The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-08
CHAPTER iV-ContInued.

With the closing OF the doors behind
him. In the dim light he distinguished
at the other end OF the room the high
platform and desk where the judges
were 10 sit, when the court had been
transferred from old yincennes. Re
hind the high-backed desk he would
be absolutely concealed from view.
lie made himself comfortable behind
It and settled down to what promised
to be wait Of several hours. Above
him square of azure showed through
the unfinished roof. The afternoon
was warm. David was more tired than
he had realized. He grew drowsy,
nodded slept. f..
When he awoke, without raising his
head, his ears caught the murmur Of
voices that had seemed to run through
his dreams. All the light had faded
from the room. star shone through
the unfinished roof high above him.
The VOICES ran on at his ear. He
could hear them more plainly now.
MONEY! Why. l tell you, man,
there's barrels Of 1t waiting at NAL
den." The voice was inpatient, a
cultural hlrshness checked with an
effort to whisper; sometimes 1t rose
as though its owner could with diff
Guilty constmin himself to caution.
Barrels Of II, l tell you. Heaps O.
good dollars like maize In the Indian
villages"
But do you think he is with us?"
David could scarcely repress start
at the second voice.
The first speaker grunted contemp-
tuously. "And with blood on his
head? You're as sure Of him us you
are OF me-"
The voice that answered was one
of heart. friendllness.
There. there Captain Glrty, no Of
fense. But you'll admit that | was
sent over to treat with you and you
only. Aad now you propose the name
OF this man. You must admit, Cap
tain Girty. that there's n bare chance
he would prefer Yankee to an Eng
lish commission"
The man addressed as Glrty swore
irritably.
American? He haln't no more
American than l be. You promise
him n pisa barth ,rttb tha II,,,o ,,,,
mission and protection and he'll take
It."
"And II ne refusesT
mo ones the wiser. I'll cut his
throat easy enough"
David thought the husky giggle
which accompanied the words would
have graced Satan.
well, we'll meet him tonight, then.
Where dc you say he's to be found7"
We'll meet at the forge at the cor
ner of Oak lane and Walnut-Israel
Butts smlthy. He slips In and out
when he pleases."
"We'll meet there at midnlghtf"
ihH'tubuulA- blhe me lille 10 XII
some O. this liquor. We don't git good
wine every day In the Wilderness"
And the hackwoodsman chuckled
ngalu uheezily.
David heard the faint shuttle Of the
British agents steps as the two moved
AWAY. The second man must be bare
foot. he thought. Then came the Just.
audible sound Of the closing doors and
he was alone. He rose and FASTENED
through the growing darkness like
Mttered ghost. He had still another
rendezvous with traitors to keep that
night.
With grunt q portly passer-by felt
his Impact us he turned the corner; II
was Cranmer himself, lingering on the
way to his i'm.
why, it's Dav,dr he exclaimed
with hluf friendllness. "IIow are you,
young manf" He crushed Dayid's cold
fingers In a mighty grasp. "My boy"
he went on sturdlly. i've seen moth.
Ing In this town all day long but
drunken backwoodsmen | don't think
they're folk you can depend on. !
stick to old John Wesley, rest his
honest soul! I'm a Methodist, I am,
even In town where there's none to
preach. I'm hurrying back to my
daughter, and then we'll have family
prayers together. Won't you join us?"
He beamed on David with the e1-
preston Of one ready to suffer the In
QUESTION. But David stared at him
In silence with a strange look and
then abruptly turned away. What
fool he had been TO trust these Gran
mers for a moment! He caught him.
self-Lydia, for aught he really knew,
was innocent Of her fathers intrigues.
On the corner Of the lanes called
Oak and Walnut the blacksmith shop
# srael Butt, low barraek of logs.
kowed no CLEAN Of light from the In
Tor to the chance passer-by. Da-
4. hidden In the dark passageway at