The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-29

hnd II anywhere you'll find it in Nc
Clouds pocket. Look and see"
Come on. Merrick," said Dare, pet
ting up and raising his hards above
his head.
You'll not find it." remarked Len
yard while the marshal was mak;n,
his search; ''he wouldn't be SO wil1ins
to let you look, if he had Il. He's cot
rid of it somewhere"
ANY one would know the old mans
gum" observed the clerk; there ain.t
another like it in the hull of Mon
tana."
I've seen it a dozen times" said
the marshal as he returned to his chair
without finding the weapon. You've
opened this up. Lenyard, and It's up
to You to make good"
Yes" said the doctor. "and he very
careful, Roy. It's very serious mat
ter"
1T was serious for Darrell" an
swered the young man warmly. ito
have his good name taken away from
him."
Good name!" echoed Darrell deris-
lively. "a gambler. gentlemen" he
went on. turning to the doctor and the
marshal. "a man who follows the cards
for living. This boy has peculiar
way of looking at things"
Lenyard grew angry
''McCloud," said he, .'I told Won IN
Hawkbill's that wasn't done with
you"
give us your proofs" said Darrell,
shortly.
DR.. Payton.' continued the young
man, you know how hard / have
worked Try r1aar
Inc last month because felt sure of
his innocence. did not go to YOU
with what I had discovered because I
was waiting to find this man McCloud.
On the night SturSis was muir
dered, McCloud was in that private
room. there, with Murgatroyd Muir
satroyd had Eeen very late in getting
back from the hills and he had found
letter from Darrell that made him
savage and desperate. He loo,:cd out
OF the street window and saw Darrell
returning to Hawkbill's after having
gone with me to the hotel.
Telling McCloud to remain where
he was, Murgatroyd rushed out of the
room, but did not take his revolver
with him. Don't forget that point,
gentlemen. Strange as it may seem to
You. Mureatroyd was so excited he
did not take his revolver
'McCloud picked up the weapon and
stepped to the open window He
leaned out, and down the street, in the
glare of light from the dance-hall op-
posite, he saw Darrell confronted by
Sturgis. He raised the revolver, sight
ed carefully, and fired. Then he rushed
away. pushing the weapon into his
pocket; rushed out through this very
room, I'm telling you, and failed to see
Jim Glenn who was standing here, a
foot from the door leading into that
other room. Isn't that so, GLENN"
Ienyard appealed TO the sallow-faced
clerk who was leaning against the wall
picking nervously at the sleeve of his
coat.
That's So" said Jim Glenn. "but it
will cost me my job, and maybe
whole lot of trouble besides, when the
old man hears what I've told"
Merricll hitched his chair alongside
of barrels and the doctor turned a
piercing look on the clerk.
'Why did you keep this information
to yourself, Glenn?" he demanded.
Don't you know that it caused us to
fix the crime on an innocent man? 1t
drove him to his death, that is just
what it did. Why didn't you come to
me. or to Mr.. Merricll. and tell of this?"
1.-THE old man gave me 500 to keep
my mouth Shut
"Ah!" cried the doctor; land why
did he do that?"
Because he wanted Darrell hung"
Accessory after the fact!" eX-
claimed Payton triumphantly. at
means the penitentiary, anyhow"
! That's what" asSented the marshal.
! BLAMED tough on Darrell, though. l
recken I'd better put these on you, Nc
Cloud
Merricll drew a pair of handouts
from his pocket and leaned toward
Darrell. At that juncture a faint rat
Ting was heard from the vault.
whats that?" came in startled
| tones from Payton as every eye was
turned on the vault door.
cts Murgatroyd," said Darrell. Its
getting close in there and he must want
to get OUT
I How long has he been in there?"
| queried Glenn.
Ever since the doctor and the mar
, shall came"
Its a wonder he amt smothered to
! DEATH" exclaimed the marshal.
HE plays in too much luck for that"
! returned Darrell grimly. In our strug-
: gle here in the room we knocked over