The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-02-14
CHAPTER XVI.
The Flight Of GiIlinqWater.

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1T will be better for me to break
the news to Col Gillingwater," said
Jerry, land you must go and and
meet the troops yourself, with Mr..
Cooke and that amusing Mr.. Collins.
There Is no telling what effect my It'd
ings will have on Rutherford, or what
he will decide to do. He has never
before been so near trouble as he is
now. and may have to give him his
first aid to the injured when he finds
out that the South Carolina troops are
on Raccoon creek, all ready to march
upon our sacred soil"
But suppose your adjutant general
shouldn't go back to his troops after
he sees you, then what am to do?"
III you don't see him by ten o'clock
you will take personal command and
exercise your own discretion as to the
best method of landing Appleweight
in South Carolina Jail. After that
we must find papa, and it will be up
to him to satisfy the newspapers and
his constituents with some excuse for
his strange disappearance"
Collins had come from Raleigh on
the evening train. and he had solemn
ly assured Ardmore that the present
state of affairs could not be maintain
ed another "a hours. He had ex-
hausted all his professional resources,
and the North Carolina newspapers of
all shades OF opinion were clamoring
for the truth, and were insisting that,
for the honor and dignity of the state,
Gov Dangerfield should show himself
in Raleigh.
We've got to find Dangerfleld or
bust. Now, where is that eminent
statesman, Ardmore? You can't tell
me you don't know: but If you don't,
Miss Dangerfield does, and she's got
to tell"
"She hasn't the slightest idea, but
II the newspapers find out that he's
really and truly missing. he will have
to show up; but first we've got to take
Appleweight of that case Of Chateau
Bizet and lodge him in the jail at
Turner Court House, and let Gov. Os-
borne have the odium of incarcerating
the big chief of the border, to whom
he is under the greatest political OBJ
legations"
But it's all over the country now
that Osborne hasn't been seen in Co
!umbia since he and Dangertield had
That row in New Orleans. Cranks are
turning up everywhere, pretending to
be governors OF various states, and
old 10 Uorfio1d tc ~v. al
going steamers. There's been nothing
like 1t since the kidnapping of Charley
Ross"
Ardmore drew on his riding-glove
ref1ectively, and a delighted grin IL
Illuminated his countenance.
II caught lunatic down on the
Raccoon this afternoon who said he
was the governor of South Carolina
and locked him up
We'll, he may be Osborne" re
marked Collins, with journalistic sus
picion.
And he may be Swiss admiral O.
the king Of Mars. guess I'm gov
ernor myself, and know what a. gov
ernor looks like and acts like-yo,
can't fool me. put this imposto
where he'll have a chance to study as
tronomy tonight"
Then he isn't on that case OF Cha
teau Bizet with Appleweight?"
mo; locked him in a corn-crib VI
til get time to study his credential
Come along nOw!"
Ardmore, Collins and Cooke rod
rapidly away through the wide gate
of the estate along the Sapphire roa
over which, by his last bulletin, tt
adjutant general of North Caroli1
was marching his troops. They hs
left Cookies men with Paurs foreste
to guard the house and to picket Il
banks Of Raccoon in the immedia
neighborhood of the camp of t
South Carolinians.
Il guess those fellows can hold e
till morning." said Cooke. We've 6
to clean up the whole business by