The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-25

less be settled satisfactorily.
This was the substance of the mine
owners letter. and il Lidgerwood hes
itated II was partly because he was
suspicious of Flemster's sudden
friendliness. Then the motive-Elem-
ister's motive-suggested itself, and
the suspicion was put TO sleep. The
Wire Silver mine was five miles dis
tant from the main line at Little Butte,
Mt the end of a spur; II the extension
should be built it would be n main
line station, with all the advantages
accruing therefrom.
Lidgerwood looked at his watch. If
Grady should not be gone too long he
might be able to work through the pile
Of correspondence and get away on the
evening passenger, and when the ste
nographer came back the work was at
tackled with that end in view. But
after an hours rapid debating long
drawn whistle signal announced the
incoming of the train he was trying
10 make and warned him that the race
against time had failed.
ats no use; Wen have TO make two
bites of it," he said to Grady. and
then he left his desk to go downstairs
for n breathing moment and n cup Of
coffee.
Train 200, the train Flemister had
suggested that he might take, was just
pulling in from the long run across the
desert when he reached the foot of the
stairs That it was too late 10 take
this means of reaching Little Butte
and the Wire Silver mine was small
matter; it merely meant that he would
be obliged to order out the service car
and go special IL he should finally de.
eide to act upon Flemister's sugges
ton.
Lidgerwood marked group of dis
charged railroaders withdrawing TO n
corner OF the lunch room as he entered,
and while the waiter was serving his
coffee he saw Hallock Join the group.
Once again Lidgerwood remembered
reluctant assent to it, and now he
was not too greatly conscience stricken
when he saw Judson quietly working
his way through the crowded room 10
a point of espial upon the group in the
corner.
The keen inner sense which neither
the Psychologists nor the psychologists
have yet been able to define or TO |
name apprised him of threat de- |
velOping in the distant corner. but he |
resolutely ignored it, drank his coffee
and presently went his way around the
peopled end of the building and back
to the Office entrance, meaning to go
above stairs and put in another hour
with Grady before he should decide
definitely about making the night run
to Little Butte.
His foot was on the threshold of the
door when Judson overlook
him.
Mac told me TO report TO you when
| couldn't get mt him." the eX-engine-
man began abruptly. "There's some
thing Matching, but I can't find out
what 1t is. Are you thinking about
goin' out on the road anywhere to-
night. Mr.. Lidgerwood"
Lldgerwood's decision was taken on
The instant.
"Yes; think I shall go west in my ,
EAR I'm an hour or so. Why?
"There amt any why I guess, If ,
Tou feel like goin'. But what / don't
'avvy is why them fellows back yon- I
Ter In the waitin' room are so dead ,
anxious to find out If you are goin'."
AS he spoke man who had been ,
ikulking behind truck load of ex- I
,ress freight. so near that he could Y
nave touched either of them with an .
,utstretched arm, withdrew silently
II the direction of the lunch room. He r
vas tall man with STOPPING Shout n
iers, ana his noiseless retreat was Y
made,D yet not quite eau
iously enough. =
by cripes! Look at that, will your
hudson exclaimed. pointing TO the re- Z
reating figure. That's Hallock, and
le was listening" n
Lidgerwood shook his head. a
mo, that isn't Hallock," he denied.
md then. with bit of the man driv-
ng rasp in his voice: "See here. Jud- q
on, don't you let McCloskey's preju- n
Ices run away with you; make n
Of that and paste it in +
our hat. l know what you have been N
instructed to do and I'll tell you here .,
nd now that shall be much better
LEASED IL you can bring me the assur- n
nee that Hallock is n true man." n
But that was Hallock," insisted
udson, cor else 1t was his llvin' dou- n,
le"
mo; follow him and you'll see for w
ourself 1t was more like that Ruby w
'ulch operator who quit in n quarrel
Nth McCloskey week or two ago. v,
What Is his Names helIieldT n,
Judson FASTENED down the platform
satisfy himself, and Lidgerwood -,
lounted the stair to his Office. Grady TT
'as still pounding the keys of the 81,
typewriter on the batch of letters =.
lven him in the busy hours following -,
Is return from supper, and the super y,
ltendent turned his back upon the On
licking activities and went to stand NJ o.
10 window, from which he could look AZ
own upon the platform with the wait -,
IL passenger train drawn up beside IL. a.
Seeing the cheerful lights in the side 80
N plxpd Nadia no fou A. xtt..t-. -