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who immediately turned around and then | RES threw aside the bandbox and tore epee 2 hear what was to come next. the bandage from his eyes. ii yn !?? said Trim. | Landing upon the very edge of the “The man did so at a slow pace, while] ‘steep hillside he eaught the forward several of the audience got into other| wheels of the carriage by the spokes and farriages and followed, thus making quite| pulled with all his might to keep the car- & procession in the streets, riage from breaking away and going + Pres ntly Trim called suddenly: further down the hill. (| “Purn to the right!” | The horses were plunging and rearing The driver did so and went up one > of madly and one of the men still clune to the steep Kansas City ere: to a bluff. his place in the carriage while the others “pverlooking the river. had tumbled out and were now struggling It was slow work going up the hill to get up to the road again. ind two or three times Trim called to his One of them who had more nerve than fompanions sharply to keep their minds | the others, caught the opposite wheel and “fipon the hidden object. ‘ |working with him Trim managed to get _ When they were near the top he| the wagon back upon the roadway, then . “7 lirected the driver to turn to the left. ‘he jumped to the horses’ heads and Saks | his was ss one a moment later the | quickly quieted them. ‘“T knew. this sort of experiment was dangerous,’’ growled one of the men. “Tt wasn’t my fault,’’ said Trim, ‘‘and the experiment isn’t over ; we'll conclude has nc } it now without the driver»? ‘ “Well,” said one of the men, “Twas! The detective had caught sight of the thinking oF the exact spot where the | running driver and had recognized him as thine ? - (the man who had left the hall while he “And I, i sail the other, ‘‘was think-| was speaking about the arrangements for mg of the route we took when we hid it.’’| the experiment. “4 . *“That is the difficulty, ” said Trim. | ‘(He thought he was going to get rid * Bot! think of the route and we shall|/of me,” thought Trim to himself, ‘‘by ng all right; now, then, begin pitching : me down this bank. ‘‘He’s a desperate sort of enemy, for he moved _ their hands about as before | takes long chances. I’d drive after him then calle¢ out to the driver to turn} and arrest him now if it wasn’t that I Y pecereie cnt ineed more evidence than I have got, and yan to h 3 and t to D cramp besides that I want to trap the woman paratior Wrning. | also.’ ‘There's s F eeanesthiah 2 wrong here, gen- tlemen,”’ he pat, ‘‘either you are think- iff es or the driver cae ‘You don’t catch me in a carriage Sw Shag Essar ruc- again with a blindfolded man,’’ gaid one i sear pes Saey .of the men limping away. steep descent. don’t believe I want to try it again, ’ said another. ee hope you won’t all give i rim, because of that driver’s pa eave : You B: ou 6 ee : that it wasn’t py fault. she . : 2 were eat ashe very ¢ ge oO thinking 2 as ard as they , route they ! followed a , if : 4 ' - , e Z : ’ ‘ on , . . a " * E . al . ; « . Lad : “as s il - i : . ’ = — “- “ 2 * cd oo = | | " , TT i 1cy ~ os } » ' i - a! "6 = . P — o —— . . 7» ; a a - ~ a = 4 — ‘4 , _~ a® ie en, ’ - i ~ rs * a i. ?- L. * > s — » - : a —_ & = . a j - . a 7 % ™ a) > < ‘ f ‘ — k. *: 4 : é a is * ¢ . } fl ic i , | = - - = * in) ~*~ = a | uM c | a _— ; q , a os > : - \ . “4 # «7 . . —_ ; —_ ' } as a ' i . r - 7 ¥ . | a * 44. , = | ’ - } : " 7 a . P “y S camall é : ; eg ™ a * ~ be ’ w a } e f f i # ' ni ; = 4 set 4 ; : ’