Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-11-10
CHAPTER XVlII.-(continued.)

CHAPTER XVlII.-(Continued.)
"Tust a little" carelessly; but what
.ort Of trick could he be working
irving to make you acknowledge
christie Maclaire as your sister,?
Willoughby did not answer, shifting
bDeasily about on the bed. Keith
MATTED, and at last the boy blurted
but
4 "Oh, It wasn't nothing much. told
him something when | was drunk
bnce, that | thought maybe might
have stuck to him. Odd he should
make that mistake, too, for showed
bin Hopes picture. Bart's a schemer.
Ind didn't know but what he might
have figured out a trick, though |
lont see how he could. 1t wasn't no
\ nOre than a pipe dream, | reckon.
Where did you meet Hope? Back in
Missouri"
oh I've known her some time. Not
cng ago | did her a service for which
fhe is grateful Did you know she
FaS cut in this country searching for
BOu?"
s Out here? In Kansas"
Sure; that isn't much of a trip
Tor spirited girl She got 1t in her
head from your letters that you were
p trouble. and set out to find you
lnd bring you home. She didn't tell
pc this, hut that is the way I heard it.
was TO- her sake | came in here.
ny not 60 to her, Willoughby, and
nen both Of you return to Missouri"
The sul.enness had gone out of the
Poys face; he looked tired, discour-
Rged.
Where is Hope?" he asked.
Fort Larned, suppose. She went
e Carson City first"
Well, tnat settles it," shaking his
lead 'Yuu don't suppose | could go
RFo"Sln round Larned, and not get
sHapped ub, do you? They don't chase
teSerters very far out here, but that's
NE post skipped from, and they'd
NE all right Besides, I'm damned
Il 60 buck until l get stake. |
ant to see fellow first"
What fe!low?"
WELL its Hawley, if you want to
lHO" so bad. He said If I would come
ere and wait for him he'd put me on
a good taing."
was thele deeply laid plot back of
~, HeSe Preparations involving both
"ousn0y and his sister? What
q IT HaWley was scheming about so
's'0'!y' holding this boy deserter
VIC nan't, while he reached out the
1S' after Christie Maclaire? Surely,
man was not working blindly; he
-, nave purpose in view. Will
.'I'! mad acknowledged he had told
'e"oW something once when he
VI uuA-about his family history,
0o0o'' tor he had shown him
spsS picture. What that family
r. NY! was Keith had no means of
9 ~ out aawley, the moment he
e.. us lace on the cardboard, had
hsvHty recognized Christie Maclaire
ba ,0 thought of some way in which
as lie now knew could be turned
b;. S,'%u'aSe. The few scattered facts
~ ~ Meth had collected all seemed
b. ~ 70 such a conclusion-Hawley
ro,' u, Sne boy to Sheridan, where.
ro Uu'o De out of sight, with orders
"a at 'oF him there, and the prom
han stake" to keep him quiet
nd ro ae Sad gone to independence
ac,, tOpeha seeking after Christie
,m Evidently he meant to keep
n, '"O apart until he had gained
bpgb. eSch whatever it was he
bst f., but what could that be?
w. ' t IsmlIy secret could WHloughby
hi 60 'a ,'eo out in his cups, which
Two SuuluIated the gamblers wits?
|eitb - lungs combined to cause
lis w W ueeermine he would uncover
avIa sS'aii(y-his desire to repay
kscnss and his interest in the girl
L, 70, VI tne Salt Fork. This gossa-
cnb,a, u intrigue into which he had
n No., U4"ltungly was nothing to
8 III H L. SVhally; had it not involved
he ioft eS and Miss Hope, he would
lc,sb, II unsolved without another
tee.,, 01t uhoer the circumstances
cr.e,a lie his own battle. There was
dali, nere-hidden as yet, and
0ot consummated-involving