Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-18
BY FRANCIS LYNDE,

send somebody up to F1emister's mine
with a search warrant"
Lidgerwood was gazing absently out
over the low hills intervening between his
point OF view and the wooded summit of
Little Butte
Whom am to send. Jack?' he asked
Il nave just come from Red Butte. and
l TOOK occasion to make few inquiries.
Flemister Is evidently prepared at all
points From what I learned today. I
am inclined to believe that the sheriff
OF Tfmanyoni county would probably re-
Iuse TO serve warrant against him. il
we could md a magistrate who would
issue one. Nice state Of affairs. isn't go
Beautiful" Benson agreed. adding:
But you don't want Flemister half as
bad as you want the man who is work
ing with him. Are you still trying to be-
lieve that 1t isn't Hallock?"
II am still trying to be fair and just
McCloskey says that the two used to be
friends-Hallock and Flemister 1 don't
believe they are now. Hallock didn't
want to go to FIemister about that buiIo-
Ing and loan business. and l couldn't
make out whether he was afraid. OF
whether It was just plain case Of dis
like"
1T would doubtless be Hallocks policy
and Flenister's. too. for that matter
to make you believe they are not friends.
You'll have to admit they are together
great deal"
''I'll admit it If you say so. but didn't
kIUW IL DeIOTc. HOW 90 you KNOW II
"Halock is over here every day or
two; have seen him three or four times
since that day when he and Fiemister
were walking down the new spur TO.
gether and turned back at sight Of me- =
said Benson. "Of course, don't know
what other business Hallock may have
over here, but one thing / do know. he
has been across the river. digging into
the inner consciousness of my old pros.
pector. And that isn't all. After he had
the nf tho timber stealing ont
of the old man, he tried TO bride him not
to tell it to any one else; tried the bride
first and a scare afterward-told him that
something would happen to him II i he
didn't keep a still tongue in his head
Lidgerwood shook his head slowly.
THAT looks pretty bad. Why should he
want to silence the old MANI"
That's just what I've been asking my
other little mystery developed. Hallock
asked the old man if he would be willing
to swear In court to the truth OF MS
story. The old man said he would.
''Well?" said Lidgerwood.
"A night or two later the old pros
pector's shack burned down, and the next
morning he found notice pinned to
tree near one Of his sluice boxes 1t was
a polite invitation for him to put distance
between him and the Timanyoni district
/ suppose you can put two and two to-
gether, as did
Again Underwood said at looks pretty
bad for Ha1lOck. NO one Dut ehe thieves
themselves could have any possible rea-
son for driving the old man Out OF the
country Did he go?'
mot much; he isn't built that way.
That same day he went to work building
him a new shack; and he swears that
the next man who gets near enough to
set it afire won't live to get away ana
brag about it. Two days afterward Hal
lock showed up again, and the Old fellow
ran him off with gun.
lust then the bridge foreman came up
to say that the timbers were in place,
and benson swung off to give Lidger-
woods engineer instructions to run care
fully. AS the service car PLATFORM calH am
along IJdgerwood leaned over the rail-
ing for final word with Benson: keep
In touch with your old man, and tell MIN
to count on us for protection, he SAID;
and Benson nodded acquiescence as the
one-car train crept out upon the disman-
tied bridge. -
(To be continued tomorrow