The Red Cloud chief., 1907-12-06

But, see here argued the other
"we've got to send him so he can make
a powwow to the big legal smoke In
Frisco. We've been cold decked will
n bum judge. They've got us Into o
corner an over the ropes"
Tn sorry I can't help you, Dextry
but I got mixed up in me Of your
scrapcs and that's plenty"
'"This amt no stowaway. There's nc
danger to you" began Dcxtry, but the
officer interrupted him:
There's no need of arguing. 7 won't
do It,"
ooh. you won't, eh?" said the old
man. beginning to lose his temper
"NNcll. you listen to me for a minute
Everybody I'm camp knows that me an
the kid Is on the square an that were
gcttin' the bunk passed to us. Now
this lawyer party must got away to
night or these graftcrs will hitch the
horses to him IN some phonv charge 50
he can't get to the upper court. It'll he
him to the bird cage for nlnp' dn's
He's gOin' to the States, though. an
he's goin'-in-your-wagon! I'm talk
in to rOu-mnn 10 man. If YOU don't
take him. I'll go TO the health Inspector
he's Il friend of minc-an' I'll put o
crimp i'm you an your steamboat. ]
don't want 10 do that--it amt my reg
lar graft by no m~cans-but this bet
goes through as she lays. never
bclchcd up n secret before. No, sir. ]
am the human huntin' case watch. an
! won't open my face unless YOU press
me. but If ! should. yuj'Il see that It's
time for YOU 10 hunt Il new job. Now
here's my scheme" lie outlined his di
rcctiOnS to the sailor. who had fallen
silent during the warning. When he
had done. Stephens said:
II never had II man talk to me like
that before, s~ir-ncvcr. You've takcr
advantage of me, and under the cir
cumstanCcs | can't refuse. I'll do this
thing not because of your threat, hui
because I heard about your trouble
over the Midas and because | cant
help admirinC your blamed insolcnCe."
He went back into his stall.
Dextry returned to Wheaton's office
AS he ncared it he passed a lounging
figure in ar adjacent doorway.
The place Is watched" he announc
ell rs he entered. Have you got 3
back door? Good! Leave your light
burning and well go out that way
They slipped quietly into an inky, tor
tuous passage which led back TOWARD
Second street. ~Floundering through nj
leys and over garbage heaps, by cir
cuitous routes they reached the bridge
where in the swift stream beneath they
saw the lights from Macs tug.
Steam was up, and when he captain
had let them aboard Dextry gave hin
instructions, to which he nodded &c
Ouicscence. They babe the lawyer
adicu, and the little craft slipped Its
moorings, danced down the current
across the bar and was swallowed NJ
in the darkness to seaward.
'Ill put out Wheaton's light sc
they'll think he's gone to bed
Yes, and at daylight I'll take you'
place in McNamara's loft" said Glen
lister. '"There will be doings tomorrow
when they don't find him"
They returned by the way they hat
come to the lawyers room. e~Xtinguish
! ed his light. went to their own cabir
and to bed. At dawn Glenister arose
> ana sought his place above McNa
mara's Office.
: TO lie stretched at length on Il sin
gle plank with eye glued To Il crack Il
!. not a comfortable position, and the
: watcher thought the hours of the mex
, day would never end. AS they drag
gcd wcarily past his bones began Il
ache beyond endurance, yet owing t.
the fiimsy structure of the building n
! dared not move while the below
, was tcnanted. In fact, he would no
. have stirred had he dared, so lntcns
was his interest in the scenes bein'
q, enacted beneath him.
! First had come the marshal, who re
i ported his failure to find Wheaton.
"ue left his room some time las
night. My men followed him in an
> saw a light In his window until
Z O'clock this morning. At Z o'clock W
u hrOkc in, and he was gone"
"Ue must have got wind Of our plaI
y Send deputies aboard the Santa Mari
Search her from keel to topmast, an
II have them watch the beach close G
he'll nut Off In a small boat. You loo
over the passengers that go aboar
s. yourself. Don't trust any Of your me
for that, because he may try to sli
- through disguised. He's liable to max
} IN like a woman. You understand
there's only one ship In port, and-l
e mustn't get away"
e "IIe won't" said Voorhees,, with col
q viction, and the listener overhea
f. smiled grimly to himself, for Mt Thu
moment, twenty miles offshore, Ia
1t Macs little tug, hove to In the track