Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-06-26

Harding was trussed like a chicken,
his limbs and trunk being so mex
tricably bound that he could not stir at
all, save to wriggie his ankles. Then,
having his enemy helpless, Haynes
lifted him into the car.
Bite the bar" he sneered, mockings
". Bite hard for you'll have to cling,
by your teeth now. We're going to fly
again. o, by the way. l forgot that
you're going to wear blinkers."
Haynes drew from his pocket lr1ig
and redoubled, passing it tightly over
the others eyes, and fastening it be-
hind. With a second strip. crossing
the forehead and fastening under the
ears. he made his enemy secure. Then
he scared skyward.
Nov, governor" ne said presently.
when he had recovered sufficiently to
control his emotions, where is she?"
The trussed, motionlesN figure emit
ted short laugh. II shall not tell
you," he answered.
Haynes tilted the leH plane Suddenly
and the machine veered and sank
earthward at dangerous angle. The
governors body slid toward the edge
of the machine. Haynes grasped him
by the cords which bound him. Where
is she?" he shouted in his ear.
Harding was silent.
Haynes, baff1ed by this unconquer-
able determination, shot upward again,
flew in series of wide circles, and
presently began to descend once more.
Harding, helpless and blind, felt that
the circles which the machine was de-
scribing were becoming shorter and
shorter. Presently the monoplane
stopped with a jar, bounced, bumped
and stood still. Haynes leaped froE
the car and dragged MS enemy out. A,
moment later Harding felt himself
placed upon a hard, round seat. appar-
emily no larger than the seat of small
chair, but having a slight concavity,
and an encircling rim. Then Haynes
unbound the cords which fastened
his enemy's legs.
Stretch your feet DOWN. ard" he
said, and involuntarily Harding obeyed.
His feet encountered nothing.
"Listen!" said Haynes, aud, taking
his watch from his pocket, he let it
fall There was long interval of ST.
lence Then, far away, but clearly au--
dible, came the sound of the smashing
metal below.
This seat" said Haynes. SIS all that
rests between you and eternity. Stay
motionless and you may be seen and
saved, if anybody should pass this
peak. Move and you fall to death.
Where is she?"
Harding shut his lips tight, but the
fingers of his hands were clenched and
deadly was the terror that gripped
him.
Governor" said Haynes, more
gently, your courage is worthy of a
finer cause. Have you not many times
in your career, been in such situa-
ton that neither you nor your oppo-
nent could give each other guarantees
against treachery? What did you do?
You made what is called a 'gentleman's
agreement and kept it in honor. Tell
me where she can be found and !
pledge my honor to leave you and new
er return"
"Take me back to my home them"
Harding answered.
Haynes kicked at the stone seat. It
swayed, tilted, threatened to fall.
where is she?" he asked again.
IF you kill me you will never learn"
Eyes. Your private papers tell. You
have written to Robertson"
Suddenly the governor shouted into
Haynes ear. she's in China" he
yelled 'At Chung Ling, twelve miles
north of WI Chang. She went there
as missionary after she thought you
and her daughter dead. Now leave me
in the name of Cod"
Haynes left him without response. A
moment later Harding heard the whir
of the motor as the monoplane disap-
peared into the distance.
Dawn came. Though he could not
dislodge the bandage upon his eyes, he
saw the light dimly through it, he felt
the warmth of the rising sun as it
crept over the horizon and shone upon
his face. And presently, to his amaze
ment, he heard distinctly the footsteps
of man treading on gravelly
ground below, and, raising his voice,
he yelled with all his might.
He heard the footsteps and shouted
again. He heard a cry and answering
shouts. Then all at once. to his
amazement, he heard the din of a null
titude as they came running from all
points of the compass. He heard
laughter, shouts family borne to him:
then voices screaming and gathering
uproar.
He did not shout again. He knew
now where he had been placed by
Haynes. The intuition told him what
his intelligence withheld. He was
perched somewhere upon the top OF
the capitol building!
And now the din of trolley cars and
the roar of vehicles mingled with the
shouts of the multitude; and ever the
turmoil grew, uninterrupted now. a re-
sonant and continuous roar. And all