Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 4, 1900, Page 24

@essssssesssssscsscssnsnce § CAVESSON AND THE CENTIPEDE. LJ @esssssccssssssccsscne soe By GUY BOOTHBY, Cavesson'’s Blunder. D Y T 2 gt Guy Bootht |of tk s generou well ¢ did all his encrgic the \ notor Iy hing ' " onies for 1 o fier the day of that tr Mr ke 1 not t the Ilitle outing with very re Try how 1 w o to Nollaba station had bee to | sleey a8 full ) pu papers and Cavesson ad | the flap of th | . taken excellent ¢ hat } he |4 good ‘ 1 various accounts of I'he t hinking abou | through the commission of poll ndering how ¢ fenolng stirred him again, and as a re i | was likely to be finished il o was nearly distracted. Ove more 1 er { sudden I thought 1 b \ be knew would spell ruin and ruln would | horse in the dista 1 iistened ; mean a loss of Minnle Walkett, which was | there it was, sure enough, a g A worse than either. But he had uo intention |away to the we tt wae & of making another mistake and when he | coming closer, till by and by it could received a letter from the authorities In v been more n a couple of hund forming him that the smartest police mag- | - rh fatrate in Queensland was coming lnto the district to take charge he felt more cer tain than ever on the point. Morcover, ls regularly, encouraging him in his endeavors, and, if anything el want‘ng, this alone would have be suficient to induce him to do his best o was only waiting, he told her in reply er latter, for the Centipede to show hiy head above ground, then he Kolng to pounce down upon him and annibl him. Ho gave a full morning to refle One thing was very certaln; if he w to keep any sort of staniing in the f he must secure his enemy before tho n police meglstrate should put In an appear sweotheart wroto was ance. He had heard of Mr. Moutague Hablott before and he had no desire to| rocelve either his advice or his censure The latter bad a reputation for keeping | officers up 1n the collar and he had openly asserted In & certain metropolitan club that it the govermment would only ap point him to Mulgn Flat he would tail | twist the police inspector to death and have the Centipede in his hands luside a | month. As vou will readily understand, | this sort of a boast was not calculated to | prejudice a man i Ca on in hid favor in conscquence there was a bad under- | standing ween the palr before the ink had churged color on th nagl e's lot- ter of ajpolntment. Next day it was duly gazetted and on the Thursday following Mr. Montague Hablett left Brisbane for the west, One morniug, n week or so before Hab- | lett was expected to arrive at Mulga Flat & man put in an appearance In the town ship, mounted on a wornout horse. Aw | s00u as he had stabled him, he inquired the | way to the police station and reaching i asked for an interview with the ine He was forthwith conducted into that offf cer's presence. “What do you want with me?" Inquired | Cavesson, who had just received his weekly | mail, In which was contained an order | to confer with the newly appointed mag tetrate tmmediately upon hix arrival in the astrict, Tho man before him mopped his face with his handkerchief, and then, without walting to be asked, sat down beside the inspector's table. He was & tall, burly fellow with & skin as brown us a berry, an honest face and a that it seemed to come from his boots, I'vo come in, sir, from Buuylp's range to tell you as how I fancy I can glve you voice o deep the straight tip as to oue of the Centi-|“NOT BEING ABLE TO ¢ ¢ DOG, vede's hidin' places.” — “The deuce you can,” eried Cavesson, yards from my tent door. 1 had looked at and, springing up, he crossed to the door | Y Watch @ few minutes before and It was and shut it carefully. “If you can do that | JUst after 12 o'clock. Thinking there mu T'll pever forget you. But don't you try D¢ something wrong at home wnd that the ay larks with me, for I swear If you do, | Wife had sent one of the boys to fetch mo I got out of my blankets and went door of the tent. There, sure enough, & man on a gray horse, not riding tow: me, but making for the hills. I'rom way the ruimal traveled I could was well nigh done for. Seeing the g he pulled up for a moment and then w 1’11 be the worst day's work you ever tried | $9. your hand at.” “I'm ot trylng to mislead you, sir; I'll 1ve you my word to that,” sald the man T'll let you have my name and address, and you can make inquiries about me I've not been into Mulga Flat before, but I'm well known to a good many people who | 1iye Hare." and after awhilo disappeared in the dir {What'aiyour ame? tion of the track 1 had examined & Jabez Barker, sir. I've got a bit of o |Q4Y# before. Somehow it mever cnte seleotion out on the range yonder.” my head to think of the Coentipe Cavosson wrete the man's name and ad- | KNOWing about the trouble at Noilaa slowly around the edge of the waterhol th was ard the he amp ent fow [ | red | dress on & slip of paper, and then turped | 'DIBking that ho was on our 1o to his visitor again | count But in the evening I went ou “Who knows you here?"’ {Just for curiosity's sake, and had a look “Well, sir, to begin with, there's Mr. |t the soft mud at the head of Miller, the storekeeper down the streot |SUre enough there was the track yonder; there's the secretary of the Pas.|hoFse as plain as a pikestaff, and toralists’ union, and there's John Willlams, [ W8 one pecullar thing about it—half ¢ as keeps the Squatters’ Arms across the |®hoe on tho near hind foot was m way. 1 think they'll all be ready to speak J‘\v(“»”" '"h““::':l IKL" "'; re "\“. w’ th L tor tor me." ust then, and two days later, our work Once more Cavesson wrote upon the pa- | Veing done, we came back to t-: ] per and, ringlg bls bell, told the sergeant | Stoad. That night my good lady fell to Who answered it to Ko to the different ad- | 8Iking about the trouble at Mr. Walkott's dresses and find out what the folk men- |that she's heard about from a team tloned below knew of the man in question. | for the first time that day. 1 listened, but As soon s the man had left the room, |! can tell you, sir, I soon pricked up my Cavesson turned to his informant ears when she told me l)uv.(hw man had Now then let's hear your story,” he sald, | S#!d that the horse the Centip had “What information can you give me that |Stolen a gray with a half shoe miss will be likely to help us to catch this no- | D& Then I bogan to put two and two | torfous rascal? If It (s reliablo and I am |toRether. What time would it have been successful In eftecting his arrest, 1 can |When he left Nollaba station, sir promise you that you will be rewarded.” “A little after 3, Cavesson replied “I want no reward, sir,” replied the| ‘Well, sir,” the other continued, “here man. “If 1 glve you the news you want, | something for you to work out. It 1t 18 becauss I wish to rid the colony of & | forty miles across country from the Noll Be- | aba Head atlon to my place, aud anoth man who has given so much trouble. THE OMAHA DAI LY BI own beast's done. It's close upon thirty |is men imitated thelr example on the left. | J y place and I came In pretty matte ey soon discov- | be 1, but when this was rse with pleasure t y made their way On nother In th | they wched a point L i to return here in opy L e to the 1 wh At la ) h he rang ng to which Barker orred. 1t only |a d ¥ laid his in v h might cateh | € 1 all be I ir I at la and meet t W magistra Very ell At red Cavesson let me with the news that he b ved too la u lttle nearer 1 ave, £0 that 1 may 1o the tafl twisting « iich he ha cvent them from diving back again, then na h luh Then whe the 1 Ol can try your power law was sentenced and sately in fall h He feft the man and hid himselt behind would to Drisbane and demand |4 pock besid cavo's mouth Minnie ett's hand from her fath i 4 Ia 1 ot have served him botter, b uf\m: Rt ot visey s 5 Nt Ak bl }:V"v"‘l )H: n e It was ng th ssary orders for th 1 2 \ dingo's Kow). B In order that no {nformation concerning | ©F tWO all was quiet, then it sov AR UL sl x 2l Ju it was beginning for the the man whom Cavesson and Burke had scen from the cliff above emerged, carry- | ing a fire stick in his hand. Not being able to vy dog, he stood uncertain | 1 t, then, turniug on his heel, he prey to go in agaln Ca how ver, was too quick for h springing | from bis hiding place, hie barred the way. | | | | | | | | = | | “Throw your 1 he cried, “or | you're a dead man! » bushranger did not ko hat to do. He looked to the | right ft, onl to find the carbive | | barrols leveled at him. | | *Throw your hands up, I say | | Cavesson. “I'll not k again! | 1 STOOD UNCERTAIN HOW TO ACT." he raid might reach the re: den ( ou dispatched a sergeant and ee trcopers from the township by th th road, another t by the east steeriog a course mid- | way between the pa On reaching th Nollaba boundary fence, twenty miles out, they halted for &n hour, in order to ullow the others to come up. After which they quickened thelr pace, reaching Bar ker's homestead a little before 4 o'clock Then they called a balt. As scon as It was dark they started Afn, picking up the hills at @ point a mile <0 below the water hole wheve the wan and his son had been camped when the former had sighted the myster! er and himself horseman. It was the inspector's ave his horscs at this rendez- | t man and then to emainder of his force on that thera would be le ng observed If they crep ¥ le than if they tried to ap eback by way of the plain, t was a fin starlight night and every | n eager for lad been ghed nt so lon shared heir leader's ¢ te thetr honor. Taking adva y cover I ever on the lookout for the cave of | fch they had been told they made thelr | wuy over the hill. It was a dificult and | vearisome crawl, but at the end of half an | b it stood oppc was safely accomplished and they site their destination. ot every man lie down, ald Cavesson o a whisper; then turning to the sergeant, vho was beside him, he continued, “Burke, | you had better come with mn And re- nerber this, men, not one of you is to tir hand or foot umtil I return,” Leaving the troopers behind them the palr crept forward on their hands and | knees toward the little gully, the shadow | of which they could plainly see ahead. It a perfect hidiug-place. In shape it | mbled a punch bowl more than anmy- 7 else. A high wall of rock prevented sides, 1 don't feel kiud of safe With him |twenty, say, out to the hills al the back close alongsido. me." close upon sixty miles in all. Well, if he| “I gee. Now tell me all you know." started at 3 or thereabouts and rode pret “Well, eir, it was like this, you see. About | smart, say eight miles an hour, he & month or €0 ago, just before that bit of | would be at my camp about 12. Hc'd be & bobberes out at Mr. Walkett's station, |in a great hurry, of cou but 1 don't when you was was so nicely sold by the [reckon that, taking one thing with an Contipede (I dou't mean no offense, sir), 1| other, he'd do more than I'm cal ing was out At the back of my selection doing | Now, sir, do you think there s any & bit o' fencing with two of my boys. We [in what I have told you? were camped nlongside of a bigglsh sized [ “It certainly sounds feasible 1o waterhole, and we had three horses with | hope it may lead omething o us, not one of which was shod, You must | think they're hiding by there now remamber that, sir, or you'll miss the point That's more than I can say ir, ha of what I'm driving at. Well, one Sunday | no possible means of judging; but I sh morulng after breakfast, thers being, of [ think it more than likely. 1 don't course, no work doin’, sir, 1 left the boys | where else they could very well go ot the camp and went out for & bit of a “My good wan,"” Cavesson replied scorn- walk. On my way T went round by the Lo tom | fully, “it's very evident you don't know of the hills that are very sparsely timbered | tha Centipede. He has hiding places In overy directicn and he's fn and out of t Ilke rabbits in & burrow." At that instant there was a knock the door. It was the sergeant, who returned with the replies he had extrac with sho-oaks thereabouts, with here and there & bit of mulga at the base. Well, as I went along. sir, 1 looked about me and, to my surprise, 1 came across what was a regular hard-beaten track. T was 0 startled that I went down on my hands | from the various people he had visi and knees and had a close look at the prints [ Each one, it was proved, was re on it. As far as I could pick otit, there [ bear testimony to the excellence were the tracks of four horses, and all of | Barker's character ‘em was shod. Now, sir, I argued it out| “Very well,” sald Cavesson this way: What was horsemen doin’ on | ajsmissed the oficer my selectlon? There's nothing to be gained | gext thing for us to do will be to get h & had ted ted. | | by golng that way, unless you waut to get | there as quickly as possible, and endeavor into the ranges, and no one would have any | to effect n capture. You'll come with 1 Teuson to be there unless he was in trouble | suppc and wanted to lay for & bit. When I'd got | *If you will let me, sir,” repiled th a8 much out of the track as I wanted, 1| other. “But, if you'll excuse we, I'll not turned about and made my way back to tho | take part in any of the fighting. I'm not camp, taking in the side of the big wa a coward, but I'm the fath a family holo nearest the hills on my road. Going close down to the water's edge 1 had & look at the mud, and sure enough, 1t was trodden down all round by horses that had come there to drink." “How do you know the marks were not thcse of your own beasts? You say you had three with you." “For the same good reason as before, sir," the man answered. “The beasts were all shod; mine were not “Had you the other animals ou tbat side sir, and I don't see that I could be of m assistance to you." “I'll ot ask you to fight,’ with a emile. 1 on the right tra you can go about your business.” “Very good, sir. In that case I'll with you as soon as you like. will you be ready to start? good ride today us it 1s." only want you to I've ha “1f you'll lend me a horse it won't, puch put k to thé cave, and then | g0 What time d a “Will balf an hour be too soon for you?" My i being seen from the plain and i that the Centipede’ clever as cats Cavesson must be id 1t climb fn and out without break r necks. But though he earched ) side high and low he could h no cave. At the moment they the side of a small cliff and | tor was in the act of turning to to his subordinate, when the other 1 him on the arm and signod to him listen, Just below them, standing on lttle plateau at the foot of the cliff, | man He was whistling softly to himselt and Cavesson noticed that the air was “Kathlean Mavourneen,” a favorite of his own. Neither of the men on the clift woved a muscle untll he disappeared into h ence more; them Cavesson bade the other go back along the track they had followed to reach the place and bring the men up. Don't let th g on | make a sound, whatever | spered, “otherwise we shall all.! crawled away, and Cavesson lown again to watch and form action. Never had pretty Min seemed so close before. In a o Walk i rier of an hour, or even less, if things ent 1 After a while he heard the sound of steal- thy footsteps behind bim, and a mwoment or 0 later the sergeant of the troopers crept ip and lald down beside him. By this time his plan was made. “Burke,” he whispered, take three of the men with you and follow | he might look upon himself as a sald Cavesson, | this cliff along until it s possible to get down Into the gully. I'll do the same on the left with the remalnder. When you reach the bottom, creep caretully up until you are opposite the cave. Let your men cover the right—-miue will do the same on the left Then we'll have them. But mind, not a sound, or we're done for." Burke and half the force crept off to the right on thelr errand, while Cavesson and | other thun the Centiped: | portance Realiziny that the case was hopeless, man did as he was ordered the Burke then | sprang forward and clapped a pair of handcuffs on bis wrists | gean take charge of this man and | sce that he do The res rou follow me The men did not need to be bidden t 8 not esci t of | wice and the party passed into the cave, ex- | o | pecting to be received with a volley. their surprise and chagrin emy Nelther the Centipede mewmber of his gang was to n could h belleve the e seen. Ca- however, it was | nor any | evidence | of owr » had felt so certain | of effecting a eapture that the disappoint ment wa greater than he could | bear. But {t was no use crying over spilled milk. He had at least got ome to show | for his troutle “Let the prisoner be brought in here,” he said. The man was accordingly brought be him and by the light of the fire blazin, the far end of the cave nized him carefully. The fellow was s lieutenant, ““Where are the rest of the gang?' Cavesson, in & tone of command “You don't surely suppose I am goln tell you, the prisomer anmswered. * I'll let you know this much: He's w you won't find him, not if you go on lool till you're black in the face. You woul have found me here, only I've been i1l couldn’t join them this trip. Now, what you golng to do with me?"" “Take you down to Mulga Flat friend. I suppose I'd better cautlon in the usual way tneriminate yourself." “I want to have a look at him." fore K at Cavesson scrutl- | mone asked | g to | ‘But here king dn't and are my you not to say amything to “You're mighty kind all of a sudden,” said the man. “I'll take jolly good care I don't do that.” Cavesson turned to Burke “Wo'll Just have to look round the cave and.then be off.” Lighted by the firestick they searched the bushrangers’ rendezvous thoroughly but nothing could they fiud save a few blankets, and a motheaten palr of riding br othing of any consequence, Cavesson. “Its plain they've got a hid place elsewhere. We'll camp here ton und in the morning you, Burke, can t our friend bhere back to the township shan't feel easy till I've got him lock and key.”” They remained where t ches light made their way back to the hor one or two palrs of hobble straps | 1a } ding | Ight | ake 1 under | hey | | were all night, and s soon as it was day ses | Then the sergeant and two of the troopers went off with the prisoner for the town- | ship, Cavesson and the remainder making a camp for themselves in a pl s whence they could wateh the cave and yet them selves remain unseen, For four davs they guarded it mo closely that not mouse 1d have got in without thelr know but when at the end of that time the malinder of the g did not put in an pearance the Insnector gave it up as a job and set oft for Mulga Flat to con! ing 1t re. ap bad toss his failure to the new police magistrate, He reached tho township at b o'clock fn tho afterncon, to find that Mr, Hablett had arrived by coach the When he had washed off the stains of ride and changed his attire he set off the house that had been prepared for new arrival and was informed that tha magistrate engaged for a few moments, but would Bim the instant he was at liberty. Ca son was thoroughly prepared to dislike superiof a pletu overwhelming sense of his His astonishment may. be Imagined, when a statd, military-looking man, “with plercing eyes, gray halr and carefully trim mustache, entered the room and said c teously as he proffered his hand “Inspector Cavesson, 1 believe, Let say how very glad I am to make acquatntance.’ Carrled away by the charm of his man Cavesson shook him warmly by and took the chair the other pushed ward for his occupation, “I'm afraid you've heen preparing y selt to dislike me” satd hls host sbort pause. “I hope, now that you k g own twn hours before. his for the He was shown into the study was Reo ves- his and tn his own mind had painted | e of him as a fussy little man with | m therofore middle-nged bl nck med our- me your nner. the hand for- our- atter a now me, you will seo fit to change your opinion. I don't think I am quite as black as 1 painted. 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The ' ' ‘ el lie had seen of him room was empty. Both muglstrate and Cavesson bowed his acknowledgment ot | EATIY 5 he was in reaching the court| wrisoner had disappeared * the cowpliment, and bogan to lo worning, the magistrate was there| On the table in the center was a note superior with a somewhat mor bim. Cavesson, having Intreduced | addressed to Inspector Cavesson. The H eye. It was pot the Eort of rece k to his worship, stood talking to lutter scized and opened it. It was worded P had expected Mr. Hablett in his private room. as follows "1 (hink 1 ought fo tell you" continued | At 10 0'clock tho court opencd, the mag- | “Dear Cavesscn—I congratulate you most (he muglstrate. talink his sienr case from | 'Strate bricy addressed those present and | heartily om your success. Many thanks for bis pocket and offering it to his visitor,| ! he business commenced. The [irst two| the horses. which shall be returned te you ‘that the commissioner, when I saw him be- | C4503 Were unimportant. The third was| when I have dono with them. If the real tore 1 left Brisbane, gave you an cxceed- | that of the Centipede's leutenant Hablett hus recovered from his nap at the ingly high character, He satd 1 might rely | The court was crowded by townfolk, who | Honival cross tracks I should not be at all upon your promptness.” wero eager to see und hewr the new | surorised to hear that he ls with you to- o eon” thonetit "the commissioner ex- | MAKistrate, who had made such & namo for | night. Yours very gratetully, Pr e ot e ey GiTarently in his|Bimselt in Queensland, The gemsral| “THE CENTIPEDE lust letter to himself, but he did pot tell | oninlon was that be was worthy of thel Over Cavessou's discomfiture it would ba Mr. Hablett so. He '“‘“”‘_‘! that be was| TP itation that bad preceded him d the | kind to draw a vell. Sufce It that the gratiied (o know that bis efforts, unsuc- | KTay beads afirmed that the dignity of the | real Hablett, as abominable a little prig | ceestul though they had been, were | land was likely to be worthily repre ever walked the earth, turned up on the prectated : 4 sented in his person followlug moruing, vowing that he had been “And now." sald the other, briskly, “as| TOoward the end of the case a point of | drugged by @ wan to whom he had glven a (TN A atiad A AL e wity | considerable moment was argued between n his bugey when tra g to Mulga him in the futu e 11 care for, let ‘l) 1 actor, as representing the govern He 1 on the wretched Cavesson sign the Cen de to obllvion. Tepl | Ment and the prosecution, and the lawyer|in a towering rage and left him on the i ot e towaship. and its | WhO appeared on behalf of the prisoner © of madne e pomething of the township and %) rne magistrate Nstencd attentively and| “One thing is quite cortain,’ muttered RAGR0INA0N then out @ auestlon to the prisoner. The miserable person. when he had re Cavesson described the different people | min' declined (o amswer, but after awhile WAIARearenon, NROALHOLIAD 8 worth knowing 1n the towuship and dis-| 44 his willlngness to do #o, provided he | mintake Itke this last I shall be trict and gave a rough resume of the varl- | mighe gpeak to the maglstrate fArst 1a|lessly rulned and I shall loso Minnle for cus attractions both presented. By the | g0t it time they had been together half an hour A icat LRUAVAL ADA NRRresadERled Tar | H im ba | natriaved his remisontl wiii | thoy were on exoellant terms, auest,” said his worship. *I don't know | tell vou in another stor i After a while Cavesson rose to go that I should be justified In granting it." (Mo B G tinusd) { “I trust you will dine with me tomor-| pyentually, however, be decided to do so row uight,” sald the maglstrate T am | ana the' bl was thereunon R asking « few of the most prominent towna- | 1o proceed nto his worship's private room | folk an 1 give your u h and the door All styles and sizes, was closed © | benind the ben | was agreed that the | to Interrupt thom the clerk should venture | He rose from his chalr | do passed around the bench wud | | tabped gently upon the door. As no| | answer was received he tapped agaln still | He left the house and made his way back [ with the same result. Summoning up cour- | e to the police station, feeling ashamed of | age he onened the door and looked in. Ho| por gale by Milton Lamself for haviog been g ready to believe | uttered un exclamation of astonlshwent |and Farnam Sis. 1 shall be very g etul It Is fo dificult | ynon them p'lccs from &s to 55“ to know who's who and to avold treading [ que court mettled itselt down to walt - . I om people’s corna In a new place whe wh magistrate and the accused were 4 | are equally unknown. May I rel Sbaant In the interval reviewed | you? Thanks Must you go? Well, | cuga. The auestion the prisoner wa We shall meet in court tomor- | Ansirous of putting was evide L row worcing, of course.'” | one. Ten minutes, twenty mloutes and “Of course,” returned Cavesson With a [even half an bour elapsed; still they did | laugh, a8 ho skook hamds. t pear. The spectators hegan to “Ah, by the w * remarked the magis wonder what had happened Cavesson trate, 1 should very much like to ride out | erew vers uncasy D to e to Nollaba station after we adjourn, to | furtivo glances st the clock. When halt make & few Inquiries. 1 suppose you ‘ an hour had elapsed and sl the pair did couldn’t lend me a Lorse and accompan ‘n,v roturn a consultation was held and | shall be only too glad to do & inspector replled. I of horses sent round In ment will buve o o tme for adjou le | to 50 n OVER ALL THE Wi .l'l{"' Sold by First-Class Steve Merchants everywhere. ) Rogers & Sou, Mth N