The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-08

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She ran back into the room.
"Whu is thcrc:" called.
"Thc police. Open or We Shall break
fastened the door and threw it open.
At that omc N"lnn came back
and shook her hrHl.
Two mcn entered. "Ynl arc our rri>-
"ncrs..' cried the first comcr. If YOU
resist the consequences will be on
.y"lr heads"
we don't resist. I'm clad you've
come"
They seized and hold Us both. the
man Who took Inc snntrl,ing the re-
v"lvcl which was >,ill in my hand,
An. Il police weapon he said, sig
niticHntly. and showed il to his COM
%l'nni"n. who appeared to /" in COM
mand.
search them both for amy more
weapons" cam" til" order. sharp and
ringing.
wait Il m"nlrnt. There is II mistake
here" | said.
"l"u'vr made. il. then. in letting US
nc, YOU here =" easily" and they both
laughed.
"What is the charge against u.s." |
asked.
II Wa about as TIGHT Il corncr rs tate
in an i'll naturru mood could have dc
yi~od for us.
1 I.,,,- .,,.,,.l - ,I.. ,,,., l.l. sc tl,
police net to lay iuu much emphasis at
the outset upon the fact that they had
Numbered. Th" police arc pretty much
the same all the world over Charge
them with hlmadrrin-. and thrN will
exhaust Cvrry rSourrr to- di>prnNr the
charge, and in 'hr meantime YOU who
have made it are getting badly
squeezed.
As i, was. only an accident presented
the discriminating papers trnlu being
Immediately found. Just the luck that
had told Nolna 4" try and burn them
ana had MOT tihrn Them back from
her. Th" search 10 which she MAS
subjected WAS little more 1han formal.
but my pockets were all uvrrhaulcd
and my papers taken ont and exam
incd.
WAS not 81 foolish AZ L" resist. but
began to feel pretty indignant when
papers. money and all wer" retained
by the leader.
.llow did YOU got thi>::" he asked.
holding np the police rcvnlNrr. IL" An-
n"arch to attach great Importance to
my possession OF it. This interested
me greatly. That | had taken ii from
tho police agent ON the Devils stair
ease would certainly he known, and if
he was in search of lis it was a sut'i-
ellen, proof that VIC were the persons
wanted. | had |" Got, at that in,li-
rcctly,
eff you will permit mt will give
YOU an exact report of what has hap
prncd here. and that will account for
everything"
All wan, is Il plain answer to my
question. no long. roundabout lying
story
There was n" help for it.. must
lie. :" | did il boldly. Most fortu-
na,rly | got the revolver here said.
"Y"u'rr IL cool hand" was tho >llccr-
ing reply. ''Eu, i, won't IL" YOU amy
good to lie t" me"
"F%nr,uun1rly. | mean. BECAUSE it
saved my life and that Of my sister
here. We were attarkcd"-
-" YOU mean there are amy others
in the house, lr broke in,
"tcrtaimIy | do. Tho tw" wrrlchcS
VIII" appear I" have been living here
are in !; above
Both the MAJ, aud his wife had kept
rs quiet as mu,rS all this time. But
they had evidently been listening, for
at IhH, moment Inc door nluV" was
opened. and the NV" came out,
us that the police: Is that the l"-
lice" cried the nmnl "HcaNru and
the blessed Virgin above /" praised.
We've been nearly murdered by the
two villains there, You'll protect us
n"W. won, YOU: Praise 10 the holy
saints for having sent You 10 oar as
s~iS.anrr.."
"What'> all this"
The couple came runI,iu. down tho
stairs ami threw themselves on their
| knees. the woman pouring ont a VOLT
bic account "f how they had been III
tackled 10y us and their lives threat
rn"l. mingled with thanks for their de
liNrran"r. r%n,rrnti"s to protect, Them
| and an urgent warning Ia pay special
| attention t" m" a> !, dangerous and
| mur1crulS villain.
torrSaW !: very awkward cumpIi-
| cation. When tW" parties lrcuSc carl.
other the police ru|c is to arrest both.
Tho leader was obviously pcrplrNcI.
What is your nm" he said To ne.
and before could reply the woman
! burst in.
"lvnn Krrmpel. and that's \it;,. his
Wife" she cried. "rlry've been using
| the house for days aud days past"
| attempted 10 deny this, hui Inc