Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06


sleep beside a snake
CHAPTER IL.
A N Indian breads the law and Two Moons abode
4 in his tepee far from Fort Nelson.
But Major Dixon gave Dupre three months in
the guard house because he evil, even for
breed, and known to belong with the men OF
Stand Off,
David Kinnaird placed OF his iron cot "a khaki
uniform a red tunic, pair of blueblack breeches
with wide yellow stripes down the SIDE and walked
out in suit of tweed no longer Number 600 OF the
He continued on across the barrack square,
ming his eye up the taperng white pole in its center,
to rest for second with little feeling OF regret on
the Union lack that uttered lazly from its peak
he passed to the Commandments quarters on the
farther side.
AS he approached, Major Dixon drew chair close
to his own the veranda, saying, Hello, Mister
Kinnaird! Sounds odd, doesn't it, Sergeant,-the
civilian touch mean? Sit down. There's cigar:
What about the whisky runners at Stand OF to-day!
Still think YOU can bag the lot with that detective
scheme!"
Kinnaird pulled cloud of smoke from his lips
and nodded confidently
ITS devilsh risky. They'd shoot you in a holy
minute if they caught you spying on them They
killed Sergeant Blain for less. He supposed to
have been drowned fording Bleeding River; but
there was the mark of lariat about his neck.
IF l succeed"
The Major interrupted kinnaird eagerly. You
could take again in the vacant inspectorshiP
l wouldn't dare even suggest this thing to head
quarters and you do it all off your own bat but IT
YOU can get convicting proof that they're moon
shining I'll slip down force strong enough to corral
the whole outfit If report that you broke up that
damnable traffic, the powers will make you IN
spector."
We'll, I'm going to try 1t,
Il want to tell you something, Kinnaird the
Major said, casting his voice in confidential tone
Il brought young Somers up from the border Patroi
because of talk about girl at Stand Off. Chris is
the name Probably nothing in it; but you know
what talk about woman does to a youngster IN the
force And that cursed breed Dupre-
Il know. He's lying hound! L have known
Somers, in the East, since he was born and II duty
demanded it he'd arrest his own father. His honor
is as bright as that medal, and he touched silver
disk that hung from red and black ribbon on
Dixons black tunic
But what about the girl! He used to see her in
Border City"
Il talked with him the trail of her. He's but
boy don't know Kinnard interjected some
what YEARLY But want to He's rather in my
charge His mother It's got nothing to do
with his duty to the force-thats like steel.-its
Just himself l want to break it up There, that's
all, Major 1t has nothing to do with the MP,,-it's
between the boy and me-
And Chris Mayo, the outlaw chiefs daughter?"
Yes That's of my reasons for a holiday in
Stand Off. If there is anything foolish between the
girl and Somers, I'll break it off somehow l can't
let him throw his young life away.
CHAPTER ILL.,
KOOTENAY JACK, Cayuse George, and Tough
N Wilkins sat on the veranda, of the Lone Pine
at Stand Off, Tipping Colt bullets at family of
gophers that occupied basement rooms in the prairie
just across Broadway.
Square and angular like the abutment OF a