The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05

Inl6 tnaL lne TeQ-IdCeu Hlhn lnpa-
tience blossomed into the thirst that
will not be denied, and lac went into
the saloon to get q drink. first puttine
the cabman on guard.
Get down here and keep an eye on
this dicky-blrd," he ordered. Slug
him If he tries to make a break"
But the cabman hung back.
I'm no fightin' man, sorr; an, be-
sides, l don't dare 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 If he wanted to. Come down
here!"
The little Irishman clsmbered 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 Griswold seized his
opportunity quickly.
whats your job worth, my mani"
he whispered.
The cabman snatched swift glance
over his shoulder before he ventured
to answer.
Don't yez be timptin' poor man
wild wife an sivin childer hangin' to
um-dont yez do it, SORT"
Griswold, the brother-keeping, would
have thought twice before opening
any door of temptation for a brother
man. But the new Griswold had no
compunctions.
"It's two hundred dollars to you If
you can get me away from here be-
fore that red-faced drunkard comes
back. Have a runaway-anything!
Here's the money!"
For single trmoroIs instant the
cabman hesitated. Then he took the
roll OF money and crammed 1t into his
pocket without looking at it. Before
Griswold could brace himself there
was a quick whish of the whip, a pip
ing cry from the driver, and the
horses sprang away at reckless gal
lop, with the little Irishman hanging
to the reins and shouting feebly like
faint-hearted Automedon.
Griswold caught a passing glimpse
of the red-faced man wiping his lips
in the doorway of the saloon as the
carriage bounded forward; and wher
the critical instant came, he was care
full to fall out on the riverward side
of the vehicle. 1t was a desperate ex
pedient, since he could not wait tt
choose the favorable moment, and th'
handouts made him practically help
!, tless. Chance saved the clumsy escape
} from resulting in speedy recapture
When he tumbled out Of the lurch1ni
carriage he was hurled violentl!
against something that figured as
wall of solid masonry and was hal
stunned by the concussion. None thu
less, he had wit enough to lie motion
less in the shadow Of the wall, ant
the hue and cry, augmented by thl
time to yelling mob, swept pas
without discovering him.
When it was safe to do so, he sa
up and felt for broken bones. Their
: were none; and he looked about him
The wall of masonry resolved itsel
into a cargo of brick piled on tn
levee side of the street, and obeyini
the primary impulse Of fugitive, h
; quickly put the sheltering bulk of
between himself and the lighted thol
oughfare.
The next step had to be resolutel
thought out. How was he to get ri
Of the handouts? Any policema
would have a key, and there wer
doubtless plenty of locksmiths in s.
! Louis. But both of these sources c
a assistance were out of the question
e Whom, then? The answer came /
e one word-McGrath. On day whe
r the upriver voyage was no more tha
> fairly begun, one of the negroes in tn
crew had procured bottle of ba
d whisky. To pacify him the mate ha
t put him in irons, using two pairs
r handouts for the purpose. Therefor
g McGrath must have a key.
But would McGrath do it? That r
e mained to be seen and since hesiti
o ton was no part of Griswold's equi
ment, he covered the fetters as we
i" as he could with scrap of baggin
e and walked boldly down the levee an
S aboard the Belle Julie, falling into liz
d with the returning file of roustabout
j. The mate was at the heel of tt
# foot plank, and he saw at once whi
e the scrap of sacking was meant
r, hide
e "Hello, there, Gavitt!" he called, nj
It less grufiy than of yore, but witho'
n the customary imprecation; what a.
We doing with thin things on?"
D. Griswold told straight story, co
le cealing nothing-not even the dete
h tive's refusal to tell him what he WI
W arrested for.
,r "Ye'd ought to find that cabby al
n buy him seegyar," was the. mate
a. comment. 80 ye legged it, did ye
s. He led the way up to his quartz
" in the texas, and telling Griswold
Il wait, went down on his knees to rul
to mage in the locker beneath the bert
d. "Ive got couple O pair av thi
ID things, in here, somewhere, and may
a. the key to. 'em will it yours"
a (To BE CoNT1NUED.)
le Parrots Fall as Sentlnels.
i'd Parrots as aeroplane sentinels ha