The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-11

''This is my matter, man. Leave it to
me, please. If you'd been down under
that mob's feet you'd feel as | do. Now
YOU" and Bremenhof covered again as
/ turned to him. "Listen to me. Even
when | was in danger of my life
kept secret the fact that you were here
in the house and saved your life. Out
of no regard for you, believe me, for l
swear that if you refuse to do exactly
what | tell you now | will drag you
down with my own hands and pitch
YOU into the midst of the rabble."
what do you want:'
But little more than you promised
me last night. Nine. Drakona's release
at once and the delivery of the evil
dence you hold against her, an official
statement that there is no charge Oh
n kind against her daughter here,
and a definite written admission OF the
part YOU have taken throughout this.
You'll play no more tricks on me-
eyes, agree. I'll do it the instant l
get to the Department.
.'Thank you. ! know how you keep
such pledges. You will write the order
for Nine. Drakona's release here at
once and send it by Burski, your trust
ed servant, with orders to conduct her
to a place We'll settle
But at such a time difficulties may
be raised, and
"Yes or no, quick! AS for the diff
%cn]ties, you'll remain i'll our hands
,-..a fo,,,I Inr,- To unt over
them. Burski was clever enough TO
get me into this mess a few minutes
since. Now you can use his clever
ness to get you out OF one
Yves: let me see him."
zone word. You are earning your
life, understand that. Attempt any
t%reacherv and | left the sentence
unfinished.
"Ill do it," he agreed. "Anything'
anything"
Volna fetched some writing mater1-
ais. and while B%remenhof wrote the
], order | conferred with I.adislas and
settled the details Of the plan.
| We dared not stay longer in thai
house, because the police would soon
be back in great force to Bremen
, hof's rescue. and Ladislas named (:
: place to which we could take him
But we could not have Nine. Drakon;
brought to the same place because
Rurski would. in that event. AXE thu
police with her. We arranged there
: fore that Nine. Drakona should b'
Il taken to her own house.
@ Moreover. as the kernel Of every
z thing was to prevent Nollla'S arrest
a she could not go home to receive he
mother, but that difficulty the tele
phone solved for us. We settled t
wait at the place to which Iadlsla
: would take us until a telephone mes
@ sage from the Drakonas house ass1lr
h cd us that Nine. Drakona was Their
IS and alone.
If When the order was ready | fetrhe
IS Rurski. Bremenhof gave him his il
V Structions. and | said enough to cor
vince them both that Bremenhof'
n safety depended entirely upon the
Keeping faith with us.
I.adislas then explained matters t
10 the leaders of the mob. The crow
had meanwhile decreased in numbers
and those who remained We're induce
le to dispense.
id \ carriage was fetched and we fol
10 started, leaving BuTski in charge of
le couple of the men who had come Wit
,e L.adislas. to be dispatched On his e
rand as soon as our carriage was OF
IS of sight.
1e We had done we'll so far. but tllel
hit was still much to do. \ slight chet
h to the plans at amy migl
mean the ruin of everything. If II
d. luck lasted we should win. and on
to complete success could Justify the de
I'd perate move had taken.
Would the luck last:
Ii. If Rremenhof had been loss Of
IT, coward such a plan as urS Won
We have been absolutely impossible. B
er the sight of the mob's fury had so 81
urated him With fear that it bereft hi
he of the power to make even a show
m resistance.
to l did my utmost to play on that te
ror. During the short ride I sat {
to positc to him holding in full sight t
revolver which had already done
I'll. Slcn conspicuous service. ana VIII
We we reached our destination l link
he my left arm in his as | walked h
into the house. taking care that
gh should see l still held the weap
ready for use.
ia What | should really have done h
he made an effort to escape | do
cir know. but ! am sure ! had convinc
He him that l should shoot. That fear
no me made him my slave. He watch
T.. my every gesture, started nervOu:
on when | looked at him and finch
lof whenever spoke.
As o q as We We're in the house
mt set him to work to write the oftic
:. declaration that he had investiga
ng the charges against Nolna and h
ut found them unfounded. and Their
on fu)l stotap,aOt nf tho mart bo ho1 nj