Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-14
Knight
Flyer
BY HENRY NJ. NELLY
Copyright.
The Frank A. Munsey Co.
BY HENRY NJ. Nicely
The Frank A. Munsey Co.

1T is only the brain that has sense,
and the Drawn instinct,vely realizes
that it needs the brain for its own
success and It's own safety. And for
the time being the brain also needs
the Drawn. SO there We are--an arm
ed truce with either side ready 10
strike the moment the time comes"
He pursed his lips and gazod out Of
the window again. thoughtful yet ap.
pearinS perfectly contented.
u have one great hold over them
he continued. tuning to me. This
whole point OF rock is planted mll
enough OF nitlo slycerin to blow Il 10
kingdom come, and | am the only
man who knows how to set it of anc
TO prevent it from being set of at a
certain time without me.
"They know | will go up with them
rather than let them get away with
my share Of the millions. We planted
the nitro 50 that after we left the
place we could destroy all evidence Of
our work here. have a little ar.
rsngement by which can detonate
by means OF my submarine telegraph
after We get out to the schooner"
what did you intend doing with
Miss Provan and her father?" |
ASKED.
Nv. cou, not hay. take theu
WITH W. .e explained "T 'retora
- And again he shrugged with ~
apologize little smile.
For a moment | was tempted to
spying upon this man and sink m
fingers deep into his morstrouo
throat. But that would have been to
ruin what little chance there was SIN
left to me OF accomplishing anything
for Catherine, or indeed of saving my
own FOOLS skin.
Like it or not. | was now bound to
Lacey by the strongest ties that man
can know the ties of mutual danger
and mutual dependence upon each
other for life itself
I'VE ought to learn as much about
this plan of theirs as we can, said
Lacey. breaking in upon my unplca1-
ant thoughts. u think the best thing
you can do is TO 81 in and have a quiet
talk with the old man.
"You have evidently won his con
fidence, and he will probably be Glad
of,an opportunity to discuss his plight
with a man who is his friend, lie
might even be OF some use to us /. it
comes TO an open fight although he
is rather old and feeble to pit against
such muscular brutes as those we
must deal with
He sat silent again, and | waited,
for, he was evidently working out
some new thought in his mind,
NO. he said finally. "On second
thought. you had better not 80 in
there with him alone. There are
things in there which might reveal
too much to you, and, as there is still
a good gamblers chance for me to get
away. you had better not know more
than is absolutely necessary. Just 20
and call him in here. | think can
convince him that the time for his
enmity toward me is now past
He rose and led the way to tie door
OF the hut, but paused az Joined him,
Before you CO. he said Il want
to impress upon you one grea fact,
which you must not overlook ! have
already told you that this pl.ce is
thoroughly undermined with nitro
slycerin. The thing want you to
realize is that have so arranged my
wires and my apparatus that ! can set
it off from a dozen different points
merely by the motion OF a foot or a
finger.
have arranged it in this way with
q definite purpose in view, and that
purpose ia to blow myself and my
millions to The devil aud back rather
than to be cheated out Of the reward.
for which have worked so hard aud
risked so much. Either leave here
q wealthy man, or destroy myself,
the wealth, and all who are rcsponsi.
bls-Ior my failure.