Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-10-16

out what has become OF Florence
Is there a deserted farmhouse here
abouts." he asked Of the farmer
Not that recolIect"
Why yes, there is, Jake. There's
rat cid hut about two miles up the
K, volunteered the wife where
...s Swede died last winter.
b lingo. I'm going into TIC vii
Sc AID see If that man brought il
Is rig.
F.: Bat get my horse first. My name
Is James Norton. and am on The Star
il New York Which way do go?"
First turn to the left. Come Oh,
Ill get the horse for YOU
Once tie horse was saddled. Norton
set OF al run He was urarmed
US lorgos all about this fact His Que
thought was to find the woman r.
loved He was not afraid of meeting
d9zen men, not while his presen,
fury lasted
And he fell into an m5ush within
hundred yards OF his goal They
and mishandled him into the hut
:, Both OF them" said Vroon, rubbing
! ~hise hands. .>s.' ~~-
i know you. you Russian rat:
cried Norton And if ever get out
Of this I'll kill you out of hand. Damn
YOU"
. 20. yes; talk. talk: but it never
hurts any one teered vroon YOU
never have the chance to kill me out
Of hand. as you say Besides. do YOU
know my face?'' 1
!! Il do The mask doesn't natter
You're the man who had me shang-
haisd- The voice is enough
very good. That's what I wished
TO know. That's your death warrant
Well do it like they used to do it at
tue old Academy; tic you to the rail
road track We shall not hurt you
at all II some engine runs over you
heaven is witness we did not guide
the engine. Remember the story OF
I the boy and the cat?" With sinister ami.
ability The boy said he wasn't pull
ling the cats tail. he was only holding
J It; the cat did the pulling Bring him
along men Time is precious, and we
have good deal to do before night
! settles down. Come On with him. The
track is only a short distance
Jim. JIM" cried Florence in an.
guish-
. Never you mind. girl; they're only
blufsfng. They won't dare"
You think so?" said Vroon. wait
and see He turned upon Florence
He is your lover. Do you wish him
to die?"
mo, no.
We promise to give him his free.
COM twelve hours from now on eondi.
ten that you tell where that money
is
Florence! warned Norton.
Vroon struck him on the mouth,
BE silent, you scum
1t is in the chest Jones, the butler.
threw into the sound" she said brave
iy. And SO it might be, for all sha
knew.
! Froon laughed I'VE know asout
where that is"
Florence. say nothing on my &C.
count. They are not the kind of men
who keep their word
"Eh?" snarled Vroon. Well see
about that" He glanced at his watch.
In half an hour the freight comes
along. 1t may become stalled at the
wreck But it will serve"
+ Norton knew very well that IL need
i'd must they would not hesitate to
execute a melodramatic plan of this
character. It was the way of the Slav;
they had to make crime abnormal In
| order to enjoy it. They could very
well have knocked him on the head
then and there and have done with
MIN. But the time used in conveying
him to the railroad might prove his
! salvation Nearly four hours had
passed since the sending of the tele-
ram to Jones.
They bound Florence and left her
seated in the chair AS soon as theg
*ere gone she rolled to the floor She
vas able TO right herself to her knees.
md after a torturous five minutes
-eaebed the fireplace She burnt her
h2nds and wrists. but the blaze wac