The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-26
III.

Almost in front Of the house stood a
closed carriage with two fine horses.
put the coachman was looking up anx-
lously toward the next building. The
sound of the closing door drew the
mans attention, and, catching Gordon's
y ne made as If to jump down and
throw open the door of the carriage.
Quick as a flash, Gordon saw he had
neen mistaken for the man the car
rage awaited, and he determined to
make use of the circumstance.
Don't get down." he called to the
man, taxing It's very late al
ready. I'll open the door. Drive for all
You're worth" He jumped in and
slammed the carriage door behind him.
ana In a second more tho horses were
iiylng down the street. A glance from
the pack window showed an excited
group Of his fellow-guests standing at
me open door OF the mansion he had
Juss ieIt pointing toWard his carriage
and widely gesticulating. He surmised
that his host was already at the tele-
phone calling for his own private detec.
tive. ese
Gordon could scarcely believe his
sense that he had accomplished his mis-
SION ana Illght SO far, n yet he knew
Els SITUATION was most p~ecarious. Where
ne was going he neither knew nor cared.
sVhen he was sure he was far enough
from the house he would call to the
driver and give him directions, but first
ne must make sure that the precious
pipe was SAFELY slowed away. in case
ne mould be caught and searched. They
mlgnt be coming after him with motor
cycles in q minute or two.
carefully rolling the paper into atiny
compass. he slipped 1t into a hollow
gold case which was among the things
IN the envelope the chief had given him.
1here was O fine chain attached to the
case, and the whole looked innocenfIy
IKE 9 gold pencil. The chain he slipped
apout5his neck, dropping the case down
inside his collar. That done he breathad
more freely. Only from his dead BODY
shouid they take that away. Then he
hastily put on the false eyebrows. mus
tache and goatee which had been pro-
yided for his disguise, and pulling on
q pair. OF light gloves he felt more FIT
to eyade detection.
He was Just beginning to think what
ne should say to the driver about TAX
Ing him to the station. for II waa i'm.
portant that he get out Of the CITY al
once, when, glancing out Of the window
70 see what part OF the city he was
being k through, he became aware
Of an auto close beside the carriage
keeping pace with It, and two men
stretching their necks as IL to look into
the carriage window at him. He with.
drew To the shadow instantly so that
they could not see him, but the one
quick glance he had had made him sure
that one OF his pursuers was the short
thick set man with the cruel Jaw who
q sat across from him at he dinner
table q few minutes before, If this were
SO he had practically no chance at ali
of ESCAPE, for what was q carriage
against swift moving car and what
was he against a whole city full of
strangers and enemies? II he ATTEMPT
ed TO drop from the carriage on the
other side and escape into the dark-
ness he had but q chance OF 1000 al
not being seem. and he could not hope
Ito hide n get away In this unknown
part OF the city. Yet he must take hid
chance somehow, for the carriage musi
sooner or later get somewhere and he
be obliged to face his pursuers.
To make matters worse, lust at the
instant when he had decided to Jump al
1.-THE next dark place and was measufins
1.-The distance with his eye, his hand
Ieven being outstretcked to grasp the
door handle. q tblustering, boisterous
motorcycle burst into full bloom just
where he intended to jump, and the
ENaan Nhogrode 1t was IN uniform. HI
lodged back Into the darkness 81 the
carriage again that he might not be
seen, and the motorcycle came 70 neal
THAT 1tU rider turned AWhitQ face and