The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-16

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them"
She ran back int" the room.
"Mlu is thcrr:" called.
''TIr police. oIm', az we shall break
r" hesitate would nc fatal. So ! UNI
Fastened Tia" door and threw it open.
At that moment N"lnn came back
and shook her head.
TWO men entered. 'N"u are our priS-
onrrs..' cried the first conner If YOU
resist the consequences will be on
your heads"
"Wr don't resist. I'm glad you've
come.
They seized and held us both. the
man who took me snatcling the re-
vnlyrr which was still in my hand.
".Nll. Il police weapon" ne said. sig
niiirantIy. and showed it I" his com
I,a,li"u, who appeared +" he in rom
man,.
"Srnrrlr them both fnr any more
WrHlunS." came the order. sharp and
ringing.
"Wnit a omcn There is a mistake
here" | said.
''Nou'vr made. it. then. in letting us
net YOU here 81 easily" and they both
laughed.
What is the charge against. US" |
asked.
1t was about as tigh, Il corner as fate
in an ill naturcd mood could have de
| viScd for us.
knew enough of the methods of the
police not to lay too much emphasis at
the outset upon the fact that they had
Numbered. The police are pretty much
/ the same all the world over. Charge
them with laundering, and hey will
exhaust every resource to di>noVe the
charge. and in the meantime YOU who
have made if are getting badly
squeezed.
AS it was. only AN accident prevented
the discriminating papers from being
Immediately found. Just the luck that
! | had told Nolna to try and burn them
and had not taken them bach from
her. The search to which she was
subjected was little more than formal.
but my pockets were all ~ovcrhauled
and my papers taken out and exam
med.
was not so foolish as to resist. but
began to feel pretty INDIGNANT when
papers. money and all wore retained
by the leader.
"IIow did YOU Get this" he asked.
holding MP tllc police revolver. He al-
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my pu>>eSsion of it. This Interested
mo greatly. That | had taken il from
the police agcn, on the Dcvll'> stair
case would certainly he known. and il
he was in search of Us il was a Sutii
cien, proof that VIC were the persons
wanted. had I" get at that indi-
rectly.
"If YOU will permit me will give
YOU am exact report OF what has hap
pcnc,l hero. and that will account for
cvcry1hin@."
AN var is d plain answer TO my
question. no long. ruunda hu,, lying
story"
There WAS no help for it. must
lie. 81 did it boldly. "Mn>1 f"rtu-
na1rly | got the revolver here" said.
"Nuu'rc !, cool hand" VAS the sheer
ing reply. "Rut i, wont do YOU II
good to lie to mo.
"For1unatrly. | meal BECAUSE il
saved my life and that Of my sister
here. We wore attacked
"lm You mean there are any others
in the house" he broke in.
"trr1ainly ,l". The two wrr,rhrS
who appear I" have been living here
arc i'm Il room above"
Both the man and his Wife had kept
us quiet as mu1e> all this time, But
th"y had evidently been listening. fol
ut that mumrnt III" uoor above was
opened. and the "" came out.
"l> that the police: Is that the Io
lice" cried the woman. %"llcavrn and
the blessed Virgin above be praised
We've been nearly murdered 10y tho
two villains there. iuuIl protect '>
now. Won, YOU: Praise /" the holy
saints for having sent YOU In our as
siStancc.."
"What.> all this:
Tho couple came running down tn
stairs and throw themselves ON lhci
knees. I'll" woman InHrin" out a vnl'l
bic cco,ln of how they had been al
tackled ny us and their lives threat
rnc,i, mingled with thanks for their tie
l%ivrrance. cnlrcati"S To protcc, then
and an nr"cm, WARMING Ia pay >poria
attention To me As Il dangerous am
murdrrouS villain.
furpSaW Il very awkward comps
cation. When tive parties accuse encl
other the police rulc is to arrest both.
The leader was obviously pcrpleNrl
"What is your namr:' he said I" IN,
and before | could reply the woma
burst in.
Ivan krempel, and that's Mia. hi
wife, she cried. ''They've been uSin.
the house for days and days past
attempted to deny this. but h