Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-10-25

drew to tho shadow instantly SO that
they could not see him. but the n
quick glance he had had made him sure
thae one OF his pursuers was the snort
thick set man with the cruel Jaw who
had sat across from him ut the dinner
table u few minutes before. II this were
80 no had practically no chance at all
or escape. for was a carriage
against a swift moving car and what
was no against IL whole city full OF
strangers and enemies? II he attempt
I'D Ia drop from the carriage on the
other side and escape into the dark
ness he had but Il chance OF 1000 at
not being seen. and he could not hope
to III and get away In this unknown
part OF h city. Vet he must take his
sooner OF later get somewhere and he
be obliged TO face his pursuers.
10 make matters worse. just az the
instant when he had decided to jump at
the next dark place Il was measuring
the distance with his eye. his hand
even being outstretched to GRASP the
door handle, Il clustering. boisterous
motorcycle burst into full bloom just
where he intended 10 jump. and the
man who rode il WAS III uniform. He
lodged back into the darkness OF the
carriage again THAT he might not be
seen. the motorcycle came 50 near
that its rider turned q White face and
looked in. He felt that his time had
come, his cause was lost. 1t had
NOT yet occurred TO him thar the men
VINO We're pursuing would hardly be
lkely TO call In municipal aid III their
search. lest their own duplicity would
be discovered. tis reasoned that he
was dealing with desperate men who
would stop at nothing TO get back the
original cipher paper, and stop his
mouth. He was we'll aware that only
death would be considered 81 sufficient
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at MIR. Holman's dinner table. for the
evidence he. could give would involve
the OF every man who had sat
there. He saw in d flash that the two
henchnlen whom he was sure were even
now riding in the car on his right had
been at the table for the purpose OF
~Silencing him ii be showed any signs
OF giving trouble. The wonder was that
any OF them dared call in a stranger
on a matter OF such grave import.
which meant ruin to them all il they
were found out. but probably they la
reasoned that every man had his price
and had intended to offer hing a share
OF the booty. 1t was likely that the
chief a caused 1t TO be understood by
them that he was the right kind Of man
for their purpose. Yet. OF course. they
had taken precautions, and now they
had hahn we'll caught, an on a
side. a motorcycle on the other. and no
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been a fool to get into this carriage. He
might have known it would only trap
him to his death. There seemed abso-
lutely no chance for escape now-yet
he must fight to the last. He put his
hand on his revolver to make sure it
was cas- to get at. tried to think
whether 1T would not be better to chew
up and swallow that cipher message
rather thar to run the risk Of it's fall
ing again into the hands OF the enemy;
decided b a he must carry it intact to
his chief if possible; and finally that he
must make q dash for safety at nee,
when just then the carriage turned
loriskly into a Wild driveway. n the
attendant auto and motorcycle dropped
behind as if puzzled at the moye. The
carriage stopped short and . bright
light from an open doorway WAS
flung into his face. There seemed to
be high stone wallis or one side and the
lighted doorway on the other hand evil
IDENTIFY led into a. great stone building.
he could hear the putting of the car
and cycle just behind. A wild notion
that the. carriage a been placed i'll
front of the house to trap him in case
he tried TO escape, and that he had been
brought to prison. fitted through his
malld.
Ills hand was on his revolver as the
~coachfnan jumped down to fling open
the carriage door, tor he intended to
uSHI LUZ IlS llUtGty W LIE ldSI.-
He glanced back through the carriage
window, and the lights of the auto
glared in his face. The short. thick set
man was getting out of the car, and the
motorcycles had stood his machine up
against the wall and was coming to-
ward the carriage. Escape a geins
to be practically impossible. A wild
thought Of dashing out the opposite
door of his carriage, boldly seizing the
motorcycle and making off on it passed
through his mind, and then the door
on his left was flung ope n the
carriage was Immediately surrounded
by six excited men in evening dress, all
alking at once. Here you are al
last" they chorused.
Where is the best man?' shouted
some n from the doorway. Hasn't
he come. either?' And as if in answer
one of the men by the carriage door
wheeled and called excitedly: Yes
he's come! Tell hiin-tell Jeff-tell
him he's COME Then turning once
more to Gordon hi seized him by the
arm and cried: Come OH quickly!
There isn't a minute to wait. The or
i ganist is fairly frantic. Everybody ha
been just as nervous as could be-. VIZ
couldn't very Well go OIL without yon-
you know. But don't let that Worry
you. It's all right now you've colae
FOrgetsit, old man, a~ndrhustle.' Dis1.s
Gordon perceived above the sound -
subdued hubbub that an organ VA
playing, and even as he listened II
burst into the joyous notes of the we'd.
ding march. 1t dawned upon him thai
this vas not n prison to which he 1as
come but a church-nOt a cOuTf room
but a wedding, and. horror of horrors
they took him for the best man.. Hi
disguise had been his undoing. HOw
was he to get OF. OF this scrape? AMI
with his p%ursuers just behind!,
LET me explain--h he began. Gnt