Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-04-21
The Swamp Secret

yrisht, 1894. By Robert Bonner.s Sons.

Coo,r,sht. 1904. by Robert Bonuer's sons.
CHAPTER xV.-(ContinuedD
"You an John 10 round an drum up
the men folks" ordered Bill. BE lively,
now. Well see thet he don't steal any
more bosses while yer gone," he added,
with n brutal laugh.
Dicks brain was In a middle. He could
not realize the true condition Of affairs.
He felt ss II he must be in some strange
kind Of waking dream.
Explain II all. please" he said to one
Of the men, who had had less to say than
the others. "As true as l stand here,
don't know what you mean by this"
"Wait. an yell hev II explained to We
soon enough" said Bill. you needn't
try to soft solder us. Step of, now, an
don't try to git away, or It'll 90 hard with
ye."
At Mr.. Portcr's he might be able to Sc.
cure an exclamation Of the matter. He
walked on in advance of the men silently.
In a short time they reached their desti.
nation,
Good Lordv' cried Mr.. Porter, when
he fully comprehcnded the state Of af.
fairs, "1'm sorry to see you In this fix.
Dick, I be So"
"For PHYS sake, tell me what 1t
means" said Dick. These men refuse
to do 80. l get the idea, from what they
have said. that l am believed to be
horse thief. Tell ME the truth, MIR. For
ter. Is 1t sov
I'm afraid 1t H." answered MIR. Porter.
He sat down and told Dick all that
had happened since he went away.
80 help me God, I'm innocent said
Dick, solcmnly, looking unflinchingly In
Mr.. Porter's face as he made the asser.
ton. I'm as innocent as you are. l
never made mark on the cottonwood
tree, and Bill Green lied when he said
30. went there that night, and l read
what there wassto rcad--whnt Bill Green
probably read after came away; but l
made not one mark there. and that's the
truth. As to the knife, l lost 1t over
week aeo-where' haven't any nea'
mats the ruin aDCnt tna', Mt. forter.
nope you don peieNe 'nat am guilty.
VI ,ne crime In enargeu WIN
NO, ! aon answered MT. for,er'
stouuy. nut there tnsn' US does, DICK
an plenty on EN-, 700, I'm sorry 10 say:
tel ye, yere IN tigh. place. Dick, an
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