The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-10-05


yerwood hurried his companion into
he first refuge that offered which
Glanced TO be the trainmaster's room
Out Of the private Office and into the
corridor came the taller Of the two
yarroters. holding his mask in place as
ne ran. with McCloskey, Judson and
ill but one or two of the others in hot
pursuit.
Notwithstanding the fugitive gained
the stair and fell rather than ran TO
the bottom There was the crash Of
a bursting door. soldierly command
Of 'tHaltr' the crack Of a cavalry rife.
and McCioskey came back. wiping his
homeIy face with a bandanna-
They got him." he said. And then.
seeing Eleanor for the first time. his
jaw dropped. and he tried to apologize.
Excuse me, Miss Brewster. | didn't
have the least idea you We're up here"
Nothing matters now" said Eleanor.
pale to the lips. Come In here and
tell us about It. And-and-is mamma
safer"
shes downstairs in the Nadia with
the others. where | supposed you
were," McCloskey began. but Lidger-
wood heard the feet of those who were
carrying Flemister's body from the
chamber of horrors, and. quickly shut
ting the door on sight and sounds.
started the trainmaster on the story
which must be made to last until the
way was clear of things woman
should not see.
"Who was the tall man| he asked.
ST thought he was HallOck-I called
him Hallock."
The trainmaster shook his head.
about the same build, but We
were all Off wrong, Mr.. Lidgerwood-
way off, It's been Gridley-Gridley
and his side partner. Flemister, all
along. Gridley was the man who
jumped the passenger at Crosswater
hills and took up the rail to ditch
Clay's freight. with Hallock chasing
him and trying to prevent it. Gridley
was the man who helped Flemister
last night at Silver Switch. with Hal
lock trying again to stop him and Jud-
son trying to keep tab on Hallock and
getting him mixed up with Gridley at
every turn. even to mistaking Grid
ley's voice and his shadow on the win
dow curtain for Hallock's- Gridley
was the man who stole the switch en-
CINE and ran it over the old Wire Sill
yer spur to the mine to sell it to
Flemister for his mine power plant
They've got 1t boxed up and running
there right now. Gridley Is the man
who has made all this strike trouble,
bossing the job to get you out and to
get himself in so he could cover up
his thieveries. Gridley was the man
who put up the job with Bart Ruff
ford to Kill you, and Judson mistook
his voice for Hallock's that time too.
Gridley was'-
Hold on. Mac" interrupted the SUI.
perintendent How did you learn all
this?"
part Of 1t through some Of his men,
who have been coming over to US in
the last half hour and giving him
away; part of it through Dick Rufford
who was keeping tab on him for the
money he could squeeze out of him
afterward"
How did kufford come to tell your
why, Bradford-that is-er-the two
Ruffords started a little shooting
match with Andy, and-m-m-welI
Bart passed out for keeps this time
but Dick lived long enough to tell
Bradford a few things-for old COW.
boy times sake. / suppose. I'll never
put it all over any man again as Iona
as l live, Mr.. Lidgerwood, after rub
bling it into Haliock the way did
when he was doing his level best to
help US out But it's partly his OWL
fault. He wanted to play a lone hand
and he was scheming to get them both
into the same frying pan-Gridley and
Flemister."
Lidgerwood nodded "He had a
pretty bitter grudge against Flemis
ter
The worst man could have" said
McCloskey soberIy Then he added
I've got few thousand dollars saved
up that says that Rankin Hallock isn't
going to hang for what be did in the
other room few minutes ago.
knew 1t would come to that If the
time ever ripened right suddenly. and
l tried to find Judson to choke him
off. But John got In ahead Of me-"
Lfdgerwood switched the subiec,
abruptly in Difference to Eleanor's
deep breathing
Il must take Miss Brewster to her
friends. You say the Nadia Is back
Who moved it without orders?"
Yes. she's back, all right. and Daw.
son Is the man who comes in for the
blessing. He wanted an engine-need
ed one rfght<bad-and he couldn't wait
to uncouple the car. 1t was Halloch
who sent that message to Mr.. Leck
hard that we've been hearing so much
about, and Ii was a beg for the loan
Of few of Uncle Sans boys from
Fort MeCook. Gridley got on TO II
through Dix. and he also cut Us out
Of Mr.. Leckhard's answer telling u
that the cavalry boys Were on IS. b.
Gridley's orders the two Ruffords and
some others turned an engine loose tc
run down the road for a head-endel
with the freight that was bringing
the soldiers. Dawson chased the run
away engine with the coupled up Ma
dia outfit. caught it Just In the nick
Of time to prevent collision with 4
and brought it back. He's down IL
the car now, with one Of the young
women crying on his neck, and