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no EFFORT TO ind out. on tried muir. "
der. and there has been too much 6f
that done here already y
Whit is II ron mean murder,
here Y, 81 Sas
es, md have no doubt you know 3
more about It than i do. Three men
have been nssnssinatetl here Ia the
dark stricken down bv the knife. and
the fourth barely escaped With q seri
GUS wound = sSi Ss
Three killed Who were they y.
"A confederate lieutenant, private
of the Third Ohio cavalry aud Judge
Dunn The man injured but not NIL 8
ed was .Jem Donald. =
1t seemed to me new light almost
OF exultation leaped into the gray
eyes. but It vanished Instantly
My God!" he exclaimed incredu.
lousy .s''y1ho did It r.
caught his wrist. staring straight
down into his face
"That is whit | want you to tell me.
Daniels" ! said sternly That fend
of yours is at the bottom Of this thing.
l mn going to have the truth out Of {
" W uSttC S1OMGS IL OUks
AS God Is my witness. leftenant.
know nothing, didn't even know AZ
the murders until you told me. I've
known OF this passage long while.
and I've got reason enough to feel
hard against ther Oh Judge. as well III
lem Donald. hut I've fought 'em fair.
that Is. fair Mccortlin ter thet way
fight SIGH things out 10 Their mounting.
q mint no murderer an 4 don't come
creepin long In ther dirk ter knife B
anybody. went fer yer. bur yer he'd
ME trapped we're In this hole. "a
s'posed YER was one o tibet outtit 4
The evident earnestness Of the man
brought me u certain measure Of faith
Yet could not entirely tree him from
suspicion.
Where were you yesterday and last
night?''
.'Scoutin' Lost Crick..'' he answered
promptly enough y Las night I took
anotion to look up my own people. r
said nothing. md he wentso
They're purity well cleaned ont,
seftennnt killed an skipped. Some az
'em are hidin, out In tber mountinxs
mn some hey gone inter ther army.
bern II amt bout al thet's Ian 6ts
ter keep matters bilin. THixt therg
war an hard luck. thet Donald crowd
has JUST bout cleaned us up. Burnt
my cabin too He got Up upon his
feet, his gray eyes burning like two
Goals OF tire. But. By God. air, Nv
vs,rs4 ts,r 80 ,,,t ~, s,lt lss
Btli Daniels has got mighty bis
score ter wipe out. Maybe never
kin do 1t. but I'LL GIT len, Donald Sif Is
hey ter ketch him liz hell,
Daniels urged earnestly, VI M.
derstand how you feel. but know
Donnld. und cannot believe him
guilty of such an act. Come with No
to Jem Donald and let's 6nd out the
truth Will yon do THAT, Daniels y,
And I held out my hand.
He stared at me ID moment's H.
lence, apparently unnble; 70 lind exptes.
sion; then mouth aud eyes hardened. ssl
II reckon maybe yer mem we'll, be
said, but yer don't understand 'yes
he'd houses burned afore." his voice
clioked. "but somethin' > happened ter
my wife an the Kids; cant 6nd hide
iler hair of EN- =
Surely you do not think they hdye
been injured done away with III
IL wouldn't be ther first time sich So
thing, was done. Their women light asl
well as Their men In these mountings ts 81
'.Yes,' assented. remembering.
have reason to believe IL was u woman
who committed the murders III thiSS
house y
could hardly see the expression of
the mans face In the miserable light
OF that smoking lantern when be- iegrt-
ed forward gripping me by the shout
der so Hercely that for the inAtnnt II;
thought 1t an attack. His voice alolo
reassured me. "A
"A woman he cried. Are yoa
sure: Did you see her
Yes" answered. beginning to nm.
derstand his suspicion. 81 saw her
twicelt was the haggnrd face of IN
insane woman. with gray hair and the
widest eyes imaginable. was trail.
Ing her just now through this tunnel.
What is It y0u suspect that II may
be your wife? Did she know of this
entrance? e. 3sss9
Yes. he almost. snbbed. hia head
lowered. ..slie knew he stared about
into the darkness. apparently dared
'.syho else saw her7 Did any ons else I
see her:
Only Jean Denslow. 8
.Slle saw her and said nothing r.
There was not word said Dam.
ieis." sass ss9
He buried his face "a h,s hands.
swaying on his feet Ike q drunken
man. Perhaps here and now was tho
opportunity to end this century fsUd.
See here, Daniels. 4 nnd 4 grnsps
him by the arm, compelling him al
lift his face to the High 81 am not 4
ready to think this was the Worl ~
your wife. but there ought to y come
way to settle II. Would lem DelssS
low know her 4. Z.
Yes. lss ssSss
Then come with me to jean Dem b