Charlevoix county herald., 1918-10-11


IT didn't sleep that night. couldn't.
cried and thought and prayed, and
I tried to get out of the window. but It
was nailed down and was afraid
they'd hear me II I tried to break 1t
open. Then the next day this woman
came back and told me that she'd
been thinking and that she was sorry
for me and that she'd try to help ne
get away. and gave her what money
had and told her / knew Colonel
Sheldon would give her more If we got
away. I thought that would surely
! make her help me, IL she thought she'd
get more out of 1t later. She said all
right, and that I should keep quiet
and she'd watch for a chance.
"Then one morning she came in and
said that the man and woman had
gone out for an hour. and now was our
chance. So we got out of the house
and ran through the block and got to
an electric train and went to Ogden.
and went to lodging house close to
the depot. wanted her to let me
send a message from there, but she
Sdlu III, that IL was tOO ClOSC, anu thdt
when they missed us they'd have their
agents watch the telegraph office and
that we must come here, because
they'd think first that we'd started
back to Goldfield, and wouldn't think
of our coming here till later. And
that afternoon we took a train and
came here, and they took me up where
you found me, and down to that I'M
foreground room and shut me in and
took my clothes away, all but
kinono.
"Then, tonight, she came to me
Just little while before Homer came
and told me that Chinaman was GO
ing to buy me, maybe, and made me
dress, and then Homer came running
up and spoke to her ant made her
lead us away from there and we went
along a lot of passages, and finally
she broke away from Homer and ran
off, and he dropped his light, and we
went on, and then l heard Colonel
Sheldon call to ne, and / screamed.
Homer didn't think I'd heard any
thing. and he told me to be still and
pulled me into another passage, and
then we saw your lights and heard you
call again, and Homer spoke te"you,
and you know the rest. But you can't
know what / suffered - what felt -
what l feared-or how I resolved to
find some way-to die"
She broke off, her voice choked
with an emotion beyond words to ex
press.
Lucille moved to her side and drew
her into her arms with a gesture OF
protection. Sheldon spoke.
"Never you mind Lilly girl. It's
all over now, / reckon, an you kin
come straight home again an fergit
all about it,"
Captain Connel nodded.
"Miss Foote, do you know this
woman?" he inquired.
"She Is Mrs. Annie Paulos, wife a
Q man in Salt Lake whom we have
suspected of this sort of thing for
some time," said Lucille.
"That's sufficient. Well hold her."
O6nnel nodded.
FL would also request that you per.
mi. Miss Foote to wire the Salt Lake
authorities to arrest the woman hus-
band and his associate, a man known
Hermostyple, whom she arranged
to have Kept under surveillance before
we came on here" said Dual.
"Be glad to. You're making quite
a clean up, amt you" Connel agreed,
smiling. "And now I want to add
my congratulations to you all on the
lucky outcome Of this matter. 1t was
clean work, l fancy, though I, of
course, don't just know how it was
done"
Dual shifted his position slightly.
"That is what I want to tell you,"
ne remarked, as Connel paused. "But
first l must ask you for Mr.. Reich's
arrest"
Lilly Lawton screamed sharply and
struggled to free herself from Lucile's
arms. Sheldon stared in speeches.
amazement, and all at once / saw a
binding mental illumination in my
brain.
AS for Reich he sprang to his feet
and whirled upon Semi.
what do you mean? Have me
arrested?" he cried out and stood
swaying slightly.
saw the muscles Of his throat con-
tract in a spasmodic manner, and he
swallowed as though choking and I'M
able to go on.
At the same time / saw an express
sion of lightning comprehension sweep
McKabe's face. He swung slightly
toward Homer and answered for
Dual
1--WE an idea he wants you pinched,"
he remarked.
The words broke the spell. Reich
rushed into speech.
"You cowardly fakir, that's how you
play even IL is? Ever since you've
been called into this thing you've been
bluffing and loafing. What did you
do? Nothing You sat around and
drank tea and scrubbed on pieces OF
paper, and told what you were going
10 do. and said we must wait.
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