Dodge City times., 1888-08-09

ton received small encouragement at tn.
hands Of his captors.
Common humanity prompted that avar1
thing possible be done for the wounded vii
lain. He was lifted to the lounge and the
flow Of blood stanched as well as might be
"He'd better go to the hospital" sug.
gested one of the policemen. with your
leave, sir, I'll telephone for q surgeon and
an ambulance"
Stone himself raised feeble protest
It's no use" he said. 1--WE got nv call,
and there's no dodgin' the order Don't
waste-time- -on-the- get a
notary public to swear me. / want to make
the thing shlp-shape and solid. Write down
what I've told you about them two jobs"
Norris hastened to comply, and while in
the midst of his task, the surgeon-who had
been summoned in spite Of the mans pro-
test-arrived. A brief examination showed
that there was little to be DONE An interior
artery had been severed, and Stone was
rapidly bleeding to death. The quieter he
was kept the better; therefore he advised
against any attempt to remove him.
The ghastly pallor of the end was on
Stones face as he affixed his signature,
duly witnessed, to the document which had
been drawn up. It named his companions
in the express robbery, and the amount and
whereabouts of the spoils which remained
as undivided booty, being in a shape which
made them dangerous to dispose of. When
all this was over, his eyes went back with
a wistful look to the face of the Younger
Bergman.
"You won't hold it agin the boys if tell
you which two of 'em it was tried to wipe
you out, will you. They did it cause they'd
been told you had clew to the gang. Ingot
said so, and he put Red Tom up to eggin'
the young bank gent on to hirin' them to
'sassinate you, but he either hadn't the gall
or wasn't so sot agin you as t'other one
thought. Tom III tell you all about it if you
get on the right side of him. Ingot's the
one that's got the grudge agin you, though
l don't know for what. Mebbe because he
thought you'd find him out Tell the boys
I only peached-'cause wanted to git
even with him."
Uncle Amos touched his nephew OF the
shoulder as the latter drew back from the
group around the couch.
~ knew you would get to the bottom Of
that matter yet, my boy. l congratulate
you heartily. One touch more and the
whole mystery will be unraveled. We
have only to find who got the package,
auu IL ScutuTc you nave Tue same lOea 1
have regarding that Have you thought
yet what you will do next!"
81! Some one must look after Ingot.
1t can't be done too soon, for it must be
morning now"
He took out his watch and glanced at it
quarter past four.
There was stir in the group, mur-
INJURED remark passed around, then a long
moment of suspense, ended when the sur
geOn removed his fingers from the wrist he
had been holding, and spoke with cheerful
alacrity.
Its over now, gentlemen. A very disa-
greeable business, Mr.. Everleigh, happening
here, as nothing can be done toward remov-
ing the body until the coroner IS summoned,
but dare say he will make short work OF it.
Rather serious affair here" as he noted
the evidences of the burglars work.
'Yes, but for our opportune discovery of
them, would have been in bad fix now
We shall have to suspend business for to-
day at least, and close for repairs, so the
Of the legal proceedings will not
be SO great as under other conditions"