Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-02

the Lmberlost save the birds and the
beasts unless some of your sorts come
along and's crowding the privileges OF
the legal tinints.
'None of my friends along" said
Wessner Nobody Knew | came bui
Black il mean Il friend OF mine. II
you want to hear sense and act with
reason he can see you later, but 1t amt
necessary. We can make all the plans
needed. The tricks SO dead small and
easy"
Must be If you have the engineering
Of it," said Freckles. But he heard
with q sigh of relief that they were
alone
Wessner was impervious. "You just
bet It is. Why. only think. Freckles.
slavin' away at a measly little $50 a
month. and here is chance TO clear
$500 in a day. You surely won't be
the fool to miss it!''
And how was you proposing for
me to stale it," inquired Freckles
''Or am | just 70 find it laying In me
path about the line?"
That's it. Freckles." clustered the
Dutchman. you're just TO find it,
You needn't know a thing. You name
a morning when you will walk up the
west side of the swamp and then turn
round and walk back down the same
side again and the money is yours.
Couldn't anything be easier than that.
could it?''
"Depinds entirely on the man. said
Freckles. The Tilt of lark hanging
above the swale beside them was not
sweeter than the sweetness of his
voice. "To some it would seem to
come aisy as breathing. and TO some
wringin' the last drop of their hearts
blood couldn't force thiml I'm NOT
the man that goes into scheme like
that with the blindfold over me eyes
for. you see. II names to break trus
with the boss. and I've served hir
faithful as ! knew. You'll have TO h.
making the thing very clear to ~.
understanding
Its so dead easy repeated WeS-
ner. lit makes me tired of the 81
pleness of it, You see. there's IL
trees in the swamp that's real 70
mines. There's three especial. r
are back in. but ones square on o.
line Why. your pottering old ScoF'
fool of a boss nailed the wire 10
with his own hands. He never 10
dced where the bark had been peei..
nor saw what it was. If you will sta
on this side of the trail just one day
we can have it cut loaded and ready
to drive out at night Next morning
you can find it, report and be the
busiest man in the search for US. We
know where to tix it all safe and easy
Then Mclean has q oct up with a
couple of the gang that there can't be
There's plenty OF witnesses to swear
to it. and | know three that will.
There's cool thousand and this tree
s worth all of that raw. Say. it's a
gold mine. 1 tell you. and just $500 of
{ is yours. There's no danger on (
'arth to you. for you've got Mclean
hat bamboozled you could sell out the
whole swamp and he'd never mistrust ,
7ou. What do you sayT' ,
Freckles soul was satisfied. is
hat alp be asked
mo. it amt" said Wessner. IF .
GU want TO brace up and be a man !
nd 60 into the thing for keeps you
an make five times that in a week. "
fy friend knows a dozen others we ,
ould get out in few days. and all :
ou'd have TO do would be to keep out
honey and skip some night and begin 4
fe like a gentleman somewhere else. n
What do you think about it?'' 3,
Freckles purred like a kitten. p
"'Twould be a rare joke on the boss" 9,
e said. ITO be staalin from him the n
cry thing he's trusted me TO guard ri
nd be getting me wages all winter Ia
lrowed in free And you're making ),
lie pay awful high Me to be getting pl
We hundred for such a simple little o,
ling as that. You're trating me most st
,yal indade, It's away beyond all hs
d be expecting SivinteeD cints would OF
! big price for that job. 1t must of
, looked into thorough. Just you wait pt
IRE until | do minutes turn In the al
vamp. and then I'll be eschorting you hi
It to the clearing and giving you the as
lswer" 81
Freckles lifted the overhanging tn
Ishes and buried back TO the case. fu
e unslung the specimen box and laid br
inside with his Ratchet and revolver hi
2 slipped the key in his pocket and be
snt back to Wessner sh
Now for the answer he said.
tand upi' wi
There was iron IN his voice. and be da
is commanding like an outraged gen
H. Anything you want to be TAX =
, OFF," be questioned. =
Tessner looked the establishment he
t. why. no. Freckles." be said.
Have the goodness TO be calling me
:. Mclean" snapped Freckles. Pm
er resarvin me pet name for the
, of me friends. You may stand
th your back TO the light or be tax
any advantage you want" u
Why. what do you meaDY splutter-
WeSsner