Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-12

into the dark room.
For d space he rested mntionless,
listening intcntlys Reassnred, he drew
out ali electric torch and set it glow
ing. A little disk of light touched here
and there about the room, travelling
very swiftly and in methodicai cir
cles. Satisfied BIZ the survey, Carson
crossed to the hall door, where he rs
tened for any sound Of life without
and found none. The door into the
passage that led 70 the storeroom
where the detectives waited next en-
gagged his businesslilse attention. And
here again there was naught to pro.
yoke his suspicion
1t seemed TO him that everything
was In readiness for the coming OF his
associates. There remained only TO
give them the signal In the room
around tie corner where they waited
at n telephone. He seated himself in.
elders chair at the desk ana drew the.
telephone to him
Give me D99 Bryant he said
There was a little wait Then an am
swer in a voice he knew came over. the
wire.
Carson picked up q penholder from
the desk and began tapping lightly on
the rim of the transmitter. 1t was a
code message In Morse. In the room
around the corner the tapping sounded
clearly, ticking out the message that
the way was free for the thieves COM
ing;
For a final safeguard Carson search
ed for and found the telephone bell
box and Hnscrewed the bells. which he
placed en- the desk. He then took his
pistol from his hip pocket and thrust
it into the right side pocket of his coat
Once again. now, he produced the cleo
trie torch and lighted 1t as he extin.
guished the lamp on the table.
He then went to the door into the
hall, opened it and, leaving 1t ajar.
made his way in silence to the outer
doorway. The doors there were freed
Of their bolts. and one of them swung
wide. So nicely had the affair been
timed that hardly was the door open
before the three men slipped In and
stood mute and motionless in the hall
while Carson refastened the doors.
Then Carson walked quickly back to
the library. Behind him. with steps as
noiseless as his own. came the three
men.
When all were gathered in the IL
brary Carson shut the hall door.
touched the button In the wall beside
1t, and the chandelier threw its radiant
light on the group.
Griggs was In evening clothes, seem
Ding a very elegant young gentleman
indeed, but his two companions were
of grosser type as far as appearances
went-one. Dacey. thin ard why. with
a ferret face; the other. Chicago Red,
a brawny rufian. whose stolid features
nevertheless exhibited something Of
half sullen good nature.
Everything all right SO far. Carson
said rapidly. He turned to Griggs and
pointed toward the heavy ihangings
that shrouded the oetagonai window.
Are those the things we wantY' he
demanded.
yes. was the ianswer.
"Well, then. We've got TO get busy
Before he could add a direction he
was halted by a soft buzzing from the
telephone. For an instant he hesitated
while the Others. regarded him doubt
fully.
We've got to take q chance" Car
son went to the desk and put tho re-
ceiYer to bis ear.
There came again the faint tapping
OF some one at the other end OF the
line. signaling a message In the Morse
code. An expression OF blank amaze
ment. which grew IN a dash to deep
showed on Garson's face as
he listened tenseIy.
why. this IL Mary calling" he mutt
tered.
Nary Griggs cried.
.Yes, she's on Carson interpreted d
moment later as the tapping ceased for
a little. He translated iha loud whis-s
per as the Irregular ticking noise
sounded again.
II shall be there almost at once. 4
sending this message from the
drug store around the corner Have
some oDe open the door for me imme-
diately..
She's coming over Griggs cried In
creduiously.
mo. IN stop her. Carson declared
But when after tapping sew words