Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-21

mans face Since he had not, he
made two hundred dollars of the
money into a compact roll and put the
remainder back into the inner pocket
1t was only minute or two after
this that the red-faced mans i1nDa-
thence blossomed into the thirst that
viii not be denied. and he went into
the saloon to get a drink, first putting
the cabman on guard
Get down here and keep an eye on
this dicky-bird,- he ordered Slug
him if he tries to make break"
But the cabman hung back
Pm no fightin' man. sorr; an. be-
sides, l don't dare lave me harrses.''
he objected But the officer broke in
angriIy-
What the devil are you afraid Off
He's got the clamps on. and couldn't
hurt you If he wanted to- Come down
herei"
The little Irishman clambered 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.
What's your job worth, my man.
he whispered.
The cabman snatched swift glance
over his shoulder before he ventured
to answer
Don't yez be tmptin' a poor man
wild a wife an swim chiIder hangfn' to
uH-don't yez do it, SORT
Griswold, the brother-keeping would
have thought twice before opening
any door of temptation for brother
man. But the new Griswold had no
computations.
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 a single timorous instant the
cabman hesitated. Then he took the
roll OF money and crammed it 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 a 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 when
the critical instant came, he was care
full to fall out on the riverward side
of the vehicle 1t was 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 a speedy recapture
When he tumbled out of the lurching
carriage he was hurled 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 a cargo of BRICK piled on the
Ievee side of the street, and obeying
the primary impulse of a fugitive, he
quickly put the sheItering bulk of 1t
between himself and the lighted thor
oughfare.
The next step had to be resolutely
thought out. How was he to get rid
Oh the QdnQcuHS. any Policeman
would have a key, and there were
doubtless plenty of locksmiths in St
Louis. But both of these sources of
assistance were out of the question
Whom, then? The answer came in
one word-McGrath. On a day when
the upriver voyage was no more than
fairly begun, one of the negroes in tho
crew had procured a bottle of bad
whisky To pacify him the mate had
put him in irons, using two pairs of
handouts for the purpose Therefore,
McGrath must have key.
But would McGrath do it2 That re-
manned to be seen; and since hesita-
ton was no part of Griswold's equip
ment, he covered the letters as well
as he could with a scrap of bagging.
and walked boldly down the 1evee and
aboard the Belle Julie, falling 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 sacking was meant to
hide.
Hello, there, Gayitti" he called, not
less gruffiy than of yore but without
the cfsfomary irnnrecation. "whaf arc