The Red Cloud chief., 1908-03-06

Nv "ttVA my hoOh IVY w bAr NoDii
and dressed his wounds, talking in
c~essantly the while. but the boy was
like II sleep walker. displaying no ella.
ton, no excitement, no JOY Of victor.
At last Wheaton broke out:
"Cheer up! Why. man. you act like
a loser! Don't you realize that we've
won? Don't you understand that the
Midas is yours? And the whole world
with itY'
"Wonf' echoed the miner. What
do you know about Il. Bill? The
Midas-the world-what good are they?
You're wrong. I've lost--yes--I'vc lost
everything she taught me. and Ivy
some damned trick Of fate she was
there to see me do It. Now. go away;
I want to sleep"
lie sank upon the bed with its tanglc
Of blankets and was unconscious be-
fore the lawyer had covered him Over.
There lie lay like a dead man till
late in the afternoon, when Dcxtry
and Slapjack came in from the hills,
answering Wheaton's call, and fell
upon him hungrily. They shook Roy
into consciousness with joyous riot,
pOmmeling him with affectionate
roughness till he rose and Joined with
them stifly. He bathcd and rubbed
the soreness from his muscles, emerg.
ing physically fit. They made him
recount his adventures TO the tiniest
detail, following his description Of the
G-lt ...tI. I..ta -tu.,, AN Lee.
broke into mournful complaint:
"Id have given my half of the Midas
to see you bust him. Lord, I'd have
screechcd with sooprcme delight at
that"
why didn't you gougc his eyes out
when you had him cripplcd:" question
cd Slapjack vindictively. I'D a done
it,
Dextry continued: They tell the that
when he was arrested he sworc in
eighteen difercat languages. each one
more r~efrcshin'ly repulsivc an Vigorous
than the preccdln'. Oh. | have sure
missed a-plenty today, particular be
II my w diction is gettin' run
down AN skim milky Of late. shown
sad lack Of new idees. which l might
have assim'latcd somcthin' robustly
original am expressive if I'd been here.
No. sir: II nose bag full of nuggets
wouldn't have kept mo away"
How did it sound when she bust.
cdE' insisted the morbid Simns. but
Glenistcr refused 10 discuss the com.
bat.
s1S'nnon IN SLAM .,i,l Cha ,Il ,,,,-
pcctOr: Tets go downtown. I'm so
het up | can't set still. an. besides.
mcbbc we can get the story the way il
really Happened from somebody who
amt bound an gagged an chloroform-
ed by such unbeconiu' modestlcS.
Roy. don't never 90 into vawdyville
with them personal episodes. because
they read about as tlrlllin' rs Il cook.
book. Why. say, I've had the story OF
that fight from four different fcllers
already, non Of which was within
four blocks Of the scrimmagc, an
they're all different an all bcttcr'n your
account"
Now that GlcniSter'S mind had re
covered some of its poiSc he realized
what he had done.
Il was II beast. an animal" he groan
ed, amt that after all my striving. ]
wanted 10 leave that part behind. !
wanted 10 he worthy Of her love and
trust eve though | never won it. but
at tn" first test | am found lacking.
have lost her confidence. Yes. aud
what is worse. infinitely worse. | have
lost my own. she's always seen me al
my worst" he went on, but I'm not
that kind nj bottom not that kind.
want TO do what's right. and if ] have
another chance | Will know | will
"" been tried too hard, that's an
Some one Knocked, and he opened
the door to admit the Bronco Kid ant
Helen.
wait II minute, old man said tl'
Kid. I'm here as Il friend The
gambler handled himself with difficult
ty. Offering in explanation:
I'm all scwcd up in bandagcs oI
one kind or another"
lie ought to be in bed now. but h'
wouldn't let me come alone, and
could not wait the girl supplemented
while her eyes avoided Glcnistcr's II
strange hesitation.
"He wouldn't let You. l don't under
stand"
I'm her brother" announced IN,
Bronco Kid. rye known it for II Ions
time. but II well. YOU understand.
couldn't let her know. All | can say is
I've gambled square till the night
! played You. and | was as mat as ;
dcryish then, blaming You for the tall
I'd heard. Last night | learned 10y
chance about strive and Helen and go
to the %roadhouSc in time 10 save her
? I',,. ,p,, .lilp't LII him lie Inn.