Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-07

, elid of the stick. but you don't know the Hallam. That milk and wa 'er CT. spring of hers is the apple of her eye. and Freddie's going to collar the whole shooting match or madam will kick over the traces"
 "WellT
 Well. she's queered us here. We to camp on our trail and tell everybody we're shady customers. can we? The question now before the board is, Where now and how"
 "Amsterdam." Mulready chimed in. 'I told you that in the beginning"
 But how?" argued Calendar "rhe Lord knows I'm willing. but we cant go by rail- thanks to the TIallam. We've got to lose her first of all"
 But wot I'm arskin' Is wots the matter with
 "The Alethea. cap'n? Nothing. so my dutiful daughter is prejudiced. She's been so long without proper pa. ternal discipline" Calendar laughed. that she's rather high spirited Of course might overcome her objec- tions. but the girls no fool. and every ounce of pressure 1 bring to bear just now only helps make her more restless and suspicious
 You leave her to me-" Mulready in- terposed. with brutal laugh. "rll guarantee to get her aboard Or"-
 Drop 1t. Dick" Calendar advised quietly. and go q bit easy with that bottle for five minutes. can't you?'
 Well. then" Stryker resumed, ap- parently concurring in Calendars atti- tude. wy don't one of you tyke the stuff. go off quiet an dispose of 1t to proper fence an come back to d. vide. don't see wy that
 Naturally you wouldn't" chuckled Calendar Few people besides the two Of us understand the depth of af- lection existing between Dick. here. and me. We just cant bear to get out of sight of each other. We're sure in- separable-since night before last. Odd. isn't t?'
 You drop it." snarled Mulready in accents so ugly that the listener was startled. "Enough's enough. and"-
 There. there. Dick! All right. I'll behave" Calendar soothed him. wen forget and say no more about it."
 Well. see you don't"
 But as either of you a plan?" per sisted Stryker.
 "I have" replied Mulready. and ifs the simplest and best. If you could only make this long lost parent here see it.
 "Wot is itf"
 Mulready seemed to ignore Calendar and address himself to the captain. He articulated with some difficulty. distinctness at times.
 simple enough" he propounded sol emnly. We've got the gladstone bag here. Miss Dolly's at the hotel. That's her papa's bright notion. He thinks she's to be trusted. Now, then, what's the matter with weighing anchor and slipping quietly out to seaT
 "Leavin' the dootiful darterT'
 "Cert'n'y. She's only drag any way. Better off without her. Then we can wait our time and get highest market prices"-
 "You forget. Dick" Calendar put it, ''that there's thousand in it for each of us if she's kept out of England for six weeks. A thousands five thou sand in the laGd hail from l can use five thousand in my business
 Why can't you be content with what you've got:" demanded Mulready wrathfully.
 Because I'm seventh son of sev- enth son. l can see an inch or two be- yond my nose. If Dorothy ever finds her way back to England shell spoil one of the finest fields of legitimate graft ever licked my lips to look at The trouble with you Mul. Is you're too high toned You want to play the swell mobsman from post to finish. A quick touch and clean getaway for yours. Now. that's all right--that has Its good points-but you don't want to underestimate the advantages of good bIackmailing connection. If | can keep Dorothy quiet long enough look to the HaIlan and precious Fred die to be a great comfort to me fin my ola ,.ra