Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-08
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THAT puts it up to me again." he
groaned, rising stiffly. IF ! can get
down yonder to Goodloe's wire in time
to catch the super's special before it
passes Timanyoni'-he went on. only
to drop his jaw and gasp when he
held the face of his watch up to the
moonlight Then brokenly: Il couldn't
begin to do it unless had wings He
said II o'clock, and it's 1910 right
now!"
There was the beginning of a fren-
Zied outburst Of despairing curses up
bubbling to Judson's lips when he real
lied his utter helplessness and the CON
sequences menacing the superintend-
ent's special, True, he did not know
what the consequences were to be, but
he had overheard enough to be sure
that Lidgerwood's life was threatened
Then at the climax of despairing help
lessness he remembered that there was
a telephone in the mine owners office
a telephone that connected with Good
loe's station at Little Butte Here was
q last slender chance of getting a
warning to Goodloe, and through him.
by means Of the railroad wire, to the
superintendent's special Instantly
Judson forgot his WEAKNESS and raced
away down the western slope of the
mountain, prepared to fight his way
TO the telephone If the entire night
shift of the Wire Silver should try to
stop him.
1t cost ten of the precious fifty min
utes to retrace his steps down the
mountain side, and five more were lost
in lodging the mine Waterman. After
the Waterman was out of the way five
other minutes went to the cautious pry-
ing open of the window least likely
to attract attention-the window upon
whose drawn shade the convincing
profile had been projected. .Iudson's
lips were dry and his hands were shak
ing again when he crept through the
opening and dropped into the unfa
miliar interior, where the darkness
was but thnly diluted by the moon
light filtering through the small dingy
squares of the opposite window
The precious minutes were flying,
and he knew that by this time the two
men on the handcar must have reach
ed the main line at Silver Switch
Whatever helpful chain of events
might be set in motion by communi-
eating with Goodloe must be linked
up quickly.
He found the telephone without diff
Guilty 1t was an old fashioned set
with a crank and bell for ringing up
the call at the other end Of the line
A single turn Of the crank told him
that ii was cut off somewhere. doubt
less by a switch in the office wiring
In fresh fever Of excitement he be
gan a search for the switch. tracing
with his fingers the wires which led
from the instrument and following
where they ran around the end Of the
room on the wainScotiug In the cor
ner farthest from his window Of in
gress he found the switch and felt il
out. II was a simple cut-out designed
to connect either the office instrument
or the mine telephones with the main
wire, as might be desired Under the
switch stood a corner cupboard and il
feeling for the wire connections on
top OF the cupboard Judson found his
fingers running lightly over the bound
ing surfaces Of an object with which
he was. unhappily. only too familiar
long necked bottle with the seal
blown ia the glass. The corner cup
board was evidently Flemisters side
board