The Red Cloud chief., 1908-03-13
The Spoilers.
By REX E. BEACH.
- copyrisht. 1905. by Rex e. Beach. -
By e E. BEACH.
ICoutinued from last week. |

all, but In verify Il Just punishment.
They asked nina mana mans man
IA nOrthman-to do this. and for what?
For no reward. but on the contrary to
Insure himself lasting bitterness. He
strovc TO look at the proposition calm
ly. clearly, but II was difficult. If only
by freeing this other villain as well rs
her uncle he would do Il good To her.
then he would not hesitate. Love was
not the only thing. lie marvclcd at
his own attitude. This could not be
his old self debating thus. He had
asked for another chance TO show
that lie was not the old Roy Glcnistcr.
Well, IL had come, and he was ready.
Roy dared not look at lIClcu II
more. for this was the hardest moment
ne had ever lived.
"You ask this for your uncle. hm,
what of-of the other fellow? Ynu
must know that if on" goes free So
will they both. They can't be Sclnl
rated"
ITS almost too much Ia ASK the
Kid took up, uncertainty. But don't
you think the work is done can't
help but admire Mcnamara. aud nci
Their can you-hc's been too good an
enemy To you FOR tlat-ami nml-h,
loves Helen
Il Know know" said ~,;l"nj>trr
hastily, at the same time stopping ail
unintelligible protest from the girl.
"YOu'yc said enough" He straight
encd his slightly stopping shoulders
and looked at the unopened package
wcarily, then slipped the rubber band
from il and. separating the contents,
tore them up II by one tore them
into fire bits without hurry or oSten.
tatlon ana tossed the fragments away.
while the woman began to sob softly.
the sound of her relief alone disturb,
ing the silence. Aud 20 he gave her
his enemy. making his offer gtmrly.
according 10 his code.
you're right-thc work is done. And
now I'm very tired
They left him standing there. the
glory of the dying day illumining his
lean. brown features. the vision Of II
great loneliness in his weary eyes.
Tic did not rouse himself till il,r sky
before him was only Il curtain of steel,
pcncilcd with Strcaks of SCOT that lay
close down above the darker sra. Then
he sighed and said aloud:
: this is the end, ana | gave him
10 her with these hands" lie held
them ont before him %curiou~iy. bccum-
ing conscious for the first time that the
left one was swollen and disculnrci
nnd fcarfLlly painful. He noted It.
with impcrsonal interest. realizing its
.aeed of medical attention so left the
cabin and walked down into the city.
lie encountered DeXtry and Simms on
the way, aud they went with him. both
flowing with the gossip of the camp.
Lord, but you're the talk Of the
TOWN." th"y began. The ririo hunt
ers have commenced 10 pull Strives
office apart for souvenirs. aud The
SwcdcS want to run you for congress
as soon as ever We get admitted us u
state. They say that ut collar an elbow
holts you could lick any of them east
crn senators and thereby rastIc ont "A
lot of good Legislation for MS crlppIps
mp here
"Spcakin' of laws goes to show NE
that this here country is gctliu' too
blamed civilized for II white man." said
SimmS peSsimistically. "aud now that
this fight is ended mp it don't look ike
there would b" anything dom III to
claim Ill" interest Of II growrd NJ per
son for Il long while. I'm goin' west"
West! Why, you can throw Il stone
into Boring strait from here" said Roy.
smiling.
"Oh, well, tho wo"id'S round. There's
n schooner outfittin' for Sibcrry two
years cruise. Me an DcN * liggcriu'
on getiln' ont toward the frontier fer
n spell
Sure said DcXtry. I'm brginuiu'
10 feel all cramp"d up hcrcahuuis OWN
to these fllymonarch o~rrlc>iras an
French restaurants ,nd such ,iiscrcp-
ancies Of SCENERY. They're puttin' Il
pavement on Front street. and there's
a shoe shinin' parlor opened MP. Why, :
I'd like 70 gct where | could stretch an
holler without disturbin' the pcnsiyc-
ness Of some dude in a dress suit, Bet
Ter come along, Roy; we can sell ont
the Midas
"Tll think it over" said The young
man.
The night was bright with Il full
noon when they left the doctors office.
Roy. in no mood for the cXubcrauce Of
his companions, parted from them, but
had not gone far bcfor" he met Cherry
Malotte. His head WAS low. aud he
not see her till she spoke,
"Well. boy, 50 it's over ~ last
Her words chimcd so perfectly with
thnuphtS thai he rpDlipl "Np., li'S