Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-05

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where and he be Obliged to face his
pursuers.
To make matters worse. just IT the
at the next dark place and was meas
uring the distance with his eye, his
hand even being o~utstretched to
grasp the door handle, clustering,
boisterous motorcycle burst into full
bloom just where he intended to
Jump, and the man who rode 1t ~
IN uniform. He lodged back into the
darkness OF the carriage again that
ne might not be seen, and the motor
turned "a white face and looked in.
He felt that his time had come, and
his U was lost. 1t had not yet, oc-
CURED to him that the men who were
pursuing him would hardly be likely
TO call in municipal aid in their
search, lest their own duplicity would
De discovered. He reasoned that he
was dealing with desperate men who
would stop at nothing to get back the
original cipher paper. and stop his
mouth. He was we'll aware that only
death would be considered q suficient
n for him after what he had
seen at MI. Holman's dinner table, for
the evidence he could give would in
volve h honor Of every man who
had sat there. He saw in a flash that
the two henchmen whom he was lure
were v now riding in the car OF
his right had been at the table for the
purpose of snencing him II he showed
any signs of giving trouble. The
wonder was that any Of them dared
call In a stranger on a matter Of such
grave import which meant ruin to
them all If they were found out, but
probably they had reasoned that
every man had his price and had in
tended to offer him a share Of the
booty. 1t was likely that the chief
had caused 1t to be understood by
them that he was the right kind of
man for their purpose. Yet, Of
and now they had him we'll caught,
an auto OH one side, a motor cycle
on the other apd no telling how many
more behind. He had been a fool to
get into this carriage. He might
have known 1t would only trap him
to his death. There seemed absolute
~ no chance for escape now-yet he
must fight to the last. He put his
hand on his revolver to make sure 1t
whether 1t would not be better to
up and swallow that cipher
message rather than to run the risk
of Its falling again into the hands Of
the enemy; decided that he must car
ry 1t intact to his chief if possible;
and finally that he must make q dash
for safety at once, when Just then the
carriage turned briskly into a wide
driveway. and the attendant auto and
motorcycle dropped behind as II pux-
zled at the o The carriage
stopped short and a bright light from
an open doorway was hung into his
face. There seemed to be high stone
wallis. side and and the light
ed doorway on the other hand evil
IDENTIFY led into a great stone build
ing. He could near the pufing Of the
a and cycle just behind. A wild no.
ton that the carriage had been placed
in front Of h house to trap him In
case he tried to escape, and that he
had bean brought to prison, fitted
through his mind:
coachman jumped down to fling open
the carriage door, for he intended to
fight for his liberty to the last.
He glanced back through the car-
rage window. and the lights Of the
auto glared In his face. The short,
thick-set man was getting out Of the
car, and the-nnotor-cyclist had stood
his machine up against the wall and
coming toward the carriage.
Escape was gong 10 De practically
impossible. A wild thought Of DASH
ing out the opposite door Of his car
riage, boldly selling the motorcycle
and making off on it passed through
his mind, and then the door on his
left was hung open and the carriage
was Immediately surrounded by six
excited men In evening dress all talk
ing at once. Here you are At last!".
they chorused.
Where is the best man." shouted
some one from the doorway. Hasn't