The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-06-12

seen to 'em myself before we turned
In Just as | does every night"
THAT don't matter" retorted Mason
with warmth. I'VE can't take chances,
and we must find what made the |
noise II We have to look all night |
Nothing could have fell II II hadn't
been pushed over and It takes some
thing live to push things over.
haint liked the way that stranger has |
been poking around here lately I've
had my suspicious OF him all the time,
and came near as anything taking 6
pot shot at him that day found him
hid out behind bowlder watching the
mouth Of the mine through his spy
glass;
why didn't YOU" queried Belden
in snCering tone. I'D done II, II
I had been the one to find him.
What's the matter with you Is you
don't want to do thing but copper
your share of the swag and play safe
all the time. Wish I'd "a found him.
He'd been wolf feed in less'n no time.
well, faint no use fussing about II
now" replied Mason. I'm glad ]
didn't shoot him, for II would have
brought a lot OF detectives and gov.
eminent men about here and would
have spoiled our game right on
well. let's go back to bed" yawned
Belden, ignoring the taunt.
mot until we've found. what made
that noise" answered Mason. you
wait here until ! get the headlight
from the office. This blamed lantern
amt worth shucks."
"All right" grumbled Belden, and
Mason went towards the door, swing
ing the lantern as he walked.
had heard enough to justify me In
arresting the men and In going to any
length to accomplish II. Mason would
not be gone long, ] well knew, SO ]
decided to capture Belden before his
partner returned.
stealthily crawled from under the
table, my stocking feet making nc
noise upon the concrete floor, and
warily approached the unconscious
Belden | could Just make out his
bulk, where he stood In dark por
ton of the building, and ! could hear
the rustling Of his clothing. He
scratched match and | held my
breath. Fortune favored me. He was
lighting a corn-cob pipe. his back fair
ly to me. Like shadow glided to
ward him and with quick. sure
stroke brought my heavy revolver
down upon the back of his neck with
sickening, crunching impact.
He fell without a groan and lay like
one dead. Nevertheless, I took the
precaution to slip pair of handouts
upon his wrists. and then sprang
towards the door through which
could see the light OF Mason's lantern
advancing / was not second toe
soon. AS Mason crossed the threshold
| struck him heavy blow upon the
head and he went down like an on
in the shambles. | handcuffed him
and picked up his lantern.
Next packed the unconscious men
into the room where they slept and
deposited them upon the bed, after
which | set about restoring them tc
consciousness. This room opened into
the office where was situated the
vault. After some little time Mason
groaned and sat upright.
"Well, pardner," was his crestfaller
greeting. when he had looked me ovel
carefully 81 guess you hold the trump
cards. What do you mean to de
next?"
He showed no resentment ant
seemed, at first, to think that l wal
bandit. | showed him my badg,
which had an electrical effect upoI
him.
In my brief acquaintance with hin
| marked him as a man who woul'
confess everything and endeavor t
escape punishment by duplicating hi
confederates, so | explained to hin
as much of my suspicious as seemed
expedient and made several guesses
This quite overpowered him, and afte
Il he was as plant as wax In m,
hands. He confessed everything an,
opened the big vault for me an,
showed me the books of the company
| had expected to have some difficult
with him and to have to do NOR
bluffing than proved necessary, bu
he did everything in his power I
help me.
He said that he, Belden. and Hue
son had turned the trick without al
sistance. They had conceived tn
gigantic fraud when the mine bega
l to fail, and had experienced little di
i'd ficulty in putting it into effect. o
n. the fine showing the mine had made q
nj first, they succeed, In getting 81 900
M 900 invested In II, after which the
had incorporated and begun to Sc
- stock. They took the money they r.
" ceived for stock and converted It int
" gold coin, which they shipped to tn
~ mine, where 1t was melted dowI
run into bars, shipped back to tn
~ city, and sold as bullion, a part OF
going to pay dividends.
nj had suspected this when had tn
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