, 1906-06-13
CuAPTER.XVIII.

DlaNl1g UP OF the Reu SIaf
mil and shaft house shook the
entire district with its possibili-
a ties of further violence and con-
cealed beneath It's dust and smoke tie
rich discovery in the Kelly mine. Th>
partners had time to calculate chances
and plan for the buying in of the prop
erty.
The din Of controversy was deafen-
ing. The labor leaders disclaimed all
knowledge of the outrage and roundly
condemned it for the foolishly destruc-
tive act it really was. Kelly marched
in among them like a grizzly bear and
stormed thunderouslY. You are re-
sponsible,9 he growled. You sit here
and send out appeals to the world
while these hounds work their will
Where was Munro and his regulators p
''They can't be everywhere" ex-
plained Carter. No one supposed
Such a thing could happen in the day
light"
"Ye're all II set o. chicken heads.
Ye'ye created "A power ye can't control.
l give ye notice that if ye don't &c
dIltI iiit iAiitAt - iieA bAA Tin WIN
I'll organize a vigilance committee and
take charge of the whole gang of yez."
And he strobe Il of the room, leaving
the officers of the union disgraced and
angry. He confessed to Raymond on
his return that it was a foolish action.
at was. Matt. You couldn't have
done a worse thing. A large number
of fhocn Iato pniparc nlIrnohV consider
us their enemies, and this will confirm
them. We might as well take steps to-
night to get our party of the third part
in some sort of organization"
All this excitement and worry aided
Raymond in tiding over the day, but
when midnight came and The commit
tee had slipped away INTO the night his
sense of loss and Il feeling of loneliness
took possession of him. Ann had an
nounced her intention to return to the
SPRINGS ut the end of the week, and,
though she mad vaguely promised to
visit Tie peak again, Raymond was not
deceived.
"She's quite right" he admitted to
his better Judgment. a mining camp
is no place for her or for Nora. Since
the destruction of that mill it is even
less desirable than before as a place
of residence
While ON his way to the bungalow
the following afternoon he met Munro
accompanying a stranger, a big, blond,
handsome fellow in n gray travelling
suit and soft hat. His face was plump
and his brown beard close clipped, and,
though he realized thQt he WAS more
or less in DURANGO, his eyes were slnil-
ing,
Munro called out, Rob, do you know
this chap97
81 do not"
Munro turned to his prisoner. II
thoueht yen were lying"
The stranger remained %untroubled.
81 didn't say / knew Mr.. Raymond. l
merely said that | wanted you to take
me to him. Mr.. Raymond, l am
Wayne Peabody. an old time friend Of
Miss Rupert. VIII you please explain
to this knight of the hills that / am
in noWise interested in his striker"
Raymond looked at him keenly. So
this was the eastern loyer-this fat,
fair mau. Il think l have heard Of
YOU" he BEGAN slowly.
Louis arrival relieved the awkward
ness of the moment. Hello, Mr.. Pea
body, how did you get here?7
Peabody caught at the boys hand.
"Well, well. Louis. I'm glad to see you.
You saved my life. How is Amp
Fine! You ought to see her work.
She's brown as oak. Come on, I'll take
you to her. Gee, she'll be glad to see
you!"
AS Peabody excused himself and
made off, Munro, with a world of
meaning in his voice, softly swore.
'Well, If I'd known that, l would have
killed him and laid him away under a
little rock. She turned me down fat
the other day, and it hurt. 1t hurts
worse now that I've seen the other
man. | really hoped you were the win
ner.''
shes out of our world, Jack" re-
piled Raymond. and a large part of his