The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-27
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the rawhidc thong about his necl
After that he cut the rope that boun
his ankles.
He made an effort TO rise, but n
sooner had he gained his feet thai
his paralyzed limbs gave way unde
him and he dropped in a heap on tn
| floor. Very slowly the blood begal
! finding its way through his choket
veins again. and with the change Their
/ came over him feeling of infinite
| restfulness. He stretched himself out
/ with his face turned to the black wal
| above. realizing only that he wa!
| saved. that he had outwitted his mys
terious enemies again and that he was
comfortable He made no effort tC
think-tO scheme out his further de
liverance He was with the powder
and the dynamite. and the powder and
dynamite could not be exploded until
human hands came to attach a new
fuse. Macdonald would attend to
that very soon so he went Off into a
dOze that was almost sleep In his
half consciousness there came to him
but one sOund-that dreadful ticking
Of his watch. He seemed TO have lis
tened to II for hours when there arose
another sound-the ticking of another
watch.
He sat up. startled. wondering, and
then he laughed happily as he heard
the sound more distinctly. 1t was the
beating Of picks on the rock outside.
Already MacDonald's men were at
work clearing the mouth Of the coyote.
In half an hour he would be out in
the big, breathing world again.
The thought brought him to his feet.
The numbness was gone from his
limbs and he could walk about. His
first move was to strike match and
look at his watch.
Half past lOr'
He spoke the words aloud. thinking
of Meleese. In an hour and half he
was to meet her on the trail. Would
he be released in time to keep the
tryst? How should he explain his i'm
prisOnment in the coyote so that he
could leave Macdonald without further
loss of time? AS the sound of the
picks came nearer his brain began
working faster II he could only evade
explanations until morning and then
reveal the whole daStardly business to
Macdonald. There would be time then
for those explanations. for the running
down of his muTderOus ASSISTANTS, and
meanwhile he would be able to keep
his appointment with MPleeSe.
He was not long in finding way in
which this scheme could be worked.
and. gathering up the severed ropes
and rawhide. he concealed them be-
tween two Of the powder sacks so that
those who entered the coyote would
discover no signs of his terrible i'm
prisonment Close to the mouth of the
tunnel there was a black rent in the
wall of rock made by bursting charge
of dynamite in which he could conceal
himself When the men We're busy
examining the broken fuse he would
step out and join them. 1t would look
as though he had crawled through the
tunnel after them.
Half an hour later a mass of rock
rolled down close 10 his feet, and
few moments after be saw shadOwy
human form crawling through the hole
it had left. \ second followed, and
then a third. and the first voice he
heard was that of Macdonald.
Give us the lantern. Bucky," he call
ed back. and CLEAN of light shot into
the black chamber The men walked
cautiously toward the fuse. and How
land saw the little superintendent fall
on his knees. As quietly as a cat
Rowland worked himself to the en-
trance aud made clatter among the
rocks. 1t was he who responded to the
voice.
Whats up. MacDonald?"
He coolly joined the little group.
Macdonald looked up. and when he
saw the new chief bending over him
his eyes stared in unbounded wonder.
"Howland" he gasped.
II was all he said. but in that one
word and in the strange excitement in
the superintendent face Rowland
read thar which made him turn quick
" to the men. giving them his first
as general in chief of the
-ond rhat was going to the bay.
Get ont of the coyote. boys" no
srd. I'VE won't do anything more
until morning"
To Macdonald as the men went out
lhead of them he added in low voice:
Guard the entrance to this tunnel
With half Il dozen of your best men to-
hight. Macdonald. | know things
which will lead me to investigate this
omorrow I'm going to leave you as
soon MS get outside Spread the re-
port that it was simply n bad fuse.
He crawlcd out ahead OF the superin-
endent. and before Macdonald had
emerged from the coyote he had al
eady lost himself in the starlit gloom
# the night and was Fastening to his
ryst VIII the beautiful girl. who, he
would reveal to him at least
part of one of the straugest and most
1abolical plots that had ever original
d in the brain of man.
To be Continued.