Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-20


take the inner room og the house,
John the second and Morgan the out
side room. The Spider was to sleep
.with the men IN the auxiliary shacks,
This arranged and all being tired from
the strenuous day just passed, they
babe each other good night and re-
tired. There being no bed or bunk In
Johns room. he spread blanket upon
the floor, and bringing saddle for q
pillow, stretched himself for the night.
Twenty minutes later he was sleeping
peacefully
The hour OF midnight came and 81
lence brooded close over the camp.
The door Of Morgan's room quietly
opened and the piotter crept out. TO be
Joined moment later BY Spider and
the mine boss. otherwise the fake
Doctor Fream Passing to the back
Of the house they disclosed the en-
trance to deep cellar which ran Inn
mediately under the middle compart-
ment OF the house wherein John wi1s
deep In slnmber, and into this hole
they disappeared.
II arranged 1t this afternoon before
you came" whispered Belias as they
were safely underground she works
SIS slick rs grease and without
sound. Lighting Il lantern he led the
way to the cellar, on the sides of which
were revealed two wheels with ropes
wound about them and which led to q
simple lowering and hosting arrange
tnent connected with the ceiling above.
which also composed the floor OF the
sleeping mans room. The Spider TAX
Ing hold Of one of these wheels md
Morgan the other. they began letting
them slowly unwind As they did so
the floor upon which John lay SINK
foot by foot into the cellar until III
came to Il rest on the earthen floor. So
slow and silent had been the process
TINT the weary slumberer had not
awakened.
With L spring the three were upon
him. Caught asleep and covered by.
his blanket he was half stified and
bound before he was fairly awake. ani
before he could gain his breath gng
was placed In his mouth md d sack
drawn over his bend. Then laying him
aside, the floor was hoisted back into
place and securely pr0pped from be-
low. leaving no sign that 1t had ever
been tempered with which could be
observed by anyone who should now
enter the room above
BY the frst morning light Ethel
hwoke. Hastily dressing herself for
the day, she went TO the door OF Davis
room and knocked There was no re.
Spouse and she repealed her tapping.
louder this time. There still being no
answ !. and feeling assured TINT he
nlready had arisen and gone out, she
opened the door b little wAy and
peeped In. The room was empty. As
she turned away she encountered Nor
gan, just arisen, yawning sleepily and
III the net Of going to the basin outside
for his morning wash. she accosted
him.
Where is John e
Haven't seen him ret, Miss Ethel.
In fact / just this minute rolled out.
III he Isn't Id his room your find him
somewhere around camp But when
breakfast had been eaten and still no
Davis, all admitted that It had begun
to look queer. An examination OF his
room revealing nothing. Morgan sug-
gested that he probably had seen q
deer and was stalking 1t IN the hills.
Anyway. we have got to get these
men on their way and start them at
work, SO we will 60 along. leaving the
boss and one of his men to walt for
him. That Is all we can do just now. q
ethel, secretly protesting, was cons
PEELED to admit that II would be folly
for the whole party to remain behind
and await the return OF one man.
Leaving the pair named by Morgan TO
lingcr about the place until the van-
Ished one came back from his hunt,
the remainder OF the party continued
It's way into the mountains and toward
the mine. That Rainfaee had disap-
peared worried Ethel but little. She
knew the Indian and his strange. silent
ways, and felt snresfiiat he would re-
turn nnerringiy home whenever the
mood came upon him.
AS the departing party wendell It's
way ont az slight around a bend IL the
tran the boss and his helper got upon
their feet.
even wander arouRd for d while,
then slowly follow the bunch and
catch 40 with them tonight ut the
nine we can tell them that We watt
ed all day and no signs of him. and let
them do what they like announced
F,rearn. Mounting their horses they
went ridiHg Ieisureiy away.
In the cellar. John had once more
managed ta free himself By means Of
the secret knife which he carried con
cealed Ia his waIsfband. This done,
he emerged from the pit, and q mo
ment's inspection showing him that
the party had left he took foot trail
that led ii the direction IL the mine.
Al mile furths~ on he came 10 house,
where he rzlsFses8 atsthe door. a wonaan
opened it. Briefly he told her who be
was adding thar an accident had sepa-
rated him from his party and asked for