The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-14
p1umes. and thinking OF his $50 with

) p1umes, n thinking OF mss $50 witt
a chuckle.
1t was surprising how much tina
thick set man. weary and desperate
| though he was, could accomplish. wher
once he reached the telegraph station
and sent his messages flying ron the.
way. In less nan three minutes after
his arrival he had extracted from C.
station agent the fact that w people
man and woman, answering the de-
scription he gave. had bought tickets
for Pittsburgh and taken the afternoon
train for that city. The agent had no.
ticed them IN account of their looking
as If they came from the city. He
especially noticed the purple plumes
the like OF which he had never seen
before. He had taken every minute
he could get off from selling tickets
and sending kilograms to watch the
lady through his little cobwebby win
dow. They didn't wear hats like that
in Milton.
I In ten minutes one message was on
Its way to a crony In Pittsburgh with
whom the thick-set man kept In con
slant touch for just such occasions as
the present. stirring him to strenuous
action; another message had winged its
mysterious way to Mr.. Holman, giving
him the main facts in the case; while
a third message caught another crony
80 miles north Of Pittsburgh and ord
cred him to board the evening express
at his own station, hunt up the parties
described, n shadow them to their
destination, II possible getting in touch
with the Pittsburgh crony when he
Preached the city.
The pursuer then ate a ham sandwich
with liberal washings Of liquid fire
while he waited replies to some OF HIS
messages; and as soon as he was salts
fled that he had set justice In motion
he hlred an automobile and HE'D him
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press to Pittsburgh. He had given
orders that his man and accompanying
lady should be held in Pittsburgh until
his arrival. n he had no doubt but
that the orders would be carried out,
SO sure was he that he vas on the right
track and that his cronies would be
able and willing to follow his orders.
There vas some kind of an excur-
sion on at Pittsburgh, and the place
was croWded The tra1nmen kept CALI
ing off specials. crowds hurried out
of the waiting room, only to be replaced
by other crowds, all eager, pushing.
talking, laughing. They were mostly
chlidren seemed to be of the number;
ana the noise and excitement worried
her after her own exciting afternoon.
Celia longed to lay her down and sleep.
out the seat was narrow. and hard, and
people We're pressing on every side.
1900 - HILL IN the MSlOllC1
nat would stand too near. He wasmost
repulsive looking. though hi did not
seem to be aware OF her presence.
Gordon had a long wait before he
finally secured the coveted state
room and started back to her,
When suddenly a face that he
Knew doomed up in the crowd and
startled him. It was the face. Of a
private detective who was well known
about Washington, but whose head
quarters We're In New York.
Until that instant, 1t had not oc-
Cured to him to fear watchers SO far
south and west Of Pittsburgh. It was
not possible that h other bridegroom
would think to track him here. and.
as Tor the Holman contingent, they
would not be likely to make a public
disturbance about his disappearance
lest they be found to have some con
nection with the first theft Of govern
ment property. They could have
WaIcners only through private means
if they had anticipated his move
.1hrough Pittsburgh to Washington.
Still, It was the natural move for him
TO make in order to get home as quick
~ as possible and yet escape theTNs
And this man in the crowd was the
very one whom they would have been
likely to pick out for their work. He
was as slippery in his dealings as thew
must be and no doubt was in league
WITH them. He knew the man and hts
ways thoroughly, and had no. mind to
fall into his hands.
whether he had been seer by thu
detective yet or not, he could rot tail
ne suspected he had, by the VIZ,
the man stood around and avoided ran.
ognizing him. There was not an IN
slant to be lost. The fine state roor.
must &c untenanted. He must MAKE
g dash for liberty. Liberty! An. Fast
Liberty What queer things these
brains OF ours are! He knew Pitts
spuTsh Just q little. He remembered
navilg caught q train at East Liberty
station once when he had not time
70 come down to the station to take II.
he might get the same train
at East Liberty. 1t was nearly two
hours before it left. n
SWooptng down upon the baggage
ne murrnured In h girls ear:
catch a car right away"
She followed him closely through
tho crowd. he STOPPING as IL to look
down at his suit case, so that hia
height might not attract the ~ent
OF the man whose recognition ha
feared, and In moment more thew
were out " b lighted blackness sc
Inc streets. One glance backward
showed his supposed enemy s~tretchins
his neck above the crowd, as If search.
ING 9 some one. as he walked hur-
r1edly toward the very doorway thew
had just passed. Behind them ,shad.
owed the manTin the SLOUGH hat. s
with 2 curious motion of his hand sir
nailed another like himself. the Pitts-
burgh crony, who skulked In the dark
ness outside. Instantly this man gave
another signal ri o. tho Gloon
~ the street e carriage drew up at the.
gclrbsbefore the door. the cabman iooks.
Ing eagerly for patronage.
Gordon put both suftcases III ona
hand and taking Celiass arm as gently
as he could Ia his haste hurried her
toward the carriage. 1t was the vArv
refuge he sought. He placed her fnsids
sand gave b order for East ibarfv
cation. drawing 9 long breath OF relief
&C being safely out Of tho statfonsTHn
did not see the shabby one syThes
the box beside tho driver ana
HIS directions In cultural whIa-
pers, q the man@with the slolchs hat
wno Matched from the doorway and
them to u familiar haunt IN
tho nearestsca He only felt how e0od:
4t va to be byAthemselvea once snnorsa
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