The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04

TINS experience l & certainly have reason
to be. The door was no sooner closed on
me thar the driver began to race like
mad through the streets. ! didn't think
much of 1t at first until he had been
going some time, fully long enough to
have reached East Liberty. and the
horse was still rushing like a locomo-
tive. Then l saw that we were in q
lonely district OF the city h a seemed
unfamiliar. That alarmed me and /
tapped on the window and called to
the driver. He paid no attention. Then 1
found the doors We're fastened shut, and
the windows plugged SO they wouldn't
open.
II discovered that an armed man rode
beside the driver. I managed to get one
OF the doors open after a good deal of
work, n escaped when we stopped
for a freight train to pass; but I'm
satisfied hat I was being kidnapped
and If hadn't got away just when l did
you would never have heard of me
again or the message either. I finally
managed to reach East Liberty station
and jumped on the first train that
came in, but / caught a glimpse Of
Balder stretching his neck over the
crowd. He must have seen mo and had
Hale and Burke OR The watch when l
got here. They just missed me by a
half second. They went owe to the
restaurant-didn't expect me on a spec
ial, but l escaped them. and I'm mighty
glad to get hat little paper into your
possession and out of mine. It's rather
a long story to tell the whole, but /
think you have the main facts
There was a suspicious glitter in the
keen eyes of the kind old chief as he
in a hearty shake; but all he said was:
And you are all worn out-TIl guar
antee you didn't sleep much last night"
We'll, no." said Gordon; "1 had to
sit up in a ~day-coach and a the seat
with another man. Besides, I was some
what excited"
0 course, of counsel" puffed the
old chief, coughing vigorously, and
showing by his gruff attitude that he
was deeply affected. We'll, young man,
this won be forgotten by the depart
ment. Now you go home and take a
good sleep. Take the whole day off if
you wish, and hen come down tomor-
row morning n tell me all about it.
Isn't there anything more l need to
know at once that justice may be
done?"
81 believe not" said Gordon, with a
who were at the dinner with me. / wrote
them down from emo last night
when / couldn't sleep. I also wrote a few
scraps of conversation, which will show
you just how deep the plot had gone. If
| had not e the message n known
I iIS lhlDOlt ~ L Slloolo llol y dllSl SSoCo
what they were talking about"
HIN! Yes. If there had been more
time before you started / might have
told you all about it. Still, it seemed
desirable that you should appear as
much at your ease as possible.
plished by YOU knowing nothing Of the
import OF the writing when you first
met the people"
II suppose it was as well that did
4 not know any more than l did. You are
a great chief, sir! I was deeply i'm
! pressed anew with thai fact as / saw
how wonderfully you had planned for
every possible emergency. 1t was sim
ply great, sir"
Pooh. Pooh! Get you home and to
bed" said the old chief quite brusque-
ly.
He touched a bell and a man APP
peared.
'Jessup. is the coast clear?" he asked.
"Yessah," declared the darkey. "Dey
have just he'd a couple O. shots in de
pahke, an now dey TUX de villains off
to de p'lice station. De officers is out
der waitin' to 'scort de gemman."
Get home with you, Gordon, and
don't come to the office till 10 in the
morning. Then come straight to my
private ROOM"
Gordon thanked him and left the
room, preceded by the gray haired
servant, He was surprised to find
the policemen outside, and wondered
still more that they seemed to be GO
ing one In front and the other behind
him as he rode along. IIe was greatly
relieved that he had not been called
upon to give the whole story. His heart
was filled with anxiety now to get back
to the girl and tell her everything, and
yet he dreaded it more than anything
he had ever had to face in all his life.
He sat back on the cushions and, COW