The Red Cloud chief., 1907-12-13

INDbNlIlNNh II'Ib ar w -.
~1lc didn't get away" said Mon.
zgara. Hes In town yet. Just let me
BaDd him in Jail IN some c"ciSp, ~
hold hiln till snow nlcs." strive sank
sniO a chair and lit "A cigarette with
~sav"ring hand.
"rhiS 5 q he'll of n game, amt H..
MAJ ~ You S'posr wen VIM"
Tho man overhead prirlud ny his
ears.
"Win7 Aren't we winning? What
do you rail- this? | only hope we can
kay bands ON Wheaton. Tie knows
ahingS. 4 little knowledge IL Il dan.
ErrouS hing, but more is worse. Lord!
Sf only | had a man for judge in place
* StillmaD! | cont know why |
fpDught him"
"Thdt's right. Too weak. He hasn't
rot ihG backbone of an anglewOrm.
Sic amt half the man that his niece IS.
Where's n girl for YOU! Say, what d
WI 10 without her, oh? She's n pippin!'
Sslrnistcr felt n sudden tightening Of
every muscle. What right had that
1Dnn'S liquor SOddcn lips to speak so OF
herr
"Shc's n brave little woman all right.
INST look how she worked Glonistcr
md his fool partner. II took nerve TO
hlng in those Instructions OF yours
nionc, and il it hadn't been for her
gee never have won like this. 1t
snakes me laugh To think of those two
anrn slowing her away in their state
yuOm while they slept between decks
with the sheep, and her with the pa.
xerS IN her bosom all the time. Then,
wfrn we got ready to do business.
why, She up AMI talks them into giving
Ir possession Of their mine without n
light. That's what I call rcciprocatlng
Ii mans affection"
GleniStcr's nails cut into his flesh.
while his face wen livid ut the words.
Hr could not grasp Ii at once. II ma le
hin sick-phySically sick-and for
sanpy moments he strovc blindly to
irnt back the hidcous suspicion. the
horror TINT the lawyer had aroused.
His WINS not Il doubling disposition, and
10 bin the girl had seemed rs one pure,
mysterious, apart. angclicallv iVcapa.
Ae of deceit. He had loved her, feel.
NIX that some day she would ro'lrn hii
zdTcciion without fail. In her great, un-
dOudco eyes he had found uo 'u,',in,
place for double dealing. Now-Cod!
II conldn't be that all the time she h.d
known!
He had lost Il part of the lawyers
speech, but pccrcd through his obser.
y9ton hole again.
Mcnamara was ut the window CaZ.
n ont into the dark street. his back
aDw0rd the lawyer. who lolled In the
aair, habbling garrulously of the girl.
Glcnisier ground his tceth-a frenzy
poSSGSSed him TO loose his ANGER, to
rip through the frail ceiling with naked
minds and fall vindictively upon the
two men.
'Shc looked good to me the first
time I saw her" continued Strive. lie
caused, and when he spoke again q
change had coarsened his features.
FAY, I'm crazy about her, Mac. |
fell you, I'm %crazy-and she likes me
i know b dOes--or. anyway, she
xoni1--
do YOU mean that you're In love
with hcrT' asked the man N the win
DIV without shifting his position. II
srcmcd that utter indifference was in
his question. although where the light
shonc on his hands. tight clinchcd be.
hind his back. they were bloodless.
Love her? Well-that dcpcnds-ha!
You know how 1t u.s." he chuckled
s~,nars.ly. His face was gross and hes.
ttal. Eve got the judge where | want
klDi, and I'll have her.
His mise" lie words died with Il CUR.
Ete, for Mcnamara had silently leaped