Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-18
CHAPTER X-Continued.

The ex-president did not reply at once.
lie TOOK time to roll a cigarette leisurely,
10 hght 1t. and to take one or two deep
limitations. before he said: Its a
rather disagreeable thing to do, this dig
eihs INTO Old graveyards. don't you think ?
eau understand why you should wish
W oe assured of Hallock's non-complic-
n.y. ana nave assured you of that: but
Aoi 'hese klckers. really I don't know
""a' you can do with them unless Won
send them to me. And if you do that.
ai' AFRAID some of them may come back
Un hospital stretchers. baven,+ INV
'i1Iie 10 1901 with them at this late dav
niuserwood felt his gorge rising. and a
s ss' ,,. contempt for Flemister was min
out into tho manu-, nnrn;, desire to pitch him
SION SION 70 his unexplainable pfty for Hal
'ock that made him temporize
tb. 81, l said before. you needn't go into
Flenista rs ot the matter with me, Mr.
hailock, I think You ought to make a
81 statement OF some kind that 1 can show
70 these men. who, very naturally look
"TiI think Hr Eea ahont :, WIN you do that?'
owner, shortly: but Lidgerwood was not
70 De put off SO easily.
lou must think of it to some good
purpose, he insisted. IF you don't.
s shah De oolged to put my own construc-
act accordingly ~ ~
rtemister's smile showed his teeth.
you're not threatening me, are VOL
Mr.. Lidgerwood? ''"'
Oh: no: there is no occasion for
threats But if you don't make me that
statement. fully generating Hallock.
snail feel at liberty to make one of nv
own embodyfns what you have Just told
me- And If / am compelled to do this
/ ma
TO place the matter in the most favorable
| light for YOU"
Ihis time the visitors smile was a.
mere barring Of the teeth
is 1t worth your while to make II a
personal quarrel with me, Mr.. Lidger-
Wood!' he asked. with thinly yelled
menace in his tone.
II am not looking for quarrelsome oc-
| the placable rejoinder And I hone you
are not going to force me to show you
up Is there anything else? If not, I'm
| afraid | shall have to ask you to excuse
ne. :, ms Is one of my many busy
After Flemister had gone Underwood
| was almost sorry that he had not struck
at once into the matter of the thieveries
BUT as yet he had no proof upon which
to base an open accusation One thing
he did do, however. and that was to sum
mon McCloskey. and give instructions
pointing to a bit of experimental observa-
ton with the mine owner as the subject
He can't get away from here before
the evening train and 1 should like to
know where he goes and what he does
with himself was the form the instruc-
tions took. when we find out who his
accomplices are I shall have something
more to say to him.
''I'll have him tagged promised the
trainmaster: and a few minutes later,
when the Wire-Silver visitor sauntered up
Mesa avenue in quest of diversion where
with to fill the hours of waiting for his
train, a small man, red haired and with a
mechanics cap pulled down over his
eyes. kept even step with him from dive
to dive.
Judson's report. made to the train
master that evening after the west
bound train had left, was short and con-
else.
"He went up and sat in Sammy's game
and didn't come out until 1t was time to
make break for his train. / didn't see
him talking to anybody after he left
here" This was the wording of the re-
port.
"You are sure Of that, are you, John?"
questioned McCloskey.
Judson hung his head. Maybe I amt
as sure as l ought to be. l saw him go
into Sammy's. and saw him come out
again. and I know he didn't stay in the
barroom. l didn't go in where they keep
more since 1 held Bart Rufford up with
an S-wrench, and l was afraid 1 might
disturb the game if went buttin' In to
make sure that Flemister was there. But
1 guess there amt no doubt about it..
Thus Judson, who was still sober. and
who meant to be faithful according to
his gifts. He was scarcely blameworthy
for not knowing of the existence OF
small back room in the rear OF the gam
bling den; or for the further acknowledge
of the fact that the man in search OF
diversion had passed on into this back
room after placing a few bets at the ST.
lent game. appearing no more until he
had come out through the gambling room
on his way to the train. If Judson had
dared to press his espial. he might have
the poorer BY the loss , Of blood 20 or
away with it, he would have been the
richer for an important bit of infornna-
ton For one thing. he would have
known that Flemister had not spent the
afternoon losing his money across the
faro table: and for another, he might
have made sure. by listening to the sub
dued voices beyond the closed door, that
the man he was shadowing was not alone
in the back room to which he had re-
fraatpd