Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-02
Then Stark spoke inteIllgibly for the

Then Stark spoke intelligibly for the drst time.
 ".Arrest him! You've got to believe what told you now, Burrell." He poured forth stream of unspeakal,le profanity, snitten by the bitter knowl- edge of his first and only defeat. You'll hang. Gaylord! I'll see your neck stretchedw To PoleOn he panted excitedly: "I followed him for fifteen years, Doret He killed my wife!' ss Oats d---d lier' said the French man.
 "No, 1t isn't He's under indictment for it back in California. He shot her down In cold blood. then ran off with my kid. That's her he calls Necla. She's mine. Amt I right lieutenantY"
 At this final desperate effort to fix the crime upon his rival Burreil turn ed on him with loathing.
 Its no use. Stark. We heard you say she killed herself. We were stanc- ing outside the door, both of us, and got It from your own lips"
 Until this moment the man had stood on his own feet. but now he began to sag, seeing which Poleon supported him to the bed, where he sank weakly, collapsing in every joint and muscle.
 "It's job" he snarled. You put this up, you three, and came here to gang me-" An unnatural shueder con- vulsed him as his wounds bit at him, and then he flared up viclously. "But I'll beat you all. I've got the girl. I've got her"
 "Neciaw cried Burrell, suddenly re- membering. for this affray had driven all else from his mind.
 Stark crouched on the edge of his bunk, T ghastly gray grinning thing. he used 1t.
 "Yes, I've got my daughter"
 "Whcre is she?' demanded the trad CT hoarsely. Where's my girl?"
 The gambler chuokled. An agony seized him till he hiccoughed and stran- gled. Then, as the spell passed, he laughed again.
 "She's got you in her head. like the mother had, but I'll drive 1t out. I'll treat her like did her"
 Gale uttered a terrible cry and moved upon him, but Burrell shoul- dered the trader aside, himself pos sessed by cold fury that intensified his strength tenfold.
 "Stop 1t, Gale. Let me attend to this. I'll make him tell"
 'Oh. will you?" mocked the girls father.
 Where Is sheY'
 'Ncne of your d-d businessw Again he was seized with a paroxysm that left him shivering and his lips color less. Tho blankets were soaked and soggy with blood, and his feet rested In red pool.
 Ben Stark" said the tortured lover, you're a sick man, and you'll be gone in half an hour at this rate. Won't you do one decent thing before you die?"
 Bah. I'm all right"
 "I'll get you a doctor if you'll tell us where she is. If you don't I'll-let you die. For Gods sake, man, speak upw
 The wounded man strove to rise, but could not, then considered for a mo- ment before he said:
 ''I sent her away"
 "Where?'
 Up river on that frcighter that left last night. She'll go cut by Skagway, ard I'll join her Inter. where I can have her to myself. She's fcrty miles up river now and getting farther every minute. Oh, you can't catch her!'
 The three men stared at one another blan!:ly.
 "Why did she go?" said Gale duly.
 Because l tod hcr who she was and who you arc; becau1e she thinks you killed her mother; because she was glad to get away" Now that he was grown too weak to infiict violent pain the man lied rlclevo,ert,y, gloat. ing over what he saw in the traders face.