The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
The k|N1dylp Gold Mystery.
By JOHN r. MUSlCk,
Author Of "Mystsr,oss Mr.. Howard 9TH.
Dark ~stssesss.'' "chsrise A~iiendale's
Desbls," Bic.
Copyright, 1877, By RosHRr BoSxrH'. sous.
All rights reserved.
CHAPTER Ui.-(continued.)

aIOre we let him 90. Let 3 not go an
act like a hull passed. o fools as don't
know what we're a.doin' nohow. Save
him an well git Crack Lash's dust
back an wei hang all four together;
you all know that's much bottcr'n
hangin' one at a time"
The life Of the captive was spared
for the time being. anu the miners
proceeded at once to organize them.
selves into a vigilance committee. pre-.
paratory To stopping crime at the very
beginning in their new settlement.
Lying on a low couch in one of the
shanties was the hero of this stroy
known on the Klondike as Crack Lash
Paul. His wounds were severe, and
he was In a fevcrish condition. One
Of the miners who had some knowl.
edge of medicine and surgery had ex.
tracted the ball and dressed the
wounds. The name OF the doctor will
perhaps never be known. In the Klon.
dixie he was only called "~Sawbones."
The patients face was flushed and
his eyes closed. His quick breathing
and nervou movements indicated that
he suffered mentally as well as physic-
ally.
BE quiet" whispered "Sawbones"
in the ear of his patient. Here, take
this He raised the head of the
wounded youth and gave him IA spoon
ful OF ncrve.quieting medicine. He
drank il off. and then lay back on his
bed and slept. The doctor arose from
the low stool at the side of the couch
and went out.
He quickly turned his gaze toward
every projecting branch within range
of his vision. A look of disappointment
came over his face as his eyes search.
ed in vain for some object.
What have you done with him."
he asked of a miner who was going
by.
"NOthin'," was the answer.
What, hain't you hung him YETI"
No"
"Why?'
'Glum Ralston said not"
What's the matter with Glum?
Has he got bats in his belfry?' roared
the Infatuated doctor.
Hold on, Sawbones: don't get off
your trolley until sometimes on the
track. | tell We Glum's all right" He
then proceeded to explain matters to
the irate doctor, assuring him that he
would yet have the satisfaction of see.
ing the rObber lifted high enough to
get a bird s-eye view of the new Jeru.
SALON lint nyn1ninnI that Il, lrIn,. %,
get the others they must keep the
powers of speech in the n they had.
We'll. with that explanation | ave
in" growled Sawbones. But | don't
want any feelin' o. se~ntimentality
roaming around this camp. We don't
come OF a forgivin' stock. we don't"
The patient slept for several hours,
n when he awoke as evening began
to draw near he was much improved.
But he recovered slowly. and so did
the prisoner. The latter's wound, how.
ever, was more severe han Paul's,
and for a time his case seemed doubt
full. The doctor impressed with the
hope that some information would be
obtained from the wounded man, used
"a sNili W u w Z pllhS uDOut
a speedy recovery.
When Paul was able to walk about
he insisted on going to his shanty to
investigate 1t, though he was so weak
he had to sit down IN a sluice box to
rest before he approached the door.
When he had rested sufficiently he
arose and, unlocking the door, entered
tho Shonfv He pnar,hnl Tho ,,,..
carefully for some clue that might
have been dropped by one of the at
lacking party after they entered the
room, but for a long time found
none.
At last he discovered in a narrow
crack between the logs and thinking
what seemed to be a bit of paper
wadded up and thrust into the hole.
He went to it, pulled it out, and it
proved to be an envelope stained with
blood.
The envelope was stuck in the crack
nea the corner where the wounded
outlaw had fallen and Paul at once
surmised he put IL there. He took
the paper u OF the envelope and
gazed at the handwriting in amaze.
ment. II ran as follows:
San Francisco, Sept. /. 1896.
Enclosed find transportation and
money sufficient to pay your way to
juneau. Whatever you do. remember
that Paul Miller Is not to return to
Fresno. Do him no harm II you can
accomplish your ends without vic.
lence. but at all hazards keep him
two years longer in the Klondike.
Il. T."
He read the mysterious paper again.
He turned il over and looked on the
back. Who was IL. T." and why
should he wish to keep him in Alaska?
There seemed to be something slight
ly familiar about the chirography. but
he was not certain. Having a clue to
the mystery, he sat down to study the
puzzle.
The more he read the note the more
he was puzzled and the farther he
seemed to get from the solution.