The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-28
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cnmstances is to keep on the watch
and guard against the approach OF a
Drain.
So. while the senor and Smithers
walk down the line a dozen or SO
yards. with the avoNed intention OF
building bonfire there, Jack. All Sin
and the guard start upward to do the
same above the stalled carriage
As the light from this is thrown
around. dispellins the gloom. it will be
easier work collecting the wood
All Sin proves n master hand at this.
and his employer is quite content he
should have charge of the fires. once
they get going. since it will keep the
Chinaman away from the carriage.
ana hence lessen the danger of his ap-
peaiance arousing sudden suspicion in
the mind of the senior.
Besides, Jacks curiosity has been
aroused. and he longs to know what
magic the wonderful Smthers has ex-
ercised in order to make such a de
voted ally out Of the guard
The opportunity comes when he can
address the chap, and he does not hes
itate, Tor he has already learned that
the guard has IA fair comprehension of
English as she is SPOKE"
You have seen my friend YOU un-
derstand the truth Is it so?" he asks.
and the guard with a smile and
shrus makes answer. as he involun-
| tarily raises a hand to his throat,
which doubtless still feels the effect
! of the detectives hard fingers.
"Hola. senior. | understand. Any
thing he says. that will | do. We are
as one. When man saves the life
OF Pedro Aerilla. there is nothing
would not for him do. And you are
his friend, senior; have no fear that
the truth will ever tell"
All. Smithers has therefore told him
about the dreadful doom from which
he has been snatched, as ii were by
miracle. and for the present at least
the fellow in his gratitude is ready and
willing to serve them faithfully. What
he nigh do when the idea grows a
little more familiar to him remains to
be seen
Jack moves down toward the others
AS All Sin may be trusted to keep
things going. AS he passes the car
riase he sees two heads at the open
door. and needs no spirit OF divination
10 tell him who the interested spec
tatOrs may be.
While he is just In front of them
one OF the girls asks him if there is
any danger. Evidently they are dis.
tnrbed, as the bravest feminine mind
| might well be-
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ing but her Scotch stepsister occasion
ally introduces few words. and evi-
dently grasps the situation far better
than Jack had believed possible.
He is more than charmed with her
, apparently brave demeanor in the face
Of danger, and not forgetting his lie.
sign of keeping his identity secret,
answers as Srulliy as possible. Selling
the first opportunity, he hurries down
| to where the others are engaged.
Another form can be seen fitting
about in the light Of the fires-evi-
IDENTITY Col. Spencer has been aroused
from his nap in the cozy corner of the
carriage and brought to a realization
of the deadly danger menacing them
i'll case a train comes along
Long ere now Howard Spencer has
learned of his fallacy with regard to
the death of Jack Travers. Senor Ro-
blado has RECALLED him with a full and
exceedingly vivid account of the sineu-
lar events that followed so fast upon
his accident i'll the CanoEgate. Hence
he knows Jack is alive, and that
through the most peculiar freak OF
fortune in the world he was permitted
TO wed sweet Jessie Cameron, just as
the outrageous will and and testament
OF his Quixotic relative required. This
being the case. it may be safely as
sumed that Spencer nurses an addi-
tional grievance against the man he
has wronged, and that when the very
first opportunity springs up he will
avail himself OF it in the hope of win
ming Squire Johns widow.
AS to that, Jack hopes to have a
voice IN the matter himself.
The three are apparently discussing
some knotty question connected with
the peculiar situation when Jack
comes UP.
They turn to him as though resolved
to have his idea on the subject. and
Jack experiences an itching of the fin
gers when he finds himself near the
man who env!eS him the possession
of Jessie Cameron, for something tells
him that sooner or later they will have
to fight it out between them.
Spencer eyes him curiously, but
gives no evidence of suspicion.
'Senor. we were Just debating here
whether this thing that has happened
to us can be an accident or some deep
design on the part of those who Sc
cretly plan to destroy the government
| of Spain on this island l had not
thought of that until your friend men
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