The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-05

who has made all this strike trouble.
bossing the job to get you out and TO
get himself In so he could cover I'D /
his thieveries. Gridley was the man
who put up the Job with Bart Ruf. 4
ford to kill you. and Judson mistook
his voice for Hallock's that time too.
Gridley was"-
"Hold on, Mac" interrupted the SUI
perintendent ''How did you learn all !
thisi" #tHt
Part of It through some of his men.
who have been coming over to us I'm
the last half hour and giving him
away; part Of It through Dick Rufrord.
who was keeping tab ON him for the
money he could squeeze out of him
afterward." 4
How did Rufford come to tell your"
why, Bradford-that is-er-the two
Ruffords started a little shooting
match with Andy. and-m-m-well.
Bart passed out for keeps this time
but Dick lived long enough to tell
Bradford a few things-for old cow.
boy tines sake. I suppose. I'll never
put 1t oil over any man again as long
as live. Mr.. Lidgerwood, after rub
bing 1t into Hallock the way I did
when he was doing his level best TO
help us out But It's partly his own
fault He wanted to play lone hand.
ana he was scheming to get them both
into the same frying pan-Gridley and
Flemister."
Lidgerwood nodded "He had n
pretty bitter grudge against Flemis.
ter"
The worst man could have" said
McCloskey soberly. Then he added:
i've got few thousand dollars saved
up that says that Rankin Hallock isn't
going to hang for what he did I'm the
other room few minutes ago. I
knew It would come to that if the
time ever ripened right suddenly, and
l tried to find Judson to choke him
OF. But John got In ahead Of me-"
Lidgerwood switched the subject
abruptly in Difference to Eleanor's
deep breathing.
IL must take Miss Brewster to her
friends. You say the Nadia is back?
Who moved It without ordersY'
"Yes. she's back, all right. and Daw-
son is the man who comes In for the
blessing. He wanted an engine-need-
ed one right bad-and he couldn't wait
to uncouple the car. 1t was Hallock
who sent that message to Mr.. Leck-
hard that we've been hearing 80 much
about. and 1t was q beg for the loan
of few of Uncle Sans boys from
Fort McCook. Gridley got on to It
through Dix. and he also cut us out
Of Mr.. Leckhard's answer telling us
that the cavalry boys were on 70. BY
Gridley's orders the two Ruffords and
some others turned an engine loose to
run down the road for a head-ender
with the freight that was bringing
the soldiers. Dawson chased the rum
away engine with the coupled up Ma
dia outfit, caught 1t just in the nick
of time TO prevent collision with 70
and brought It back. He's down In
the car now. with one of the young
women crying on his neck, and
Miss Brewster got up out of her
chair. found she could stand without
tottering and said: Howard, must
go back TO mamma. She will be per-
fectly frantic If some one hasn't told
her that / am safe. We can go now,
can't we. Mr.. McCloskey? The trou-
BILE is all over, isn't itT"
The trainmaster nodded gravely.
"It's over. all but the paying of the
bills. That rife shot we heard little
spell ago settled II. No, he isn't dead"
this In answer to Lidgerwood's I'M
spoken question-"but 1t will be q
heap better for all concerned IL he
doesn't get over It. You can go down.
Lieutenant Baldwin has posted his men
around the shops and the Crows Nest"
Together they left the shelter Of the
trainmaster's room and passed down
the dark stairs and out upon the plat
form, where the cavalrymen were
mounting guard. There was no word
spoken by either until they reached the
Nadia's forward vestibule. and then 1t
was Lidgerwood who broke the silence
to say, 81 have discovered something
tonight. Eleanor-Pm not quite all the
different kinds of coward thought
/ was"
"Don't tell me!' she said in keen self
reproach, and her voice thrilled him
like the subtle melody Of passion
song. Howard. dear, I'm sitting In
sackcloth and ashes. saw IL all with
my own eyes, and could neither run
nor scream. oh. 1t was splendid!
never dreamed that any man could rise
by the sheer power of his will to such
pinnacle of courage Does that make
nmends-just little? And won't you
come to breakfast with us in the morn
ing and let me tell you afterward how
miserable I've been-how I fairly nag
ged father into bringing this party out
here so that might have an excuse to
to-
He forgot the fierce strife so lately
ended. forgot the double victory he had
won.
"But-but Van Lew" he stammered
-"he told me that you--that he And
then he took her in his arms and kiss
ed her, while n young man with
bandaged head-a man who answered