The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-02-10
The K|OIdykG Gold Mystery.
By JOHN Y. MuslcK,
Aathss Of "My'tsdsus NJ. Howard" rs
DARK susnEsr." Charlie Aiisndsis's
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CHAPTER SiV.-(continued.)
The fellow set on at lively pace
on his snowshoes and In an hour and
a half was back saying
They be not there"
what dye mcan7" asked Kate.
Gone
What is gomez
Camp
"Where7"
"Dun know" and he shrugged his
shoulders again
She was nouplusscd, and in fact
frightened
"Gonel" she whispered, half aloud.
Gone and left me alone with this
sick man In this wildernessl Gone.
and with that poor child. Why.
cant hardly believe A. and yet my
heart has always told me tn rascal
was a villain oh. Laura, Laura
whore are you now. my poor child?"
she began TO sob - promised 20 I'd
stay by ye through thick an thin
an I've gone an lied TO ye. That ras
cal put this poor sick man on on me
an what could | dor
In her helpless rage she looked
about for some object 10 vent her
wrath upon. and seeing Horsa Cum
Minis emerging from the small tent
in which he had slept she rushed at
him like n yirago. crying.
You red.Leaded thief. whore Ia yer
MASTER say. where Is yer MASTER
Speak or Tll chuck yer head In the
snow an hold It there I'll yo
smother"
with n look Of surprise he said:
why. did not know he had gone"
"Ho IT, and took my little friend
with him"
well. that ia strange; that beats
anything ever heard! What can he
mean7'
Il don't know. but there IL some
mischief In Il, and Ill be bound you
are AT the bottom % g."
why. my dear good woman. you
do me a very great injustl,g," began
Cummins with mock humility.
Look hercl' she yelled Don't
ye come mono o. yer monkey'doodlc
business around me- for | won't stand
n. Rack out an hnd that guod.for'
nuthin' master o. yours. and tell him
4 bring that girl back or ri make
Alaska so hot for you the icebcrgs
will mcltl"
with this threat Kate turned and
entered the shanty.
That woman's a regular she tlgerl"
growlod Cummins. as he walked over
the hill. once out OF her sight he sat
down In the snow to think the matter
over. Blame me n she amt n per
feet devil Of a woman. The boss has
put a hard Job on me. She knows
had a hand In H. Now the youngater
don't show any signs o. dyin' very
fast wish he would, but he don't
What am to do with this tiger cat7
She'll snatch my eyes out II ! 80
back"
Meanwhile Kate went into the small
Rhanty. vowing she would have har'
mony or know the reason, Her pa
tient was wide awake, his great, dark
brown eyes on the door, For the first
time Kate realized that he was
young man and quite handsome.
Were you talking TO some one out
there7" he asked,
Eyes. was Just alRyln' ono o.
them trifln' critters for not attendln'
10 his work. ! give him a piece OF
my mind and reckon after this he'll
know what's what" Kate declared.
Don't your people agreog"
Eyes. all agree with each other, but
none don't agree with me, They 20
do things without Rskin' me or con.
sultin me bit more'n II was
block o. stone. and had no more
sense'n a Kansas badger"
Paul. who felt considerably strong.
or. raised himself on his elbow and
asked:
What have they done. my good
friend, without consulting your"
Pulled up stakes an gonel Yes.
gone, an not left a sled nor dog 20
foller 'em with, don't keer so much
10 fur as I'm concerned, but that poor
child all alone with that man; and
she told me with her own mouth she
mistrusted him. and | said I'd stand
by her. and. like a lunkhead. lot 'em
side-track me on here and then he
slopes an takes the pore little thing
with HIM oh, II makes me hot; but
III have harmony ylt; see II don'tl"
"what do you mean, my good wo.
man. Paul asked In Amazement.
"Who is this man that deceived your"
THAT scamp from Fresno called
Lacklandl"
Lakeland from Fresnol" The pa.
tient started up in bed staring at her.
"Who Is the poor young thing he
took awRy-the grip" asked the pa.
tient. SELLING her arm In wce.llko
grip
"Laua Kean."
With a wild shrek he leaped half.
dressed from the bed and rushed from
the shanty.
CHAPTER XIV.
The Old Man OF the Mountains.