Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-10

of the biggest places in the northwes, for years"
 Saloon, ehY'
 Saloon and variety house-seveu bartenders. that's all. He's the feller that killed the gold commissioner. Of course that put him on the hike again. l How do you meanY'
 "Wea. he had record as long as Q sick mans drug bill before he went into that country. and when he put the commissioner away them Canadian of. ficiais went after him like they was killin' snakes. and 1t cost him all he had made to get clear. If 1t had hap pened across the line the coroner's jury would have freed him, cause the commissioner was drunk and started the row. But it happened right in Stark's saloon. and you know Canucks Is stronger than vitriol for law"and or der. Not bein' his first offense. 1t went hard with him."
 "He looks like killer" said Burrel.
 "Yes, but he ain't the common kind. He always lets the other man begin, and therefore he ain't ever done time"
 "Come. now" argued the lieutenant, If it were the other man who invaria- bly, shot first. Stark would have been killed long ago"
 "l don't care what would have hap pened. 1t ain't happened. and he's got notches on his gun till it looks like a cub bear had chawed it. If you was a western man you'd know what they say about him. The bullet ain't been run to kill him. That's the sayin'. You needn't grin. There's many bet ter man than you believes It."
 "Who is 1t that the bullet hasn't been run to kllli" said the traders deep voice behind them. He had fin ished with his duties and now saunter- cd forward.
 Ben Stark" said Lee. turning. You know him. JohnT
 'No; l never saw him. but l know who he is; used to hear of him in the Occur d'Alenes."
 That's him was talking to-" said the miner. Hes an old friend of mine, and he's going to locate here."
 Burrell thought he saw Lee wink at the trader, but be was not sure. for at that moment the man of whom they were speaking re-entered. Lee intro duced him, and the three men shook hands. While the soldier fell into easy conversation with the newcomer, Gale gazed at him narrowly, studying him as he studied all men who came as strangers. As he was doing so Alluna entered. followed by Johnny and Mol ly. She had come for sugar and asked for 1t In her native tongue. Upon her exit Stark broke off talking to the lieutenant and turned to the trader.
 Your squaw, MT. Galer'
 The old man nodded.
 "Pah-Ute, chi"
 "Yes. Why, do you savyy the talk?"
 Some. lived in California once"
 'Where?" The question came like shot.
 "Oh, here and there! I followed the mother lode for spell"
 T don't recall the name." said the trader after bit.
 Possibly. Where were you locatedf"
 T never lit on any one place long enough to call 1t home."
 It seemed to Burrell that both men were sparring cautiously in an indi- rect, impersonal manner.
 "Those your kids, too, chi" Stark continued.
 '.Yes, and got another one besides older, girl"
 "She's a pip too," said No Creek" Lee fervently. She's plumb beauti- full" "All of them half breedsy" ques- tioned Stark
 Sure" The traders answer was short, and when the other showed no intention of pressing the subject fur. ther he sauntered away, but no sooner was he out of hearing than Stark said: "Humph! They're all alike"
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 OiGdN LuSu.
 This one ain't," Lee declared. Hes different. Amt be, lieutenantT
 ''He certainly is," agreed Burrell. This was the first criticism he had heard of Necia's father. md. although Stark volunteered no argument. it was plain that his opinion remained unaf- fected.
 The old man went through the store at the rear and straightway sought AL luna. Speaking to her with unwonted severity in the Pah-ute language. he said:
 "l have told you never 10 use your native tongue before strangers. That man in the store understands"
 "I only asked for sugar to cook the berries with !" she replied.
 (To be continued.)
 A Twenty Year Sentence.