The Signal, 1910-5-5, Page 66
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THE SIGNAL: GODERICH 'ONTARIO
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LM1SSING MEN
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eznnnt They talked• together In low
e tlw they foluwe.L
"Ile le '•.•L .o Isis p• fool. tills Arnie
'eery."' re, t o I l Durand: "Ile isI
.1...e, in fate 1 wish it were-he'at'eea;,
r' h leg to , I.IL11` e en a flintierMIA tlut
',Al pitiful :,:Tee .ier in \'heeds."
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. ell:Ince ilewn Vice.
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21y MLRED1 TH �VICHOLSOJV.
Author ut "The House of a Thousand Candles"
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n. t .� . !i .• were , l m. n"tw..
.•1.. !!.._ •.. '"r an °utilise `:alit In spite
.,I !• r,ai,in, II trttt#tw t•ru.- -.t -t}teee--
el re ri,i•t r 1"i
' .,II' \run l !Relit,
••I hr. mile! .e l ie . tier'i'Ulhe•
t !::1•l gu�:
ut'' \\•:tsiitltlt-,
1. t.,. get Irian #rite
.d oho cou,p!racy
! ,;, o! ! •:; t.. horn le tibia
141.• Al,:tritli' "1 410 notr,.. u,p .tear Durand."
light et Ala cigaretteshaktktg oddly In
the dark with the movement of his
tips,•
The horst' ceased to plunge. Ztn:tl
held Its rider erect w!th his left arm
while the right drew the sack down
over the, head nud ibuulders of the
o
prisner• .
"Tie him," meld Chauvenet, and Zmal
dated s Strap about the man's arms,
and bougd then! tight
The dust In the bag caused the mad
Inside to cough, but save for the one
eitelamation ', be hats not spokes.
Ohnuvenet and Durand conferred In
low tones while Zai drew out a
tether strap and snapped it to the curb
bet of the eatelve's horse.
"The fellow takes It pretty coolly,"
remarked Derend. lighting u I eat) cig-
arette. "\\'list are you going to do
'alt.•
AIM IBM ?
"\\'e till fila+ him to Ills own place -
It Es pear- anti coax the pipers out eft
1114!1. Then need find a precipice and
t ,
Lim n;e:; It It' a simple matter."
Znini h:ireest ('hauvenet the revolver
l•.. 11.1 ,1 t•:I en frons the stent man on
ilio tir It'
1 :rt.rrady." he reported.
•.I , slower: lye follnrr." Ant} they
c• I• i..•1-nr4 the bungalow. Zroal
rd
• ..,.t ht. . I
I{aye you tried
"the way of to -day?"
Of all the Clothes you know
We venture to assert that only
mi -ready
Tailoring
1; ah.olutt:v Right !
1:•
tc ,
,!r AC- t .1qt. s. .
It,,t 't'n'
•y 41.1,4 • ,u,•
1::' :tut',:thly;tied
o. tt h •iii,• 1..,<t:aaster.
for Zetat, - whom-
i 4,r:I ' With u
4* 1It'rn.t7s well
eve,
need the
• :14141--13ils :Lad
I ti:1:tees else -
Ara.
Lamar r t i ti eee:tl' .,
N lore
\\'hittevis•• t, I • rhe bare limier
room ut tete mu .ler Y.!uei the big St•r-
shn, t, 11 to I et. me uioilhrain side
with yr 1 line h a.l :Iled a hear[ heavy
w its dr. tel 'I ler horse he had left tied
In n thicket %Ilea by ',hinged down
through the f'Ldtwtrlle plus• buil bro-
ken 11ye.- nue run nutty. '14o that he
n:Il"t •..tnulge t,teI. foot to report
to h1e /nesters Ile hat1 made u Loess
-of 4ri-i eereerl•i-owe .ue:txl>lust his life
lies idea. 'Tile bullet teen, Oscar's ,e-
volver .had cut a neat .furrow in his.
scalp; cinch Was growing Bore 8841
-- larerllaiE-i1u-tcould
uutlnnbtwlLy Le'le:tlt with harshly t'y
l'hatherett nod,' )uran'L-but he leitr v
that flu•,.w,ecr be.re...rtedllls enlnine
ties the Metter; so hp st,ImlIMI toward
Lamer. ;ous'ng- at times to t•la$p his
email heel in bis greet hands. When
he passed the wild tnugte that hid
• Ar1:utitgc's bungalow he paused Dud
,.,..,I ,t I 1 : •t.,gethi. 8'tAw-
ate \',, . I ,, i•. t, provide hint
n,• aI ,•,:n,ituttuu."
;v. • Ta , _-:trrrhavrrnet.
\•,,,, ;,1, , t n fruitful Litt u8pleas•
., at h,;,ic•. II o,. failw•e shalt -Le- forte-
nate it we t.:icit 1Ite hospitable shores
r.f l'Ie ,•":'•:Ririe fate future residence.
Tare: amok \ irul;a v.0111.1 not knew tie
.;•.: Litt. II' \Yinkelried succeeds in id -
1,:1 :1101 'or I,.se (seri, when; do we
etre\'•:•:'
\\.• :arrive ignite where itlr•.Armitage
rhea-er to 1;111,1 is. Ile is 'a gentleuutn
.1 n•.,.ur-e-; Ike has 111,enry: he laughs
cheerfully :11 aijrr.ulveolores; he.; has
,had yon' watched by the shrewdes'
rya-, 11, l unette al) 1 yeti are considered
a hard wan to keep track of: my dear
Duratel. And net least important, he
hes. ti.nlgtecen:or-tent away that little
cablegram ,that was the signal to WIn-
keiritd•tu go :!head. 1(e 1s :1•very an-
noying azul vecnt!o113 (person, 'this Ar-
mitage. F4,4'en %nee. whose knife made
him a terror In •Sertln, seems unable to
(otic with blithe .
"And the fair dente:ter of the vale
"Lost/ Lost/ 7'Aey on
cur=ed the two occupants In
dialect with n 111.ree, vile tongs
was near midnight when he n:
the tavern and climbed the rickety
stairway to the room where the two
men waited.
t'hnuvcnet opened the door at his ate
prn:u li, nue they -cried aloud as the
great figura• appeared betnre them and
the Intnp light fell upon' his dark blood
snuvtrtd fate.
"The Netters!" snapped t'hauvenet.
"le the me•ssug'• eater" demanded
l•urthh
"Lost! Lest: Tneknre lost! 1 lout
m)• wily-, and he nenri !led mer --the
little soldier -.ns I crossed ' strange
field."
When they haul Jerked the truthpv)
Cmal, Chauvenet Clung oi3tn 'WS door
nu.l Islwlea through 'the house for the
innkeeper.
"I !metes! Saddle our.twn horsesgalck,
and get anether Ir you have to Real
1t!" he Screamed. Then he 'turned Into
the room to -curs'• Zulal. while Durand
with a towel and water sought to ease
the eche In the big fellow's head and
cleanse his face
that beggarly little servant did
Ile stole that paper 1 had
1 he? What do you Im-
I ou to this .country
Loo vented 1o0le
ou were a
b•)" - -
"l'isli' We nre not discussing the
yugtig lady' "
••t eau understand how unpleasant
Abe su_ t.Jert • tnust beto you. my dear
.pules. "What do you imagine she knows
of M Armitage?\ If he is the man we
think he Is, ttnd':t possible beer to a
gnat throne; it to uid be tmpoaalble
for her to tuarry hi
"Ills tastes are del ocratic. 'In Mon-
tana he is quile,w.puldr."..
Ilurand thine away lite cigarette and
-1811g?I0.1 w,nt,I..,ly- .
"tins it ,p-.-urrcd to yet that
whole affair . is decidedly amusing? They atartcd, Zn,ot riding beards Out
Here we are in one of the f Amerl- captive.
chu•statee about to turn a dad that tat a thoroughbred he's riding. The
will dethrone a king If we arerelucke. gentlemen of the valley are in their
.eud here is a Limn we are trying'to get . , beds long ago."
nit of the way -a man we might make "Would that we were In outs! The
king It he were not a fool! In Amerl- spring nights are cold In these hillsr
ea! It touches my sense of humor, mY\
"The work Is nearly done. The little
dear Jules'" - soldier is yet to reckon with. But we.
An. esclamntion from Zmal arrtattd are three, and Zmat did quite well
them. The B,'rvlae jerked up his horse. erne the potato seeker
nisi they. were Instantly at his side. Chauvcnet rode ahead and addressed
They had ntiche,t a point neer the a few words to ZmaL
"bunting preserve in the main highway. "The little man must be toned be-
lt wee about half past 1 o'clock, an fore we finish. There must be no mer
hour at witch" \'Irglnla mountain take abaci IL" -
roads are usually- free of travelers. They exercised greater caution as
nil they had been sending their hones they drew nearer the wood that coo-
Itl.mg as briskly as the uneven roods coaled the bungalow, and Chauvenet
reel the pace of %mat's laggard beast dtamonnted, opened the gate and set a
perluitJ'nh stotie against it to insure a ready
The heat of n horse's hoofs could be egresa. Then they walked their horses
heard quite distinctly In the road up the driveway.
i,head of them. The road tended Admonished by Chaovenet, Durand
,loahward, and the strain of the as- threw away his cigarette with a sigh.
tent was market la the approa hing "You are convinced this Is the wets
animal's walk.: le a moment the three course, dearest inkier
leen heard the horse's quick snort of "Ile quiet and keep your eyes °Pres
satlsfa.•tfon as It reached leveler There's the house."
ground. 'filen,-scenting the other ant- He halted the party, dismounted and
hints, It threw up its tread and neighed crept forward to the bungalow. Ile
vale. circled the veranda, found the blinds
lie dusk of starlight Durand saw open and peered into the long lonngtng
7.mal r mint and felt the Servian's room, where a few embers smoldered
big, rough d touch his In ,passing In the broad fireplaee and an oil lamp
the bridle of his shed a faint light One man they held
"Walt!" said the St—revise.. eapUvn; the other wait not in sight.
The horse of the unkB�w► paused, Chauvenet's courage roee at the pros•
neighed again and refused to -go far; pect of easy victory. 1Ie tried the door,
ther. A coatis deep voice enconniged found it unfastened and, with his re-
hire In low tones. The horses of voiver ready In his hand, threw it open.
Chauvenet's party danced about rest- Then he walked Moody toward the ta-
kingly, responsive to the nervousness bee, turned the wick of the lamp high
of the strange beast bettors them. and surveyed the room carefully. The
"Who goes there?" doors of the rooms that opened from
The stranger's horse Was quiet for the apartment stied alar. 11e followed
an instant, and the rider had forced I the wall cauuonnty, kicked them open,
him ea near that the beast's upreined peered Into the room where Armitage's
head and the erect shoulders of the things were scattered about and found
horseman were quite clearly defined. his Iron lest empty. Then he walked
"Who goes there?' shouted the leder, quickly to the veranda and summoned
whin-Chauveuet and Durand bent i the others.
their e•lrea_ toward blue Weir hands
tight on th bridles, and listened,,
waiting for Zma , They heard n sud-
den rush of steps, t Impnct of his
ga1T body as 'tit'" ttntfglleenett wow
the shrinking horse, and then &eke, of
allege anti nage Chanvenet slipped
down'ead rue forward with the quick,
soft glide a cut and caught the
bridle of theletr;inger's borate. Tbe
hutseinan struggl.vl'' Zmais great
arms, and his beast p
No wools peened. The rider
ed his feet out of the stirrups
gripped the tsetse hard with his leg:.
Ills arms we ung up to protect his
head, over which 7ena1 tried to force "I'n -
i,a mock eltnuvel
riding Leslde the captite end bottling
fast teethe led horse. Where the road
was smooth they set the horses for-
ward at a smart ' trot.. Rut the cap-
tive aeecepttli-fhe'kiit-[Te frond the
stirrups aztaln and ant his saddle
straight. Ile coughed 1;o'. and tiled
but the hemp sac!: was sutticlentl7
porous to give !Lint a little air. As
they rode oft his silent submisstoa
cause) Durand to ask: '
"Are you sure of the man, my dear
"Undoubtedly. 1 didn't get a square
Took at him, but be's a gettiema by
the quality of his clothes, tie is he
same build. It Is not a plow ho
it, di
given you.
aglne I brong
TOF-If you.tirl' to
'-play with you ns thou
clown?"
The Servi111, on his knees
1, guttered the torrent of abtt
le was n st•nttndrel, hirr'1 fn
IIIc vilification by an
d not greedy trou-
ce he Ilhder-
pid Ger-
meekly.
de murder,
-angered employe
ble hint, ptrticell:iriy
slurs' little of Clic t'.t
Mom.
is
Mi'LEA\ BROS.. GODERICH
In half an hour 1'tla,uveuet
again In a fury, Learning at Looter
that the me -rater had gime- down the
recut tweet!' ?ilio+ to r,' dance and
7vonld not be hi.•h until morning.
Tbe lutpertn:•hable 1)urnnd shivered
in the nicht :!Ir and prodded ('hnut'e-
net with rreeo•a.
••\1'e bane u" tune to lose, 'I'bat
messa_e 141..1 go tonight. Vett 111n)'
be sere A. .\rnlittige will riot scndiit
for es t -one, ueel: - gnf to go dose
The•)
rode !i.\.13 In the startle ht,•)esv•
ftlt-.ehe-erceseeekssue._wiwrui.nt .411111 W le11
r Bring.-(114titr•het IItsd Duraed were
tool mounted on hlrfeeleet ('hnu%eeer
_ el sent Into the hills In ndrtnee of his
own r'on,ing '11,31 rode gripe nn.I si
lent dreetse;elVrmy pine* horse. whit.11
was the Mevt• the pttbtican remit! tied
for hint '1 he enlfe- was not the eol\
wc•nfh.11 he had le...wif In Mervin. lie
carried retain eat 'k nerose his middle
au,t, 1'lculwruel 11,114Lsent 411 i the reetlees anb0als In low tones. the Captain Clailsirna
she ted Lu ma
the pace *tab IYf
n coil holed from page 7)
ed wildly. 1
kick• I Armltnge's room Zhauvenet peered
d ! ngeln into the other ehernbers, called
once or twlee Ina low tone, thea tnro-
o'taunt and the prisoner.
off the bag," he commanded.
' 3Mdied the lines of the
"Bring him int" be Bald without tak-
ing his eyes from the room.
A moment later .Zmai had lifted the
talent rider to the tee:Inds and flung
Kim senses the threshold. Durand, now
nroeised, fastened the horses to the ve-
randa
rrandh roil.
('hnnvenet caught lip some candles
from. the mantel and lighted them.
"Ops c trnnks In those rooms end
atm quirk, will Join you In a mo-
ment.Aird r'"--Durnntl turned into
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"The knife?" bawled the /tertian. erect. silent •re ns Zmai loosened
"No!" nnswerved t'ham•etlet, Ilse tamp, drew vjae .bag and erne
"The devil!" yelled the rider, tine p'`4 lube toward the tithe on which
dug his spurs Into the renting beast's he fled laid his revolver ter reeler ae-
fhtnks. Cl(ss.
('htn1venet• held r.n enll,ntly with I "Mr. John Armitlge"--
Loth hands to the horse's head. One.. ('hntivenet. his revolver half raised, -
the frightened beset swung him Near had besem sn 1rtwl,'s1 Speech. het the
of the ermine. A few yard* distant ' words diel in, his lips. The than who
»limed lest on his own horse 8841 held 'toad blinking from the smitten Mint
the bridle% of the Other,, ile soothed Of light was trot John Armltaga bat
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