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

Now, governor" ne said presently
when he had recovered sufficiently TO
control his emotions, where is she?"
The trussed, motionless figure emit
ted a short laugh. Il shall not tell
YOU" he answered.
Haynes tilted the left plane suddenly
and the machine veered and sank
earthward at a dangerous angle. The
governors body slid toward the edge
OF the machine. Haynes grasped him
by the cords which bound him. Where
is she?" he shouted in his ear.
Harding was silent.
Haynes, bafled by this unconquer-
able determination, shot upward again,
few in a series of wide circles, and
presently began to descend once more.
Harding, helpless and blind felt that
the circles which the machine was de-
scribing were becoming shorter and
shorter. Presently the monoplane
stopped with a jar, bounced, bumped,
and stood still Haynes leaped from
the car and dragged his enemy out A
moment later Harding felt himself
placed upon hard, round seat. appar-
emily no larger than the seat Of small
chair, but having a slight concavity
and an encircling rim. Then Haynes
unbound the cords which fastened
his enemy's legs.
Stretch your feet downward" he
said, and involuntarily Harding obeyed
His feet encountered nothing.
"Ltsten!" said Haynes, and, taking
his watch from his pocket, he let it
fall. There was a long interval of ST.
lence. Then, far away. but clearly au-
dible, came the sound of the smashing
metal below.
This seat" said Haynes, lis all that
rests between you and eternity Stay
motionless and you may be seen and
saved. if anybody should pass this
peak. Move and you fall to death
Where is she?"
Harding shut his lips tight, but the
fingers of his hands were clenched and
| deadly was the terror that gripped
him.
Governor" said Haynes, more
| gently, your courage is worthy of a
| finer cause. Have you not many times
In your career, been in such a situa-
ton that neither you nor your oppo-
nent could give each other guarantees
against treachery? What did you do?
You made what is called a 'gentleman's
agreement, and kept it in honor. Tell
me where she can be found and
pledge my honor to leave you and new
er return"
Take me back to my home then, :"
Harding answered.
Haynes kicked at the stone seat 1t
swayed, tilted, threatened to fall
Where is she?" he asked again.
IF you kill me you will never learn"
Eyes. Your private papers tell. You
/ have written to Robertson"
Suddenly the governor shouted into
Haynes ear. She's in China" he
yelled. "At Chung Ling, twelve miles
north of WI Chang. She went there
as a missionary after she thought you
and her daughter dead. Now leave me
in the name of God"
Haynes left him without response. A
moment later Harding heard the whir
Of the motor as the monoplane disap-
peared into the distance.
Trussed on that hard, round rock.
the governor waited for day to dawn.
When the sun rose he meant to shout
for assistance. He had no doubt but
that he was In the foothills of the Blue
mountain range, possibly on one OF
those slender, spire-like buttes that
rise so strangely above tho surround
ing country. Fearfully he stretched
forth his legs, and, as he did SO, the
rock tilted ominously again as though
it were about to fall. He covered there
through the remainder of the night,
with aching muscles and cramped
limbs; he did not dare to move again.
Dawn came. Though he could not
dislodge the bandage upon his eyes, he
saw the light dimly through it, he felt
the warmth of the rising sun as II
crept over the horizon and shone upon
his face. And presently, to his amaze
ment, he heard distinctly the footsteps
of man treading on gravelly
ground below, and, raising his voice
he yelled with all his might.
He heard the footsteps and shouted
again. He heard cry and answering
shouts. Then all at once, to his
amazement, he heard the din of a mul
titude as they came running from all
points of the compass. He heard
laughter, shouts family borne to him
then voices screaming and gathering
uproar.
He did not shout again. He knew
now where he had been placed by
Haynes. The intuition told him what
his intelligence withheld. He was
perched somewhere upon the top OF
the capitol building! He tried to work
the bandage from his eyes. but could
not. and SO, helpless and blind. he
waited.
And now the din of trolley cars and
the roar of vehicles mingled with the
shouts of the multitude; and ever the
turmoil grew, uninterrupted now. a re
sonant and continuous roar. And al
at once shouts came from behind. anc
men came rushing along the parapet
and scrambling up the outside of the
dome.
They cut his cords and took the
bandage from his eyes. Harding
looked out, blinking in the unaccus
toned light. His surmise had beer
true: The men who had rescued him
stood gaping In amazement at him
but underneath was a huge. jeerins
mob. pointing upward. with ten thou