The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-07-07

and his eyes snapped like he was MAD,
and she was afraid Of him. l asked il
she could recall anything else about him.
and she said. "Yes, he had very red
lips When l heard that, my heart
grew cold as snow lump, and when l
went out the wind seemed to 60 clear
through me. 1t was evident enough
that Freymark had gone down there to
make trouble. had quarreled with Larry
and had boarded either the five.thirty
passenger or the extra, and got the con-
ductor to let him of at his ranch, and
accounted for his late appearance at the
dance.
ut was five o'clock then, but the five
thirty train was two hours late. SO there
was nothing to do but sit down and
wait for the conductor, who had gone
out on the seven o'clock east bound the
night before, and who must have seen
Larry when he picked up the car OF
wool. 1t was growing dark by that
time. The sky was dull lead color.
and the snow had drifted about the lit
tie town until it was almost buried, and
was still coming down so fast that you
could scarcely see your hand before you.
81 was never so glad to hear anything
as that whistle, when old 153 came lum-
bering and groaning in through the
snow. l ran out on the platform to
meet her, and her headlight looked like
the face of an old friend. caught the
conductors arm the minute he stepped
eff the train, hut be wouldn't talk until
he got in by the fire. He said he hadn't
seen O'Toole at all the night before, but
he had found the bill for the wool car on
the table, with a note from Larry ask
ing him to take the car out on the q. l.,
and he had concluded that Larry had
gone up to Cheyenne on the five-thirty.
l wired the Cheyenne Office and man
aged to catch the express clerk who had
gone through on the extra the Eight
before. He wired me saying he had
not seen Larry aboard the extra, but
that his dog had crept into his usual
place in the express car, and he had
supposed Larry was in the coach. He
had seen Freymark get on at Grover.
and the train had slowed up trifie at
his ranch to let him off, for Freymark
stood in with come Of the boys and sent
his cattle shipments our way.
"When the night fairly closed down
on me, began to wonder how a gay,
expansive fellow like O'Toole had ever
stood six months at Grover. The snow
had let up by that time, and the stars
were beginning to glitter cold and
bright through the hurrying clouds. i
put on my ulster and went outside. l
began a minute tour Of inspection, l
wen. through empty freight cars run
down by the siding, searched the coal
houses and primitive cellar, examining
them carefully, and calling O'Toole's
name. Duke at my heels dragged him.
self about. but seemed as much at sea
as /, and betrayed the nervous suspense
and slertness of bird dog that has
lost its game.
II went back to the Office and took the
big station lamp upstairs to make
more careful examination of Larry's
sleeping room. The suit Of clothes that
he usually wore at his work was hang.
ing on the wall. His shaving things
we're lying about, and recognized the
silver backed military hair brushes that
Miss Masterson had given him at Christ
mas time, lying on his cheIonier. The
upper drawer was open aud a pair Of