Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-20

ready asleep, as bis heavy breathing
informed them.
"Get your rods ready now" Werner
whispered. 80 you can follow me
when I cave In the door,"
He drew back across the narrow
passageway and rushed against the
door with oil Of his strength. It broke
open before him, and he stumbled into
the room. the others following him
with their guns drawn.
Harris had started up at the noise
and made an attempt to reach the corr
ner Of the room in which was small
arsenal but halted when he saw that
he was covered by four or FIVE men
who wore heavy mufflers over their
faces below the eyes.
Harris stood for moment gazing ut
them.
well, what dye want" he growled
finally, betraying no signs Of fear.
"You see. we've got you, doc" Wer-
ner began in n matter Of fact manner.
Got to hand 1t to you for taking 1t
like that. though. You see, the object
Of the game is to take you of to a
place we know Of and keep you there
till your wife or your manager comes
through with what we ask and gets
you out of soak. Do you make me?"
SLOW much do you think you're go
ing to get" demanded Harris, continu-
ing to size them up.
"Well," answered Werner slowly.
III you fixed 1t up yourself so we could
get the coin promptly aud without any
sort of trouble. why. out Of considera-
ton for your kindness and your show
of judgment we might let you down
with as little as ten thousand-and
that's the lowest, because, with just
little more time, we can get your
wife or that brother-in-law manager of
yours to kick in with ut least twenty
FIVE"
"My wife can't sign check for more
that one thousand ut most. and my
manager isn't allowed to make ont one
for more than 1t takes for. current ex-
penses."
After n pause, during which Harris
and Werner looked at each other in
the manner Of opponents ut poker. the
latter said: "On the dead, now. amt
the principal reason you don't want to
cough up just because you'd rather
give up twenty-five thousand willingly
than be made to give up tenT
Mr.. Harris grunted in manner that
might have signitied assent.
would you give up twenty-five
thousand If you didn't have to come
across with tenn languidly inquired
George.
"Yes," growled the other.
You're onr' George called as he
knocked Werner's revolver halfway
across the room by sudden move
ment and rapidly waved his own gun
from one to the other Of the remain
ing three, all of whom were taken en-
llreiy ny SuipilSe.
In an instant Harris had jumped
across the room and had armed him
self.
And now. gov'ner." went on the
younger man. all keep EN- covered
while you take their CATS"
Mr.. Harris finished disarming them
opJ t,1rno1 N EaarOp
"What're we going to do with 'em"
he asked.
"If it's all the same to you We'll just
turn the rummies out and let 'em beat
1t before the going gets worse"
"And having them trying it again o"
trying to pot me through the window
some time, CHI?
"They won't" returned the other
confidently. 81 got enough on any one
Of them to have him settled for the
rest Of his natural. Take my word for
1t. they won't start anything. except to
start Oh their %ay."
Five minutes later Mr.. Harris and
George stood side by side at the win
dow watching four men rs they
walked away.
Then the former turned to the
younger man.
81 promised you the money" he said.
"and II you're willing to work I'll give
sou n job, but we'll talk about that in
the morning. because I'm going back
to bed now. You can find some blink
cts and skins in that lean-to and make
you pallet"
"All right. SIR" said the other. Good
night, dad"
"Good night, son." returned his
father.
"Helping child with bis lessons used
to mean that you wrote q composition
or did few sums"
"Well?"
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