Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-05-28
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believed to Be the work Of Claney's
gang
West bound. did you say e1claim-
Y ed the other. "Why-why-" he broke
OF and eyed the other suspiciously
again. 4 guess there won't be no hold
ups with this special he answered
I grimly There's nothing worth
E plundering aboard Of her and theren
be two armed men in the cab. Get
that
You seem 10 think I'm one o. the
thieves remarked Haynes petuta1tly
4 in the broad dialect Of the West
why" said the other czndidly.
maybe you are and maybe you amt
But there won't be no hold-ups on this
special Thanks"
Haynes spun on his heel as though
offended and re-entered the vehicle.
which proceeded slowly westward
along the road that ran for q short
distance parallel with the embank-
ment. About q mile from the station
II ended in a deep gully, beyond
4 WHICH Mas ANN-A-E GAA nat - $40 &C 80
q hundred miles and little more, IN
tin the steep ascent OF the Blue Noun
tain range began. Haynes laughed
grimly as they sped through the dark
ness.
Hes going west then" be said
Its lucky we had this old auto Gov
cred. Theobald. for il must be nearly
zero outside Keep up your courage,
man: in two hours. or three at the
outside. all win be over and you'll be
on your way back 10 your comfortable
house in Nokcmis, as snug as though
you'd never left your bed to answer
my summons"
They drew up the automobile and
waited patiently, some distance from
the road. in case the station master
should send searchers for them Three
hundred feet from the embankment
they would have escaped the observa-
ton Of the most keen-eyed hunters In
that darkness and in the snow which
fell steadily about them.
Meanwhile Judge Charters, suit
i cases in hand. was waiting at the rail-
road station. He had driven his own
automobile through the bitter wealth
er and now stamped impatiently up
and down the platform. waiting for the
engine and car to come alongside
When it arrived he noticed the two
guards beside the driver.
Who are those men?" he asked
sharply.
Assistants, answered the Station
= ef.sis --szAF4 sssaia Anor arouse Ine
Judges fears b. detailing the news
III the hcld-up witch be had received.
with sure instinct he had discerneo
the lie that had been told him He hac
no doubt that the two men were actu-
aJlv members of Clancey's gang sent
IN make observations But, being IN
: armed he had prudently suffered them
: tn withdraw. He had privately IN
j srructed the driver to keep a SHARP
2 lookout for obstacles upon the track
; Only at one spot could such be placed
s for the prairie stretched away, WIZ
e out a sign Of a tree, clear TO the Blue
1 Mountains-and then on and on again
until the foothills of the Rockies ant
+ the broad alkaIi plains eonfronte'
+ them. AT the Blue Mountains only
e whore the engine must slow down U
surmount the hills, could any a1emp
!" occur. And the guards carried loaoe'
1 rifles
I Judge Charters knew nothing 2
1t apy danger. His only danger ne tei
a. he had shaken OF when he steppe
d. into his warm, comfortable car. hol
IT kins had not forgotten his love {
,e comfort Beside the sleeping bert
e was a table piled with magazines
box Of choice cigars. and little cas-
a containing some of those hqueui
n which the Judge dearly loved. VINE
the train drew out of Nokomis he Sc
y. tied himself down in his CHAIR
of fear forsaking him.
!. He meant TO take ship at PoTtaI
- for san Francisco under an ana
:. thence to double back on his traci
=. toward the south, possibly to GRO
into Mexico. His plans were not m
he tured. Confident that he had OF
II witted his former victim, he placed q
he fears behind him.
90 He had no ties He lived the III
- urious. selfish life Of an elderly bae
he elor. To break new ground was cas-
,ts He had no qualms. He had meant
he retire soon anyway. He felt that
ON had acted wisely in arriving at 7
decision to fly.
he He had heard the name Clan
mentioned softly IS he was about
On. step into the car. and the word Sc
he a sudden fash Of recollection throu
re- his brain. He remembered Clancy
no that patient, easy-going middle-ag
ne man who had become involved in
;de lawsuit with the Nokomis Land Co
de- pany a year or two previously. Clan
Ia, had been 9 power in Nokomis by r
-rn son OF his large interests there .
mt. his answering honesty II had be
mn a stin fight before the land Ga
trapped him. Judge Charters sh
/. 80 cred as he remembered how, when
sentenced him TO ten years In
10 penitentiary, Clancy had threaten
sve him in court and denounced him a
tool OF the eonfederates. Then
ooraa the snectacl,lar escape IN