The Detroit times., 1913-03-21
CHAPTER XIV.
(contlnued.)


closed around a flask. mo. no Dutc
courage for me. Where is thi
place."
ION Sundayman's Creek, some fouI
teen miles from the Nook as the me
tor-car fies.'
Fourteen miles, repeated Sed'
wick musingly, following train c
thought that suddenly glowed.
beacon-light Of hope. And thes
Blairs have some connection with IN
/ dead woman OF the cove, the woma
1 who wore her Jewels" His finger
| gripped and sank into Kent's hare
| 1bered arm. "Chet, for the love c
heaven. tell me! Is she one OF thes
Hairs"
mo nonsense, Sedgwick." returne
/ the other sternly. You're 10 act
! yes. and think--under orders I'LL tn
nights Job Is done"
\ There was silence for nearly hal
, an hour, while the car slipped. ghos'
/ like, along the wet roadway. Present
\ ly It turned aside and stopped
S.' Foot work now" said Kent "Iak'
the spades and follow"
He himself. leading the way, car
ried a coil OF rope on his shoulders
For what Sedgwick reckoned 10 o'
! half q mile they wallowed across
soaked meadows, until the whisper o.
rain upon water came TO his ears.
u Keep close directed his guide
and preceded him down steep pank
The stream was soon lorueu
Emerging on the farther side they
scrambled up the other bank into
thicker darkness, where Sedg"lcA
collidinR with a gnarled tree trunK
stood lost and waiting. A tiny bar OF
I, firht appeared II swept across huu
Ned and half-obliterated mounds
marked only by the carpet OF myrtt
& that faithful plant whose mission Ii
a to garland the graves OF the lot
sahen and the forgotten-shone whi,e,
II " hack from the headstone or the
old slave-trader, came to rest upon
4 fresh garish ridge OF earth, all pas
! ~ and yellow In the rain, and abrupt
! " died.
TOO dangerous to use the lantern
murmured Kent. Take the near emo
and dig"
Delving. even in the most favorable
h circumstances, Is a fairly stern test
q az Wind and muscle. In the pitch
IN hlackness, under such nerve-thrilling
q conditions, It was an ordeal. Both
1on. fortunately, were In hard train.
( ire The heavy soil few steadily and
II. fnSt. Soon they were waist deep
! Kent. In q low voice. baGe his FELLOW
\ eolier stop.
Mustn't wear ourselves out at the
81 nfsrt" he said. Take five minutes
reGts
"A the end OF three minutes, Sedg
Nh was cropping for his spade. I've
nj 70 70 on, Chet," he gasped- The
silence and idleness are too much fol
ne
sIts Just as WELL" assented nj:
,eommander. 1.-The clouds are break
M worse luck. And some one might
Do0sibly be up and about, In the
house. Go to it,"
This time there was no respite un
IL with q thud which ran up his arm
. his heart Kent's iron struck upoi
E V00d. Both men stood, frozen int
attitudes Of attention. No sound came
from the house.
Easy now" warned Kent. after N
n JUDGED 1t safe to continue. II though
& TIT Jim dug deeper than that. Spad
b II out gently. And feel for tn
81 Aandles.'
eve got one" whispered sedg
wick
"Climb out. then, and pass M
& down the rope"
AZ Sedgwick gained the earth
4 level, the moon, sailing from behint
= cloud, poured q food of radiance be
\ tween the tree trunks. Kents face
% he raised 1t from the grave
4 stretching out his hand for the cord
wa1 CHASTITY, bat-his lips smiled en-
couragement.
AL right, One minute, now, and
we're safe"
"Eafe!" repeated the other. witt
that opened grave! shall never fee
s safe again"
From between the earhen wall,
y Keats voice came. muffled. Safe al
Z church." he averred, from the min
ute that we have the coffin. Take Thu
end Of the rope. Got It? Now thi
one. It's fast, fore and aft. Here
come"
With a leap he clambered out o
the excavation. He took one end o
the rope from Sedgwick's hand. "A
ready to haul?" he inquired In ma
ter-Offact tones.
wait. What are we going to d
With this-this thing?" demanded h
co-laborer. I'VE can never get it
s ne car
A low chuckle sounded from u
qhrubbery back OF them. The rssu
jectionists stood, STRICKEN.
AN OWL" whispered Sedgwick
length.
mo-" replied Kent In the san
One. Then, in full voice, and wi
vivid urgency, Haul"
Up came the heavy casket. bum
1hg and grating. Even through I
I. 3Dpe Sedgwick felt, with horror. I
IA t1mbling Of the helpless. sodden DO
within With a powerful effort he
dwung his end up on the mound. T
bntern flashed. BY Its CLEAN Sc,
tick saw Kent striving TO force
dpade-edge under the coffin lid. 10
n = loose. The chuckie sounded aga
That's enough" said a hea
tDice. with suggestion OF mirth
appreciation.
I Sheriff Len Schlager stepped fr
shind n tree. He held "A revolver
" lent Sedgwick made a swift mot
q nd the muzxie- swung accurately
I'm.
Steady, Frank" warned X
dhxiously.
I'm steady enough returned
Cher. What q fool was not
ting q gun
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