The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-08-25
CHAPTER lv--Continusd.

"You will, chf' sneered the sergeant,
with std. glance ut Myers, Got any
scr, " sp"giai pul IN Clayton"
" -'f7uUK,i - yrat tTe 4,ss as')e,,7 =
, 'Msll. +! guess you wont he going
into Clayton yet n while" irerrd. Pc
ters You're coming back 10 the Pas
with Us and joe"
Wilton reaiixed that Myers had
como up quietly upon the other side
Of him lie had ths>bswlliered feeling
Of b~tng In trap. y
"what the devil do you mean by
thatr" h. shouted
The sergeant thrust his face for,
ward Into HE own. grinning ma.
liciously.
III means that I arrest you for the
wilful murder Of Joe Bostock." he an.
swered. And warn you. In the
kings maine, that any statement you
make viii be used against you"
Al the same moment wilton felt the
touch Of steel against bis right wrist.
'snd swung his hand ire. lust In time
10 avoid the snap " the handcuv.
Looking ~ Sergeant Peters after the
inW'ants sideward glance he found
himself covered by the heavy. rrgula.
ton - Colt BEFORE he could stir.
Myers had sriHed him from behind and
made a violent effort to slip the hand
emf upon hts wrist.
Wilton heard Molly scream, The
Girl csme running out ~ the rtom
WITH her hair tumblng about her
shoulders. aud caught at Myers arm
THE esr~tak~r started toward them.
stll holding the frying pan. In witch
he WAS cooking the POTATOES his face
working with rage,
You Ia fepls'" he shouted, laps
Ing into his vernaculsr IN hts Axc,te
!, n,%HS,' ..''sdn ENf h,aii"wvras Mr., tnsvS.
ruthers va. l.s. hsst friend ga that
vas your game when you come here last
night. eh' you'l sr, broke for this
ych already. both ~ you tellers, I tell
ycu"
Molly wss srssrlnE =. Myers hand
~ the constable still fnmhic,i merry.
ously with the hanieeT "Won't you
mcn listen 20 common scnse''' shr
cried. MIR Carruther. IL the chlsf
engineer cf the I'm. All hls interests
are hound up with a. why should ne
wait 10 murder JOEY He WAS Ic.'s
hest friend. Everyone IN CLAYTON can
tel, you that Why he r,sked his own
ne to save him Somebody's put
you on the wroax 'rscS Ihvv'rr try
Ing 10 make Us. ~ yhr 70 keep him
au, " tas way While they ruin The
llne And you'll pay for your mistake
thst's sur~f"
And, with frenssed desperation, she
succreyled In pushlne Myers away
from Wilton. aud in,erposrd tetWe 'a
hlp and the ~rgesnt whose reyo'scs
pointed steadily at hss forehead,
Peters scowird Nct1usIy az her
"You can tell all that at the tnaues,,"
ht Snapped "Ivs 1ot erlers 20 hrips
you ~ TOO. Get rut II the way =
\, taat The superhpmaa tenssen that
held Mtt.ans rage IN bounds srvried
Ia srap liiS cars we're Raging and a
N,p'tns mist atatea before his eyes,
Th-v8SA lbs he saw Peters an tnenste
s.>lAa.e away, lhr rN'Seiyvt, nnw harS
4s. Ran = reuAl reiutins a, ais
/ Na Nvh.pl the ,rrgeaat b. saw Az
GrySrg 6 aott ttSv t'serv Ur,h toy
pan IN MA hard. Ne 'fagsd At rvters
heart shs Nrapeu discharged and vas
cnnscicus ~ yhp st,nS q. powder ON
M forehead and eommoroa in bis
hair
Peters had shot ~ sill. mt the
weapon the ieau Nu diverted hv Moi
ly> Intervention NsA hcec re a'ne,'
ut wlitaus fryvhesl a G,yte Narvteyijy
and Ne hsd gatsNr'er that ,Ne strnas
smmeplrjen. u Nhjth enwrs}at hal
Frequently hcea r,Fte by ne po}5-e so
rsrtnserdcrts wSs s.t ~ tsgaN taS
tuliet hxA 4; short Z c.ar,NAS
wiiten shot rs aaa{a-,' sg-, ,p-
ward witN 4 ytttN@~ swtHs that RNEA
.he sergeant IN re chtSk sni SER
hnM Staggering h5<Seava Bat the
farce IL the htAw ceEn~rn atsNl 4
wfltrs's les' shy~itasr. wryNeAs.t To-
wcesa and rpr-sSt q grsSe - gs,s
AsNM bic iLrA raters esslsN. rsss wi