The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-02

broke. We mus nave uOcI0uF SOOA For half an hour the old man did the best hezcouId. cleansing and rebandag- ing. I've mus have docteur,'' com pIained he. mindful of Jamieson. far away, busy with cases as bad as this-
 For half an hour or so Josephine re- mained in her own room above. having done all she could to establish some sort of order. All at once to her strained senses there seemed to flash some apprehension of a coming dan 1. ger She rose, tiptoed to her door. looked down. moment later she turned and cnHight up an old pistol which hung on the wall near the door in the narrow hallway. Silently and swiftly she stepped forward to the head of the stairs.
 What she saw now was this: Car lisle and kammerer, themselves now armed with weapons carelessly left in the lower hall, had passed unnoticed from the dining room and now were tiptoeing down the hall toward the door of Dunwodys apartment. Clay ton and his men, dulled with loss of sleep. had allowed them to leave the main room and these two, soldiers by training, had resolved to turn the tables and take possession of the place. IaClE pldHS were dC the pOlnC OI sue cess They had almost reached the door of Dunwody's room, weapons in hand. when from above they heard a sharp command.
 Halt, there!" a woman cried to them.
 They turned and looked up, arrested by the unmistakable quality in the tones. They saw her leaning against the baluster of the stair, one arm bound tightly to her side. the other rest ing revolver barrel along the balus- ter and glancing down it with a fear less eye. She took step or two lower down the stair, sliding the weapon with her. What are you doing therer' she demanded A half humorous twist came to the mouth of Carlisle: He answered quiet ly, as he raised a hand for silence:
 Just about what you might expect us to do- We're trying to take care of ourselves. But how about yourself? l I thought you were with us, madam. I had heard that you'-
 'sCome.' she answered. lowering the weapon and stepping swiftly down the stairs. Come outside, where we can talk.'
 The three now passed out the open
 
 lay in the dim twilight untenanted.
 How came you here?'' she demand ed. sfYou left me. l don't know any thing about what's going on. I'm all at sea-"
 "So are we all, madam. But I'Il tell you all I know. I left you for several reasons. knew my main errand with you was done. My post is out beyond. up the Missouri. I was on my way there when I got orders to take you with me. as you know. I concluded to drop off and send a telegraphic report to Washington and to ask consent to go on out to my post I saw your note to Dunwody. You had then chosen a new jailer. thought since he was better known in this country than my self your reputation would be safer in his hands than mine. But as soon as l left I began to think it over, and I re- solved to follow after you not as 1 jailer, but as a friend. I met a little party of northern men going out to the Kansas country. and I knew Lieuten- ant Kammerer here at St. Louis. We all thought alike. That girl, yond< pleaded so hard that we took her l with us at Cairo. She was bound { 1 get away. When we tied up for the l night above St. Genevieve we were at | tackled by these Missourians here. had intended to leave the boat. for now 1 knew where you were. Lily told me you were taken-handled~ rude ly-iike slave-that you Well, then, knew it was Dunwody." 1 Are you of the revolutionists, mad 1 amp demanded the big German sud- denly.
 Yes She wheeled upon him. ''I am from Europe. am for iiberty.''
 Come, then,'' said Kamnnerer. quiet l 1y reaching out and taking away the revolver from her hand We're friends. How came you to be in this | country here?''
 | She smiled at him bitterly. Because of my zeal. There were powers whc wanted me out of Washington Ask | Captain Carlisle as to that. But this l man I met later on the boat. as you know. He-brought me here-as you have heard.'
 "Tt tss outrage!" broke in Kammerer. "It iss crime!'
 We'll call him to account inter rupted Carlisle. "why did you stop us? We'd have killed him the next minute I'll kill him yet.''
 q was afraid you would kill him. = 1 she said simply
 Well. why not? What has he done ! to us-our men-to you?''
 II could not see it done"
 You'll see worse done. We'll do it | yet. You must not stand in our way His hand closed over his own revolver 1 butt, and he made a half motion for ward.
 "No," she said, and stepped before l him.
 Carlisle would have put her aside What do you mean? They'll be out here in a minute; we'll have to fight if they catch us here. Do you want to see us killed? Quick! Out of the wayr' His voice. raucous in anger. rasped at l her ears, low as it was pitched.