Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-13

At n signal from the inter MS Lss0
ciate seized Dare by the rr''e and
backed him TO the wall, Dvlnridge
picked up the books Dare had IL 1pped
: when assalled.
"wc1l soc TO II that these telltale
documents don't see the light again.
de- chucGlrI. Then he turned upon the
iffrlghtcd vcrda. I'VE mean business"
be said coolly. but you're not going TO
be harmed Your friends have tried 10
blackcn my reputation and you've got
To pay Tor IT,"
"Whn; dc you mcunT brcathed Yer
.Jl iu rmul1us tone.
90 welr hat I'm going 10 leave these
.rrr al1 propose that go, finance me
st. .rc iUg ncy." hlunfly responded the
VII %. You have plenty of money.
You viii rive me nm order or a check
or l,r f.'1-and dollars. IN send one
vf my u.. Co. lrt IL ca.hcd. When he
.tu,-. .uu ball -o free"
eyes. .,s" uSsentcd Ncrda readily,
-ouIy Is not mistrput Mr.. Dare! T.
The latter was struggling to release
aim--lf aud his two captors were treat
.ng him roughly.
"Du not give these scouudrels cent.
Miss Bliss!' shouted Dare. and made
q desperate effort 90 break away from
them.
Here I" cried Delbridge. sliding back
a door NJ one side ~ the little room.
Give him the benefit Of solitude and
darkness til We finish our negotiations
With the young lady"
Nrrda screamed In outright terror as
the two men gave Dare n ding into
dark space and Dvlbridge drew close |
the door again. Dare felt himself fall |
Ing. He swung out both hands. One /
grnzed a chain. there was sharp /
click. The chain slipped through his
feet and landed on n mass resembling |
a bank Of shifting sand.
In n flash he guessed where he was
In one Of those sealed compartments |
where grain was stored The close /
musty air was sitting. He had
sunk up TO the knees In the mass Of
oats. Like man In quickSand
his body began TO sink deeper and
deeper. He tried To anchor himself |
steady. The feat could not be accom-
plishcd. Then he noted with n thrill |
NJ concern that the mass was moving
and that he was moving with II.
The grain was going down the dis
charge chute. he decided.
The chain he had grazed must be
the one controlling the door TO the
chute down which ordinarily grain was
loaded into the holds OF boats taking In
cargo. Twice the mass nearly en-
quilted him. with a prodigious effort |
Dare drew his feet out Of the gyrat. |
Ing mass and managed to lay Dat on
his back. AZ the rate Of hundreds Of
bushels a minute the grain was pour.
ing into the mouth OF the chute. He
was tossed. rolled. ensulfed. cast up
wards like a feather amid tumbling
rushing seq drift. Gradually the vor
tex current lowered. he aimed to strike
the side Of the great bin with his feet,
missed. and was whirled into the con-
fined space Of the glass-smooth sides
OF the chute.
Splash He had reached the end Of
the chute TO fall not into the hold of
some boat. but squarely into the river
He came up 20 ind himself In the
midst Of food of thousands Of bush
els OF floating grain.
'Ahoy. therei' rang out n boisterous
tone from the dock. and a rope was
flung him by one Of a throns wonder
ingiy viewing the strange waste of
precious grain. Dare was pulled up
20 the wharf platform. half blinded,
choking. well-nigh coIlspsfns.
Quick !" he gasped--some one bur
~ for the police"
-whst's upT" challenged his rescuef.
-Some scoundrels-they tried TO kill
me. They sre holding q young lady
captive up In the elevator once"
Contrary to their desisma the schem-
ing Delbridge and his confederstes
were led cot Of the building hand
cufRed By the emissaries Of th Law.
Miss Bliss cluns to Dare's arm In few
erish. almost hysterical agitation.
She shuddered as Dare recited HE
uncanny experience. She was solicitous
and kindly, more than friendly, a. they
proceeded back to the lawyers once.
Wise. observant Samuel Crompton
smiled quietly to himself - be heard
what had happened
my client win soon have . husband
to look after her affsirs." he soliio'