Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
CHAPTER v.
"A Messaoe in cipher. 4

let nv father be killed rather than tell
what she knows?" Her voice was
sharply incredulous, touched with a
horror scarcely realized.
i II don't know anything about It,"
the haIassed woman iterated.
whats the use of saying that when
we know Jou do?.. And you'll not get
out of it by sobbing. ! You've got to
talk. You've got to tell-you've just
got to-" Kate insisted.
The little woman shrank before the
energy of q passion so vital. No
strength was In her to fight. But she
: could and did offer the passive resist
ance of obstinate silence.
Curly had drawn from his pocket the
newspaper found in the cellar. His
eyes had searched for the date line to
use as cumulative evidence, but they
had remained fastened to one story.
Now he spoke imperatively.
"Come here, Miss Kate. I believe
this is message to u.s."
"a message?"' &
" "From your father, perhaps. =.
; "How could it be?"
II found the paper IN the cellar
where he was. See how some Of these
words are scored. Done with finger
nail, looks like:
This was the paragraph upon which
his gaze had fastened, and the words
and letters were scored sharply as
shown below, though in the case OF
single letters the mark ran through
them instead of underneath, evidently
y that no mistake might be made as to
which was meant:
5 J. P. Kelly Of the ranger force
reports over the telephone that by
unexpected good luck he has sue
ceeded rim .,taking-prisoner the
notorious Jack Foster Of H4rmo-
silla and the i Rincons notoriiety
and is now bringing him to Sag:
uache where he will be locked up
pending a disposition Of his case.
Kelly succeeded !n surprising him
while he was eating dinner at a
Mexican road-house just this side
of the border,
si"Do you make it out?" Maloney
asked, looking over their shoulders.
Curly took 4 pencil and an envelope
from his pocket On the latter he jot-
ted down some words and handed the
paper to his friend. This was what
Maloney read:
.................. luck ..........
:. prisoner ....Jack. ..of He. "A
r.. to-. IS now .......
Saguache ........ locked up pending
q disposition Of his case. ....suc.
ceeded in surprising him ............
............ ..................
go.
Read that right ahead"
Dick did not quite get the idea, but
Kate, tense with excitement. took the
envelope and read aloud:
-prisoner-Jack Of Hearts
now aguache-locked up pending
a disposition of his case--succeeded
in surprising him" She looked up with
shining eyes. Ties alive somewhere.
Wen save him now."
Curly spoke to her in a low voice.
'You have g talk with Mrs. Wylie
alone. Well pull our freights. She'll
tell you what she knows" He smiled
in his gentle, winning way. "She's sure
had a tough time Of it il ever woIn-
al had. I reckon little kindness is
what she needs. Let her see we're her
friends and will staEd by her, that we
won't let her come to harm because
she talks"
It was IN hour before Kate joined
them, and her eyes, though they. were
very bright, told tales Of tears that had
been shed.
'That poor woman! SAc has told
me everything. Father has been down
ir that cellar for days under guard.
luGy lOUh lllu away lOlllSIil. SiiS
doesn't know where. 1t was she sent
the warnings to Sheriff Bolt. She
wanted him to raid the place. but she
dared not 80 to him."
Because Of Blackwell?'
Eyes. He came straight to her as
soon as he was freed from the penten-
tiary. He had her completely terror
lied. She gave him money, and he
came for lnore-and more"
Curly nodded. lie said nothing, but
:, his strong jaws clamped.
"He was there that day." the girl
continued. "She plucked up courage
10 refuse him what little she had left
because she necdeG 1t FOR the rent. He
got hold of her arm and twisted it.
Father heard her cry and came in.
Blackwell was behind the duor as it
opened. He struck with Il loaded c:lilc
AMI father fcll unconscious. He raised
It to strike again. but she c!Un@ to his
arm and called for help. !:"r"rc he
could shake her off annihcr man came
in. He. wrcnrhch t!.r club away"