The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-09-30


made two hundred dollars Of the
money into compact roll and put the
remainder back into the inner pocket.
II was only a minute or two after
this that the. red-faced mans impa-
thence blossomed into the thirst that
will not be denied, and he went into
the saloon to get drink. first putting
the cabman on guard.
Get down here and keep an eye Cd
this dicky-bird," he ordered. Slug
him If he tries 10 make break"
T But the cabman hung back.
I'm no tightiH man. sorr; an, be
sides, don't daTe lave me harrses,"
he objected. But the officer broke In
angrily.
What the devil are you afraid of
He's got the CLAMPS on, and couldn't
hurt you ic he wanted to. Come down
here!"
The little Irishman elambered down
from his box reluctantly. with the
reins looped over his arm. When he
peered in at the open window OF the
carriage the big man had passed be-
yond the swinging screens of the sa'
loon entrance and GTisVold seized his
opportunity quickly.
What's your job worth, my MANI"
he whispered.
The cabman snatched a swift glance
over his shoulder before he ventured
to answer.
Don't yez be timptin' a poor man
wild a wife an sivfn child'er hangin' TO
um-don't yez do 1t, sorr!"
Griswold, the bfother-keeping would
have thought twice befoce opening
any door of temptation fer a brother
man. But the new Griswold had no
computations.
Its two hundred dollars to you II
you can get me away from here be-
fore that red-faced drunkard comes
back. Have a runRway-anything
Here's the money!"
For a single timoluus instant the
Cabman hesitated. Then he took the
roll OF money and crammed il into his
pocket without looking at it. Before
Griswold could brace himself there
was a quick whish Of aiie whip, pip
! ing cry from the driver, and the
horses sprang away at a reckless gal
| lop with the little Iristiman hanging
! 10 the reins and shouting feebty Ike
| faint-hearted AutomedOm
Griswold caught passing glimpse
OF the red-faced man wiping his lips
| in the doorway OF tire saloon as the
| carriage bounded forwacd; and when
! the critical instant came, he was care
! full to fall out on the rtgerward side
| Of the vehicle. II was a desperate ex-
pedient, since he could not wait to
choose the favorable moment, and the
handouts made him practically help
! less. Chance saved the clumsy escape
! from resulting in speedy recapture.
When he tumbled out OF the lurching
! carriage he was hurried violently
against something that figured as a
wall of solid masonry and was half
| stunned by the conclusion. None the
| less, he had wit enough to lie motion
| less in the shadow OF the wall, and
the hue and cry, augmented by this
time to a yelling mob, swept past
without discovering him.
! When it was safe to do so, he sat
up and felt for broken bones. There
were none; and he looked about him.
The wall of masonry resolved itself
into cargo of brick piled on the
levee side OF the street, and obeying
the primary impulse of R fugitive, he
quickly put the sheltering bulk of it
between himself and the lighted thor
oughfare.
The rfext step had to be resolut sly
thought out. How was he 10 get rid
of the. handouts? Any policeman
would have a key, and there Were
doubtless plenty OF locksmlihs iB st.
Louis. But both Of these sources OF
assistance were out of the question.
Whom, then? The answer came In
one Word-M c6frath. On day, when
the upriver- voyage was no more. than
fairly begun; enc OF the negrooss In the
crew had procured a bottle of bad
WHISKY. To, pacify him tho laate had
put him in, irons, using two pairs OF
handouts fer the purpose. therefore
McGrath must have a key.
But would McGrath do itf' That re-
I manned to be SEEM and since hesita
4 ton WAS no part of Griswold's equip
ment, he covered the letters as well
as he could with a scrsp Of bagging
and walked boldly down the levee and
aboard the Belle Julie, Ealing into line
with the returning file, of roUstabouts
The mate was at the heel of the
foot plank. and he saw at once what
the scrap of sackiDg WAS meant "a
hide.
Hello, there, GaTitt!" he called, rot
hess. grufIiy than Ct yore. but without
the customary imprecatien; what are
ye doing with tldm things on?"
, Griswold told a straight story. con
eealing nothing-not even the Getec
b tive's refusal to tell him what he was
arrested for.
"Ye'd ought to find that cabAy anC
buy him a seegyar." was the matet
comment. $50 ye legged It, did YEP
He led the way up to his quarter