, 1896-08-04

Doo.an's, prepared to continue his w
cation that had been 5 o suddenly inter
rupted. He had hardly entered the
camp, however, when the man who had
given him the main facts i'll the murder
story called him aside.
Say, stranger, do you want another
story: Since you're in the biz you might
as well have all that's goin, and there's
a cussed lot OF it round these diggin's
jest at present. We're suspicionin, Jack
and me, that thay's Il gang O. counter
letters back i'll the mountains sonle'ers.
You know that Teller you met on the
road yesterday: Well, he's one O. 'oln,
er ] miss my guess. He didn't want you
up here. Mistook you fer IA government
chap. See:"
Bob grew interested. He wasn't par
ticularly anxious for another scoop, but
neither was he in the habit of letting Il
good story escape him. The result was
a quiet investigation, eliciting proof
that the miners suspicions were cor
rect. Several days later Il scare head
topped a three column article from The
Nieteors correspondent at Jimtown.
Then followed Il visit to Rocky Canyon
of q posse of government officials and Il
raid o. the den. The Meteor had Il
scoop daily, and The Telegram and The
News felt themselves obliged to send
correspondents to this interesting scene
Of act'cr. But Bob had the advantage
Of pr,c' CCnce, and the rival scribcs
found themselves unable t. get mt the
facts which The Meteor published regu-
larry.
The close of Bob's vacation found him
in the midst of the government raid,
and a telegram from The Mctcor's man
aging editor complimertod him on his
good work and requested him to remain
at JimtOwn until further orders.
One night IL belatcd traveller was
sleeping peacefully, rolled up in u
blanket under Il tree, nine miles frCm
Jack Doolan's mining camp. lis horse
was tcthercd near by. Toward morning
The sleeper was gently aroused by The
sudden tightening Of a rope about his
waist, %pinioning his arms to his sides.
He looked up to see four men. two Of
when might have been recognized as
members of the cOuntCrfcitCrs' gang.
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who had somehow escaped The ends of
justice. and for whose rCcapturea heavy
e"aru wis no" WANTING. Inc o'h'1s
We're STRANGERS TO MN III the man facts
IN thc lhurt'er case. ana remained III the
pachSroula' 'housh no one OF me tour
seemed at All 'ltIld ABOUT ing op-
served.
Inc prisoner saw at oEcc mat ne was
hho"n, put lie wanted silently lor Inc
announcement OF ms tate.
o o re the chap VINO brought the
boppleS GOWN on we uls' ar you: BE-
gan 'he recognized leader taulltihsIy'
Como up mere and sped into wus
more your d--o biZ ana reported H.
10 you KNOW thc 1atc o the spy:
u man renamed silent.
"cli' 'hey says their ayers; 30 II
you We got any messages 10 WIRE up ara
you better be about II. cause TINS H'
station closes III about farce
Inc prisoner 1clt eropo sllppllig to-
"aiu HIS cum. Alitady TIC oticr emu
was over ilhip OF me tree uhder Which
nc lay. ne SET MS 'ceth nfhlly, Threw
out MS arms III il maj, desperate al
most unconscious struggle-then II was
over.
Ing Meteor went TO press early. Inc
firehy ana Inc Rocket held open late
ior l1f'her PARTICULARS Oh mysterious
tyhch1hs tiat occurred III the Rocky
Meteor knew nothing Or the event until