Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

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" the wire.
Eyes"
II have a message for you from Alu-
sic mountain"
"Go ahead"
1.-THE message IL like this: Take me
away from here as soon as you cam"
"Whom Is that message fromT'
II can't call any Names"
"Who are yOu9"
II emit tell you that. Goodby."
"Hold On. II you're treating me
fair-and I believe you mea to-
come wei to my room a minute"
"No."
"Let me come to where you are" \
mo"
"Let me wait for you-anywhere"
"No."
"Do you think that message means
what It says"
II know 1t does
"Do you know what 1t means for me
to undertaken"
II have n pretty stiff idea"
"Did you get it direct from the
party who sent It'll"
II can't talk all night. Take 1t or
leave 1t Just where 1t Is"
De Spain heard him close. He
closed his own instrument and began
feverishly signaling central. "This is
1O1. Henry de Spain talking" he said
briskly. You just called me. Ten
dollars for you, operator If you can
locate that call. quick"
There was a moment Of delay at the
central Office, then the answer: ut
came from 234-Tenison's saloon"
"Giye me your name. operator.
Good. Now give me %, and ring the
neck off the bell"
Lefcver answered the call on No.
% The talk was quick n sharp.
!, Messengers were instantly pressed
!. into service from the dispatcher's Of
/ flee. Telephone wires hummed, and
, every man available on the special
, agents force was brought into action
, Livery stables were covered, the pub
' lie resorts were put under observation
|, horsemen clattered up and down the
t street. Within an Incredibly short
0 time the town was rounded up, every
outgoing trail watched, and searcf
e was underway for anyone from VIZ
san's gap, and especially for the send
) er Of the telephone message.
e De Spain, after instructing Lefever
u FASTENED to Tensions. His rapi'
questioning Of the few habitues Of TIN
I. place and the bartender elected onl.
@ the information that n mar had uset
a the telephone booth within a few min
utes. Nobody knew him. or, If the!
q did know him, refused to describ
$. him in any but vague terms.
v Outside, Bob Scott in the saddl
waited with a led horse. The two me
I. rode straight and hard out on tn
sinks. The sky was overcast, an
speed was their only resource. Afte
)e two miles Of riding, they refined up 0
a ridge, and Scott, springing from tn
saddle, listened for sounds. He ros
m from the ground, declaring he coul
d hear the strides Of n running hors
Again the two dashed ahead. tn
TO chase was bootless. Whoever roc
to. before them easily eluded pursuit.
i'm Undeterred by his failure to owe
n. take the fugitive, De Spain rode ra,
dc idly back to town to look for 9TH
i'm clews. Nothing further was found
nd throw light On the message or me
M. senger. No one had been found an
where In town from Morgan's ga
whoever had taken n chance In d
m. liyerlng the message had escaped u
lis. detected.
Even after the search had be
abandoned the Significance Of the
M cldent remained to be weighed. J
MI Spain WINS much upset. A conferen
NM With Scott. whose judgment In a
affair was marked by good sense, q
u with Lefeyer. who, like n won't
"a reached by intuition a conclusion
which Scott or De Spain arrived
process Of thought, only revealed
fact that all three, as Lefever G.
fessed, were nonplused.
ITS one of two things" declnl
= Lefever, whose eyes were never dull
u by late hours. "Elther they've s.
- this to lure you into the gap and I
N3 YOU, or clse--and that's q great
. 'or else'--she needs you. Henry,
NM that message mean the way 1t '
VI worded-sound like Nan Morgan?'
De Spain could hardly answer.
did, and It didn't" he said fina
"But--" his companions saw dur
tMl the pause by which his lips expires
the resolve he had finally reac
that he was not likely to be tru
. from it--"l am going to act just
II the word came from Nan and
=. does need me-"
tI More than one scheme for get
quickly Into touch with Nan was
posed and rejected within the !
~ ten minutes. And when Lefcver, n
-. comforting with Scott, put up to
wa' spain a proposal that the three sh'
her TINY 'x 49,. NAME ~ y,nt. I,
=" ran, Dc. spain had reached ano
~. conclusion.
npan- ~ s .hs.o rohr. ~
0re. more ,nau !. a. A., n,.c,
Bull gains . ply. ~. ~o,, ma NJ,
% up. isn't F,Su. N.,.a =, r,v o,.n r.r.
"a anair. And I know Nan wouldn't
,rrst 10y the prospect Of an nll.around
1s-.S ON her account. Fighting Is q HI
|iecpy ! tnst ~ -" a.Sn