Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-07-17

2he a. SaIe as train, governor.
Wen ny low, tOo-not higher than the
dome OF the capitol, relatively speak,
ing. We must go that high, you know,
sir, to avoid being dashed into the
ground by sudden winds. This way!"
He led the governor to the little
hangar which he had set up close to
the terminus OF the line, where, hidden
behind the intervening sandhills, IL
would not have attracted the attention
OF any passers by. The gyroscope he
left lying In the pit; that he could Sc.
cure afterward, II he should need it. II
would not serve the purpose that he
had In mind.
Here she is" he sang out, as they
approached the wooden structure
Now you wait there, sir. until / bring
her out"
de went in, tested the apparatus, in.
spected the motor, and wheeled the
machine into the open. Jump in. gov.
ernor,S he said cheerily. I'VE can
make Cheynesboro in twelve or fifteen
minutes"
Governor Harding got in gingerly
and took his place, clutching for sup
port upon the vertical bar in front OF
him.
But we won't" Haynes continued
as the machine, after bouncing across
the flats, took the air and scared to a
height OF some three hundred feet.
"Eh?" said the governor, his voice
trembling from the emotion produced
on him by this unexpected sensation OF
aerial travel.
Il said we could make Cheny
in twelve or fifteen minutes, but we
won't"
What do you mean?"
We're going somewhere else. you
damned, thieving scoundrel," said
Haynes In soft, even voice, as he
handled the wheel. He did not even
turn his head.
What the deuce do you mean, sir p
cried Harding, angrily. Are you try.
ing to kidnap me? What do you want
money!"
NO, governor, I'm not one of the
Paulding gang" answered John
Haynes. Guess again. Did you ever
wrong anybody in your life-wrone
him unpardonably and ruin his life and
that Of those dependent on him?"
Plenty of them, sir, plenty" shout
ed the governor. 1--WE trodden down
many good men in my time and / hope
| to do 1t again. That's life, sir. I'm nc
damned sentimentalist Kill or be
killed eat or be eaten-it's the law OF
the jungle and the law of humanity
Just now you seem to have the upper
hand over me. How much do you
want?"
Il don't want money, Harding"
Then what do you want? Who are
you? Are you the man you spoke
about! What have l done to your"
I'll tell you when we get down,
Haynes answered. I'VE make stoI
upon the way, you know Now sit
back; I'm going to make a steep banl
here. Put your hands together on this
horizontal bar-so''
Harding obeyed and in a moment
Haynes snapped a pair of handcuffi
on his wrists. The governor yelled
with rage; he would have struck this
other with the metal, but just then tn,
monoplane tilted SO sharply that hi
was forced to grasp at the bar with his
fingers instead. Haynes laughed ant
brought the machine down to this
ground.
Now, governor" he said, turning
upon him, "I'll tell you who am. Dir
you ever hear of the Nokomis Lane
company
"Haynes!" shouted the other, peer
ing at him through the darkness, try
ing to distinguish his features
"Haynes?"
Haynes" answered his companion
We'll. guess you've got me. VIVA
is it to be? Murder? I'm ready"
mo. don't want your wretched car
cass, you dog" said Haynes bitterly
Il want to know where my wife is
my wife who was torn from me nearl.
six years ago when you leagued your
self with Robertson and Beyers an.
the rest of them to put me away 70
fourteen years in the penitentiary
Where Is she? You know"
Yes. know" said Harding. And
shall continue knowing"
You won't tell me?" cried Hayne
in astonishment
mo. Why should I? What bargain
have that you won't kill me as 500
as tell your"
What bargain have that you'll tel
me the truth IL spare your"
"All right" said the governor, indii
ferently. kill me"
Haynes was astounded. This man
SO terrified in the air. seemed BRAY
as a lion now. Yet this was natural
for each of US has his own particula
brand of cowardice. Harding was a
brave a man as ever lived-but h
could not look over the edge of twer
ty-foot parapet
IF kill YOU" said Haynes, 81 shal
toss you overheard from an altitude o
five thousand feet"
Go ahead" said Harding, but hi
lips were trembling.
Haynes bent over the levers of tn
machine. As he did so the governor
arms descended with the full force o
his power, and the steel cuffs jus
grazed his companions head. Ha
Haynes not happened to move aside a
that instant, his skull would have bee
fractured. A moment later he had fun
himself upon the governor. and tn
two men wrestled and fought in tn
darkness. tumbling out of the car an
SPRAYING over the sandy plain.