The Winslow mail., 1914-05-23

he collapsed drunkenly with the spring
of the machine. He slept so soundly
that it was not until the automobile
stopped 25 miles from Boards, that
he awakened.
Amt we home yet, George?" he
muttered, and opened his eyes wide.
Why, where the devil have you taken
me, you fool?'' he shouted wrathfully.
1 don't see no lights nor nothing,
Where is this? The Adirondacks ~
Yes, Mr.. Poole, the Adirondacks.
Haynes answered, and limped heavily
to the ground He motioned his daugh-
ter away, and, advancing, confronted
him. do you know me?" he asked.
He saw the drunkard peer eagerly
at him as he stood leaning upon his
crutch in the light of the acetylene
lamps. He saw the drunken vacuous-
ness pass from his features, and a look
of terror succeed
1 see you do" said Haynes.
Suddenly with an oath, Poole whip
| ped out the revolver from his pocket
to find the cripple covering him.
Haynes hand did not waver, though
he was bowed heavily upon his crutch.
Put it back in your pocket, Poole,''
he said. Now, speak, man. You
know what l want to know
In abject fear Poole trembled so
that he could not speak.
You dog!" said Haynes, trembling
now so that his pistol mouth described
wide circles-but Poole was too terri
fed to notice this-'you dog! What
| have you to say?"
They used me as tool" muttered
the terrified old man. "Beyers and
Robertson, and Frank Staples Why
should | bear the blame? I'll give you
back what l can. You won't take the
life of an old MANI"
What of my daughter?" Haynes
roared, hobbling forward and press
ing his enemy back against the wheel
of the machine Yours was the dogs
part, Poole. You lured me to what
you thought would be my death, you
whom | could have pardoned, had you
fought like man for your ill-gotten
spoils. You sent that false telegram
which lured my wife away Where is
she?'
In the extremity of his terror Poole
found sense to make a bargain.
Il know, l know" he stammered.
But why should l tell you if am 60
ing to die? Come, bargain, Mr..
Haynes. I haven't been all bad; fed
and cared for your girl all this time,
even if l did lose my head over her
at last. Other men have done that
with other women" he babbled You
won't hold that against the money I've
spent on her? Now listen! bargain.
I'll tell you how to find your wife and
give you back $20,000-I'n have to
mortgage my home to do it-and you'll
let me go. I'm an old man; I've got
to die soon; it's no use having mur-
der upon your hands"
Haynes regarded the shrinking fig
ure with awful sternness; his pistol
did not waver now
Poole" he said, I'D hate to kill
thing SO mean as you. I'd hate to send
your naked soul shivering into the
fires of hell before your time had
come. l give you your life, Poole,
and your money, too-that l shall get
from the chief conspirators. Here are
the conditions: you tell me where my
wife is and you play fair with me.
If you try treachery, it will recoil on
you"
Il agree, I agree" shrilled Poole
eagerly "Chauncey E. Robertson
| CHI Twin
and that's all l can tell you. Go to
! Chauncey in Benderville and play the
same trick on him that you have play
ed on me. He'll tell you-if you
make him.
shes living, then-tnank Cod"
exclaimed John Haynes, and as
| though overcome by his emotion, ne
staggerd backward, letting his pistol
fall.
There came a spurt of flame, the
crack of the Luegar Poole, seeing
his enemy disarmed, had fired at him
point blank. Eleanor ran forward
| screaming. Then, seeing her father
straighten himself upon his crutches
and laugh, and point to the automo
bile. She followed his gaze fearfully
Jack Poole lay on the steps of the
machine. He was quite dead, for the
bullet from the reversed Lueger had
gone clean and straight through his
right eye into his brain. John Haynes
had not worked over it fruitlessly.
So, by his own treachery, the first
Of the conspirators came to his
death
Haynes flung the body into the road
and placed his daughter in the auto
mobile Then, stepping among the
trees, he drew out the deviI-chair and
deposited it in the tonneau beside the
detached gyroscope. He looked at his
watch
I'VE can catch the Chicago train at
Purified in an hour and half, FL
eanor," he said You will go on alone.
Here are $4,000" He placed the
bills in her hands you must be
brave, my dear and play your WON
ans game like a man, confding in
no one, passing as a stenographer