Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-04

thls experience. l certainly have reason
10 be. Ihe door was no sooner closed on
me than the drive 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. hen l saw that we were in a
lonely district of the city that seemed
unfamiliar. That alarmed me and |
tapped on the window and called to
the driver. He paid no attention. Then l
FOUND the doors were fastened shut, and
the plugged so they wouldn't
open.
Il discovered that an armed nan rode
beside the driver. l managed to get one
Ut the doors open after a good deal of
work, and escaped when we stopped
for q freight train to pass; but I'm
satisfied that l was being kidnapped
and If | hadn't got away just when | did
you would never have heard of me
again or the message either. 1 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 U have seen me and had
Hale and Burke on the watch when l
got here. They just missed me by a
nall second. They went over to the
restaurant-didn't expect me on a spec
lal, but l escaped them, and I'm mighty.
glad to get that 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 vas a suspicious glitter in the
keen y of the kind old chief as he
put out his hand and grasped (iordon's
In a hearty shake; but all he said was:
And you are all worn out-IIl guar
antee you didn't sleep much last night"
We'll, no." said GORDON: 81 a to
sit up in q. ~day-coach and share the seat
with another man. Besides, 4 was some
what excited" +.
or course, Of course" puffe6, the
old chief, coughing vigorously. and
showing by his gruff attitude tina he
was deeply affected. We'll. young man,
this won't be forgotten by the depart
ment. Now you go home and take a
good sleep. Take the whole day off if
you wish, n Their come down tomor-
row morning and tell me all about it.
Isn't there anything more L need to
know ats once that justice may be
done?"
Il believe not" said Gordon, with a
sigh of relief. There's a list of the men
who were at the dinner with me. l wrote
them down from memory last night
when l couldn't sleep. l also wrote a few
scraps of conversation, which will show
you just how deep the plot had one II
| had not read the message and known
It's import, I should not nave understood
what they We're talking about"
Him! 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. l
thought this would be best accom-
plished by you knowing nothing of the
import of the writing when you first
-, - H. ,~~ ~
81 suppose it was as we'll that T did
notknow any more than I did. Yon are
n great chief sirl was deen,v inn
pressed anew with that fact as | saw
| how wonderfully Won had MANNED for
. every possible emergency. II was sim
| Div great, Sir"
'.Pooh, Poohi Get Won home and ia
| bed" said the old chief unite hrsso,,ae
| Nv.
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"yessah" DECLARED tho dar,,ev1 "Dev
have i11s+ he'd a connie ~ shots in 10
nahke' an now dey t,E do Villains off
TO de plice station, Do aeeiosrs is ont
der waitin' to 'scort do semn,a6.
af,at hnnn It'll rannns ,a
DON'T come ia the osicc I'm IN in the
morninr. Then come straisbt to nv
private room
Gordon fhnpke5 hin and 1aft tho
room nreceded nv tho pra :, ha;ral
servant. He was s1rnr;sed ~ and
tha nnlicemen n,,tsida ava q arad
still more that thev seenned IN he 90
ing one in front and he other hehind
him as he rode along He WAS praatiu
relieved that he had not heen cane1
upon to give tho whole story HE hear +
was filled with anxiety nov, to got hon,.
to the Cir, and foil her eW~e,,,fhing an1
Vet he dreaded il more man anSthinp
! he had ever had 10 fare in an his l;fa
He sat back an the cI,sbinns and nnv.
ering his face with his hands fried IA
think how he should ha.in h,,t Nc
could see nothing hut her sweet ewes
tlIo5 n.it,, tann. 49,. nx esss
the wav she had nhs anG s9,,Iea
durins the beautiful month"; Ibev had
spent together in the iittIe ,nwn ~ Nil
ton. Beautif,,l little Milton Shn,,,d
he ever Coz ~ aga;no 9hou-u
Celia Mt her wiIndau, ,~reu, mora ana
more nervous as an hour and then ana
! other half hour slinned s,ow,,. awav
and still he did not come srben Two
rnnInted n~o,icaman ,o6a 70 i,1vi WV
the street followin. an a],,tppnonSh, ~, noS -
which sal the man for ulbnn, .ha
waited. Se
She had no ewes nou, for tho No
who had been hirkinr ac.ns. me m,ar
and when she thought TO look for thayn