Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-06-22

since l entered this highly diyertins
profession. / should most certainly
have followed an irregular course and
taken more care to watch for pur-
suing planes. II was your altitude
and position that misled me-"
His thotfull eyes were fixed In a
moody stare. Then, pulling himself
out OF his momentary abstraction. he
glanced at the three with sudden
decision.
Il have a proposition TO make In all
seriousness and | am honest when 1
tell you that hope II will be accept
ed. This Island, as a prison, is as
escape-proof as the strongest cell in
the Tower of London. You haven't a
dogs chance to escape and | hope
you won't attempt 1t. II would be
absolute suicide. My guards have or
ders TO shoot to XIII every time they
pun trigger.
Stevens. l have the greatest re-
spect In the world for you. OF all the
policemen and detectives of one sort
or another who have tried To trace
this or that little matter to me, you
have come the nearest to success.
but you are too late, now. l have
decided that this is TO be my last
trick and before you have an oppor-
tunity to use the evidence you now
have against me, l will be In a spot
where extradition will be impossible"
lie turned TO Jerry.
Calhoun, there was something
about that turbulent evening we three
had in London that has remained I'm
my memory thruout these many
years. AS things turned out, IL was
the last really happy hinge l eve had.
Disasters of which there Is no need
to speak began a day or two later;
things over which l had no control
changed the entire course of my life,
That Is why, perhaps, | have a de-
cidedly friendly feeling toward both
OF you.
have, by chance, been thrown into
this affair. I'm sorry that We are,
this time, on opposite sides of the
ence. You cannot possibly win. My
exits are too carefully worked out"
He lighted another cigarette amid
thotful silence. When he spoke again
there was no mistaking the sincerity
In his voice.
Now here's my proposition. Give
me your parole until. for one cause or
another. | permit you voluntarily, to
leave this island. | shall do so. be-
lieve me. within three weeks at the
make me this promise not to inter-
fere, o will be treated as guests
and made as comfortable as we know
how"
Turning to Stevens, he declared
candidly,
'Old man, | would not suggest this
If ! thot you had a sporting chance
of accomplishing what o are paid
to do"
He glanced briefly at the other two
and his voice suddenly grew hard and
cold.
THE alternative, gentlemen, Is this:
1 shall give you what freedom I can.
But my men will watch you. II, at
any time. you become dangerous to
the success of our undertaking, we
will not have the slightest hesitancy
about killing you In cold blood. even
tho / should regret 1t later. There is
too much at stake to permit inter-
ference.
II may add this" He leaned across
the table, his mouth tight and grim.
I'm the past few years / a come
to regard human life as a matter OF
the slightest possible Importance. The ]
world went on merrily for hundreds
of thousands of years before we glad
dened 1t with our presence. If / am
forced to kill one, or all three of you,
the affairs of the world will still
function without interruption. You
win be mourned by a few, but In the
face of the appalllngly fast propaga-
tion of the human race, your loss
will be slight and soon forgotten.
Nov what's the answer?' The
grim lines were suddenly erased. His
eyes twinkled again. Let me remind
you that your parole cannot con-
ceivably affect the final results, n
way or another"