The Press., 1890-10-23
tContinued from last week. GUESTS AT CAMP MIN FIFTEEN.

saw that he was Will Brown.
 Eve come to talk with you, Deuce, ; he said; ''I don't know why, for I don't see that we can do a thing yet"
 "fm glad you've come" and she held hard to his hands, like child not fully awakened from a nightmare. T was lonesome and scared"
 "But we can at least come to an un- derstanding about this matter-this ar rest. am sure my father didn't know the money was counterfeit. He is a drunkard- d-as much of sot by spells as circumstances permit, but never knew him to do dishonest act. Thirst for whisky would tempt him to indiscre- tions, but to nothing so methodical or calculating as to deal in bogus bills. It isn't in him, Deuce; he wouldn't be equal to it if he tried" He stopped with an indication that politeness pre- vented him from going on.
 sBut you're thinking that my father has brains and badness for it. What kind of an oath can take, Will Brown, to make you take my word for the truth?"
 "Whatever you tell me-now-here- will believe you"
 Their hands were yet clasped together, and as he stood before her, while she bent her head in her earnestness to see in the darkness whether he looked seri- ous or mocking, their faces almost touched.
 "Then tell you that my father is in nocent about this bad money. We hadn't so much as dime between us .14 l. TTo I>rl 1~o s-, unlucky game all the money we had started with from Omeda. That's why we came along here no better than tramps. He surely-surely brought no counterfeit bills. am not saying he's what he ought to be; and I'm afraid it's likely he's used bad bill if he had It. But, no-no-don't think he is crimi- nal. We're very, very intimate-dad and I; and he's an honorable man in his sort of way" We're adventurers, but upon my soul we are not reprobates. My mother is watching us from up yon- der, you know, and she would see it if promised her he wouldn't, and he hasn't {"
 She was weeping now, and when she loosed one hand to wipe away' the tears Wills disengaged arm encircled her pro- tectingly. It was wholly 8 caress of sympathy and faith, as she somehow un- derstood, and in moment she was sob- ping, with her face buried on his shou1- der.
 ''There-there. Don't cry any more," he conjured her, anl then went on with good reason for continued weeping: "You can't help your father in his pre- dicament, and"-
 "Don't say that she interrupted, slip ping down from the hammock and stand ing with every fiber tense for action. "I must help him, whether can or not"
 ''Then let us get at the mystery of the case if we can," Will admonished her, "so as to know what is best to attempt. We are convinced that the bogus money was won from Aleck Wiams, are we not? and therefore we must conclude that Wiams is the real criminal The officer, Alloway, says the government got information of aquantity of counter felt treasury notes being sent into this region. He was detailed to search them out. He found that they were being circulated along the route of this tele- ys Then he hit on the ruse of pretending to be a son of the houdoo woman, and that Is all he probably knows about it. He will take his prisoners back to Apahoque in the morning."
 "That is a rough town, full of Okla hona boomers. We came through it three days ago."
 'tAnd Alloway spoke of the chances that an Apahoque mob might lynch his captives, because some of the bogus bills have been passed there. He talked to Wiams about this danger, and Wiams offered to provide half dozen men for a posse. Hush!''
 The admonition was caused by Deuces incautious cry of alarm. s'Don't you see" she said, ''that if Wiams has made two men scapegoats for himself he will get them lynched instead of saving them? .-hey'n be murdered"
 "We will muster 8 force to defend them"
 Better release them tonight"
 "How?"
 "Well, somehow-anyhow."
 The girl was emboldened with her pur. pose, and her companion caught from her an ardor of spirit uncommon to his calmer temperament.
 "Let me think" he meditated "The guards can't be expecting an attack from the outside. They're only watching the wagon to see that it's inmates don't break out. Mightn't take one unawares when the others were not too close by, silence and down him by throwing blanket over his head and so give you chance to slit the canvas with knifei If we had four horses ready we might get away before much of an alarm could be raised"
 "Could you fight stronger man than yourself? 1t would be better to let me help you"
 'The fellow might be stronger than I, but probably not so quick or dexterous, for l am something of a wrestler. Be- sides, he would be caught at 8 disad- vantage. And your part would require all your time and presence of mind"
 They discussed the details of the plan freely yet rapidly. Then Will went out to get the horses ready. He found where the two mustangs were tethered. These and two other horses he saddled and left at point few rods along the road. Then he accommodated the prison wagon. The guards were drowsy and unalert. The rest of the camp seemed to be fast asleep. He returned to the tent. Deuce was pacing to and fro like 8 young tigress in cage. A knife gleamed in her hand.
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