Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1920-04-08

that Is. he came down from the roof
on rope to one Of the other windows.
l thought Of that and got ready to
knock him of with a broom or throw
pepper in his eyes II he tried that trick
on me. And at last felt I was safe
so long rs stayed in. of coursei
All the time I'd been working. my
mind had pounded out DULY the ques-
tion. "What had I better do nextr
and the only answer seemed to be I
must get help from some one-l had
passed the point where could play q
lone hand in the game and save the
diamonds. had tried to telephone
several times without getting an an
swer which ut the moment didn't ns-
tonish me. It provoked me. though.
that I could not order something from
the grocer and the butcher for my din
ner. go out to dinner. but tonight,
even had l been so minded, dared
not leave the fiat. ar
Outside the driZzle had settled to .
steady downpour. 1t was dark and
gloomy and my feelings were the same
MS l opened some canned stun and got
MS much OF meal as could with what
was In the house. I think II was the
skimpiness OF the larder at the time
that showed me Ms much as anything
else how important 1t was for me NOW
to get help-I had food enough to last
for II couple Of days. and after that--if
things kept on this way-how was to
get 1t? ..a.
Billy Rivers was, Of course. my
logical resource. He had seen the nat
the night before-he could start all
the protective machinery In the city
for me. With this resolution. went
to the telephone. 1t was "dead"-ny
connection was severed! didn't need
to be told that monsieur had cut ruy
wires
The full magnitude OF my calamity
burst upon me and sat down on the
nearest chair with flop. The bitter
fact of the whole situation struck me
like II blow on the hend-Td let every
chance for protection or flight 60 by
me: the one remaining chance was q
letter entrusted to my spy. Wen. I'd
try that. anyway.
spent m hour In composing . mis-
S''S w hhaS "ouiu tSii ht" p
great deal and monsieur nothIng-if It
fell into his hands-and this Is what
came out OF 1t:
Dear Billy: I'm ready to sell you
that story I promised. 1t Is now near
ly finished. but shall need some help
from you In arranging the climax.
Don't waste time telephoning-the
telephone Is out OF order-but attend
to II personally. This Is an ambulance
cnll.'
1t all hinged on the words "aInbu-
lance CALI and II Billy would read
them hurry up" and then. taking
them In connection with what he'd
seen OF the fiat robbery. read, My life
Is in danger"
And would monsieur see It II the let
ter fell into his hAndsI That was my
risk-and there you are!
made three copies. directed one
to BILLY at his otticc-I inclosed one in
n letter to Philadelphia to my brother
asking him TO mail II there-I dropped
the third. carelessly, into the manu-
script Of n short story. sent to a maga-
zine, hoping the editor would think 1t
nm accident and kindly mail II for me.
II was half past ten and was tagged
out. My last chance had come Would
George mail the letters?" got quar-
ter out for him-I was afraid to give
him more and make him think the let
tcrs were important and not the sort
OF thing he mailed for me almost every
night.
dragged one weary foot after the
other along the hall hated 10 let the
letters out OF my hands now that l
had them ready. "Well, he's got to do
II :" said firmly, and took hold OF the
door knob and the Yale latch.
turned and pulled: turned the
other way round and pulled again. I
was locked In from the outside and the
key was in the lock, WAS hard and
fast a prisoner In my own fiat,
The immediate effect on ME Of this
discovery Is hard 10 describe. My
head swan and the room went round.
and everything was all mixed up, and
I kept repeating: Fire, II there's a
tre tonight I'll be burned like a rat in
q trap"
And with that 1 went to heSi-,here
Was nothing else TO do,
was nearly as much astonishea in
the morning TO ind the key soae frsm
the lock as had been to ttnd II there
Apparently I was free TO take that
eleven O'Clock train for Philadelphia