The Huttig news., 1909-09-25


 makes you breathe hard, doesn't it? but it is so. Sinclair is fairly edu- cated and highly intelligent, capable in every way daring to the limit, and, in a way, fascinating; it is no wonder be has following. But his following is divided into two classes: The men that know all the secrets, and the men that don then like Rebstock and Du Sang and men like your cous- in and hundred or so sports in Medi- cine Bend. who see only the glamour of Sinclair's pace. Your cousin sym pathizes with Sinclair when he doesn't actually side with him. All this has helped to turn Sinclair's head, and this is exactly the situation you and McCloud and l and lot of others are up against. They don't know all this. hut l know it, and now you know it. Let me tell you something that comes close to home. You have a cowboy on the ranch named Karg-he is called Flat Nose. Karg was a railroad man. He is cattle-thief, train robber, murderer, and a spy. should not tell you this if you were not game to the last drop of your blood But I think I know you better than you know yourself, though you never saw me until last night. Karg is Sinclair's spy at your ranch, and you must never feel it or know it; but he is there to keep your cousins sympathy with Sin clair, and to lure your cousin his way. And Karg will try to kill George Me Cloud every time he sets foot on this ranch, remember that"
 Then Mir. McCloud ought not to be here. I don't want him to stay If he is in danger!" exclaimed Dicksie.
 But do want him to come here as if it mattered nothing, and I shall try to take care of him. I have a man among your own men, a cowboy named Wickwire, who will be watching Karg, and who is just as quick, and Karg. not knowing he was watched, would be taken unawares. If Wickwire goes elsewhere to work some one else will take his place here. Karg is not on the ranch now; he is up north, hunt ing up some of your steers that were run off last month by his own cronies. Now do you think 1 am giving you confidence?''
 She looked at him steadily. "If | can only deserve it all" In the dis tance she heard the calling of the meu at the river borne on the wind The 1 shock of what had been told her, tho strangeness of the night and of tie scene, left her calm. Fear had given way to responsibility and Dcksie seemed to know herself
 You have nothing whatever to do to deserve it but keep your own conn sel. But listen moment longer-for this is what I have been leading up to-" he said. Marion will get a mes- sage tomorrow, message from Sin clair, asking her to come to see him at his ranch-house before she goes back I don't know what he wants but she is his wife. He has treated her infamously; that is why she will not live with him and does not speak of him. But you know how strange a woman is-or perhaps you don't; she doesn't always cease to care for a man when she ceases to trust him. I am not in Marion's confidence, Miss Dick. sic. She is another mans wife 1 cannot tell how she feels toward him: 1 know she has often tried to reclaim m from his deyiltry She may try gain, that is, she may, for one reason 1T another, go to him as he asks. I 'ould not interfere, If I would. ri0 n nd I xufI lot. Now this is what I'm trying to set up the courage to ask you. Should YOU dare to go with her to Sinclair's ranch if she decides to go to him?"
 Certainly l should dare"
 After all you know?"
 After all 1 know-why not?"
 Then in case she does go and you go with her. you will know nothing whatever about anything, of course, unless you get the story from her. What I fear is that which possibly may come of their interview He may try to kill her-dont be frightened. He will not succeed if you can only make sure he doesn't lead her away on horseback from the ranch-house or get her alone in room. She has few friends. I respect and honor her be- cause she and I grew up as children together in the same little town in Wisconsin. I knew her folks, all of them, and I've promised them-you know-to have a kind of care of her"
 T think 1 know
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