The Spruce Street Tragedy
ind Jake Klinkhammer, and a
t he carried dropped from his hand and almost inst
nd whispering the single word "burrow" in his
ed two shots a
And hastily calling upon George to light their own lamp, the o
amp which George by this time succeeded in lighti
now begun; but after a quarter of an hour had passed,
?" exclaimed George, impatiently. "Surely t
" returned Spicer. "There must be a
ey're gone clean enough by
r; "but whether or no, there's one th
s that
looked in our previous search. Now that they have got away from us, and know we h
really think they may yet be in
t's quite
ts for the treasure, while the o
which task d
for the v
rn you, don't let them get a sho
d his search for the fugitives, while Old Spice
t consisted of $13,782 in gold and national bank notes, and wat
da I found, I shall be enabled to return by far t
s, inch by inch, but discovered
ter world, and, after a conference with Stricket, and perhaps with the coroner, to p
should be allowed to make their escape. But he was forced to admit that he could give no good reason why they should remain longer under ground, and so, slow
Old Spicer immediately hailed it, and, when they were seated inside, req
asked Jehu
stop," was the reply,
he signal to stop; and, springing from the cab, he rushed into the office,
ce. It's on a matte
he dispatch, and th
300 Mulberry St
l depot on arrival of fo
ice
d the operator, "it s
ice, as it's hardly likely he will be at this hour,
hall have to charge for
see to it that Mr. Killett gets that
surely get
office, he leaped into the cab, and calling out "Home Place," sank in
o take me to the depot in ten minutes-come in, George, I want to tal
s still fast asl
cer, giving him a vigorous sh
ded Seth, slowly raising hi
all of three hours and
t pos
I have only time to say a few words, for I take the
uce! Wh
y have returned to the city again, and I must find them before they receive warni
d not c
nergies toward retaking Barney Hawks and Jake Klinkhammer, and to find out who a certain Beach and a cer
right
e Jew's boodle, "I wish you would place in the vaults of th
tend to
ust be off," and he
e should want to communicate with you, w
ant to get word to me, use the wires, and use them freel
sir, and
you," and Old Spicer
he sprung into the cab, "I can ri
sir," and th
had taken his seat in the train, which was mov