The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-16

went ul6G. DAyEAkuS WElI0TsW fFoIn the
Geld 10 think II over. After a short
conference with his brokers. he pro
ceeded TO his hotel. On the way pick
Ing up the evening papers and gianc-
Ing a. the headlines. BURNING
DAYLIGHT CLEANED OUT. be read:
DAYLIGHT GETS HIS: ANOTHER
WESTERNER FAILS TO FIND EASY
MONEY.
He passed up TO his rooms. ordered
q Martini cocktail. took of his shoes.
and sat down TO think After half an
hour he reused himself TO take the
drink. and as he felt the liquor pass
warmingly through his body, his fea-
lures relaxed into a slow. deliberate.
yet genuine grin. He was laughing
at himself
"Buncoed, by gosh" he muttered.
Then the grin died away, and his
face grew bleak and serious. Leav
ing out his interests in the several
Western reclamation projects (which
were still assessing heavily, he was
ruined man. But harder hit than this
was his pride. He had been SO easy.
They had gold-bricked him, and he
had nothing to show for It. The SIM
plest farmer would have had docu-
ments, while he had nothing but a
gentleman's agreement, and a verbal
one at that Gentleman's agreement!
He snorted over IT.. John Dowsett's
voice, Just as he had heard 1t In the
telephone receiver, sounded in his
ears the words, "On my honor as a
gentleman" They were sneak-thieves
and swindlers. that was what they
were. and they had given him the
double-cross. The newspapers were
right. He had come to New York to
be trimmed, and Messrs. Dowsett, Let
ton and Guggenhammer had done 1t.
He was a little fish, and they had
played with him ten days-ample time
in which to swallow him, along with
his eleven millions. OF course, they
had been unloading on him all the
time, and now they were buying Ward
Valley back for a song ere the mar
ket righted itself.
And Daylight sat and consumed
cocktails and saw back In his life to
Alaska, and lived over the grim years
in which he had battled for his eleven
millions. For awhile murder ate
at his heart, and wild ideas and
sketchy plans of killing his betrayers
flashed through his wind. Daylight I'M
locked his grip and took out his auto
matte pistol-a big Colts A He re-
leased the safety catch with his thumb
and, operating the sliding outer bar
rel, ran the contents of the clip
through the mechanism. The eight
cartridges slid out in a stream He
refilled the clip. threw q cartridge into
the chamber and with the trigger at
full cock, thrust up the safety ratch.
ct. He showed the weapon into the
side pocket of his coat, ordered an.
other Martini, and resumed his seat
At ten o'clock he arose and pored
over the city directory. Then he put
on his shoes, took cab, and departed
into the night. Twice he changed cabs,
and finally fetched up at the night of.
fee Of a detective agency. He super.
intended the thing himself, laid down
money in advance in profuse quaint.
ties, selected the six men he needed,
and gave them their instructions.
Never, for SO simple task, had they
been SO well paid; for to each in ad.
dition to Office charges, he gave a five.
hundred-dollar bill, with the promise
Of another If he succeeded. Some
time next day, he was convinced. ii
not sooner, his three silent partners