The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-11-22
(conttnued f47om gesterday.l

he Mr.. Locks o6d surely gOuidn't's-
..Noyv, there ainit no fEe whtn1n
about itf' Wiling rogFed him into 81
Ience. Law 3 law. and BE Gems
ed quickly. prIsed to fnd Duncan
standing between him and his prey
'sWhat be nesln.
'sWaftTr DUNCAN touched BIN gen
1tiy on the chest With e foTeLnser: NJ
the same HEne edtchfng and holding
the Eheritrs eve. Are you. be In
duired QUIET boring under the
inpression init r. Graham IS deafI
Duncan turned to Sam apoIogetical-
". 'GHe said what Did you near X
Il But by this time Pete was recover
ing to some degree. "What've -.yon
GOT to say about thisE' be demnndeo
sTn show you.'' Duncan told him In
the same quiet voice. what I've GOT
to say IL you'll Just put the soft pedaI
on and tell me the amount OF that
.s4Ith interest and eOstssr he said
less = ST. stridently. ..it fggers mp three
hundred m eighty dollars m eighty
Ther&'s no use denying that Duncan
was staggered For the moment ms
poise deserted him utterly. He could
only repeat, as one who dreams.
three hundred and eighty dollarsF
F3is momentary conservation AFFORD
cd Pete the opening he needed Inc
room shook with his regained sense OF
prestige.
lars M Say. you look a'here
Again the calm foreapgeE touched
him and IKE a hypuotistss pass
checked the rolling volume OF noise.
Listen" begged Duncan. III yGS Ts
got anything else to tell me please re
tire TO the opposite side Of the street
and whisper it. Meantime be quiet"
Duncan turned and made for the
sodn counter, beneath which was the
till HIS scanty roll of bills was in bis
right hand and there concealed. be
stepped behind the counter (old sam
watching him with an nmazement no
less absolute than Pete'sl. pulled out
the till. bent over It with IN assured
mir and pushed back the coin slide
Then quite naturally he produced with
his right hand his four hundred nnd
odd dollars from the bill drawer. stood
up and counted them with great delib-
Grafton
"one, two, three. four"
He smiled winniDGIy at Pete. -Four
hundred dollars. afr. Sherif. Now will
you be good enough TO hand over that
note and the -cnange and then put
yourself and that pickle you're wear
ing in Your face on the other side OF
the deor2"
81 ain.t got the note with me. Mr..
Duncan" .-
.Then perhaps you won't mind going
to the hank for. - -
Half <unoCafed. Pete assentcd. law
right. I'll go and eft 1t KIM haze the
monev7''
"ccrtarnIy." nuncan extended the
bills. then on secQnd thought wifi hheld
them. 81 presume you're a regular
sheriff. tie inquired
Very proudly Pete turned back the
lapel OF his coat Ond distended the
chest on which sbone his nickel plated
badge OF Office. Duncan examined 1t
with grave admiration
ITS beautiful" he said, with
sigh. Here
thuInbrd them over TO make sure they
were real and boited MS for his life.
his conttaIls level on the breeze. There
1onted back TO Duncan and old Sam
his vaIedictory, WAL. IN be dod
With a short, quiet laugh Duncan
made as though to go out to the back
yard. where the new stock was being
a1'rn going" he said hurriediy. ''to
find me hatchet ana knock the stun
ing out Of some OF those packing
cases. Want to get all that truck In
doors before nlghtfa1L you know"
But old Sam wasn't to be put on by
any such obvious. subterfuge as that
He put himself In front of Duncan.
',NSat, my boy" he said. remulouS,
'T can't let this go through. can't
allow you
isThere. now,F Duncan told him I'M
concernedly, yet kindly, "don't say
anything more. It's over and done
But you mustn't IN turn over the
store to you IT,
20 LordP' Duncan's dismay was as
genuine as his desire to escape Ora
hams gratitude. "No-don'tI Please
don't do thatT'
Ito be ooptinued.o