The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-06-17

and I'd like to see you get the credit
for this. I'm sure you can do 1t and
I'll make the job as safe as can.
You'll be standing close to the ferry
house. When you hear the boat and
the signal you will step to the center
of the dock and answer with two
whistles. I expect that Algyre will
come ashore.
'You will say: Let the boat go. A
gentleman of your talents should not
be travelling In rowboat. O'Brien
is here with steam yacht. Come
on"
'You will walk toward the rear Of
dock. If he suspects nothing he Will
follow. He may throw light on you.
II he does you will look the part. II
he follows you we shall close in on
him with Winchester rifles and signal
for the searchlight on the yachts
deck"
Winchester rifles" shad ex-
claimed.
eyes. We mustn't kill the man If
we can avoid it. The light will daze
him. If he refuses to throw up his
hands and tries to draw his weapon
shall put his pistol arm out Of bust
ness. I'm fairly quick on the trigger
myself. Therell be some kind Of
shelter for you. / shall not know
just what or where it will be until I
look the ground over. You will have
time to get behind 1t before the shoot
ing begins"
Suppose he doesn't get out of the
boat? He may smell a rat and put
back for Canada"
'In that case we shall have to head
him off with the yacht or run him
down If necessary before he gets to
the border, which is far out in the
stream. If he comes to that dock he
is our man. The devil couldn't save
him."
They reached Ogdensburg and drove
to Halls dock where the yacht and
its commander were waiting. Sheriff
Colewell had arrived in buggy. He
had driven across country with the
rifles. The yacht was ready to move
A surgeon famous in that land was
aboard. They set out at once on
their little cruise up the river.
Now, the owner Of the yacht was
the successful merchant, Mr.. Shaw Of
Ogdensburg. By telephone the colonel
had requested the help Of his boat and
crew sin a matter concerning the pub
lie welfare" He had further re-
quested him to see that a dozen empty
barrels were put on board.
"'1'm going to try to arrest rather
desperate criminal" the colonel had
may get hurt little. Therefore we
must have surgeon aboard. It's only
a short trip. We shall be back at
Ogdensburg in the morning"
When the nature and details of the
enterprise were laid before the boats
commander in his luxurious cabin he
insisted on expressing his hearty good
wishes with bottle Of champagne.
swat till dinner time." said the col
onel. wen drink glass with you
luGus IL 10 hui W UC u CdI ClCSo lAiSuls
used to enjoy stepping on this kind
of banana peel and slipping down
just for the fun of 1t. It Jars me to
fall these days, so step careful. How
is the searchlight working?"A
sits wonder-a kind of a hooded
sum-" said Shaw. II could count the
hairs in your mustache with 1t a
quarter of a mile away" ~
Darkness had fallen when they
reached the dock in Morristown. The
abandoned ferry boat was well out Of
the way. The crew put the barrels
ashore. The colonel and the sheriff
placed them to their liking. Some fifty
feet back from the dock stood a small
building occupied during the day by
a collector of customs. No one was on
duty there, the ferry having stopped.
The colonel stood moment looking
at it. The boy was at his side.
"This will be your shelter" the law
yer whispered. "Get behind it as soon
as you cam"
They returned to the yacht. 1t put
out In the river, swung ABOUT ana an
chored downstream little and about
a hundred and fifty feet from the
landing far out of the way of through
traffic.
Dinner was ready. Soon they were
seated with their host in the main
cabin, with cocktails and hors-
d'oeuvres ON the table.
when man is ruined and ready
for the junk heap, as 1 am, cocktails
are consolation" said the colonel.
until one gets wrinkles and corns
and churlish voice, a bald head and
a rebellious stomach he has no need
of the consolation of strong drink"
Shad did not fail to understand that
the colonel's remark was aimed at
him. He took a sip from his glass
with teaspoon just to see how it
tasted. He felt now like man among
men and it seemed necessary that he
should know the taste as well as the
meaning of this thing they called
consolation"
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