Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-14

leaf he had fought his N,t, 10 uEr
/ Good heavens, Eleanor" he gasp,
ed, What are you doing hereE" And
he faced her about quickly and led her
/ into the corridor lest she should see
the distorted features Of the victim OF
Hallock's vengeance
Il came-they took the car away, and
! Ii was left behind" she faltercd, and
then; "oh, Howard, take me away.
hide nue. somewhere! It's too horri.
bier
/ There was bull below OF rage from
the room they had Just left, and Lid.
! gerwood hurried his companion into
the first refuge that offered. which
/ Glanced 10 be the traiumaster's room
| Out of the private office and into the
corridor came the taller OF the two
garroters holding his mask In place as
he ran. with McCloskey, Judson and
all 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
|
OF HALT" the crack OF a cavalry rifle,
and McCloskey came back. wipinG his
homely face with q bandanna.
They got him." he said. And then,
seeing Eleanor for the tirst time. his
jaw dropped. and he tried TO apologize,
Excuse me. Miss Brewster. didn't
have the least idea you were up here"
Nothing matters now" said Eleanor,
pale to the lips. "Come In here and
tell us about It. And-aud--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 man2" he asked,
II thought he was Hallock--l called
him Halock"
The trammaster shook his head
"They're about the same build, but we
were all OF wrong, MIR. Lidgerwood
way OFF It's been Gridley -Gridlcy
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 II. 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 mistaklng 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 II to
Flemister for his mine power plant.
They've got It boxed up and running
there right now. sGridley 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 su.
pertntendent How did you learn all
thisf"
Part Of It 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 Rufford come to tell you Z"
why. Bradford-that is--er-the two
Ruffords started n little shooting
match with Andy. and-m-m- well.
Bart passed out for keeps this time,
but Dick lived long enough to tell
Bradford few things-for old COW
boy times sake. suppose I'll never
put II all over any man again as long
as | live, Mr. Lidgerwood. after rub.
bling II into Hallock the way | did
when he was doing his level best to
help us out But It's partly his own
fault. He wanted to play lone hand.
ana he was scheming to get them both
into the same frying pan-Gridlcy and
Flemister"
Lidgerwood nodded "He had n
pretty bitter grudge against Flemis
ter"
THE worst man could have" said
McCloskey sOberly. Then he added
i've got few thousand dollars saved
up that says that Rankin Hallock isn't
going to hang for what he did In the
other room few minutes ago /
knew II would come to that If the
time ever ripened right suddenly. and
tried TO find Judson TO choke him
of. But John got In ahead Of me"
Lidgerwood switched the subject
abruptly In Difference to Eleanor's
deep breathing