The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-18

- SAAtf- Va - Ass-Ns fAf 49,
The very box was g0ne-
twas quarter Of miis across The
railroad yards 80 the bottoms to the
plant cs the Rockport Foondry and
Machine shop This was the largest
sofFtse employing concerns. the one
where Hoffman had been engaged as
naachinlst, and where John himself
worked as . moldsr. Martin had not a
doubt In the world that Hoffman
would carry through his design there
or attempt IL, and tonight The mis-
chief was afoot- TIE empty hoie yawn-
ing In blackness before his groTing
hands ss he scuatted on his knees be
tween the lumber piles proved that
Somewhere over there in the shadow
Hoffman was carrying those potent
cylinders or destruction.
Martin Swung out OF the lumber yard
"a q trot4,-As be passed down The rail
road yards between lc- llnes of
freight cars. occasionally be stopped
and listened--for that sharp, venonous
crack, followed by the thunderous roar
Of exploding nitro-glycarine. He knew
the explosion could not come yet, o.
course. bat 50 much I'm a 1urrying
footstsp and q heigntening anxiety
quicken the Imagination.
-Four wztchmen guarded the works
at night Two OF these Martin knew
we're union men who reported secretly
1tn the ssrIke COMMITTEES. But great arc
jiEbts burned before the enaranea
gates. and no aecomaodafinE guard
FoTia fe careless a6SsEh 70 pass a
stranger through them The way over
the roofs agd surrounding walls wa
understood 10 Be fenced with heavilg
charged electric wires However on
the railroad side, where spur-tracE
entered the Eorks. there was small
man-d0or in the h hlgs gates that closed
the trackway. There was no fight e.
This place. and a man. by co5usioa of
q guard. might make his exit and ea.
trance here In comparative safety
Johns plan aas 20 lis iu val 81 ths
ea,e aud throttle Holi1man as be eH.
tered RIib his sack upon his 8rm u
hs had eonfedeeates with him vas
all one 10 John Martin Hs prop9e
10 save thA works the homer - bic
union aud Tho cause for wa.eh ID ne
name ot wou.en and csuareu p aa
batled wita bis fellows Tor th.rE %
a weary year
But whau hs had fa'teEed himself
On TIE ou of box car tili nearly mil
u'ghs ~ judged that something Uust
be wrong with BIS plans. The Iif 2
uan-door had been uuapproaehed y
inside vas omlnCHs.F sfiIi FaE
sense % uuqulei grew So bis ofratf
Res tlessiy he sr0sc and sa4Eet s1f
along the tops ~ care ekirtlug q p
bacs of The Horks. car after ear
De cane opposite fhe machine shop
To his surprise be found = wndoF
opan in ihH machine sa1p jaef ief
win the car roof Martin stared '
the hole If gave tu hat a-an p
creepy feeling one has vten cla %
vines that semefhiuE "a urelE tf
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ear roof meaning 70 swinE acfoss t-
feit something under BIS ihigh Fs
#nr"
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