safe but satisfied intoxica-
ton. Britt, trussed more securely
than ever, was under their feet, well
i out OF the policeman's range.
They're sure fine lot OF rum
mies!'' exclaimed the bluecoat to his
friend, the ccachman. "The sooner
they hit the hay, tha hotter. On your
way!" And, the driver ficking his
horses in leisureiy wag, the hroug-
ham resumed its journey with Detec-
tiye-Lieutenant Britt raging In en-
forced silence among the silk rugs Oh
its floor.
1t was just then that Britz made his
second mistake. He breathea too
deeply. True, he was blown sadly by
the desperate struggle as he hung
headdown from the vehicle and his
lungs had almost stopped working
when he was jerked so violently back
into the carriage. The air near the
floor was cool and refreshing. No
, ordinary man would have hesitated to
!, renew his strength by drawing 1t as
) far down into his lungs as the cramped
position would permit; but Britt him
self, in cooler moments, would nave
! observed sagely that air itself was not
a always an unmixed blessing. He
would have told inquiring minds that
\ under suspicious circumstances, II
q should be taken with caution and, II
n possible, should be well shaken be
= fore taken. In this instance, the all
a Britt breathed was mixed with sub
tie something that gradually stole his
senses and left him, though healthilJ
! i alive, an inert heap under the feet q
!. his captors.
It So potent, SO gentle was the actor
y of that strange something that thu
J. stoppage of the carriage, the LIFTING
n from It's floor Of the inanimate detec
y tive, the carrying of his limp form u
: darkened stairs in dead silence to
E. room at the remote end Of suite a
d the top of the building. and tina
II which happened to the headquarter
le man as, sodden with the subtle sc
h porific, he remained at the mercy G
ID the strangers three, were things Brit
e. for many long day could only guess
le So cropping was his conjecture throug
IS those weary days of uncertainty tina
a whenever he recalled the experience
Of 1t was with certain gliding move
I'd ment of the jaws that BODIED i'll for th
ye three dark, slim men if ever b
Id should be able to enfold them In tn
rs meshes Of the law as they ma
as wrapped him in their scarves.
I'd No, Britz was not vindictive, but b
en- was-human.
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