The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-21
CHAPTER XIII.

IidilClng through the window he saw
that they were in front of a railroad
track upon which a log freight train
was rushing madly along at a giddy
pace for a mere freight. The driver had
evidently hoped to pass this nnint ha-
fore h train got there, but had failed.
The train had an eXultant sound as if
IL knew 1t had outwitted the driver.
On n side of the street We're high
buildings and on the other a great lum-
Der yard, between which and their car
rage there stood a team of horses
hltched to a covered wagon, from the
back of which some boards protruded.
n this on the side next to Celia
where the door would open! Gordon's
heart leaped up with hope and wonder
over the miracle of their opportunity.
The best thing about their situation
was that their driver had stopped lust
a little back of the covered wagon. so
that their door would open to the street
directly behind the covered wagon. It
made 1t possible for the carriage door
to swing wide and for them to slip
across behind he wagon without get
ting too near the driver. Nothing could
nave been better arranged for their
escape and the clatter of the empty
freight cars drowned all sounds.
Without delay Gordon softly I'M
whispering to Celia:
60! Quick! Over there by the fence
In the shadow. DON look around nor
speak! Quick! I'll GOMEZ"
Trembling in every limb, yet with
brave, starry eyes, Celia slipped like a
wrath from the carriage. stole behind
the boards n melted into the shadow
OF the great fence of the lumber yard,
her purple plumes mere depths of shad-
ows against the smoky planks. Gordon.
grasping the suit cases, moved Instant
~ after her. deftly and silently closing
the carriage door and dropping into
the shadows behind the big wagon
scarcely able to believe as vet that thew
had really escaped.
Zen feet back along the sidewalk was
q gateway, the posts being tall and
thick. The gate itself was closed, but
IT hung a few inches inside the line of
the fence, and into this depression the
sWo softiy n stood, flattening
themselves back against the gate as
closely us possible, scarcely daring to
breathe, while the long freight clattered
and rar1bled its way by like a lot OF
jolly. washerwomen running and laugh
Ing In a line n spatting their tired,
NOISY rect as they Went: then the We
nieles impatiently took up their
driver look down at the win
dow below him and glance hack
hastily over his shoulder, and the man
on the other side OF the box looked
down on his side. The glitter Of some
thing IN his hand shone for an instant
IN the glare of the signal light over
the track. Then the horse lurched for
r and the cab began It's crazy gait
over h rack and up the cobbied
street. they had started onward with
out getting down to look In the car
riage n see II all were safe with their
prisoners, and they had not ever
looked back to see IL they had escaped.
They evidently trusted in the means
they had used to lock the carriage
doors. and had heard no sounds OF
their escaping. 1t was incredible, but
It was Y Gordon drew q long
breath OF relief and relaxed from his
strained position. The next thing was
to yet out of that neighborhood as
swiftly as possible before those men
had time to discover that their birds
had flown. They would OF course know
at once where their departure had
search Tor them with perhaps more
men to help; mi q second time escape
would be impossible.
Gordon snatched up the suit cases
with one hand. and with the other
drew Celia's arm within his,
Now, we must hurry with all our
might he said softly. Are you al
Yeg.' Her breath was coming in q
sob. y her eyes were shining bravely
Q childlv his voice was very ten-
Der. We're you much f~raghtened?"
~ little.a anHmerad more brave
81 shall have hard cork 10 forgive
myself for all this, he SAID tepderly
sBnt We mustn't talk. We have to get
out Of this quickly 81 they may come
back AftSr us. Iean on mn and WALL
Celin hent he efforts 70 take lonl
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