Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-01-26

Il will call in my% assistance for you to look
over, then their will be less danger Of shooting
of your friends"
In came tall slim gentleman. He looked some
thing like Black Foot They must of been broth
ers The first mans name was Jimmy Wells
Next was Russell Towers man Of about 45
years of age and feet inches tall. Dark COM
pleXtion but clean shaved. When he approached
| noticed that he walked very lightly and panther
like In my mind called him the panther.
Dorthy Carter was the next to come in
This was the first time that John fell In love
at first sight You could see him catch his breath
and open his eyes as he greeted her with smile.
She a young lady of about twenty. She
was Of medium highth with a silky complication
and light hair beautiful blue eyes and dressed
we'll
"Those people," said Black Foot to John who
was gazing after Miss Carter as she went out
with the other two assistance, "are very much
help to me. The lady isn't really helper because
I class her rs my daughter"
Now think will leave you to retire. Break
fast at eight o'clock"
After John once more left to himself ne
sat down in chair to think of his adventure
from five o'clock until now and to think of what
the future might be- what did II all mean? was
Black Foot an escaped convict or president OF
some crooked trust company? Was Black FOOT
trying to hide his identity? No that couldn't be,
he was down town this evening when he picked
me up"
"We 1 am going to make use of that bed"
said John after every thing was Still 1or the
night all try anything once"
He lay abed until two o'clock a. m. however
without sleeping wink.
Presently he turned his head towards the CEN
ter table and a book which he immedlately
rose To read Howbeit he read to the middle OF
the second chapter when bur r-r-r-r-r-r-rr.
Hello! some night walker has stepped into the
house.
go o O o o hm"
"My God! what can that be? Is some one
killed aready?"
John went over and pressed the butten which
stopped the hell from ringing, took up his le-
yolver and started in serch OF the Intruder.
In the upper floor he could find nothing so he
started down stRirs and was In the front.pa or
the house when he could hear some one move
ing about. Then light could he seen in the room
TO the left John tiptoed up to the door and was
about to turn the light on.
"Bangr a flash Of fire could be seen and a
heavy lhump was heard.
oh you I'll learn We t sneak up an try
r catch me-" said large black wiskered yegg
with a red bandanna handkerchief across his
face" If we'd a mind yer own business ye would
ma been corpse"
The yegg picked up his treasure and revolver
and started out but when right in the door way
he dropped his gun which caused John to wake
up.
Hands up you fool" John commanded, "do
Won think can dye as easy as all Of that If You
lower them one bit I'll shoot. Turn to your right
there and keep front of my light
.'Here! sit in that chair" John said. after they
were in Black FootS ROOM" and keep them hands
up too
Here he comes now, prisoner. Keep them hands
up"
"Ha, Ha! It's you again is It, you get down
stairs and out of the house as fast as you can.
If YOU come back here again there will be
trouble" suggested Black Foot as he entered the
room 81 see you have made good so far, John.
Tell me about what you done heard some body
shoot"
"Well I couldn't sleep got up and started
10 read book. My bell began to ring so went
over and shut it off, picked up my revolver
and then | heard a groan so upon investga-"
What! You heard groan."
YES"
Follow me-"
They went across the hall and into large
room from there into smaller one and then
through room about ten feet by ten feet and
into small hall like enclosure.
There upon the floor the panther like man
Russell Towers laying dead with knife wound
lust under the left arm.
Help me carry him to that little room," John
was asked.
Black Foot then went back and pressed but
ron which caused the dead man to disappear
through Il trap door but left the carpet on which
he was laying.
"You shall except the position that the dead
man had once occupied"
ME! and get stabbed In the ribs" answered
John, 81 should guess not
"You shall Remember that mark on your arm"
"Oh, Well" said John, 'if you Insist why al
right"
swell" said Black Foot, IT'S three o'clock