The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-08-17

| certained fhat much. ascertained
where the bicycle tracks led 10 and
had even gone SO far as 20 have Dodds
get warrants for Rouser and his ac-
complete
Il still do not see how you got evil
dence enough TO get warrant for
Crandall Did you find him out here
with the missing postmaster"
II didn't say had warrant for
Crandall" replied the inspector sharp
~, did you ever hear OF John Doe
warrant?n
How do you know they are out here
now" asked.
{ We'll soon find out. Come on" he
answered. starting across the clearing
almost AT dog-trot.
There were many more questions
wanted to put to him. but there was
no opportunity. and, besides, doubted
much II he would have answered them.
AT first he made little effort to move
quietly but after we had gone a
quarter OF a mile or more he called
back Ia whisper, Quietly now"
We had come 10 a path which led
us through short thick growth OF IN
derbrush. AS noiselessly as Indians
following trail We felt our way along.
the silence broken now and then by
the sound OF bough bent back. or a
rustling leaf. Soon the path brought
us out on some rising ground. Not fifty.
yards ahead of us appeared the de-
serted cottage.
That's IL" whispered Dodds.
SSH" answered Davis. Wait
here!"
We stopped there just az the edge
OF the underbrush. peering into the
darkness, straining our eyes TO see
and our ears TO hear. From the one
window in the side OF the one-story
log hut dim light shone, proving that
the place was either occupied or had
been very recently. AS we became
more and more accustomed 10 the
darkness / could see that there were
apparently two paths. the one on
which we were standing and another
leading of at about right angle.
AS We looked and listened heard
sharp crack like the breaking OF
twig that had been stepped on.
The sound, so far as ! could Judge.
came from the other path, apparently
a hundred feet away from the cottage.
| turned toward Davis and saw that
he, too, had heard t. He was stand
ing with his whole body tense, his
head bent forward little as II ready
TO spring at any instant Almost un-
consciously my hand went into my
pocket and brought out my revolver.
felt that affairs were rapidly approach
ing n crisis.
AS we listened, another sound came
TO our ears. AT first indistinct, Il
quickly took the rhythm OF footsteps
hurrying along the path. a man walk.
ing rapidly, l decided. The hurrying
footsteps came nearer and nearer. Da-
Wis now was crouching like a runner
about TO make a hundred.yard dash.
II was only minute OF suspense
and yet the effect on my nerves was
indescribable. ! wanted TO scream
like hysterical girl; | wanted to run,
forward or back, II made no differ.
ence; ! wanted to do something, any
thing anything but stand there and
wait In the darkness.
All OF a sudden the form Of man
hurrying along the other path became
visible. He seemed 10 be carrying
something. Davis took two or three
noiseless steps forward and stopped
abruptly From the shadows, from
nowhere II seemed, the figure OF an
other man appeared directly in the
path Of the oncomer.
Hold on herel" II said. or some.
thing like that
With a curse the first man dropped
whatever he was carrying and start
ed 70 run. The second man started
after him With not more than ten
PAGES between them the pursued man
suddenly wheeled. A revolver flashed
and the pursuer with a muttered curse
fell headlong in the path. The hunted
man turned and, with headlong speed.
plunged down the path.
AT the revolver shot Davis had
leaped forward. and, needless TO say,
Dodds and | were not far behind him.
Fast as the fugitive was vanishing Da-
Wis was even faster. With the move.
ment OF a trained runner he. the why
inspector. quickly outdlstanced Dodds
and myself and was close on the heels
OF his man
AS | ran GREATNESS behind him,
hoping 70 arrive in time 10 help him
IN his capture. ! saw the man ahead
halt and turn. Instinctively knew he
was about 10 shoot again, and. raising
the revolver ! had been carrying all
the while. without even trying to aim,
fired In his direction just as ! saw
the fash from his revolver.
There was hardly a second between
the two reports and then
A woman shrieked.
turned sick with horror There
could be no mistaking H.
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