The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-08-16

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brairs may be seething with thousand
frensies. but he Will shove out clutch
and brake feet In an emergency. and
hold them out.
So 1t happened. The mans hands
left the wheel. but he stopped his car.
Not too soon. Not before II had struck
the cliff. and then taken sfckeninx
curve out toward the edge OF the
precipice. But stop 1t did on the very
edge OF eternity, and the chauffeur
held 1t there.
set the hand brakei' Milky said
The lamps were near enough the edge
to make him dizzy.
The chauffeur ceased struggling. and
set the hand brake. His head was sim
covered. But having done that, he
commenced struggle more furious
than forceful. for both OF them were
handicapped.
And now Milky was forced to an
unsoldIerllke thing that he afterwarta
| tried to forget. For the driver de-
veioped unexpected strength, refused
to submit. got the tunIc or his head.
and. seeing himself attacked by one
man only. took courage and fell to-
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beside him, and made furious pass
at Nlkky's head. Milky ducked and,
after a struggle secured the weapon
All this In the car. over the seat back
1t was then that Milky raised the
wrench and stunned his man with It,
1t was hateful The very dull thud
of 1t was sickening. And there wns a
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 u way, was
killing was Mortified.
The chauffeur Weakened, 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 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. comei' Milky observed
Speak up. No hiding behind strnpges
tongues. But first. have the letter.
That saves your worrying about It,
You can clear your mind for action
Suddenly Milky dropped his mockIng
tone. He was In earnest. grim and
deadly earnest.
II have fancy, my friend" he said.
ito take that letter OF yours on to It's
destination. But what that destination
is, you are to tell me-"
The man on the ground grinned
sardonically. you know better than
to ask that" he said. 81 Will never
tell you"
Milky had thought things out fairly,
well, for him. in that ten minutes. mi
n buslnesslike fashion he turned thei
PROSTATE prisoner on his side. 80 thatI
he faced toward the chasm. A latej
moon showed Its depth. and the valley
in which the air flowed swiftly. Andf
having thus faced him toward the next
world, Milky, throwing away hist
cigarette because 1t hurt his lip. put 81
stone or two from the roadway behindt
his prisoner, and anchored him there.i
Then he sat down and waited.
ANY news" he asked. Mt the endt
of ten minutes unbroken silence.
His prisoner said nothing. He waA
thinking, doubtless. Weighing things,
too-perhaps life against betrayal, al
family against separation.
Milky examined the letter again. I'd
was addressed to border town in;
Livonia. But the town lay far behind
them. The address, then. was false
one. he whlstled softly.
Half an hour.
Come, come" said Milky fierceIy-.
1--WE are losing time" He looked
fierce too. His swollen lip did that.
And he was nervous. 1t occurred to,
him that his prisoner. In desperntion.I
might roll over the edge himself. which
would be most uncomfortable.
But the precipIce. and Nikky's fiercei
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.
~ will tell you" he said. "And you
will free me. And after that"
Certainly" Milky replied equably..
"You viii follow me to the ends of:
the earth-aIthough that will not be-
necessary, because I don't intend to go,
there-and finish me on" Then, STERN
ly: Nov, where does the letter go2
1 have a fancy for delivering 1t my
self"
"If I tell you. what thenr
This: II you tell me properly. and
all goes well. 1 will return and releases
you. If do not return, naturally you
| Will not be released. And for fear