Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-01-09

"Do look like chap that fooied?"
snarled Bowers, angriy. Il amt tibet
kind. i know some chaps as has got a.
few hundred pounds o the yaller stuff
all dug, am If | had two or three good
men they'd whack UP the swag With
me-.
I'm yer mani, exclaimed the other
looking him full in the eye. II ain't
scared of a little blood. I'm desperate
and Ill join yef'.''
Know another good man we could
trust" asked Bowers. I've got
whiteliscreCl cuss with me as I'm goin
TO cut loose from pretty quick. Three
Will be plenty ter do the job.
Plenty ter divide With, too. Why
can't We manage it between u.s."
course VIC Kim" said Bowers, IAN
the fewer in it the better. Two good
men is better'n twenty fer such a Job.
Will Yer stick ter mo, no matter what
happens?'
Il never went back on chum yet,
WAS the prompt reply.
''Al right. Now, what's yer name,
pard?i'
Ny names Turner"
Wall, Turner, let's finish this ticker
the fust thing"
1t did not take long to accomplish
this, and then Bowes said:
TN furnish the outfit an take Yer
where the game is ter he played. You
git one-third of Their swag an l git two
thirds. That's fair, Amt 1T"
Il can't kick ON that"
s-sl right. Now We'll git some sleep
bosses ter be got. III | hadn't been q,
chulnp I'd held on ter what | brought
in with me when | come. .
ON the foiloWlng DAY. however, ne
took different view of the matter. II
would pc Impossible TO start on on the
TRIP without arouslns inc suspicious OIL
pbed hleef' ana lowers declded lhat
w i'.,e -; ne % ~, .iie "a, ~, ,i+ NC %
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NJ n'l'p@i'su .ei re- q 81 ll.ilils a'i
e.iai W., any VI,
aasseil iese MN nm, 'peiil'e', we y 'lks
LII ~ .l''ii ~ - Mep a.,e
ilut'sia smut Miis'i nc iii 'i'e sa'i'0 '''''
~ - 20, c,o,. ,,,. da,.e., .ro,, ~, VOC
80 49, va ..t,,,aIa &c, Nc &C.. sa
,rrsat vas ti,e aa1nana His gold was
running low besiaes and at last he
dared moi ,v.,it any ionpe, Each man
toe,l, ne m,1c,, nrovisions ns he could
inc. they sta,.te1 over the trail. armed
,r,t,, rifics .,n,i ,,aynlyers
When ,lav n. a nroceaded few, ni1es
~, t;,5;,. ,ys,- I.e,,ars c.ij.
..N-n,,, ,,.9,.eIe 5,..,,,., o,,t far ,,;f, ean,a
,,,, v,,..,.a ,sot tsr Ia miebtv smart If
~ ,,.,,t 90. ,.,,,,, ,,,,t All ,.;a,,t lva,ra
,il1eiy tar moot come n. The nartv ware
.,fts,. an,. tii,,s rTiiev can,t tote ali
their dust in on their backs, am then
th:trs that .5irl. They must hey bout
enuff by this time an they'll like enuff
send one o the men ter Dyea after
bosses for the gang. .See?"
CHATS H. - st4nsa" rep,icd Turner.
wall. continued Bowers. I'VE must
keep our eyes peeled that we dom. let
ourselves be seen b y any sech man.
It'll spite everything IL we do
Ii was well for. lis plans that he lid
keen n SHARP leopoyt' for before night
he saw a speelS far ahead on the trail
whi,.a lie Knew at once to be a man.
lie n;.s standing on the edge of q
piece Of woods, and his companions
were behind him at the time. Stepping
i'm The shaeiow of the trees. he ex-
planned:
.rbar.s . man comm, an. TIL hot ;t,s
GRO a, thc,3, ,vn.res after IJe n,av bav
- ,,, e'e ~, + o, a. a., ~ ~ ii t
MN. ~ ,l.o4,..s lsr,asy VEN tr,,rna,. Won,
l,se,, AZ, An, yaes tl,a, lime q. DIV Win
MIN Won iSci,,,d fer t5e fort ye,l know
X aa,, ,.;ospt ~, ~, ,ra,l1 l,iaa i'm ba.s
ont =, eiohf t,,an ye.ll overfakn ye,. ;,
,r,,,.,'e3. ,t once walked ahaaa while
his Two ,.e1,,,ai,ieps sss,.rstea themselves
l., 49,, ,,.,5,,.l,,.,,eb trbax. COW. ,r,,,.,,a,
~ ~ md viii, Inc s,transe,
fe,I moments. when ,he latter drew
,,,.s,,. t;,e,,,, ana l,owers w.hisrered.
,,,a 49,. -, ,r.,i,,,,, w.,
~ ,na4i ~, - nc
ss'la ''isvl muses. ~
M uncohsclons OF llle proSlfnlly OF
the TWO men, Iayiof tfaapcd sturdlly
ON, ana Was seen OUT on nearing IN the
woods. Then the Two lett their ambush
and hurried after Iurnef, VINO awaited
them far out on the PLAIN.
What did he say? inquired Bowers
eagerly
asked ne wherc was bound aa'
whether there was amy hosses ter he
seemed to waste Il word.
4 knew IT," declared Bowers. "Now
AL we've got ter do is find a snug place
this side Whar the trail splits an take
il easy till the dust is under our eyes.
He'll be back pretty quick ii he gifts
amy hosses an then we Won't hey much
longer ter wait
several days later saw them securely
hidGen in a piece OF dense woods, but
each day was divided into watches
Wheh theN TOOK TURNS standing ON SEN
'iiiel uutg. tfoif y Knoll snort dlS-
lance from the hut they had built the
trail was visible for fully q mile, and
from dayilght TO dark they watched 1t
closely
iiteii laee'iNe WIS ieWtleeu Mlisii,
late one afternoon, they saw Dick ray
Tor riding along to the north, leading
String of horses behind him.
Our time Is NEST up now. said
Powers. erilnly. Hell fetch the mine
w tomorrer. Them TWO chaps with
him I've seen round pyea. They re rich
chaps I've heard lies picked en- up
an Is going ter sell out
How many will there be of theme
asked Turner, an how's the trick ter
reckon a regular ho!aup. or what Z.
We might do II in thet Way, said