Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14
CHAPTER EXII
OUT OF QUARANTINE INTO HEAVEN.

Song ride over there.
 What time is it?" inquired Cava- nagh. with some bewilderment.
 Nearly noon I've got some coffee ready Want somef"
 -Do r Just wateh me- And he scrambled out of his bed with vigor and stretched himself like q cat. ex claiming Wow. bat II does feel good To know that ! am out of jaili'
 Going down to the stream. he splash ed bis face and neck In the clear cold water. and the brisk rubbing which followed seemed To clear his thoughts as well as sharpen hts appetite
 You seem all right so far" hazard ed tbe guard
 ..I am all right. and I'll be all right 1omorrow. if that's what you mean" replied Cayanaeh Well. now. pack np. and we'll pull out"
 For few moments after he mount ed his horse Cavanaeb looked about tbe piace as if for The last time. now Hp at the bill. now down at the meadow and last of all at the stream T hope you'll enjoy this station as much as | have. swenson It'a one of the pret 4iest on the whole forest
 Together they ziezaeeed up the side of fhe hill 70 fine naftb and tbeu. Witb Carauagh iu the teBd followed by his pack horse. they set HF The long lateral moraIne which led bY a wide eirele through the wooded park toward the pass The weather Was clnar and cold The wind bit. and caranagh, seantiiy clothed as he was drew his robe close about his neck saying: "l know now how t feels to be Il blanket Indian l must say prefer m oyercoat
 A little later the keen eyes Of the guard. sweeping the mountain side. were suddenly arrested There's bunch of cowboys coming over the pass" he called.
 .a see them." responded Cayanagh. -.Gcs out your glasses and tell me who s they are"
 sswenson unslung his feldglasses md studied the party attentlvely Looks like Van Horne's sorre in the lead, and shnt bald face bay just behind looks like the one Gregg rides. The other two dont seem to know"
 Perhaps it's the sheriff after me for harboring Edwards" suggested raganagh
 But swenson remained sober. He did not see the humor of the remark "what are they doing on the forest, anyhowP" he asked
 Half an hour later the two parties came face to face on a little stretch of prairie in the midst of the wooded valley. In the sherlff's party were Gregg. the deputy and big man who was Il stranger to CHvanagh Their horses were nl tired. and the big civil san looked saddle weary
 Good evening. gentlemenr called fhe sheriff in southern fashion as he drew near.
 Good evening. Mir sberifr." Cava- nagh civilly answered. What's the meaning of thls invasion of my for estr'
 The sheriff for answer presented the big stranger Mir Cayanagh. this is Mir Simpson. the county attorney"
 Cavanngh nodded to the attorney @'I've heard of Mir Simpson" he said,
 Simpson answered the question Ross had asked We were on our way to your station. Mir Cavanagh. because we understand that this old man Dunn who shot himself had visited you be fore his death. giving you information concerning the killing of the Mexican sheep herders Is that trueY'
 ''lt Is.
 When did he visit youT
 s.laso days ago or maybe three. l am a nltle mixed about it You see, 3 have been pretty closely confined to sny shack for few days."
 Gregg threw In a query How k abe oid man ?"
 Hes al right That is to say, he's dead Died lust night"
 The sberim looked at simpson mean Ingly We'll l reckon that settles Ais score, judge Even if he was i'm plieatcd he's out of Il now"
 He couldn't have been implicated declared the ranger, flor he was with nAe at the time the murder was com. mitted left him high on the noun sain in the Basque herders camp. l ran prove an ahhi for him Further more. he had no motive for such work
 What did Dunn tel you2" demand ed the sheriff What names did he give your
 Walt moment" replied Cavanagh, who felt himself to he op his own ter ritory and not 10 be hurried There $ .a reward offered for che arrest of these Enen. is there uotf"
 'sThere is," replied the attorney.
 .'sAal, before l make my statement Nd Igls. sa request that my share If the reward. tf there k any coming to me, shall be paid over to the widow of the man who gave me the information. 1oor chap. be saeridecd himself for she good of the state. and his family Ehould Be spared ali the suffering pos aihle."
 Quite right. Mir. Cavanagh. You snay consider that request granted Now for the facts"
 Before going Into that. Mir. Attor- aez. I'd like to speak to you alone"
 -Kcry well. sir" replied the attor- s1ey. Then. waving his hand toward Ehe ofbers. he said. Boys. just ride sM a nuie piece, win your
 When they were alone Cavanagh re snarked. T don't think it wise 10 give these games to the wind. for if We do shere win be more fngitves,"