The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-21
CHAPTER XII (ccntinued).

and Celia, half frightened. was forced
to clingyto her protector to keep from
being thrown on the floor Of the cab.
oh, are we running away?" she
breathed awesomely into his ear.
Il think not,-dear," he answered
back. the last wore inaudible. 1.-The
driver thinks we are in a hurry but he
has no need to go at his furious pace.
i win tell him"
He leaned forward and tapped on the
glass. hut the driver paid no attention
whatever save perhaps to drive faster.
Could it be that he lar lost control
of his horse and could not stop, or
hadn't hs heard7 Gordon tried again.
and accompanied the knocking this
time with a shout, but all to no pur-
pose. The cab ratified steadily on.
Gordon discovered now hat there were
two men on the box instead Of one, and
u sudden p%renonition sent a thrill Of
the presence of that detective had been
a warning, and he u%nlaeeding had
walked into a trap? What a fool he
had beeJlgto get into a carriage where
he was at3the mercy of the driver. He
ought 10 nave stayed in open places
where kidnapping would be impossible.
Now that he had thought Of 1T he felt
convinced that this was just what the
enemy would try to do,-kidnap him.
The more fruitless he found his efforts
to make. the driver hcar him the more
he felt convinced that something was
wrong. 81 tried to open the doo next
him and fiSlnd it stuck. He nut all his
treneth firth to turn the catch hut Il
held FAST. Then n cold sweat stood ont
upon Elm and horror filled his mind.
His commission with its large sieniic-
nnce TO the country was in imminent
Jeopardy. His w life was in all prob
ability hanging In the balance, but most
sweet girl by his side. what terrible
experiences might be hers within the
next hour lie his brain and right arm
could not protect her. Instinctivelv his
hand went to the pocket where he had
kept his revolver ready since ever he
had left Washington. Danger should
not find frfrn utterly unprepared
He realized. 90. that r. was entirely
possible, that his alarms were nm
that the driver w,s really +.l-
ing them to the East Liberty station.
that the door naaralv st,,nL ana he woe
needlessly anxious. He must keep a
steady head and not let his mpanto
see that no was nervous. The hrst
thing was to find ont IL noss,hIa whara
they really were, but that was a diff
cult task. The street over which thew
ratified was utterly dark with the e,oom
Of a smoky city added to the hight
There were no street lights except at
wide intervals. and the buildings an
peared to be blank walls Of aarisnass
probably great The wav
was narrow. and entirely unknown
Gordon could not tell if he had evar
been there before TJa WINS s,,ra fron.
his knowledge Of the stations that thew
had gone much farther han TO East
Liberty, and the darkness and loneIi-
ness OF the region throuph which thew
were passing filled him again with .
vague alarm. 1t occurred TO him that
might be able "a ret the m;ndna,
sash down and sneak to tha dr,ver .na
he struggled with the ono On his o,nn
side for q whi,a Will, ,;tt, " ~ own
It seemed to have been plugged un with
wads of paper ali around Mi. ap = ro
newed his anxiety. II bepan to- 1aeI
IL there was Intention in aa.iina roun
carriage. He Ieanad n,,ar .na foaIp
the sash OF The onnnsita 81.
and found the paper wads there also
There certainly was Intention Mo- %Ns ~
alarm Celia he Strengthened back and
sash cautiouslv n,IIlinp o,,t ~ t nas
at last ha cnuld Ia9 dor.n Az ~ papeI
Al rush Of danE air rsn,a .HS sIass.
forts. and tha girl dra,n ! hnas ms Ell
lief. Gordon never isne,y b ua. nas oI re.
had been to fainting at that mnn,en,
corner wafchinr him qulet IN her
to herself, though her banrt ~ re . kept
wildly. She Mr. 80 srsas uealins
horse was 1,nninp uIau ma Inc
Gordon ,eanaa ri. Wy.
window. but in INC +a,n ~. ouI ulsthe
gleam OF a revolver in a hand thai h,,nr
stra anl u1lver.s 9 < pointed
IL with intentinn - 1wa,u ms ace as
OF need. Il o,,na, = 4sauy IN case
iool.,ng tor WE = y lhe nand was
ing In muffled tones to tba ar,w Was AZ Iaik