Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-08-13

for so many years in the old lawyers
hands that he very naturally began to
look upon il as his own.
Lawyer Bliss refused 10 give them
any satisfaction, and the consequence
was that the remaining Weldons ap-
pealed to the courts and demanded an
investigation. The courts granted the
order, and the old lawyer found the
ca1-' current of his prosperity vexed by
OpposA-a y :.
He said ole G~y . 10 sons:
81 am left sole G-.LC--, r = TNhn Vel
don's estate. 1t was left to h-s i,-ald-
SONS, Valentine and Frederick. The lat
ter is dead, and if the former is not
we can safely count ON never seeing him
again. He is a murderer and will not
risk his life to gain any wealth. The
will can still be set aside, but only by
DIR. Blanchard s children. They are the
rightful heirs. -
but they have left it all behind
them and fed said Tom Bliss, who
was very much like his father
THAT is no bar The courts will
hunt them up, though the courts can
not force them to press their claims" :"
at wouldn't be a bad thing for us, -
interposed Sim Bliss, who was thought
to be very shrewd because he spoke but
little, IF the whole party was gobbled
up by the Indians 4"
There was so much more i'll this than
the mere words would ordinarily con-
vey that the old lawyer and his son Tom
y,,, L. k,.aa+H IL
who firsc recovered and said:
''They could be stopped "
"They could be so fixed as never to
be heard of again, ~ joined i'll Sim.
1.-The girls should be watched over
and cared for. All, if you boys had on
ly succeeded in winning them" sighed
the old lawyer, 1.-THE whole estate would
be i'll our hands and we might snap our
fingers at the whole Weldon clan!"
'It is not too late yet, -" said Tom,
and thereupon he whispered a plan that
met the approval of his father and
brother
The result Of this plan was that with
in week Tom 4 Sim Bliss with
plenty of money IN their pockets, were
speeding out for the Black Hills. They
had learned Of the course taken by Dr.
Blanchard and his family, and steam
and stage enabled them TO get to the
mountains while the train under Cap
tain Brandon was drawing its slow
length across the searching plains. They
met with Henry Kyle and Font Robb
at Deadwood and by them were intro
duced to Bouton's gang, as these out
laws Were called.
The brothers congratulated themselves
on their good luck. They found the
tools they needed already to their hand.
The half formed plans took definite
shape when they met with the outlaws.
The crimes from which cowardice might
make them shrink in the east here be-
came the easiest possibilities. They lent
Henry Kyle and Font Robb to spy out
the train, and the result has already
been given.
"We can have them in our power, :"
said Tom Bliss when he had Henry
Kyle out of hearing.
Eyes, but the job will not be easy"
1.-THE doctor has lots of money"
$50 understand. But 1 say, Bliss,
you can have all the money; for me, l
am going to have the eldest daughter. q"
"Alicep' exclaimed Tom Bliss
Eyes, Alice or I'll die trying, ." re-
piled Henry Kyle.
"Well, Mr.. Kyle, said Tom, trying
to smile, but making a wretched failure
of the effort, ''you and l can't differ
about a small matter when we are
agreed about many great ones. hope
we shall always be friends. If we are
not it shall not be for the want of o
strong desire ON my part. y
"That is all right, Mr.. Bliss. l am
as anxious for harmony as any man III
this outfit, but 1 want to see through
your motive if can, " said Henry Kyle.
''I am willing to explain anything
you do not understand, responded Tom
Bliss, and he smiled again and stroked
his rusty mustache. But, Mr.. Kyle,
you should have made your inquiries
before you took my money and began
this Job. "
II have 20 far done my work.
'True. Now the point is, are you
willing to continue the work under the