The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-08-17

"SiN III SheIiudn OF expected soon
And exactly what was II the gambler
desired this Maclaire woman to do?
This was the important matter, and
for It's solution Keith possessed mere.
~ a few hints. a few vague suggestions.
She was expected to represent herself
as Phyllls-Phyllis who? Some Phyl.
lis surely whose physical resemblance
TO Hope must be sufficiently marked
10 be at once noticeable Willoughby
had evidently revealed to Hawley
some hidden family secret, having
money involved, no doubt. and in
which the discovery of this mysteri
GUS Phyllis figured She might. per.
haps. be a sister. or half-sister. who
had disappeared. and remained gnor
ant as to any inheritance. Hopes
picture shown by the boy, and re.
minding Hawley at once of Christie
Maclaire. had been the basis of the
whole plot. Exactly what the details
of that plot might be Keith could not
figure out, but one thing was reason
ably certain-it was proposed to de-
fraud Hope. And who in the very
truth was Hope? 1t suddenly occurred
that he possessed not the slightest
inkling as TO the girls name. Her
brother had assumed to be called VIII
loughby when he enlisted in the army,
and his companions continued to call
him this. II he could interview the
" AnIN ha
should be able probably to straighten
out the whole intricate tangle. But
where was she? Would she have re-
manned until this time at Fort Larned
with Kate Murphy?
There was noise OF movement in
the next room. Apparently as Hawley
arose carelessly from his edge of the
washstand he had dislodged the glass,
which fell shivering on the floor Scott
swore audibly at the loss.
Shut up, Bill" snapped the gam.
bier, irritated. you've got the bottle
left I'm going; there's nothing for
any Of us to do now, until after | see
Christie. You remain here, Do you
understand ?-remain here. Damn me
If that drunken fool isn't waking up.
There was rafting OF the rickety
bed, and then the sound of Willough
by's voice, thick from liquor,
Almighty glad to see you, Bart
am, indeed Want money-Bill an
out money-can't eat without money
shay, when you goin' stake u.s."
"Tll see you again in the morning
Fred returned the other briefly &c
on back to sleep"
viii when | git good an ready
go sleep, stay wake, just as | please
don't care damn what yer do-go
new frien' now"
"A new friend? Who?" Hawlel
spoke with aroused interest.
"Oh, he's all right-hes mighty iin'
fellow-come in wisout in-invita
tion-called her Hope-you fool, Bar
Hawley, think my sister Christie
Christie-damfino the name-my sis
ter, Hope-don't want yer money
my-my new friend, he'll stake me-
he knows my sister-iope."
The gambler grasped the speaker
shaking him into some slight sen
blance of sobriety.
Now, look here, Willoughby, | wan
the truth, and mean to have it, he II
sisted, Has some one been in her
while Scott was gomez"
"Sure-didn't | just tell yer?-
friend O. Hopes"
Who was he? Speak up! wan
the name!"
There was faint gurgling sount
as though the gamblers vice-like I'll
gers were at the boys throat, sligf
struggle, and then the choked voic
gasped out
Let up! damn yer! He called hin
self Jack Keith"
The dead silence which ensued wa
broken only by heavy breathing. The
Scott swore, bringing his fist dow
with a crash on the washstand.
THAT rather stumps yer. don't
Bart? Well it don't me. tell "
it's just as | said from the first,
was Keith an that niger whi
jumped we in the cabin. They wa
hidin' there when we rode in. Il
just nat'rly pumped the gal, an no
he's up here trailin you, Blame 1t a
II makes me laugh"
IL don't see what you see to laus
at. This Keith isn't an easy man
, play with, let me tell you. He mf
t have got on to our game"
"Oh hell, Bart, don't lose yo'
3 nerve. He cant do anything, becau!
| we've got the under holt He's fuf
tive; all we got to do is locate hiI
0 an have him flung back inter jail
= there's murder an hoss-stealing ag
n him"
s Hawley seemed to be thinkil
S swiftly, while his companion took a
[ other drink,
n Well pard, amt that so?
y NO, that trick won't work, SEQ
+ We could do it easily enough If
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