Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-08

He Sma she'd . Hole through rho S'ass'
been taken when unconscious to some
house Of the better sort.
The pipe smoker. who appeared to
be acting as a guard, sat at the head
Of the couch so close that the smoke
from his lips blew hot against Jim's
cheek, but he was so placed that Jim
could not see him without moving.
Jim continued careful not to betray
consciousness and the next minute he
was rewarded for his caution. A step
approached the door. and as the door
opened the smoker stood UP. A man
plainly the superior Of the gnarl-.en-
tered the room and stopped beside the
couch.
Hes not conscious YETI" he said
impatiently to the guard. who now
had ceased to smoke.
"No, sir: not move yet" the guard
replied with Difference.
The "sir" put his hand upon Jlr,s
shoulder. 1t was a strong. firm hand
and gripped with determination. 1t
shook Jim back and forth and then
let 60. Jim had let himself lie as
Imply as possible and had made no
resistance to the shaking.
you must try again to revive him.
Bole," the "sir" directed. "lf whisky
and water do not bring him about do
anything else"
Yes. sir"
"Try at once. He"--this did not re-
fer to Jim it plainly referred to some
one in authority over the sir and
whose wishes were to be oheyed-
must know within an hour, certainly,
how he"-this referred to jim
learned"
The "sir" went out and shut the door
behind him. Bole again pulled at his
pipe. but he also poured water into
glass. He added liquor and carried
the glass to the couch. Jim still lay
as he was left, on his side. He man
aged yet to felgn stupor. though the
blood was pounding within his brain
and tingling in his neck. He had just
received the answer to the enigma
which had bewildered him since he
had regained his senses. He had just
| heard tile explanation Of the puzzle as
| to why he had not been shot after the
| fight in the office and left there.
The reason that the spies had taken
him prisoner and carried him away
was that he had shown that he had
learned certain of their secrets. II
they had killed him or left him in the
n Intp n,f
operated only to direct more attention
toward that Office. and they would
have lost all opportunity to trace
through him the location Of the fault
In their chain of secret agents. WITH
Jim prisoner and in their power they
could force from him--or apparently
they were determined to try to force
from him-what he knew about them
and how he learned it, so that they
might mend their chain where 1t was
broken or Mt least take precautions
against the break bringing greater
danger to them. Till they could dis
cover where the fault was 1t was plain
that they must move with extreme
caution and at too great risk.
Jims teeth clenched and his hands
strained as he recognized this situa-
ton. Bole brought to his lips the glass
of whisky and water. He forced
little down Jim's throat and dashed
more over his face,
Jim succeeded In still eeigntng stu
por. BoIe rolled him over on his face
and undid the cords which bound his
arms, selling inns wrists and moving
the arms to stir Jim into life.
The door of the room was shut tight.
and as no sound came from other
parts of the house Jim felt assured
that a little noise would send no alarm
to other rooms. AS Bole rolled him
over with arms loosed he still lay
limp; then, as Bole bent over him.
Jim caught loop OF the rope which
had bound him and threw 1t over
Bole's neck. The man leaped back
in his first start OF surprise and 80
drew the loop tight. He did not cry
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