Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-23
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 Oliver stayed. But to his questions Dallas, her reason tottering like her steps, could only resdrn others that were heartrending:
 He'll come back, won't he? They wouldn't kill him? Oh, you don't think he's dead?"
 "Well find him." said the captain. He was pitiful in his regret. This trag- edy was striking home to him as even the Jamieson failure had not. His long, sad face was more like walrus' than eyer.
 MT. Bond said we'd have good luck here," she went on despairingly. But there was danger by night, wasn't there? There was danger!'
 She's knocked silly" Oliver mur- mured to the surgeon. "The child doesn't know what she's saying
 You're right. Clean blunted," was the answer. But I'll straighten 'em both out by noon."
 A long halloo summoned the captain to the door. A group of men were gathered in the swale between the shack and Shanty Town. Fraser was among them. Oliver signaled, and the young officer wheeled and came gallop- ing in. "What is it?"
 "Old mans gun, discharged, out there in the grass"- ] "Yes?"
 And two sets of footprints coming and going across that bit of low ground One set looks about two days old and was made by boots; other Is newer and made by moccasins.' "Ahw There's something strange about these last. Coming this way the marks are so light you can hardly see lem, going back they're sunk way down."
 Carried load, eh?"
 Tt looks like it." Oliver mounted and they rode off to the swale.
 Noon was past when the captain call ed at the shack again. He found the surgeon gone, but his promise full filled. Food and medicine had gone far to revive his patients physically Tears had mercifully combined with returning strength to right their minds
 This time the elder girl met Oliver with no incoherence, but with brave quiet. All her self command had re turned. She asked him In and show | ed a tender forethought for MarylyI by sending her out into the sunshine and the garden before she listened tC what he had to tell. When he va: done she began her story with th' finding of the pole.
 ''Redskinsr' he exclaimed.
 Boot marks were around, though. she said.
 "You are sure? I wish your fathe had asked my advice. I feel as if had come short in my duty"
 Please don't" she entreated. "YoI see, we thought we could tend to it. long s we knew who 1t was"
 He turned astonished eyes upon her ~Knewr he exclaimed Well, fo  heavens sake out with 1t then"
 "fatthews-he wanted the land"
 "The interpreter! But last night tracks were made by mocassins There's one Indian free
 She let him go no further. Its no Charley" she declared. Matthew meant us to think it was Indians Moccasins are easy to get"
 That's true" He drowned "H'n Well. I shall inquire into his whert abouts during the last two days" An the captain fell to studying the figure on the Nsvajos.
 Outside Lieutenant Fraser was pas: ing the shack He rode on to the corr field, where he flung himself of hi horse.
 Marvin, MaryIyn- he said tren blingiy. ~Tou poor girl I'm so sorT7 What can I say1 It's my fault
 She lifted a scared face to his ''N' ifs mine.- she answered If I'd tol Dallas about you we'd never "a gO1 to Clsrk's--
 (To be ContinuedD.