The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-11

Is the only one that hasn't given
us trouble and doesn't seem like
ly to give us trouble. Is there
anything ezse, sLacz"
Yes; one more thing. The
grievance COMMITTEES in session
up at the Celestial. Tryon, who
is heading ii, sent word down a
little while ago that the man
would wreck every dollars worth
of company property in Angels IL
you didn't countermand your wire
OF this morning to Superintend-
ent Leckhard.
Il haven't wired Leckhard."
They say you did, and when
| asked 'em what about it, they
said you'd know"
Lidgerwood left the Crows
Nest and walked quickly uptown.
Crossing TO the corner opposite
the hotel, the superintendent en-
tered the open door of Schleising-
er's Emporium.
How you vas, Mr.. Litcher-
vood?" was the Germans greet
ing.
Il have come to swear out an
other warrant" said Lidger-
wood. Get your blank and fill
it in"
"Oh. mein Gotti" protested
Schleisinger, but he rummaged in
the catch-all packing-box and
found the pad of blank warrants.
Lidgerwood dictated slowly; when
it came to the filling in of Hal
locks name, Schleisinger stopped,
open-mouthed.
"Donnerwetterl" he gasped,
you don't mean dot, Mr.. Itch
ervood; you don'd neffer mean
dot?"
II am sorry to say that 1 do;
sOrrier than you or anyone else
can possibly be-"
With the warrant in his pocket,
a magistrates order calling for
the arrest and detention of Ran
of train-wrecking and murder.
sought out Judson and gave him
the warrant to serve.
Lidgerwood then hurried to the
siding and presented himself
at the door of the Nadia. Hap
PLY, for his purpose, he found
only Mrs. Brewster in possession,
the young people having gone to
climb one of the bare mesa hills
behind the town for an unob-
structed view of the Timanyonis.
The superintendent told Mrs.
Brewster briefly of the threaten
ed strike and its promise of riot
ing. He tried to show her that
the presence of the private-car
party was a menace, alike to it's
own members and to him. The
run to Copah could be made on
special schedule and the party
might be well outside of the dan
ger zone before the armistice ex-
pired. Would she not defer to
his Judgment and let him send
the Nadia back to safety while
there was yet time?
But the presidents wife would
not listen for a moment to an
expedient which did not-could
not-include the president HIM
self.
The superintendent, feeling ar
gument useless, kept on his way
to his office. Scarcely had he
closed the door upon his en-
trance into his own room when
1t was opened again with Nc
Closkey's hand on the latch.
They've got Dix hid away up
town somewhere" he said. But
there was a message, all right,
and with your named signed. 1t
was in code, your private code. j
got Orion, a little while ago, on
the Copah wire and pumped him.
He says there was a code message,
and that Dix sent il. But when
l asked him to repeat it back
here, he said he eouldn't-that
Mr.. Leckhard had taken it with
him somewhere down the main
line"
"Since there is only one man
besides myself in Angels who
knows the private-office code, I'D
like to know what that message
said" declared Lidgerwood.
McCloskey nodded. You mean
Halloek ?"
yes"
"By graviesi I'd have him safe
under lock and key before the
shindy begins tonight, IL 1T was
my job"
Underwood had turned to his
desk and was opening it.
He will be-" he announced
quietly. II have sworn out a
warrant for his arrest, and Jud-
son has 1t and is looking for his
man."
CHAPTER VI