Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-09-28
Continued from last week.


'.How IN the world will you manage
tbat?"
''Very simple. At ten minutes past
one, you are to be standing on Blank
street just beyond the lamp at the
corner of x street. Carriage 297 will
drive past. From out the shadow Of
a garden wall two men will spring out
and stop the carria ge-attempt to rob
this Boyce fellow and that girl You
will rush up with cane-a cane, Vir-
gil, no pistol-and drive off the rob-
bers! You are hero-the lady thanks
you. Tableaur'
"But-but-"
leave it all to me-but give me
that twenty-five dollars. I know fell
lows who'd hold up the devil himself
for five"
At ten minutes, past one O'Clock Vir-
gil brace was standing in the shadow
of tree near the street-crossing de
cided upon, cursing himself for hair
Drained fool and Shottle for an addle-
pated rogue. A rattle of wheels came
to his ears, and cab approached him.
AS it came under the lamp at the
corner, Virgil was sure he recognized
the famingo neck of Liberty Shottle
rising from the turned-up collar of the
cabby on the box.
Good Lord" gasped Drace. Hes
done it. Pray heaven Boyce carries
NO pistol"
The cab passed him. And then from
the shadow of wall a hundred yards
or so distant two dark figures darted
cut. There came a hoarse command,
a stifed scream, cry for help. brace
ran forward and found Boyce, Nadine
and the supposed cabman standing
with uplifted hands beside the vehicle
while masked desperate threatened
them with pistol and second robber
demanded their valuables.
Now brace played his part right
gallantly, rushing upon the robbers
with uplifted cane. The fellow with
the pistol fired once-then blow on
the wrist from Braces stick sent the
enraged the fellow, however, and as
Draee made at the second robber, the
first one struck him heavily, momen-
tarily dazfng him. The two supposed
robbers now took to their heels, pur-
sued haif-heartedly by Cabman Shottle
and energetically by Boyce, who had
been robbed in good earnest. And
to complete the melee, the poor cat-
horse, frightened by the pistol-shot,
galloped off with the ramshackle We
hicle lurchfng behind 1t.
Nadine turned to brace, her face
lighted with gratitude. She held forth
her hand With a grace that would
not have moclSed a Highlander who,
schooled in France, had followed home
the Queen Of Scots, he bent over It
and reverently touched it with his
lips. Wild was her nature, this half
barbaric maid, and she snatched her
hand away, but repenting instantly,
smiled and spoke.
81 thank you much. You are brave.
You are like one on the stage, the
hero
Her words came freely, and with
Just enough Of accent to convince that
they were sweeter than If there were
none. Drace asked her if she remem-
'bered him., and her black velvet eyes
flashed dark in establishment
How could / when never have /
seen you? You must mistake me.
No"
Il saw you on the boat, at the ball
at the st. Louis" BRACE said. But
come to think of 1t, / know that 1t
would be vanity on my part to believe
that you have seen me-"
mo, 1t would not be vanity" pleas
antly she contradicted him, shaking
her head. her cloud of hair. THE
brave do not be vain, but did not see
you. / am so sorry. You sorry, roo,
hag"
She laughed, and brace thought that
never till that moment had he heard
music in its sweetest purity. Then
Boyce and Shottle returned, painting
Shottle to disappear again in pursuit
of his vanished vehicle.
"Sir, thank you most heartily for
your assistance" said Boyce, grasping