Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-29

Ing like = locomotive. Then I saw
that We were In q lonely district Of the
city that seemed unfamiliar. That
alarmed me and I tapped on the, win
dow and called to h driver. He paid
no attention. Then l found the doors
were fastened shut, and the windows
plugged SO they wouldn't open.
rode beside the driver. l managed TO
get one Of the doors open after a good
deal of work, and escaped when we
stopped for a freight train to pass:
but I'm satisfied that I vas being kid
mapped M il / hadn't got away just
when I did YOU would never have
heard OF ME again or the message
either. I finally managed to reach
East Liberty station and jumped on
caught a glimpse of Balder stretching
his neck over the crowd. He must
have seen me and had Hale and
Burke on the watch when l got here.
They just missed me by a half sec
ond. They went over to the restaurant
DIDN'T expect me on a special, but l
escaped them, and I'm mighty glad to
get that little paper into your posses
sion and out Of mine. It's rather a
long story to tell the whole. but l
think you have the main facts"
There vas a suspicious glitter in
the, keen Eyes of the kind old chief as
he put out his hand and grasped Cor
don's in a hearty shake; but all he
said vas
And you are all worn out-Tll
guarantee you didn't sleep much last
night"
well. no." said Gordon: "1 had to
sit up in q day-coach and share the
seat with another man. Besides. /
was somewhat excited"
"Of course, Of course!" pulled the
old chief, coughing vigorously. and
showing by his gruff attitude that he
man. this won't be forgotten BY the
department. Now you 90 home and
tai q good sleep. Take the whole
day of if you wish. and then come
down tomorrow morning and tell me
all about it. Isn't there anything
more I need to know at one hat JUS
tice may be done?"
II believe not" said Gordon. with a
sigh Of relief. There's a list Of the
men who were at the dinner with me.
1 wrote them down from memory last
night when 1 couldn't sleep. / also
. wrote a few scraps of conversation,
which will show you just how deep
plot had gone. If had not read
the message and known its import, l
should not have understood what they
were talking about"
HIM! Yes. If there had been
more time before you started I might
have told you all about it. Still, it
seemed desirable hat you should ap-
II thought this would be best accom-
plished by your knowing nothing Of
the import of the writing when you
: first met the people,
IT suppose it vas as we'll that I
did not know any more than I did.
You are a great chief, sir: l was
deeply impressed anew with that fact
as / saw how wonderfully o had
planned for every possible emergency.
1t was simply great, sir"
Pooh! Pooh! Get you home and
to bed" said the old chief quite
brusquely.
He touched a bell and a man ap-
peared.
"Jessup, is the coast c,ear:" he
asked,
"Yessah." declared the darby. "Dey
have jest he'd a couple O. shots in de
pahk. an now dev TUX de villains of
to der p'lice station. De officers is
! out der waitin' to .'scort de gem
man."
Get home with you. Gordon. and
don't come to the ONCE till ten in the
morning. Then come straight t. my
private room."
Gordon thanked him. and left the
room preceded by the gray-haired
servant. He was surprised to find the
policemen outside, and wondered still
more that they seemed to be going one
in front and the other behind him as
he rod along. He was greatly r~eliev-
ed that he had not been called upon
to give the whole story. His heart
was filled with anxiety now to get