Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10

and, seeing himself attacked BY one
man only, took courage and fell to.
He picked mp q wrench from the seat
beside him, and made furious pass
at Nikky's head. Milky ducked and.
after a struggle secured the weapon.
All this In the car, over the seat back.
It was then that Milky raised the
wrench and stunned his man with 1t.
1t was hateful. The very dull thud
of 1t was sickening. And there was n
bad minute or two when he thought
he had killed his opponent. The man
had sunk down in his seat. sodden
lump Of inanimate human flesh. And
Milky, whose business, in way, was
killing, was Mortified.
The chauffeur wakened. ten minutes
later, to find himself securely tied with
his own towing rope, and lying ex-
tremely close to the edge Of death.
Beside him on the ground sat steady
eyed young man with cut lip. The
young man had lighted a cigarette, and
was placing 1t carefully In the unin-
jured side Of his mouth.
"JuSt as soon as you are up to It,"
said Milky, 1--WE shall have little
talk"
The chauffeur muttered something in
the peasant patois Of Karnia.
"Come, Gomez Milky observed.
"Speak up. No hiding behind strange
tongues. But first. have the letter.
That saves your worrying about 1t.
You can clear your mind for action"
Suddenly Milky droppAd his hooking
tone. He was In earnest, grim and
deadly earnest.
II have fancy. my friend" he said,
ito take that letter of yours on to Its
destination. But what that destination
is, you are to tell me-"
The man on the ground grinned
sardonically. "You know better than
Ito ask that" he said. II will never
tell you"
Milky had thought things out fairly
well, for him, in that ten minutes. In
"a businesslike fashion he turned the
prostrate prisoner on his side, SO that
he faced toward the chasm. A late
moon showed its depth, and the valley
I'm which the air flowed swiftly. And
having thus faced him toward the next
world, Milky, throwing away his
cigarette because it hurt his lip, put a
stone or two from the roadway behind
his prisoner, and anchored him there.
Then he sat down and waited.
"Any news?" he asked, at the end
Of ten minutes unbroken silence.
His prisoner said nothing. He was
thinking, doubtless. Weighing things,
too-perhaps life against betrayal, a
family against separation.
Milky examined the letter again. It
was addressed tu bUrleT t0wi Ii
Lvonia. But the town lay far behind
them. The address. then, was false
one. He whistled softly.
Half an hour.
"Come, come" said Milky aercely.
eve are losing time" He looked
fierce, too. His swollen lip did that.
And he was nervous. 1t occurred to
him that his prisoner, In desperation,
might roll over the edge himself, which
would be most uncomfortable.
But the precipice. and Nikky's fierce
lip, and other things, had got in their
work. The man on the ground stopped
muttering in his patois, and turned on
Milky eyes full of hate.
Il will tell you," he said. "And you
will free me. And after that"
Certainly" Milky replied equally.
r'You will follow me to the ends Of
the earth-although that Will not be
necessary, because don't intend to go
there-and finish me off," Then, stern
~: "Now. where does the letter got
have q fancy for delivering It my
SELF"
IF Z tell you, what then3"
"This: II you tell me properly. and
all goes we'll. will return and release
you. If do not return, naturally you
will not be released. And, for fear
you mediate treachery. shall gag
YOU and leave YOU not here hut hack
short distance, in the wood we just
passed. And. because you are brave
man, and this thing may be less seri-
GUS than think 1t Is, I give you my
word of honor that II you advise me
correctly, I shall return and liberate
YOU"
II have only your word"
"And I yours" said Milky.
The chauffeur took a final glance
around, as far as he could see, and
| final shuddering look at the valley OF
the Ar, far below. II will tell you." he
said sullenly.
(To Be Continuedl