CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-28

ohiy fcueSe you Va ehosc ittttis VI
mine -
took good pull at my cigar and
blew the smoke out in a cloud slowly
to gain time 81 don't think / follow
you, ;" l said
81 understand that you have in your
possession three letters addressed to
me
Il have" 1 assented-
"Then will ask you to deliver them
to me" !"
81 can't do that -
"Wny not?' he challenged They're
my property"
produced the postmaster generals
telegram and read it TO him.
WY, this is infamousr' Mr.. Camp
cried what use viii those letters be
after the 2Otll: It's conspiracy. ~
II c;m only obey instructions. 1
said
'' 1t shall cost you your position if
you do. Mr.. Camp threatened
As I've already said, haven't a good
I temper. and when he told me that /
couldn't help retorting:
That's quite on a par with most q.
5. IN, thods .
I'm not speaking for the G. S,
| young man. said Mr.. Camp. Il speak
US director of the Kansas and Arizona.
What il more. i will have those letter
inside of "a hours.
He made an angry exit. and said TO
Fred: Il wish you would stroll about
| and spy out the proceedings of the enc
my's camp. He may telegraph to Wash
ington. and if there's any chance of the
postmaster general revolzing his order
must go back to Flagstaff on No. this
| afternoon
He shan't do anything that don't
know abou. till he goes to bed. ~ Fred
promised But how the deuce did he
know that you had those letters:"
That was just what we were all puz-
zling over. for only the occupants of No.
| 2is and myself. 50 far as knew, were
in a position to let Mr.. Camp hear Of
that fact.
As Fred made his exit he said.
Don't tell Madge that there is new
complication, for the dear girl has had
worries enough already
| Miss Cullen not rejoining US. and
Lord Rallies presently doing so. went
to my own car. for he and / We're not
! good furniture for the same room. Be
fore had been there long Fred came
rushing in
Camp and Baldwin have been in
consultation with lawyer. he said
land now the rhre have just boarded
those cars, pointing ont the window
( at the branch line train that was TO
Z leave for Phenix in two minutes
You must go with them. - urged
''and kc,sp Us informed as to what they
do, for they evidently are going TO set
owned the territorial judges, 80 they'll
/ stretch a point to oblige them -
''haye 1 time to fill bagg''
PLENTY. answered him. and. go
ing ont, l ordered the train held till
should give the word
''what does it all meang'' asked Miss
Cullen. joining me.
i laughed and replied. I'm holding
up train all by my Lonesome.
But my brother came dashing in
just now and said he was starting for
Phenix.
Let her co. called to the con-
duc'or. a. Fred jumped aboard. and the
train pulled out.
81 hope there's nothing wrong"
Ma,.S, questioned anSiously.
Nothing to worry over, !" / laughed
sony little more fun for our money.
BY the way, Miss Cullen. / Went on.
TO avoid her questions, If You have
your letters ready and Will let me have
them at once. l can get them ON No. 4. "
Miss Cullen blushcd rs if had said
something ought not TO have AMI stam-
81.
all"
Il beg your pardon, " said. thinking
what Ounce / had been not to under
stand that the letters of both herself
and Lord Rallies had been only pretext
| to get away from the r,st of as
My apology and evident embarrass-
ment deepened Miss Cullen's blush five
fold. and she said hurriedly, Il found l
was tired. and 50, instead Of writing. /
went to my room and rested
suppose any girl would have invent
ed the same yarn, yet il hurt me more
than the bigger one she had told ON
Hance's trail Small AS the incident
was. it made me very blue and led me
to shut myself up in my own car for
the rest of that afternoon and evening.
Indeed. l couldn't sleep. hut sat up
working. quite forgetful Of the passing
hours. till n glance at my watch startled
me with the fact that il was a quarter
of ?. Feeling like anything more than
sleep, lrnt out ON the platform. and.
lighting ,,A..1, paced up and down.
thinking of--well. thinking.
The night agent was sitting in the
station. nodding. and after had walked
for an hour went in to ask him if the
train to'Phcnix had arrived ON time As
l opened the door, the telegraph instru-
mcpt heyan clicking and called Ash