The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-05-25

for West Farms to REINFORCE the
watchers who had been on duty all
day.
The hut was located In a grove, with
thick underbrush to shelter 1t from the
road. 1t was ramshackle old place,
that had been last occupied by a mys-
FERROUS Frenchman, who had been
| found unaccountably murdered. From
that time on it had never been occu-
pied as place Of habitation.
1t had been selected by the anarch-
lists as an ideal spot for their head
| quarters, standing, as 1t did, apart
| from other houses. In lonely and iso-
lated spot From this hut they had
! organized their afraid on New York.
| The anarchists had dug an under
ground passage as a means Of escape
If they were called upon to suddenly
vacate, and when they learned of the
proposed visit of the secret service Of
ficials, they made sure the tunnel was
clear of Instructions. Then they pre-
pared the hut for the reception Of the
| officers.
| An explosive mine was placed under
the floor. The bomb was connected by
wire with the underground passage,
and made ready to be discharged by
electricity when pressure was applied
to an exploding-key. To make sure of
their work, quantity of nitrOglycer-
inc was stored In the tunnel as q
force for vengeance held in reserve.
Everything was prepared for the
"welcome" the anarchists intended to
give the government officials, and the
beetle-browed villains waited restless
~ for the arrival Of their victims.
Some time after dark the lookouts re-
ported that the attacking force was
approaching.
The raiding party advanced eau
tiously from several directions until
they finally completely surrounded the
Frenchman's cabin. Then the Off
Ger in command, with a few of his
subordinates, approached the only
door that gave access to the hut, and
knocked loudly for admittance.
There was no response to repeated
demands, and at last the officers
pressed their shoulders against the
panels Of the door and forced it open.
Searching the one big room that occu-
pied the ground floor of the hut with
their electric torches, the officials made
a careful inventory.
The CLEAN of the lights upon wire
stretched across the floor awakened
suspicion. The leader of the party,
concluding that the wire could not be
there for any especially good purpose,
promptly cut it-and thereby saved the
lives of himself and his men.
Underground the anarchists were de-
batting just how soon they should ex-
plode the mine that was intended to
rid the earth of ut least few of their
enemies. When one Of their number
settled the discussion by pressing the
connecting key and no explosion re-
suited, the gang knew that something
had gone wrong with their plans.
The leader Of the anarchists grabbed
the container of nitroglycerin and
started to crawl cautiously through the
, tunnel, followed by the rest Of the
anarchists. When their mine failed to
, explode. one of their greatest schemes
, for vengeance was shattered. They
had only the hand-operated explosives
3 now to rely upon.
> When the anarchists began their exit
from the underground tunnel, the
, shout that was set up by the officers
: remaining outside the cabin attracted
| the attention of the raiders who haG
4 gone inside. Some of the secret serv
/ ice men rushed from the cabin an(
joined their fellows to repel the
threatened attack.
a At this instant a new and entirely
n unexpected element entered into thu
= exciting situation. Pat drove up t.
/, the Frenchman's cabin, from the mar
r road just as the anarchist in posses
e sion of the nitroglycerin was abou
e to hurl the deadly stuff into the grouI
r of officials who had gathered in from
of the hut.
d Pat had but a second to think, ant
l. in the decision to fulfill the purpos
k for which she had come, the girl tool
e careful aim with her revolver and sho
IS the anarchist at the instant his arm
It was drawn back to hurl the explosive
o The shot was true, and when the bulle
struck its target the nitroglycerin fe
# a few feet away from him and explod
n ed on the ground.
l. The shock was indescrlbable. TIL
g old shanty fell in crumbled mass
lie and an overturned stove set fire to tn
% ruins. Officers and anarchists wer
alike thrown violently to the ground
v Pat had opened the door of the tax
n cab when she aimed her shot, and tn
sr shock of the explosion likewise tire,
IT her to the ground. Men in such tryin
lie times have been known to be far NOR
,e eXcitable than women, and in this cas-
d Pat was the coolest person in the par
e. ic-stricken crowd.
When the girl scrambled to her fee
Mt the first blaze of the burning cabin a
r, tracted her attention. To her ute
st horror she fancied that she say
| through the omen door man in fh