Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-26

you can una Sc. Tep6te an - ~
busiest man u 10 search ~ =. -
know where % AZ = I'll safs ara GO.
Then Mclean bas pet up with :
couple Of the gang that thsre can't -
4 raw stump found IN the Lmbesloee.
There's plenty OF witnesses to swear
to It. and I know three that wtlI
There's . cool thousand, and this ttoo
Il worth all Of that raw. Bay. IT. .
gold mine. tell you. and Just 800 %
It II yours. There's no danger On
earth to you. for you've got AeLean
that bamboozled you could ssn out -
whole swamp and he'd nsver uaiesuse
you. What do you sayf
Freckles' soul was satisfied. 10
that allr' be asked.
mo. It amt" said Wessnef. II
you want 70 bruce up and b. . man
and 80 into the thing for keeps you
can make five Zines that In q week.
My friend Knows . dossn others W
could get out in . fsw days, ana al
you'd have to do would DO 70 keep out
Of sight. Then you could taks your
money and skip some night and begin
life ike q gentleman somewhasa else
What do you think about it1'
Freckles purred IKE q httea.
"'Twould be rare joke % IL boGD.1
he said. ITO be staalin' ffon him tho
very thing he's trusted mo 70 guard
and be getting me wages an winter
throwed in free. And you're making
the pay awful high. Ne to b getting
five hundred for such . simple little
thing as that. Yours trating me- most
royal indade! It's away beyond all
I'd be expecting. sivinteen cints would
be big price for that job. It must
be looked into thorough. Just you wait
here until do q minutes turn IN tho
swamp. and then TIL DO sschorting you
out to the clearing and giving you the
answer"
Freckles lifted the overhangins
bushes and hurried back to the case.
He unslung the specimen box and laid
it inside with his Ratchet and revolver.
BE slipped the key in bis pocket and
went back to Wessner.
Now for the answer" he said.
'Stand upT'
There was iron IN hi voice. ana be
was commanding like IN outraged gen
eral. Anything you want % b. tak.
ing OFF, be questioned
Wessner looked the astontshment ha
felt. why, no. Freckles." he said.
"Have the goodness 10 be calling ma
Mr.. Mclean" snapped Ereckles. I'm
after resarvin' me pet name for the
use Of me friendsi You may stand
with your back 10 the light o. b TAX.
ing any advantage you want"
why. what do you meanf' splutter.
ed Wessner.
.'Tm manin'," said Freckles tersely.
ITO lick a quarter section q b. Que
Of you, and may the Holy vargin stay
me before leave you here earfion. for
your carcass would turn the stummicks
Of me chickensr'
Down at the camp that morning
wessner's conduct had been % pal
pable an excuse to force . discharge
that Duncan moved near Mclean and
whispered. Think ef the boy, sirr'
Mclean was % troubled that an
hour later he mounted Nellie and fol-
lowed Wessner to biz home n Wildcat
Hollow. only 10 nnd that he had left
there q little before. heading for tho
Limberlost. Mclean rods at top
speed. When Mn Dunean told him
that man answsll.6 WassneFs de-
scription had gone deWn - vsse side
Of the swamp near nsuo - left the
mare in her charge and followed on
foot When he heard voices be enter
ed the swamp and silentiy crept near
Just in time 10 hear Wsssner whine:
But I can't fight you, Trecklss.
hain't done nothing 70 you. I'm away
bigger than you, and you've only one
hand" -..-..--
(To be Continued.)