The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-06-14
CHAPTER tconunu.dJ


Ths trail, continually skirting the
nigh blum and bearing farther away
from the river. turned sharply into n
marrow ravine. There was = consid.
cradle break in the rocky barrier
here. leading back for perhaps a hun
dred yards and the plainSman turned
his horse that way dismountlnE when
out OF sight among the boulders. he
could rest here until night with little
danger Of discovery He lay down on
the rocks, pillowinE his head on the
saddle. but his brain was too active
Go permit sleoplns Finally he drew
the letters from out his pocket. and
began examining them They yield.
ed very little information. those TAX.
en- from the older man having no en-.
velop0s TO show 20 whom they had
been addressed. The single document
found in the pocket OF the other was
a memorandum Of account at the
Pioneer Store at Topeka. charged to
John sibloy. and marked paid This
then must have been tho younger
mans name as the letters 10 the 9th
or began occasionally Dear VIII 4"
They were missives such as a wife
might write TO n husband long alb.
sent yet upon a mission Of deep in.
terest TO both Keith could not fully
determine what this mission might be
a. the persons evidently understood
each other 80 thoroughly that mere
nllusion took the place OF detail
Twice the name Phyllis was mention.
ed. and once Fred" was also re-
ferred TO. but In neither instance
Clearly enough TO reveal the relation.
snip although the latter appeared to
DO pleaded for. Certain references
caused the belief that these letters had
oeen mailed from some small Mis-.
souri town but no name was men.
uoheu' lney were invariably signed
MARY inc only other paper Keith
Uncovered was briet Itinerary OF the
SANTA re iran extending ns FAR west
as mo hatoh mountains giving the
usual camping spots ana places where
wafer was accessible lie slipped the
paperS pacN INTO MS pocket with
oIStihct ieelhs OF disappointment,
anu 'Ay ohek sthring up NJ tho little
h"'p OF pIue Bay Inc silence was
pro'ouhu' even MS morse standing mo
uoh'oes' ana nhoIIy he fell asleep.
Tho sun had disappeared. and even
the gray OF twilight was fading out OF
the sky, when Keith returned again
To consciousness. aroused by his
horse rolling on the soft turf He
awoke thoroughly refreshed and
eager TO get away on his long nights
ride. A cold lunch. hastily eaten, for
a FIRE would have been dangerous.
and he saddled up and was on. trot.
ting out OF the narrow raylne and into
the broad trail, which could be fol.
lowed without difficulty under the dull
CLEAN OF the stars. Horse and rider
were soon at their best, the animal
swinging unurged into the long. easy
iope OF prairie travel, the fresh air
tanning the mans face as he leaned
forward Once they halted 10 drink
from a narrow stream, and then push.
ed on. hour after hour, through the
deserted night. keith had little fear
OF lhulhh thlders IN that darkness.
ana every strlde OF MIS- morse brought
MN closer TO the settlements and
urther removed from danger Yet
eyes ana ears were alert to every
shAdo" ana SOUND, once II must
nave been AFTER midnight he drew his
pony Sharply BACK into a rock shadow
At the noise OF something approach
ing from the east, inc stage TO santa
70 ratified past the -FOUR mules trot'
ting swiftly squad OF troopers rid
ing naIu oehinu' IL was merely
jumping snSuoW s"eep,hs swiftly
pas'' ne gou,u ps'eei'e 'ne pIIn OUT,
'nee " u,I'.I anu euaru. 'ue solu'ers
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