The Arvada enterprise., 1920-02-19

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a0Teas - t1y 70 ssoaDe With htn.
oNApT1N vll-0eNesNWe6.
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Have you ever visited the mouth Of
0a1D1eW cseek1 You havei How
faS sway 70 nat from hsrsr'
"Set nsrs than hah q mile: II %.
esss ~ river just below the Land
lag."
sA,d. II I Understood you rightly"
urged eagerly. 'you said that these
fellows lsft their kselboat thsss: that
h ~ bssa Eisssd Up 70 run By steam.
and I'D - guard aboard excspt tAs
sagtne1: yos are sure Of thisr'
That WAS what The man who talked
- ~ 1rst said-tAs deputy sheriff.
He bsasesd that they had the only
kee1beat - the river equipped with
IN saeans and had come up frem 81.
Louis IN two hours. Yos-yoa think
~ ee0ld ~ thatr
TT seems to BE- oil that - left "a.
intsoA 70 make IL effort anyway.
You had bstter show me the road"
I followed her closely. Q mere
shadow, - ~ silently led the way
alsog tAs edge Of the wood and back
Of the negro quarters. I felt confident
Of being able safely to approach the
unsaspectins engineer and overcome
any resistance before he could real
~ The possibility Of attack. I was
obliged to rely upon . guess at the
time Of night. yet surely It could not
Be- long after twelve and there must
remain hours Of darkness amply sum.
eisst fer our purpose. With the boat
once securely In our possession the en-
ginesr compelled to serve. for had NO
skill In that line. We could strike out
directly for the opposite shore and
creep along In its shadows past the
sleeping town at the Landing until We
attained the deserted waters above.
BY then We should practically be be-
yoad Immediate pursuit. Even II Car.
vss or the sheriff discovered Kirby.
any immediate chase BY river would
bs impossible. Nothing was available
for their uss except q few r0wbOats
at the LAnAiAg; they would know moth.
ING - to whether We had gone up or
deWn stream, while the coming Of the
early daylight would surely permit us
70 discover some place Of concealment
along the desoaats Illinois shore. Des-
pssate a. the attempt undoubtedly
was the situation % considered It In
aN its details brought me faith In our
success and fresh encouragement to
maize the eAort.
We moved forward slowly. took
he LEAD myself. bending low and feel
ing carefully fer footing In the WHY
grass. The darkness so shrouded ~.
blsnding objects into shape
lss shadows, that II required sevefal
moments before I could clearly deter
mine the exact details. Tb~ mouth Of
the creek. q g0od-sised stream. was
only q few yards away and the boat.
rather . larger craft than ! had an
ueipated seeing. lay Just of shore.
With stern to the bank. ~ though pre-
pared for instant departure. II was
securely held In position BY . rope.
probably looped about q eonvsoisnt
stump, and my eyes were finally able
TO trace the outlines Of the wheel BY
which II wns propelled. Except for
struggling rushes extending to the
e<iGe OF the water. the space between
was vacant yet sufficiently mantled In
darkness TO enable one TO creep for
ward unseen.
Al first glance could distinguish NO
sign Of the bOatmAn left In charge.
but even - lay there. brsathless and
uncertain, be suddenly revealed his
presence BY lighting . lantern In the
stern. The illumination was feeble
enough yet sun,cient to expose to view
the small. unprotected engine AFT. and
also the fact that all forward OF the
little cockpit In which II stood the
entire craft was decksd over. The fei.
low was busily engaged In overhaul.
ing the machinery. leaning far for.
ward. his body indistinct, the lantern
swinging In one hand. with entire at.
tention devoted to his task. Occa.
sionally, as he lifted his head for some
purpose. the dim radiance fell upon
his face. revealing the unmistakable
countenanee Of q mulatto. . fellow of
medium sise. broad Of cheek, with un.
usually full lips and fringe Of Wills.
ksr turning gray. Somehow this rev.
eiation that he was negro and not q
white man brought with II to me au
additional confidence In success. In.
elined ny head and Whispered In tn
girls eaP:
"You are not - neve from heee -
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