Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-21

! taken unexpectedly out of his hands
 A man. walking rapidly. came ab. ! ruptly out of the darkness and en- tered the glare of light from the hos ! telry'e open door and windows. He it was who had been controlling the | motor-boat
 Tom now had an opportunity to ob- | serve several particulars about him | that be had previously missed, or i failed to note-that he was a tall loose -iointed. muscular, younglsh man. of a sandy complexion and a se- rious. not to say sullen, cast of coun- tenance. Moreover hie lean. sharp featured face bore a number of marks and abrgsions. as if he had quite re- gently met with an accident Toms own good-humored psysiognomy more than once had acquired similar high lights and shadows, resultant on tumbles from sundry polo-ponies.
 The man proceeded upon his way, ! looking neither to the left nor the right. He carried a large laden bas- ket-which he bore lightly-and in a second or two had passed into the darkness again.
 The night, though, was now so pune tuated by lightning flashes that Tom found no difficulty in marking his progress along the road that led in- land. He chuckled to think how luck was showing him her cards: Buddy. doubtless. was still racking his brains and stifling in town. T Without an instant's hesitation. or a thought of the storm which was about to break he set out after the fellow. He neglected to observe even the ordinary precaution of a glance | around. If he had, the nights adven- ture might have terminated differ ently.
 He would have beheld, for one thing, two other of the motor boat g occupants, farther in the rear, walk ing in the same direction-two ath- letic young men laden with bundles of various sizes and shapes. As 1t was, they on their part instantly de- ' tected Toms interest fin the first man, and also the obvious fact that he had started out to follow him. D They at once ceased their low ' voiced conversation, and devoted all their attention to Tom Phinney. Thus the little procession advanced in silence, on through the town and
 into the open country.
 As soon as the last of the fringe s of houses was passed. the twain in the rear quickened their pace, nov.
 ing closer to Tom. The loose sand underfOot, and the now almost con. tinual crash and rumble of thunder overhead, effectively drowned out all
 other sounds.
 The sole warning Tom had that
 matters were not progressing as sat
 isfactorily as he had fancied, came
 with the first gust of hot. Gustlade1
 wind. A sudden shout directly in his
 rear startled him from his absorp
 tion.
 MT. Callis!" exploded a voice
 Here! Quick"
 Just as he pivoted round, the1
 came a dazzling flash and a deafen - ing cresh-and then the deluge. Ht
 received an instantaneous picture O two stalwart figures tossing a bUrdeI
 Of packages to the ground, and theI
 In the ensuing blindness he wal
 seized by violent hands.
 Now Tom was himself a man O ' mighty sinew and well-versed no n' only in the science of defending hin
 self, but of pushing war into the el iu emy's camp. For a minute or tw 7- be made a brave fight; but what avai
 eth a mans stoutness of heart an '' limb when he is beset by three ind pr viduals nearly, if not quite, SO stron
 as he?
 su The spirited struggle ended vii as Tom lying fiat upon his back in u sl middle of the road, his three antag lu nists piled indiscrimiuately on top lu him and panting for breath, while pc cataract of rain pounded upon u
 just and the unjust alike. The vii ne whistled and shrieked, the thund boomed and crashed and split u ls night, and the lightning Illuminate 'r' the whole scene with a ghastly SCI az blance of daylight.
 or At last the one called Callis-tl
 sandy-complexioned man-moved su ee denly to his knees, but without ! eH leasing his grip upon the well-nil drowned captive-a posture decided nu uncomfortable for Tom, for the bol la' knees bored into him cruelty. ue Hold this duher," Callis shout re above the uproar while 1 knot 5S' gether a couple of handkerchiefs. we he makes a move bat him over t
 head" Then came a lOwer-volced 6 no dendum which Tom alone caught: pe don't know but what We ought to ms 1t anyhow"
 The other two shifted their DO ne tions so adroitly that Tom could T ne stir Another binding flash, and om exclamation from the man kneeli upon his arms.
 n' By cripes, Mir Calls! It's the re low we passed in the sailboat!" it "The devil!" exclaimed Callis, " Ted seemed to be the one in authori ne "That settles his hash. We'll jl ms take him to the old man" By Then Tom was unceremonioui put rolled over upon his face his ar
 ierked rudely back and held secure ere while his wrists were tied tightly 1T gether Next he was lifted to his fact tha poyyarfftI graep nm either a