The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-18

eff I left a few inc for him would
he see them if he gets back?"
Reckon he oul He always ONE
to the Office after a trip into the hills"
Where can l writer"
step right into his private room
Stranger in camp"
Yes"
Know Mu~rgatroyd?"
"Pve known him for a good many
years"
Darrell was ushered into the other
apartment and the clerk placed paper,
pens and envelopes at barrels dis
posal. AS he seated himself, Darrell
saw a revolver lying on the desk by
the inkwell.
The weapon had an ebony stock,
carved with a deaths head. 1t was
Murgatroyd's, as Darrell well knew, and
by what chance had it's owner gore
into the hills without it?
The clerk noticed barrels curious
glance at the firearm.
That's the old MANS" he youch-
safed; first timeI ever knew him to go
away and forget it. Make yourself at
home. What name did you say?"
Nathan"
"All right, Mr.. Nathan. Nothing in
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mans friends. If you don't see what
o want, ask for it,"
Much obliged"
The clerk withdrew and resumed his
penwork in the outer Office. Picking
up the pen, Darrell wrote as follows:
MFR. Darrell presents his compliments
to Mr.. Niurgatroyd and desires to state
that he is now in town awaiting Mr..
MurEatroyd's pleasure. Mr.. Darrell also
wishes it known that he can be found
this evening at Mr.. IIawkbiu Hender-
sons. He trusts Mr.. MurSatroyd will
embrace his opportunity"
Darrell knew his arrival in camp
would be noiscd abroad and reach his
enemy's ears. Murgatroyd's absence
from Sandy Bar, therefore, made Il
sudden and unexpected meeting i'm
possible.
Darrell therefore desired the notif-
cation to come through himself, in his
w way. Having addressed the en-
velope. he incloscd the folded sheet,
laid the communication on the desk
and placed the revolver on it for d
p~aperweight.
Then, lighting a cigar, he leaned
back in the chair, wondering why fate
couldn't be kind and send Murgatroyd
to him as he was then-in his enemy's
own room with his enemy's own re-
volvcr within easy reach. Presently
the artfulness of Murgatroyd's charac-
ter suggested something and the re-
Tolver suggested something else.
Picking up the Weapon, Darrell
pressed a spring and turned the barrel
down, revealing the cylinder. Six
his eyes.
He listened intently. The scratch,
scratch of the clerks pen came to him
~monOtonously.
One by one he extracted the car
tridges and then. by means of a sharp
pointed steel letter opener he embed
ded deeply in each leaden slug the mi
tlal M To replace the cartridges
M return the revolver to it's origina
place by the iniwell took but a mo-
ment.
Next, Darrell the pen and
continued his writing.
In the event hat Mr.. Nathan OAR
rel. in whose pocketbook this message
is placed, should be made a victim of
foul play, he respectfully suggests the
following for the considera-
ton:
First-The fact that Lester Muir
Satroyd has sworn to shoot Nathan
Darrell or sight.
Second-The fact that a covert at
tack has ever been preferred by Lester
Murgatroyd to a meeting in the open.
Third-The fact that the bullets in
Lester MurGatroyd's revolver have been
marked with the letter "M."-Note:
me letter NJ might be mistaken for
'W' II technicalities have more
thar once saved M~urgatroyd.
a word tn tho u-;-, o,.
Folding the sheet Darrell placed it
In a red Morocco purse taken from his
breast pocket. Immediately after
wards ne got up and passed into the
other room.
Get through" asked the salIow
faced young man.
Yes said Darrell. With a pleasant
o afternoon" he left the Office and
turned ms steps in the direction OF one
OF the two hotels which the town
bOaSted.