Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-29

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He drifted away at the time Of the
srrike, and I lost sight Of him until the
other day, when he told me he had been
working on the Grubstake for month
happened to run across him again this
morning, Just after ! had made those
assays; II flashed across me at cnce
that he was the man for us, and ! made
him IN offer on the spot"
(which he accepted?"
"Not exactly. He said he would
give me an answer tonight; but ] nm
pretty tolerably sure Of him. To "A man
with passion for bucking faro, fifty
dollars In cash Is powerful persuader."
at Is; but wish he had not taken
time TO consider it. just the same" the
lawyer dryly returned. "And did you
get him to admit anything?"
"Only Us silence-and an eloquent
grin-gives consent. / said that knew
they were on our ground, and he did not
deny t.; he said he did not feel like
talking then; he wanted time to think
II over; but feel sure from his manner
that II is nll right"
"And Brigham-have you seen him
lately?"
"No; I did not think II advisable to
be seen camping on his trail con-
tinually; but sent him note 10 meet
me here this afternoon"
"He has not been in"
$50 inferred; but will ride up to
Tomtown from here and look him up.
I have been feeling tolcrably sure OF
him since our last talk; he seemed per-
fectly satisfied with the terms Of
fered and talked in the fairest possible
way; but don't like his not coming"
Hes as slippery as an eel" declared
the lawyer, disgustedly. "If you get
hold OF him you had better take him
back to the Gulch with you tonight and
not lose sight Of him again till court
opens. Then II you can secure the other
fellow for IN alternate In case the ras-
cal elects to 60 back on us the last min
ute, we may be reasonably sure Of some
thing. But II you are not dead sure Of
your new man, think we would still
better 60 for IN examination of the
NINE"
1--WE should probably have to ask for
a continuance Of the case II we did,"
returned Neil, in interrogative tone.
"Well, as late in the day Us this-per
hups," answered Bartels.
(which would probably be refused
II the Judge has been approached by
the other side," Neil bitterly rejoined.
"And, anyway, rs I said before, I would
rather take my chances than delay the
trial by an hour. 1t has been hanging
over me long enough. While. more
over, feel perfectly sure Of being able
10 buy up this man Baker. even II $50
turns out to be too little. ! will have
both him md brigham here ut your
office by eight o'clock tomorrow morn
ing-1 swear II" a look in his eyes which
amply Endorsed the words.
"All right. II you stick by that, ]
think we may count on an easy victory"
Bartels said, cordially, as the young
man took his leave.
A couple Of hours later, that same
afternoon, Dorothy Meredith, knocking
ut her fathers door to see IL he were
ready to 60 to supper, found him clos
cted with the superintendent OF the
mine.
"Come in for moment; I'll go down
with you presently" he said to her;
and then, waiting till he had seen the
door safely shut and the girl quietly es-
tablished in chair, he resumed the
conversation she had interrupted. "You
think he'll take the bait?" he asked of
cheerfully.
"Oh, sure" returned that gentle
man confidently. "He's got onto the
fact that we're shippin' some mighty
rich truck, m he's SO bent on KNOWN
where It comes from that he'll take any
chances to see with his own eyes.
'Twon't take no persuadin' to get him
bet"
"And what do you propose to do with
him II you get him." demanded the
colonel, with sharp glance.
"Well, ! hadn't got that fur" Nc
Cready returned, grinning in his face.
ut might be good chance to crowd
little experience under his hat as would
do i'm heap OF good. I'd ruther like
to serve i'm the way that top-lofty
mimi expert got fixed out when he
come with his order from the court, last
spring, when the winze in the second
level had been left open, kinder acci-
dental like. You mustn't go in there,
says /, stoppin' him. you have no au-
thority to hinder my goin' where ]
please, SIR says he, independent as
though he owned all Denver n had
on the earth; I've got an or
der from the court, sir says he. We'll,
you'd better not go in there, just the
same says I, aggravatin'-like, KNOWN
| was jest eggin' of him on. I shall
go where d. abem!" and McCready
paused embarrassedly, suddenly re.
that he must choose his
words before the young lady, whose
interest in the story he found greatly
"'Well, shall 60 where
like, SIR says he, moseyin' straight for
that Wine; n the next thing there
he was, keraump, at the bottom Of that
I5-foot hole with his order from the
q dislocated shoulder!> Gee.
how he did swear as we was hoistir'
i'm up!-but there wasn't another
,traight face in the mine." And Nc
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