Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-20

nothing bat u fever, and, not wishing
TO alarm his friends, he Just slid into
town and out again"
A fash Of light, of heat, OF Joy, went
through Lees heart as she listened to
Dalten's defense of Cavanagh. THAT
was the reason why he rode away"
she thought. "He was afraid OF bring
ing harm to U.S. And this conviction
lighted her faee with a smile even
while the fo-aster continued his sup
position by saying, "Of course proper
precautions should be tnken, and as
we are going up there the supervisor
and ! will see that a quarantine Is es-
tahlished II we find it necessary
: Gregg was MOI satisfied. "Cavanagh
admitted to the deputy and to me that
he believed the ISL to be smallpox
and said that he had destroyed the
camp and everything connected with
1t except the horse and the dog, and
yet he comes down here, injecting ev-
erybody he meets" He turned to Lee.
YOU'D better burn the bed he slept
on He's left a trail Of germs wlfer-
ever he went. I say the man is GRIM
inally liable and should be jailed II
he lives to get back to town"
Lees mind was off now on another
tangent Suppose 1t is trueT 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 hes
gpt9 johnson said there was an old
man tn 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
/ tell you, If 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 1t he did wrong, but you say
he took "a 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 a COED ranger and a brave
man. You wouldn't have done itr' he
ended, addressing Gregg. sickness
up there two full miles above sea level
10 quite a different proposition from
sickness In Sulphur City or the Fork.
1 shall not condemn Mr.. Cavanaght till
I hear his side of the story"
Lee turned a grateful glance upon
him. "You must be right. / don't be-
lieve MI. Cavanagh would deceive any
WELL, wen soon know the TRUTH
said Dalton. "for Pm going up there.
If the ranger has been exposed he
must NOT be left alone" Y s
"He amt alone,p declared the sIier-
III. 'sTom phoned me that he had an
assistant
"swenson, I suppose said Reddeld,
who entered at this moment Sven
son is his assistant"
~ didn't see him myself" Gregg
continued, but I understood the dep
uty to say that he was an cid man"
"Swenson is a young man." correct
ed Redhefd.
The sheriff insisted. 'Tom said 1t
was an old stranger to him
tall, smooth shaver, not very strong,
he said-peared to be a cook. He had
nurse the dago, SO Tom said"
"Thats very curious" unused Red
field There isn't an old man in the
service of this forest. There's a mis-
take somewhere"
"Well," concluded Gregg, Hthat's
what he said. / thought at first 1T
be that old hobo Edwards, but
this Teller being In uniform and smooth
s~haven''- His face changed; his
voice deepened. sSay. I believe 1t was
Edwards, and. Furthermore, Edwards
Is the convict that Texas marshal was
the other day, and this man
prize ranger-is har-
him"
s.What nonsensei' exclaimed Red
field.
The sheriff banged his hand upon
the table. 'That's the whole mystery.
/ q 1t all now. He's up there con-
cealfng this man. He's given out this
scare just TO keep the off
GERS away from him. Now you've got
I'll"