The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
CONTINUED from last week.

The ntWS came an hour ago, but l
couldn't find you said Strive. Your
horse Is saddlcd 1T the Office. Better
not wait to change your clothes"
"You say Voorhees, has gone with
twenty deputies, ell? That's good. You
stay here and find out all you can"
81 telcphoned ont TO the creek for
the boys to arm themselves and throw
out pickcts. If you hurry, you can get
there In time. It's only midnight now"
"Wha is the troublcE" Miss Chester
inquired a~nXiOusly.
There's q plot ON to attack the mines
tonight" answered the lawyer. 'The
other side are trying to seize them, aud
there's apt to be n fight
You mustn't 20 out there" she cried,
aghast. There will he bloedshcd."
That's just why I must 60" srid
Mcnamara. "Tll come back in the
morning, though, and I'd like TO see
you alone. Good night There was
a strange, Iiew light in his eyes as he
left her. For one IMMERSED In woman's
ways he played the game surprisingly
well, and as he hurried toward. his Of.
fee he smiled grimly into the darkness.
She'll answer me tomorrow. Thank
you, Mr.. Glcnistcr,' he said to him
self.
Helen questioned STRIVE at length.
but gained nothing more than that Sc
cret service men had been at work for
weeks and had today uncarthcd the
fact that vigilantes had been formed.
Frlny had hoard nnnt,yh IN rnuln thnth
think the mines would he jumped again
tonight and SO had given the alarm.
"Have you hired spies?' she asked
incredulouSly.
Sure. We had to. The other people
Swallowed us, and it's come TO a point
where it's life or death to one side or
the other. ! told Mcnamara we'd have
blOodshcd before we were through,
when he first outlined the schcme-I
mean when the trouble began"
She wrung her hands. That's what
uncle feared before we left Seattle.
That's why ! took the risks l did In
bringing you those papers. I thought
you got them in time to avoid all this
strive laughed n bit, eying her Gu
riOusly.
"Does Uncle Arthur know about
this" she continued.
mo; we don't let him know anything
more than necessary. He's not a strong
man."
Eyes, yes. He's not WELL Again
the lawyer smiled. "Who is behind
this vigilante movements"
Eve think IL Is Glenister and his
New Mexican bandit partner. At least
they got the crowd together" She
was silent for q time.
II suppose they really think they
own those Mines"
Undoubtedly
But they don't. do theyt" Somehow
this question had required Il her In
slstently Of late. for things were con
stantly happening which showed there
was more back Of this great, fierce
struggle than she knew. IL was impos
sible that injustice had been done th'
mine owners, aud yet scattered tnll
reached her which was puZzling
When she strove 10 follow II up, he
acQuaiutanccs ndroitly changed III,
subject. she was bafRed on ever,
side. The three local newspapers UP
held the court. She read them care
fully ami WAS more al sea than ever
There was y disturbing |undcrcurren
Of alarm and unrest that caused her I,
feel Insecure. rs though standing 81
hollow ground.
Yes. this whole disturbance IL caus
ed by those two. Only for them we
he all right"
"Who II Miss MalotteT
He answered promptly. The hanc
soonest woman in the north and tn
most dangerous"
in what way? who is sheI"
ITS hard -to say who or what sh
IL. She's different from Other womeI
She came to Da wson In the early day
Just came we didn't know how
whsoce or why, and we never foun
out. We woke up one morning. an
there she was, by night VT were a
jealous, and in a week we were mo
of us driveling idiots. II might Ia,
bceu the mystery ar perhaps the con
petition. That was the day when
daBce hall girl could take = hon
stake in a winter or marry n milliol
aire In a month. but she bottle
ed. She toiled not, neither did she spI
IN the waNcd floors, yet Solomon IN a
his glory would have looked like
tramp beside her"
You say she Is dangerous
"Well. there was n young noblema
In the winter OF 'oS, Dane, ] think
fine family and all that big yello
haired boy. He wanted 10 marry he
but a faro dealer shot him. Then the
was Rock Of the mounted police, ii