The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-06-16

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precautions should ~ i4teu. and as
we afe going up there the supervisor
and I viii soc that n qHafanflns is ~
tnblished II We nnd n necessary"
Gregg was not satisfied "Cavanaeh
admitted 10 tho deputy md 20 nc that
no believed tl,c case 10 be smnllpos
and said that he had destroyed the
camp and everything connected With
II except the horse and the dog and
yet he comes down here. injecting ev
crybody he meets" re turned 10 Ice
you'd better burn the bod he slept
on. Hes left n trail of germs wlcr.
ever ho went. say the man IL Grim.
inally liable and should be Iailed II
he lives TO get back 10 town.
Lees mind was OF now on another
tangent suppose 1t is trucf' she
asked herself. Suppose he has fallen
sick away up there, miles and miles
! from any nurse or Doctor
There's something queer about the
whole business" pursued Gregg. "For
instance, who Is this assistant he's
got2 Johnson said there was an old
man in ranger uniform pottering round.
Why didn't he send word by him?
Why did he let me come to the door?
He might have involved me in the dis
ease. tell you, II you don't take care
Of him the people Of the county will"
The forester looked grave. III he
knew 1t was smallpox and failed to
report It he did wrong, but you say
he took care Of this poor shepherd
nursed him till he died and buried
him, taking all precautions. You can't
complain Of that, can your That's
the act Of good ranger and brave
man. You wouldn't have done itp' he
ended, addressing Gregg. sickness
up there two full miles above sea level
is quite a different proposition from
sickness in Sulphur City or the Fork
! shall not condemn Mr. Cavanagb till
hear his side Of the story"
Lee turned a grateful glance upon
him. "You must be right don't be-
lieve Mr.. Cavanagh would deceive any
0ne"
"Well, well soon know the TRUTH"
said Dalton. "for I'm going up there.
If the ranger has been exposed he
must not be left alone
HE amt alone" declared the sher-
iff. "Tom phoned me that he had an
assistant"
"swenson, ! suppose" said Redfeld
who entered at this moment "Swen.
son is his assistant"
II didn't see him myself" Gregg
continued, but I understood the dep
uty to say that he was an old man"
"Swenson is a young man." correct
ed Redfeld.
The sheriff Insisted "Tom said II
was an old mana stranger to him
tall, smooth shaven. not very strong
he said-'peared to be cook He had
helped nurse the dago, so Tom said"
, "That's very curious" muscd Red
, field. "There isn't an old man In the
, service of this forest. There's a mis-
take somewhere"
"Well," concluded Gregg. "that'i
= what he said | thought at FIRST 4
, might be that old hobo Edwards bu
: this feller being in uniform and smootl
/ shaven'-- His face changed biz
t voice deepened. "say. I believe 1t wal
Edwards, and, Furthermore. Edwards
5 Is the convict that Texas marshal wal
: after the other day, and this mai
Q Cavanagh-your prize ranger--is har
: boring him."
"What nonsenser exclaimed Red
r field.
}, The sheriff banged his hand upol
4 the table. "That's the whole mystery
I see 1t all now. He's up there con
cealing this man. He's given out thl
: smallpox scare just to keep the Off
GERS away from him. Now you've 80
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The thunder in his voice drew t.
ward him all those who remained !
the dining room, and Lee found he
!. self ringed about by dozen excite
y men, but she did not finch. She wa
. too deeply concerned over Cayanagh
: fate to be afraid. and. besides, Ret
; field and the forester were beside hel
x The supervisor was staggered !
'. Gregg's accusation and by certain CO.
II firmatory facts in his own possessio
X but he defended Cavanagh bravel
Il You're crazy" he replied. "wi
% should Ross do such foolish thinl
"a What is bis motivc7 What intere
would he have in this man Edward
ID whom you call tramp7 He can't
"a relative and certainly not n frier
OF Cavhnagh's, for you say he Is
"a convict. Come, now, your hatred
" Cavanagh has gone too far"
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